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2017 Annual ConferenceMARCH 24, 2017University CenterUniversity of Southern IndianaEvansville, Indiana1
Welcome to EvansvilleWelcome to the 2017 Indiana Political Science Association (IPSA)Conference at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville,Indiana. We are excited about bringing faculty, graduate, andundergraduate students throughout Indiana and surroundingstates to exchange ideas and present their latest research in thediverse field of political science. Right now, this is anextraordinary time to discuss issues affecting our nation andsociety.This year, we have 60 presenters in 15 panel sessions and aroundtable session on the American presidency, along with ourkeynote speaker, Dr. Kristina Horn Sheeler from IndianaUniversity-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), an expert ingender and political communication. There are 16 universities inthree states represented at this year’s conference.I would like to extend a thank you to all the people who haveprovided generous support for this conference, including USIPresident Dr. Linda Bennett, USI Vice President for Developmentand President of the USI Foundation David Bower, and Dr.James Beeby, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, along with KatReneer with USI Special Events and Cindy Renschler with USISodexo Dining Services for their assistance in setting up theconference space and preparing the food throughout the day.Special thanks goes to the conference planning committee,including Trisha Wright, Dr. Oana Armeanu, Dr. Paul Raymond,Malcom Krepp, and Teddi Rausch, who have made thisconference possible. They have spent many hours over the lastfive months putting everything together and making thisconference a great success. Also, thank you to members of theIPSA Board of Directors for their assistance with this conference.Thank you to the conference presenters, attendees, andvolunteers for making this a special conference. Enjoy your timeat the Indiana Political Science Association conference! We lookforward to your involvement with IPSA in the future.Sincerely,Matthew J. Hanka, Ph.D.President, Indiana Political Science AssociationAssociate Professor of Political ScienceUniversity of Southern Indiana2
INDIANA POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION OFFICERSDr. Matthew J. Hanka, President(University of Southern Indiana)Dr. Laura Merrifield Albright, Vice President(University of Indianapolis)Dr. Andrew Downs, Secretary/Treasurer(Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne)Board Members At-Large:Dr. James Smith (Indiana University-South Bend)Dr. Pamela Schaal (Ball State University)Dr. Chad Kinsella (Ball State University)CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEEDr. Oana ArmeanuDr. Matt HankaMr. Malcom KreppMs. Teddi RauschDr. Paul RaymondMrs. Trisha Wright, MPSA3
Networking ReceptionThursday, March 23, 2017USI Performance Center Upper Level Lobby6:00 - 8:00 p.m.Early Conference Registration will be available at this time.Conference Schedule8:00 a.m.RegistrationCarter Hall Concourse, University Center WestBreakfast sponsored by8:30 a.m.Welcoming remarks by Dr. Linda L.M. Bennett,President, University of Southern IndianaCarter Hall D9:00 a.m.Session I (Panels 1-4)10:30 a.m.Session II (Panels 5-8)12:00 p.m.Luncheon & Keynote Speaker1:30 p.m.IPSA Board Meeting2:00 p.m.Session III (Panels 9-11)-andAmerican Presidency Roundtable3:30 p.m.Session IV (Panels 12-15)4
Thank you for joining us in beautifulEvansville, Indiana. We want you toenjoy your time with us today. Ifyou require assistance at any time,please go to our Registration tableand a volunteer will assist you.Breakfast, snacks, coffee, andlunch will be provided throughoutthe day.YOUARE HERE5
Session I9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.P ANEL 1: V OTING B EHAVIOR Carter Hall AChair/Discussant: Paul Raymond (University of Southern Indiana)Key and Munger's 'Case of Indiana' into the 21st CenturyJoshua Kaplan, University of Notre Dame (jkaplan@nd.edu)Madison Jaros, University of Notre Dame (mjaros@nd.edu)Party ID: Stability in Direction, Variance in StrengthJohn Megson, Purdue University (jmegson@purdue.edu)How Parents’ Political Views Influence the Political Views of Their ChildrenTyson Sanders, University of Southern Indiana (tcsanders@eagles.usi.edu)The Vanishing Youth Vote: Disenfranchisement, or Encumbrance?Stuart Settle, IU-South Bend (stsettle@gmail.com)P ANEL 2: C OMPARATIVE P UBLIC P OLICY Carter Hall CChair/Discussant: Oana Armeanu (University of Southern Indiana)Universal Healthcare in Africa: Ethiopia and South Africa in Comparative PerspectivesPhillip Aka, Indiana University-Bloomington (philip aka@hotmail.com)Attitudes Toward Immigration Policies: When Contact Matters and When It Doesn’tJessica Felder, Purdue University (jbussel@purdue.edu)Cross-cultural analysis about climate change reporting in the US and GermanyMarius Ulrich, University of Southern Indiana (mulrich1@eagles.usi.edu)Ireland and Portugal in Crisis: A Contemporary ComparisonJustin Walters, University of Indianapolis (waltersjb@uindy.edu)6
Session I9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.P ANEL 3: I NTERSTATE C ONFLICT University Center 226Chair/Discussant: Matt Hanka (University of Southern Indiana)Interdependence, Threat, and Conflict: A game theoretic modelJeremy Graham, University of Notre Dame (jgraham4@nd.edu)Salami Tactics: Faits Accompli and the Future of U.S.-Russian RelationsRichard Maass, University of Evansville (rm235@evansville.edu)From War to Peace When Interstate War Forestalls Intrastate WarEteri Tsintsadze-Maass, University of Kentucky (etsintsa@gmail.com)P ANEL 4: P UBLIC P OLICY University Center 227Chair/Discussant: Minerva Cruz (Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville)Public Service Motivation and Job SatisfactionLoc Duong, University of Southern Indiana (lgduong@eagles.usi.edu)The Effects of NAFTA on American Automotive IndustryConner Ortman, Ball State University (ortmancj@gmail.com)The Dodd-Frank Act: Consumer Protection or Consumer Peril?Zachary Rosine, Ball State University (zjrosine@bsu.edu)7
Session II10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.P A NE L 5: I N TE RNA TI O NA L C O NF LI CT A ND T E RR O R IS M University Center 227Chair/Discussant: Ellen Topper (University of Southern Indiana)T erminating Terrorism with Negotiations: A Divided Path to wards ProgressAnthony Hustedt, Purdue University (adhustedt@gmail.com)T erroris m: A Fight Against IgnoranceKaelyn Le-Hue, Indiana University-Bloomington (kmlehue@umail.iu.edu)T esting Hypotheses on Great Po wer AnnexationRichard Maass, University of Evansville (rm235@evansville.edu)P A NE L 6: E TH NI CI T Y A ND R A CE I N C O MP A RA T IV E P E RS P E CT IV E Carter Hall AChair/Discussant: Charlie Barber (University of Southern Indiana)Universal Healthcare in Africa: Nigeria and Rwanda in Comparative PerspectivePhillip Aka, Indiana University (philip aka@hotmail.com)Pastoral No madism and Ethnic Conf licts in NigeriaAgber Dimah, Chicago State University (adimah@csu.edu)Why Is Aus tral ia More Racist and Less Inclus ive th an Can ada?Hannah Spahn, University of Indianapolis (spahnh@uindy.edu)Durable National Identities and S tate S tab ilityMilind Thakar, University of Indianapolis (mthakar@uindy.edu)8
Session II10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.P A NE L 7: S TA T E A ND L O CA L P O LI T IC S Carter Hall BChair/Discussant: Andy Downs (Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne)Bilingu al Education f or Latino Immigran ts in T wo Indian a School D istrictsTessa Haefcke, Ball State University (tahaefcke@bsu.edu)Decision-Making: Using Public Private Partnerships in Indiana Wastewater ServicesJennifer Hora, Valparaiso University (jennifer.hora@valpo.edu)Kylie Schreiber, Valparaiso University (Kylie.Schreiber@valpo.edu)Policy "Sh aring" Across State Legislatures: Ev alu atin g Plagiar ized PoliciesLaura Merrifield Albright, University of Indianapolis (albrightlm@uindy.edu)Voucher Programs in Ind iana: An Assess men t of Parental Satisf actionPamela Schaal, Ball State University (pmschaal@bsu.edu)PANEL 8: POLITICAL THEORY Carter Hall CChair/Discussant: Joshua Kaplan (University of Notre Dame)Liberal is m and a Reconsider ation of the P acif ying Capacity of CommerceJames Boesen, Northern Illinois University (jboesen1@niu.edu)Emily Orr’s T rip around the World: T he Intern ational Political ConnectionJanis Du Bois, University of Southern Indiana (jmdubois@usi.edu)For mation of a Millennial Political TheoryBen Sarabia, University of Southern Indiana (besarabia@eagles.usi.edu)Neo-Discourse on the Arts and Scie nces: Millenn ials in PoliticsSarah Smith, Ball State University (sasmith6@bsu.edu)A Political Theory about Selfish Human Beings and the Reason We Need GovernmentMarius Ulrich, University of Southern Indiana (mulrich1@eagles.usi.edu)9
Keynote Speaker and LunchNoon –1:15 p.m.Carter Hall DC AMPAIGN 2016: A N EW E RA OF L OWERED E XPECTATIONSD R . K RISTINA H ORN S HEELERProfessor, CommunicationStudies and Associate Deanfor Academic Programs atIndiana University School ofLiberal Arts at IUPUIKristina Sheeler is a Professor of Communication Studiesand Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the School ofLiberal Arts at Indian University-Purdue UniversityIndianapolis (IUPUI). She teaches undergraduate andgraduate courses in political rhetoric, persuasion, andgender and communication, and has taught internationallyin the Czech Republic, Poland, and Macedonia. Herresearch is in the area of gender and politicalcommunication, studying the ways that political candidateidentity is contested and constructed in popular media,political discourse, journalism, and punditry. Her mostrecent book, Woman President: Confronting PostfeministPolitical Culture (2013, Texas A&M UP) co-authored withKarrin Vasby Anderson, assesses the debilitating framesthrough which the 2008 candidacies of Hillary Clinton andSarah Palin were presented to the public. Woman Presidentwon the Organization for the Study of Communication,Language, and Gender’s outstanding book award in 2014as well as the National Communication Association’s 2014James A. Winans—Herbert A. Wichelns Memorial Award forDistinguished Scholarship in Rhetoric and Public Address.She is also the co-author, with Anderson, of GoverningCodes: Gender, Metaphor, and Political Identity (LexingtonBooks, 2005) and has published essays and reviews inscholarly journals such as Women’s Studies inCommunication, Communication Quarterly, PresidentialStudies Quarterly, White House Studies, and Rhetoric andPublic Affairs.Today’s lunch has beengraciously sponsored by theUSI FOUNDATION10
Board Meeting1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.IPSA Board Meeting, Carter Hall DRoundtable2:00 pm - 3:15 pmT HE A MERICAN P RESIDENCYLocation:University SuiteModerator:Dr. Thomas Kazee, President, University of EvansvilleParticipants:Joshua Claybourn, Jackson Kelly PLLCNick LaRowe, University of Southern IndianaKristina Sheeler, IUPUI11
Session III2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.P A N E L 9: C A M P A I G N A N D E L E C T I O N S University Center 226Chair/Discussant: Laura Merrifield Albright (University of Indianapolis)Campaign Finance, Independent Expe nditures, the Ro les of Political Parties, andCandidate Qualitie s in Recen t Senate RacesJustin Groenert, Southwest Indiana Chamber/USI (jmgroenert@eagles.usi.edu)Age in the T ime of an E lec tio n: Ho w Candidate Qualities, Paren tal Par ty Af f iliatio n,and Vo ter Age Af f ect Vo ter TurnoutGrace Poynter, University of Southern Indiana (ghpoynter@eagles.usi.edu)De terminants of School Bo ard Candidates’ Campaign Activ itiesPaul Raymond, University of Southern Indiana (praymond@usi.edu)P A N E L 10: M E D I A A N D P O L I T I C S Carter Hall AChair/Discussant: Kate Hein (University of Southern Indiana)Ne two rk Neu tr ality: An Examination of Regulatory Overre achEthan Hatcher, University of Indianapolis (hatchere@uindy.edu)Does Facebook Us age Eff ect Po litical Ideology?Alec Reed, University of Southern Indiana (amreed1@eagles.usi.edu)Public Relations and Terrorism: Building Al Qaeda’s BrandRebecca Wuchner, University of Indianapolis (wuchnerr@uindy.edu)P A N E L 11: D E M O C R A C Y , A U T H O R I T A R I A N I S M , A N D I M P A C TA N D C O R R U P T I O N Carter Hall CChair/Discussant: Milind Thakar (University of Indianapolis)ONDEVELOPMENTExamining the Inter active Eff ects of Reg ime Duration and Development on Econo micGro wthSteven R. Hall and Misa Nishikawa, Ball State University (mnishikawa@bsu.edu)Hungarian Minorities and Political Representation in Central and Eastern EuropeCarol Skalnik Leff, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (leffc@illinois.edu)Oana Armeanu, University of Southern Indiana (oiarmeanu@usi.edu)Why Did Ir an Beco me a Theocracy bu t Turkey Did No t?Arman Manaseryan, University of Indianapolis (manaseryana@uindy.edu)Cons titu tional Rig idity and Citizen Warf areAmanda Rogers, Ball State University (ajrogers2@bsu.edu)Case Studies of Russ ian CorruptionJacob Tabor, University of Southern Indiana (jtabor@eagles.usi.edu)12
SessionIVSession IV3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.P A NE L 12: I S S UE S I N A ME RI CA N P O LI T ICS University Center 226Chair/Discussant: Austin Vowels (Vowels Law PLC)T he Arc of Our New HistoryJoshua Claybourn, Jackson Kelly PLLC (jclaybourn@jacksonkelly.com)Immigration, Crime, and Sanctu ary PoliciesJoy Millay, University of Southern Indiana (jdmillay@eagles.usi.edu)Sacr if ices of FreedomTanner Steele, University of Indianapolis (steelet@uindy.edu)P A NE L 13: W O ME N I N C O NF LI CT , R E P RO DU CT IV E R I GH T S , A N D A L T E R NA T I V EM E DI CI NE Carter Hall BCo-Chairs/Discussants: Misa Nishikawa (Ball State University) and Philip Aka(Indiana University-Bloomington)T rad itional Medicine in Af rica and Alternative Medicine in the United States inan Era of Universal Heal thcarePhilip Aka, Indiana University (Philip aka@hotmail.com)Politic al Par tic ipation of Women in Conf lictRazan Alarifi, University of Indianapolis (alarifir@uindy.edu)Why do El Salvador and Colombia Love Differing Politics on Legalizing Abortion?Kara Traylor, University of Indianapolis (traylork@uindy.edu)Democratic Institutions and Women’s RightsEteri Tsintsadze-Maass, University of Kentucky (etsintsa@gmail.com)13
SessionIVSession IV3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.P A NE L 14: J U DI C I A L P O LI T I CS University Center 227Chair/Discussant: Nick LaRowe (University of Southern Indiana)Govern ment in the Digital Age: Does the Expansion of E-Govern ment Lead to anIncrease in Judic ial Revie wMalcom Krepp, University of Southern Indiana (mjkrepp@eagles.usi.edu)The Chief Justice: Democratic Leadership in the Hidden BranchDavid Root, University of Indianapolis (rootd@uindy.edu)Govern ment vs. Civil Liberty: Is A merica on a Dangerous P ath T o wards aT otal itar ian Pol ice State?Jimmy Sedam, University of Indianapolis (sedamj@uindy.edu)P A NE L 15: H E A LT H , E DU CA T I O N A N D S O CIA L P O LI CY Carter Hall CChair: Nick Wildeman, MPADiscussant: Trent Engbers (University of Southern Indiana)Ref orming the Family and Medic al Leave Act of 1993Daniel Buergler, University of Indianapolis (buerglerd@uindy.edu)Why is Cultural Competence Significant in Health Care Services?Minerva Cruz, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (mincruz@siue.edu)The Effect of the Voucher Program on Low-Income Student Achievement in IndianaRachel DeMasi, Ball State University (rddemasi@bsu.edu)Mandating Public Health Emergency Preparedness: An Interpretative Policy AnalysisNathan Myers & Anna Bears, Indiana State University (Nathan.myers@indstate.edu)SNAP: A System f or Help ing or Hurting American FamiliesJose Sanchez, University of Indianapolis (jsanchez@uindy.edu)14
Thank YouWe would like to thank the following people, departments andorganizations for making this event possible:IPSA Board of DirectorsIPSA Planning CommitteeDr. Linda L. M. Bennett, President, University of Southern IndianaDr. Oana Armeanu, Chair, USI Department of Political Science and PublicAdministrationDr. James Beeby, Dean, USI College of Liberal ArtsDavid Bower, Vice President for Development and President, USI FoundationUSI Sodexo Dining ServicesKat Reneer, Manager, Conference Services, USI Special Events andScheduling Services15
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University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), an expert in gender and political communication. There are 16 universities in . Chair/Discussant: Joshua Kaplan (University of Notre Dame) Liberalism an
