Dr. Kim Hoffman, associate professor in the Department of Political Science, recently co-authored “The Revenue Impact of State Legislative Supermajority Voting Requirements” in The Midsouth Political Science Review.
Dr. Gizachew Tiruneh, assistant professor in the Department of Political Science, recently published “Determinants of Adult HIV/AIDS Prevalence in Africa: Do Cultural Variations Matter?” in The Midsouth Political Science Review.
Dr. Tom McInnis, professor in the Department of Political Science, recently published “Nix v. Williams and the Inevitable Discovery Exception: Creation of a Legal Safety Net” in the Saint Louis University Public Law Review.
Dr. Jacob M. Held’s, assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion,”Gay Marriage, Liberalism, and Recognition: The Case for Equal Treatment” (originally published in Public Affairs Quarterly vol. 21, no. 3) has been included in the Marriage and Sexual Morality section of the 7th edition of William H. Shaw’s ethics textbook, Social and Personal Ethics (Wadsworth, Cengage Learning).
Dr. Clayton Crockett, associate professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion, has an article co-written with the French philosopher Catherine Malabou appearing in the latest issue of the journal Political Theology, issue 11.1, 2010. The article in entitled “Plasticity and the Future of Philosophy and Theology.”
Phillip Spivey, lecturer of Philosophy and Religion, taught four classes on ethics and community at the First Annual Peace By Piece Conference in Searcy held Feb. 5-7. The student conference was sponsored by The Khora Project, a non-profit Christian student organization promoting peace and community building.
Dr. Gordon Shepherd, professor of sociology, recently published the “Prophecy Channels and Prophetic Modalities.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 48, No. 4 (2009): 734-755 and “Religion and Community.” Nova Religio, Vol. 13, No. 3 (2010):5-13.