Posted on Thursday, October 4, 2007
Dr. Sherri Pataki, Westminster College assistant professor of psychology, and five Westminster students attended the annual conference of the Peace and Justice Studies Association in Elizabethtown Sept. 27-29.
The conference was hosted by Elizabethtown College and the Baker Institute of Juniata College. The conference theme, "Cultural Identity in a Mass Culture World," explored issues of identity and gender politics; ethnicity; nationalism and contact and integration among and between cultures; and the intersections of these issues in the modern world.
Pataki has been with Westminster since 2004. She earned her undergraduate degree from Allegheny College and Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University.
The students, who are taking the Introduction to Peace Studies course, are:
Ethan Frey, a sophomore exploratory major, is a son of Nancy Frey of Wilkes-Barre and a graduate of Elmer L. Myers High School.
Jelena Gerga, a senior international politics and political science major, is a daughter of Gabriel and Aurelia Gerga of Lakewood, Ohio, and a graduate of Lakewood High School.
William McCallion, a sophomore history major, is a son of Mark McCallion of Erie and a graduate of Iroquois High School.
Jocelyn Moelk, a junior sociology major, is a daughter of James and Jaye Moelk of Fairview and a graduate of McDowell High School.
Catherine Mohr, an exploratory major, lives in New Wilmington.
Contact Pataki at (724) 946-7361 or e-mail patakisp@westminster.edu for additional information.
