Session Chairs:

Julie Trivitt, Arkansas Tech University

Papers:

"Race, Gender, Impatience and School Discipline"
Jeffrey L. Jordan, University of Georgia (Contact Author)
Bulent Anil, University of Georgia
Marco Castillo, Georgia Institute of Technology
Ragan Petrie, Georgia State University
Paul J. Ferraro, Georgia State University

"An Empirical Analysis of Teacher Spillover Effects in Secondary School"
Cory R. Koedel, University of Missouri (Contact Author)

"The Academic Impact of Massachusetts Charter Schools"
Julie Trivitt, Arkansas Tech University (Contact Author)
Robert Costrell, University of Arkansas

"Unitary Status and Academic Achievement in Florida"
Colin Knapp, University of Florida (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Brian E. Chezum, St. Lawrence University
Susan Reilly, American University
Velma Zahirovic-Herbert, University of Georgia
Jeffrey L. Jordan, University of Georgia

Session Chairs:

Dennis Pearson, Austin Peay State University

Papers:

"Availability of Physical Activity Facilities: Physical Activity Participation and Weight Status of Children and Adolescents"
Zeynep Isgor, University of Illinois at Chicago (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Maternal Employment and Child Care Choices on Childhood Overweight"
Mai N. Hubbard, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Father’s Heavy Alcohol Consumption on Children’s Health in Russia"
Jelena Zurovac, University of Washington (Contact Author)

"The Influence of Birth Order on Risk Attitudes and Behaviors"
Erica Morgan, University of South Carolina (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Bosu Seo, University of Manitoba
Jane Uebelhoer, Marymount University
Aysegul Timur, Hodges University
Paul J. Ferraro, Georgia State University