Update

Blair Woodard, history, is currently serving as the historical consultant for the Artist Repertory play Cuba Libre. The play is opening at the Winningstad Theater in Portland and will run October 10 – November 8.

Martin Monto, sociology, received the Hugo Beigel Award for Scholarly Excellence from the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. The award goes to the best paper published in their journal the Journal of Sex Research, and was a chosen from 70 others papers. Monto co-authored the paper with former student Anna Carey.

Aaron Wootton, mathematics, co-organized and co-chaired a special session on “Automorphisms of Riemann Surfaces and Related Topics” at the American Mathematical Society Fall Sectional Meeting at Loyola University in Chicago. He also delivered a talk during that session entitled “Sufficiency of the Riemann-Hurwitz Formula for the Existence of a Group Action.”

Thompson Faller, philosophy emeritus, was installed as Lieutenant during the 2015 Meeting of the Northwestern Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem held September 18 to 21 in Anchorage, Alaska. He replaces Her Excellency Lady Mary O’Brien, who became a member of the Grand Magisterium. Faller’s official title is His Excellency Sir Dr. Thompson M. Faller, Knight of the Grand Cross. The Northwest Lieutenancy is one of 62 in the world, and is comprised of the states of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Northern California, Utah and Northern Nevada. There are approximately 550 members in the NW Lt., of which 48 active members reside in Oregon.

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Aziz Inan, engineering, had his article, “Papal Brainteasers,” published in the September 29 edition of the Catholic Sentinel. See the article at http://tinyurl.com/naq7q2b.

Michael Cameron, theology, has produced an anthology, with extended general introduction, of sermons on the Psalms of the Bible by Saint Augustine of Hippo (d. 430). Entitled Essential Expositions of the Psalms by Saint Augustine, it was commissioned by the Augustinian Heritage Institute and published by New City Press of Hyde Park, N.Y.

Brian Doyle, marketing and communications, has three new books: How the Light Gets In (poems, from Orbis Books), Reading in Bed (literary essays, most of which appeared in The Oregonian, from Corby Books in Indiana), and So Very Much the Best of Us (spiritual essays, ACTA Publications).

Eduardo Contreras, Jr., studies abroad, has a peer-reviewed publication in the International Journal of Tourism Anthropology, titled “Beyond the Grand Tour: re-thinking the education abroad narrative for U.S. higher education in the 1920s.” The article appears in a special issue on “Tourism Discourse: Local and Global Perspectives,” 2015, Vol. 4, No. 3. See an abstract at this link. He also has an article in the Fall 2015 IIENetworker magazine titled “A Century of International Education: From Experimentation to Integration.” See the article here.

Bryan Rookey, sociology and social work, was interviewed by KOIN 6 news for a story about newly released crime data by the FBI. See the story at this link.

Casey Shillam, nursing, has been invited to serve on the American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s (AACN) newly established Health Policy Advisory Council (HPAC). She will help to convene policy experts from AACN member schools who can provide strategic insights to guide the association in its development of an expanded policy portfolio surrounding current and emerging areas in health, healthcare, and higher education.

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Fr. Charlie Gordon, C.S.C., Garaventa Center, was interviewed for Think Out Loud, an Oregon Public Broadcasting radio program, on the subject of the papal visit to the United States. That interview was followed by an appearance on “The Talk Box,” part of the KGW TV program Live at Seven. The radio program can be heard at this link, and the video segment is viewable here.

Susan Stillwell, nursing, presented a poster on “Integrating Informatics, Population Health and Policy: A Learner Activity” at the 8th National Doctors of Nursing Practice conference in Seattle, WA, September 18.

Fr. Charlie Gordon, C.S.C., and Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center, provided an op-ed piece for the online and Sunday print editions of the Oregonian regarding lessons learned from the recent papal visit to the U.S. Their piece is  called A Pope With Joy to Bring. They also provided TV and radio interviews on that topic for KGW “Live at 7,” OPB’s “Think Out Loud” and KXL.

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John Orr, English, was one of three keynote speakers at the Northeast Asia International Language and Culture Annual Conference at Jilin University in Changchun, China. His topic was “Memory, Memorials, and the Literature of World War I.”

Gary Malecha, political science, was quoted in an article, “55 Percent of Charlie Hales’ Political Contributions from Real Estate Industry,” in the September 16 edition of GoLocalPDX Politics (http://tinyurl.com/ojlhz2c).

Larry Larsen, performing and fine arts, designed the scenery for Broadway Rose Theatre Company’s production of “Adrift in Macao,” which opens Friday, Sept. 25 and plays through October 25 at their theater in Tigard, Ore.

Andrew Eshleman, philosophy, helped host a two day workshop on September 4-5 at UP with a group of seven philosophers from around the country who shared their current work on freedom and moral responsibility.

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Jackie Waggoner, education, published “Increasing parental involvement of English Language Learner families: What the research says” (with Tarasawa, B.) in Journal of Children and Poverty (http://tinyurl.com/o8l4y9e). She also presented (with McGunnigle C., O’Connor, D., Treasure, T., Cranley, L., and Davie, S.) “It’s okay. I’m a…teacher. Is professional status important to teachers?” in the Proceedings at the 7th Interna­tional Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Barcelona, Spain, ISBN: 978-84-606-8243-1, 650-655.

Peter Rachor, Franz Center, was quoted in an article, “Thinking Outside the Cube,” in the September 4 edition of the Portland Tribune. See the article at http://tinyurl.com/ng295ag.

Ami Ahern-Rindell, biology, and 2013-2014 Dundon-Berchtold Biology Fellow, and her student collaborator and Dundon-Berchtold Scholar, Alex Quackenbush, had a peer-reviewed paper published in the Council for Undergraduate Research (CUR) Quarterly fall issue (Vol. 36 No. 1) dedicated to “Ethics and the Responsible Conduct of Undergraduate Research.” The paper is entitled “Applied Ethics Can Foster the Teacher-Scholar Model and Impact Undergraduate Research Campus-Wide.” The article highlights UP’s efforts to support faculty-student scholarly collaborations pertaining to applied ethics and provides a specific example in the biology discipline. UP’s Dundon-Berchtold Initiative is featured in the article and suggested as a possible model for other higher education institutions to emulate.

Amber Vermeesch, nursing, wrote “Biological and Sociocultur al Differences in Perceived Barriers to Physical Activity among 5th– 7th Grade Urban Girls” (with Ling, J., Voskuil, V., Bakhoya, M., Wesolek, S., Bourne, K., Pfeiffer, K., & Robbins, L.) in Nursing Research, 64(5), 342-350. doi: 10.1097/NNR. 0000000000000113.

Karen Eifler, education, presented “Ways to Pray: Visio Divina” (with Beth Barsotti, Campus Ministry) at the Wake Up the World: 2015 Year of Consecrated Life Conference hosted by Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon. Beaverton, Oregon, Sept. 2015.

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Jackie Waggoner, Jim Carroll, Hillary Merk, and Bruce Weitzel, education, published “Critics and critical analysis: Lessons from 19,000 P-12 students in candidates’ classrooms” in Teacher Education Quarterly, 42(1), 97. See the article at http://tinyurl.com/op836wf.

Rene Sanchez, theology, was quoted in an article, “Proud Mary,” in the September 2, 2015 edition of Willamette Week, on the recent hiring practices controversy at St. Mary’s Academy: http://tinyurl.com/pn7rr5v.

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Brian Doyle, marketing and communications, was invited to read from his work during the First Draft Writers’ Series on Thursday, August 20, at Pendleton Center for the Arts in Pendleton, Ore. The event was sponsored by the Oregon Cultural Trust.

Bob Butler, environmental studies, was an organizer and lead instructor of an Earthquake and Tsunami Education Workshop in Coos Bay, Ore., offered by the Cascadia EarthScope Earthquake and Tsunami Education Program (CEETEP) and funded by a grant from the EarthScope Program of the National Science Foundation. Participants in the August 10-13 Workshop included 13 K-12 Earth Science teachers, 6 parks and museum interpreters, and 5 emergency management educators from communities on the southern Oregon coast.

Amber Vermeesch, nursing, received a $2,000 grant for “Holistic Delivery of Sclerotherapy and patient quality of life,” through Sigma Theta Tau International, in July 2015.

Michael Cameron, theology, gave a paper at the XVII International Conference on Patristic Studies held at the University of Oxford in August. Entitled “The Role of the Septuagint in the Augustine’s Practice of Exegesis,” it was supported by a grant from the E. John Rumpakis Hellenic Studies Program.

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Patrick Murphy, performing and fine arts, has been named Guest Conductor of the Southwest Washington Wind Symphony, a professional-level wind band based in Vancouver. Murphy is also the conductor of the Symphonic Band of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony and the Portland Community Wind Band.

Aziz Inan, engineering, published his article titled, “Seven brainteasers to honor Schrödinger” in The Local Austria,” August 12, 2015.

Jeff Gauthier, philosophy, accepted an invitation to contribute comments to the “Philosophers On Prostitution” discussion at Daily Nous, an online newsletter for the philosophy profession.

Kathleen McManus, OP, theology, presented “Cross-grained Praxis: Edward Schillebeeckx, Vatican II, and Religious Life in the 21^st Century.” Vatican II and the Promise of Renewal, an International Conference held at the University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto, Canada. May 8, 2015.

Kathleen McManus, OP, theology, served as Dominican Scholar and Spiritual Guide for a Dominican Charism Study Pilgrimage May 25 – June 11, 2 015 in Fanjeaux, France.

Kathleen McManus, OP, theology, served as Member of Visioning Team, Participant and Presenter for Embracing Emergence [National Convocation on Futuring the Dominican Charism] June 25 – 29, 2015. Dominican College, Blauvelt, New York.

Kathleen McManus, OP, theology, presented “‘Thecology’: Living Waters and the Global Right to Life.” Invited Keynote for National Social Action Summer Institute hosted by Archdiocese of Portland at the University of Portland. July 20, 2015.

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Aziz Inan, engineering, published his article titled, “Neil Armstrong’s 85th birthday signifies his birth date,” in the Antelope Valley Times, August 5, 2015. See the article at http://tinyurl.com/ocsb9tw. It also appeared in the Wapakoneta Daily News, p. 2A, August 5, 2015.

Kevin Jones, social work, was a Research Fellow at The Summer Institute on Youth Mentoring, an intensive week-long seminar presenting the latest developments in theory and research on youth mentoring, at Portland State University July 20-24, 2015. Building on his work as a Dundon-Berchtold fellow in Applied Ethics at UP, Kevin led two 2.5 hour workshops on a new multidisciplinary ethical decision-making framework for the field of youth mentoring.

Matthew Warshawsky, international languages and cultures, served as program chair at the 25th annual conference of the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies, held July 19-21 in Miami. He also presented “From Secretly Jewish Catholicism to Anti-Catholic Judaism: The Polemical Writing of Iberian Converso Isaac Orobio de Castro.”

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Karen Eifler and Fr. Charlie Gordon C.S.C., Garaventa Center co-directors, published “Being Christ-Like Together” in the most recent issue of Update, the newsletter of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities. The full text of their article can be found here.

Molly Hiro, English, was featured on WGN Channel 8 TV on July 15, where she gave a 5-minute interview on the publication of Harper Lee’s novel Go Set a Watchman. The clip can be viewed here.

Jeffrey Cooper, theology, presented “Quasi Leprosus: Re-Reading the Conversion of St. Francis through a Girardian-Alisonian Lens” at the World of St. Francis of Assisi Conference, July 16-20, 2015, Siena, Italy.

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