Faculty and Staff Scholars

Michael G. Borland, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, presented, “Ligand- and receptor-dependent effects of PPARβ/δ and PPARγ on cell proliferation in the A431 carcinoma cell line,” at the 2012 Society of Toxicology international meeting in San Francisco (March 11-15). He also attended the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Undergraduate Affiliate Network Leaders Biochemistry Concept Workshop at Moravian College (March 3) with Toni Trumbo Bell, Ph.D., associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry.

Steven Si, Ph.D., professor of management and international business, had two papers, “Factors influencing successor selection in China: an empirical analysis,” and, “Transformational and transactional leaderships, empowerment climate, and innovation performance: A multilevel analysis,” recently published in the Journal: Problems and Perspectives in Management, 9 (3), 2011 and in the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 21 (2), 2012 (SSCI Journal).

Jerry Wemple, professor of English, has four new poems in the recent issue of the literary journal “Fledgling Rag.” The work is from “The Artemas Poems,” a series that is part of a manuscript-in-progress. Wemple is the author of two poetry collections, and co-editor of the anthology “Common Wealth: Contemporary Poets on Pennsylvania.” Wemple's poetry, creative nonfiction and reviews have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies.

Michael Patte, Ph.D., associate professor of education, recently published with his colleague Fraser Brown an interview of the prominent 20th century play scholar Brian Sutton Smith titled, “From the Streets of Wellington to the Ivy League: Reflection on a lifetime of Play - An Interview with Brian Sutton-Smith,” which will appear in the inaugural issue of the International Journal of Play this spring. Further, Patte was invited to offer a contribution to the Rowan & Littlefield two volume Handbook on the Study of Play. His chapter will focus on the history of play organizations.