Update

Aziz Inan, engineering, had his article, “18 numerical oddities for Madiba’s 100th birthday,” published in IOL (Independent Online), the digital offering of Independent Media, one of South Africa’s leading multi-platform content companies. The article celebrates the 100th birthday of the late Nelson Mandela, whose traditional Xhosa clan name was Madiba.

Sharon Jones, engineering, served as guest editor, Advances in Engineering Education Journal Special Issue, “Overcoming Challenges with Advancing Ethics Education for Engineering Students,” July 2018-November 2019.

Kathleen Bieryla, engineering, presented “Biomechanics of single stair climb with implications for humanoid robot control” (with Christine Buffinton and student co-presenter Roberta Blaho) and “Quantifying fatigue and perceived levels of exertion in collegiate field hockey athletes during pre-season” (with Ryan Snyder, Jeremy Cook, and student co-presenter Amy Lowe) at the World Congress of Biomechanics , Dublin, IE, July 8-12, 2018.

Hannah Highlander, mathematics, presented “Promoting Culture Change, One Turtle at a Time: Undergraduate Research in Agent-Based Modeling of Violence Prevention,” Mini-symposium on Mathematics and Social Justice in the Classroom, at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Portland, Oregon, with student co-presenters Parkes Kendrick and Tsikata Apenyo, July 2018.

Kevin Jones, social work, presented “Get Involved, Make a Difference: Stop Elder Abuse and Neglect,” an invited training for Community Volunteers in Policing, Gresham, OR, July, 2018.

Rachel Wheeler, theology, reviewed Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality: Concepts and Applications, by Fraser Watts, Cambridge: University of Cambridge Press, 2017, in Spiritus 18, no. 1 (Spring 2018): 112-13.

Laura Mood, nursing, wrote “Care coordination: Identifying and connecting the most appropriate care to the patients” (with Caroline Neunzert, Ruth Tadesse, Katherine Bradley, Seiko Izumi, Pattricia Barfield, Christine Tanner) in Journal of Research in Nursing, 41, 49-56, February 2018. She also wrote “Poetry: An innovative teaching strategy for exploring empathy with beginning nursing students” in Journal of Nursing Education, 57(5), 315-318, May 2018.

Jeffrey Meiser, political science, and political science undergraduate students Lydia Heye and Kelsie McKee, published “From Anarchy to Civil War: The Escalation of Violence in Iraq, 2003-2006,” in Special Operations Journal Vol. 4, No. 1 (2018), 63-83.

Laura Mood, nursing, published “Poetry: An innovative teaching strategy for exploring empathy with beginning nursing students.” in the Journal of Nursing Education, 57(5), 315-318

Laura Mood, nursing, co-authored “Care coordination: Identifying and connecting the most appropriate care to the patients.” (with Caroline Neunzert, Ruth Tadesse, Katherine Bradley, Seiko Izumi, Pattricia Barfield, Christine Tanner) in the Journal of Research in Nursing, 41, 49-56.

Jeffrey Meiser, political science, co-authored “From Anarchy to Civil War: The Escalation of Violence in Iraq, 2003-2006,” (with students Lydia Heye and Kelsie McKee) in the Special Operations Journal Vol. 4, No. 1 (2018), 63-83.

Aziz Inan, engineering, had his article, “My View: Math oddities for Anthony Bourdain’s 62nd birthday,” published in the Portland Tribune on Monday, June 25, 2018. See the article here. Inan also had his article, “15 Numerical Oddities for Robert Millikan’s 150th Birthday,” published in the summer edition of CalTech Magazine. Robert Andrews Millikan is the school’s founder. See the article here.

Bonnie Parks, library, presented “System Migrations from a Consortial Acquisitions Perspective,” on June 24, at the American Library Association annual conference in New Orleans, LA.

Gary Malecha, political science, has been named as a Tyson Professor on his return to full time teaching, in recognition of his exceptional leadership as interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, presented a paper titled, “African Migrant Christians Changing the Landscape of Christianity in the West: Reading the Signs of the Times,” at the Twelfth International Gathering of The Ecclesiological Investigations International Research Network: The Church and Migration: Global (In)Difference? Held in Toronto, Canada, June 25 – 27, 2018.

Geneviève Brassard, English, presented her paper titled “‘Not the mother type’: Subverting Wartime Rhetoric of Sacrifice in Marghanita Laski’s To Bed with Grand Music” at the 20^th Annual Conference of the Space Between: Literature & Culture 1914-1945, at the University of Northern Colorado, June 7-9, 2018.

Ellen Lippman, business, won the Award for Excellence 2017 Best Paper Award, Academy of Accounting Historians, of the American Accounting Association, 2018.

Alice Gates, social work, presented “Who needs paid leave?  Exploring perspectives of immigrants and women of color in Oregon” at the biannual Work and Family Researchers Network conference, June 21, 2018, in Washington, DC.

Samuel Holloway, business, presented “Small Breweries: How to Grow and Stay Small,” a keynote presentation at 2018 Brewers of Europe Forum. Brussels, Belgium. June 7, 2018.  He participated in “Growth and Value Creation in the Beer Business,” a panel discussion at The Brewers of Europe Forum. Brussels, Belgium. June 7, 2018.

Rev. Thomas E. Hosinski, C.S.C., emeritus theology, recently received word that his book, The Image of the Unseen God: Catholicity, Science, and Our Evolving Understanding of God (Orbis Books, 2017) won the First Place Award in the category of Faith and Science at the annual Catholic Press Association Book Awards.

Tammy VanDeGrift, engineering, and Tzu-Yi Chen (Pomona College) published a peer-reviewed paper titled “User Interface Evaluation: Comparison of Novices to Upperclass Computer Science Students” in the Proceedings of the 8^th Annual STEAM Education Conference. Tammy presented the paper at the conference in June 2018.

Stephanie Salomone, mathematics, presented “Roundtable: The REFLECT Project: Spreading Evidence-Based Teaching in STEM” (with co-presenters Tara Prestholdt, Valerie Peterson, Eric Anctil, Heather Dillon, and Carolyn James) at the National Network of STEM Education Centers Meeting, Columbus OH, June 2018.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, wrote “Trinity and Christian Discipleship as Relationships” for Wakeup Lazarus Blog, May 27, 2018. He served as Moderator, Catholic Theological Society of America, in June 2018, and  moderated the Black Catholic Consultation Group Session at the Catholic Theological Society of America annual conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, June 7 – 10, 2018. Focus of the Sessions was “Amazing Grace: Structures of Grace in the Black World.” He was elected to a three-years appointement as Convener of the Black Catholic Consultation Group at the Catholic Theological Society of America during the annual meeting held in Indianapolis, Indiana, June 7 – 10, 2018; and served as convener, Black Catholic Consultation Group/Catholic Theological Society of America, June 2018.

Dann Pierce, communication studies, presented “Subtle Visual Persuasion in Back-of-the-Head Shots in Mad Men ,” (with Rebekah Markillie), a competitively selected research paper for the annual meeting of the Rhetoric Society of America, Minneapolis (June 2018).

Casey Shillam and Lindsay Benes, nursing, are among 49 nursing faculty chosen by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) to participate in the 2018 Leadership for Academic Nursing Program (LANP), which will be held July 29-August 2 in Chaska, Minnesota. LANP is designed for those who have experience in academic administration and aspire to more senior administrative or executive positions within the nursing academic unit. The year-long fellowship provides participants with a focused assessment experience, a range of content and exercises related to successful executive leadership, and the opportunity to establish a peer network that fosters long-term partnerships and collegial support.

Ami Ahern-Rindell, biology, attended and presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Pacific Division held at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, CA, June 12-15. The talk was titled “An International and Multidisciplinary Research Collaboration in the Ancient City of Pollentia in Mallorca, Spain,” as part of The Practice, Communication, and Ethics of Interdisciplinary Research Symposia sponsored by Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society. The presentation was co-authored with recent graduate (2018) Raluca Gosman who travelled with Ahern-Rindell and her other research students to Mallorca in July 2016 as part of the UP PURE Program, and a result of the Dundon-Berchtold 2017-2018 faculty-student collaboration on the Ethics of Working with Human Remains.

Jacquie VanHoomissen, biology, just returned from a very successful 2018 conference this past week at Ohio State University, where she organized and facilitated a workshop titled, “Diversity, Inclusion and Culture in the Human Anatomy and Physiology Course.” Her talk provided guidance and ideas for incorporating these themes into the traditional curriculum in a content-heavy biology course in order to create a more inclusive learning environment for all students.

Bob Butler, environmental studies emeritus, was the lead geology instructor for the EarthScope ANGLE Educator Workshop May 29 – June 1 in Anchorage, Alaska.  ANGLE is the Alaska Native Geoscience Learning Experience project funded by the National Science Foundation EarthScope Program. Workshop participants included K-12 Earth Science teachers, parks and museum interpreters, and emergency management educators from Anchorage, Seward, Kodiak Island, and other communities in south central Alaska.  The workshop field trip included stops at locations in Anchorage and Whittier that were heavily impacted by the 1964 great Alaska earthquake and tsunami.

Ami Ahern-Rindell, biology, is a Dundon-Berchtold Faculty Fellow from this past academic year who worked with biology major (2018) and Dundon-Berchtold Student Scholar, Raluca Gosman on a project titled: “What Ethical Issues Need to be Considered in Procuring and Utilizing Human Remains When Conducting Research.” The faculty-student team co-authored an opinion piece that was published online in the May 30 Oregonian titled: “Holding History in our Hands.” The guest op-ed can be accessed at http://tinyurl.com/ybnrbns8.

Marina Suzuki, nursing, recently published a book chapter, “Nonstatin Medications: Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Fibrates, Bile Acid Sequestrants, Niacin, and Cholesterol Absorption Inhibitors,” in Myerson M. Dyslipidemia: Clinical Approach, Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer 2018:119-146. Publisher webpage at this link.

Hannah Highlander, mathematics, presented “Using Graph Theory to Investigate Vaccination Strategies for Infectious Diseases,” Intercollegiate Biomathematics Alliance Cross-institutional Undergraduate Research Experience (IBA CURE) Workshop, Normal, Illinois, June 2018.

Andrew Guest, psychological sciences, was the invited speaker on ‘The Social Science of Gratitude” for the Annual Luncheon of the Community Foundation of Southwest Washington on June 5.

Julia Ruppell, biology, organized and chaired a symposium and workshop on “Strategies for Active Learning in Undergraduate Biology Education” for the American Association for the Advancement of Science Pacific Division Meeting held at Cal Poly Pomona. She also presented “An Analysis of Successful Strategies for Active Learning in an Introductory Biology Course,” as part of the symposium.

Cara Poor, engineering, published “Effect of age on runoff water quality from green roofs in Portland, Oregon” (with  Ted Eckmann, Jessica Kleiss, and student Jarrett Okita) in Journal of Green Building 13: 42-54, June 2018.

Eddie Contreras, studies abroad, co-pesented a session titled, “Promoting Inclusion in International Education in a Climate of Exclusion” on June 1, 2018, at the annual NAFSA Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with Heather Barclay Hamir, president/CEO of the Institute for Study Abroad, Butler University, and James Lucas, assistant dean of global education and curriculum, Michigan State University. This scenario-based session explored the challenges in international education that impact the imperative to promote inclusion. It engages in the following questions: How might the current climate of nationalism impact students’ perceptions of the value of international education? How can educators manage commitments to internationalization and inclusion in this environment?

 Alexa Dare, communication studies, presented “Kinship in the streets: Rethinking the Women’s Marches as embodied spaces of solidarity and exclusion” at the International Communication Association annual convention, Prague, Czech Republic, May 2018.

Molly Hiro, English, has published a chapter titled “’No Metaphors,’ ‘No Grunts’: Dutchman, Black Art, and Authenticity,” in the new book Approaches to Teaching Baraka’s Dutchman (MLA Press, 2018, pp. 154-160).

Christina Ivler, engineering, published “Control Design for Tracking of Scaled MTE Trajectories on an IRIS+ Quadcopter” (with Goerzen, C.L, Wagster, J.A., Sanders, F.C., Cheung, K.K., Tischler, M.B.) in American Helicopter Society 74th Annual Forum Proceedings, Phoenix, Arizona, May 14-17, 2018.

Deana Julka, psychological sciences, presented “Effect of Need for Cognitive Closure on Jury Decision Making” (with Zachary Simmons and student co-presenter Jimmy Sheldrup), April 2018.

Benjamin Gallegos, education, presented “Middle school students in a rural community having conversations with a STEM professional before playing a science video game in their after-school program: Students talking to a TeachLivE adult virtual avatar before gaming” at the 6th Annual TeachLivE Conference, Orlando, FL, May 2018. He presented “I was constantly told two things on my journey to earning a doctorate: ‘College is not for everyone’ or ‘Why don’t we see more of your people here?’: Being a scholar, becoming a leader, and sharing my voice on why college is for everyone” at the MENTE Summit, Beaverton, OR, April 2018. He presented “A Mixed-Reality Lunch,” as keynote speaker for IntegratED Portland (IPDX), Organization for Educational Technology and Curriculum. Portland, OR, February 2018.

Sarina Saturn, psychological sciences, delivered a keynote address entitled, “The Healing Powers of Compassion: Healing and Blunting the Damage of Trauma on the Body and the Brain” and helped facilitate a workshop on Cultivating Compassion & Understanding Trauma, hosted by the Cal Turner Program for Moral Leadership in the Professions at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, May 31-June 2.

Melanie Gangle, accessible education services, and Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center, had their essay “What Do I Need to Know About and Do For Students With Learning Disabilities?” included in The College Teacher’s Handbook: A Collection for New Faculty, published this month by Magna Publications. A Kindle version is available at this link.

Eli Goldwyn, mathematics, received a Center for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics (CURM) grant funding a student research group for next academic year. Goldwyn and his students will use mathematical models to study the ongoing opioid crisis, paired with a group led by PCC instructor Kara Colley. CURM is funded by an NSF grant for academic year undergraduate research groups throughout the United States. These groups develop student enthusiasm for the mathematical and computational sciences, provide mentorship to support students through graduation, and develop  essential research skills to prepare them for success in graduate school and their careers.

Aaron Wootton, mathematics, has been awarded the Outstanding Researcher Award from the Columbia Willamette Chapter of Sigma Xi, a non-profit honor society for scientists and engineers, founded in 1886 at Cornell University. The Columbia Chapter works to provide encouragement and support of scientific research and education through free public science lectures, student research grants, student research symposia, and similar activities.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, wrote “Pentecost and the Church of Empire: Reflections for the Solemnity of Pentecost,” Wakeup Lazarus Blog, May 20, 2018.

Joseph Hoffbeck, engineering, served as acting chair of the electrical engineering program, Shiley School of Engineering, August to December 2017. He also served as KEEN Fellow for Electrical Engineering, Shiley School of Engineering, and as a member of the Shiley Grants Committee, from August 2017 to May 2018.

Chris Foss, history, presented a paper at the Policy History Conference, Tempe, AZ, May 18, 2018, titled “‘What is National Defense?’ Senator Mark Hatfield and the Links Between National Security, Public Health, and Federal Spending in Oregon.”