The Provost’s Research Forum is an annual series of open forums that highlight the quality research that is being conducted by Missouri State University faculty and their collaborators. The faculty presenters have excelled in the work they are doing, and many of them have international reputations in their particular area of research. The Forums are held once a month at noon and are “brown bag” events. The format involves two presentations in the hour, along with questions and discussion. These Forums are interdisciplinary, both from the perspective of the research focus and the anticipated background of those attending. Presentation topics are drawn from a variety of disciplines, and the speakers recognize the importance of communicating with those having quite varied backgrounds.
Since the first initiation of these events in 2005, the topics and research presented illustrate how Missouri State University is fulfilling its strategic goals. These goals include "Incubating New Ideas", as well as involvement in "Making Missouri’s Future".
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2008-2009 Presentation Schedule
| Date/Location | Presenters | Dept | Topic | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Oct. 1, 2008 Noon - 1 p.m. PSU 313 |
Dr. George Connor | Political Science | State Constitutions | Whose Idea Was This Anyway? The Trials and Tribulations of Writing and Editing a Festscrift |
| Dr. Kevin Mickus | Geography, Geology, and Planning | Geophysical Structure | Geophysical Adventures and Investigations in the East African Rift, Ethiopia, and Botswana | |
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Nov. 5, 2008 Noon - 1 p.m. PSU 313 |
Ruth Barnes | Theatre and Dance | Perception of Dance | Homing/In: Mixed Media Performance and Audience Perception |
| Dr. James Lampe | School of Accountancy | Research on Ethics | Teaching of Ethics at MSU | |
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Dec. 3, 2008 Noon - 1 p.m. PSU 313 |
Dr. Art Spisak | Modern and Classical Languages | Leadership | Political Leadership in the Ancient Roman Early Empire |
| Dr. Chad Stearman | Chemistry | Chemistry Applications | Methods Development for the Construction of Versatile Molecular Building Blocks | |
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Feb. 11, 2009 Noon - 1 p.m. PSU 313 |
Dr. Rebecca Woodard | Health, P.E., and Recreation | Structured Activity in Early Childhood Development | The Importance of Structured Gross Motor Activity for Children Enrolled in Head Start |
| Dr. William Piston | History | Civil War | Springfield and the Civil War: Division, Devastation, and Reunion | |
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Mar.11, 2009 Noon - 1 p.m. PSU 317 |
Dr. Wesley Scroggins | Management | Entrepreneurship | International Entrepreneurship: An Overview of the EWORLD Project |
| Dr. Martha Finch | Religious Studies | Religion and Saints |
Visible Saints: Religion and the Body in Early New England |
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Apr. 8, 2009 Noon - 1 p.m. PSU 313 |
Dr. Jane Doelling | Counseling, Leadership, and Special Education | Autism Analyses | Profile Analyses of Individuals with Autism Spectrum and Related Disorders |
| Dr. Klaas Bakker | Communication Sciences and Disorders | Speech Stuttering | Making Speech Fluency Related Measures Relative to Articulation Time | |