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.