Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Review Method: Peer Reviewed
Abstract: We report two field experiments aimed at testing the impact of government safety recommendations. Using a cascade framework from the Communication Matrix (McGuire, 1985, 1989), we tested effects of reminder cards, message format, argument quality, and mailer types on indicators of reception, processing, and response. Systematic combinations of these variables were mailed to randomly selected fire fighting units in the US. Fire chiefs were contacted by phone to complete a survey within the next month (Experiment 1 N = 2,000, 44 percent completion; Experiment 2 N=600; 77 percent completion). Results showed highest reception rates (~50 percent) with one reminder card and the standard government, low graphics format and that greater reception produced stronger intentions. Processing was stronger with the standard government, low graphics format and processing was correlated with more positive attitudes and intentions. Response indices were favorable (>4 on 5 point scale) under all conditions. Outcomes are interpreted within the framework of a communication cascade model.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: No systematic inquiry explicates the role of communication in the coevolution of organizing and networking. If it is acknowledged that communicating is inherently relational, and relating is inherently communicative, and that the coevolution of organizing and networking is achieved through communicative means, then all actions in networks have to be examined as of potentially communicative value to others. As an initial attempt to gauge the implications of such a conceptualization, this paper focuses on network actors as employing cognitive frames to make sense of observed networking behavior that is relevant to them. Issues discussed in reference to the “relating as communicating” postulate include social actors as contextualizing ties, structural constraints on subjective sense-making, network opacity, routinized interpolation, cross-level coevolution, and temporal aspects. Theoretical as well as methodological implications of such a communication-centered approach to the study of multidimensional networks as outlined in Monge and Contractor’s (2003) multitheoretical, multilevel (MTML) framework are discussed.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Review Method: Peer Reviewed
Abstract: Here is an outline of my PowerPoint Presentation:

1) Overview of the Job Market and Outlook for Ph.D.s in Mathematics Education

2) Deciding Where to Apply:
--Mathematics Department vs. College of Education
--Research Institution vs. Teachers College
--Focus on Undergraduate Education vs. Graduate Education

3) Preparing Application Materials:
--Vita
--Cover Letter
--Transcripts
--Letters of Recommendation

4) I Just Got Invited for an Interview! Now What?
Do Your Homework:
--Study up of their programs
--Read up on what mathematics education faculty are doing
--Examine Promotion & Tenure policies online

5) A Typical Itinerary
--Day 1: Travel and Dinner.
--Day 2: Presentation, Teaching a Class(?), Meeting with Committee, Campus Tour.
--Day 3: Meeting with Dean, Department Chair, Doctoral Students, Realtor(?). Travel.

6) I've Got an Offer! Now What?
--Salary Considerations/Negotiating a Salary

7) I Accepted the Job Offer! Now What?
--Finish Your Dissertation

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: The unique needs of clinicians working within a feminist multicultural perspective have not received sufficient attention in the literature. This presentation provides recommendations for those psychologists providing these services. The author draws from the available literature as well as her experience as a feminist psychologist of Color.

Publication Type: Abstract
Abstract: While several studies have examined the economic impacts of military installation closures as a result of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process, such research tends to focus mainly on the loss of local jobs. Although such research has shown there to be substantial economic impacts on these communities, there has been little focus on how communities can act to minimize the potential impacts of BRAC recommendations. In this paper, we combine quantitative analysis on the local labor market with data gathered from personal interviews with local key informants to examine how one Mississippi community is responding to the BRAC recommendations. We find that having a well-organized, proactive response to the recommendations is vital in determining the long-term impacts (both positive and negative) to the community.