Ohio University professional activity announcements

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

Recognitions

ELIZABETH H. GIERLOWSKI-KORDESCH, geological sciences, was named chair of the new Limnogeology Division of the Geological Society of America. The Limnogeology Division brings together all researchers interested in lake or lacustrine systems.

WILLIAM WHITAKER, Chillicothe campus, was recently named Associate Campus Dean at the Ohio University Chillicothe Campus. WHITAKER's duties will include responsibility for the campus' day-to-day academic activities, providing leadership and management of the curriculum and assisting the dean in the overall administration of the campus.

MARJORIE HUNTER, university advancement, earned Certified Professional Secretary recognition after successfully completing a course of study and examination in Finance and Business Law, Office Systems, and Administration and Management. HUNTER is one of only four staff members in the entire University who successfully passed the examinations this summer.

DIANA IHLE, university advancement, earned Certified Professional Secretary and Certified Administrative Professional recognition after successfully completing a course of study and examination in Finance and Business Law, Office Systems, Administration and Management, and Organizational Planning. IHLE is one of only four staff members in the entire University who successfully passed the examinations this summer.

JANE PIDCOCK, registrar's office, recently announced her retirement. PIDCOCK has served the Ohio University Registrar's Office for 37+ years.

JENNIFER BOWIE, university advancement, was recently appointed director of development communications. BOWIE has been with the University since 1998. She will coordinate all campaign communications, work with the assistant deans for development and the directors of development to fill their communication and proposal needs, serve as the point of contact with the Communications and Marketing team for all campaign-related press releases, stories, Web sites, and publications and produce campaign specific publications including Pathways.

JIMMY MATTHEWS, environmental health and safety, recently annouced his retirement. MATTHEWS has been with the University 35 years, 30 of which he served as director of the EHS office. A reception will be held in his honor Monday, Sept. 30 from 2 to 4 p.m. in Baker Center's 1804 Lounge.

CHARLES HART, environmental health and safety, was recently appointed interim director of environmental health and safety.

LORI FROST, hearing, speech and language sciences, received a traditional orchid lei and wooden bowl from the Hawaii Speech-Language-Hearing Association in recognition of her work in public schools and the contribution of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS). FROST is the co-developer of PECS, which is widely used in Hawaii.

Books

ROBERT L. WILLIAMS, industrial manufacturing systems engineering, wrote "Industrial Engineering Terminology, Revised Edition," published by Institute of Industrial Engineers, Norcross, Ga., 2000.

ANN KOVALCHICK, center for innovations in technology for learning, wrote Ross Caslon, a chapter in "The ID Casebook: Case Studies in Instructional Design," published by Prentice-Hall, Columbus, Ohio, 2002.

Publications

RAJINDAR K. KOSHAL, economics, MANJULIKA KOSHAL, management systems, ASHOK GUPTA, marketing, and Maso Toda of Chubu University, co-wrote "Impact of High Energy Prices on the Economy: A Case of Japan and the United States" in Journal of the College of International Studies, March 2002.

THOMAS OELLERICH, social work, wrote "The Case Against the Routine Provision of Psychotherapy to Children/Adolescents Labeled 'Sexually Abused'" in Sexuality & Culture, Vol. 6, 2002.

WEI ZHANG, ALEXANDER GOVOROV, and SERGIO E. ULLOA, physics and astronomy, co-wrote "Delocalization of Wannier-Stark Ladders by Phonons: Tunneling and Stretched Polarons" in Europhysics Letters, Vol. 58, 2002.

SERGIO E. ULLOA, physics and astronomy, and R. Lopez-Bolanos and G.H. Cocoletzi of the Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, co-wrote "Electronic States and Tunneling Times in Coupled Self-Assembled Quantum Dots" in Superlattices and Microstructures, Vol. 30, 2002. ULLOA also wrote "Nanoscience in Latin America" in Journal of Nanoparticle Research, Vol. 4, 2002.

LI XU, hearing, speech and language sciences, and Yuhjung Tsai and Bryan E. Pfingst of the University of Michigan, co-wrote "Features of Stimulation Affecting Tonal-Speech Perception: Implications for Cochlear Prostheses" in Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 112, 2002.

DONALD B. MILES, biological sciences, and Jonathan Losos of Washington University, co-wrote "Testing the Hypothesis that a Clade has Adaptively Radiated: Iguanid Lizards Clades as a Case Study" in The American Naturalist, Vol. 160, 2002.

JUN LI and DAVID DRABOLD, physics and astronomy, co-wrote "Atomistic Simulation of the Finite-Temperature Anderson Problem" in Physical Status Solidi b, Vol. 233, 2002.

JAMES CAVENDER, environmental and plant biology, Steven Stephenson, John Landolt, and Eduardo Vadell co-wrote "Dictyostelid Cellular Slime Molds in Forests of New Zealand" in New Zealand Journal of Botany, Vol. 40, 2002.

Presentations

DIANA KNOTT, journalism, wrote and presented "Framing the Environmental Agenda: A Qualitative Comparison of 1970 Nixon Speeches and Time Magazine" at a meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in Miami, Fla. in August 2002.

DANIEL RIFFE, journalism, wrote and presented "Environmental Threats, Information Sources and Optimistic Bias: Environmental Risk in Appalachia" at a meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in Miami, Fla. in August 2002.

ROBERT SHELLY, sociology and anthropology, and Ann C. Shelly of Ashland University, co-wrote and presented "Explaining Collaborative Learning: constructivism, Norms, and Tasks" at a meeting of the American Sociological Association in Chicago, Ill. in August 2002.

LI XU, hearing, speech and language sciences, and Bryan E. Pfingst of the University of Michigan, co-wrote "The Relative Importance of Temporal Envelope and Fine Structure for Tone Perception" which XU presented at a meeting of the Collegium Oto-Rhino-Laryngologicum Amicitiae Sacrum in Noordwijk, the Netherlands in August 2002.

JAMES CAVENDER, environmental and plant biology, and Nicole Cavender, Steven Stephenson, John Landolt, and Eduardo Vadell, co-wrote and presented "Comparison of Cellular Slime Mold Populations on Three Caribbean Islands" at the Fourth International Congress on Systematics and Ecology of Myxomycetes in Meise, Belgium in August 2002. CAVENDER and Steven Stephenson also co-wrote and presented "Cellular Slime Molds of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park" at the same meeting.

Several members of the department of environmental and plant biology presented papers at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America in Tucson, Ariz. in August 2002. IRWIN A. UNGAR and M. Ajmal Khan of the University of Karachi, co-wrote "Salt Stimulation and Tolerance in the Intertidal Stem Suculent Halophyte Arthrocnemum Macrostachyum." CYNTHIA L. RICCARDI, graduate student, and BRIAN McCARTHY co-wrote "Effects of Prescribed Fire and Thinning on Fuel Loads in Central Appalachian Mixed-Oak Forests." McCARTHY and CHRISTINE SMALL, alumna, co-wrote "The Relationship of Soil Nitrogen to Herb Layer Dynamics and Diversity Patterns in an Eastern Oak Forest, USA." McCARTHY and MATTHEW A. ALBRECHT, graduate student, co-wrote "Effects of Prescribed Fire and Thinning on the Woody Regeneration Stratum in Central Appalachian Mixed-Oak Forests." McCARTHY, IRWIN UNGAR, and WENDY DOBROWOLSKI, alumna, co-wrote "Inhibition of Old-Field Species by Lespedeza Cuneata (Fabaceae)." McCARTHY and CHRISTINA W. LONGBRAKE, alumna, co-wrote "Seed Germination, Persistence, and Microsite Requirements of Pauwlonia Tomentosa (Scrophulariaceae) in a Managed Forest."

BRIAN McCARTHY, environmental and plant biology, and ASWINI PAI, graduate student, co-wrote and presented "Edaphic Factors Influencing Rhizome Biomass of Acorus Calamus L. in Southeastern Ohio" at the annual meeting of the Botanical Society of America in Madison, Wis., in August 2002.

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