A&T Faculty and Students Present at Annual Conference

April 14, 1997

Greensboro, NC: Students and faculty from the North Carolina A&T State University Department of Agricultural Education, Economics and Rural Sociology recently presented papers at the 62nd annual conference of the Association of Social and Behavioral Scientists, held in Nashville, Tennessee.

Presenting "Survey Methodology: Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing" were Catyna Cathey, James Dubose, Bryce Taylor, Karla Martin, Angel Linney and V. Tepeaka Manning. Also participating in the session was Dr. Donald R. McDowell, associate professor in the Department of Agricultural Education, Economics and Rural Sociology. Dr. Alton Thompson, chairperson of the Department of Agricultural Education, Economics and Rural Sociology, presided over the session.

Linney and McDowell presented, "Abortion Demand."

Martin and McDowell presented, "Building Collaborations: Adjusting to a Changing Role of Land-Grant Institutions."

Thompson and Teriyaki Garner presented, "Health Care Reform: Support for Managed Health Care."
Manning and McDowell presented, "Reclaiming Sustainability: Agriculture's Potential Economic Benefits and Costs to North Carolina."

Dr. Godfrey Ejimakor presented, "Where We Live and Who We Are" during a session entitled, "Restoring, Rebuilding, Reclaiming: Language, Culture, Identity and Afrocentricity."

The Association of Social and Behavioral Scientists is a predominantly African American multi-disciplinary organization which was founded in 1935 by W. E. B. Dubois and other scholars. Its annual meeting provides members with an opportunity to share information and research in the social sciences.

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For more information, please contact Dr. Donald McDowell, NC A&T School of Agriculture, (336) 334-7054.