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4/7/2011 Activities

Here are the faculty and staff activities for April 7, 2011.

Here are the faculty and staff activities for April 7, 2011.

Faculty and Staff Activities

The Social Norms Research Group (L-R): Trogus, Lombardi, Lynch, Baltzer and O'Neill.

Dr. Julie Lombardi, wellness and sport sciences; Drs. Joseph Lynch, Daniel O’Neill and John Baltzer, counseling & human development; and Jayme Trogus, Elsie S. Shenk Wellness & Women’s Program, are part of the Social Norms Research Group at Millersville. They presented the Millersville results of the National College Health Assessment to the Council of Trustees (COT) on March 16. The COT reviewed survey results and learned details about this year’s Social Norms campaign to prevent high risk and dangerous alcohol use on campus.

Dr. Jason Baker, psychology, recently presented the results of a collaborative research project with several school counseling graduate students, Christine Noll, Alix Sheakley, Mark Mowery and Katy Ferrier, at the Pennsylvania School Counselors Association Conference (PSCA). The presentation was entitled “Inching the National Model Implementation Gap.”

Diane Fleishman, experiential learning and career management, and Maria Gallo, AmeriCorps VISTA, presented a session “Partnerships Dedicated to Community Development in Education” at the Campus Compact 2011 annual conference, held March 31 and April 1 in Carlisle, Pa.

Melissa Gold and Scott Anderson, library, presented a poster titled “Authentic Assessment Through Appropriation: Co-opting General Education Assessment to Evaluate Information Literacy” at the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) 2011 conference, held in Philadelphia, March 30 – April 2. Gold presented an additional poster at the ACRL conference titled “Creating a Library Curriculum without Courses: Using Curriculum Maps and Student Learning Outcomes.”

Dr. Abdelhadi Halawa, wellness and sport sciences, presented his research paper titled “Treatment of Obesity in Women Employing Three Prescribed Low-to-Moderate Intensity Exercise Modalities” at the Intellectbase International Consortium Academic Conference, held in Phuket, Thailand, March 7-9. The purpose of his research study was to investigate the role and effectiveness of performing low-to-moderate intensity exercise modalities in the treatment of obesity in women by employing three prescribed variable speeds walking modalities. Additionally, Halawa served as a panel discussion session chair.

Dr. Blaise W. Liffick, computer science, has been appointed as a Commission Member of the 2011-2012 ABET Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC). This national commission is responsible for evaluating all ABET accredited computing programs.

Drs. Jeremiah K.N. Mbindyo and Laura J. Anna, chemistry, had a paper published in the peer reviewed Journal of Chemical Education. The article, “Autocatalytic Patterning with Silver Using Tin(II) Chloride Sensitizer” is co-authored with two Millersville alumnus, B. Andrew  Fell ‘09 and David A. Patton ‘10.

Drs. Susan Luek, psychology and Ryan Wagner, biology; John Hughes, respiratory therapy and Dr. Charles Scharnberger, professor emeritus, were judges at the 2011 North Museum Science and Engineering Fair in March. Luek judged the Senior High Division Behavioral & Social Sciences; Wagner judged the Junior High Division Plant Science; Hughes judged the Junior High Division Life Science and Scharnberger judged Earth & Planetary Science.

Dr. Behnam Nakhai, business administration, had his refereed research article titled “Searching for Pareto-Optimal Settlements in Negotiations: The Extreme Payoffs Method,” published in the International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences. The article is co-authored with Joao S. Neves, a professor from the College of New Jersey.

Dr. Beverly Schneller, English, had her updated bio-critical article on American poet Turner Cassity (1929-2009) published in Critical Survey of Poetry.

Dr. Timothy Shea, English, recently co-wrote a chapter of a book with Dr. Jane Hansen from the University of Virginia. The chapter is titled “If Students Are Unmotivated Writers, Motivate Them.” The publication is titled Teaching With Rigor: Supporting Multiple Ways of Learning.

Dr. M. P. A. Sheaffer, English, gave the invited pre-Lenten lecture March 8, in the Prior’s Hall at Winchester Cathedral in Winchester, England. In an illustrated presentation, she spoke on “A New Way of Seeing Through ‘Inscape’: The Poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins.”

Retired

Dr. Dennis Denenberg, professor emeritus, recently gave two Hooray for Heroes presentations.  On March 22-23 he gave a two-day Teaching American History grant workshop in Warsaw, N.Y. And on April 2, he gave a Hooray for Heroes full-day workshop in Huntingdon, W.Va.

Dr. Jack Fischel, professor emeritus, gave a series of lectures in February at Florida Atlantic University’s (FAU) Life Long Learning Program on “4 Events that Shaped the Modern Middle East.” During the first week it became “5 Events that Shaped the Modern Middle East.” In addition, he presented a lecture at FAU on Leon Uris and he had his essay on Leon Uris published in the American Writer’s Series in December 2010. He also had five book reviews published in the spring 2011 issue of Jewish Book World.

Dr. Troy Isaak, professor emeritus, educational foundations, is planning a vibes trio CD release April 8 at the Belvedere Inn, 402 North Queen Street, Lancaster, from 7-10 p.m. The name of the group is “Conestoga Cool” and the name of the CD is “When Lights Are Low.” Members of the group include Troy Isaak (vibes), Chuck Oettel (guitar) and Jerry Albright (bass). They will be performing tunes from their new CD plus other jazz standards.

Obituary

Eugene George “Gene” Groff, 91, died March 16. He taught health and physical education at Millersville University from 1958-1982, and retired as the supervisor of student teachers enrolled in the Secondary Education program. He coached football and swimming during his years at Millersville. Varsity level competition in swimming began under his tenure.

Deborah Dillon LeSage, 97, died March 14. She joined Millersville’s English department in 1961 and retired in 1978 as professor emeritus.

Margaret C. Woodbridge died March 13. She was an associate professor of English at Millersville University retiring in 1985. She specialized in Chaucer and women writers.

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