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3:53 p.m., May 2, 2007--For the Record provides information about recent professional activities of University of Delaware faculty and staff.

Publications

Judith Herrman, assistant professor of nursing, “Repeat Pregnancy in Adolescence: Intentions and Decision-Making,” in American Journal of Maternal Chair Nursing, vol. 32, no. 2, pages 89-94; and “The Voice of Teen Mothers: The Experience of Repeat Pregnancy,” in American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, vol. 31, no. 4, pages 243-249.

Janice Selekman, professor of nursing, “What's New With Flu: Understanding Influenza,” in Pediatric Nursing, vol. 33, no. 1, pages 73-75.

Barbara Sheer, associate professor of nursing, book review of Advanced Nursing Practice, M. Schober and F. Affara, Blackwell Publishing, in [www.medscape.com]; and “Advance Practice Nurses: Networking in the International Arena” and “Journey to the U.S. and Beyond: Nurses on the Move,” in [www.medscape.com].

Presentations

Debra Hess Norris, Henry Francis du Pont Chair in Fine Arts, “Promoting Civic Engagement in Conservation Education and Training,” at International Council of Museums-Committee for Conservation (ICOM-CC) Working Group on Education and Training in Conservation meeting, April 20, Austria.

Jennifer Mass, adjunct assistant professor of art conservation, “Deconstructing a 17th Century Panel by David Teniers the Younger and Jan Brueghel the Younger Using Confocal X-Ray Fluorescence Microscopy,” Blumeno lecture, April 11, Oberlin College, Ohio.

Suzanne Burton, assistant professor of music education, two clinical sessions, “Developing Part-Singing” and “Could THAT Really Happen? Ethical Decisions for Beginning Music Teachers,” and two research poster presentations on multicultural music education with undergraduate research scholars Stephanie Kleinert and Emily Paolini at Music Educators national conference March 9, Hartford, Conn.; and, with Gena Greher of the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, “A Delicate Balance: When Research Meets Reality in School-University Partnerships,” at International Research in Music Education Conference, April 17, University of Exeter, Exeter, England.

Evelyn Hayes, professor of nursing, with Lisa Ann Plowfield, associate professor of nursing, Elaine Greggo and Jean Raymond, instructors, “A Cluttered Home: Multiple Meanings for Frail Elderly” and, a poster, “Have the Needs of the Community Living Frail Elderly Changed Over Time?” at Eastern Nursing Research Society meeting, April 12-14, Providence, R.I.

Judith Herrman, assistant professor of nursing, “The Teen Brain and Diabetes: Knowing and Coping,” at University of Manitoba, March 10, Winnipeg, Canada, and at Canadian Diabetes Association international meeting, Oct. 19, Toronto; “Creative Teaching Strategies to Enhance Classroom Learning,” National League for Nursing, Feb. 23, St. Louis, and Oct. 27, Dallas.

Janice Selekman, professor of nursing, “How To Work Smarter, Not Harder: Demonstrating Efficacy,” at Massachusetts School Nurse Organization meeting, Worcester, Mass; “The Emerging Clinical Kaleidoscope of Childhood Problems in Our Schools,” at University of Florida, Gainesville; “School Nurses Are Great: They Just Have to Prove It!” at Orange County School Nurses meeting, California State University, Fullerton, and at Florida Association of School Nurses, Tampa.

Service

Barbara Sheer, associate professor of nursing, was elected to the core steering group of the International Council of Nurses-Nurse Practitioner/Advance Practice Nursing Network (ICN-NP/APN) representing the U.S. She also was named a magnet recognition program appraiser for the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a mentor for the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners for health policy and an abstract reviewer for the ICN-NP/APN conference to be held in Toronto in 2008.

Awards

John Krill, adjunct associate professor of art conservation, received the Sheldon and Caroline Keck Award at the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works 35th annual meeting in April. The award recognizes a sustained record of excellence in the education and training of conservation professionals.

Ingrid Pretzer-Aboff, instructor in nursing, received the Geriatrics and Gerontology Education and Research Award from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, for her exceptional contributions as a student in the field of aging.