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Amber Vermeesch, nursing, is a member of the Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL- PIVOT) network, Sept. 18, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021. She is also a member of the American College of Sports Medicine Physical Activity Surveillance Enhancement Workgroup, Sept. 15, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021.

Buck Taylor, chemistry, contributed “Metal/Organosilicon Complexes: Structure, Reactivity, and Considerations for Catalysis” (with Matthew Whited) in Comments on Inorganic Chemistry, August 2020, 40, 217–276.

Andrew Downs and 2018 UP graduate Chloe Tanega published their study, “Addictive technology: Prevalence and potential implications of problematic social media use,” in the Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research. The study was conducted as part of the Dundon-Berchtold Institute Research in the Application of Ethics program.

 

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SimonMary Asese Aihiokhai, theology, reviewed and endorsed book manuscript: Mother Earth, Mother Africa & African Indigenous Religions. Edited by Nobuntu Penxa Matholemi, Georgina Kwanima Boateng, and Molly Manyonganise. African Sun Media, 2020. ISBN: 9781928480730. He also served as reviewer and endorser of manuscript: “Women and the Shame and Pain of Infertility” by Damasus C. Okoro, Wipf and Stock Publishers, July 2020.

Corey Pressman, nursing, had his poem, Quarantine Circuit, published in September 13th “Introspection” issue of the Lucky Jefferson Literary Journal. You can listen to a reading of the poem here.

Dawn Garzon Maaks, nursing, wrote “A cost-effective solution to video debriefing and livestreaming in simulation” (with Douglas Hughley) in Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 48 (November 2020), 15-19.

Kevin Jones, social work, had a poem, “A Painting of a Painting on Fire,” published in The Ekphrastic Review, an online literary journal dedicated to poetry inspired by visual art. Jones is currently working on a research project exploring the therapeutic effects of poetry writing for youth who have experienced trauma.

Jakob Kotas, mathematics, contributed “Specifications-based grading reduces anxiety for students of ordinary differential equations” (with Mel Henriksen, Mami Wentworth)  to CODEE Journal: Vol. 13, Article 1, September 2020. Available at this link.

Buck Taylor, chemistry, contributed “Metal/Organosilicon Complexes: Structure, Reactivity, and Considerations for Catalysis” (with Matthew Whited) to Comments on Inorganic Chemistry, August 2020, 40, 217–276.

 

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Deana Julka, psychological sciences, was quoted in an article titled “Psychology professor offers insight on protesters, officers during nightly demonstrations” by Audrey Weil on KPTV on September 2, 2020.

Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, published his article titled, “In memory of Kenny Rogers on his 82nd birthday,” as a letter to the editor in Northside Neighbor Newspapers published in Marietta, GA, on August 21, 2020. Mr. Rogers died this year in Sandy Springs, GA, on March 20, 2020.

Terence Favero and Allegra VanderWilde, biology, published “Reducing Stress Fractures in Female College Distance Runners” in the August 2020 edition of Training and Conditioning. Allegra won the 2020 Outstanding Graduating Senior in Undergraduate Research Award and is the 23rd undergraduate with whom Favero has published.

Amber Vermeesch, nursing, received a Taste of Lifestyle Medicine Micro-grant from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, $250.00, on July 13, 2020.

Theology professor Carol J. Dempsey penned a timely scripture review for National Catholic Reporter that invites readers “into the margins,” if they are not already there.

Corey Pressman, nursing, is now an artist member of the Waterstone Gallery. He invites any and all to come by during gallery hours or get in touch with him to schedule a private showing.

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Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center, was interviewed on the podcast PsychSessions for thoughts on “How Can I Start the New Semester From a Place of Wonder?” The 13 minute episode is available at this link.

KPTV interviewed University provost Herbert Medina on how University of Portland faculty have adapted their instruction for online learning in a way that is still engaging and interactive.

KPTV and KATU reported on UP’s first day of the fall semester, and the modifications in place due to coronavirus restrictions including remote instruction and closed residence halls except for special circumstances.

KGW reported on Portland area colleges’ plans for the fall semester, including UP’s adoption of 100% online model of instruction.

Amber Vermeesch, nursing, presented “Clinical app use among Nurse Practitioners in Oregon” (with Patricia Cox), a poster presentation at the 43rd Annual Nurse Practitioners of Oregon Education Conference Online, Oct. 16-17, 2020. She is also a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine, effective August 2020.

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Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, had his brain teaser, “Letter: Alex Trebek by the numbers,” published in the August 20 edition of The Columbian.

Bob Butler, professor emeritus of environmental studies; Jenda Johnson, Earth Sciences Animated; and Wendy Bohon, IRIS education specialist, published “Jamaica – Tectonics and Earthquakes” and “Hispaniola – Earthquakes and Tectonics.” These animations explore plate tectonics, historic earthquakes and tsunamis, and earthquake hazards of Jamaica and Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea. See the Jamaica animation using this link and the Hispaniola animation at this link.

Kristin Sweeney, environmental science, had her article, “Linking geomorphic process dominance and the persistence of local elevation” (with Joshua Roering, David Furbish) published in Journal of Geophysical Research – Earth Surface, doi: 10.1029/2020JF005525, August 2020.

Vice president for marketing & communications Michael Lewellen was interviewed for KATU’s “Your Voice, Your Vote” segment, where he discussed the city of Portland’s nearly three consecutive months of protests against systemic racism.

Diane Sotak, Jane Scott, and Tillia Griffin, Clark Library, published “Affordable education with a little help from the library,” Reference Services Review, Vol. ahead-of-print.

SimonMary Asese Aihiokha, theology, gave a talk titled “Racism, Colonialism, and Slavery.” Event organized by Stand Up to Racism – Scotland and Orkney Oot Wae Racism. Via Zoom to audiences in Britain. Held on Thursday, August 20, 2020. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJtx94mWPgc

 

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Lauren Alfrey, sociology and social work, presented “When Birds of a Feather Code Together: The Problem of Cultural Fitness in Tech Work” in the Sex & Gender Spotlight (Virtual) Panel Session, American Sociological Association Meeting. San Francisco, CA: August 8, 2020.

Bob Butler, professor emeritus of environmental studies, Jenda Johnson, Earth Sciences Animated, and Wendy Bohon, IRIS Education Specialist published Jamaica – Tectonics and Earthquakes and Hispaniola – Earthquakes and Tectonics  on the IRIS website. These animations explore plate tectonics, historic earthquakes and tsunamis, and earthquake hazards of Jamaica and Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea.

Todd Easton, business, published Teaching econometrics with data on coworker salaries and job satisfaction in the International Review of Economics Education 34 (2020): 100178.

Giannina Reyes-Giardiello, international languages & cultures, presented “A Maze of Earthly Delights: A Posthumanist Reading of Apocalipsis Cum Figuris by Luisa Josefina Hernandez” at the  XIV Jornadas Andinas de Literatura Latinoamericana, Universidad Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico, on August 12.

 

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Susan McDaniel, performing and fine arts, became a member of the editorial board for SongHelix: a searchable international art song database hosted by the University of Utah. Her area of editorial focus will be German art song repertoire.

Kevin Jones, social work, was awarded the Christopher Mazza “Pursue the Dream” Award from the National Association of Poetry Therapy on August 1, 2020. The $1000 award will be used to support undergraduate research and purchase materials for studying the therapeutic effects of poetry writing for youth who have experienced trauma.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, had his published work “An African ethic of hospitality for the global church: A response to the culture of exploitation and violence in Africa” appear in in “Resilience of sub-Saharan children and adolescents: A scoping review.” Journal of Transnational Psychiatry. July 29, 2020. Authored by Linda Theron. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363461520938916

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CNBC published a story on the challenges first generation college students are facing during the coronavirus pandemic, featuring University of Portland’s FGEN program: “First-gen students have a spirit of resiliency that it doesn’t surprise me that despite all of this they are doing very well,” shared Matt Daily, assistant director and program manager of FGEN.

Stephanie Michel, Heidi Senior, Diane Sotak, and Jane Scott, Clark Library, published “University of Portland: Strong relationships and a respected instruction program” in C. C. Gardner, E. Galoozis, & R. Halpern, (Eds.), Hidden Architectures of Information Literacy Programs (pp. 299-308). ACRL.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, contributed “Reclaiming Plurality after Trent – Response to ‘Catholic Identity’” to Wakeup Lazarus Blog. July 23, 2020. He also served as Reviewer and Endorser of Book: “African Women and the Shame and Pain of Infertility, Damasus C. Okoro. Wipf and Stock Publishers, July 2020.

 

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Ian Parkman and Peter Stolpe, business, were selected to present “What We Didn’t Know We Didn’t Know, Industry-led Collaboration for Developing Design Curriculum: The Adidas and University of Portland, OR, USA Experience” at the Design Management Institute’s 2020 Academic Design Management (ADMC) Conference, taking place virtually on August 3-7.

Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering. was featured in an article titled “University of Portland Professor Aziz Inan Believes Numbers Can Be Art, Especially Palindrome Dates” in the July 22, 2o20 edition of Portland weekly newspaper Willamette Week.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, had his article, “Social Justice and Rituals of Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Perspectives from African Religion and Roman Catholic-Christianity” published in  Journal of Ecumenical Studies. Volume 55, Number 2  ( July 2020): 229 – 257.  ​​​​​​​He also wrote “Response: ‘The Covid Winter and Religious Self Reliance’” for Wakeup Lazarus Blog, July 16, 2020.

Laura McLary, international languages and cultures, had her article, “It’s Still About Relevance: The Founding of a Humanities Collaborative as a Confident Response to the Crisis in the Humanities” published in Feminist German Studies, pp. 40-53. Project MUSE, doi: 10.1353/fgs.2020.0004, June 2020.

Corey Pressman, nursing, had his personal essay, “Coffee in the Time of Quaranatine,” published in Litro Magazine.

Samuel Holloway, business, had his article (cowritten with Ian Parkman), “The tyranny of the served market: The negative relationship between market orientation and performance among design-driven organizations” published in Journal of Design, Business and Society (6.1). March 2020.

 

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Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, had his collection of numeric curiosities, “Letter: Hugh Downs by the numbers,” published in The Columbian on July 20, 2020. See the article using this link.

Xan Arch, Library operations, contributed “Academic library services for first-generation students” (with coauthor Isaac Gilman) to Libraries Unlimited, July 2020.

Corey Pressman, nursing, contributed a short story, “Three Burgers,” in the summer edition of Gastronomica. See the story at this link.

Alice Gates, social work, co-edited “Social work responses to pandemics in the United States,” the first in a series of bibliographies produced by the Social Welfare History Group, housed at Southern Connecticut State University.