McKendree Student Mildred Menke Presents Research to Midwest Sociological Society

2013 Apr 17

Mildred Menke was among seven McKendree University students who presented their undergraduate research in quantitative criminology at the Midwest Sociological Society annual meeting, "Integrating the Sociology Eclectic: Research, Teaching and Activism," in Chicago from March 27 to 31.

Menke, a senior sociology-criminal justice major from Waterloo, presented a paper, "Residential Location and Gun Ownership: How They Affect One's Level of Violence." She is a member of Alpha Kappa Delta sociology honor society. Faculty participants were Dr. Neil Quisenberry and Dr. Melissa Barfield, associate professors of sociology, and Dr. Stephen Hagan, assistant professor of sociology.

McKendree University ranks among the top quarter of regional universities nationwide in U.S. News and World Report's "Best Colleges" for 2013. McKendree offers 50 undergraduate academic majors and graduate programs in education, professional counseling, business administration and nursing. www.mckendree.edu