Update

Geneviève Brassard, English, spent a busy few days downtown at the Modernist Studies Association conference, hosted by Portland-area and Oregon universities, October 27–30. She served on the Conference Planning Committee; presented “Continuities, Affinities, Connections: Reimagined Classics for the 21^st-century Classroom” on the ‘Make it New Now’ Roundtable; chaired the panel “Queer Street”; and served as moderator for the discussion session “What Are You Reading?” She was especially thrilled to cheer on as UP graduate Ian David Clark ’13 presented his paper titled “What is it like to be a duck? The Anthropocentric Fiction of Katherine Mansfield.” 

Corey Pressman, integrative health and wellness, gave the keynote presentation at the Oregon Consortium for Nursing Education Student Alumni Symposium in October. The presentation was called The Vital Practioner Framework and focused on practical means to avoid burnout at both individual and organizational levels. 

Stephanie Salomone, mathematics, participated in the Division 1 FAR Institute and the 2022 FARA Meeting, hosted by the NCAA, Indianapolis IN. November 2022. 

September Nelson, nursing & health innovations, served on the UP Nursing Faculty Senate from May 2022 to present day.  

Valerie Banschbach, Dean of College of Arts and Sciences, gave a virtual presentation at Bukidnon State University and Central Mindanao University, Philippines, in their joint international Economics and Natural Sciences lecture series on “Animals Helping Us Achieve the Future We Want” on November 8, 2022. In the presentation, entitled “Ants as Providers of Ecosystem Services.” Banschbach highlighted her work on the use of ants as bioindicators of ecosystem health and focused on applications relevant to environmental conservation in the Philippines. 

Amelia Ahern-Rindell, emerita from biology, recently collaborated with a group on the publication of “The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research,” which was recently published. Ahern-Rindell contributed to the section on Avenues for Developing Undergraduate Research that included a subsection on Cross-cultural UR. She wrote about UP’s interdisciplinary collaboration on excavating and documenting the Roman city of Pollentia. 

Molly Hiro, English, and Jen McDaneld, English, co-published “Humanities at the Center: Insights from Building a Public Humanities Program” in Arts and Humanities in Higher Education. Vol. 21. No. 4 (October 2022). 323-38. 

Dave Houglum, director of leadership, presented nine, one-hour presentations for the European Leadership Programme in Brussels, Belgium, with colleague Taireez Niswander, business, from October 16– October 22. He also provided individual coaching sessions to many of the participants to help them make forward progress toward important individual and organizational goals. He also met with multiple university presidents in the area and numerous inspiring difference-makers to imagine possibilities and opportunities for collaboration. The European Leadership Programme draws emerging leaders from across Europe (including three participants from Ukraine this session) to participate in a five-month leadership development programme. While in Brussels, the participants work in organizations such as the European Parliament, European Commission, NATO, various embassies and NGOs, and the UN. 

Andrew Guest, psychological sciences and Core director, made an October in-person presentation on his book Soccer in Mind: A Thinking Fan’s Guide to the Global Game at the Center for International and Regional Studies at Georgetown University-Qatar, along with a second presentation for students at Northwestern University-Qatar. He also recently published a co-authored research article “What the World Happiness Report doesn’t see: The sociocultural contours of wellbeing in northern Tanzania” with a group of Tanzanian and American colleagues from the Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute in a special issue of the International Journal of Wellbeing on “Global Perspectives on Wellbeing.” 

Tammy VanDeGrift, engineering, presented the paper “Alumni as Adjunct Faculty and Mentors for Computer Science I Students” at the Northwest Regional Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges on Nov 4. The paper is published in the Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, volume 38, number 1. VanDeGrift, along with co-moderator Dr. Shereen Khoja from Pacific University, also invited alumni who work as software engineers to share experiences at a panel session titled “Professionals’ Perspectives on Liberal Arts and Computing Skills” at the Northwest Regional Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges on Nov 5. 

Aziz Inan, engineering, published the article titled, “11:11—Good Luck And History!”, in Farmers’ Almanac, November 8, 2022. 

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, served as a reviewer of manuscripts, critical African studies. From October 21 to present. On October 26, Aihiokhai was also sworn in by Ambassador Sam Zakham, the former United States Ambassador to Bahrain, and Dr. Michael Jenkins, the President of the Universal Peace Federation, as an Ambassador for Peace. He accepted this recognition on behalf of all who experience erasures in our world. May you all be seen in the fullness of your light. He is honored to be among a community of global peace lovers and hopes to continue to use his voice and agency to make spaces of visibility for all who need this in our world. The work continues. More information on the Ambassadors for Peace can be found here. 

Chloe Littzen, School of Nursing & Health Innovations, co-published “Expanding the Mind-Body-Environment Connection to Enhance the Development of Cultural Humility” in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(2). Co-authors: Isabelle Soule, Layla Garrigues, and Amber Vermeesch. October 2022. 

Eugene Urnezius, chemistry, co-published “Synthesis and structures of EOM-protected 2,6-bis(diphenylphosphino)-4-methylphenol and its deprotected P-chalcogenides, 2,6-bis(Ph2P = E)-4-methylphenols (E = O, S, Se)” in Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements. 2022, 1-8. Co-author: Ed Valente. Student co-authors: Elizabeth Gushtyuk, Bao Huynh, and Brytney Young. October 2022. 

Lars Erik Larson, English, presented a paper in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at the Western Literature Association Conference on October 20. The presentation, “Nomadland’s Layered Spaces of Home on the Road,” explored the way Chloe Zhao’s Oscar-winning film portrays the ongoing problem of America’s fixed/place-based understanding of home. 

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, published “A Comparative Theological Approach to Virtue Ethics: Making Space for an African Perspective” in Filosofia Theoretica: Journal of African Philosophy, Culture and Religions. Volume 11. No. 2 (2022): 1-12. September 2022. He also published “Alterity and Religious Violence in Nigeria: Towards an Interfaith Theology of Recognition” in the Journal of Ecumenical Studies. Volume 57. No. 4 (2022): 569 – 594. October 2022. Aihiokhai is also serving as a book reviewer for the Routledge Philosophy list from October 7–present. 

Chloe Littzen, school of nursing & health innovations, co-published “An Analysis of Theoretical Perspectives in Research on Nature-Based Interventions and Pain” in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19). Co-author: Reo Jones. October 2022. 

Cara (CJ) Poor, engineering, co-published “T. Evaluation of a Green Roof Retrofit using Water Treatment Residuals to Reduce Leaching of Phosphorus” in the Journal of Green Building, 17 (3): 129–139. Co-authors: Nicholas Kanno, Taylor Marumoto. September 2022. 

Ben Tribelhorn, engineering, co-published “Mapping the Chaotic Transitions of the Lorenz Equations with Unsupervised Machine Learning” in ASME. Journal of Heat Transfer. Co-author: H. E. Dillon. October 2022. 

Corey S. Pressman, integrative health and wellness, will be showing three pieces in the Sitka Art Invitational on October 14–16. 

Claire McKinley-Yoder, school of nursing & health innovations, co-presented “Applying a postcolonial feminist lens and socioecological model to student abroad preparation” Podium presentation at the Global Inclusion Conference in San Francisco, CA, USA (October 3–8, 2022). Co-presenter: Toyin Olukotun. Student co-presenters: Sophia Alvarado and Shiipin Lau. She also co-presented “Student/Faculty Development of a Diversity Equity Inclusion Didactic Curriculum Evaluation Tool” Podium presentation at the National League for Nursing Annual Summit 2022 in Las Vegas, NV, USA (September28–30, 2022). Co-presenters: Kala Mayer, Sally Rothacker-Peyton, and Gordon Williamson. She also presented “Development of a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Didactic Curriculum Evaluation Tool: Student and Faculty Perceptions” Podium presentation at National League for Nursing Annual Summit 2022 in Las Vegas, NV, USA (September28-30, 2022). Co-presenters: Kala Mayer, Sally Rothacker-Peyton, and Gordon Williamson. 

Steven Kolmes, environmental studies, published “Intended and Unintended Consequences of Two Paradigms of Urban Planning, and Their Social Justice and Human Health Impacts, in Portland, Oregon” in Environments 9, no. 10: 130. 

Ben Tribelhorn, engineering, co-published “A Course Model for Enhancing Applied Non-Technical Skills of Computer Science Students” in The Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 38, 1 2022. Co-author: Radana Dvorak. November 2022.

Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center, provided a retreat (more of an “advance,” actually) to faculty, staff, and students at Seton Hall University on September 21, on the theme of “Greening Ourselves, Hildegard of Bingen-style.”

Corey S. Pressman, integrative health and wellness, presented Haiku: The Poetic Moment in the Medical Encounter at the 37th Annual Foundation for Medical Excellence Pain Management Conference. The session introduced the practice of haiku as a means of engaging in active listening, gaining narrative competence, and discovering a deeper understanding of patient stories of suffering.

Adeya Powell, institutional research, co-published “Double Impact: A Dyadic Discrimination Model for Poor, Minority, and Pregnant Couples” in J Urban Health. Co-authors: Trace Kershaw and Derrick M. Gordon. September 2022.

Greg Peterson, student wellness, will present two original research projects and one committee charge presentation on October 15 at the Western Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (WACES) conference. The research presentations are titled “Exploring the Relationship Between Perceived Supervisor Competence and Counselor Burnout” and preliminary findings on Peterson’s dissertation “Construction and Validation of the Climate-Aware Counselor Scale.” The committee charge is for the WACES Sustainability and Climate Change Committee and presenting on “Climate Change & Mental Health:  Proposed Counselor Training, Competencies, and Curriculum.” Peterson will also be providing continuing professional development for counselors through a presentation titled “Trauma and Climate Crisis: an Introduction to the Threat Amplifier and Trauma Magnifier” on November 19 at the Annual Oregon Counseling Association Conference.

Larry Larsen, performing & fine arts, designed the lighting for Lakewood Theatre Company’s Production of Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” which runs in the Lake Oswego Performing Arts Center from September 9 through October 16.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, presented “A Case for A Eucharistic Approach to Healthcare According to the Social Teachings of the Catholic Church: A Turn to the Plight of the Marginalized Ones in the United States of America.” An annual lecture sponsored by the Orlando Biomedical Ethics and Catholic Social Teaching Endowment Lecture Series. Held at Gannon University’s Ruskin, Florida Campus for Health Sciences. Thursday, September 9, 2022. Note: The lecture was given to the entire members of Gannon University, Erie, Pennsylvania campus and the Ruskin, Florida campus for Health Sciences. Aihiokhai also edited and contributed to Religion, Women of Color, and the Suffrage Movement: The Journey to Holistic Freedom (Feminist Studies and Sacred Texts Series). Lexington Books. An Imprint of Rowan and Littlefield, 2022. eBook. 386 pages. Additional contributors to the anthology from the University of Portland are: Christin Lee Hancock, history; Anita R. Gooding, sociology & social work; Lara-Zuzan Golesorkhi, political science; Carol J. Dempsey, O.P., theology; Christina Astorga, theology; and Brandy Daniels, theology. Aihiokhai also published “A Case for a Polyphonic Anthropology: Giving Voice to Experiences of Women of Color” in Religions. Volume 19. No. 9. September 2022.

Patrick Hannon, C.S.C., English, has a new collection of essays coming out in late October: Such Dizzy Natural Happiness: A Long Loving Look at the Lord’s Prayer. From the publisher: “…the author takes each phase of the only prayer Jesus ever taught his disciples and breaks it open in new and unexpected ways through entertaining stories, insightful observations, and disarming engagement with a variety of thinkers, poets, and writers.” You can pre-order a copy from the publisher, ACTA Publications, or from Amazon.

Stephanie Salomone, mathematics and engineering, and Tara Prestholdt, biology, planned and facilitated an institute for the faculty of Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, ME, on the use of the REFLECT peer observation protocols for formative assessment of teaching. Faculty participants came from all five divisions of MMA, including the Marine Transportation Deck and Engine faculty, allowing for a new context in which to test these protocols. Salomone was also an invited panelist on the Equity Is… podcast hosted by EquityLabs out of the University of Denver. “Equity is Engineered: tackling the theory that says our systems are not broken, they are working exactly the way they were built. Since we engineer our systems and processes, what better place to start looking at the systems we engineer than STEM education?” With guests: Stephanie Salomone, Courtney Ngai, and Shayla Sawyer, hosted by Ashley Hill. In her role as Associate Director of Project NExT for the Mathematical Association of America, Salomone gave four presentations at the Project NExT workshop in Philadelphia, PA. Her focus was on active-learning strategies for higher-ed mathematics instruction. The presentations were the following: Different Interactive Teaching Methods—Based on the IP Guide (with Dr. Trish Hammer, Virginia Tech and Dr. Alicia Prieto Langarica, Youngstown State University); Interactive Teaching Session; Got Questions?; and Making Teaching Matter More: Active-learning Strategies and Barriers to Implementation.

Hannah Pick, Dundon-Berchtold Institute, co-edited and co-published Come, Holy Spirit: Spiritual Wisdom from Fr. Ted Hesburgh (August 2022, Ave Maria Press). Co-editors/Co-publishers: Todd C. Ream, Ph.D. (Taylor University) and Rev. Gerard J. Olinger, CSC (University of Notre Dame). The book offers a thematic organization of selections from among Fr. Hesburgh’s many thought-provoking and spiritually insightful homilies, addresses, and prayers. For more information, visit Amazon’s listing of the book or the Ave Maria Press page.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, published “Influences of Religions on African Ethics: Insights from African Indigenous Religions, Christianity and Islam.” In African Ethics: A Guide to Key Ideas. Edited by Luis Rodrigues and Jonathan O. Chimakonam. Pp. 91–102. London: Bloomsbury, 2022. Aihiokhai served as an external reviewer of tenure and promotion file, Institute of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University, Chicago, from July 20–August 31, 2022.

Rebecca Smith, education, co-published “Redefining Care in Teacher Education: Responding to Teacher Candidate Needs After COVID,” in Reconstructing Care in Teacher Education After COVID-19: Caring Enough to Change. A. Webb and M. Shoffner (Eds.) Taylor & Francis. Co-authors: Paul Sutton and Gavin Tierney. August 2022.

Bryan Rookey, sociology & social work, published “Social Status and Opioid Drugged Driving.” Journal of Drug Issues. August 2022.

Rebecca Gaudino, theology, co-published “Digital Storytelling.” Photography in Social Work and Social Change: Theory and Applications for Practice and Research, edited by Matthias J. Naleppa, Kristina M. Hash, and Anissa T. Rogers. Oxford University Press, 2022, pp. 62-77. Co-authors: Anissa T. Rogers and Barbara Braband. August 2022.

Don Norton, performing & fine arts, and his quartet, Facing West, released their eponymous debut album on the Outside in Music record label. Norton contributed two original compositions to the album, which is available in CD format and on streaming services.

Andrew Lafrenz, school of nursing & health innovations, co-published “New Advances on Wellness Therapies Using Integrated Health Focusing on Nature.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(16), 10313. MDPI AG. Co-authors: Chloe Littzen, school of nursing & health innovations. August 2022. Lafrenz also published “Designing Multifunctional Urban Green Spaces: An Inclusive Public Health Framework.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(17):10867. August 2022.

Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center, provided a plenary talk and full day workshop to the full faculty of Marian University in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin on August 18 on the topic of integrating Catholic Intellectual Tradition and Social Teaching into just about any course.

Christine Weilhoefer, biology and environmental studies, co-published “Nutrient limitation of primary production in rivers along a land use gradient in the Lake Biwa Basin, Shiga Prefecture, Japan” in Aquatic Ecology. Co-authors: Shin-ichi Nakano, Souyma Deb, and Keitaro Fukushima.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, reviewed Queering Black Atlantic Religions. Transcorporeality in Candomble, Santeria, and Vodou. Roberto Strongman. Durham and London: Duke University Press, 2019. 296 pp. $26.95. ISBN: 9781478”003106. In Theology & Sexuality. August 2022. Aihiokhai also had a media mention: “‘Synodal Spirit is Alive in Africa,’ Say Speakers at Major Theological Summit.” In National Catholic Reporter (NCR). By Christopher White. August 11, 2022.

Lauren Berger, psychological sciences, and Olivia Nomura (PSY; class of ‘22) presented research on racial identity, critical consciousness, political efficacy, and participation in national social movements at the 130^th Annual American Psychological Association Convention, August 4–6, 2022 (Minneapolis, MN). Three additional undergraduate students – Grace Fortson (POL; class of ‘22), Jordan Hammock (PSY; class of ‘21), and Alyssa Reed (PSY; class of ‘21) – contributed to the research project. Berger received a 2022 APA Committee on Early Career Psychologists/National Register of Health Service Psychologists Convention Travel Grant to attend the conference.

Chloe Littzen, nursing, presented “The Development of the Nursing Practice Worldviews Scale” at the International Philosophy of Nursing Conference, Irvine, California. August 2022. Littzen also co-published “New Advances on Wellness Therapies Using Integrated Health Focusing on Nature” in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19. Co-authors: Andrew Lafrenz and Amber Vermeesch. August 2022.

Federico Martínez-García Jr., public services, co-published “Out of reach: The effect of shelf height on book checkouts” in the Journal of Access Services, DOI: 10.1080/15367967.2022.2103422. Co-authors: Matthew J. Jabaily and Rhonda Glazier.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, served as chair on the drafting committee for the final statement of the second Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network. July 18 – July 23. Aihiokhai also presented a paper entitled “Reimagining the Future Church in Africa” at the second Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network, which was held at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Tangaza, Nairobi, Kenya, on July 21, 2022.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, reviewed The New Diaspora and the Global Prophetic. Engaging the Scholarship of Marc H. Ellis. Edited by Susanne Scholz and Santiago Slabodsky. Forward by Susannah Heschel. Lanham/Boulder/New York/London: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2021. Xiv, 307 pp. $100.00. ISBN: 9781978706249. In Horizons, 49. No 1 (2022): 261-263. June 2022.

Jacquie Van Hoomissen, biology, attended and co-presented on “Pathways to Leadership” at the 2022 NW ASCEND Alliance’s summer conference sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Van Hoomissen has also been invited to serve on the NW Partnership For Undergraduate Life Sciences leadership board. The PULSE network’s vision is to “…provide academic departments with resources and skills that promote alignment of undergraduate life sciences programs with best educational practices, including those recommended in the Vision & Change Report (2011).”

Carolyn James and Stephanie Salomone, mathematics, presented Creating and Enacting a Vision Statement to the MAA OPEN Math Workshop on Leveraging the IP Guide in Coordinating Large, Multi-section Courses. This is continuing the work of the NSF-funded, IUSE REFLECT project.

Cara Hersh, English, presented a paper entitled, “Embodying Ethics: Theory in Action in the Medieval Literature Classroom” at the New Chaucer Society Congress in Durham, England (virtual) on July 13, 2022.

Jordy Wolfand, engineering, co-published “Dilution and Pollution: Assessing the Impacts of Water Reuse and Flow Reduction on Water Quality in the Los Angeles River Basin” in ACS ES&T Water. Co-publishers: Anneliese Sytsma, Victoria L. Hennon, Eric D. Stein, and Terri S. Hogue. July 2022.

David Wynne, biology, co-published “Genetic analysis of Caenorhabditis elegans Haspin-like genes shows that hasp-1 plays multiple roles in the germline.” Biology Open; 11 (7): bio059277. Student co-authors: Jommel Macaraeg, Isaac Reinhard, Matthew Ward, Danielle Carmeci, Madison Stanaway, Amy Moore, Ethan Hagmann, and Katherine Brown. July 2022.

Maureen Briare, nursing, composed original music for two hymn texts written by Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C., (founder of the Holy Cross Community), which are contained in a recently released collection of hymns by Moreau entitled Faithful Echoes: Hymns by Basil Moreau. Published by GIA publications. The hymns are presented in French and English, and contain musical hymn settings by various composers, and spiritual writings by Fr. Kevin Grove, C.S.C. For more information about the collection please visit the GIA website.  

Eugene Urnezius, chemistry, co-published “2,5-Dihydroxy-1,4-quinones appended with two phosphinyl groups: syntheses, structures, and redox properties.” Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B, 2022, 77(7-8)b, p. 531-541. Co-author: Ed Valente. Student co-authors: David Hoang, Alea Ha, Madison E. Lear, Connor P. McLoughlin, Nathan A. Phan. July 2022.

Patrick Murphy, performing and fine arts, presented “Boy Scout Troop 379: Music at the Heart Mountain Incarceration Camp” at the International Society for Research and Promotion of Wind Music Conference, held in Bolzano, Italy. July 2022.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, presented “What Anthropological Visions Guide our Work as Educators in Faith-Based Institutions?: A Case for a Eucharistic Humanity.” A response to the plenary paper titled: “Grace and Grit to Navigate Beyond Turbulent Times.” Presented at the Annual Conference of the Association of Student Affairs at Catholic Colleges and Universities (ASACCU), held at University of Portland, Portland, Oregon. June 23, 2022. 

David Turnbloom, theology, co-published “Liturgy in the Shadow of Trauma” in Religions 13, no. 7: 583. Student co-oauthors: Meg Breen, Noah Lamberger, and Kate Seddon. June 2022. Turnbloom also published “Preaching Hope: Lessons from Friedrich Schleiermacher” in Liturgy, 37:2, 7-13, DOI. June 2022.

Aziz Inan, engineering, published the article titled, “Fun numerical curiosities to celebrate Mark Hatfield’s centennial birthday,” Itemizer-Observer, Vol. 146, Issue 26, p. A11, Polk County, Dallas, Oregon, July 6, 2022.