Vol. 20, No. 16 |
May 17, 2001 |
Books Joel Best, sociology and criminal justice, Damned Lies and Statistics, University of California Press, Berkeley. James A. Inciardi, Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies, War on Drugs III, Allyn & Bacon, Boston. Publications James L. Morrison, consumer studies, book reviews, Identity is Destiny: Leadership and the Roots of Value Creation by Laurence D. Ackerman, page 173, and Business, Institutions and Ethics: A Text with Cases and Readings by John W. Dienhart, page 174, in Journal of Education for Business, vol. 76, no. 3. Theodore E.D. Braun, foreign languages and literatures, with graduate students Renee J. Mindek, Roxanne M. Theilacker and Kyle B. Crocco, web publication, variorum edition of Poesies Sacrees of Jean-Jacques Le Franc de Pompignan (1709-1784) , with woodcuts and engravings from the 1763 edition [www.udel.edu/fllt/faculty/braun.html]. Rudi Matthee, history, "Merchants in Safavid Iran: Participants and Perceptions," in Journal of Early Modern History, vol. 3-4, pages 233-268. Joel Best, sociology and criminal justice, "Telling the Truth About Damned Lies and Statistics," in the May 4, 2001, Chronicle of Higher Education, Section 2, The Chronicle Review, pages B7-B9. Robert Hampel, education, "Education Misconceptions: Policies and Politics," in Delaware Public Affairs Reports, No. 3. Judith Herrman, nursing, "Healthy People 2010: Pediatric Nursing Call to Action," in Pediatric Nursing, January/ February. Russell Barbarino, intercollegiate athletics, "Learning from Each Other: Adjusting Nutritional Supplements Based on New NCAA Guidelines," in National Strength and Conditioning Journal, vol. 23, no. 2, pages 53-54. Presentations Roberta M. Golinkoff, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Educational Studies, invited address, "Breaking the Language Barrier: How Do Babies Do It?" at International Linguistics Association meeting, December; with graduate student Jennifer Sootsman et al., "Reconciling Competing Theories of Word Learning: Developmental Changes from 10 to 24 Months," a poster, and "Infants' Development of Lexical Categories: Moving from Perceptual to Social Cues," at Society for Research in Child Development meeting, April; and, with graduate students Sootsman, K. Piper and J. Speares, AS 2000, et al., "The Stuff of Object Labels: Will Any Sound from the Mouth Suffice?" at Eastern Psychological Association meetings, April. Janice Selekman, nursing, "Aging of the Compromised Child" and "Children Who are Medically Complex or Technology Dependent," February, Philadelphia; and "Adolescence Isn't What It Used to Be," "Touchy Issues for Touchy Kids" and "High Risk Behaviors or 'Extreme' Adolescence," at Society of Pediatric Nurses meeting, April, New Orleans. Karl W. Böer, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Physics and Solar Energy, "Self-Cooling of Photovoltaic Solar Panels when Electric Power is Extracted," at annual conference of the American Solar Energy Society, April 25, Washington, D.C. Larry Purnell, nursing, with others, "Researching Culture in Health Care: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations Using the Purnell Model for Cultural Competence," an invited presentation, at 13th annual Eastern Nursing Research Society conference, April, Atlantic City, N.J.; "Hispanic Health Beliefs and the Meaning of Respect Afforded Them by Healthcare Providers," an invited presentation, March, DeSales University, Allentown, Pa., and Delaware Nurses Association annual research conference, Dover. Rudi Matthee, history, "Mint Consolidation and the Worsening of the Late Safavid Coinage: The Mint of Huwayza," at workshop on Social and Economic History of the Middle East, April 20, City University of New York Graduate Center. Kathleen Warren and Carol Kerrign Moore, nursing, "Ethical Decision Making in the NP Curriculum," at National Organization of Nurse Practitioners conference, April 5, San Antonio. Andrew Fields and Janet Todd, finance, "The Trade Off Between Shareholder Protection and Management Entrenchment: Firm Reactions to State Anti-Takeover Legislation," at Eastern Finance Association meeting, April 26-28, Charleston, S.C. Todd also was a discussant in another symposium. Robert W. Birkmire, Brian E. McCandless, William N. Shafarman and Jochen Titus, Institute of Energy Conversion, presented papers at the Materials Research Society meeting, April 16-20, San Francisco: Titus, Birkmire, Shafarman, et al. "Post-Deposition Sulfur Incorporation into CuInSe and CuGaSe2 Thin Films"; McCandless, "Thermochemical and Kinetic Aspects of Cadmium Telluride Solar Cell Processing"; and Shafarman with Jie Zhu, "Effect of Grain Size, Morphology and Deposition Temperature on Cu(InGa)Se2 Solar Cells." Gary Stephen Allison, education, "Innovative Approaches to Behavior Change and Support in the Elementary Classroom," at Marbrook Elementary School Professional Development Day, May 3. Steve Fifield, biological sciences, "Queer Canons in the Sciences and Science Education," a discussion moderator, at Future of the Field: Building GLBT Studies into the 21st Century University, April 20-21, City University of New York. Several members of the Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies made presentations at A Matter of Degree Program annual meeting, March 29-31, San Antonio: Tracy Bachman, "Building Responsibility Campus/Community Coalition: Policy, Activities and Media Advocacy Efforts" and Steven S. Martin, undergraduate students Meredith E. O'Boyle, Nicole R. Thrift and Gregory J. Postle and Cynthia A. Robbins, "Seniors' Views on Changes in Attitudes and Behavior at the University of Delaware Since 'A Matter of Degree.'" Peter G. Roe, anthropology, "Rivers of Stone, Rivers Within Stone: Rock Art in Ancient Puerto Rico," at 66th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, April 18-22, New Orleans. Farley Grubb, economics, "Creating the U.S. Dollar Currency Union, 1760-1811: A Quest for Monetary Stability or a Usurpation of State Sovereignty for Personal Gain?" at conference on conflict potentials in monetary unions, April 25, Kassel, Germany. Lana D. Harrison, Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies, "The Drug-Crime Nexus and Its Therapeutic Treatment," at Institutto Complutense de Drogodependencais, April 6, Madrid, Spain. Kenneth Koford, economics and political science, "Outlier and Median Committees in an Efficient and Competitive Legislature: Theory and Some Data," at Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting, April 19-22, Chicago. Members of the Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies made presentations at the 38th annual meting, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, April 3-7, Washington, D.C.: Graduate student Erik F. Dietz with Erika Gebo of University of New Hampshire, "An Examination of Female Inmate Violence in a State Women's Penitentiary at the Turn of the Century"; graduate student Carol Cagwin Lenhart, "Constitutional Judicial Challenges to the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1994"; Clifford Butzin, Frank Scarpitti and Christine Saum, "Motivational Differences in Drug Court Participants"; Dietz and Scarpitti, "Participatory Inmate Self-Management: An Exploration of the Effectiveness of Inmates Self-Managing Their Daily Activities"; Steven S. Martin, Cynthia A. Robbins and undergraduate students Meredith E. O'Boyle, Gregory J. Postle, and Nicole R. Thrift, "Effects of College Alcohol Policy Changes on a Cohort of Students: Seniors' Views on Changes in Attitudes and Behavior"; and graduate student Daniel J. O'Connell with J. Barry Johnson, "New Prisoners, New Prisons: Implementing Programs to Meet the Needs of Juvenile Offenders in Adult Correctional Contexts." Dietz also chaired two panels at the meeting. Margaret Andersen, sociology and criminal justice, "The Perils and Promises of Diversity: A Sociological Perspective," at State University of New York, Farmingdale, April 26. Service Robert R. Jordan, Delaware Geological Survey, was reappointed by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists to a three-year term as commissioner of the North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature. The commission develops recommendations for the identification and classification of geologic units throughout North America. Valerie Hans, sociology and criminal justice, was selected for a two-year term as a member of the Wilmington, Del., News Journal Community Advisory Board. The advisory board meets regularly with the editorial board of the newspaper and its members write periodic columns. Her first column, "Judges, Juries and the Death Penalty," appeared in the News Journal on April 1. Anniversaries 15 years Myrtle M. Werkheiser, business administration, May 19, 1986 10 years Deborah L. Sharpley, economics, May 24, 1991 5 years Nora G. Bonsall, library, May 28, 1996 Ingrid A. Callaghan, geography, May 28, 1996 John F. Hall, Information Technology/User Services, May 28, 1996 Grants Jingguang Chen, materials science and engineering, $30,000 from the DuPont Co. and $30,000 from the state under the Delaware Research Partnership program for "Replacing Pt-Group Metal Electrodes with Inexpensive Carbides." Theresa B. Clower, Delaware Center for Teacher Education, $150,000 from the Delaware Department of Education for "Delaware Mentoring Council Technical Assistance and Professional Development for Mentors and Other Activities, FY 2000-01." James M. Falk, marine studies, $35,848 from Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Fisheries Service, for "Maryland Coastal Bays Water-Use Assessment Study." Michael Gamel-McCormick, Center for Disability Studies, $49,953 from Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Management Services, for "Birth to 3/Child Development Watch Services and Deliverables." Shinya Kikuchi, civil and environmental engineering, $65,000 from Delaware Department of Transportation for "Treatment of Data for Transit Operations and Service Planning Decisions." Eric Kmiec, biological sciences, $300,000 from Thomas Jefferson University, NAPRO Bio-Therapeutics Inc. for "Genomics." Dennis L. Loftus, Institute for Public Administration, $100,000 from Delaware Department of Education for "Delaware Academy of School Leadership, 2000-01." Beth A. Mineo, Applied Science and Engineering Laboratory, $15,000 from Developmental Disabilities Council for "System Coordination and Community Education DD-0021." J. Thomas Sims, plant and soil sciences, $75,000 from Environmental Protection and Improvement Company (EPIC) for "Field and On-farm Evaluation of the Environmental Impact of Phosphorus in Soils Amended with Biosolids." O. Sue Snider, animal and food sciences, $26,500 from Delaware Department of Education for "Teen Nutrition Training Grant." Jack R. Vinson, H. Fletcher Brown Professor of Mechanical Engineering, $45,000 from U.S. Office of Naval Research for "Research in Advanced Composite Sandwich Constructions for Naval Surface Vessels: Analysis, Design and Optimization of Sandwich Shells." Qing Xiang, mathematical sciences, $18,000 from National Security Agency for "Difference Sets, Codes and Hadamard Matrices." |
