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Valerie Peterson, mathematics, presented at the American Mathematical Society’s Western Sectional meeting, held at Portland State University the weekend of April 14-15. Her talk, “The REFLECT Project: Spreading Evidence-Based Practices in STEM,” described ongoing NSF-sponsored work with Stephanie Salomone, mathematics; Eric Anctil, education; Heather Dillon, engineering; Carolyn James, mathematics; and Tara Prestholdt, biology, that aims to support faculty who are adopting student-centered teaching practices.

Rachel Wheeler, theology, presented “Hidden Kindness: Strategies of Spiritual Care and Communication in the Christian Desert” at the American Academy of Religion Western Region Conference, Berkeley, Calif., March 24, 2018. She also presented “Rival Functions of Motherhood in the Christian Desert Tradition” for the Northwest Early Christian Studies Seminar in Portland, Ore., April 14, 2018.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, served as an external reviewer of doctoral dissertation defense for “Muslim-Christian Dialogue of Life via Hospitality: A Theology of Abrahamic Asymmetric-Mutual Substitutive Responsibility Applied in An African Context” by Rev. Levi Nkwocha, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana. Defense Date: Thursday, March 15, 2018.

Chris Foss, history, presented a paper, “Hawks or Doves? A Short Political History of National Defense in the Pacific Northwest,” at the Pacific Northwest Historians’ Guild Conference, Seattle, Wash., March 3, 2018.

Hannah Highlander, mathematics, co-organized and co-chaired a special session on “Biomathematics: Progress and Future Directions” for the American Mathematical Society’s Western Sectional Meeting held at Portland State University. Co-organizers were Peter Hinow at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and Deena Schmidt at the University of Nevada Reno. Two invited speakers were UP alumni: Hannah Biegel ’14, who presented “Incorporating data assimilation methods in a simple model for influenza,” and Mikahl Banwarth-Kuhn ’12, who presented “Coupled experimental and computational study of the interplay of mechanical properties and chemical signaling in patterns of stem cell division and differentiation in plants.”

Lorretta Krautscheid, nursing, published “Using multimedia resources to enhance learning during office hours” (with student coauthor Samuel Williams) in Journal of Nursing Education, 57 (4), 256. doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20180322-14 (April 2018).

Lisa Reed, business, presented “Fired for Being ‘Un-Googley’: Two Recently Filed Cases Will Test the Limits of an Employer’s Anti-Harassment Duties and Employees’ Political Speech Rights,” with Barbara Bloom-Groshong, in April 2018.