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10:57 a.m., Dec. 13, 2007--For the Record provides information about recent professional activities of University of Delaware faculty and staff.

Publications

David C. Wilson, assistant professor of political science and international relations, with Derek R. Avery, Patrick F. McKay and Scott Tonidandel, “Unequal Attendance: The Relationships Between Race, Organizational Diversity Cues and Absenteeism,” in Personnel Psychology, vol. 60, pages 875-902; and Wilson with Avery and McKay, “What are the Odds? How Demographic Similarity Affects the Prevalence of Perceived Employment Discrimination,” in Journal of Applied Psychology, vol. 92, pages 1542-1556.

Ben Aguirre, professor of sociology, and graduate students Lauren E. Barsky, Joseph E. Trainor and Manuel R. Torres, “Managing Volunteers: FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue Programme and Interactions with Unaffiliated Responders in Disaster Response,” in Disasters, vol. 31, no. 4, pages 495-507.

Rudi Matthee, professor of history, “Christians in Safavid Iran: Hospitality and Harassment,” in Studies on Persianate Societies, vol. 3, pages 3-43.

Presentations

Chandra Reedy, professor in Center for Historic Architecture and Design, “Preserving Intangible Aspects of Cultural Materials: Bonpo Crafts of Amdo, Eastern Tibet,” an invited paper, at the Materials Research Society meeting, Nov. 26, Boston.