LAKELAND, Fla. (April 15, 2005) - Two Florida Southern students attended and presented papers at recent conferences. The following is a summary of their presentations. 

Adam Fisher, a senior psychology/sociology major, accompanied sociology professor Dr. Sharla S. Colbert to the 85th annual Southwestern Social Science Association meeting held March 23-26 in New Orleans. Their paper, "Does Personality Equal Reality (TV)?" discusses the increasing popularity of reality television and what makes some more popular than others. Fisher plans to attend graduate school at Ball State. He is the son of Samuel and Vicki Fisher of Winter Haven, Fla. 

Desirae Chamblin, a senior computer science major, presented a talk on "Using Markov Chains to Support Software Testing" at the Embry-Riddle Undergraduate Mathematics Conference on April 9 in Daytona Beach, Fla. Chamblin, a Reuschling Scholar, developed her paper while participating in the college's student/faculty research program held in the summer of 2004. She is the daughter of Delores Chamblin of Lakeland, Fla.


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