Update

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, virtually presented “Reclaiming the God of Inclusivity: A Critical Look at Our Religious Traditions” and “The Eucharistic is God’s Invitation for Us to Become God’s Source of Mercy in the World.” Keynote presentations at the Virtual Interfaith Prayer. Organized by the Universal Peace Federation, Subregion 5 (California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii, Utah, Montana, and Wyoming). June 2022. Aihiokhai was also featured in “Theological Societies Honor Network and Economic Ethics Scholar” in the National Catholic Reporter (NCR). By Joshua J. McElwee. June 2022.

Christine Weilhoefer, biology, won the Outstanding Science Researcher Award from the Columbia-Willamette Chapter of Sigma Xi.

Rachel Wheeler, theology, published “In Love with the Desert” in Acta Theologica Supplementum 33: In the Divine presence. Essays in honour of Kees Waaijman on his 80th birthday: 48-58. June 2022.

Rebekah Hanson, performing and fine arts, was featured on All Classical Portland’s Thursdays @ Three “Chamber Music by Female Composers.” June 23, 2022.

Lora Looney, international languages & cultures, was a co-facilitator for two sessions, Microcredentialing in Higher Ed and Universal Broadband Access, and for half-day workshop on Learning Environments for the Future for ShapingEDU Camp Space, June 21-23, hosted by Arizona State University. The task was to build an education system for Mars.

Jordy Wolfand, engineering, was featured in “Portland researchers track microplastic pollution in Columbia River Basin,” Oregon Public Broadcasting. June 2022.

Andrew Nuxoll, engineering, received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar fellowship for the 2022-2023 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Nuxoll is among over 800 U.S. citizens who will conduct research and/or teach abroad for the 2022-2023 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. Nuxull will be located in Georgia.

Deana Julka, psychological sciences, presented “Experimental Attempts to Lower Eco-Anxiety” with student co-presenters Siena Henson, Daniel Smith, Marlu Martens, Maya Sellier, and Scarlett Thomas. April 2022.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, served in the role of external examiner on the dissertation committee for candidate Abraham M. Addam. Member institution: Graduate Theological Union (GTU). Department:  Historical and Cultural Studies of Religion. Concentration: Sociology of Religion. Duration: May 13, 2022–present. Aihiokhai virtually presented “Deconstructing the Myth of Whiteness: A Decolonial Turn to A Eucharistic Humanity.” A Plenary Panel Presentation at the Annual Conference of the College Theology Society. June 2022. Aihiokhai also served as lector at the liturgy, opening liturgy at the annual meeting of the College Theology Society. Aihiokhai also presented “Interrogating Religious Identities in a Culture of Systemic Racism: Reimagining Catholicity as Radical Inclusivity” and “Rethinking the Just War Tradition: A Comparative Theological Engagement with Insights from Igbo Religion and Christianity” at the Annual Conference of the Catholic Theological Society of America. June 2022.

Bob Butler, environmental studies, and Jenda Johnson, IRIS Education and Public Outreach, published a new animation “Africa — Tectonic Setting and Earthquake History.” This animation explains the plate tectonics, seismology, and GPS observations of East African Rift System and Atlas Mountains regions, the major earthquake belts of Earth’s second largest continent.

Valerie Peterson, mathematics, presented “Formative Peer Observation as a Support for Evidence-Based Instructional Changes in STEM” at the Change DIAL conference in Lincoln, NE on May 24. This is part of the REFLECT Project, which is joint work with Eric Anctil, education, Heather Dillon, engineering, UW Tacoma, Carolyn James, mathematics, Tara Prestholdt, biology, and Stephanie Salomone, mathematics, REFLECT Project PI.

Kyle Garcia, athletics communications, is a Stabley Writing Contest District 8 co-winner in the season preview/recap section for his story “Shantay Legans, Pilot Hoops Ready for Fresh Start.”

Genevieve Brassard, english, presented a paper titled “‘Our Own Mental Weather:’ Resentment and Resilience in Women’s Wartime Narratives of Work” at the 23^rd Annual Conference of the Space Between Society, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, June 2022.

Rev. Thomas E. Hosinski, theology, recently published an essay entitled “A Process Interpretation of Creatio ex Nihilo” in Process Thought and Roman Catholicism: Challenges and Promises, Marc A. Pugliese and John Becker, eds. (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2022), pp. 95-109.  Over the past months he has also published several book reviews for Theological Studies and Horizons: The Journal of the College Theology Society, most recently a review of John P. Slattery, ed., T & T Clark Handbook of Christian Theology and the Modern Sciences (London/New York: T & T Clark, 2020) for Horizons (forthcoming).

Giannina Reyes-Giardiello, international languages & cultures, served on the jury for the XVIII Premio Anual de Crítica Literaria y Ensayo Político Guillermo Rousset Banda Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez from August 1, 2021–October 31, 2021.

Christina Ivler, engineering, co-published the following articles: “Development and Flight Validation of Proposed Unmanned Aerial System Handling Qualities Requirements,” Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 67, No. 1, Jan 2022. Co-authors: Kevin Truong, Declan Kerwin, Danielle Parmer, Joel Otomize; “Multirotor electric aerial vehicle model identification with flight data with corrections to physics-based models,” CAES Aeronautical Journal, March 2022 (available online, forthcoming in print issue). Co-authors: Robert Niemiec, Farhan Gandhi; “System Identification of Rover Dynamics: A Comparison of Three Model Structures,” International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control, Volume 40, No. 1, January 2022 (forthcoming). ​​​​​​Student co-author: Cole Marfise; “Toward a UAS Handling Qualities Specification: Development of UAS Specific MTEs,” Vertical Flight Society 78^th Annual Forum, Fort-Worth, TX, May 2022. Student co-author: Kate Russell; “Handling Qualities Considerations in Control Allocation for Multicopters,” Vertical Flight Society 78^th Annual Forum, Fort-Worth, TX, May 2022. Student co-authors: Emily Vo, William Hunter, Kate Russell.

Stephanie Salomone, mathematics, presented “Picture a Mathematician: An Allyship Workshop for Building Gender Equity in the Mathematical Sciences” with Dr. Stan Yoshinobu, University of Toronto. May 2022. Salomone is also serving as a member of the Editorial Board for the Teaching Evaluation Change Initiative Repository, Accelerating Systemic Change Network from April 4, 2002–June 30, 2023.

Steve Kolmes, environmental studies, co-published “What Lies Ahead: How Aid for Climate Refugees Must Focus on Human Rights and Human Health” with Sara Kolmes and Pei-Hsuan Lin in Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development Volume 64, Issue 3: 7-16. 2022.

Deirdre Hon, education, co-presented SEL Education in Teacher Preparation Programs: How Do We Cultivate “SEL Ready’” New Teachers? atThe National Social and Emotional Learning Conference, Pennsylvania & virtual. Co-presenters: Mahfouz and Healow, A. May 2022.

Dave Houglum, director of leadership in the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, was selected to serve in the Oregon Chapter of the International Coaching Federation’s Pro Bono Coaching Initiative. He will serve as a leadership coach for non-profit executives in the Portland area to help deepen their knowledge, skills, and mindsets as leaders and to make forward progress concerning their professional and organizational goals.

Rebecca Smith, education, published “Teaching a conspiracy theory unit to high school students: Learning to debunk misinformation” with student co-author Claire Breiholz in the Oregon English Journal. 43(1), 15-24. December 2021. Smith also received Fulbright Specialist Award, U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. May 2022.

Toyin Olukotun, nursing, co-published “The association between history of incarceration and heart disease: Adults from the 1979 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth” in Health & Place, 75, 102808. Co-authors: Joni S. Williams and Leonard Egede. Student co-author: Olaitan Akinboboye. May 2022.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, served in an advisory role at the YMCA Leadership Symposium: Building Holistic, Equitable Communities. Organized by the YMCA Columbia-Willamette. Learning and Leadership Lab. May 5, 2022. Aihiokhai served in the role of external examiner for the Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam for Abraham M. Addam. Member institution: Graduate Theological Union (GTU). Department: Historical and Cultural Studies of Religion. Concentration: Sociology of Religion. Duration: 2021–May 13, 2022. Aihiokhai also published “Rethinking Shared Spaces in an Era of Diversity: Towards an Imagination of the Human as a Holistic Being” in the Journal of Hispanic/Latino Theology. Vol 24. No 1(2022): 8-36. May 2022.  

Chloé Littzen, nursing, published “2022 Virtual Nursing Theory Week Recap” in Nursology. May 2022. Littzen also spoke with “Morning Wave in Busan” on International Nurse Day. May 2022.

Nicole Ralston, education, published “Student Conceptions of the Equal Sign: Knowledge Trajectories across the Elementary Grades” in The Elementary School Journal, 122(3), 411-432. March 2022.

Andrew Eshleman, philosophy, served as a manuscript reviewer for the Australasian Journal of Philosophy between October 28, 2021 and December 15, 2021.

Jordy Wolfand, engineering, received the Rudolph Hering Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers, Environmental and Water Resources Institute. January 2022.

Rebekah Hanson, performing and fine arts, will be a guest soloist with the Tilikum Chamber Orchestra, performing the Bruch Romanze for Viola, on Saturday, May 21. 

Katie Danielson, education, co-published “Effects of a pilot educational intervention on perceptions of visible skin diseases” in the pediatric population in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 85(5), 1329-1331. Co-authors: Rangu, S., Kavanagh, S.S. Cantanoso, L., Magee, L., & Castelo-Soccio, L. 2021.

Barbara Bloom-Groshong, business administration, served as PNALSB President and 2022 Conference Co-Chair (April 7-9, 2022), Pacific Northwest Academy of Legal Studies in Business (PNALSB). April 16, 2021–April 9, 2022.

Michael Cameron, theology, published “The Function of Scripture in Augustine’s Confessions: A Ricoeurian Approach” in The Church and Her Scriptures: Essays in Honor of Patrick J. Hartin, ed. Catherine Brown Tkacz and Douglas Kries (Eugene, Ore.: Pickwick Publications, 2022): 109-25. May 2022.

Arielys Morffiz González and Fabi Zeller-Márquez (students) and Matthew Warshawsky, international languages and cultures, published “From Baroque Spain to 1600s Amsterdam: Emergent Judaism in the Literary Works of Ex-New Christian Miguel de Barrios” in Reinvention: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research 15:1 (2022). The article was researched and written as part of the 2021 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program of the College of Arts and Sciences.

An American Dream, an opera written by librettist Jessica Murphy Moo, marketing and communications, and composer Jack Perla, is featured in a Time documentary and article “How an Asian American Opera Singer Found Her Voice Amid a Reckoning with Race.” Article by Cady Lang and video by Diane Tsai.  

Larry Larsen, performing and fine arts, designed the lighting for Broadway Rose Theater Company’s production of Don’t Hug Me. The show is running at their theater in Tigard through May 8.

Rebecca Smith, education, received a Fulbright Specialist award. Smith will complete a project at University of the Armed Forces – ESPE in Ecuador that aims to exchange knowledge and establish partnerships benefiting participants, institutions, and communities both in the U.S. and overseas through a variety of educational and training activities within education.

Stephanie Salomone, mathematics, co-published “Building Gender Equity Allyship Workshops.” Mitteilungen der Deutschen Mathematiker Vereinigung, vol. 30 (2022) pages 30-31. Co-published with Gudrun Thäter. April 2022.

Amber Vermeesch, nursing, will co-present “Reducing Compassion and Stress in Your Department Using the Vital Practitioner Framework,” with Barbara Braband and Corey Pressman. Accepted for interactive virtual workshop at the Elon University 18th Annual Teaching & Learning Conference on Monday, June 6, 2022.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, presented “FGEN is about Dreaming in Solidarity: Embrace your Light and Keep Walking with Pride,” a talk given at the FGEN Senior Pinning Ceremony at the University of Portland. Event is Sponsored by the Shepard Academic Resource Center/ University of Portland. Buckley Center Auditorium. Friday, April 28, 2022. Aihiokhai also presented “Our Journey to Emmaus: What I Should Have Known before Leaving College.” (Luke 24:13 – 35). Last Lecture Given to Graduating Seniors in the College of Arts and Sciences, University of Portland. Friday, April 22, 2022.

Lora Looney, international languages & cultures, co-organized ShapingEDU Spotlight Mini-Summit “Emerging Credentials & Future Employment” on April 26 and facilitated an Employer Insights panel with CEO of Robots and Pencils, Tracey Zimmerman, focused on hiring college graduates, the credentials needed for employment, and the skills undergraduates learn in the humanities.

Michael Cameron, theology, presented the Response to the Villanova University 2022 Saint Augustine Lecture by Professor Oliver O’Donovan (University of Edinburgh), titled “Augustine on ‘the Great Psalm’ (Psalm 119).” April 2022.

An American Dream—an opera by librettist Jessica Murphy Moo, marketing & communications, and composer Jack Perla—was produced by Kentucky Opera and the New England Conservatory in April.  

Randy Hetherington, education, co-presented “Preparing Post-COVID Professionals: Re-imagining Pre-Service Training.” Paper presentation at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) conference. March 2022. “Managing Multiple Environments: Are Post-COVID Professionals Prepared?”Paper presentation at the Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges of Teacher Education (AILACTE) conference. March 2022. “Post Pandemic Early Career Teachers: Are They Prepared?” Paper presented at the Oregon Association of Teacher Educators (ORATE) conference. February 2022. Co-presenter: Jacqueline Waggoner.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, presented “We Need to Decolonize Christianity in Africa” Prof Simon Aihiokhai’s Synodal Proposals for a Church in Africa that Liberates God’s People.” African Catholic Voices: A Podcast Service of the Pan-African Catholic Theology and PastoralNetwork. April 2022.Aihiokhai also presented “How can we re-imagine identity issues that can be more inclusive?” A keynote address given at the Virtual Multi-Faith Round Table. (Virtually). The event was sponsored by Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, and the Institute for Religious Tolerance, Peace, and Justice (IRTPJ). April 2022. Aihiokhai published “Beyond Labels & Exclusion: Multifaith Roundtable Explores Paths to Understanding” in STAND League. April 2022.

Lauren M. Alfrey, sociology, will be publishing “Diversity, Disrupted: A Critique of Neoliberal Difference in Tech Organizations,” in the journal Sociological Perspectives.

Michael Cameron, theology, published “Origen and Augustine,” in The Oxford Handbook of Origen (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022): 461-83. April 2022.

Corey Pressman’s, nursing, artwork, “Transitive,” was selected to be in the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences show Works on Paper from April 16–May 30.

Marjorie Attis-Josias, nursing, presented BIPOC Nursing Students’ Experiences with Help-Seeking When Under Stress. Attis-Josias also participated in the Western Institute of Nursing Conference in Portland, Oregon. April 2022.

Chloe Littzen, nursing, co-presented “Working as a nurse during the COVID-19 pandemic: Future Workforce Considerations,” with co-presenters Jessica Rainbow and Claire Bethel and student co-presenters Angie Norton and Hanne Dolan; “Young Adult Nurse Work-related Well-being During the COVID-19 Pandemic, with co-presenters Pamela Reed, Jessica Rainbow, and Cindy Rishel; “It’s Been a Roller Coaster: Experiences of Nurses Working During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” with co-presenters Jessica Rainbow, Claire Bethel, and Hanne Dolan and student co-presenter Angie Norton. Presentations took place at the Western Institute of Nursing Conference. April 2022. Littzen also presented “The Mediterranean Diet as an Adjunctive Therapy for Bipolar Disorder in Adults.” [Conference poster]. Founders Day. April 2022.

Michael Cameron, theology, published “Mystery” [in Greek and Latin Early Christianity], in The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception; vol. 20, eds. Thomas Römer and Joel M. Lemon (Berlin: Walter De Gruyter): col. 373-384. April 2022.

Students working with Lauren Berger, psychological sciences, will present their research at the 102^nd Annual Western Psychological Association Convention, April 27–May 1, 2022 (Portland, OR) and the 2022 UCLA Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC), May 6, 2022 (Los Angeles, CA).  Jennifer Fitz Cortez (PSY & SPN; class of ’22) and Abigail McCarthy (PSY; class of ’22) studied racial and generational differences in self-disclosure tendencies, while Olivia Nomura (PSY; class of ’22) examined racial differences in emotion regulation and coping with psychological distress.

Andrew Lafrenz, nursing, was an invited speaker for “Bridging the Classroom and Community: Training the Next Generation of Health Equity Advocates” at the Society of Public Health Education 23rd Annual Advocacy Summit. January 2022.

Stephanie Salomone, mathematics, presented “Using NASA Data to Analyze Melting Arctic Sea Ice” (with Dr. C. Anhalt (UA)), 2022 Keynote at Oregon STEM Beyond School Spring All-Program Meeting, hosted by the OR SBS Network and Portland Metro STEM Partnership, virtual. April 2022.

Jordy Wolfand, engineering, co-published “Thermal Suitability of the Los Angeles River for Cold Water Resident and Migrating Fish Under Physical Restoration Alternatives” in Frontiers in Environmental Science, 9 (January), 1–14. Co-publishers: Abdi, R., Rust, A., Taniguchi-Quan, K., Irving, K., Philippus, D., Stein, E. D., & Hogue, T. S. January 2022. Wolfand also co-published “Balancing water reuse and ecological support goals in an effluent dominated river” in the Journal of Hydrology X, 15, 100124. Co-publishers: Taniguchi-Quan, K. T., Abdi, R., Gallo, E., Irving, K., Philippus, D., Rogers, J. B., Stein, E. D., & Hogue, T. S. March 2022.

Chloe Littzen, nursing, presented Nursology.net: What’s in it for nursing students? January 2022. Littzen also co-presented A radical deconstruction of the theoretical boundaries in health disparity research at the Nursing Theory Annual Conference. Co-presenters: Lucinda Canty and Mike Taylor. March 2022.

Kelly Fox, nursing, published “Innovation and partnerships: Meeting the health care needs of a houseless population.” Public Health Nursing. Co-authors: Lindsay Benes & Emily Harrington. March 2022.

Sarah Schmits and Christine L. Weilhoefer, environmental health & safety, co-published “Leveraging remote learning during the Covid-19 pandemic to enhance student understanding of biodiversity.” Ecology and Evolution. March 2022.

Kathleen Bieryla, engineering, co-published “Exploring an Engineer’s Role in Society: Service Learning in a First-Year Computing Course.” IEEE Transactions on Education. Co-authors: Jordy Wolfand, Christina Ivler. February 2022.

Susan Murray, biology, co-authored “Androgen receptor activity in T cells limits checkpoint blockade efficacy,” published in Nature. Co-authors: Guan Xiangnan, Fanny Polesso, Chaojie Wang, Archana Sehrawat, Reed M. Hawkins, George V. Thomas, Breanna Caruso, Reid F. Thompson, Mary A. Wood, Christina Hipfinger, Scott A. Hammond, Julie N. Graff, Zheng Xia & Amy E. Moran. March 2022.

Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center, just released a book of story-essays in a book called Near Occasions of Hope: A Woman’s Glimpse of a Church That Can Be, available from ACTA publications. Jessica Murphy Moo, marketing & communications, provided the Foreword, and Fr. Mark Ghyselinck, CSC, performing & fine arts, provided illustrations for the collection.

Angela Hoffman, chemistry, and seven UP students presented their research at the spring national American Chemical Society meeting in San Diego. March 20 – 21. Brytney Young studied nanoparticles with Paige Hall and Kevin Cantrell; Lily Gunning presented on the physical properties of global warming with Paige Hall; Bao Huynh studied the structure of a soil bacteria product with Ed Valente and Angela Hoffman; Alex Temple identified some soil bacteria and studied their growth on different media with Angela Hoffman; Jonathan Nguyen, Hoyt Bright, and Alex Nguyen isolated antibiotics made by soil bacteria with Angela Hoffman.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, published Book Review: 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 Theological Studies. Volume 83. No. 1 (2022): 167 – 169. March 2022. Aihiokhai also published African, Christian, Feminist: The Enduring Search for What Matters. Teresia Mbari Hinga. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2017. Xxv, 244 pp. $45.00. ISBN: 9781626982499. In The Journal of Black Catholic Theological Symposium. Volume XIII (2021): 61 – 62. March 2002. Aihiokhai also published “The Demands of Encounter in a Globalized Community of Scholars: Shedding Light on the Place of Trust in the Ritual of Knowledge Creation.” The Journal of The Black Catholic Theological Symposium. Volume XIII (2021): 25 – 40. February 2022.

Stephanie Salomone, mathematics, co-presented “When the Cold, Dark Waters Rise: Using NASA Data to Analyze Melting Arctic Sea Ice,” 2022 Western Regional Noyce Conference, San Diego CA. Co-presenter: Cynthia Anhalt. March 2022. Salomone was also profiled on the 500 Women Scientists International Women’s Day page featuring women in STEMM from across the world.

Angela Hoffman, chemistry,will be receiving an honorary doctorate from St. Martin’s University on May 7.

María Echenique, international languages and cultures, Spanish, published “Escritura femenina y violencia social: Bajo el oscuro sol de Yolanda Bedregal.” (Female Writing and Social Violence: Under the Dark Sun by Yolanda Bedregal) Ámbitos Feministas, Revista crítica multidisciplinaria anual de la coalición Feministas Unidas Inc. Vol. X, Otoño 2021. p. 85 – 110.

Min Yu, business administration, is scheduled to publish “A multiperiod competitive supply chain framework with environmental policies and investments in sustainable operations.” European Journal of Operational Research, 300(1), 112-123. Co-authors: Jose Cruz, Dong Li, and Amir Masoumi. July 2022.

Amber Vermeesch, nursing, co-presented “Rewilding the Nursing Profession: A Call to Action” at 2022 National Academies of Practice Transforming Interprofessional Healthcare Annual Meeting & Forum, San Diego, CA. Co-presenters: Gibson-Young, Linda; Sipe, Margaret L.; Thomas, Tricia. March 2022.

Katie O’Reilly, biology, co-published “Seabird stress and breeding: Endocrine and hematological stress biomarkers differ between gray-faced petrel (Pterodroma gouldi) colonies” in the Journal of Experimental Zoology. Co-authors: Edin A. Whitehead, James C. Russell, Anthony J. Hickey, Graeme A. Taylor, Alice Della Penna, Brendon J. Dunphy. February 2022.

Aziz Inan, engineering, published his article titled, “Albert Einstein’s Pi Day Birthday Is Special,” in IndiaWest Journal, Cerritos, California, March 15, 2022.

Lora Looney, international languages & cultures, earned a four-course graduate certificate in Learning Design and Technology from Harvard Extension School in January. Looney also participated in a competitive grant challenge at ShapingEdu hosted by ASU with her team, Emerging Microcredentials Standards, led by Allison Hall, ASU, and David Thomas, U Denver. The team pitched a web-based starter kit to assist higher ed institutions to develop their own microcredentialing programs (such as certificates) or to partner with outside enterprises (such as Coursera) by adopting sustainable curricular standards for stackable credentials. Strategies for students’ career preparedness focused this work. The team won second place and a $7,500 grant.

Erica Bailey, nursing, presented “The Power of Radical Listening & Supporting POC Student Leaders in Higher Education” along with student co-presenter Adeline Paguirigan. February 2022.

Rachel Wheeler, theology, published “The Expansive Table: Food as Formative and Transformative,” Liturgy 36, no. 4 (2021): 34-40. January 2022. Wheeler also published Ecospirituality: An Introduction ​​​​​​​(Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2022). February 2022.

Aziz Inan, engineering, was interviewed in multiple publications for his research on the ubiquitous palindrome date 2-22-22: CNN News (“Happy Twosday! Don’t miss out celebrating the coolest date of the decade” and “Twosday: What to know about February 22, 2022”), CBS News, CTV National News (Canada), Wall Street Journal (WSJ), National Public Radio (NPR), Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB), and New Straits Times (NST) (Malaysia). Inan was also interviewed on the following radio stations: Spirit 105.3 Radio in Seattle, WA, The Morning Beat (TMB) nationally syndicated LGBTQ Talk Radio Show, CBC Radio in Alberta, Canada, Corus/Global News Radio Network in British Columbia, ABC Radio in Melbourne, Australia, CP24 News in Toronto, Canada, and CJAD 800 Radio in Montreal, Canada. Inan also published, “Moore’s birthday brings a dozen numerical curiosities,” in Clackamas Review, Vol. 101, Issue 8, page A6, February 23, 2022; “Odd numerical curiosities in Alexander Bell’s life,” in Portland Tribune, March 3, 2022; and he republished “Conducted Emissions Feedback From VSD-Operated Products,” with four UP Alumni Henry Benitez, Peter Perkins, Joshua Thompson, and Christopher Miles, in Compliance Magazine, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 24-33, February 2022. This paper was a result of an undergraduate research project Inan conducted with his former students Thompson and Miles with collaboration and guidance provided by Perkins and Benitez.

Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center, co-presented a half-day workshop, along with Karin Botto of LeMoyne College, to the Women Executive Leaders in Catholic Higher Education on February 4 in Washington, DC. Their session, “Uniquely Empowered: Integrating Contemplative Practices into Catholic Higher Education Leadership,” was part of the national meeting of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities.

Claire McKinley-Yoder, nursing, co-published “Disparities in high school graduation by identity and disability using intermediate and long-term educational outcomes” in the Journal of School Nursing. Co-presenters: Mary Ann Cantrell PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, Janice Hinkle PhD, RN, CNRN. February 2022.

Aziz Inan, engineering, published the article titled, “Happy palindrome birthday to Oregon City’s Delores Ferrante,” in Clackamas Review, February 2, 2022 (online) and Volume 101, Issue 6, page A6, February 9, 2022 (paper copy). Inan was featured in The Providence Journal/USA Today Network because of his research about palindrome dates, particularly, the ubiquitous palindrome date, 2-22-22, which will occur this Tuesday, referred to as “Twosday.” Inan was also featured in the following two online articles regarding his research work on palindrome dates: Calgary Herald and The Record-Courier. Inan coined palindrome dates that occur on the same day of the calendar no matter what date format is being used as “ubiquitous palindrome dates.” This February contains two ubiquitous palindrome dates: 2/2/22 and 2/22/22. Inan also published his article titled, “A farewell to legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar in numbers,” in IndiaWest Journal, February 15, 2022.

Toyin Olukotun, nursing, received the 2021 Sigma Small Grants, Sigma Theta Tau International, $5,000. Collaborator: Erica Bailey. February 15, 2022.

Don Norton, performing and fine arts, recently completed a tour of the Midwest with his quartet, Facing West. The group gave performances and/or educational clinics at Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, MN), Jazz Central Studios (Minneapolis, MN), Octopus (Cedar Falls, IA), the University of Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls, IA), Mankato West High School (Mankato, MN), and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (Eau Claire, WI).

Katie O’Reilly, biology, co-published “Feather corticosterone reveals developmental challenges in a long-term study of juvenile northern spotted owls.” Functional Ecology, 36, 51–63. 2022. Co-authors: Mikkelsen, A. J., Lesmeister, D. B., & Dugger, K. M.