Michael Shepard
Michael Shepard, professor of geography and geosciences was recently honored with a asteroid named for him. Asteroid 20392 was named "Mikeshepard" by the International Astronomical Union. The citation is "Michael Shepard (b. 1962), a professor of geology and geosciences at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, specializes in radar and optical remote sensing of the minor and the terrestrial planets. The name was suggested by S. J. Ostro."
Michael Patte
Michael M. Patte, associate professor of educational studies, was recently appointed to the Governor's Early Learning Council by Edward, G. Rendell, Governor of Pennsylvania. The Council is responsible for planning the expansion of effective early learning and development services for young children and their families, and for making recommendation to ensure the plans are implemented successfully. Further, the Council helps coordinating the delivery of these Federal and Commonwealth programs designed to serve young children from birth through their entry into school, and to ensure a smooth transition for those children into K-12 education and other programs serving older children.
In addition, Patte recently became a member of the Pennsylvania Professional Development School Network Taskforce. The goal of this state-wide taskforce is to build relationships between institutions of higher education and schools or school districts with the goal of enhancing the educational performance of students and professional staffs through shared expertise and resources, collaborative projects, and ongoing research, reflection, and dialogue. Further, Patte participated in a research session at the 17th annual Conference on Integrated Learning in State College, PA, titled "Parent Engagement: How to Re-Engage Disenfranchised Parents."
John Riley
John Riley, professor of mathematics, computer science and statistics, has an article, The Shot Made Round (Across) the Table (Maybe), in the October 2008 issue of "Mathematics Magazine.
Camille Belolan
Camille Belolan, assistant professor of developmental instruction, has had a paper, "The 164-Year Evolution of Bloomsburg University," accepted for inclusion in the archives of the Harvey A. Andruss Library.
Kate Bauman and Toni Barrile
Kate Bauman, director of TRiO Upward Bound, and Toni Barrile, assistant director of TRiO Student Support Services, recently presented a session at the 36th Annual Pennsylvania Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel in Erie. The session, Collaboration of TRiO Programs Across Campus, included innovative ideas for programs to combine their strengths on any campus to serve students in new and different ways. Examples of recent collaborative efforts between TRiO Upward Bound and TRiO SSS at Bloomsburg University, such as student outreach, service coordination and programming were discussed.
Deborah Stryker and Marybeth Wurster
Deborah Stryker, assistant professor of exceptionality program (Education of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing Program), and Marybeth Wurster, interpreter coordinator for Accommodative Services for Students with Disabilities, developed and organized the seminar "Meeting the Needs of Deaf/Hard of Hearing Students" on Tuesday, October 28. This presentation was a part of the TALE (Teaching and Learning Enhancement Center) weekly seminars.
Tess Deckert
Tess Deckert, staff interpreter in the Accommodative Services for Students with Disabilities Office, has passed the NIC (National Interpreter Certification) exam from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. Deckert is also a 2007 graduate of BU's ASL/English Interpreting program.
David Minderhout
David Minderhout, professor of anthropology, presented the keynote address for the Native American Heritage Committee of the U.S. Federal Executive Board November 4 in Pittsburgh. His presentation was "Native Americans in Pennsylvania Today." The address marked the beginning of the celebration of Native American Month. November is Native American Heritage Month, as proclaimed by President Clinton in 1999.
Sharon Santus
Sharon Santus, instructor of mass communications, served on a panel in October 2008, at Congress of the Americas II in Mexico City. The seminar was sponsored by the International Communications Association. The ICA panel delved into the candidacy of Barack Obama. At BU, she is co-advisor of Democracy Matters, and BU Now, the online news site. She is also on the board of directors of the Bloomsburg Women's Center.
Jing Luo
Jing Luo, professor of languages and cultures (Chinese and French) presented "Motivations of the French in Building the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway (1903-1910) as Revealed by Diplomatic and Commercial Correspondence," at the conference East Asia: Challenges of Complex of Realities in an Era of Globalization, the 14th ACPSS International Conference in Conjunction with the 90th Julbilee of the Cornell Wason Collection on East Asia held at Cornell University, November 7-9.
Karen Trifonoff
Karen Trifonoff, professor of geography and geosciences, attended the annual meeting of the North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS), Missoula, Montana, October 8 - 11, 2008, and presented a paper, ""Maps and Math in Nineteenth Century Geography Textbooks."
Mark Decker
Mark Decker, assistant professor of English, recently published reference articles on Dystopian Fiction and Utopian Literature in Books and Beyond: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of New American Reading."
Steven D. Hales
Steven D. Hales, professor of philosophy, has edited two books published by Open Court Publishing, What Philosophy Can Tell You About Your Dog and What Philosophy Can Tell You About Your Cat . In the first book, 20 philosophers and dog-lovers reveal their experiences with dogs and give their insights on dog-related themes of metaphysics and ethics. In the second, 18 philosophers try to answer these questions and more as they explore the majesty, mystique, and mystery of the cat.
Nathalie G. Cornelius
Nathalie G. Cornelius, associate professor of languages and cultures (French), has had her article "Boxes and Bridges: Robert Lepage's Le Confessionnal and La Face cachee de la lune" published in the October 2008 issues of the French Review. French Canadian Robert Lepage's first and last films to date explore the effects of emotional confinement. Both a confessional box and the dark side of the moon are metaphors for guilty secrets. In Robert Lepage's films, enclosed spaces and hidden nooks illustrate the entrapment of those who live in ignorance of these truths. In counterpoint to these isolating barriers are bridges symbolic of revelation and integration, connecting the past to the present, and biological and historical origins to individual identity.
Walter Brasch
The latest book by Walter Brasch, professor of mass communications, has received three awards. During the past three months, Sinking the Ship of State: The Presidency of George W. Bush has been named the Outstanding Non-Fiction book by a Pennsylvania journalist in completion sponsored by the Pennsylvania Press Club; Finalist for an Indie Award, sponsored by the Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group; and. winner in the Current Events: Political and Social Issues category in the USA Book News competition. USA Book News is widely regarded as the nation's largest online book review service.
Brasch's book was also selected for display at the Sharjah World Book Fair, Oct. 29-Nov. 7, in the United Arab Emirates. Selection is based upon sales, critical acclaim, and national awards. The book fair annually attracts about 250,000 registrants.
David Minderhout and Andrea Frantz
David Minderhout, professor of anthropology and alumna Andrea Frantz have had a paper published in Studies in American Culture, 31(1):101-116, the journal of the Popular Culture Association. The paper is entitled "Reclaiming Identity: Being a Native American in Pennsylvania. On October 10, 2008, Minderhout and Frantz were invited panelists at the Popular Culture Association's national meetings in Louisville, Kentucky. Their presentation at the conference was "Popular Culture and its Impact on Native Americans."
Bruce L. Rockwood
Bruce L. Rockwood, professor of legal studies, has had a peer reviewed article published in the "International Journal of Case Method Research & Application," Volume XX, Issue #3, September, 2008, entitled "Using the Climate Change Stabilization Wedge Role-Playing Exercise in an MBA Class in Law, Ethics and Corporate Responsibility," at pp. 322 - 334. Rockwood has also had a book chapter, "Looking Within: Science Fiction Explores the Future of 'Being Human,'" published in Donald M. Hassler and Clyde Wilcox, eds., New Boundaries in Political Science Fiction, University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, S.C.: 2008, at pp 17 through 34.
David Randall
David Randall, associate professor in English, presented a paper "Agnes Varda: Cinecriture and Evolutionary Theory in Vagabond and The Gleaners and I," at the Image and Imagery Conference on Literature and the Arts: Re-making, Re-writing, Re-discovery, Exploring Intersections of Visual, Textual and Oral Modes of Artistic Expression. The paper was presented in the session titled "From Antiquity to the 20th Century: Recapturing the Female Experience," at the 5th Biennial International Conference, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, October 10-11, 2008.
Michael M. Patte
Michael M. Patte, associate professor of educational studies, will present two research papers, Examining Pre-Service Teacher Knowledge & Competencies in Establishing Family/School Partnerships: Implications for Theory & Practice and Play Based Pedagogy & NCLB: Two Mutually Complimentary or Exclusive Concepts at the National Association for the Education of Young Children's Annual Conference in Dallas, Texas, this November. At the same conference Dr. Patte will also be chairing a research symposium titled, Play Dialectics: Teasing Out Tension Points in the Research and Application of Play. In addition, Dr. Patte recently co-authored a Community Engagement for Early Care & Education Grant in the amount of $100,000 that was funded by the Office of Child Development and Early Learning in July, 2008.
Camille Belolan
Camille Belolan, assistant professor of developmental instruction, has had a paper, "The 164-Year Evolution of Bloomsburg University," accepted for inclusion in the archives/Harvey A. Andruss Library.
John Okpara
John Okpara, associate professor of management, has been selected as the 2008 Outstanding Reviewer of the Year Award for Excellence by Emerald Group Publishing for his work on Management Research News Journal. Okpara was guest editor of a special issue of the journal focused on small business development and poverty in Africa. He also contributed numerous book and article reviews to the journal.
Ferda Asya
Ferda Asya, assistant professor of English, presented a paper, "Anarcho-Feminism in the Work of Aurora Levins Morales," at the Puerto Rican Studies Association Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on October 3. Her essay, "Unveiling the Origin of the Romani Holocaust: The Anarchist Tradition in Winter Time by Walter Winter," appeared as a chapter in "Gypsies" in European Literature and Culture: Studies in European Culture and History, published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2008. This volume, which contains essays by internationally distinguished scholars of Romani Studies, is edited by Valentina Glajar and Domnica Radulescu, renowned scholars in this field.
John Riley
John Riley, professor of mathematics, computer science and statistics, has an article, The Shot Made Round (Across) the Table (Maybe), in the October 2008 issue of Mathematics Magazine.
Roy Smith
Roy Smith, director of Quest and the Corporate Institute, was the keynote speaker for the national organization of the Association of Staff Physician Recruiters at the Marriott Hotel in August.
Claire Lawrence
Claire Lawrence, associate professor of English, was notified this weekend that she won EVENT magazine's non-fiction contest. The award includes an honorarium and publication of her essay "Wish You Were Here." This is the third chapter from her memoir-in-progress to win a national non-fiction award.
Kathy Kollar-Valovage
Kathy Kollar-Valovage, assistant director of housing for conference services and university testing, presented the session "An Evolving Rural Conference Program Re-built Through Strategic Partner Relationships" at the ACCED-I Region 11 Annual Conference at SUNY IT in Utica, NY.
Stephen Whitworth
Stephen Whitworth, associate professor of English, just received his postdoctoral certification in psychoanalytic theory and writing from the Washington D.C. Center for Psychoanalysis. He also had an article entitled "When Both the Medical and the Analytic Cut Fail" accepted by the Israeli psychoanalytic journal, Et Lacan.
Camille Belolan
Camille Belolan, assistant professor of writing in the department of developmental instruction, has been appointed co-editor of the National Association of Developmental Educators (NADE) Digest.
Wazi Apoh
Wazi Apoh, assistant professor of Anthropology, presented a paper entitled "German Colonial Residues and Legacies in Ghana: Archaeological Insights into Kpando-Todzi Site" at the 19th Bi-annual conference of the Society of Africanist Archaeologists (SAFA ) held at the University of Frankfurt, Germany from September 7 to 12, 2008 under the theme "Cultural Diversity of Africa's Past."
Manek Kirpalani
V.H. Manek Kirpalani, associate professor of marketing, was awarded the Helsinki School of Economics (HSE) medal in May, 2008, for his contributions in their doctoral program as their Distinguished Visiting Professor. HSE is one of the leading graduate business institutions in Northern Europe. It is one of the less than 20 business institutions in the world that is accredited by AACSB (USA), EQUIS ( the accrediting arm of EFMD-European Foundation for Management Development), and AMBA (U.K.) Also he has three recent publications:
"Born Globals: Propositions to Help Advance the Theory," International Business Review, Vol. 17 No. 4, 2008, 385-401, with Gabrielsson, M., Dimitratos, P., Solberg, C.A., & Zucchella, A.
"Conceptualization to Advance Born Global Definition: A Research Note.". Global Business Review, Vol. 9 No. 1, 2008, 26- 41, with Gabrielsson, M., Dimitratos, P., Solberg, C.A., & Zucchella, A.
Book Review of Constantine A. Stephanou (ed.) "Adjusting to EU Enlargement: Recurring Issues in New Setting, Edward Edgar Publishing Ltd., 2006 , Global Business Review. Vol.9 No. 1, 2008, 84-86
A. Blair Staley
A. Blair Staley, professor of accounting, and his colleague, Donald T. Williamson, Professor of Taxation and Chair of the Department of Accounting and Taxation at American University, presented two papers at the American Accounting Association Annual conference in August 2008, "The Application of Material Participation Standards Under I.R.C. Section 469 to Nongrantor Trusts" and "The Effect of Undergraduate and Graduate Tax Courses on Student Perceptions of the Ethics of Tax Evasion: A Research Note." Professors Williamson and Staley also published a journal article, "Reversal of Fortune: Third Circuit Court of Appeals Allows Common-law Mailbox Rule to Establish Timely Filing of Federal Tax Documents" in the Journal of Tax Practice and Procedure, 10 (3), 15-16, 71 (2008).
David Minderhout and Andrea Frantz
David Minderhout, professor of anthropology, and BU alumnae Andrea Frantz were invited speakers at the Third Annual Susquehanna River Symposium at Bucknell University. They spoke on "Native American Agriculture," describing the methods of cultivation used by Native Americans at the time of European contact and the benefits of that system. There were invited guests at the opening of the exhibit, "Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania," at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Minderhout and Frantz's book, Invisible Indians" Native Americans in Pennsylvania, as well as their articles, were used as background information for the exhibit.
Sam Slike, Pam Berman, Travis Kline, Kathryn Rebilas and Erin Bosch
Sam Slike, professor of exceptionality programs; Pam Berman, instructional designer and developer at the Institute for Interactive Technologies and an adjunct faculty member for the Department of Instructional Technology; Travis Kline alumnus of the Master of Science in Instructional Technology Program; Kathryn Rebilas alumnus of the Master of Science Instructional Technology Program; and Erin Bosch alumnus of the Master of Science in Education of the Deaf/HH Program recently had their article, "Providing Online Course Opportunities for Learners who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Hearing " reprinted in the Fall 2008 Issue of the American Annals of the Deaf which is the oldest Special Education journal in the United States, founded in 1847.
Sheng Ding
Sheng Ding, assistant professor of political science, has his first book, The Dragon's Hidden Wings: How China Rises with Its Soft Power (hardcover and paperback editions) published by Lexington Books, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. Sheng started writing his book in Spring 2006, and signed a contract with Rowman and Littlefield-Lexington in May 2007. The book manuscript was peer reviewed in January 2008. Its hardcover and paperback editions were simultaneously released on July 15, 2008.
In 2007-2008 academic year (08/07-08//08), Sheng published two single-authored research articles in peer-reviewed journals. One of them was reprinted as a book chapter in an edited volume. He also published three book reviews in various academic journals.
Eric Rawson
Eric S. Rawson, associate professor of exercise science, was named a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and was inducted into the fellowship program during the national conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. At the ACSM conference, he also delivered a lecture on dietary supplements and brain function and a presentation on muscle fatigue in the elderly. Rawson advanced to fellowship based on his research and distinguished service to the ACSM. The ACSM is the largest sports medicine organization in the world, and has over 20,000 national and international members. Rawson has been a member of the ACSM since 1996, has lectured at several ACSM conferences, is a member of the ACSM Program Committee, and chairs the Nutrition Interest Group.
Marilee Salvator
Marilee Salvator, assistant professor of art and art history, (printmaking and two-dimensional design), is current exhibiting her mixed printmedia research in the following international exhibitions: Inprint, SCA Contemporary Art, Albuquerque, NM, 5th International Biennial of Miniature Art, Gallery at Center for Cultural Promotion, Warszawa, Poland, 2008 Pacific States Biennial, Campus Center Gallery, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo HI, Printmaking Today: International Print Exhibition and Competition, Dedalo Center for Contemporary Art and Castle of Castiglione Museum, Abruzzo, Italy, and BIMPE V (The Fifth Biannual International Miniature Print Exhibition), Federation Gallery, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC Canada. Exhibition catalogues will be published for the Warszawa, Hilo and Vancouver exhibitions.
Over the summer, Salvator traveled to Manitoba to curate the international exhibition, Mark at Martha Street Studios, Manitoba Printmaking Association, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. While there, she gave a workshop to members of the Winnipeg community on a non-toxic photographic printmaking process called solar plate etching. Martha Street Studios/ Manitoba Printmaking Association is the largest printmaking center in Midwestern Canada.
One of Salvator's prints was recently purchased for the permanent art collection at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
Ferda Asya
Ferda Asya, assistant professor of English, presented a paper titled, "The Darwin Connection: A Kropotkinian Reading of Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence," at the Edith Wharton and History Conference of the Edith Wharton Society on June 26, 2008 in Pittsfield, Mass.
Her essay, "Anarchism in the Work of Aurora Levins Morales," appeared in the volume, Writing Off the Hyphen: New Critical Perspectives on the Literature of the Puerto Rican Diaspora (American Ethnic and Cultural Studies), published by University of Washington Press in May 2008. In the essay, she employs a threefold theoretical approach to discern the individualist, collectivist, and ecological ideology of anarchism as an important element in the artistic creativity of Aurora Levins Morales.
Andrea Fradkin
Andrea Fradkin, assistant professor of exercise science, recently published three book chapters entitled "Describing the warm-up habits of recreational golfers and the associated injury risks", "Do brochures promote the benefits of warm-up to golfers and help change their warm-up behaviours?", and "Observed warm-up behaviors do not reflect those reported by amateur golfers" in the text Science and Golf V. The book, published by Energy in Motion, Inc. in Mesa, AZ, is part of the distinguished series from the World Scientific Congress of Golf. Dr Fradkin also presented two talks based upon the published book chapters and was a co-author on the third talk, at The World Scientific Congress of Golf.
Fradkin was recently interviewed about her golf research on injury prevention and performance improvement and appears in the June 2008 issue of "Biomechanics" magazine. This article was the lead story for the magazine.
Mehmet (Safa) Saracoglu
Safa Saracoglu, assistant professor of history, has had two articles published in referred journals. "Sitting Together: Local Councils of Vidin County as Domains of Hybridization [1864-1877]") was published (in Bulgarian) in Sociological Problems/Sociologicheski Problemi, Vol. 39, Issue 3-4 (2007). "Some Aspects of Ottoman Governmentality at the local level: The Judicio-Administrative Sphere of the Vidin County in the 1860s and 1870s," in Ab Imperio, Vol. 8, Issue 2 (2008).
Saracoglu was also invited to attend a workshop organized by the East European Studies of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Committee on Eastern European Studies of the American Council of Learned Societies. This took place in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland (August 8-11, 2008).
Kelly Vangorden
Kelly Vangorden, assistant professor of exercise science, did a presentation at the 24th Annual Conference on Counseling Athletes on June 14, in Springfield, Mass. The title of the presentation was "Walk a Mile in Their Cleats: Working With Athletes of All Ages."
A. Blair Staley
A. Blair Staley, associate professor of accounting, has been re-appointed to the editorial board of the American Taxation Association Journal of Legal Tax Research for the 2008-2009 academic year.