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2:53 p.m., Nov. 28, 2007--For the Record provides information about recent professional activities of University of Delaware faculty and staff.

Presentations

Chandra L. Reedy, professor in the Center for Historic Architecture and Design, “New Image Analysis Approaches to Thin-Section Petrography of Cultural Materials,” an invited paper, at Eastern Analytical Symposium, Nov. 12, Somerset, N.J.

Several members of the Center for Disabilities Studies made poster presentations at the Association of University Centers on Disabilities annual meeting in Washington, D.C., Nov. 10-14: “Creating Inclusive Environments for School-age Youth,” by project leaders Debby Boyers and Deborah Amsden Micklos with graduate student Megan Pell; “Person-Centered Advocacy and the New Professional,” by Laura Eisenman, associate professor of education, with Jamie Wolfe, disability specialist, and Nancy Weiss, researcher; “Healthy Delawareans with Disabilities 2010 Project: Contributing to Knowledge about Health and Risk Factors of Children with Disabilities,” by Ilka K. Riddle, visiting researcher; “Delaware Transition Initiative: Medical Transition of Youth from the Pediatric to the Adult HealthCare System,” by Riddle and parent volunteer Terri Hancharick; and “Health Care Access for Women with Disabilities: What Are the Experiences of Women with Intellectual Disabilities?” by Riddle and Tracy Mann, communications manager.

Faculty and graduate students in the Department of Communication made presentations at the 93rd annual National Communication Association Convention in Chicago, Nov. 15-18: Steven Mortenson, assistant professor, “The Role of Truthfulness and Social Skill in Seeking Social Support Within the U.S. and China”; Dannagal Young, instructor, “Jon Stewart a Heretic? Surely you Jest. The Daily Show's Impact on Cynicism, Political Engagement and Participation”; Elizabeth Perse, professor, with Lisa R. Godlewski, “Audience Activity and Reality Television: Identification, Online Activity and Satisfaction”; and graduate student Callie Harnish, “It's OverÉBut You're Still A Great Person: A Parallel Process Model of Motivation and Ability in Polite Termination Message Construction.” Beth Haslett, professor, served on the Legislative Assembly, was a respondent in the language and social interaction division, and served as chairperson for two programs: “The Rhetoric of Culture: Public Discourse, National Rhetoric and Generational Political Discourses of National Identity” and “Communicating in Romantic Relationships.” Graduate student Jillian Nash's coauthored undergraduate paper on “Nationwide Newspaper Coverage of Abortion: A Community Structure Approach” was recognized as one of the Lambda Pi Eta top papers. Juliet Dee, associate professor, also attended the conference.

Service

David Hollowell, executive vice president and treasurer, received the Jane Maroney Advocacy Award from the Delaware Chapter of the March of Dimes on Nov. 13.