Refereed Conference Proceedings

October 2012
Alliance of Universities for Democracy 23rd Annual International Conference, Kielce, Poland. Topic: Perceptions of Presidential Leadership: Political Attitudes of Undergraduates in the U.S.. 

October 2011
Business & Leadership Symposium, Fort Hays State University, Kansas. Topic: Teaching Ethics: Expanding Ethical Perspectives by Cultivating Moral Imagination.

October 2011
Business & Leadership Symposium, Fort Hays State University, Kansas. Topic: The Perceived Impact of Geographically Dispersed Work Teams on Job Attitudes.

October 2011
Alliance of Universities for Democracy 22nd Annual International Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia. Topic: The Role of Student Health and Wellness in Higher Education: Exploring health and wellness student behaviors at a liberal arts private institution. 

October 2011
Guest Lecturer, Gonzaga University, Leadership and Psychology. Presentation topic: Psychological Hardiness: Theoretical framework and application.

August 2011
Fairweather, M., Crandall, H., Popa A. B., Poster Presentation: National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media, Exploring Perceptions of Health Promotion In Workplace Wellness Programs


December 2010
Guest Lecturer, Gonzaga University, Leadership and Psychology. Presentation topic: Psychological Hardiness: Theoretical framework and application.

November 2010
Guest Lecturer, Gonzaga University. School of Professional Studies Collaborative Research Forum. Presentation topic: Psychological hardiness of citizens in post conflict societies.

November 2010
Alliance of Universities for Democracy (AUDEM), 21st Annual Conference, Pecs, Hungary. Presentation topic: Psychological hardiness of citizens in post conflict societies.

November 2009
Alliance of Universities for Democracy (AUDEM), 20th Annual Conference. Bursa, Turkey. Presentation Topic: “Take me to your leader”: Young voter’s perceptions of candidate’s leadership capacity in the 2008 U.S. Presidential Race

July 2008
Association of Leadership Educators Annual Conference: Spokane, WA. Presentation Topic: Using Grounded Theory Approach to Explore Moral Imagination with Leadership Students.


November 2007
Alliance of Universities for Democracy (AUDEM), Conference: Cluj, Romania. http://www.audem.org Presentation Topic: Atrophy of Moral Imagination in Pluralistic Organizations: The role of leadership education in restoring ethical authenticity.

July 2007
Association of Leadership Educators, Annual Conference, Fort Worth, TX. Presentation Topic: Fostering Moral Imagination

November 2006
International Leadership Association, Annual Conference, November 2-5, Chicago, IL. Presentation Topic: Increasing the Efficacy of an Online Organizational Leadership Program.

August 2006
Society for Business Ethics, Annual Conference, August 10-13, Atlanta, GA. Presentation Topic: Using the Case Method to Teach Leadership Ethics

July 2006
Association of Leadership Educators, Annual Conference, July 10-12, Bozeman, MT. Presentation Topic: Using Backwards Design to Develop an Online Organizational Leadership Course.

July 2005

Division of Child and Family Services Administrative Meeting. Presentation of DCFS study/dissertation findings and implications 

November 2004
Alliance of Universities for Democracy (AUDEM), 15th Annual Conference: November 7-10, 2004, Pecs, Hungary. ttp://www.audem.org Presentation Topic: Technological development and exchange: Comparative findings for teaching students at a distance.

October 2003
Alliance of Universities for Democracy (AUDEM), 14th Annual Conference: October, 26-29, 2003, Vilnius, Lithuania. http://www.aubg.bg/audem/ Presentation Topic: Reaching Students at a Distance: Lessons Learned From a Pedagogical Transition Driven By Technology

November 2002
Alliance of Universities for Democracy (AUDEM), 13th Annual Conference: November 9-13, 2002, Timisoara, Romania. Presentation Topic: Incorporating leadership capacity in the academic curriculum.

November 2001
Alliance of Universities for Democracy (AUDEM), 12th Annual Conference: November 4-7, 2001, Sofia, Bulgaria Presentation Topic: Consequences of childhood poverty as it relates to human rights in the western world

October 2001
Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) Training of DCFS Workers: Utah’s House Bill 259 (Differentiated response)