Rackham Graduate School - University of Michigan

RACKHAMAlumni MagazinePublished annually by the Horace H. RackhamSchool of Graduate StudiesEarl LewisVice Provost for Academic Affairs-Graduate Studies andDean, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate StudiesJill McDonoughAssistant to the Dean for Development and External RelationsKathryn D. HolmesSenior Development OfficerEditor: Elyse Rubin BuchananWriter: Jeffrey MortimerDesigner: Rose AndersonCover Photo: Philip DatilloContributing Photographers: Yvette Amstelveen,Salvatore Cerchio, Danielle Cholewiak, Jane Hamblin,Jim Hansen, Sharon Herbert, Jim Lang,Ron Midura, Bill WoodRackham Alumni Magazine welcomes your comments.Please send correspondence to Elyse Rubin Buchanan, Editor915 East Washington Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1070or e-mail: elyserbu@umich.eduCONTENTSalumni profiles2 Detective on a Dig8 Research is a Team Sport“Two roads diverged in 4a wood and I – I took theone less traveled by.”Rackham Executive BoardFrederick Amrine, Associate Professor of GermanicLanguages and LiteraturesCeleste Brusati, Associate Professor of History of ArtMary Anne Carroll, Associate Professor of Atmospheric,Oceanic, and Space Sciences and ChemistryRuth Dunkle, Professor of Social WorkPhoebe Ellsworth, Professor of PsychologyGeoffrey Eley, Professor of HistoryDavid Engelke, Professor of Biological ChemistryNancy Florida, Associate Professor of Asian Languages and CulturesSherman James, Professor of EpidemiologyBobbi Low, Professor of Natural Resources and EnvironmentCharlotte A. Otto, Professor of Natural Sciences, DearbornJames Penner-Hahn, Professor of ChemistryJames Porter, Associate Professor of Classical StudiesNancy Reame, Professor of NursingBeverly Schmoll, Professor of Physical Therapy, FlintElizabeth Sears, Associate Professor of History of ArtLynn Walter, Professor of Geological ScienceDavid Wigston, Professor of Biology, FlintRackham Board of GovernorsLee C. Bollinger, Chairman; President, University of MichiganEarl Lewis, Secretary; Dean, Horace H. Rackham Schoolof Graduate StudiesBilly E. Frye, Provost and Vice President forAcademic Affairs, Emory UniversityMelvin Oliver, Vice President for Asset Building andCommunity Development Program, The Ford FoundationMarina v. N. Whitman, Professor of Business Administrationand Public Policy, University of Michiganstudent profiles10 Salvatore Cerchiofeature articleIn•ter•dis•ci•pli•nary 6Yvette Amstelveen 12