FACULTY /STAFF

Douglas Bomberger, professor in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts, presented a paper on the origins of jazz at a conference of the Capital Chapter of the American Musicological Society in Richmond, Virginia. The paper is related to his sabbatical research on American music in 1917.

Dan Chen, assistant professor of political science and Asian studies presented a paper, titled “Propaganda Themes, Political Context, and Citizen Reception: Evidence on Propaganda Effects from a Survey Experiment in China,” at the Oct. 11, 2016, Annual Meeting and International Symposium of the Association of Chinese Political Studies in Monterey, California.

David Downing, R. W. Schlosser Professor of English has agreed to serve as a paid editorial reader on C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien for Wesleyan University Press. He also will be a paid external reviewer for a doctoral dissertation at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia.

Oya Dursun-Ozkanca, associate professor of political science and director of the International Studies minor, published an article, titled “Turkish Soft Balancing Against the EU? An Analysis of the Prospects for Improved Transatlantic Security Relations,” in a leading peer-reviewed journal, Foreign Policy Analysis. The field research for this article was financially supported by a research grant from Elizabethtown College and finalized throughout Dursun-Ozkanca’s Visiting Fellowship at the Research of South Eastern Europe at the London School of Economics. The manuscript was finalized during her yearlong sabbatical leave in 2015-2016, made possible through the Sabbatical Research Grant received from the Institute of Turkish Studies at Georgetown University.

Oya Dursun-Ozkanca, associate professor of political science and director of International Studies minor, published an article, titled “Turkey and the European Union: Strategic Partners or Competitors in the Western Balkans?”, in the Journal of Regional Security. This article draws on the author’s fieldworks in 2011 and 2013, financially supported by two faculty research grants from Elizabethtown College, and submitted during the author’s yearlong sabbatical made possible through the Sabbatical Research Grant the author received from the Institute of Turkish Studies at Georgetown University. The second fieldwork was executed during the author’s LSEE Visiting Fellowship at the Research of South Eastern Europe at the London School of Economics.

Richard Fellinger, Fellow in The Writing Wing, published an op-ed “For the leader of the free world, reading should be fundamental” in LNP in October 2016. The op-ed discussed why our country’s leaders should be readers.

Kristi Kneas, dean for academic affairs and faculty development and associate professor of chemistry; Jeff Rood, associate professor of chemistry; Amy Wagner ’15, Sarah Strohecker ’12 and Elizabeth Costello ’12 had their research, “Water-Soluble Osmium Complexes Suitable for use in Luminescence-Based Hydrogel-Supported Sensors,” published in the November 2016 issue of the Journal of Fluorescence.

Kyle Kopko ’05, assistant dean for academic achievement and engagement, coauthored an article with Christopher Devine for FiveThirtyEight, titled “How Clinton And Trump Are Using Their Running Mates On The Campaign Trail.”

Michele Lee Kozimor-King ’93, associate professor of sociology, received a contract with the University of California Press for a co-written book, “Learning From Each Other: Refining the Process of Teaching in Higher Education.” This edited volume (forthcoming in 2017) includes chapters covering the best practices in teaching and learning, and course design from notable faculty representing diverse disciplines within the social sciences. Kozimor-King co-authors two chapters in the book. The chapter on community-based research will be co-authored with alumna Barbara Prince ’12.

Michele Lee Kozimor-King ’93, associate professor of sociology served as the faculty sponsor of the Elizabethtown College team that won the 2016 Team Client Problem-Solving Competition at the Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology (AACS) in Denver, Colorado, which took place from October 6 through 8. The team included Philip Ebersole ’17, Caitlin Lockard ’17, Irene Snyder ’17 and Katie Thompson ’18.  Alumna Barbara Prince ’12 served as an informal mentor to the team. The problem-solving competition is a 48-hour community-based research project. Teams are required to conduct research (including a literature review, theory and empirical data collection) in order to solve a problem presented by an agency in the locality of the conference. All teams present their solution through a professional oral presentation and in an executive summary. Teams are judged by a panel of academics, practitioners and a representative from the community partner. The Elizabethtown College team will be recognized with a plaque and will be featured on the AACS website. This is the second consecutive win for the Elizabethtown College team. Philip Ebersole and Caitlin Lockard represented the winning teams in 2015 and 2016.

James MacKay, associate professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry and  Kayla Hess ’18, Brian Lupold ’17, Chris Ryan ’17, Holly Sofka ’17, and Amanda Williams ’18 attended the 19th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences on Oct. 22, 2016. Senior Chris Ryan took first place in his section for his poster titled “Synthesis and Characterization of Polymerizable Dapoxyl Dyes for Luminesence-Based Sensing”.  Senior Holly Sofka won first place in section for her poster “Design and Synthesis of a 2,5-oxazole Nucleobase for Triplex Formation with Watson-Crick A-U Base Pairs in Double Stranded RNA”.  Junior Kayla Hess earned second place in her group for the poster “Luminescent Metal-Organic Frameworks Containing Osmium and Rhenium Carbonyl Metal Complexes”.  Dr. MacKay served as a judge for one of the sections.

Joseph Mahoney, professor of psychology, has research published in the peer-reviewed publication, “International Journal of Research on Extended Education.” The research was supported, in part, by a faculty grant from Elizabethtown College.

Susan Mapp, professor of social work, co-wrote an article, “Local Law Enforcement Officers’ Knowledge of Human Trafficking: Ability to Define, Identify, and Assist,” with Emily Hornung ’16, Madeleine D’Almeida ’14 and Jessica Juhnke ’12, which was published in the Journal of Human Trafficking.

Tara Moore, visiting assistant professor of English, traveled to the Chestnut Hill Harry Potter Conference in October to give a presentation and conduct research into fandom for her Young Adult literature course scheduled for Spring 2017. The presentation was titled, “I Will Tell You Where You Ought To Be”: Sorting Identity in Young Adult Dystopian Literature.

Occupational therapy faculty members, students and recent graduates gave multiple presentations at the Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association’s Annual Conference, Oct. 14 and 15, 2016, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

  • Christine Achenbach, fieldwork coordinator, and Erin Horting MS’16, presented “Challenge Yourself: Creating a Conference Proposal with Confidence.”
  • Kerri Hample, assistant professor of occupational therapy, along with Cathy Dolhi ’79, presented “Advocacy 101: The Whats, Whys & Hows of Professional Advocacy.”
  • Terri Reichley Dennehy, lecturer of occupational therapy, presented “Intraprofessional Collaboration: Innovations in OT/OTA Academia.” Dennehy, also presented “Using Popular Culture to Educate Clients with Spinal Cord Injuries,” with Nicole Cwiertniewicz MS’16, Kathryn Joe MS’16 and Meghan Sarik MS’16.
  • Christine Achenbach ’86, fieldwork coordinator, presented “Creating Fieldwork Solutions to Pennsylvania’s Site Shortage.”
  • Deborah Waltermire ’88, lecturer of occupational therapy, Rebecca Patten MS’16, Allison Kelly MS’16, Carolyn Leedy MS’16, Payton Marunich MS’16 and Kristen Russ MS’16 presented “Truckin’ Along: Occupational Therapy and Wellness.” Contributing authors are Ann Marie Potter, lecturer of occupational therapy,  and Samantha Bruno MS’16.
  • Judy B. Ericksen ’80, associate professor of occupational therapy, Megan Stauffer MS’16, Colette Hinton MS’16, Jaina Shirk MS’16 and Brittany Ricedorf MS’16 presented “Wellness Program Perspectives for Female Adolescents At-Risk.”
  • Christine Achenbach, fieldwork coordinator, and Tracy Nornhold, adjunct faculty member, presented “Expanding Opportunities: A Psychosocial/Physical Disabilities Fieldwork Hybrid.”

Poster presentations were:

  • Tamera Keiter Humbert, associate professor of occupational therapy and department chair, Erin M. Kelly MS’16, Jennifer Brandt MS’16 and Katelyn Colyer MS’16 presented “Clients’ Perspectives of Meaningful Healthcare Relationships.”
  • Christine Achenbach ’86, fieldwork coordinator, along with Heidi Weidemoyer MS’16, Maureen Docker MS’16 and Erin N. Kelly MS’16, presented “Exploring Electroencephalographic Neurofeedback for an Individual Experiencing Anxiety.”
  • Angela Salvadia’79, Beth Hildebrand MS’16, Sabrina Light MS’16 and Amanda Wenrich MS’16 presented “Quality of Life after Stroke: A Thematic Analysis.”
  • Deborah Waltermire ’88, lecturer of occupational therapy, Nicole Brackman ’16 and Adam Amspacher ’16 presented “The Affordable Care Act and Occupational Therapy Private Practice.”
  • Victoria Snyder MS’16 presented “Results of a Self-Care Initiative and Quality of Life (QOL) Improvement on an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit.”

 

Brenda Read-Daily, assistant professor of engineering department had her research, “Kinetics of nitrous oxide (N2O) formation and reduction by Paracoccus pantotrophus,” published in AMB Express 6:85

Patricia Likos Ricci, associate professor of history of art and director of the Fine Arts Division, presented the paper, “Civic Pride and Prejudice: History and Allegory in Anglo-American Mural Paintings,” in September 2016, at the 5th Annual International Conference in Paragone Studies at the Manchester (England) Art Gallery. Ricci’s paper addressed the public reception of mural imagery in 19th- and early 20th-century civic architecture, designed to create social bonds with industrial laborers and encourage assimilation of immigrant workers.

Peggy Rosario, assistant dean of academic affairs for the School of Continuing and Professional Studies at the Edward R. Murphy Center, presented “The Evolution of Using Portfolios to Assess Student Learning” Oct. 1, 2016, at the Association for General and Liberal Studies 56th Annual Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Rita Shah, assistant professor of sociology, was awarded the American Society of Criminology’s Division on Critical Criminology (DCC) 2016 Praxis Award. “The DCC Praxis Award recognizes an individual whose professional accomplishments have increased the quality of justice for groups that have experienced class, ethnic, gender, racial and sexual disparities in policing and punishment. The DCC Praxis Award honors unique achievements in activism, commitment, persuasion, scholarship, service and teaching in areas that have made a significant impact on the quality of justice for underserved, underrepresented, and otherwise marginalized populations.”

Kevin Shorner-Johnson, associate professor of music education, had his paper “Visible, legitimate, and beautiful justice: A case study of music education formalization within a Haitian NGO” published. The article is the outcome of six years of work that was funded by a first-year faculty grant. Working from the college’s heritage of peacebuilding, the piece considers new forms of justice in. In particular, research participants identified visibility as a strong form of justice. Musical performance made children visible to each other and the community. Musical performance made visible the achievement and emotive complexity of participants.

Michael Silberstein, professor of philosophy; Mark Stuckey, professor of physics; and Timothy McDevitt, professor of mathematics and department chair received a contract with Oxford University Press for their book, “End of the Mechanical Universe.” This book will argue for a revolution in fundamental physics, moving from dynamical explanation in the mechanical universe to adynamical explanation in the block universe.

Curtis Smith, adjunct professor of English, led a panel presentation on modern publishing at Rosemont College’s Push to Publish Conference. Later in the month, he teamed up with Philadelphia author Robin Black to present a lecture addressing creative inspiration to the Arcadia University MFA program.

Carl Strikwerda, after stopping by The Chronicle of Higher Education’s offices, was mentioned in the publication’s “Your Daily Briefing” in reference to Elizabethtown College’s practice of mining data about the incoming first-year class to determine, even before they arrive on campus, which students might be academically at risk. The briefing noted that the College looks at roughly 30 variables each June to help identify students who could benefit from interventions such as a special orientation program. Two of the most predictive metrics the College checks for is how well high school students performed in Algebra II and in writing courses.

 

STUDENTS

Victoria Giaquinto MS’16, Rebecca Lane MS’16, Hunter Smith MS’16 and Victoria Snyder MS’16, presented a poster, titled “Safe Patient Handling and Mobility in Occupational Therapy,” at the New Jersey Occupational Therapy Association Conference on Oct. 22, 2016. Contributing authors were Linda Leimbach, assistant professor of occupational therapy; Christina Gilley MS’16 and Robin Kreiser MS’16.

Gabrielle Genuario, electrical engineering; Tommy James, mechanical engineering; Parke Martin, mechanical engineering; Ryan Shirk, mechanical engineering; Adam Snyder, mechanical engineering, all Class of 2016, collaborated with Lancaster Science Factory to construct a musical water fountain at the children’s interactive technology and science center. They built the exhibit as a class project to demonstrate how solenoid valves work and because they wanted to combine mechanical and electrical engineering concepts. The exhibit debuted in October 2016 in the Science Factory’s Mueller Hall.

Casey Heinbaugh, Zoie Martin, Chelsea Matta, Kendra Smith and Katie Trupe, all Class of 2017 social work majors, presented a poster at the National Association of Social Workers – Pennsylvania annual conference.  Trupe won first place in the poster competition. Social work majors Ashley Boland, Carly Foster, Marika Mayberry and Danielle Sabatini, Class of 2018, volunteered at the conference.

Justina Beard ’17, Philip Ebersole ’17, Caitlin Lockard ’17, Irene Snyder ’17, Miranda Sweetman ’17, and Courtney Shaffer ’18 will be presenting research at the Pennsylvania Sociological Society on October 29.  They will be presenting individual research and the community-based research project from last year’s Research Methods and Statistical Analysis course sequence.  Dr. Michele Lee Kozimor-King ’93 is the faculty sponsor for the research.  Kozimor-King, Barbara Prince ’12, and Miranda Sweetman will be facilitating a workshop on the scholarship of teaching and learning at the conference.  Miranda Sweetman is the Undergraduate Editorial Assistant for the American Sociological Association and Sage published journal Teaching Sociology for which Dr. Kozimor-King serves as the Deputy-Editor. Barbara Prince is the Graduate Student Representative to the Executive Council of Alpha Kappa Delta and is the Graduate Student Representative to the Teaching and Learning Section of the American Sociological Association.  Barbara Prince serves as the informal mentor to the Elizabethtown College students at the conference.

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