Professional Activity Announcements

Compiled by Jennifer Seemann

Here's a look at recent accomplishments of Ohio University faculty and staff.

David Holben Andrea Gibson Stephen Safran

Recognitions

DAFINA LAZARUS STEWART, counseling and higher education, was elected to the directorate of the Commission for Professional Preparation by the American College Personnel Association in March.

JERRY OLSHESKI, counseling and higher education, was named an Outstanding Rehabilitation Educator by the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals in Baltimore in April.

DAVID MATTHEWS, human and consumer sciences, and John Weigand of Miami University received the 2003 Interior Design Educators Council national Regional Chair Award for Best Paper for the presentation of "Effectiveness and Usefulness of Design and Communication Technology in Distance Design Studio Education" at the IDEC International Conference in San Diego.

DOROTHY LEAL, teacher education, was given the Celebrate Literacy Award by the International Reading Association and Appalachian Reading Council.

ADAH WARD RANDOLPH, educational studies, was reappointed to the Affirmative Action Council of the American Education Research Association as Division F: History & Historiography Affirmative Action Chair.

SANDRA TURNER, educational studies, received the Fulbright Scholar award from the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. She will be teaching at the University College of Education in Winneba, Ghana, for the 2003-04 school year and conducting research related to technology in schools in Ghana.

MATTHEW ZIFF, human and consumer sciences, whose photograph "Crab Pots" was selected through a juried process for exhibit at "Realism 2003 15th Annual National Competition" on display at the Cultural Center of Fine Arts in Parkersburg, W.Va.

DAVE HOLBEN, human and consumer sciences, was awarded the Students Affairs Faculty Contribution Award.

PAULA MCMURRAY-SCHWARZ, human and consumer sciences, early childhood education at Ohio University-Eastern, was elected regional representative to the Governing Board of the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators.

MICHELE MORRONE, health sciences, was re-elected to a three-year term on the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council.

TOM SWEENEY, education, is getting the fourth edition of his book "Adlerian Counseling" (1998) with Taylor & Francis translated into Korean for distribution in South Korea.

ANDREA GIBSON, research communications, has been named director of the Office of Research Communications, part of the Vice President for Research division. She has worked for the office, which produces Perspectives research magazine and other related projects, since 1999.

REBECCA GILL, research communications, has been promoted to administrative associate of the office. She has worked for Research Communications since 2001.

KAHANDAS NANDOLA, Executive MBA Program, and TIMOTHY HARTMAN, marketing, were joined by the Marketing Department and the College of Business to celebrate their careers at a reception in Copeland Hall on May 2.

NANCY KASLER, retired on April 30 after 32 years of service to Ohio University. A reception was held in her honor on April 25 in the Elizabeth Baker Room.

Books

TRACY LEINBAUGH, counseling and higher education, wrote The Door to a Special Place, a chapter in "101 Favorite Play Therapy Techniques" published by Jason Aronson Inc.

Publications

STEPHEN SAFRAN, teacher education, JOAN SAFRAN, Teacher Education, and KATHLEEN ELLIS, student, co-wrote "Intervention ABC's for Children with Asperger Syndrome" in Topics in Language Disorders, Vol. 23, 2003.

MORGAN L. VIS, environmental and plant biology, AMY MCCLINTIC, student, and DALE CASAMATTA, graduate student, published "A survey of algae from montane cloud forest and alpine streams in Bolivia: macroalgae and associated soft-bodied microalgae" in Nova Hedwigia, Vol. 76, 2003.

TOM SWEENEY, counseling and higher education, wrote "Advocacy for Counseling and Counselors: A Professional Imperative" in Journal of Counseling and Development, Vol. 80, 2003.

GLENN DOSTON, education, wrote "Deans, Diversity, and Leadership" in SCDE's in Briefs, the newsletter of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, 2003; DOSTON and DONNA TROMSKI, student, co-wrote "Interactive Drama: A Method for Experiential Multicultural Training" in the Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2003.

JAMES L. HEAP, education, wrote "Plus Ca change, plus ces la meme chose: Advancing the dialogue" in Human Studies, 25th Anniversary, Vol. 25, 2002.

RICHARD HAZLER, counseling and higher education, wrote an article on the characteristics of school bullies and victims as perceived by public school professionals in the Journal of School Violence, Vol. 1(4), 2003.

THOMAS OELLERICH, social work, wrote "Respecting children's entitlement to pleasure: A review of J. Levine's 'Harmful to Minors: The perils of protecting children from sex'" in Sexuality and Culture, Vol. 7, 2003.

MICHELE MORRONE, health sciences, published "Skills and Abilities Needed by Environmental Health Science and Protection Professionals in the Public Sector" Journal of Environmental Health 65, 6. January/February 2003; MORRONE also compiled a publication funded by grants from the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the George Gund Foundation, titled "Environmental Education Programs and Underserved Audiences in Ohio"; MORRONE and ANN RATHBUN, health sciences, published "Health Education and Food Safety Behavior in the University Setting" Journal of Environmental Health 65, 7. March 2003.

TIM RYAN, health sciences, published "VOC Exposures in a Mixed-Use University Art Building" AIHA Journal 63, 6; RYAN also published "Survey of Waste Comminglers' VOC Exposures" Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 52. November 2002.

BROOKE HALLOWELL, hearing, speech and language sciences, with John D. Enderle, Kristina M. Ropella and David M. Kelso, published "Ensuring that Biomedical Engineers are Ready for the Real World" IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology March/April 2002; HALLOWELL, with Robert T. Wetz and Hans Kruse, published "Using eye movement responses to index auditory comprehension: An adaptation of the Revised Token Test" Aphasiology, 16. 2002.

SALLY MARINELLIE, hearing, speech and language sciences, published "Definitional skill in school-age children with specific language impairment" in the Journal of Communication Disorders, 35. 2002.

LI XU, hearing, speech and language sciences, published "Effects of Stimulus Level on Speech Perception with Cochlear Prostheses" in the Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, 04. 2002.

DAVID HOLBEN, human and consumer sciences, published "Position of the American Dietetic Association: Domestic Food and Nutrition Security" in the Journal of American Dietetic Association Dec. 2002.

MELANI DUFFRIN, human and consumer sciences, published "Integrating Problem-based Learning in an Introductory College Food Science Course" in the Journal of Food Science Education 2003.

SHARON DENHAM, nursing, and RICHARD HAZLER, counseling and higher education, published "Social Isolation of Youth at Risk: Conceptualizations and Practical Implications" in the Journal of Counseling and Development, 80.Fall 2002.

AVERELL "TOOTIE" OVERBY, physical therapy, Mary A. Murphy, Sharon L. Olson and Elizabeth J. Protas published "Screening for Falls in Community-Dwelling Elderly" in the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 11. 2003.

JIM THOMAS, physical therapy, with Daniel M. Corcos and Ziaul Hasan published "Effect of movement speed on limb segment motions for reaching from a standing position" in Experimental Brain Research in Dec. 2002.

MATT BROWN, recreation and sport sciences, published "An Analysis of Online Marketing in the Sport Industry: User Activity, Communication Objectives, and Perceived Benefits" in Sport Marketing Quarterly, 12,1. 2003.

DAVE CARR, recreation and sport sciences, with Thomas Fleck, Ronald W. Quinn, William Buren and Virgil Stringfield wrote and published The Official US Youth Soccer Coaching Manual, 2002.

MATT ZUEFLE, recreation and sport sciences, wrote "Timber Rattlesnakes in Ohio" published online by The Nature Conservancy; ZUEFLE, Jessica Robinson and John Pugh, wrote "Substance Use and Abuse: An Emerging Topic for Outdoor Recreators and Educators" in The Outdoor Network, 14, 2. 2003.

FRANCO GUERRIERO, arts and sciences, and John Miltenburg, McMaster University, co-wrote "The Stochastic U-Line Balancing Problem" in Naval Research Logistics, Vol. 50, 2003. (Published online Dec. 2002, Wiley Interscience)

JAMES LEIN, geography, wrote "Applying evidential reasoning methods to agricultural land cover classification" in International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 24, 2003; LEIN also wrote "Sensing Sprawl: Towards to monitoring of urban expansion using Dempter-Shafer Theory" in Geocarto International, Vol. 18, 2003, and "Vulnerability Assessments Bolster Counter-Terrorism" in Imaging Notes, Vol. 18, 2003.

DIANNE M. GUT, education, KAREN OSWALD, teacher education, and DOROTHY LEAL, teacher education, co-wrote "Building the Foundations of Inclusive Education Through Collaborative Preparation: A University-School Partnership" in College Student Journal, Vol. 37, 2003.

Presentations

MARGARET MANOOGIAN, human and consumer sciences, made two presentations at the National Council on Family Relations in Houston: "Providing support and presenting challenge: Adult daughters and their mothers in rural, low-income families" and "Linking generations: The family legacies of older mothers."

STEPHEN SAFRAN, education, presented "Asperger Syndrome: Transition and Future Planning" at a meeting of the Ohio Association of Career and Technical Education in Columbus in March.

TERESA FRANKLIN, education, presented "College is in the Palm of my Hand: Using Handhelds in Teacher Education" at the International Innovation in Higher Education Conference in Kiev, Ukraine in May; FRANKLIN also presented "My Teacher is Online! A Case Study of a Ninth-Grade Environmental Science Course" at the AERA Conference in Chicago in April.

MARC CUTRIGHT, education, will present a panel discussion on the roles of research-university faculty members in first-year student education at the American Association of University Professors in June.

STEPHEN HOWARD, education, presented "Islam in Africa: The Sufi Path" at the International Education and Graduate Programs Service of the U.S. Department of Education.

DAFINA LAZARUS STEWART, education, presented "Critical Issues in Qualitative Research" to the American College Personnel Association in Minneapolis, Minn. in March.

FRANCIS GODWYLL, education, presented "Exploring Alternative Strategies of Health Education to Reduce HIV/AIDS Epidemic" at the HIV/AIDS and the African Child Health Challenges, Educational Possibilities Conference, in 2002; GODWYLL also presented "Using the Mother Tongue as a Medium for Early Identification and Diagnosis for Communication Disorders: A Look at Ghana" at the annual Conference on African Linguistics, 2003; GODWYLL also presented "Instructional Language Policy: The Ghananian Dilemma" at Ohio University faculty lectures.

VEENA KASBEKAR, arts and sciences, Chillicothe, presented "Who's Who in Ohio: An Interactive Quiz for the Bicentennial" at the Aurco conference in Cincinnati in April.

VALERIE CONLEY, education, presented "Distinguishing among Part-Time Faculty: Developing a Taxonomy for Research" at a meeting for the Association for the Study of Higher Education in December 2002; CONLEY also presented "Challenges and Opportunities for Faculty Learning to Change: Establishing Teacher-Student Bonds in an Academic Context Where Learning is Central" at the Learning to Change Conference for the American Association for Higher Education in Washington, D.C., in March.

SANDRA TURNER, education, will present "How are Kids Today Using the Internet?" at the National Educational Computer Conference in Seattle in June; TURNER, JOE BERNT, journalism, and PHYLLIS BERNT, communication systems management, co-presented "Involving Middle School Students as Co-Researchers of their Media Environment" and "Gender Patterns in Middle-School Students' Media Use" at a meeting for AERA in Chicago in April.

Jennifer Seemann is a work study student with University Communications and Marketing.