Update

Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, had articles on palindrome dates published on nbcnewyork.com, KOIN.com, pamplinmedia.com, and BYUradio. He notes: “Many news sources reported wrong information regarding palindrome dates and the 10-day palindrome week this week and next. They made the claim that this one is the last to occur in this century. They based it on the TimeandDate.com website and Farmer’s Almanac website, which were both incorrect. I contacted some of them letting them know about this error and for example, the Seattle Times corrected their article.”

 

 

Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, had his article, “Sept. 1 is first of 11 palindrome dates this month,” published on KOIN.com on September 1, 2019.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, is serving as a reviewer, African Journal of Contextual Theology, May 2019-Present. He presented “Embracing the Assets of FGEN Experiences for College Success,” at the Summer Launch Pre-Orientation for FGEN Freshmen at the University of Portland on July 14.

Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, had his article “Happy 101st birthday, Katherine Johnson’ published in the Charleston Gazette-Mail. The article can be read here.

Nick McRee, sociology & social work, published “The Civic Orientation and Political Assimilation of Immigrant Latino Youth” with coauthor Mark Setzler in Sociological Focus, 52 , 246-266.

Jeffrey White, learning commons and international languages and cultures, became president of the Northwest College Reading and Learning Association on July 1, 2019.

Between August 19 and 28, Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center, provided retreats for the faculties and staffs of DeLaSalle North Catholic High, St. Rose, St.Luke, All Saints and Queen of Peace schools, on the themes of “You Are Enough” and “Greening One’s Spirit, Hildegard of Bingen Style.”

Michael Cameron, theology, presented  “How Did Augustine Understand Reading Texts ad litteram [in the literal sense]?” at the XVIII International Conference on Patristic Studies, Oxford University.

Dawn Garzon Maaks, nursing, will present “Psychopharmacology of ADHD” and “Complex ADHD” at the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Specialty symposium entitled “Psychopharmacology for children and adolescents with developmental disability: Prescribe medication without frustration” in Washington, DC.

Hannah Highlander, mathematics, had her article, “Modeling and Cost Benefit Analysis to Guide Deployment of POC Diagnostics for Non-typhoidal Salmonella Infections with Antimicrobial Resistance” (with coauthors Carrie Manore, Shailja Jakhar, Harshini Mukundan and student coauthors Todd Graham, Alexa Carr, Alicia Feryn) in Scientific reports , 9 (1), pp.1-17. See the article here.

Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center, was invited to give the opening convocation for the faculty and staff of St. Mary’s University of Minnesota, on “Delivering Our LaSallian Mission” at their main campus in Winona, Minnesota on August 20, 2019.

Barb Braband, nursing, presented a collaborative research project, “Interprofessional Education Innovation: A Palliative Care Interview Project Implementing Photovoice and Narrative Reflection,” at the Sigma Theta Tau 2019 International Congress in Calgary, Canada, on July 27, 2019. Coauthors included Rebecca Gaudino, theology, and Anissa Rogers, sociology & social work.

Pat McDonald, marketing & communications, and Frances Pimentel, marketing & communications, received the University & College Designers Association’s Excellence Award for Integrated Campaign for the Wonder Admissions Campaign.

Jim Baillie, philosophy, had his paper “The Recognition of Nothingness” published in the journal Philosophical Studies.

On Friday, August 9, Bohn Lattin, communication studies, conducted two public speaking workshops for “Young Leaders from Africa with World Oregon.” Each year, World Oregon in conjunction with the United States Department of State hosts several youth leadership exchange programs which brings young leaders from around the world to the US for a three-week leadership development courses. The public speaking workshops were a part of the “Young Leaders from Africa” leadership development courses. Students from Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Senegal attended.

Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, had his brain teaser, “Happy Birthday Merkel,” published in The Columbian on August 17, 2019.

Rachel Wheeler, theology, attended Contemplative Environmental Practice Workshop, Lama Foundation, San Cristobal, New Mexico, August 2019.

 

Jacqueline Van Hoomissen, biology, hosted the 2019 Human Anatomy and Physiology Conference, May 20-23, 2019. Over 700 participants attended from around the world including faculty from Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. The conference brought together experts in the broad field of human biology research, faculty, and administrators with the purpose of expanding understanding of human biology and how to translate science into classroom curricula. She was also elected secretary of the board of directors for the National Human Anatomy and Physiology Society, which promotes excellence in human anatomy and physiology education through a wide variety of professional development opportunities for faculty.

Blair Woodard, history, presented his paper, “Carter’s Cuban High Note: Musical Diplomacy and the 1979 Havana Jam,” at the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association annual meeting in Las Vegas, NV.

Christina Ivler, Shiley School of Engineering, contributed “Control System Optimization Methods in the Frequency Domain,” Encyclopedia of Systems and Control, Springer, London, 2019. She presented “Development and Flight Validation of Unmanned Aerial System Handling Qualities Requirements for Multicopters” (with students Danielle Parmer, Declan Kerwin, Kevin Truong, Joel Otomize) to the Aviation Development Directorate at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, August 6th, 2019.

Kimberly Ilosvay, education, wrote “An Analysis of Communicative Interactions in School: Learning from Layered Messages” in Journal of Instructional Research 7 , 40-51, August 2019.

Jakob Kotas, mathematics, presented “A linear programming model for airline schedule recovery after disruption: A case study of Horizon Air during a winter storm” at MAA MathFest 2019, Cincinnati, OH, August 2019.

John Orr, English, presented “Engaging Across Silos: Building a Partnership Between Student Affairs and Academic Affairs” (with Jeromy Koffler) at the Connect Conference. Baltimore MD. July 16, 2019. He presented “Affect, Intellect, and the Active Reader: The Case of Henry Adams” at the Seventeenth International Conference on Books, Publishing & Libraries. Granada, Spain. July 5, 2019.

Kevin Jones, social work, presented “Protect yourself: Avoiding frauds and scams,” and “Get involved, make a difference: Stop elder abuse and neglect,” two community education modules for older adults and caregivers on July 23 and 24, 2019 at Umpqua Bank in Portland, OR.

William Curtis, political science, serves as a committee member, Oregon State Advisory Committee to the US Commission on Civil Rights, as of July 2019. He also presented “Democracy vs. Rule of Law? The Second Dewey-Lippmann Debate,” at the Jack Miller Center Lincoln Symposium, Seattle, WA, July 27, 2019.

Terry Favero, biology, attended the World Conference on Science and Football in Melbourne Australia. At the meeting he chaired the session on Elite Soccer Academies and was elected chair of the International Steering Committee on Science and Football. He also published “Undergraduate research using single-subject research design in exercise physiology” in Advances in Physiology Education.

 

 

Heather Dillon, Shiley School of Engineering, wrote “Development of a Formative Peer Observation Protocol for STEM Faculty Reflection” (Coauthors: Tara Prestholdt, Valerie Peterson, Eric Anctil, Stephanie Salomone, Carolyn James) in Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education pages 1-14. Linked here.

Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, published had his article, “Kasturba Gandhi Remembered on 150^th Birthday,” published in the newspaper India West. ((published July 19, 2019; vol. XLIV, No. 36). He also published “Birthday Curiosities to Celebrate Carli Lloyd’s New Age” in Delran News

Hannah Highlander, mathematics, presented “A New Agent-based Modeling Platform to Explore the Spread of Infectious Diseases on Contact Networks” at the International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM), Valencia, Spain, July 2019.

Cara Poor, Shiley School of Engineering, presented “Impacts of Wake Surfing on the Willamette River: Project Description” (with student co-presenters Davey Robeck and Rachel Anderson), an invitied talk at the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory to State Lawmakers and Agency Representatives. Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, July 2019.

Jeffrey Gauthier, philosophy, presented “Public Policy and Prostitution: A Case for Suppressing Demand,” at the 36th Annual Social Philosophy Conference, San Francisco, 11 July, 2019.

Nicole Ralston, education, presented “Implementing partnerships: Gathering, applying, and using research to inform practice” (with Ming, N.) at the National Network of Education Research-Practice Partnerships (NNERPP) Annual Forum, Boston, MA, July 2019.

Stephanie Salomone, mathematics, attended the AAC&U 2019 TIDES Institute: Teaching to Increase Diversity and Equity in STEM , Los Angeles CA, June 2019.

Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, had his article, “Happy birthday is the goal for Alex Morgan,” published in the July 3 edition of the Portland Tribune. See the article here. His Megan Rapine brainteaser was also published by The Columbian. See the article here.

Matthew Kuhn, Shiley School of Engineering, was elected a Fellow of the Engineering Mechanics Institute, Engineering Mechanics Institute, in June 2019.

Patricia Cox, nursing, was co-author with DNP graduate Joy Moceri, for an article published in the June issue in The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, “Mindfulness-Based Practice to Reduce Blood Pressure and Stress in Priests.”

 

On Friday, June 14, Bohn Lattin, communication studies, conducted a two public speaking workshops for “Young Leaders from the Marshall Islands, Palau, and the Federated States of Micronesia with World Oregon.” Each year, World Oregon, in conjunction with the United States Department of State, hosts several youth leadership exchange programs which brings young leaders from around the world to the U.S. for three-week leadership development courses. The public speaking workshops were a part this leadership development course.

Rachel Wheeler, theology, reviewed The Way of the Hermit: Interfaith Encounters in Prayer and Silence by Mario I. Aguilar, Philadelphia, PA: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017, in Cistercian Studies Quarterly 54, no. 2 (2019): 231-236, June 2019.

Halina Wyss, nursing, her her article, “Building resilience, health, and wellness for undergraduate nursing students beyond Title IX and early alert programs” (with Amber Vermeesch) published in Archives of Women Health and Care, 2(3): 2–2 (2019).

 

Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, had his article, “My View: Numerical curiosities mark Anne Frank’s 90th birthday,” published in the June 11 edition of the Portland Tribune. See the article here. He also had the article published in Oregon Jewish Life on June 12. See the article here.

Michael Cameron, theology, wrote a citation, “Psalms,” in The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Biblical Interpretation, eds. Paul M. Blowers and Peter W. Martens (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019), 572-87. Date: June 2019.

William Curtis, political science, was a panel presenter (“New Pre-Law Advisor Training”) at the Pacfic Coast Association of Pre-Law Advisors Pre-Law Conference, June 4-7, 2019, Portland, OR.