Canadian Embassy Faculty Enrichment Program Grant, "Geography 337: Aboriginal Peoples of the U.S. and Canada,"awarded 1/03
Personal Space and identity: Rural and Suburban Mailboxes (2nd author, with Esther S. Beckmann), East Lakes Division/Association
of American Geographers (ELD/AAD), University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 10/06
The Behavioral Geography Inherent in Bumper Stickers (with Ester S. Beckmann), ELD/ADD, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH,
10/06
Maple Sugaring as an Historical and Present-Day Social-Integrative Activity, Association of American Geographers, (AAG),
Chicago, IL, 3/06
Transmitting Personal Geography and Identity by Means of Pictorial Gravestones as a Trans- generational Medium, (2nd author,
with Esther S. Beckmann), AAG, Chicago, IL, 3/06
Depression in the Elderly: A Behavioral Geography Perspective, (with Esther S. Beckmann), Michigan Academy of Science, Arts,
& Letters, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, 3/06
Hospital Psychosis: A Recognizable and Treatable Circumstance of Hospitalization in the Elderly, (2nd author, with Esther
S. Beckmann), AABSS, Las Vegas, NV, 2/06
Spatial Disorientation as a Result of Hospitalization in the Elderly, AABSS, Las Vegas, NV, 2/06
Problems of Geographic Terminology Relating to Canadian and US Aborigines, Association for Canadian Studies in the United
States, (ACSUS), 18th Biennial Conference, St. Louis, MO, 11/05
Problems in Drawing an International Boundary by Undergraduate Students, ELDAAG, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH, 10/05
Myriad Selves: Who I Am to People Sending Me Correspondence, International Society for Humor Studies, (ISHS), Youngstown State
University, Youngstown, OH, 6/05
Chia Pets: A Nostalgic and Classic Kitsch Tradition, Conference on Holidays, Ritual, Festival, Celebration, and Public Display,
BGSU, BG, OH, 6/05
Psychological Healing: The Jewish Ritual of Shiva, (with Esther S. Beckmann), Conference on Holidays, Ritual, Festival, Celebration,
and Public Display, BGSU, BG, OH, 6/05
Comparison of Guided Imagery and Positive Place Association, The Ohio Academy of Science, (TOAS), BGSU, BG, OH, 4/05
Wooden Maple Sugar Molds in the Form of Houses, Southwest Popular Culture Association, (SWPCA), Albuquerque, NM, 3/05
Gender Bias in a Geographical Toy: The Viewmaster, (with Esther Beckmann), SWPCA, Albuquerque, NM, 3/05
Obese Patients’ Self-Perception: A Social-Environemntal Context, (with Esther Beckmann), Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences,
and Letters, E. Michigan Univ., Ypsilanti, MI, 3/05
The Internet’s Impact on Buying Anti ques: A Psyco-Social Perspective, (with Esther Beckmann), Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences,
and Letters, E. Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, 3/05
Geographical and Psycho-Social Impact of the High School Locker on Adolescent Identity, (with Esther S. Beckmann), AABSS,
Las Vegas, NV 2/05
Obese Abuse Syndrome, (with Esther S. Beckmann), AABSS, Las Vegas, NV 2/05
Legal Drinking: A Common Ritual Upon Reaching the Age of Majority, Conference on Holidays, Ritual, Festival, Celebration,
and Public Display, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH, 6/04
Personal Place and Identity: The High School Locker, (with Esther S. Beckmann), AAG, Philadelphia, PA, 3/04
Enhancing Midlife Male Communication: Positive Place Association Revisited, (with Esther S. Beckmann), AABSS, Las Vegas, NV
2/04
The Annual Snow Sculpture Contests of Potsdam, NY, Conference on Holidays, Ritual, Festival, Celebration and Public Display,
BGSU, Bowling Green, OH, 5/03
A Classification Schema for the Origins of Geographical Food Names, TOAS,The University of Findlay, Findlay, OH, 4/03
Positive Place Association as a Stress-Reduction Technique in the Midlife Male,(with Esther S. Beckmann), AAG, New Orleans,
LA, 3/03
The Roadside Memorial and Identity: Geographical and Psychological Perspectives, (with Esther S. Beckmann), AABSS, Las Vegas,
NV, 2/03
A Classification of Secular Landscapes and Icons Portrayed on Gravestones, Conference on Holidays, Ritual, Festival, Celebration
and Public Display, BG Center for Popular Culture, BGSU, BG, OH, 6/02
Roadside Memorials: A Modern Geographical Controversy, TOAS, Capital University, Columbus, OH, 4/02
Mah Jong in America, Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association, PCA/ACA, Toronto, Ontario, 3/02
September 11th as a Wake-up Call for the Discipline of Geography, Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences, and Letters, Central
Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI, 3/02
The Canadian-United States Boundary and its Significance on Iroquois Material Culture: 1870-1958, ACSUS, San Antonio, TX,
11/01
Changing the Geography of In-State Admissions to Campuses of Higher Education, Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences, and Letters,
University of Michigan--Dearborn, MI, 3/01
Online Antique Auctions, AAG, NY, NY, 3/01
