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April 4, 1996
Faculty and staff
PUBLICATIONS
Anna Bergstrom, foreign languages and literatures, with Kathleen
Bardovi-Harlig of Indiana University, "Acquisition of Tense and
Aspect in Second Language and Foreign Language Learning: Learner
Narratives in ESL and FFL," in Canadian Modern Language Review,
pages 308-330, January.
David M. Stone, art history, "Economy versus Iconography:
Guercino's St. Anthony of Padua Altarpiece of S. Giovanni in
Persiceto and the Evidence of a Newly Discovered Drawing," in
Shop Talk: Studies in Honor of Seymour Slive, pages 237-240,
Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, Mass.
A. Julian Valbuena, Elias Ahuja Professor of Spanish, "El Teatro
Seglar de Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz y la Tradicion de la
Comedia," in Tradicion y Actualidad de la Literatura
Iberoamericana, Actas del XXX Congreso del Instituto
Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana, vol. 1, pages 55-60,
University of Pittsburgh.
Walid A. Afifi, communication, with Judee K. Burgoon, David B.
Buller and Clyde M. Feldman of University of Arizona and Laura K.
Guerrero of Pennsylvania State University, "Interpersonal
Deception: XII Information Management Dimensions Underlying
Deceptive and Truthful Messages," in Communication Monographs,
vol. 63, March; and with Guerrero, "Some Things Are Better Left
Unsaid: Topic Avoidance in Family Relationships," in
Communication Quarterly, vol. 43, no. 3, pages 276-296, summer
1995.
Elizabeth Perse, communication, "Sensation Seeking and the Use of
Television for Arousal," in Communication Reports, vol. 9, no. 1,
winter 1996; with Douglas M. McLeod, communication, and Amy I.
Nathanson, University of Wisconsin-Madison, "Effects of
Spokesperson Sex, Public Service Announcement Appeal and
Involvement on Evaluations of Safe-Sex PSAs," in Health
Communication, vol. 8, no. 2, pages 171-189, 1996; and with
Charles Pavitt, communication, and Cynthia Burggraf of
Pennsylvania State University, "The Stability of College
Students' Implicit Theories of Marriage," in Communication
Quarterly, vol. 43, no. 3, pages 332-341, summer 1995.
Vic Klemas, marine studies, with M. Wang and D. Lyzenga,
"Measurement of Optical Properties of the Delaware Bay," in
Journal of Coastal Research, vol. 12, no. 1, pages 221-228,
winter 1996.
David Kaplan, educational studies, "An Overview of Concepts and
Issues in Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling," in Multilevel
Analysis with Structural Equation Models, H. Ernste, editor,
pages 1-18, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich.
Allan L. McCutcheon, sociology, "Models for the Analysis of
Categorically Scored Panel Data," in Analysis of Change: Advanced
Techniques in Panel Data Analysis, U. Engle and J. Reinecke,
editors, Walter de Gruyter Press, New York.
Karen F. Stein, textiles, design and consumer economics,
"Financial Counselors as Agents of Change," in Aging, no. 367,
pages 90-91, 1996.
PRESENTATIONS
Russell R. Dynes, sociology and criminal justice, "Comparing and
Generalizing From Crises Experience: Pitfalls and Possibilities,"
at International Conference on Crises Management at the National
Level, March 19-22, Stockholm, Sweden, and chairperson of the
plenary session, March 21, "Preparing for Crises Management."
Several members of the English Language Institute made
presentations at the 30th annual convention of Teachers of
English to Speakers of Other Languages, March 26-30, Chicago:
Susan Williams, "Making Research Manageable for Students: An
Integrated-skills Approach"; Jo Rayyan, "Independent Study
Centers for Mixed-Ability ESL Classes"; Ruth Jackson, Leslie
Criston, Lisa Grimsley and Grant Wolfe, "The Art of Teaching
Culture Through Content-Based Courses."
Marvin B. Sussman, Unidel Professor Emeritus of Human Behavior,
"Family Change and Family Bonding: Conceptual and Policy Issues,"
at International Conference on Elderly Care, Feb. 8-10, Hong
Kong, and chairperson of a plenary session.
Carolyn Fisher, animal and food sciences, "Phenolics in Spices:
Flavorants and Anticarcinogens," at American Chemical Society
meeting, central Massachusetts section, March 19, Worcester,
Mass.
Gary L. Ebert, mathematical sciences, "Regulus-free Spreads of
PG(3,q)," at AMS regional meeting on mostly finite geometries,
March 22-23, Iowa City; and "Nests of Reguli and Corresponding
Translation Planes," at Tedfest 96, honoring T.G. Ostrom for his
lifelong contributions to finite geometry on the occastion of his
80th birthday.
Ron Martin, geology, "Science, Society and Earth History," at
Delaware Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, March 21.
David M. Stone, art history, "Signed in Blood: Caravaggio's
Beheading of St. John the Baptist and the Knights of Malta," at
symposium at the Frick Art and Historical Center, April 7-8,
Pittsburgh.
AWARDS
A research article on chemical cues that stimulate egg laying by
the European corn borer by Charles E. Mason, entomology and
applied ecology, and former postdoctoral fellow Sujaya Udayagiri,
was one of 10 noteworthy paper featured in the American
Entomologist, chosen from works published in entomological
journals around the world. The paper was originally published in
The Netherlands journal Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata.
David M. Stone, art history, received an Andrew W. Mellon Senior
Fellowship at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City,
Department of European Painting, for research on Caravaggio and
Guercino.
SERVICE
A. Julian Valbuena, Elias Ahuja Professor of Spanish, has been
appointed to the editorial board for the CD-ROM edition of Teatro
Espanol del Siglo de Oro by the director of Chadwyck-Healey
Espana, Cambridge, England, and the director of the editorial
committee, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas de
Madrid. The CD-ROM edition will include the works of the major
Spanish Golden Age playwrights.
Marvin B. Sussman, Unidel Professor Emeritus of Human Behavior,
has been appointed to the editorial board of The History of the
Family, an international quarterly publication.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
25 years
Vic Klemas, marine studies, April 5, 1971
10 years
Curtis Conner, Facilities Management, building services, April 7,
1986
Helen Shields, finance, April 7, 1986
5 years
Margaret Fiorelli, Dining Services, April 8, 1991
Janet Lofland, Department of Biology, April 8, 1991
GRANTS
From National Science Foundation: Phillip Christie, electrical
engineering, $49,999 for "Statistical Analysis of Interconnect-
limited Systems"; Roberta F. Colman, chemistry and biochemistry,
$90,000 for "Affinity Labeling of Nucleotide Sites in Proteins";
Stuart L. Cooper, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Chemical
Engineering, $83,521 for "Associative Phenomena in Ionomer
Solutions"; Dennis H. Evans, chemistry and biochemistry, $150,000
for "Mechanistic and Analytical Studies in Electrochemistry";
Theodore D. Foster, mechanical engineering, $95,000 for "Deep
Water Formation off the Eastern Wilkes Land Coast of Antarctica";
Robert P. Gilbert, Unidel Professor of Mathematical Sciences,
$48,159 for "Inverse Problems in Shallow Oceans"; Robert N. Hill,
physics and astronomy, $60,000 for "Computational Methods in
Atomic and Molecular Physics"; George W. Luther III, marine
studies, $13,500 for "Metal Sulfur Complexes in Marine Waters";
and Andrew L. Zydney, chemical engineering, $94,751 for "Protein
Fouling during Membrane Filtration."
Daniel Cha and Herbert E. Allen, civil and environmental
engineering, $75,000 from International Copper Association Ltd.
for "Kinetics of Biologically Active Copper Species in Natural
Waters."
Chandra L. Reedy, art conservation, $30,240 from National Park
Service for "Electrochemical Testing for Assessing Effects of
Exhibition Materials on Metal Artifacts."
William J. Ullman, marine studies, $107,044 from U.S. Department
of Energy for "Microbially Mediated Mineral Dissolution in
Subsurface Environments."
Ferris Webster, marine studies, $10,000 from European Commission
Directorate-General XII: Science, Research and Development for
"Support of Ship Database on Ocean Network Information Center
(Oceanic)."