UPbeat

News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.

Update

update

Deirdre Katz, psychological sciences,  presented a poster titled “Transgenerational Prosociality: The Relationship between Resilience and Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia during Moral Elevation Induction in Mother-Infant-Grandmother Triads” at the International Convention of Psychological Sciences (ICPS) in Paris, France,  on March 9, 2019, with preliminary analyses from an early career grant belonging to Sarina Saturn, from the National Science Foundation grant exploring the development of prosociality.

Shawn Records, performing and fine arts, has a photography exhibit entitled, “Now is the Time” on display as part of the UK’s FORMAT International Photography Festival. The show runs through April 14 and features Shawn’s photographic observations of sleepy, coastal towns over a five-year period, and offers “an insight into the eternity of the everyday, punctuated with intermittent bursts of activity, both glorious and tragic.” See more here.

Bob Butler, environmental studies emeritus, and Jenda Johnson, Earth Science Animated, published “Earthquake: Foreshock—Mainshock—Aftershock,” an animated exploration of aftershocks, which are the hundreds of smaller earthquakes that follow large earthquakes, and foreshocks that sometimes precede major and great earthquakes. Animation can be found on the IRIS website here or on YouTube.

Lorretta Krautscheid, nursing; Sam Williams and Ben Kahn, information services; and education major Katie Adams had their paper, “Untethered lecture capture: A qualitative investigation of college student experiences,” published in Journal of Educational Technology, 0 (0); 115. See more here.

Carolyn James, mathematics, presented a webinar, “Peer Observation for Tutoring” to the National Math Tutoring Center Directors Association, March 2019. She presented “Defining the Varied Structures of Tutoring Centers: Laying a Foundation for Future Research” (with Cameron Byerley, Deborah Moore-Russo, Melissa Mills, Brian Rickard, and Carolyn Johns), “Mathematical Knowledge for Tutoring Undergraduate Mathematics” (with Linda Burks), and “Spreading Evidence-Based Instructional Practices: Modeling Change Using Peer Observation” (with Tara Prestholdt, Valerie Peterson, Eric Anctil, Stephanie Salomone,and Heather Dillon) at the 22nd Annual Conference on Research on Undergraduate Mathematics Education, Oklahoma City, OK, February 2019.

Hannah Highlander, mathematics, had her article, “A ‘Rule of Five’ Framework for Models and Modeling to Unify Mathematicians and Biologists and Improve Student Learning” (with Kam Dahlquist, Glenn Ledder, Carrie Eaton, M. Drew Lamar, Richard Schugart) in Primus 1-24, March 2019. See the article here.

Matt Daily, Shepard Academic Resource Center, presented “Portland’s Pilots: How First Generation Student Mentors Help Their Peers Navigate and Maneuver College” at the annual Northwest College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) Conference, held Saturday, March 2, in McMinnville, Oregon.

Rebecca Smith, education, presented “Going beyond the classroom: Using virtual reality to enhance classroom learning” (with Nicole Ralston, Benjamin Gallegos, and students Sophia Aguirre, Isabel Tubao, and Mayetta Martel) at the Oregon Association of Teacher Educators (ORATE) annual conference, Portland, OR, March 2019.

Alice Gates, social work, published “Rights education without rights? Rights workshops and undocumented immigrants in the U.S.” (with co-author Kathleen Tipler) the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. the article is based on Gates’ ethnographic research examining an immigrant worker center in the U.S. midwest.

Cara Poor, engineering, had her article, “Evaluation of water treatment residuals in bioretention planters to reduce phosphorus levels in stormwater” (with Anne MacDonald, Kari Duncan, and student coauthor Katie Conkle) in Environmental Engineering Science 36: 265-272, March 2019.

update

Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center, offered the opening keynote address at the national gathering of LaSallian Schools’ Chief Administrators at their annual meeting in Houston, Texas on February 25. Her talk was titled “Oui, Whee, We: Cultivating a Heart For Ministry.”

Matthew Kuhn, Shiley School of Engineering, published “Stress fluctuations during monotonic loading of dense three-dimensional granular materials,” (with Ali Daouadji), in Granular Matter, February 2019.

Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, had his article, “Luke Perry’s Death Summed Up in Numbers,” published in the March 6, 2019 edition of the Portland Tribune. See the article here.

Courtney Campbell, Shepard Academic Resource Center, presented “Improving Your Communication with Yes, And” at the annual Oregon Women in Higher Education Conference in Gleneden Beach, OR, January 2019. She also co-facilitated a discussion on the topic “Orientation Program Techniques for Smaller Institutions” at the annual Conference on the First-Year Experience in Las Vegas, NV, February 2019.

Matthew Warshawsky, international languages and cultures, presented “Confluence and Conflict: A Space for Jews among Muslims and Christians in Medieval Spain” to middle school students at Congregation Beth Israel in Portland on February 24.

Amber Vermeesch, nursing, presented “Prevalence of and Coping Strategies for Inappropriate Patient Sexual Behavior in Nursing Baccalaureate Education,” a poster presentation with Halina Wyss, at Oregon Nursing Research & Quality Consortium 10th Annual Oregon Nursing Research & Quality Consortium conference, Portland, OR, April 15, 2019.  Vermeesch, A. (2019). Vermeesch and Wyss also presented “Stressors & Coping Strategies Unique to Undergraduate Nursing Students Based on Adult Attachment Style” at the same conference.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, reviewed Born from Lament. The Theology and Politics of Hope in Africa by Emmanuel Katongole, Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2017, in  Horizons volume 45, Issue 2 (December 2018): 471 – 472.

Patrick Murphy, performing and fine arts, has been named the inaugural Guest Conductor of the Bridge City Youth Band. The band, under the umbrella of the Rose City Gay Freedom Bands, is open to all students regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity and is devoted to helping bridge communication both musically and personally between diverse communities. The ensemble will present a summer concert in Director Park in downtown Portland on June 28.

Nicole Ralston, Jacqueline Waggoner, and Jim Carroll of the School of Education presented a paper titled “A Focus on Performance Assessment: An Examination of Concurrent Validity of the edTPA and CPAST” on February 28 at the annual conference at the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE) in Louisville, Kentucky. Waggoner and Carroll also led a leadership workshop on CAEP national accreditation on February 21 at The Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education (AILACTE) at its annual conference in Louisville, Kentucky.

Hillary Merk, Randy Hetherington, Bruce Weitzel, James Carroll, and Jacqueline Waggoner, in the School of Education, presented two papers at the annual conference of the Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education (AILACTE) in Louisville, KY., February 22, 2019. The title of the first paper was “Persisting in the Profession: Early Career Focus Groups for New Teacher Induction,” and the second paper was titled “Using Employer Data to Assess Program Effectiveness.”

 

update

Dann Pierce, communication studies, conducted a lecture/workshop on “Metaphors, Meaning, and Culture” with graduate students from Doshisha University and the Kyoto University Graduate School of Management in Kyoto on February 12, 2019.

Laura Dyer, biology, and her research student Allegra VanderWilde (junior biology major), received an Education Grant from the Society for Developmental Biology. This grant will provide approximately $1,500 for dissecting microscopes and lab supplies in support of a developmental biology-related project for the fourth graders of Astor K-8 School. The project will allow students to use brine shrimp to study their developmental life cycle and design experiments to test environmental factors that help these organisms survive, and is slate to begin in April 2019.

Ami Ahern-Rindell and Dave Wynne, biology, co-authored an abstract submission titled “Design and Analysis of a CRISPR Gene Editing Strategy in a Sheep Model Variant of GM1 Gangliosidosis” that was peer-reviewed and accepted as an oral, platform presentation at the WORLD Symposium 2019 on Lysosomal Storage Disorders in Orlando, Florida, February 5-8. The abstract was also published in Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, 126(2):S12, February 2019 (doi:10.1016/j.ymgme.2018.12.028).

Lauren Alfrey, sociology & social work, wrote “Becoming a Geek Girl: Race, Inequality, and the Social Geography of Childhood” (with France Winddance Twine), edited by David M. Newman, Jodi O’Brien, and Michelle L. Robertson. Pp. 240-254 in Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life, 11th edition, Sage Publications, February 2019.

Stephanie Salomone, mathematics, presented “Integrated STEM Task: The Flint Water Crisis,” Western Regional Noyce Alliance Conference, Tucson AZ , February 2019.

Joey Houck, information services, was quoted in an article, “Solid-State Storage Boosts Speed and Cuts Downtime for Campus IT,” in EdTech Magazine. See the article here.

Heather Dillon, Shiley School of Engineering, wrote “Laminar Natural Convection of an Isothermal Vertical Plate Using Schlieren Photography and Numerical Methods” (with student coauthors Hollis Crowder and Christopher Hampel) in Heat Transfer Research, vol 50, no 6, Pages 565-580, Feb. 21019. doi:10.1615/HeatTransRes.2018025783.

Eduardo Contreras, Jr., assistant provost for international education, diversity, and inclusion, was interviewed by Diverse Issues in Higher Education for an article titled “Diversity Abroad Conference to Focus on Inclusive Excellence in Global Education.” Contreras serves as committee chair for the conference, which will take place in Boston, Mass., March 2-5.

update

Louisa Brad and Sarina Saturn, psychological sciences, participated in a Compassionate Listening workshop February 2-3, 2019, to deepen their practice of listening and speaking from the heart in personal and professional relationships at UP, at Sacred Groves on Bainbridge Island, WA. Saturn also gave a presentation entitled, “The Neuroscience of Trauma & Resiliency,” for a trauma-informed training for counselors, lawyers, advocates, and yoga teachers at Love Hive in Portland, OR, on January 26, 2019.

Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, had his article, “Lincoln’s birthday numbers a prime tribute to great president,”  published in the February 12, 2019 edition of the Portland Tribune. He also had an article published in the Feb. 7-14 edition of the Montecito Journal.

Matthew Kuhn, Shiley School of Engineering, wrote “Multi-directional behavior of granular materials and its relation to incremental elastoplasticity” (with Ali Daouadji) in International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2018, Volume 152-153, pp. 305-323.

Cara Hersh, English, presented a paper entitled “Winning Sieges and Seats:  Divine and Political Election in The Siege of Jerusalem” at the joint conference hosted by the Medieval Association of the Pacific and the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies in Scottsdale, AZ, on February 9.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, presented “Black Theology in Dialogue with LGBTQ+ Persons in the Church and Trump’s America: Walking in the Shoes of James H. Cone and Katie G. Cannon” at the Black Theologies of Liberation and Racial Justice In Memoriam: James H. Cone and Katie G. Cannon Conference. Organized by the University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, February 8, 2019. He also served as an invited panelist at the conference.

Lorretta Krautscheid, nursing, wrote “Examining relationships between resilience protective factors and moral distress among student nurses” (with coauthor Laura Mood and student coauthors Taylor Mossman and Marie Wagner) in Nursing Education Perspectives, February 2019, doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000471.

Chris Foss, history, wrote “Bringing Home The (Irradiated) Bacon: Senator Henry Jackson, Nuclear Weapons, and Washington,” in Pacific Northwest Quarterly, Vol. 109, No. 1 (Winter 2017/2018), 3-18. He also presented “A Special Relationship? Japan and the Pacific Northwest During the ‘Japan Panic’ of the 1980s” at the Pacific Coast Branch-American Historical Association annual meeting in Santa Clara, CA, Aug. 3, 2018.

 

 

 

update

Briana Rotter, nursing, wrote “How can faith be integrated into palliative home-based care?” in Journal of Christian Nursing 36(1) doi: 10.1097/CNJ. 0000000000000564 (2019).

Halina Wyss and Amber Vermeesch, nursing, wrote “Inappropriate Patient Sexual Behavior in Nursing Education” in ARCH Women Health Care Volume 2(1): 1–1 (2019).

Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center, gave three invited presentations at the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities at their annual meeting in Washington, DC, February 2-3. These centered on the launch of the Leaders in Catholic Higher Education online professional development program whose creation she directed over the past year. Julie Kalnin, education, was the lead consultant in developing the assessment components of the program.

Fr. Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., emeritus theology, delivered the principal theological lecture at the 2019 Catholic Cemetery & Funeral Service Convention in Napa, CA, at the end of January. The talk, “What makes Catholic Funeral Service and Cemeteries Catholic?” led to a lively discussion among Catholic funeral service and cemetery professionals as well as convention vendors about “why we do what we do as Catholics and what it means” when death touches the life of our faithful communities.

Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, had his article and brain teaser, “Desmond Doss’ name adds up to his birth date,” in the Feb. 7, 2019 edition of the Chinook Observer. See the article here.

Michael R. Prendergast, adjunct theology and music, gave a presentation at Regis University in Denver, Colo., on Sunday January 6, 2019. Michael and his colleague Anne McGuire, from Omaha, Nebraska, presented “A Place Called Home: Liturgy, Music, Hospitality and the Communion of Saints.”

Sarina Saturn and Deirdre Katz, psychological sciences, are mentoring UP students’ research projects and poster presentations at the national and annual Society for Personality and Social Psychology Convention, held for the first time in Portland, OR, on February 7-9, 2019. Co-authors include Chelle Plaisted, computer science, who helps tremendously with data management and syntax, and Jessica Chung, biochemistry, who assists with psychological constructs and biomarker processing in the lab:

  • Alyssa Cole ’19, psychological sciences, “Physiological Response to Moral Elevation in Relation to Constructs of the Self and Coping Mechanisms”
  • Elaika Celemen ’19, psychological sciences, “Examining the Differences in the Transition to College for Students of Varying Asian Ethnicities”
  • Lena Lyon ’19, biology, “Physiological Response to Moral Elevation in Women with Depressive Symptoms”
  • Sabrina Legaspi ’20, psychological sciences, “Effects of In-Group Colorism and Eurocentric Beauty Standards on Minority Mental Health”
  • Brittney Kawakami ’19, psychological sciences, “Examining the Utilization of Coping Strategies among College Students of Various Racial Identities”
  • Abby Kosiara ’18, psychological sciences, “Sex Differences in Humor Experiences in Relationship to Compassion for Oneself and for Others”
  • Rachel Mehlman ’20, psychological sciences, “The Relationship Between Facets of Resilience and the Physiological Response to Moral Elevation”
  • Bethany Pham ’19, biology, “Prosocial Traits of Young Adults from Collectivist and Individualistic Cultures”

Aziz Inan and Peter Osterberg, Shiley School of Engineering, coauthored “Number curiosities to celebrate Jackie Robinson’s centennial birthday,” The Cairo Messenger, p. A7, February 6, 2019.

 

update

Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, had his article and brain teaser on Oprah Winfrey’s 65th birthday published in the Portland Tribune at this link.

Fr. Charlie McCoy, C.S.C., mathematics, was featured in an article in the Catholic Sentinel titled “A dignity-of-life mentor: Chaplain of UP’s pro-life club wants students to be brave but seek positive and genuine dialogue.” See the article here.

Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, had his brain teaser, “Oprah’s birthday adds up to prime time,” published in the February 1 edition of the Portland Tribune.

Vail Fletcher, communication studies, and Tara Prestholdt, biology, had their paper, “The Value of Experiential Learning: a Case Study with an Interdisciplinary Study Abroad Course,” published in Bioscene in December 2018. See the article here.

 

 

 

update

Matthew Minicucci, English, is a finalist for the Stafford/Hall Award for Poetry as part of the annual Oregon Book Awards. He was nominated for his poetry collection, Small Gods (New Issues Poetry & Prose).

Amber Vermeesch, nursing, published “Factors Associated with Black & Latina Women Meeting the US Federal Physical Activity Guidelines: Secondary Analysis of NHIS Data” (with Lola MacLean and Wanda Williams) in Archives of Women Health and Care, 1(4), 2-7, 2019.

Patrick Murphy, performing and fine arts, was guest conductor of the Oregon Music Education Association District 13 Honor Band at Oregon City High School on January 19-20. The band included 80 student musicians from Canby, Colton, Estacada, Gladstone, Milwaukie, Molalla, Oregon City, and Rex Putnam High Schools.

Larry Larsen, performing and fine arts, designed the scenery for Broadway Rose Theatre Company’s production of “NUNSENSE,” which opened on January 25 and runs through February 24 at their New Theater in Tigard.

Kevin Jones, social work, presented “The role of mentors in promoting skills, readiness, and satisfaction for undergraduate social work students,” an e-poster presentation at the Society for Social Work and Research 23rd Annual Conference in San Francisco, CA, on January 20, 2019.

Hannah Highlander, mathematics, presented “A Model for Cross-Institutional Collaboration: How the Intercollegiate Biomathematics Alliance (IBA) is Pioneering a New Paradigm in Response to Diminishing Resources in Academia (with Olcay Akman) at the Joint American Mathematical Society (AMS)/Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Meetings , Baltimore, Maryland, January 2019.

Heidi Senior, library operations, published “An academic library’s self-study in ethics: A library-wide investigation of ethical practice” (with Jane Scott) in Journal of Library Administration, 58 (8), 891-902, January 2019.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, was a featured speaker and a panelist at the 30th MLK Day Celebrations at Valparaiso University. His talk was titled, “Seeking An Economic Alternative: Walking in the Shoes of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,” presented at the Focus Session: Wealth & Inequality, January 21, 2019.

Kathleen Bieryla, Shiley School of Engineering, wrote “Age-related strength loss affects non-stepping balance recovery” (with Hoda Koushyar, Maury Nussbaum, and Michael Madigan) in PloS one , 14 (1), e0210049 (January 2019).

update

Irene Routté, Moreau Center, was selected as a Fellow with the New Leaders Council (NLC) Institute, the leading leadership development program for progressive young professionals across the country. This six-month program trains Fellows in the skills needed to run for public office, start a non-profit, or launch a business.

Laura Blackhurst and Chris Blackhurst, nursing, co-authored a chapter, “Quality Improvement and Patient Safety,” in C. R. King, S. O. Gerard, & C. G. Rapp (Eds.) (2018) Essential knowledge for CNL and APRN nurse leaders. New York, NY: Springer.

The late Brian Doyle was mentioned in an article titled “A Cider Fest, Yoga With Cats and 9 Other Things to Do and See in Portland Jan. 16-22,” in the January 15 issue of Willamette Week, in reference to  Sweet Dreams, Storycatcher, a collection of his essays from Portland magazine. See the article here. Those who knew Brian will relish the thought of him processing the idea of “Yoga With Cats.”

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, published his article, “Making Way for Comparative Theology in the Liturgy of the Word: In Dialogue with James L. Fredericks” in Journal of Ecumenical Studies. Volume 53, Number 4 (Fall 2018): pp. 499 – 519.

 Steve Kolmes, environmental science, wrote “Ground-level Pollution, Invasive Species, and Emergent Diseases,” pp 259-272, in Elizabeth A. Hoppe (ed) Ethical Issues in Aviation, second edition. Ashgate Publishing Company, Farnham, Surrey, UK , January 2019. He wrote “The Extra Cow of the Global North” in Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development 61:1, 26-32, January 2019.

 

 

 

update

September Nelson, nursing, wrote a chapter, “The lateral integration of care services,” in C. R. King, S. O. Gerard, & C. G. Rapp (Eds.), Essential knowledge for CNL and APRN nurse leaders (pp. 45-52). New York, NY: Springer.

Tim Doughty, Heather Dillon, Katie Bieryla, Jen Symons, and Andrew Nuxoll from the Shiley School of Engineering attended the 2019 KEEN National Conference in Dallas, Texas last week. The team gave several talks and presentations:

  • Dillon HE and Doughty TA. (2019) Character Development Through the Curriculum. Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network National Conference. Dallas, Texas.
  • Doughty TA. (2019) EM@Work Throughout Engineering Programs: University of Portland. Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network National Conference. Dallas, Texas.
  • Poster: Dillon HE, Hoffbeck J, Ralson N, and Doughty TA. (2019) 3C Constellations – Spreading EML with Onsite Training. Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network National Conference. Dallas, Texas.

Khalid Khan, Shiley School of Engineering emeritus, was selected as the winner of iUrbanteen’s 2019 Compass Award, to be presented at the 9th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Breakfast on Saturday, January 19, in Vancouver, Wash. Khan is being honored as one of the founders of the Islamic Society of Southwest Washington, Clark County’s only mosque, and for his life’s work to promote harmony, diversity, and acceptance in the community.

Andrew Nuxoll, Shiley School of Engineering, has been appointed as a Fulbright Specialist by the Fulbright Specialist Program at World Learning and will take part in a faculty exchange to Thailand in July 2019.

Nicole Auxier and Larizza Limjuco Woodruff, nursing, published “Job Satisfaction and Intent to Leave Among Dedicated Education Unit and Traditional Clinical Teachers” in Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 49(12), 575-580, December 2018.

Rebecca Smith, education, wrote “Connecting the classroom and the community: Exploring the collective impact of one district-community partnership” (with coauthors Jacqueline Waggoner, Nicole Ralston, and Zulema Naegele) in The Educational Forum, January 2019.

update

Fr. H. Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., theology, wrote “Baptisteries in Ancient Sites and Rites,” published in  Pettegrew David K., William R. Caraher, and Thomas W. Davis, The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Archaeology. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019, 167-187, January 2019.

Christine Harrington, nursing, was recently accepted as an inaugural scholar in the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Leadership Development Program.