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Carlow University Faculty Scholarship Report—September 2007*
College of Arts and Sciences
Humanities Division
William DeBernardi
Exhibitions:
ß Southwestern Pennsylvania Council for the Arts
Annual Juried Exhibition Southern Alleghenies
Museum of Art, Ligonier, Pa. Best in Show, 2007.
ß G Squared Gallery, Ligonier, Pa., 2007.
ß Garden Gallery, Londonderry, Vt., 2007.
Guest Lectures:
ß Working Artists Forum. Academy Art Museum,
Easton, Md., 2007.
ß East Suburban Art League. Murrysville, Pa., 2007.
Katie Hogan
Editorship:
ß Over Ten Million Served: Gendered Service in
Literature and Language Workplaces.
State University of New York Press, June 2007.
Presentation:
ß Women Take Care: Composition, Higher
Education, and the Service Economy. Women’s
Studies, University of Pittsburgh, June 2007.
Service:
ß Modern Language Association (MLA) elected
member of the Delegate Assembly, representing
women in the profession, 2007-2008.
Dale Huffman
Exhibitions:
ß Mashiko International Ceramics Contest.
Mashiko, Japan, October 2006.
ß 40 Over 40, The Clay Place Gallery,
Pittsburgh, December 2006.
ß Postcards from Denmark, one-person exhibition,
Carlow University, January 2007.
ß By the Ounce, NCECA Conference, Louisville,
Ky., March 2007.
ß Woodfire Invitational 2007, The Clay Place
Gallery, Pittsburgh, March 2007.
ß Small Favors II, The Clay Studio,
Philadelphia, Pa., May, 2007.
ß Biennial Exhibition of Functional Ceramics,
Guilford Art Center, Conn, May 2007.
Honorable Mention.
ß Further Explorations, One-person exhibition,
the Clay Place Gallery, Pittsburgh, May, 2007.
ß Exhibition at the Borglum Kloster, Borglum, KD,
June, 2007.
ß Contemporary American Ceramics in Hokkaido,
Enzogama in Bei, Hokkaido, Japan, July, 2007.
Publication:
ß Cover Article in New Ceramics (Neue Keramik)
Magazine (Germany), Nov/Dec 2006 Issue.
ß 500 Pitchers, Lark Books, 2006.
Invited Presentations:
ß Residency at the International Ceramics
Research Center, Guldergaard, Denmark, 2006.
ß Lecture/demonstration on travel’s effect on my
work, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 2006.
ß Workshop/lecture at Borglum Kloster Ceramics,
Borglum, DK, 2007.
ß Nordic Woodfire Marathon, Hirtshals, Denmark, 2007.
Irene Lietz
Publication:
ß From Tragedy to Service Curriculum: Dionne’s Last
Gift. Spectrum, pp. 29–38. Carlow University Press,
Pittsburgh, 2007.
Presentation:
ß Dionne’s Project for Safe Relationships. The Carlow
University Grace Ann Geibel Institute for Justice and Social
Responsibility, Pittsburgh, Pa., April 2007.
Sylvia Rohr
Presentations:
ß From Shirtwaists to Miniskirts: Clothing as a Marker of
Female Liberation in American Art. Frich Art Museum,
Pittsburgh, 2007.
ß Women in Art: A Teacher’s Workshop.
Frick Art Museum, Pittsburgh, 2007.
ß A Walk through New York City with the Ash Can Painters.
Frick Art Museum, Pittsburgh, 2007.
ß Women, Citizenship and the City: The School Mural
Movement in Progressive Era Chicago. The National New
Deal Preservation Association Meeting, Chicago, Ill., 2007.
ß History of Mural Painting, the Sprout Fund
Mural Project, 2007.
Board Membership:
ß Girls as Grantmakers of the Women and Girls
Foundation of Southwestern PA, Advisory Board.
Suzanne A. Rumbaugh
Publication:
ß Three Chapters in Today’s Most Complete Handbook on
Travel Writing. Leromi Publishing, 2007.
Presentation:
ß Life is a Journey: Discovering our Humanity through Travel
Writing. The Fifth International Conference on New
Directions in the Humanities. University of Paris, Paris,
France. June 2007.
Ellie Wymard
Book:
ß Talking Steel Towns: Men and Women of America’s Steel
Valley. Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2007.
Presentations:
ß Guest Lecture on the writing of Talking Steel Towns,
University of Pittsburgh, February 2007.
ß Ethical Surprises on the Way to Writing Books, Creative
Nonfiction Festival, Pittsburgh, November, 2006.
Natural Science and Mathematics Division
Michael S.Capp
Program Reviewer:
ß Reviewed the B.S. in Interpretive Biology and Natural
History, Biology Department, Frostburg State University,
Frostburg, Md., June 2007.
Conference Co-ordination:
ß Member Rachel Carson 2007 Centennial Celebration
Committee. Coordinating activities among local colleges
and universities in conjunction with honoring Rachel Carson.
Felicia Cianciarulo
Presentations:
ß Sewage-Related Microorganisms: Risks, Precautions and
Confirmation. The Applied Microbial Remediation
Technician Course, Restoration Sciences Academy,
Stowe Township, Pa., March–June 2007.
ß Supporting Conceptual Change using Virtual Laboratories
in an Introductory Science Classroom. The National
Association for Research, Annual Convention, April, 2007.
Invited Speaker:
ß Sources and Prevalence of Microbial (fungal and bacterial)
Contaminants in the Air and How this Affects Air Quality.
TalkShoe-Talkcast-Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Radio.
Nancy Jacqmin
Facilitator:
ß NSF Math and Science partnership program. IHE facilitator
for Mathematics teacher leaders academies, Carlow
University, June 2006.
School for Social Change
Michael Balmert
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Presentation:
ß Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes: One Model for
Communication Departments. Pennsylvania Communication
Association Annual Conference, October, 2006.
Mary C. Burke
Invited Article:
ß The Anti-Slavery Movement: Facilitating Change in Your
Local Community. World Association of Nongovernmental
Organizations. New York, 2007.
Book Reviews:
ß The Ultimate Guide to Diversity in Psychology. Review of
the Book Encyclopedia of multicultural psychology.
Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 2007.
ß More on Cultural Competence. Review of the book Clinical
manual of cultural psychiatry. Contemporary Psychology:
APA Review of Books, 2007.
ß Exacting Patriarchy’s Toll: Listening to the voices of women
who strip for a living. Review of the book Stripped: Inside
the lives of exotic dancers. Psychology of Women
Quarterly. 2007.
Presentations:
ß Women and the Selling of Sex: Breaking the Dichotomies.
(with Shulman, J. & Pilecki, A.) The Association for Women
in Psychology Annual Conference. San Francisco, 2007.
ß When the Line Isn’t so Black and White: Feminist Approaches
to Negotiating Boundaries in Academia. (with Shulman,
J. Ervin, A., & Pilecki, A.) Association for Women in
Psychology Annual Conference. San Francisco, 2007.
ß Human Trafficking: Regional and National Perspectives.
Invited presentation, Great Decisions 2007: The World’s
Children panel, World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh, 2007.
ß Comprehensive Healthcare: On the lookout for victims of
Human Trafficking. Invited presentation, American Medical
Student Association Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, 2006.
ß Prevention Education in Sex Trafficking: Increasing
Awareness as Part of the Solution (with J. Kelly). Annual
Global Problems Global Solutions: Health, Dignity, and
Human Rights Conference, Univesity of Pittsburgh, 2006.
ß Social Justice and Human Trafficking: A Model for Change
(with J. Kelly). Pennsylvania Governor’s Conference for
Women, Pittsburgh, 2006.
Special Project:
ß Doctoral Program in Counseling Psychology: Graduate
Student Handbook, 2007. Project to End Human Trafficking,
Selected Invited Talks: Includes: Ukraine Social Service
Professionals/Magee Womancare International; Harbor
Hospital of Baltimore, Md; Good Samaritan Hospital,
Baltimore; Global Problems, Global Solutions Conference,
U of Pittsburgh; American Association of Medical School
Students Annual Conference; Graduate School of Public
Health University of Pittsburgh; Regional Human Trafficking
Conference; Interviews on KDKA Television, AM 860,
WDUQ, KQV, WQED.
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Martha Ezzell
Presentation:
ß Mission, Catholic Identity, and Academic Freedom in
Colleges and Universities Sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy
of the Americas. Carlow University Round Table, Carlow,
Ireland, June 2007.
Chrystel Gabrich
Presentations:
ß Building on a Culture of Assessment. Pennsylvania
Communication Association Conference, Penn State,
Beaver, October 2006.
ß Service Learning: The Power of University and Community
Connections. Carlow University Roundtable, Carlow, Ireland,
May 2007.
Frances Kelley
Publication:
ß Multimedia Presentation Software Solutions for Internetbased
Courses (with L. Pace). Online Journal of Distance
Learning Administration, 9. 2006.
Presentations:
ß Factor Structure of the Inventory of Self Psychology (with
W. Buboltz). Referred Poster. American Psychological
Association 115th Annual Convention, San Francisco, 2007.
ß Psychotherapy with Sexual Minority Clients: Why the Real
Relationship Matters. Invited Presentation. American
Psychological Association Convention, San Francisco, 2007.
Emma T. Lucas-Darby
Presentations:
ß Integrating Catholic Social Teaching into Macro Social Work
Practice. Social Work and Social Justice Conference, The
College of St. Catherine and the University of St. Thomas,
Minneapolis, June 2007.
ß Connecting to the Community at Its Doors: The Mercy
Neighborhood Ministries. Carlow University Roundtable,
Carlow, Ireland, May 2007.
ß Restorative Justice and Theology: The Community View.
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, April 2007.
ß Power Through Collaboration: A Women’s Human Rights
Perspective. Session Facilitator, Grace Ann Geibel Institute
for Justice and Social Responsibility, Carlow University,
April 2007.
ß Prostitution in Homewood. Gender, Delinquency, and
Justice: A symposium, Carlow University, March 2007.
James M. Kelly
Article:
ß Reflecting on the mission and purpose of the Grace Ann
Geibel Institute for Justice and Social Responsibility.
Carlow University Press, Pittsburgh, 2007.
Presentations:
ß Human Trafficking Community Intervention: A Collaboration
Model (with M. Burke). University of Pittsburgh Global
Health Conference, Pittsburgh, October 2006.
ß Mission and Projects of the Carlow University Grace Ann
Geibel Institute for Justice and Social Responsibility.
Pennsylvania Governor’s Conference for Women,
September 2006.
Co-Chair/Editor:
ß University and Community Collaboration, Section of
Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting,
San Francisco, October, 2007. Oversaw submission process
and vetted accepted proposals from over fifty submissions.
Robert Reed
Article:
ß The Public Safety Family: Do They Have Stress?
(With S. Roth and P. Kearney) Selected Abstracts from
the 9th World Congress. International Journal of
Emergency Mental Health, Elliocot City, Md., 2007.
Presentations:
ß The Psychosocial effects of working as an EMS on family
life (with S. Roth). Pennsylvania Emergency Health Services
Counsel Annual Conference for EMS providers.
August, 2006.
ß The Psychosocial effects of working as an EMS on family
life (with S. Roth). Emergency Medical Services Institute,
Regional Conference, March, 2007.
Service:
ß Leadership in preparing the PDE proposal that led to the
approval of our first doctoral program at Carlow University:
The Doctor of Psychology in Counseling Psychology.
Notable Graduate Student Supervised Research:
ß Hawkins, R. (2007). The Importance of the therapist’s
sexual orientation in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender community.
ß Nicolella, L. (2007). The relationship between visualization
and short-term visual memory. Unpublished research
project, Carlow University. (the results yielded a moderate
relationship between visualization skills and the scores
obtained from the Standford Binet Intelligence Scale
4th Ed—Memory for Objects Subtest: r = 0.472)
ß Defonso, J. (2007). Measuring Visualization Clarity in
Individuals with Visual Arts Training. Unpublished research
project, Carlow University. (the results yielded a moderate
relationship between students’ visualization skills and the
number of earned studio art credits: r = 0.545)
Joseph Roberts
Invited Presentations:
ß Fraternity Integrity Alliance educational training workshop.
Presented to eight fraternities of Penn State University,
State College, February 2007, April 2007.
ß The Ethical quandaries of wraparound therapy.
Pennsylvania Inter-Service Provider Meeting of
Pittsburgh, April 2007.
Special Project:
ß The Fraternity Integrity Alliance Handbook: Educational and
Risk Management Strategies to Reduce Sexual Assault on
College Campuses, 2007.
Sheila Roth
Contributing Author:
ß Teaching Resources for End of Life and Palliative Care
Courses, Part 5, pp. 85–90. Lyceum Books, Chicago, 2007.
ß Work Life Balance in Ambulance, Issue 11, Dublin,
Ireland, June 2007.
ß The Public Safety Family: Do they have Stress? (with
P. Kearney & R. Reed). In Selected Abstracts from the
9th World Congress, Vol. 9, International Journal of
Emergency Mental Health, Ellicot City, Md., 2007.
Presentations:
ß Crisis on Campus: Strategies for Campus Counselors.
Carnegie Mellon University, September 2007.
ß The Effects of Working in EMS on Family Life. Emergency
Medical Services Institute Annual Regional Conference.
Champion, Pa., March 2007.
ß The Public Safety Family: Do they have Stress? International
Critical Incident Stress Foundation 9th World Congress.
Baltimore, Md., February 2007.
ß The Impact of Stress on First Responders and their Families.
Crisis Intervention Association of Pennsylvania Annual
Conference. Seven Springs, Pa., August 2006.
ß The Effects of working in EMS on Family Life, Pennsylvania
Emergency Health Services Council Annual Conference,
Penn State, August 2006.
Linda Schifino
Publication:
ß Web Savvy Soldiers Transform War Diaries. Communication
Currents, Vol. 2, Issue 3, June 2007.
Presentations:
ß Building on a Culture of Assessment. Pennsylvania
Communication Association Conference, Penn State
Beaver, October 2006.
ß Virtual Activism: An Examination of the Interface Between
Virtual and Real World Engagement of Citizen Activists.
Pennsylvania Communication Association Conference,
Penn State, Beaver, October, 2006.
Jennifer Snyder-Duch
Presentations:
ß The Reality of Teaching Feminist Television Criticism.
Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association
Conference, Boston, Ma., April 2007.
ß Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes: One Model
for Communication Departments (with Gabrich, Balmert,
and Schfino). Pennsylvania Communication Association
Conference, Penn State Beaver, October 2006.
Panel Chair:
ß Examining Technology: Social, Political, and Economic
Implications, and;
ß Research on Media Technology. For the Communication
and Media Technology Interest Council at Pennylvania
Communication Association Conference, Penn State Beaver,
October 2006.
Melissa Swauger
Presentations:
ß Pestering Students with Feminism: Teaching Feminism to
Students Who Don’t seem to Care. National Women’s Studies
Association Conference, St. Charles, Il. Panel. June 2007.
ß No Kids Allowed!!! How IRB Ethics Undermine Qualitative
Researchers from Achieving Socially Responsible Ethical
Standards. Society for the Study of Social Problems in
New York City. August 2007. (The paper has also been
submitted to the professional Journal, Qualitative Inquiry.)
ß The New American Girl and How She is Changing the
World. Panelist for the Girls Coalition of Southwest PA
breakfast series.
ß Presented dissertation research findings to local
community and non-profit organizations including the
Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board, Fwen’s Girls,
and the Mentoring Partnership of Southwest PA
(April—June, 2007).
Service:
ß Served as faculty facilitator for the Alternative
Spring Break in New Orleans, La., Spring 2007.
Stephanie Wilsey
Publication:
ß Descriptions of Social Support in Treatment Narratives of
Complicated Grievers (with K. Shear). Death Studies,
October 2007.
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Carlow University Faculty Scholarship Report—September 2007*
College of Professional Studies
School of Nursing
Mary Lou Bost
Articles:
ß Community Health Nursing Education: Research in Brief.
American Public Health Nursing Section Newsletter, 2006.
ß Community Health Nursing Perspectives of the Somali
Refugee Population (with M. Upvall). Journal of Nursing
Education, 2007.
Reviews:
ß Text review for Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins,
Community Health Nursing.
Carol Caliendo
Award:
ß Excellence in Writing Award, 2006 for her article Pregnancy,
Lactation and Nipple Piercings. The article appeared in the
AWHONN Journal (Association of Women’s Health,
Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, 2006.
Kathleen Feltes
Presentation:
ß Depression, Anger, Anxiety, Self-Efficacy, and Smoking in
Pregnant Adolescents. Eastern Nursing Research Society
Conference, RI, 2007.
Dissertation Defense:
ß Depression, Anger, Anxiety, and Smoking in Pregnant
Adolescents. University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing,
April 2007.
Cindy Fickley
Presentation:
ß Creating an Integrated Communication Site for an
Undergraduate School of Nursing. Drexel University
Nursing Education Institute, Miami, Fla., June 2007.
Catherine Grant
Presentation:
ß Clostridium Difficile: A Preventable Disease. American
College of Nurse Practitioners National Clinical Conference,
Orlando, Fla., October 2006.
Reviews:
ß Treating Genital Prolapse. The American Journal
for Nurse Practitioners, March 2006.
ß Alcohol Dependence. The American Journal for
Nurse Practitioners, November 2006.
ß Select Chapters, Marquis and Huston-Leadership Roles
and Management Functions in Nursing, 6th ed.
December 2006.
ß LWW: Bickley, Bagtes’ Guide to Physical Examination.
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, November 2006.
ß Drug Administration procedures for the 5th edition of
Nursing Procedures. Wolters Kluwer Lippincott Williams
and Wilkins, 2007.
Service:
ß Member at Large Representative for the Pennsylvania
Nurse Practitioner Coalition.
Clare M. Hopkins
Grant Funded Research (with colleagues at UPMC):
ß A Randomized Clinical Trial on the Efficacy of a Spiritually-
Focused Intervention with Patients Diagnosed with
Metastataic Melanoma. NIH grant funding, July 2007.
ß The Health of Spiritually-focused Meditation for
People with Acute Leukemia. Metanexus Institute
on Religion and Science of the University of
Pennsylvania, June 2006–May 2009.
Article:
ß Assessing Spiritual Growth and Spiritual Decline Following
a Diagnosis of Cancer: Reliability and Validity of the
Spiritual Transformation Scale. Psycho-Oncology Journal,
June 2007.
Presentations:
ß Spiritual Interventions with Cancer Patients: Impacts on
Positive Spiritual Coping and Spiritual Strain. Continuing
Education Seminars, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary,
May 2006.
ß Development of a Research Agenda on Spirituality in People
with Cancer. Invited Speaker, District Six PA Nurses
Association Meeting, September 2006.
ß Workshop on Spirituality and Coping with Cancer.
Invited presenter, Cancer Survivors’ Support Group;
Holistic Center, Magee Women’s Hospital, October 2006.
ß Measuring Spiritual Growth and Spiritual Decline Following
a Cancer Diagnosis: The Spiritual Transformation Scale.
Greater Pittsburgh 19th Annual Nursing Research
Conference, October 2007.
Scholarly Efforts:
ß Served on review team and course developer
for the Carlow University PsyD.
ß Professional Education Committee of the Institute to
Enhance Palliative Care at the University of Pittsburgh.
Janice Nash
Presentation:
ß Freshmen Retention and the Initial Advisor. Drexel University
Nursing Education Institute, Miami, Fla., June 2007.
Lorraine Reiser
Dissertation Defense:
ß Ethical Quandaries of Wraparound Therapy. University of
Pittsburgh School of Nursing, May 2007.
Publication:
ß Fraternity Integrity Alliance. Manual to reduce sexual assault
on College Campuses; followed by workshops at Penn State
Main Campus for FIA training encompassing 8 fraternities
and 60 members that completed and implemented
the program.
Margaret Slota
Editor:
ß AACN Core Curriculum for Pediatric Critical Care Nursing.
2nd Ed. Elsevier/WB Saunders Co., Philadelphia, Pa., 2006.
ß Unit XIV: Thermoregulation in Verger JT, Lebet RM. AACN
Procedure Manual for Pediatric Acute and Critical Care.
St. Louis, 2008.
Michele Upvall
Articles:
ß Developing Cultural Competence in Nursing Students
Through Their Experiences with a Refugee Population (with
M. Bost). Journal of Nursing Education, 2007.
ß Providing Culturally Competent Care to Somalia Refugee
Women (with K. Mohammed & P. Dodge). Spectrum, 2007.
Presentations:
ß The Doctorate of Nursing Practice from a Global Perspective.
6th US-Russian Nursing Conference, Novgorad, Russis,
August 2007.
ß The Journey to the DNP and Beyond: What can we learn from
Doctoral Pharmacy Education? The Doctor of Nursing
Meanings and Models Conference, Annapolis, MD,
March 2007.
ß The Impact of STTI from International to Local Levels
(with KKYM Postersnak). Robert Morris University,
December 2006.
ß Cultural Competence: What is it? Can we Teach it?
Community College of Allegheny County, School of
Nursing, Monroeville, October 2006.
School of Education
Janice Abrams
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Publication:
ß Chapter Mother Goose or Dr. Seuss: The Effects of
Perceptual Skills on Information Processing (invited).
For the book, Simply Brainy, by Merrill O. Bowan, (2008).
Service:
ß Director, Community Reading, Math, Science
Tutoring Outreach, Sewickley, Pa., 2006-2007.
ß Board Member, Allegheny County Literacy Council.
ß Diagnostic Consultant: Extra Mile Foundation
Schools, Pittsburgh.
Susan Hamilton
Presentation:
ß On Creativity. PAEA Conference, Erie, PA, 2007.
Collaboratives:
ß Frick Museum for Graduate Art Education.
ß Warhol Museum, Children’s Museum and the Carnegie
Science Center.
Marilyn Llewellyn
Publication:
ß Embracing a Language of Spiritual Inquiry. In Garman,
N. and M. Piantanida, (Eds.) The Authority to Imagine:
The Struggle toward representation in dissertation writing.
Peter Lang, Ind, 2006.
Presentation:
ß Complicating Pinar’s Problem with Curriculum and
Pedagogy: An Invitation to Discuss Study as the Site
of Education—Study as Spiritual Praxis. American
Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies.
Chicago, Ill, April 2007.
Patricia McMahon
Presentation:
ß On the Meaning of Study and Scholarship within a Master of
Arts in Educational Praxis Curriculum. American Association
for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies, Sixth Annual
Meeting, University of Illinois, Chicago, April 2007.
Susan O’Rourke
Publication:
ß An International Special Education Exchange of
Methodologies and Approaches in Services for Children
with Different Abilities. Spectrum, Carlow University
Press, 2007.
Presentations:
ß Teacher Preparation in Authentic Learning Environments
Using the Transdisciplinary Model (with W. Bauer).
International Special Education Forum, Lima Peru,
July 2007.
ß Creating Virtual Authentic Learning Environments: Using
multimedia to reach beyond the classroom (with Marie
Martin). International Special Education Forum, Lima,
Peru, July 2007.
ß Preparing special education teachers to use web-based
software for conducting FBA’s developing BIPs, monitoring
student outcomes and reporting on student progress.
Improve your School Performance Report Card Seminar.
MSA, Point Breeze, Pittsburgh. September, 2006.
ß The Role of Videoconferencing in Building Bridges.
International Conference on Information and Communication
Technologies. Coleraine, Northern Ireland,
September, 2006.
ß Web-based software for improved data based decisionmaking.
Mt. Lebanon School District, Pittsburgh,
August, 2006.
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Service:
ß Member at Large, Division of International Special Education
Services, Council for Exceptional Children.
ß Representative Assembly, Council for Exceptional Children.
ß Board Member PLEA Agency.
ß Organization of transporting used medical equipment to
schools and hospitals for individuals with special needs
in Peru.
René Picó
Facilitator:
ß NSF Math and Science Partnership Program. IHE Facilitator
for Early Learners Science Teacher Leader Academies at
Carlow University and Robert Morris University, June 2007.
Roberta Schomburg
Publications:
ß Early Learning Leadership: Challenges and Opportunities for
Applications of Technology and Media-based Content.
Briefing Monograph, Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning
and Children’s Media, June 2007.
ß Leadership in Early Childhood Professional Development:
Challenges and Promising Agendas for Integrating
Technology and Children’s Media (with Ariane Burke),
Fred Rogers Center Monograph, October 2007.
Presentations:
ß Beginning with the Children: Conflict Management
Strategies in Two Cultures. The 25th International
Institute for Peace Education at the United Nations,
New York City, August, 2007.
ß Early Learning Leadership: Challenges and Opportunities
for Applications of Technology and Media-Based Content.
AND Foundations of Early Literacy: Using DVD Technology
to Enhance Professional Development and Preservice
Education on Early Literacy. National Association for the
Education of Young Children Professional Development
Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa, June 2007.
ß Learning Discipline: How Relationships and Communication
Support Self-Regulation. National Association for the
Education of Young Children Annual Conference. Atlanta,
Ga., November 2006
ß Building Positive Approaches to Learning. Keynote address,
Early Learning and Readiness Conference. Hosanna House,
Pittsburgh, August 2007.
ß Caring for Children in Violent Times, Heartprints Center for
Early Education. Cranberry Township, Pa., February 2007.
ß The Power of Play: Using Play to Support Children’s
Learning and Development. Pennsylvania Association for
the Education of Young Children Annual Conference.
David Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh,
December 2006.
ß Logical and Mathematical Thinking in Young Children—
Primary Grades. Pittsburgh Association for the Education
of Young Children Annual Conference, December 2006.
Service:
ß Named Fred Rogers Fellow, Fred Rogers Center for Early
Learning and Children’s Media. St. Vincent College, Latrobe,
Pa., 2007–2007.
ß Selected for the Early Childhood Teacher Certification
Advisory Committee, Pennsylvania Department of Education.
ß Elected Vice-chair of the Pennsylvania State
Board of Private Academic Schools.
Christina Shorall
Publications:
ß Constructed Response Creation for Enrichment Articles:
Teacher Preparation Website. Educational Psychology,
Developing Learners, Sixth Edition. Columbus, Ohio.
Merrill Prentice Hall, 2007.
ß Constructed Response Creation for the Video Classroom:
Teacher Preparation Website. Educational Psychology,
Developing Learners Sixth Edition. Columbus, Ohio.
Merrill Prentice Hall, 2007.
ß Instructors’ Manual. Educational Psychology, Developing
Learners, Sixth Edition. Columbus, Ohio. Merrill
Prentice Hall, 2007.
ß PowerPoint Slides (revision). Educational Psychology,
Developing Learners, Sixth Edition. Columbus, Ohio.
Merrill Prentice Hall, 2007.
ß Pegasus Website (online Pretest/Posttest) Educational
Psychology, Developing Learners, Sixth Edition. Columbus,
Ohio. Merrill Prentice Hall, 2007.
Presentations:
ß Facilitator: Achievement First Conference. Bethany College.
Bethany, West Virginia, July 27, 2006.
ß Hill Street Blues: Are You Serving Your Underserved
Population? International Society for Exploring Teaching
and Learning. Palm Springs, California.
October 19–21, 2006.
ß Driving Little Miss Daisy. Pennsylvania Association
for the Education of Young Children. Pittsburgh, Pa.,
December 2, 2006.
ß There’s a Method to Our Madness. Carlow Campus School
Faculty Development. Pittsburgh, Pa., December 2, 2006.
Judith Touré
Paper:
ß Evidence, Interpretation, and Argumentation: An Analysis of
Instructional Decision Making in the District Central Office.
Teachers College Record, 2007.
Presentation:
ß There’s Some Good Karma Up in Here: A Case Study of
Urban School Leadership. University Council for
Educational Administration Conference, Alexandria, Va.,
November 2007.
School of Management
Corey Maloney
Presentation:
ß Creating an Online-Collaborative Classroom: Methods and
Importance. Pittsburgh Blackboard Users Group Annual
Conference, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, March 2007.
Diane Matthews
Presentations:
ß As a member of the Forensic Accounting Academy,
subsidiary of the Consultants’ Training Institute of the
National Association of Certified Valuation Analysis, the
Forensic seven member Accounting Academy offers
programming in Phoenix, Philadelphia and Fort Lauderdale.
ß Conducted training in forensic accounting for the
Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants’
(PICPA) Continuing Education Program, the Certified
Public Accountant Series.
ß Conducted forensic accounting CPE training
for Crawford Ellenbogan, LLC.
Memberships:
ß Vice President of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Association
of Certified Fraud Examiners, 2007–2008.
ß Member of the PICPA ABC (Attorneys, Bankers,
and CPA’s) Committee.
Enrique Mu
Refereed Journal:
ß Make it Memorable: The Effects of Meaningfulness of Brand
Names and Graphics on Web Site Recognition, with Dennis
Galletta. Journal of Electronic Commerce Research,
Volume 8, No. 2. pp. 115–127, 2007.
Presentations:
ß Toma de Decisiones Estrategicas Usando Sistemas de
Soporte para Decisiones (DSS) Geranciales. Invited Paper.
Proceedings of the 29th International Congress of the Latin
American Society of Strategy (SLADE). Barranquilla,
Columbia. May 2007.
ß The Development of a Measurement Framework for the
Assimilation of Information Technology (IT). Invited Paper,
22nd European Conference on Operations Research
(EURO2007). Prague, Czech Republic, July 2007.
ß The First Ten Years of Using the Analytic Network Process
(ANP): A Literature Review. Invited Paper, The Institute for
Operations Research and Management Science, INFORMS,
Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, November 2006.
Dissertation Defense:
ß The Role of Mindfulness, Scanning, and Evaluation in the
Assimilation of Information Technology: The Case of
Enterprise Resource Planning Systems. January 2007.
Cynthia Busin-Nicola
Presentations:
ß Refereed paper: The UDHR in Business: Ethical Guidelines
for the Treatment of Expatriates. Society for the
Advancement of Management International Conference,
Las Vegas, Nev. March 2007.
ß Paper: “Ethics and Globalization.” Conference on Ethics in
Practice—Benefits for Business, Duquesne University
Polumbo-Donahue School of Business Center for Corporate
and Executive Education, June 2007.
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