Steven X. Si

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 volume 9, issue 3, 2011 of the Journal: Problems and Perspectives in Management and in the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 21 (2), 2012 (SSCI Journal).

Jerry Wemple

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

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. Patte also offered three co-presentations at The Association for the Study of Play's 38th Annual Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico this spring, “Loose Parts and Play Facilitation: Rich Play, Strong Advocacy;” “Unearthing the Relics of our Playful Past: A Look Inside the Historical Archives of the Association for the Anthropological Study of Play;” and “Better a Broken Bone than a Broken Spirit: Exploring Adventure Play in the UK.”

Walter Brasch

Walter Brasch, Ph.D., professor emeritus of mass communications, received top honors in the annual state-wide competition sponsored by the Pennsylvania Press Club. Brasch received first place awards in columns (general), education writing, and radio commentary. He received second place awards for columns (humor), and web-based articles. Among the columns judged were those that revealed Penn State trustees had violated their own policies and state law in how they fired Joe Paterno, a “behind-the-scenes” exclusive into influence-peddling in the state legislature, and articles about human rights and social justice. Brasch’s column appears weekly in several print newspapers and more than 50 online news sites. His radio commentaries air on the Sunbury radio stations, the Union Edge and A World of Progress radio networks.

M. Safa Saraçoğlu

M. Safa Saraçoğlu, associate professor of history, recently published two articles in book chapters and refereed journals, which included “Resilient Notables: Looking at the Transformation of the Ottoman Empire from the Local Level” in Charles Lipp and Matt Romaniello (Eds.) Contested Spaces of Nobility in Early Modern Europe, (Ashgate, 2011) and “Muhacirler, Biyopolitika ve Öküz Hırsızlığı: On Dokuzuncu Yüzyılda Vidin’de Osmanlı Yönetimselliğinin İşleyişi” (“Refugees, Biopolitics and Cattle Theft: Operation of Ottoman Governmentality in Nineteenth Century Vidin”) in Toplum ve Bilim 121 (2011).

Michael C. Hickey

Michael C. Hickey, Ph.D., professor of history, won the Outstanding Reference Source Award for 2012 from the American Library Association (Reference and User Services Association) for his book, "Competing Voices from the Russian Revolution: Fighting Words" (Greenwood, 2011). The book was also selected as a Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2011.

Sybil L. Holloway

Sybil L. Holloway, Psy.D., psychological counselor in BU's Center for Counseling and Human Development, had a book review published on Understanding and Preventing College Student Suicide that will be cited in the Fall 2012 issue of NACADA Journal: The Journal of the National Academic Advising Association. Also, she recently published two articles related to her Fall 2010 sabbatical in San Antonio, Tx. "Exploring Latino Cultures: An Amazing Sabbatical Experience" appears in the April 2012 issue of The Pennsylvania Psychologist. "How to Enjoy a Sabbatical" was published on Feb. 15 by Inside Higher Ed.

Joan Miller

Joan Miller, associate professor of nursing, recently published “Burnout and Its Impact on Good Work in Nursing” in the peer-reviewed Journal of Radiology Nursing. Miller addressed the influence of burnout on good work in nursing, work that is at once excellent, ethical, and engaging, or personally meaningful. Issues, such as inadequate staffing and moral distress influence the ability of the nurse to achieve and maintain a commitment to work that is of the highest standard in terms of technical excellence and social and moral responsibility. Given the critical shortage of nurses in the United States and globally, interventions are needed that will allow nurses to reflect on the values that inform and sustain their commitment to quality care.

Doug Karsner

Doug Karsner, Ph.D., associate professor of history, who has been involved with aeronautical and aerospace history for many years, has been appointed to serve on the American Historical Association's Committee on the Fellowship in Aerospace History, administered jointly with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The AHA is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1884 and incorporated by Congress in 1889 for the promotion of historical studies. The association provides leadership for the profession, protects academic freedom, develops professional standards, aids in the pursuit and publication of scholarship, and supplies various services to sustain the work of its members.

Marilee Salvator

Marilee Salvator, assistant professor of art and art history, is exhibiting work, “Uncontrolled Growth” at the University of Phoenix gallery in Reno, Nev., through mid-February. The gallery is hosting Salvator for an artist reception and public lecture, where she will demonstrate printmaking. Salvator is also exhibiting five pieces of art in the 2011 Contemporary Invitational Intaglio/Lithographic Print and Drawing Exhibition at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Also, three new works were recently chosen for the Global Matrix 3, International Printmaking Exhibition at the Robert L. Ringel and Stewart Center Gallery, Purdue University.

Faith R. Warner

Faith Warner, Ph.D., associate professor of anthropology, published “A ‘First Fieldwork’ Firsthand Experience for an Introductory Cultural Anthropology Class” in Strategies in Teaching Anthropology. The volume was featured in the October 2011 Anthropology News of the American Anthropological Association: Integrated Strategies in Teaching Anthropology. She is also presented “The Legacy of La Violencia on Maternal and Child Health for Guatemalan Refugees in Mexico and the United States: A Feminist Application of Johan Galtung's Violence Triangle” on the session Tidemarks and Legacies in the Anthropology of Violence, reviewed by the Society for Medical Anthropology at the 110th American Anthropological Association Annual Meetings, Montreal, QC, Canada Nov. 17. At the meetings, she also participated on the workshop, “Preparing Undergraduates to Practice Anthropology.”

Tim McConnell

Tim McConnell, Ph.D., chair of exercise science, recently authored or coauthored “Demographic differences in religious coping after a first-time cardiac event,” in the Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention; “Treatment of patients with intermediate cardiovascular risk: Are clinical measures enough?” in the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology; “Clinical and functional predictors of health-related quality of life during cardiac rehabilitation.” In the Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention and “Reducing cardiovascular disease risk in medically underserved urban and rural communities,” in the American Heart Journal.

Noreen Chikotas

Noreen Chikotas, D.Ed., associate professor of nursing, presented “Urinary Tract Infections and the Relation to Health Behaviors: A Research Study” on Oct. 5-9 at the peer-reviewed American College of Nurse Practitioner 2011 Clinical Conference, Denver. The poster presented disseminated information from a quantitative research study, which explored the relationship between health behaviors (risk factors) and the occurrence of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in college-aged women which was conducted and completed in 2009 from within the Bloomsburg University Student Health Center. The conference reaches roughly 3,000 nurse practitioners in clinical practice nationally and has added to the evidence based research in the area of UTI and current health behaviors of college-age women.

Amarilis Hidalgo de Jesus

Amarilis Hidalgo de Jesus, Ph.D., professor of language and cultures, read “Lalo Alcaraz: De caricaturista politico a historiador; Illan Stavan: De historiador a caricaturista politico” in the First International Conference on Comics on Nov. 9-12 at the Franklin Institute, Universidad deAlcala de Henares, Spain. Hidalgo de Jesús co-edited (with Vivian Yenika-Agbaw) the critical anthology Women of Color, and the State University System published by University Press of America; published the essay review “Poesía y teatro cubano: Dos mundos que se encuentran y separan” in the CHASQUI Journal; published four encyclopedia entries in the Latino/Latina History Encyclopedia and the World Literature in Spanish: An Encyclopedia. She has been appointed a journal board referee for the L’Erudit franco-espanol (EF-E). She has been also invited by the Asociacion de Escritores de Tarija, Bolivia toread her creative work in Tarija, Bolivia.

Jesús Salas-Elorzaz

Jesús Salas-Elorzaz, Ph.D., professor of Languages and Cultures, published the essay, “Recurso narrativo de desfamiliarización en La vida conyugal, de Sergio Pitol,” in Revista Literatura Mexicana Contemporánea 48.18 (Enero-Marzo 2011): 37-45.

Jessica Bentley-Sassaman

Jessica Bentley-Sassaman, Ph.D., assistant professor of exceptionality programs and program coordinator of ASL/English Interpreting, is one of only eight interpreters in PA to earn the Special Certificate: Legal (SC:L) from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. In addition, Bently-Sassaman is the only college faculty in PA to hold this certification. RID describes this certification as, "Holders of this specialist certificate have demonstrated specialized knowledge of legal settings and greater familiarity with language used in the legal system. Certification recognized by RID, documented training and legal interpreting experience are required prior to sitting for this exam. SC:L holders are recommended for a broad range of legal assignments."

Sue O'Donnell

Sue O’Donnell, assistant professor of art and art history, was one of four artists recognized at a recent juried art exhibition in Bloomington, Ind., held in conjunction with the 2011 College Book Art Association Conference “Word, Image, Text, Object.” The College Book Art Association promotes and supports academic book arts education by fostering the development of its practice, teaching, scholarship and criticism at the college and university level. O’Donnell’s work entitled “Return Path” was awarded a best in show recognition.

John Okpara

John O. Okpara, professor of management, recently had an article, “Corporate Governance in a Developing Economy: Barriers, Issues, and Implications for Firms,” published in Emerald’s Corporate Governance Journal, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2011, pp.184-199.

Gifford Howarth

Gifford Howarth, associate professor of music, was recently adjudicating a national percussion festival and running s few percussion education workshops in the Netherlands. Howarth judged all the component groups in Percussion, General Effect and Artistry. In addition to the Netherlands, he has done clinics and workshops in the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe. Howarth is known as a mallet percussion specialist with an own method book ("Simply Four") and a series of signature marimba mallets from Vic Firth.

Deborah S. Stryker

Deborah S. Stryker, assistant professor of special education/deaf education, recently co-published in the Oxford Journal: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, Spring 2011 Volume 16 No 2 “The Importance of Morphemic Awareness to Reading Achievement and the Potential of Signing Morphemes to Supporting Reading Development.” She is collaborating in ongoing research involving deaf and hard of hearing children who are aided by the use of a grammatically correct form of English signing, Signing Exact English, with a colleague at the University of Kansas and another from the Northwest School for Hearing Impaired Children in Seattle, Wash.

Doreen M. S. Jowi

Doreen M. S. Jowi, assistant professor of organizational communication, and her colleagues, Alan K. Goodboy, assistant professor of communication studies, and Jason. S. Wrench, associate professor of communication and media at the State University of New York, New Paltz, recently had their book “Directory of Communication Related Mental Measures: A Comprehensive Indices, Measures, and Instruments” published by the National Communication Association Non-Serial Publications. In addition, Jowi also recently presented two papers, “International Communication Matters: The Case for East African Tanning Extract Company” and “Barack Hussein Otieno Obama: The Global President?” Furthermore, Jowi has been selected for inclusion in the 2010-2011 Edition of the Montclair Publishing WHO’S WHO in Collegiate Faculty in the U.S.A.

Stephanie Schlitz

Stephanie Schlitz, associate professor of English and linguistics, served as a guest editor for a special issue of the global Journal of Writing Research, which focuses on corpus-informed approaches to writing research and includes articles from a diverse, international group of experts in the field. The articles were selected to provide writing researchers and teachers with a comprehensive and informative introduction to corpus-informed writing research, and to exemplify how researchers are developing and exploiting corpora and corpus methods to improve writing research and writing instruction.

V.H. Manek Kirpalani

V.H. Manek Kirpalani, associate professor of marketing, was the official "Opponent" for the docotoral dissertation defence of Ms. Terhi Vapola at the Aalto University School of Economics. This is one of 17 universities in the world accredited from AACSB, AMBA, CEMS and EQUIS. Aalto Univeristy is now a conglomeration of the Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki University of Industrial Arts, and the Helsinki School of Economics. Ms. Vapola is Manager Technology, Planning Sourcing for Nokia.The dissertation title was "Battleship Strategy: Exploring the Management of Global Innovation Constellations in High-Technology Industries."

Meredith Re' Grimsley

Meredith Re' Grimsley, associate professor of art and art history, has work in several upcoming shows (Sept. 2010), including the Fiber Art International, a show that premiered in Pittsburgh and is now traveling throughout the country. Her work is included in "The Cutting Edge: A Celebration of Fiber," at the New Textile Arts Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The premier event for the new gallery opens this weekend and will be exhibited through October. She will also have a solo show and lecture at the Glasgow Goodkind Gallery, in Glasgow, Mt., during the 2011 exhibition year.

Jason Godeke

Jason Godeke, associate professor of art and art history, has an exhibit of paintings and drawings on view (Sept. 2010) in the Elzay Gallery of Ohio Northern University. The exhibit, titled "First People, Last People," will be up through September and features works from the past 15 months.

Marika Handakas

Marika Handakas, assistant professor of psychology, presented a lecture in Athens, Greece, at the Association of Psychiatry for Adults and Children. The title of my lecture was “Shame: A Clinical Reformulation.” The abstract was published in the journal of the proceedings of the organization. Dr. Handakas served as Chair of her section and as Chair of the Opening Ceremonies of the conference.

Conrad Quintyn

Conrad Quintyn, assistant professor of anthropology, recently published his book, "The Existence or Non-existence of Race: Forensic Anthropology, Population Admixture, and the Future of Racial Classification in the U.S." (Teneo Press, 2010). The book begins with a history of the race concept in biological anthropology and continues with current arguments within anthropology, human biology and genetics on the validity of the race concept are discussed. In the end, the future of racial classification in the U.S. is discussed in light of increasing immigration, U.S. Census, law enforcement, terrorism, civil rights, political redistricting, etc.

M. Ruhul Amin

M. Ruhul Amin, professor of management, was recently inducted into the Emerald Literati Network of Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., joining the network of authors, editors and researchers. Amin, who has made several contributions to Benchmarking: An International Journal, was recently published with Sharmistha Banerjee for their research, “Benchmarking Environmental Performance: Five Leading Steel Mills in India, in the journal’s latest edition Vol. 17, No. 3, 2010 pg. 388-395.

DeeAnne Wymer

DeeAnne Wymer, professor of anthropology, held a book signing at the Hopewell Culture National Park museum store, Chillicothe, Ohio, in June, for her book, “Hopewell Settlement Patterns, Subsistence, and Symbolic Landscapes” published by the University of Florida Press. The book, an edited volume by A. Martin Byers and Wymer in May, brings together leading researchers to create a new theoretical approach in archaeology to integrate scientific and cognitive studies to illuminate Moundbuilder archaeology.

Camille Belolan

Camille Belolan, assistant professor of developmental writing, had an article, "Touching Down in Bloomsburg," published in the July issue of Central PA Magazine. The magazine is a publication of WITF, a central Pennsylvania media source providing news, learning, lifestyle information, and original productions.

Stephen Kokoska

Stephen Kokoska, professor of mathematics, computer science and statistics, has been named the Chief Reader Designate for AP Calculus for Educational Testing Services, Princeton, N.J., where he will assume the role of Chief Reader in July 2011. More than 10,000 college faculty and AP teachers from around the world gather each June for the annual AP Reading. As a Chief Reader, Kokoska will be responsible for ensuring AP Calculus scoring reflects college-level achievement.

Blair Staley

Staley, professor of accounting, and his colleague, Donald T. Williamson, professor of taxation and director of the graduate tax program at American University, authored journal articles for Tax Advisor and Tax Management Memorandum. “Applying the Material Participation Standards to Nongrantor Trusts,” was recently published in Tax Advisor, and “The Application of the § 469 Material Participation Standard to Members of Limited Liability Companies,” was recently published in Tax Management Memorandum. Staley was also reappointed to the editorial board of the ATA Journal of Legal Tax Research for the 2010-11 academic year.

Melissa Taylor

Melissa Taylor, assistant professor of communication studies, recently had an article, “Does Locus of Control Predict Young Adult Conflict Strategies with Superiors? An Examination of Control Orientation and the Organizational Communication Conflict Instrument,” accepted for publication in North American Journal of Psychology. Also she had an article, “Perceptions of Parental Gender Roles & Conflict Styles, & their Association with Young Adults' Relational and Psychological Well Being,” accepted in Communication Research Reports. Specifically this study addressed the effects of parental egalitarianism and traditionalism on young adult relational functioning. Taylor also presented a paper at the Eastern Communication Association in Baltimore, which examined connections between locus of control and conflict style use with superiors.

Angela E. Runciman

Angela E. Runciman, instructor of English, presented a paper on her doctoral research on George Eliot entitled, "The Honeymoon's Over: Marian Evans's 'Shock' in the Cologne Cathedral and Dorothea Brooke's 'Stupendous Fragmentariness' in Rome" at the 18th- and 19th-Century British Women Writers Association Conference, Texas A&M University. She also recently presented, "'That's so gay': Promoting Acceptance through Freshman Writing" as part of a panel discussion on pedagogy and sexuality at the Comparative Literature conference "Sexuality Across the Disciplines" at SUNY-Binghamton.

Luke Springman

Luke Springman, associate professor of languages and cultures, was awarded a $5,740 research grant by The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), a publicly-funded independent organization of higher education institutions in Germany. The DAAD awards highly competitive, merit-based grants to scholars world-wide for use toward study and research in Germany. Springman’s research will investigate the genre of educational films called Kulturfilme, which were intended for young people during the German Weimar Republic (1918-1933).

Shaheen Awan

Shaheen Awan, professor of speech pathology, was named a Fellow by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, one of the highest honors ASHA bestows. Awan's work focuses on computer analysis of disordered speech and voice. Awan has published 35 research articles and book chapters and is the author of The Voice Diagnostic Protocol. His recent research has focused on the development and validation of acoustic models for the prediction of dysphonia severity in sustained vowels and continuous speech.

Michael Borland

Michael G. Borland, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, presented a first author poster, “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 to 15). Borland 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.

Kurt Smith

Kurt Smith, Ph.D., associate professor of philosophy, presented "Hobbes on the Preservation of Motion," at the Mid-Atlantic Early Modern Conference, (April 21 and 22) at Princeton University. This follows on the heels of an earlier trip to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he presented "Was Hobbes an Idealist?" Smith is currently working on his second book, in which some of his research on Hobbes will find a home.

Paul Loomis

Paul Loomis, associate professor of mathematics, computer science and statistics, is spending the spring semester travelling in South America where he has visited universities in Lima and Huancavelica, Peru, in La Paz and Potosi, Bolivia, and is now in Argentina. During these visits, Loomis has observed classes, talked with students and professors, and given seminar talks (in Spanish) on number theory, his specialty.

Alan Goodboy

Alan Goodboy, Ph.D., assistant professor of communication studies, was recently recognized as the second-most published scholar in communication studies in the country. Goodboy has been published 23 times since 2007, two behind a West Virginia professor with 25 since 1995.

Sharon Santus

Sharon Santus, instructor of mass communications, recently presented a paper, "The First Amendment versus The World Wide Web: As Internet Hate Speech Speech Grows During an Economic Crisis, Should Government Regulate Content?" at the Society for Phenomenology and Media in San Diego to international scholars including those from North America, South America, the Far East, Africa, Europe, and Southeast Asia. Santus, a former investigative reporter and editor, focuses her research on media law and policy.

Michael Ruffini

Michael Ruffini, Ed.D., associate professor of educational technology, was recently invited to present the technology topic “Screencasting to Engage Learning Using Camtasia”, at the From My Classroom to Yours Conference at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. In addition, he presented a paper, “Creating Custom Multimedia Animations in PowerPoint,” and a Poster Session (Diigo as Research and Collaborative Classroom Tool) at The Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference (PETE&C), a statewide annual event that provides quality presentations, workshops and programs focused on technology in the educational field.

Sheng Ding

Sheng Ding, associate professor of political science, had his essay about President Barack Obama’s China policy published by The Diplomat, a prestigious news site considered to be among the top five in the world. In recent years, The Diploma has to tried to challenge and replace Time in the way Al Jazeera challenges BBC and CNN.

Nathalie G. Cornelius

Nathalie Cornelius, associate professor of French, had her review of Fred Vargas’s novel “Un Lieu incertain” published in the Feb. '10 edition of The French Review. Vargas’s most recent work brings back Commissioner Adamsberg, who must solve a brutal murder in France that appears linked to some abandoned shoes (complete with the owners’ feet) in England’s Highgate cemetery. Through the novel, Vargas succeeds in pinpointing the psychological essence of humanity, this “lieu incertain” or uncertain place that originates in a distant past. Thus the novel’s scope supersedes its detective plot as it traces the transmission and manipulation of cultural and genetic heritage through local tradition, language and family.

Deb Sanders

Deb Sanders Ph.D., R.N., assistant professor of nursing, co-authored an article, “STD Prevalence Demands Clinical Awareness” in Aging Well, a publication for professionals in geriatric medicine. Sanders co-authored the publication with Tresa Imparato, R.N., recent BU nursing graduate and now R.N. at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, who she mentored in developing the topic generated from Imparato’s senior-level nursing, scholarly paper.

Ralph M. Feather, Jr.

Ralph M. Feather, Ph.D., associate professor of educational studies and secondary education, recently published a textbook and a textbook series. He is co-author and head author on Physical Science with Earth Science and consulting author on the iScience Middle School Science Series (composed of 21 different textbooks), both published by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill (2012). In addition to these publications, Feather presented two sessions of his workshop, “Dr. Ralph's Teaching Inquiry Science with Toys and Treats” to more than 500 educators in elementary, middle, and high school and higher education at the recent NSTA Area Conventions in New Orleans on Nov. 11 and in Seattle, on Dec. 9. Also, Feather contributed a case story, “Fontloading: A Solution for Shy or Disengaged Students?” to the text, Methods for Teaching in the Diverse Middle and Secondary Classrooms, to be published by Kendall Hunt Publishing in March of 2012.

Nancy Ryland

Nancy Ryland, Ph.D., assistant professor of education, was an invited presenter at the Women Leaders in Public Education Conference at The University of Akron. Women in higher education and public school administration throughout Ohio gathered together to enrich their knowledge about leadership, school cultures, hiring and collective bargaining.

Eric S. Rawson

Eric S. Rawson, Ph.D., professor of exercise science, was recently elected president of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). The ACSM is the largest and most respected sports medicine organization in the world, with more than 20,000 members in nearly 80 countries. At the recent Mid-Atlantic ACSM annual conference in Harrisburg, which was attended by more than 600 sports medicine, exercise science and nutrition professionals and students, Rawson delivered an invited lecture, “Nutrition for Strength Power Athletes,” and participated in a Meet the Experts Panel. Rawson is chair of the National ACSM Nutrition Interest Group and was advanced to fellowship status of the ACSM in 2008. His three-year term as president began in November.

Mike Shepard

Mike Shepard, Ph.D., professor of geography and geosciences, was lead author on two papers, “Radar observations of Asteroids 64 Angelina and 69 Hesperia,” and “A laboratory study of the bidirectional reflectance from particulate samples,” published in Icarus, International Journal of Solar System Research. He was also co-author on four other papers recently published, “An experimental study of Hapke's modeling of natural granular surface samples,” “Testing the Hapke photometric model: Improved inversion and the porosity correction,” “Radar and optical observations and physical modeling of triple near-Earth Asteroid (136617) 1994 CC” and “Asteroid 21 Lutetia at 3 micrometers: Observations with IRTF SpeX.”

David Minderhout

David Minderhout, Ph.D., professor emeritus of anthropology, will was interviewed on WKOK (Sunbury) on Nov. 20, discussing Native Americans in Pennsylvania, Past and Present. Appearing with him was Ann Dapice, Ph.D., of the the University of Pennsylvania, who is a clan mother of the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania. Minderhout also served as a moderator at two sessions of Bucknell University's Susquehanna River Symposium on Oct. 15. He moderated the first ever meeting between the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania and the Six Nations (Haudenosaunee or Iroquois) of New York State. Later in the day, he served as moderator for a discussion of the health problems of Native Americans in Pennsylvania and nationwide.

Nathaniel Greene

Nathaniel Greene, Ph.D., professor of physics and engineering technology, received a 2011 Pennsylvania Waste Watcher award for “outstanding commitment to recycling, waste reduction and reuse in the state of Pennsylvania” by the Professional Recyclers of PA organization for his work in designing and installing a biofuel heating system at the Bloomsburg Recycling Center. The system, which burns used vegetable oil as well as motor oil, is beginning its second heating season.

Kathryn Yelinek

Kathryn Yelinek, assistant professor and reference librarian/coordinator of government documents, co-presented at the Federal Depository Library Conference in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 18. The presentation, “From D.C. to ‘Jersey Shore’: Keeping Students Awake During Government Information Sessions,” resulted from long-distance collaboration with her co-presenter, Amy Springer of the College of St. Benedict/St. John's University in Minnesota.

Darla Bressler

Darla Bressler, assistant professor and reference librarian/education subject specialist, and Kathryn Yelinek, asst. prof. and reference lib./coordinator of gov't documents, co-presented, “Sush No More: Accommodating Noise in Today’s Library,” at the PA Library Assoc. on Oct. 5.

Yanhui Pang

Yanhui Pang, Ph.D., assistant professor of special education, is scheduled to provide two presentations, “Ideas for Embedding Social Skill Training into Early Intervention Transition” and “An Introduction to the Inclusive Services in Mid-East China,” at Council for Exceptional Children Division of Early Childhood Education International Annual Conference, Nov. 17 to 19, in Maryland. Additionally, her most recent article, “From Examination-oriented Education to Quality Education and the Merging of Higher Institutions: China’s Educational Reforms in the Past Two Decades,” was accepted for journal publication in the Spring 2012 issue of Making Connections: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Cultural Diversity.

Nicole Defenbaugh

Nicole Defenbaugh, Ph.D., assistant professor of communication studies, was recently the luncheon keynote speaker at a patient education symposium in Nashville, Tenn., for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America. Defenbaugh’s presentation, “Hope, Healing, & Humor,” covered the daily struggles, challenges, and unexpected surprises of living with a chronic, intestinal illness. In addition, Defenbaugh presented on three panels at the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language & Gender in Tampa, Fla., and gave two presentations at the National Communication Association conference in San Francisco, Cal. She recently had an article published in the International Review of Qualitative Research.

Joseph L. Andreacci

Joseph L. Andreacci, associate professor of exercise science, is a co-author on the manuscript, “Effect of mode selection when using contact-electrode bioelectrical impedance analyzers to estimate percent body fat in young adults,” which appears in the June 2011 issue of The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness.

Stephen W. Whitworth

Stephen W. Whitworth, associate professor of English, presented a piece, "Returning Being to the Abyss: Psychoanalysis, Le Gay Scavoir, and Terminal Illness" at the bi-annual international English-Speaking Seminar of the Ecole de Psychanalyse des Forums du Champ Lacanien in Washington D.C. in April. The essay will be published later this year in “The Proper Place of Affects in Psychoanalysis: Freud to Lacan,” ed. Patricia Dahan, by the EPFCL Press.

Tim Knoster

Tim Knoster, associate professor of exceptionality programs, will be a lead presenter at the Pennsylvania Positive Behavior Support (PAPBS) Network Implementers’ Forum: Going to Scale with PBIS on May 18 to 19 in Harrisburg. The forum is sponsored by the Bureau of Special Education, PA Department of Education, with support from the member agencies of PA’s State Leadership Team for School Based Behavioral Health. The forum is designed as a venue for stakeholders who are interested in emotional support programs for children and youth with disabilities and are vested in the implementation of school or program-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports.

Darlene Perner

Darlene Perner, professor of exceptionality programs, recently received the Leo D. Doherty Memorial Award at the 2010 Northeastern Educational Research Association (NERA) conference in Rocky Hill, Conn. Perner, who was noted for her outstanding leadership and service in special education, has participated in numerous organizations worldwide, with the intent of bettering special education. Not only is Perner dedicated to NERA, she is also involved in the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) at the state and national levels, and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Jeff E. Long

Jeff E. Long, associate professor of history, presented “In Memory and Literature: Hayashi Fusao’s Marxist Turn at Kumamoto” at the Midwest Japan Seminar, Illinois State University. Drawing on assorted memoirs, Long's research compared Hayashi’s memory of his Marxist turn with the short stories he produced at Kumamoto to examine what these stories do and do not reveal about Hayashi's turn to Marxism in the early 1920s. Novelist and literary critic Hayashi Fusao’s (1903-1975) childhood was marked by the lowering of his family’s social status and their loss of economic security, not an uncommon story among former samurai families during the Meiji period.

John Riley

John Riley, professor of mathematics, computer science and statistics, was recently published, “Recycling in Vista®,” in the Journal of Digital Forensic Practice, Volume 3, Number 1, March 2010.

Nancy Gentile Ford

Nancy Gentile Ford, professor of history, was invited to speak at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City on her book, “Americans All: Foreign-born Soldiers in World War I,” as part of the museum’s “Americans All” lecture series. Ford will also serve as a panel commentator at the Society for Military History Conference, Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Va.

Eric Affsprung

Eric Affsprung, assistant professor and psychological counselor in the Center for Counseling and Human Development, authored a paper, “Legal Action Taken Against College and University Counseling Centers 1986-2008,” which was recently published in the Journal of College Student Psychotherapy.

Linda Neyer

Linda Neyer, assistant professor and health sciences reference librarian, co-presented a poster session at the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association at Penn State University with Allison Burrell, library media specialist at Southern Columbia Area School District. The poster, "Are Students Ready for College-Level Research? Academic Librarians Weigh In."

Avinash Srinivasan

Avinash Srinivasan, assistant professor of computer forensics, was appointed associate editor of Security and Communication Networks, an international journal published by Wiley and Sons. He was also been appointed the Posters and Demo co-chair of IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications for 2011.

Ferda Asya

Ferda Asya, Ph.D., associate professor of English, presented a refereed paper, “Unfolding Anarchism in Istanbul: James Baldwin’s Another Country”; organized a panel, “American Writers in Europe”; and chaired a session, “The Places of Contemporary Literature,” at the Annual Conference of American Literature Association (ALA) on May 26 to 29 in Boston.

Brian C. Johnson

Brian C. Johnson, Frederick Douglass Institute director/part-time coordinator of Act 101, has a newly released book, “We've Scene It All Before: Using Film Clips in Diversity Awareness Training” published by Sense Publishers, an international academic publisher. A revolutionary tool for corporate and academic trainers, “We’ve Scene It All Before”, harnesses the power of mainstream Hollywood film to enhance educational sessions about diversity and social justice. The book is a learning tool which will be tremendously useful in reducing resistance and increasing thoughtful cross-cultural dialogue.

Tia J. L. Dreckman

Tia J. L. Dreckman, assistant director of TRiO Upward Bound/instructor of academic and advisement, presented at the 2009 Pennsylvania School Counselor’s Conference in Hershey. Dreckman presented, “Heart, Mind and Soul-Centered Teambuilding,” with Jennifer Cughan, academic coordinator for TRiO Upward Bound. Focusing on the importance of making connections, their interactive presentation covered topics including as self-esteem, self-disclosure, perception, values clarification, decision making, goal-setting, communication and conflict resolution.

David Magolis

David Magolis, interim director of library services, gave a presentation on, “Seeing Education reform from a Different Perspective: The Unheard Voices Project.” Magolis presented at the Association for Educational Communication and Technology meeting Oct. 27 to 31, 2009, in Louisville. Co-researchers included Dr. Alison Carr-Chellman from Penn State University, and Dr. Luis Almeida from Waynesburg University.

Joan Dillon

Joan Dillon, assistant professor of developmental instruction, presented at the Association for Literacy Educators and Researchers Conference in Charlotte, N.C. Her presentation during the "Best Practices in College Reading" described the adaptation and implementation of Literature Circles in College Reading for literacy development and gateways to undergraduate research.

David Walker

David Walker, assistant professor of early childhood and elementary education, was published in Transformative Dialogues: Teaching & Learning Journal. The article, "Promoting Metaphorical Thinking through Synectics: Developing Deep Thinking Utilizing Abstractions," presents the power of abstract thinking through metaphors and synectics. Its purpose is to encourage more professors to develop assignments that appropriately demand the rigorous writing and thinking skills, which are seemingly lacking in many higher-education classrooms.

Claire Lawrence

Claire Lawrence, associate professor of English, was selected for the 2009 Vermont Studio Center Fellowship award. This new Institute for Culture and Society award competition was initiated this fall to offer a BU faculty member a fully funded four-week residency in Vermont to focus on creative research. The award includes housing, all meals, studio space, companionship of professional peers, access to prominent contemporary artists and writers and uninterrupted work time. Lawrence will spend June at VSC working on a memoir about marriage, motherhood and madness — the first three chapters of which have won national awards. Contact Sue O'Donnell, ICS special projects coordinator, for information on the Vermont Studio Center Fellowship award program.

Young Choi

Young Choi, associate professor of MIS and CIS, presented at the International Council on Korean Studies conference, "Korea's Past, Present and Future: Challenges and Prospects," at George Washington University on American, Korean and international aspects of information technology. Additionally, Choi had an article, "A Comparative Study on the Internet Usage Patterns and Future Trends: US and Korea," in the International Journal of Korean Studies.

Jennifer Cughan

Jennifer Cughan, academic coordinator for TRiO Upward Bound, presented, "Heart, Mind & Soul Centered Teambuilding," at the 53rd annual PA School Counselors Association Conference, along with Tia Dreckman, TRiO assistant director. Cughan also presented "From 'Serve Us' to Service" at the 37th annual PA Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel Conference.

Harry "Neil" Strine

Harry "Neil" Strine, associate professor of political science, recently published "A Pentadic Analysis of Celebrity Testimony in Congressional Hearings" with Christopher Darr, asst. professor of communications at Indiana University-Kokomo in the KB Journal, a refereed journal dedicated to scholarship on the work of Kenneth Burke.