Compiled by Natalie Smith

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

Publications

Najee Muhammad

KEN COLLINS and RICK SHRIVER, electronic media, Ohio University-Zanesville, wrote "Video Production and EMC2: An Example of Service Learning" in the November 2003 edition of Feedback.

VALERIA CONLEY, counseling and higher education, and David W. Leslie from William and Mary wrote the journal article "Early and Phased Retirement: Are Tenured Faculty Interested?" CONLEY and Robert K. Toutkoushian of Indiana University wrote "Women Are Finally Catching Up to Men: New Findings from NSOPF:99."

NAJEE MUHAMMAD, cultural studies in education, wrote the essay "Message to the Grassroots" in "The Malcolm X Encyclopedia," published by Greenwood Press. Muhammad also wrote "The Educational Development of Malcom X" in The Western Journal of Black Studies, Winter 2002.

Books

MARY WEEMS, educational studies, wrote "Public Education and the Imagination-Intellect: I Speak from the Wound in My Mouth," which was published by Lang in March 2003.

Presentations

MARY WEEMS, educational studies, presented "I Speak from the Wound in My Mouth: Public Education and the Imagination-Intellect," at the Marjorie Cook Poetry Festival: Diversity in African American Poetry Conference at Miami University in September.

Michelle Morrone

MICHELLE MORRONE, environmental health science, presented her paper, "Sound Science, Junk Policy: Risk Perception and Food Irradiation," to the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry in Austin, Texas, in November 2003.

RALPH MARTIN and COLLEEN SEXTON, teacher education, presented "Effective Uses of EE Materials in Science Teacher Education" at the annual Project Learning Tree International Conference in Huron, Ohio, last May. MARTIN presented "The Ohio Resource Center (ORC): A New Web-based Resource for Teacher Educators and Pre-service Teachers" at the Association of Educators of Teachers of Science Conference in St. Louis last February. MARTIN also presented "Using the Ohio Resource Center" at the Science Education Council of Ohio convention in Dayton, Ohio, last February. MARTIN presented "Southeastern Ohio Center of Excellence for Mathematics and Science" at the Ohio Project to Enhance Undergraduate Science Education Conference in Columbus, Ohio, last May.

ALAN W. BOYD, international student and faculty services, and CONNIE PERDREAU, education abroad, presented "What's Up With Culture" at the NAFSA Region VI conference on Nov. 4, 2003. "What's Up With Culture" is a new Web-based program for pre- and post-departure training of students who are going to study abroad. The materials have been developed under a FIPSE grant to the University of Pacific's School of International Education and the University of Southern California's Center for Global Education. The materials were developed in collaboration with the Peace Corps, who will use it for their own cultural training programs.

JAYLYNNE HUTCHINSON, educational studies, presented "Grass-roots of Education and the Necessity of Relation" to the Ohio Valley Philosophy and Education Society meeting held in Dayton, Ohio, this September.

MARC CUTRIGHT, counseling and higher education, and graduate student JOE MULL conducted a round-table session, "Hearing Student Voices: Contributions Toward the Learning Paradigm Ambitions of a College of Education," at the recent meeting of the Mid-Western Education Research Association in Columbus, Ohio. Cutright also presented "A Consortium to Improve the First Year of College: Results and Recommendations" at the meeting. held a symposium titled "Institutions of Excellece in the First Year of College: The Search for Exemplars and Principles" at the annual conference of the Association for the Study of Higher Education in Portland, Ore., this November.

JOANN DUGAN, teacher education, presented "The Fabric of Discusssion: Engaging Young Readers in Literacy Meaning Making" at the Ohio Council of the International Reading Association in Columbus, Ohio, in October. Dugan also presented "Tuning in to the Sounds of Language: Developing Phonemic Awareness through Rhymes, Songs, and Children's Literature" at the College Reading Association Conference in Corpus Christi, Texas, in November.

DAFINA LAZARUS STEWART, counseling and higher education, and Douglas Price from Tulsa Community College, conducted the round-table session "Race Identity and Positionality in Predominately White Institutions" at the annual conference of the Association for the Study of Higher Education in Portland, Ore., this November. presented "The Power of Story/The Power of Myth: Influence of College Narratives" at the Council of Education, Educating All of One Nation Conference in Atlanta, Ga., this October.

Recognitions

David Drabold

DAVID DRABOLD, physics and astronomy, has been elected fellow of the American Physical Society. He joins Professor CHARLOTTE ELSTER, Distinguished Professor STEVEN GRIMES and former Associate Dean ROGER ROLLINS in this recognition. Other Arts and Sciences physicists who were elected fellows but are now fully retired are ROGER FINLAY, EARLE HUNT and JACOPO RAPAPORT. The American Physical Society Fellowship Program was created to recognize members who may have made advances in knowledge through original research and publication or made significant and innovative contributions in the application of physics to science and technology. They may also have made significant contributions to the teaching of physics or service and participation in the activities of the Society. Each year, no more than one-half of one percent of the then current membership of the Society is recognized by their peers for election to the status of Fellow in The American Physical Society.