Tentative Schedule for 2005 ACCI Conference

 

Wednesday, April 6


Reception, 6:30-8:30 PM

 

Thursday, April 7

 

8:30, Plenary Session, Connie Weaver,  Professor and Head of Foods and Nutrition at Purdue University.

 

10:00-10:30 Coffee Break

 

10:30-12:00

Paper Session 1

Environmental and Food Safety Concerns

Presider: Steven T. Yen, University of Tennessee

1. Affect or Information?

Labeling Policy and Consumer Valuation of rBST Free and Organic Characteristics of Milk. Jane Kolodinsky, University of Vermont.

2. Willingness to Pay for Genetically Modified Food:

Evidence of Hypothetical Bias from an Auction Experiment in Japan.  Naoya Kaneko and Wen S. Chern, Ohio State University.

3. The Effects of Attitudes, Perceived Control, and Knowledge on Engaging in Environmentally Conscious Behaviors. JeongHee Yeo and Loren Geistfeld, Ohio State University.

Paper Session 2

Retirement Issues

Presider: Karen Eilers Lahey, University of Akron.
1. Balance Sheet Changes Among Pre-Retirement Cohorts During The 1990s:  How Do Boomers Compare?  Michael Finke, Deanna L. Sharpe, and Sandra Huston, University of Missouri-Columbia.

2. A Longitudinal Analysis of the Impact of Chronic Conditions on Wealth Depletion. Hyungsoo Kim, University of Kentucky and Jinkook Lee, Ohio State University.

Paper Session 3

Welfare and the Working Poor

Presider: Teresa Mauldin, University of Georgia.

1. Tracking the Transition from Welfare to Work.

Cynthia Needles Fletcher, Mary Winter, and An-Ti Shih, Iowa State University.

2.  A Profile of the Older Working Poor.  Yoon G. Lee, Utah State University , William T. Gallo, Yale University,  Sin-How Lim, University of Pittsburgh, and  Hsun-Mei Teng, Yale University. 

3. Transition to Poverty Among the Elderly:  Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study.  Deanna L. Sharpe and Eun-Young Choi, University of Missouri-Columbia.

 

12:15-1:30  Lunch.  Awards Presentations. 

 


Thursday, 1:45-3:15

Paper Session 4

Credit and Debit

Presider: Robert Kerton, University of Waterloo.
1. Are Debtors Abusing Bankruptcy? Bonny Llewellyn and Jean M. Lown, Utah State University

2. Economic vs. Social Predictors of Chapter 13 Completion Rates: 

An In-depth Analysis of One Bankruptcy District.

David A. Evans, Ohio State University and Jean M. Lown, Utah State University

3. Determinants of Debit Card Use: A Study from the Consumers’ Perspective.  Rui Jin and  Sharon A. DeVaney, Purdue University.

Invited Session

21st Century Problems:  Consumer Protection Offices Meet the Challenge.

Moderator: Elizabeth Owen, Executive Director, National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators (NACAA)

Panelists:

1. Stephen D. Hannan (NACAA President), Administrator, Howard County Office of Consumer Affairs

2. Michael L. Gonidakis, Senior Deputy, Consumer Protection Division, Ohio Attorney General’s Office

3. Helen MacMurray, Director, Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter

Special Session 1

Nutrition Guidance, Monitoring and Evaluation: An Overview

Moderator: P. Peter Basiotis, USDA

1. Nutrition Monitoring and Policy: The Dietary Guidelines and Food Guide Pyramid Connection.

Patricia Guenther, USDA

2. The U.S. Food Supply Series. Lisa Bente, USDA

3. The Healthy Eating Index (HEI): What It Is and its Role in Nutrition Monitoring and Policy.  P. Peter Basiotis, USDA.

Discussant:  Helen H. Jensen, Iowa State University

 

3:15-3:45 Break

 


Thursday, 3:45-4:45

 

Paper Session 5

Credit and Debit Issues

Presider: Michael S. Gutter, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
1. Information and Credit Access: Using Bankruptcy as a Signal. Jonathan Fisher, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Angela C. Lyons, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

2. Is There a Credit Card Puzzle? – An Exploratory Study.  Lan Bi and Catherine P. Montalto, Ohio State University

Paper Session 6

Internet Issues

Presider:  Jane Kolodinsky, University of Vermont.
1. The Prominence Effect in U.S. Consumers’ Opinion and Use of Online Banking: An Empirical Investigation.  Yali Yang, Yi Cai, and Brenda Cude, University of Georgia.

2. The Relationship of Family Communication Patterns to

Teenagers' Attitudes toward Online Privacy. Seounmi Youn, Emerson College. 

Paper Session 7

Wills and Bequests

Presider: Phyllis Johnson, University of British Columbia
1. On Whether and Why People Leave Bequests in the United States.  Yoon G. Lee, Utah State University, and Charles Yuji Horioka, Osaka University.

2. Will Adoption and Life Events Among Older Households.  Lance Palmer, University of Georgia, Vibha Bhargava and Gong-Soog Hong, Ohio State University.

 

 

4:45-5:45 Business Meeting

 


Friday, April 8

 

8:30-9:45 Plenary Session: Investor Education and Protection: Keeping Consumers on the Right Money Track.  Don Blandin, President and CEO of the Investor Protection Trust.

 

9:45-10:15 Break

 

10:15-11:45

 

Paper Session 8

Health Issues

Presider: Larry Kirsch, IMR Health Economics.
1. Regulating Advertisements: 

The Case of  Smoking Cessation Products.  Rosemary Avery, Donald Kenkel, Dean Lillard, and Alan Mathios, Cornell University. 

2. Does Smoking Have a Causal Effect

on Weight Reduction? Zhuo Chen, Steven T. Yen, and David B. Eastwood,

University of Tennessee.

3. Relationships Among Financial Practices, Financial Well-being, and Health of Financially Distressed Consumers.

Barbara O’Neill,

Rutgers Cooperative Extension. Jing Jian Xiao, University of Arizona, Benoit Sorhaindo, InCharge Education Foundation, Inc., and E. Thomas Garman, Professor Emeritus, Virginia Tech University.

Paper Session 9

Quality of Life and the Economy

Presider: Mary Winter, Iowa State University.
1. Quality of Life and Use of Human Services among Households.

Baomei Zhao,

Claudia J. Heath, and Raymond Forgue, University of Kentucky

2. Mothers’ Share of Child Care in Rural Low-Income Families. Jiwon Seo, Sharon Seiling, and Kathryn Stafford, Ohio State University.

3. The Price of Shelter:   Housing Issues Affecting Low Income,  New

Immigrant Latinos. Lucy Delgadillo  and

Elizabeth Contos,

Utah State University.

Special Session 2

Achieving Customer Satisfaction in a Global Marketplace    

Moderator: Jeanne Bank, Consumer Services, Canadian Standards Association.

Speakers:

1. Kernaghan Webb,  Senior Policy and Research Director, Office of Consumer Affairs, Industry Canada.  

2. Richard Woods  

3. Genevieve Reed, Director, Research, Option Consommatuers

Discussion Leader:

Jeanne Bank, Manager, Consumer Services, Canadian Standards Association.
Discussant:
Robert Kerton, University of Waterloo.

Special Session 3 

Presider: Jonathan J. Fox, Ohio State University.
Financial Literacy - Does it Matter?

Lewis Mandell
Remarks based on benchmark nationwide studies of the personal-finance skills of young adults throughout the United States, conducted for the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy. 
The results of those studies, conducted in 1997, 2000, 2002 and 2004 show that a majority of students graduate from high school without an adequate understanding of money and finance, which can often lead to financial difficulties later in life.

 

 


Friday, April 8

12:00-1:30 Lunch, Speaker, Linda Golodner, President, National Consumers League.

 

Poster Session 1 (1:30-3:30)

1. The Changing of Consumer Problems in China. HaiFeng Li, Yamaguchi University, Japan

2. Consumer Preferences Among Fluid Milks: Low-fat versus High-fat Milk Consumption in the United States. Cliff Robb, Laura Reynolds, and Mohamed Abdel-Ghany, University of Alabama

3. Determinants of High-Fat versus Low-Fat Meat Products Consumption. Yan Huang, Mohamed Abdel-Ghany, Laura Reynolds, and Cliff Robb, University of Alabama.

4. Using the Transtheoretical Model of Change to Assess Differences Among Households at Separate Stages of Saving Behavior Development. Angela Fontes and Michael S. Gutter, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

5. Married Employees in Various Patterns of their Workweek. Jong Hee Lee, Ohio State University

6. Consumer Culture in North Korea: The Cosmetic Usage Patterns and the Meaning of Make-up in North Korea.  Kee-Choon Rhee, Jong-Youn Rha, and Kyung-Mi Paek, Seoul National University

7. Remittance Patterns of Sudanese Refugee Men. Phyllis Johnson and Kathrin Stoll, University of British Columbia

9. Cigarette Consumption in China: Differences Among Main Cities and Gender Differences Within Cities. Yan Huang and Mohamed Abdel-Ghany University of Alabama

10. Food Stamp Participation Among Older Americans Pre- and Post-Welfare Reform. Eun-Young Choi and Deanna Sharpe, University of Missouri, Columbia

11. Purchase Intention Among University Students Receiving Study Loans. Jariah Masud, Sharifah Azizah Haron, Laily Paim, Universiti Putra Malaysia, and Sonya Britt, Kansas State University.

12. Consumer Socialization Among College Students in Malaysia.  Mohamad Fazli Sabri and Jariah Masud, Universiti Putra Malaysia.

13. China’s Aging Consumers. Yinzhou Xu, Guangdong University of Business Studies.

14. Theoretical Model of Optimum Level of Entry Regulation on Consumer Safety.  Serah Shin and Jung Sung Yeo, Seoul National University.

15. Interactive Effect of Consumer Involvement and Brand Knowledge on Brand Extension. Zhang Cheng, Guanghua School of Management.

16. Consumption of Urban and Rural Households in China: Current Status and Policy Recommendations. Jianrui Wang, Shijiazhuang University of Economics.

17.  Analysis of Financial Management Behavior to Develop Older Consumer Education Programs. Soon-Young Song and Seung-Sin Lee, Korea Consumer Protection Board.

18.  How Women’s Online Shopping Behaviors Differ from Men’s, Chuanlan Liu, Sandra Forsythe, and Daniel M. Gropper, Auburn University
 

 


Friday  1:45-3:15

Special Session 4

Challenges Faced by Low-Income Consumers

Moderator:  Cynthia Needles Fletcher, Iowa State University

1. Influences on Health Care of Children in Iowa.

Carol B. Roskey, Iowa State University.

2. Assets and Program Participation. Steven B. Garasky, Iowa State University, Robert B. Nielsen, PhD, Washington, DC, Cynthia Needles Fletcher, Iowa State University.

3. The Demand for Education by Children at Risk of Becoming Orphans. Craig Gundersen, Iowa State University, Thomas Kelly, RK Development Consulting, Kyle Jemison, Catholic Relief Services.

Discussant:

Helen Jensen, Iowa State University.

Special Session 5

Introducing Income Imputation:  Improving Data Quality in the Consumer Expenditure Survey

Moderator: Geoffrey Paulin, Bureau of Labor Statistics

1. History and  Importance of Income Imputation in the Consumer Expenditure Survey.  Geoffrey Paulin, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

2. How to Produce Statistically Valid Inferences Using Microdata:  What Users Need to Know.

Eric Keil,  Bureau of Labor Statistics.

3. How Does Income Imputation Affect Results Derived from Consumer Expenditure Survey Data?  Geoffrey Paulin and  Jonathan Fisher, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Discussant:

Catherine Montalto, Ohio State University.

Paper Session 10

Retirement Issues

Presider: Elizabeth Goldsmith, Florida State University.
1. Faculty Retirements at Public Institutions of Higher Education after the End of Mandatory Retirement.  Karen Eilers Lahey, University of Akron,  Stuart Michelson Stetson University, Natalie Chieffe, Ohio University, and   Vickie Bajtelsmit, Colorado state University.

2. Determinants of Financial Planning for Retirement: Coupled Households. 

JeongHee Yeo and Loren Geistfeld, Ohio State University.

3. The Impact of Debt on Retirement.

Dan Zhu and Charles B. Hatcher, University of Wisconsin, Madison.

4. Baby Boomers and Housing Down Payment Sources.  Yoon G. Lee and Bonny Lewellyn,

Utah State University.

Showcase Session 1

Military Money/Financial Readiness Campaign.

1. David Wheelock and Carl Surran, InCharge Educational Foundation, Inc.,

2. Colonel Marcus Beauregard,  Office of UnderSecretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy,

3. Lillie Cannon, National Military Family Association 

 

 

3:15-3:45 Break

 


Friday April 8

Poster Session 2 (3:30-5:30)

1. Health Effects of Financial Stress: An Exploratory Study. Barbara O’Neill, Rutgers Cooperative Extension,   Jing J. Xiao, University of Arizona, Beniot Sorhaindo, InCharge Education Foundation, and  Thomas Garman, emeritus, Virginia Tech University.

2. Changes in the Expenditures of Canadian Retirees. Karen A. Duncan, University of Manitoba.

3. Factors That Influence Social Security Dependency. Nathaniel Harness, Texas Tech University.

4. Wife-husband Role Division on Household Financial Management: Comparing Dual- and Single-Income Households.  Eun-Hwa Lee and Se-Jeong Yang, Sangmyung University.

5. Effects of Financial Knowledge and Financial Management on Objective and Subjective Financial Satisfaction.  Dongpil Cho and Se-Jeong Yang, Sangmyung University.

6. A Cohort Analysis of Contribution Rates in Defined Contribution Plans.  Lingling Wang and Michael S. Gutter, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

7. Older Consumers’ Debt Repayment Behavior. Sunmee Baeck, Purdue University,  and Haejeong Kim, Central Michigan University

8. Patterns and Determinants of Low-Income Family Saving. Youngae Lee and Kathryn Stafford, Ohio State University.

9. Looking Beyond Retirement: Patterns and Predictors of End of Life Planning Among Older Wisconsinites. Yung-ting Su, University of Wisconsin-Madison

10. What Can Financial Ratios Tell Us About Low Income Households?  Teresa Mauldin and Joan Moss, University of Georgia

11. The Role of Real Estate Investments in Retirement Planning. Miguel Fernandez and Yoon G. Lee, Utah State University.

12. Economic Status of Grandparent Headed Households Before and at Time of Acquiring a Co-Resident Grandchild.  Tammy Wiese, Teresa Cooney, and Deanna L. Sharpe, University of Missouri, Columbia.

13. Before and After the Economic Crisis: Changes in Financial Ratios of the Self-Employed Households.  MiKyeong Bae, KeiMyung University, Eunyoung Baek, Sungkyunkwan University, and Sherman D. Hanna, Ohio State University

14. Understanding Mutual Fund and Stock Investors. Pingping Han and Sharon A. DeVaney, Purdue University.

15. Effect of Pell Grants and Other Factors on Debt Accumulation of Stafford Loan Recipients.  Michelle L. Piccola-Schmidt and Geraldine Olson, Oregon State University-Corvallis.

16.  The Relationship between Social Security Disability Filing and the Economy. Sophia T. Chiremba and Sharon A. DeVaney, Purdue University, and Alan Alexander, Social Security Administration.
17.  Banking and Insurance- Improving Bancassurance Efficiency in India with the help of PawnBrokers. V Yeshwanth, Shweta Poddar, and Suman Saurav, NMIMS, Mumbai, India.
18. Best Friend Or Worst Enemy: Debt Consumption Of College Students.  Jianfeng “Jeff”  Wang and Melanie Wallendorf, University of Arizona.



Friday, April 8

3:45-5:15

 

Paper Session 11

Consumer Issues

Presider: Brenda Cude, University of Georgia.
1. Consumer Problems with Prepaid Telephone Cards. Julia Marlowe, University of Georgia, and Martina L. Rojo,

Unviersidad del Salvador, Argentina.

2. Concerned Consumers for Consumption: The Role of Corporate Front Groups in Consumer Policy. Robert N. Mayer  and Jamie Burgon,

University of Utah.

3. Race, Source of Information, and Savings Related Market Activities. Michael S. Gutter and Peter Clement, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

 

Paper Session 12

Debt and Financial Assets

Presider: Lan Bi, Ohio State University.
1. Are the Characteristics of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Borrowers Changing?  Michael Finke, Emilian Siman, and Mel Corlija.

2. Predicting Emergency Fund Adequacy Using Classification Trees.

So-Hyun Joo,  Texas Tech University,

and John E. Grable,

Kansas State University.

3. Stock Ownership and Credit Card Debt.

Sunmee Baeck,

Purdue University

Consumer Sciences and Retailing, and

Haejeong Kim,

Central Michigan University.

4. The Determinants of Propensity to Consume out of Wealth: Who Will Spend More when Wealth Increases? Anna K. Gourgova and Sharon A. DeVaney, Purdue University.

 

Special Session 6

Health Care Use, Insurance Coverage, and Employment of Low-Income Rural Families

Moderator: Sharon Seiling, Ohio State University

1. Ethnic Differences in Predictors of Health Care Use Among Low-income, Rural Women.

Karen Varcoe and Zana Devitto, University of California-Riverside, and
Sharon Seiling, Ohio State University.

2. Health Issues, Health Insurance Coverage, and Employment:  Low-Income Mothers and their Partners.

Sheila Mammen, University of  Massachusetts-Amherst , Sharon Seiling, Ohio State University,  Elizabeth Dolan, University of New Hampshire, and Jean Bauer, University of Minnesota.

3. Linkages Between Employment Patterns and Depression Over Time:  The Case of Low-Income Rural Mothers.  Elizabeth Dolan, University of New Hampshire, Jean Bauer, University of Minnesota,

Leslie Richards, Oregon State University, and

Bonnie Braun, University of Maryland..

Roundtables

1.  Words of Wisdom About Successful Undergraduate Consumer Studies Programs.  E. Thomas Garman, Professor Emeritus, Virginia Tech.

2. Training College Students To Be Financial Educators:

Issues, Considerations, and Opportunities. Joseph W. Goetz, Texas Tech University.

3. Beyond Nader: New Ways of Teaching and Thinking About Consumer Economics. Elizabeth Goldsmith, Florida State University.

4.  Personal Finance in an Academic Curriculum.  Lance Palmer, University of Georgia Jean M. Lown, Utah State University,

Bill Gustafson, Texas Tech University,
Jonathan J. Fox, The Ohio State University
Ryan Halley, Texas Tech University

5. Paradigms Shaping The Next Generation of Consumer Studies.  Sue L.T. McGregor, Mount Saint Vincent University.

 


Saturday, April 9

8:30-10:00

Consumer Issues
Paper Session 13
Presider: Julia Marlowe, University of Georgia.
1. The Effects of Price Dispersion and Suggested List Price on Consumers' Internal Reference Prices. Etta Y. I. Chen and Lien-Ti Bei, National Chengchi University. 

2. The Effects of Culture on Women’s Opinions and Consumption Values for both Hedonic and Utilitarian Products in China and Taiwan.

Tsai-Ju Liao and Lien-Ti Bei, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, and Kealoha Widdows, Wabash College.
3. Health Insurance Patterns and Transitions: Consequences for the Physical and Economic Well-Being of Individuals and Families, Robert B. Nielsen, Ph.D.


 

Showcase Session 2

1. Covering Kids and Families.  Roberta Riportella, Michael Jacob, and Allison Espeseth,

University of Wisconsin-Madison

2. Teens Privacy Rights Online.  Joan L. Kinney,

University of Wisconsin-Madison

3. Get Checking. Paul Haussman. Office of Consumer Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Elizabeth Kiss, Purdue University.

4. Money Talk$ for College Students. Travis Mountain,  University of Wisconsin-Madison

Special Session 7

National Norming Data for Financial Well-Being and Financial Distress and the InCharge Financial Distress Scale, and Relationships Between Family Relationships and Financial Behaviors

Moderator:

    E. Thomas Garman, Virginia Tech University.

 Co-presenters

 Benoit Sorhaindo, InCharge Education Foundation.

 Barbara O'Neill, Rutgers University.

 Aimee D. Prawitz, Northern Illinois University.

 Jing Jian Xiao, University of Arizona.

 George Haynes, Montana State University.

10:00-10:30 Break

 


Saturday, April 9

10:30-noon

Paper Session 14

Elder Health and Vulnerability.

Presider: Karen A. Duncan, University of Manitoba.
1. Elder Vulnerability:  Definition and Application. Eun-Jin Kim and Loren V. Geistfeld,
Ohio State University.

2. Use of Alternative Medicine Among Older Adults:  An Exploratory Study.  Catherine P. Montalto, Vibha Bhargava, and Gong-Soog Hong, Ohio State University.

3. Changes in Expectations of Nursing Home Use: The Role of Demographic Characteristics, Economic Resources, Health Insurance, and Health Status. Hung-Tai Lin and Karen C. Holden, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Paper Session 15

Consumer Issues.

Presider: Allen Martin, California State University, Northridge.
1. Delphi Study of Experts’ Rankings of Personal Finance Concepts Important in the Development of the InCharge Financial Distress Scale. Benoit Sorhaindo, InCharge Education Foundation, Inc., and E. Thomas Garman, Professor Emeritus, Virginia Tech University.

2. China's Consumer Issues in the Context of Globalization, Ke Jian Gu, Professor, Renmin University of China

3. Myers Briggs Type and Risk Taking in College Students. Lawrence J. Belcher, Stetson University.

Showcase Session 3

Helping Families Achieve Financial Goals.
1. National Institute of Financial and Economic Education. Bill Duddleston, Edgewood College, Karen Goebel and
Michael S. Gutter, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

2. Individual Development Account Financial Education Program. Barbara O'Neill, Specialist, Family Resource Management.

Rutgers University

3. Small Steps to Health and Wealth. Barbara O'Neill, Specialist, Family Resource Management Rutgers Cooperative Extension.

 

 

Program Chair: Sherman D. Hanna
Assistant: Tzu-Chin Martina Peng

 

Competitive Papers
Chair: Sherman D. Hanna

Associate Chair: Suzanne Lindamood, Columbus, Ohio
Reviewers:

Mohamed Abdel-Ghany, University of Alabama John Grable, Kansas State University Teresa Mauldin, University of Georgia, Athens
Mohd Fahzy Abdul-Rahman, Ohio State University Michael Gutter, University of Wisconsin, Madison Robert Mayer, Loyola University Chicago
M. J. Alhabeeb, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Pingping Han, Purdue University Michael B. Mazis, American University
Sunmee Baeck, Purdue University Sherman D. Hanna, Ohio State University Maurice McDonald, Iowa State University
William Bailey, University of Arkansas Charles Hatcher, University of Wisconsin, Madison  Sue L.T. McGregor, Mount Saint Vincent University
Vickie Bajtelsmit, Colorado State University Celia Hayhoe, Virginia Tech Judy McKenna, Colorado State University
Judi Bartfeld, University of Wisconsin - Madison George Haynes, University of Montana Catherine P. Montalto, Ohio State University
Suzanne Bartholomae, Ohio State University Claudia Heath, University of Kentucky Wanki Moon, Southern Illinois University
Peter Basiotis, U.S. Department of Agriculture Jeanne Hogarth, Federal Reserve Board James Morrison, University of Deleware
Jean Bauer, University of Minnesota Karen Holden, University of Wisconsin, Madison Joan Koonce Moss, University of Georgia
Lien-Ti Bei, National Chengchi University Gong Soog Hong, Ohio State University Glenn Muske, Oklahoma State University
Alexandra Bernasek,Colorado State University Neal Hooker, Ohio State University Ikuko Ogawa, Kagawa University
Ruth Berry, University of Manitoba Charles Yuji Horioka, Osaka University Janis K. Pappalardo, Federal Trade Commission
Vibha Bhargava, Ohio State University Sandra Huston, University of Missouri H. G. Parsa, Ohio State University
Lan Bi, Ohio State University Rui Jin, Purdue University Geoffrey Paulin, U.S. Department of Labor
Keith Bryant, Cornell University So-Hyun Joo, Texas Tech University Sandra Phillips, Syracuse University
Piyathida Bumrungtrakul, University of Missouri Virginia Junk, University of Idaho Kathleen Prochaska-Cue, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Richard Burkhauser, Cornell University Hyojin Kang, Suwon University Kathryn Rettig, University of Minnesota
Les Carlson, Clemson University Robert Kerton, University of Waterloo Mary Ellen Rider, Lincoln, Nebraska
Andrew Carswell, University of Georgia Eun-Jin Kim, Ohio State University Carol Roskey, Iowa State University
Wen S. Chern, Ohio State University Jinhee Kim, University of Maryland Patricia Rudolph, American University
Sophia Chiremba, Purdue University Sora Kim, Seoul National University Sharon Seiling, Ohio State University
Jinsook Cho, University of Wisconsin Karrol Kitt, University of Texas, Austin Deanna Sharpe, University of Missouri
Larry Compeau, Clarkson University Jane Kolodinsky, University of Vermont Emilian Simian, University of Missouri
Ronald Crabb, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Jasook Kwon Leslie Stoel, Ohio State University
Brenda J. Cude, University of Georgia Karen Lahey, University of Akron Marlene Stum, University of Minnesota
Sharon Danes, University of Minnesota  Whuei-wen Christine Lai,  Yuan Ze University Anne Sweaney, University of Georgia
Lucy Delgadillo, Utah State University Eun-Ju Lee, California State University, Los Angeles Stephanie Vanderford, University of Georgia
Sharon A. DeVaney, Purdue University Jean-marc Lehu,  Paris Graduate School of Management Robert O. Weagley, University of Missouri
Elizabeth M. Dolan, University of New Hampshire Sharron Lennon, Ohio State University Gale E. West, Laval University
Karen A. Duncan, University of Manitoba Jordan Lin, FDA Keala Widdows, Wabash College
David Eastwood, University of Tennessee Suzanne Lindamood, Columbus, Ohio Mary Winter, Iowa State University
Jessie Fan, University of Utah Molly Longstreth, University of Arkansas Sheri Lokken Worthy, Mississippi State University
Michael Finke, University of Missouri Jean Lown, Utah State University Jing J. Xiao, University of Arizona
Ann Marie Fiore, Iowa State University Angela Lyons, University of Illinois Tansel Yilmazer, Purdue University
Jonathan Fisher, Bureau of Labor Statistics Ruth Lytton, Virginia Tech Jay Zagorsky, Ohio State University
Cynthia Fletcher, Iowa State University Lakshmi Malroutu, California State University, Sacramento Baomai Zhao, University of Kentucky
Monroe Friedman, Eastern Michigan University Allen Martin, California State University, Northridge Cathleen Zick, University of Utah
Loren Geistfeld, Ohio State University Alan Mathios, Cornell University Virginia Zuiker, University of Minnesota
Anna Gourgova, Purdue University


Special Sessions

Chair: Jessie Fan, University of Utah
Reviewers:

Wen S. Chern, Ohio State University

David Eastwood, University of Tennessee

Yoon G. Lee, Utah State University

Robert O. Herrmann, Penn State University

Gong Soog Hong, Ohio State University

Robert Kerton, University of Waterloo

Mary Ellen Rider, Lincoln, Nebraska

Carol Roskey, Iowa State University

Deanna Sharpe, University of Missouri

Jing J. Xiao, University of Arizona


Poster Sessions
Chair:
Yoon G. Lee<