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CONFERENCE PROGRAM
(Preliminary)

Thursday | Friday | Saturday

THURSDAY, JUNE 7
8:30 am to 3:30 pm Optional pre-conference tours
10:30 am Registration begins
1:00 pm Conference welcome
1:30 to 3:00 pm
 
SESSION I
A. HISTORY
Was Jakob Ammann a Pietist? Marcus Meier
Jacob Ammann and the Amish Division: A Research Update John Roth
Amish Identity and Martyrs Mirror James Lowry
 
B. MEDIA
Witnessing the Amish: Plain People on Fancy Film Crystal Downing
Hollywood Rumspringa: Amish in the City Dirk Eitzen
Wicked Truth: The Amish, the Media and Telling the Truth Diane Zimmerman Umble
 
C. LANGUAGE
Amish Linguistics: An Overview Mark Louden
 
D. CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Patterns of Diversity Among Indiana's Amish Thomas Meyers
 
E. MENTAL HEALTH
Ethical Dilemmas: Responding to Domestic Violence in Old Order Communities James Cates and Friends
 3:00 pm Break
3:30 to 5:00 pm SESSION II
A. HISTORY
Dirk Philips (1504-1568) on the Ban Theo Brok
The Ohio Amish Library in Holmes County David Rempel Smucker
Levi L. Schlabach and Why Columbus Discovered America Levi Miller
 
B. MUTUAL AID PANEL
Patterns of Old Order Mutual Aid Herman Bontrager
 
C. FAMILY
The Paradox of Self and Conformity in Amish Culture Jill Korbin and Lawrence Greksa
I Always Knew I Wasn’t Amish Denise Reiling
 
D. EX-AMISH
In the Amish Mind: Shall I Stay or Leave? Saloma Furlong
“Coming Out” in the 21st Century: Diversity Among the Ex-Amish Charles Hurst and David McConnell
Mission to Amish People: MAP(s) to Anywhere Joseph Mackall
 
E. QUILTS AND MUSIC
The Impact of Music Notation and Recordings on Amish Singing Hilde Binford
The Business of Amish Quilts Janneken Smucker
Amish Quilts: The Art of Collecting Patricia Herr
5:00 pm Poster sessions
 5:15 to 6:30 pm Dinner
7:15 pm PLENARY SESSION
Understanding the Amish in 20th Century America Paul S. Boyer
8:30 pm Reception
9:00 pm     Screening of new documentary: Amish Backroads to Heaven Burton Buller
9:00 to 9:30 pm Poster sessions

FRIDAY, JUNE 8
  Breakfast
8:30 to 10:00 am
 
SESSION III
A. LANGUAGE
From the Susquehanna to the Mississippi: Linguistic Consequences of Pa. Amish Settlements Steven Hartman Keiser
Attitudes Toward Amish Bilingualism in Big Valley Richard Page and Joshua Brown
The Impact of Occupational Change on Language Maintenance Marie Qvarnstrom
 
B. MEDICAL
Preventive Health Screenings for Old Order Mennonite Women Nancy Caruso and Joni Forman
Amish Community Health Screenings Michele Dincher
Providing Culturally Competent Healthcare for the Old Order Amish Linda Graham
 
C. AGRICULTURAL SAFETY
Transforming Farm Safety Resources to Save Amish Children Shari Burgus, Amy Hunter and Kay Moyer
A Binational Injury Surveillance System for Old Order Populations Paul Jones and William Field
A Profile of Old Order Agriculture-Related Childhood Injuries Jerene Gilliam, William Field and Paul Jones
 
D. TECHNOLOGY
The Amish as Poster Children for Alternative Approaches to Technology Paul Heidebrecht
Innovation Within Tradition: Old Order Greenhouse Technology and Church Standards Judson Reid
The Lantern and the Laptop: Contrasting Views of Technology Christine Finn
 
E. EDUCATION
A History of Amish Summer Meetings Mark Dewalt
An Analysis of Blackboard Bulletin Chiho Oyabu
An Ethnographic Study of an Old Order Mennonite School Bonita Troxell
  Break
10:30 am PLENARY SESSION
Who Are the Real Amish? New Identities, Growing Diversity Steven M. Nolt
  Lunch
1:30 to 3:00 pm SESSION IV
A. NEW ORDER AFFILIATIONS
The New Order Amish: Spiritual Renewal Within Tradition G. C. Waldrep
Respondents: Stephen Scott and Steven Nolt
 
B. COMPARISONS WITH OTHER GROUPS
“Plain and Frum”: Comparative Cultural Analysis of the Amish and Hasidim Simon Bronner
A Comparative Survey of Iowa Amish, Mennonites, and Dutch Calvinists Peter Ester, Michael Yoder and Amelia Roman
The Discovery of the Amish by Japanese University Students Nanami Suzuki
 
C. MEDICAL
Medical Genetic Studies in Amish Populations Harold Cross and Andrew Crosby
Attitudes Toward Genetic Diseases in an Amish Community Heng Wang
Psychogenic Illness or an “Unclean Ghost” Joslyn Cassady
 
D. AGRICULTURE
The Expanding Role of the Amish in America’s Dairy Industry John Cross
Agronomic Education: Technology Adoption Among Lancaster’s Amish Leon Ressler and Jeffrey Graybill
 
E. HEALTH
Health Status and Health Behaviors of Amish Women Berwood Yost and Kirk Miller
A Comparison of Cardiovascular Hospitalization Rates Between Old Order Amish and Non-Amish Caucasians Magdalena Tolea
Cancer-Related Lifestyle Factors: Amish and Non-Amish in Ohio Appalachia Mira Katz
  Break
3:30 to 5:00 pm SESSION V
A. EXTENSION EDUCATION
New Educational Programs for the Holmes County Amish Darla Stitzlein and John Roberts
Nutrition Education Intervention for At-Risk Infants and Toddlers Among the Amish Jane Henderson, Jane Leach, Janis Randall Simpson, Pat Hanly, Amanda Flanagan and Amanda Ninaber
Parochial Prevention: Tobacco Education with Amish Students Mark Woods
 
B. TOURISM AND REPRESENTATION
Tourism and Semiotic Understanding in Shipshewana, Indiana Valerie Kepner
Shifting Images of Lancaster County Amish in the 1930s and 1940s Steven Reschly and Katherine Jellison
Writing Amish Women: The Fiction of Beverly Lewis and Wanda Brunstetter Beth Graybill
 
C. DEMOGRAPHICS AND SURVIVAL
The Oklahoma Amish Marvin Kroeker
Amish Social Capital and the Quest for Sustainability Martine Vonk, Jan Boersema and Peter Ester
 
D. MENTAL HEALTH
Culturally Competent Mental Health Services for the Geauga (Ohio) Amish Settlement Jill Korbin, James Adams, Lawrence Greksa, and Karen Podojil
Green Pastures: Its History and Vision Charles Bauman
 
E. AMISH PUBLICATIONS
Textbooks and Identity in Old Order Schools Karen Johnson-Weiner
The Budget and Die Botschaft in Amish Life Steven Nolt
Public Library Usage Among the Old Order Amish Monica Orr
5:00 pm Poster sessions
 5:15 to 6:30 pm Dinner
7:00 pm PLENARY SESSION
Completing the Plain Puzzle: Old Orders in Canada and Latin America Royden Loewen
8:00 pm PLENARY PANEL
Nickel Mines Herman Bontrager, Donald B. Kraybill, John Laufer, and Diane Zimmerman Umble
  Break
9:00 to 9:45 pm EVENING OPTIONS
  House Calls and Hitching Posts: Stories Not Yet Written Elton Lehman
  Filmmaking Dilemmas: Documenting the Amish Burton Buller and Dieter Rucht
  Music Workshop: Amish Songs and Singing Hilde Binford
  Amish Quilts: Art and Commerce Janneken Smucker and Patricia Herr

SATURDAY, JUNE 9
  Breakfast
8:00 to 9:20 am
 
SESSION VI
A. MENTAL HEALTH
An Alcohol and Drug Intervention with Old Order Amish Youth James Cates, Chris Weber and Shirley Carey
Facing Away: Mental Health Treatment with the Old Order Amish James Cates
 
B. MEDICAL RESEARCH
Medical Research: Finding Genes for Common Adult Diseases Alan Shuldiner
 
C. GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
The Amish and the Goat Path: Meeting Future Needs Without Destroying Community Jonathan Knauer
Bush Fever: The Amish and the 2004 Presidential Election Kyle Kopko
So You Want to Help the Amish? Misconceptions of Government Agencies Jeffrey Mizer
 
D. DEMOGRAPHICS AND NEWCOMERS
Charting the Growth of New Amish Settlements Joseph Donnermeyer and Elizabeth Cooksey
New Comers: English Converts to the Amish Stephen Scott
 
E. AGRICULTURAL SAFETY
Developing Safety Programs in Amish Communities Wayne Dellinger
Farm and Home Safety Education for Old Order Anabaptist School Children Kay Moyer
Agricultural Injury Prevention and Amish Culture in an English World Dennis Murphy, Kay Moyer, and S. M. Robertson
  Break
9:40 to 11:05 am SESSION VII
A. GENETIC RESEARCH
Plain Populations and the Practice of Translational Medicine Erik Puffenberger and Kevin Strauss
 
B. AMISH COUSINS: RELATED GROUPS
The Beachy Amish Mennonites: A Reflection of Place and People Cory Anderson
Beachy Amish Mennonites in Belize: Mission Work in a World of Diversity Carel Roessingh
The Conservative Amish Mennonite Conference: Appropriating an Amish Heritage Nathan Yoder
 
C. FAMILY
Aging the Amish Way: Lesson for Outsiders Denise Boswell
Old Order Amish Widowers: Widower or Remarriage? Pat McCallister and Carol Michael
Amish Funeral Customs in Lancaster County William Puffenberger
 
D. THE MEDIA AND NICKEL MINES
Imagining Forgiveness in the Aftermath of Nickel Mines David Weaver-Zercher
Reporting our Tragedy to the World Carolyn Kitch
A Feminist Analysis of Gender and Representation in the School Shooting Karen Eppley
 
E. OLD ORDER SCHOOLS
Old Order Schools: Education for the 21st Century Karen Johnson-Weiner
11:15 am PLENARY SESSION
The Plain People and Genetic Medicine: What Can the Plain Communities Teach Us Now? D. Holmes Morton
12:15 pm Conference closes

POSTERS
Amish and Mennonite Burial Patterns in the Big Valley Bethany Usher
Amish Dairy Farm Stewardship in Wisconsin: A Case Study of Two Settlements Caroline Brock
Amish Resources in the Library of Congress Paul Conner
The Use of "Worldly" Names by the Plain People: Trends and Meanings Lawrence Greksa and Jill Korbin
The Accuracy of Portable Lipid Analyzers in the Old Order Mennonite Population in Southcentral Kentucky M. Susan Jones, Maria E. Main, and Cathy Abell
Indiana Old Order Amish: A Special Population in Pandemic Plannning and Response Deborah Koester
Old Orders in the Empire State Judson Reid and William Henning
Educational Endeavor for the Amish Community in Holmes County, Ohio John Roberts and Darla Stitzlein
Evaluation of a Mental Health Education Series for Old Order Amish Women in Southwestern Ontario Mona Van Dyke, Jane Leach, and Sharon Kuepfer
The Amish in Wisconsin: An Overview Richard Dawley
Farm and Home Safety Nancy Itle
Pennsylvania Agromedicine Program James Harvey