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Letter from the Dean
Dear Friend of the College,
Welcome to the October 2008 issue of
Inside A&S, the monthly e-newsletter of the
College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences. We hope that you find this edition
informative and useful as you learn more about the activities, events, and
initiatives happening in the College.
This academic year is filled with a wide array of academic and cultural
events designed to enhance the learning experience for every member of the
Villanova community. My sincere hope is that our students, faculty, and
staff take advantage of all of these intellectual activities to further
enrich their educational experience. Be sure to visit this
Web site to learn about the many events happening this academic year.
The
80th Anniversary of
the Mendel Medal Celebrations have attracted many visitors to campus and
the Academy of Natural Sciences to experience the exhibit, "Gregor Mendel:
Planting the Seeds of Genetics." To download podcasts of the many
lectures and discussions that comprise the
Mendel in the 21st Century Symposium, please
click here.
In addition, the Office of the Dean in the College
has been reorganized to better serve you ... its students, faculty, and
staff. Please
click here to learn all about these exciting changes and how we in the
Dean's Office can best serve you.
Thank you for continuing to read
Inside A&S. We appreciate your continued interest in the
life of the
College, and, as always, we welcome your
feedback.
Sincerely,
Rev. Kail C. Ellis, O.S.A., Ph.D.
Dean of the College
In College News …
Faculty
Workshop Series: Speaking of Scripture
The
Villanova Center for Liberal Education
(VCLE) is hosting a series of faculty
workshops during the academic year entitled,
"Speaking of Scripture: Interfaith
Conversations on Teaching Sacred Texts,"
featuring distinguished Jewish, Christian,
and Muslim scholars. The event series is
designed to encourage interfaith dialogue,
especially around the topic of how
professors teach texts from other faith
traditions. The project is sponsored by a
VITAL grant in addition to support from
other departments and programs in the
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. To
learn more,
please click here.
Odyssey Alive! Features Readings of Homer's
Epic Poem in Falvey Memorial Library
More than 140 students, faculty, and
staff visited Falvey Memorial Library on Wednesday, Sept. 24, to hear Rev.
Peter M. Donohue, O.S.A., Ph.D., University president, read as part of
Odyssey Alive!, a community reading of Homer's epic poem. Members of the
Villanova community stopped in all day and night to listen, participate, and
eat. The event began at 9 a.m. with Father Peter's reading and concluded at
midnight. The event was sponsored by the Classical Studies Program, the
Villanova Center for Liberal Education, and Falvey Memorial Library. Photo
courtesy of Marie Kelly.
Villanova University Announces 2009
Praxis Award in Professional Ethics
The Villanova University
Ethics Program of the
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has announced the selection of the
recipient of its third annual Praxis Award in Professional Ethics. Amy
Domini, the Founder and CEO of Domini Social Investments, an investment
management company committed to social responsibility, will be presented the
award on March 31, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. in the Villanova Room of the Connelly
Center. The Praxis Award highlights and celebrates the contributions of a
professional or an academic in the field of professional ethics.
Learn more here.
Villanova Theatre Presents Long Day's
Journey Into Night
Click
here to learn more about this production.
From the Local to the Global:
International Sustainability Conference
A Call for
Papers
Villanova University
is hosting an international
interdisciplinary conference on
sustainability from April 23 to 26, 2009.
The conference aims to bring together
scholars, activists, and government and
corporate professionals from
across the United States and around the
world to learn from each other in exploring
the multiple dimensions of sustainability.
This conference is the capstone event of
Villanova’s Year of Sustainability, which
began in September 2008 with the symposium,
"Mendel in the 21st Century: The Scientific,
Social, and Ethical Impact of Genetics in
Our World," a celebration of the 80th
anniversary of Villanova’s granting of the
Mendel Medal honoring the legacy of
Augustinian priest Gregor Mendel, an icon of
interdisciplinary scientific investigation;
recipients of the medal include botanist
Peter Raven, philosopher Holmes Rolston III,
and biologist Meg Lowman.
Visit this Web site to learn even more about
he sustainability conference.
Two-Day Mendel Symposium Attracts More Than
400 to Campus
 The
two-day interdisciplinary academic
symposium, "Mendel
in the 21st Century:
The Scientific, Social, and Ethical Impact
of Genetics in Our World," was held on
Villanova’s campus Monday, Sept. 22, and
Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008, and attracted more
than 400 attendees from the Mid-Atlantic
region.
All of the individual events and lectures that make up the
Mendel in the 21st Century Symposium are available as podcasts
here. Check them out!
The University hosted the symposium
as part of its campus-wide celebration to
commemorate the 80th anniversary of the
awarding of the Mendel Medal. Angela
DiBenedetto, Ph.D., an assistant professor
of biology, organized the successful event.
As an Augustinian institution of higher
education, Villanova is one of the
custodians of the Mendel legacy. As an
Augustinian priest trained in mathematics,
physics, and biology, Mendel is an icon of
interdisciplinarity. Accordingly, the
symposium included a series of engaging
speakers in fields ranging from molecular
genetics, genomics, biotechnology, and
evolutionary biology to history and
philosophy of science, psychology, ethics,
medicine, and law. Speakers discussed the
impact of 21st century genetics in our
society from the perspective of their
respective disciplines.
Listen on iTunes University to the 2008
Mendel Medal Recipient's Lecture: "The Dance
of the Fertile Universe: Did God Do It?"
George V. Coyne, S.J., Ph.D., president of
the Vatican Observatory Foundation, is the 38th recipient of the
Mendel Medal.
His lecture entitled, "The Dance of the Fertile Universe: Did God Do It?," which
he delivered before a capacity crowd in the Cinema on Friday, September 5, 2008,
is available for download at
iTunes University. Find an
audio and a
video version in the
Root of Humanity and Civilization section.
Beyond Ideas: The Art of Entrepreneurship -- Saturday, November 1
The Center for Peace and Justice
Education Offers a Reading Group on EARTH
DEMOCRACY: JUSTICE, SUSTAINABILITY, AND
PEACE
A Publication by Leading
Environmental Leader, Recipient of the Alternative Nobel Peace Prize,
Vandana Shiva
The reading group will meet on Wednesdays from 1 to 2 p.m. in the
Peace and Justice Center. Sessions will run from October 1 through November
19 (excluding Fall Break).
The Center for Peace and Justice Education will offer an exciting and
insightful reading group on EARTH DEMOCRACY. Reserved spots are limited and
the books are free. Come by and pick up a copy from the center and register
to participate in the reading group. Please contact
Mark W. Westmoreland, group
leader, for more information.
Larry Wilmore of The Daily Show to Visit
Campus On Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008, Larry Wilmore, comedian and
correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, will speak about
comedy's impact on engaging political dialogue and the role that race will
play in the coming November election. The talk will be held in the Villanova
Room of Connelly Center from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Learn more here.
Did You Miss These Campus Events?
Podcast
(video): "Lost
in Translation: The Challenge of Translating the Bible" by Dr. Robert
Alter
Podcast
(video): "Teaching
the Binding of Isaac: Balancing the Bible and Midrach" by Dr. Jon D.
Levenson
College Hosts Successful Liberal Arts Open
House
The College hosted a successful
Liberal Arts Open House for prospective students and their families on
Saturday, Sept. 6. More than 1,000 people attended the second annual open
house, which took place in the Pavilion. Joining the Rev. Kail C. Ellis,
O.S.A., dean of the College, in presenting to the attendees was Nancy
Kelley, Ph.D., director of academic learning communities, six current
students, and Margery M. Lafferty, '78, who is a parent of recent Villanova
graduate Margaret Lafferty, '08.
Humanities Students Share Their Study Abroad
Experiences at Reception
The Department of Humanities hosted a special reception for
its students who traveled abroad during the summer. Students Maddie Chera,
who studied in India, and Justin Wyrobek, who studied in Spain, (both
pictured here) discussed their study aboard experiences and how their
experiences relate to their Humanities major. Photos and story submitted
by Marie Kelly.
Classical Studies Hosts Well-Attended
Reception in Falvey Memorial Library
The
Classical Studies Program hosted a well-attended reception in Falvey
Holy Grounds. Joining Classical Studies faculty and staff were students
interested in learning more about the program. For more information about
Classics, please click
here. Photos and story submitted by Marie Kelly.
Pictured right: Kevin Hughes, Ph.D.
Interim Chair of Humanities Department and Classical Studies Program
Pictured left:
Attending the Classics Reception were:
Michael Hallman (with his back to the
camera), a Philosophy and Theology major
with a Classics minor; Heather West, an
English and Communication major with a
Classics minor; and Daniel Minch, a Theology
and Classics major.
Villanova ARCES Project Team Enters New
Phase
Faculty members from the Villanova University’s
Center of
Excellence in Enterprise Technology (CEET) who collaborated with industry
and the US Air Force on network modeling and simulation research have
recently entered a new phase of their research. After recently completing a
successful 2½ year project that saw the development of new techniques and
technologies for producing more reliable, advanced communications systems,
Computing Sciences faculty members Dr. Thomas Way and Dr. Vijay Gehlot are
negotiating a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with
representatives of the US Air Force to conduct research on new approaches
and technologies in support of the USAF’s large scale network systems design
and development initiative.
Learn more here. Submitted by Dr. Tom Way.
Virtual Laboratory Encourages Students to
ACT on Their Ideas
In Fall 2004, Dr. Tom Way was approached by one of his
graduate students, Richard Kheir (MSCS 2006), who had an idea for conducting
research on automatic speech recognition.
Learn more here.
Submitted by Dr. Tom Way.
“Mass Media, Ethics, and Faith: The Catholic
Church’s Conversation with the World”
From Rome, Italy, Monsignor Paul Tighe, secretary of the
Pontifical Council for Social Communications, traveled to Villanova
University to speak about “Mass Media, Ethics, and Faith: The Catholic
Church’s Conversation with the World,” on Friday, Sept. 19. During the talk,
he discussed the role of the Pontifical Council as a mediator between the
Vatican and society through modern technology. Learn
more here.
McAdams Discusses His Recent Book, The Redemptive Self: Stories Americans
Live By
As part of the
Psychology Department’s Colloquium Series, Dr. Dan P. McAdams,
Northwestern University, discussed his recent book, The Redemptive
Self: Stories Americans Live By. Dr. McAdams is the Charles Deering McCormick Professor and Director of the Foley Center for the
Study of Lives at Northwestern University. He is an internationally
acclaimed author and researcher of human development, theories of
identity, generativity in adulthood, and narrative methods of
personality assessment. Dr. McAdams’ book won the 2006 Williams
James Award from the American Psychological Association for best
general interest book in psychology.
Learn more here.
Horgan to Examine “Disengagement and Deradicalization From Terrorism”
Dr. John Horgan will present a Psychology
colloquium entitled “Disengagement and Deradicalization From
Terrorism” on Nov. 20, 2008, at 4 p.m., CEER Room 001. Dr. Horgan,
who is a leading international expert on the psychology of
terrorism, will present his recent research on Middle Eastern
terrorist organizations, describing various reasons why some
terrorist members disengage and leave such organizations.
Learn more here.
Aaron M. Bauer, Ph.D., Named Holder of the
Gerald M. Lemole, M.D., Endowed Chair in
Integrative Biology
The College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences is proud to
announce that
Aaron M. Bauer, Ph.D., a professor of
biology and director of the graduate
programs in biology, has been named the
holder of the
Gerald M. Lemole, M.D., Endowed Chair in
Integrative Biology. The first endowed
chair to be awarded in the sciences, the
Chair in Integrative Biology honors the life
and legacy of Gerald M. Lemole M.D. ’58, by
supporting the career of a talented biology
professor, advancing the College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences, and enhancing the
education of Villanova biology students. The
inauguration of the Lemole Chair will take
place on Monday, Nov. 17, at 4 p.m. in the
Villanova Room of Connelly Center. All A&S
faculty and staff are invited to attend.
There will not be a faculty procession in
Cap and Gown; faculty are encouraged to
attend the event.
Learn more here.
And for more information about the inauguration
ceremony, please contact
Craig Wheeland, Ph.D., associate vice
president for academic affairs.
Villanova Again Ranked No. 1 in the North
by U.S. News and World Report
Learning
Communities Recognized for Excellence
Villanova University has again
received the No. 1 ranking in the North region (North – Master’s
Universities) by
U.S. News & World Report. For more than a decade, Villanova has
held the top spot in this category, which is part of U.S. News & World
Report’s America's Best Colleges Rankings. Villanova also was ranked No.
1 in the University-Master’s North Category for “Great Schools, Great
Prices.” According to the
University’s press release, as part of its America’s Best Colleges
Rankings, U.S. News & World Report publishes a list of schools with
examples of outstanding academic programs that are commonly linked to
student success. Villanova was lauded for its
learning
communities, which offer students the opportunity to link academic and
residential experiences to form a close connection inside and outside of the
classroom with faculty, classmates and residence hall colleagues. This
program gives freshman students the option of exploring one of seven
learning community themes as part of the first-year seminar course –
Augustine and Culture: the Villanova Seminar – and to live with fellow
students who share that interest.
OHS Supports and Serves Students Interested
in Human Services Careers
The
Organization of Human Services (OHS) is an organization on campus
designed to highlight and serve students who are interested in the field of
Human Services and related areas such as Psychology and Sociology.
Submitted by Carolyn Camire.
Learn
more here.
Tau Alpha Upsilon Honor Society
Induction (pictured above). Back row: Dr. Connie Titone (Chair of
Department of Education and Human Services), Lynn Camire (07-08 Public
Relations Chair, 08-09 President, Inductee), Brigid Barry (07-08, 08-09 Vice
President, Inductee), Coreen Wainscott (OHS Member, Inductee), Amanda Grace
(08-09 Chair of Public Relations, Inductee), Kristian Weger (OHS Member
Inductee), Mrs. Joan Capolupo (Assistant Professor in Department of
Education and Human Services, Advisor of OHS) front row: Lori Sabino (07-08
Honor Society Chair), Amanda Allen (07-08 President), Jen Yang (07-08 Second
Mile Chair), Francine Gorres (07-08 Treasurer, Inductee), Dr. Beverly Kahn
(Coordinator of the Human Services Program).
Villanova Theatre’s 50th Anniversary
This year marks the
Theatre
Department’s 50th anniversary and the start of a yearlong celebration of
Villanova Theatre’s past, present, and future. The 2008-2009 line-up
includes a masterpiece of the American stage, a giddy French farce, a
gorgeous contemporary re-imagining of Roman mythology, and a sizzling Kander
and Ebb musical. Each piece celebrates and builds upon some aspect of
Villanova Theatre’s history, as the M.A. in Theatre program looks forward to
the next half century.
Learn more here.
Students Explore Sacred Spaces at Villanova
University
During the spring 2008 semester,
students enrolled in the course, "HUM 2900 American Sacred Space Class,"
taught by Margaret Grubiak, Ph.D., an assistant professor of humanities, put
together a Web site entitled,
"Sacred Spaces Villanova." To access it,
please click here.
Cultural Film Series Fall 2008 Line-Up
Come to the movies!
Villanova's Cultural
Film and Lecture Series announces the launch
of its Fall '08 line-up. Entitled "In
Memoriam," this thematically-linked roster
of films pays homage to 10 cinematic
luminaries who have died in the recent past,
including directors Robert Altman, Ousmane
Sembene, and Anthony Mingella;
cinematographer Laszlow Kovacs; and actor
Heath Ledger. If you have questions,
please contact
Elana Starr.
College Celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the Center for Arab
and Islamic Studies
The Center for
Arab and Islamic Studies will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2009 and
will mark the occasion with an international conference titled,
"Mirror Images:
Challenges for Arab and Islamic Studies ," on April 2 to 4. During the
conference, which will feature scholarly panels, workshops, discussions, and
diverse cultural programs, a keynote address will be delivered by
Professor Juan R.I. Cole,
Ph.D., the
Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan.
Dr. Cole also is the president of the Global Americana Institute.
Ethics for Lunch Fall 2008 Series of Events
Tired of your typical lunch fare?
Looking to spice up that soup-and-sandwich combo? Searching for something
just a little more substantive than cheese steak? If you answered "yes" to
any of the above questions, then you need to join us for Ethics for Lunch!
Check
out the fall 2008 schedule here!
Reminder: Grant Development Web Site
Now Live
Faculty are strongly
encouraged to visit the
Grant Development Web site. Here you
will find the
guidelines for the submission of proposals.
Call for Papers: Global Sustainability
Call for Papers: A special issue of the
Journal for Peace and Justice Studies will focus on sustainability. The
deadline for submissions is Oct. 30, 2008. Manuscripts and related
correspondence should be sent electronically to the
Managing Editor. Manuscript
submissions should be accompanied by a cover letter containing all contact
information and title of the essay. No identifying information may be in the
submission itself.
All manuscripts submitted for publication must be prepared for blind review.
Articles should be double-spaced throughout, with notes gathered at the end.
An abstract of 100- to 150-words must be included with the submission.
Authors are advised to use inclusive language throughout the manuscript, and
to follow the MLA Style Sheet. Essays accepted for publication must be
prepared in Microsoft Word (.doc) format.
For more information about this on this special issue, please contact
Sally Scholz, Ph.D.
Explore iTunes University on the Web
Download faculty lectures and subscribe to podcasts all
at
iTunes University. Connect to what is happening at Villanova anytime,
anywhere.
Women's Studies Hosts Fall 2008 Event Series
 The
Women's Studies
Program is hosting many events this fall.
Please click here
to learn more.
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is pleased
to offer to its students, faculty, and staff access to
Mideastwire.com, an
Internet-based news service that employs a team of translators from around
the region to gather important stories from and about the Middle East.
Learn
more here.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Partners with
the Financial Times
The
College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences has partnered with the
Financial Times, internationally recognized for its
authoritative news, comment, and analysis, to provide students and
faculty with full access to the FT’s electronic edition and to
FT.com’s Level Two subscription service. This partnership will
enable the University to further educate its students on
socio-economic and geo-political issues that affect everyone
regardless of a student’s major.
How To Access the Financial Times Online
There are many ways to access the FT online:
IT Corner
- Welcome, Jon! Please welcome Jon Graziola, the newest
addition to our
College IT support team.
Jon will be the new point person for the College computing labs and
general IT support for Science departments (Biology, Chemistry, &
Geography). Jon’s contact info. is as follows:
E-mail:
Jonathan.Graziola@villanova.edu; Phone: x9-5337; Office: SAC 085
(College IT Office)
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Faculty and Staff Photographs. Did you have your photo taken at
one of the recent faculty and staff photo shoots? If you did, then you
can find your photo archived
here.
Please log in with your user name and
password.
If you need your photo added to your
Bio Page, please email
Elisa.
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Podcasting. Interested in creating a podcast of your event? Then
please contact Ashish Desai
from
iTunes University.
Save the Dates!
Please mark your calendars for these important events:
Sciences Open House
Sunday, Oct. 5
Mid-Term Recess
October 13-19
Special Olympics
November 7-9
Thanksgiving Recess
November 25-30
Please
click
here for the complete academic calendar.
Event Round-up
Be sure to visit the
College's home
page for a more complete rundown of upcoming events!
University Events Module Makes It Easy to Promote Special
Events, Lectures, and Other Happenings
Posting an event on the University's Web site and College's Web site has
never been easier. Simply enter all relevant information
here.
Be sure to include your event announcement on the daily Wildcat Newswire,
too. The Newswire is sent to all undergraduate, graduate, and law school
students at Villanova. Access the online submission from from the
University's home page.
Faculty Scholarship
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Rebecca Brand, Ph.D., an assistant professor
of psychology, and Bill Christiana (a 2008 alumnus of the Psychology
Master's program) presented a poster in May 2008 at the Association for
Psychological Science in Chicago entitled, "Socioeconomic status and
infant-directed action: Exploring individual differences." Dr. Brand
also attended an international conference in July in Bielefeld, Germany,
at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research. The conference was
entitled, "Intermodal Action Structuring," and she gave an invited talk
on "The structure of action and speech in infant-directed interactions."
In August, Dr. Brand and Wendy Shallcross (a 2007 alumna of the
Psychology Master's program) published a paper in Developmental
Science called "Infants prefer motionese to adult-directed action."
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Timothy Brunk, Ph.D., an assistant
professor of theology, has published his article, “Consumer Culture and
the Body: Chauvet’s Perspective,” in the July 2008 issue of the journal,
Worship.
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Robert Curry,
Ph.D., a professor of biology, was featured in online in
Science News in an article entitled,
"Vegetarian Spider."
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Sterling F. Delano, Ph.D., a professor of
English, Emeritus, has published an article (with Joel Myerson,
University of South Carolina) in the annual, Resources for American
Literary Study. The article, “Letters from Brook Farm: A
Comprehensive Checklist of Surviving Correspondence,” appears in the
most recent volume (31), pp. 96-123.
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Nicole Else-Quest, Ph.D., an assistant
professor of psychology, traveled to San Francisco in April to present
her research at the Gender Development Research Conference. The paper,
"Cross-National Patterns of Gender Differences in Mathematics: A
Meta-Analysis," examined gender differences on international assessments
of math achievement and attitudes and their links to societal gender
equity.
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Edward Garcia Fierros, Ph.D., an
associate professor in the Department of Education and Human Services,
was selected as Project Zero Classroom Fellow at Harvard University's
Graduate School of Education. As a fellow this past summer, Dr. Fierros
taught two sessions: Multiple Intelligences in the Theory and Practice,
and High Stakes Testing and Opportunity to Learn.
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Charles Folk, Ph.D., a professor of
psychology, recently traveled to the Brisbane, Australia, where he
presented an invited talk entitled “The power of novelty: Stimulus
frequency effects in attentional capture” to the Department of
Psychology at the University of Queensland. Dr. Folk also recently
published an article in the journal Visual Cognition entitled
“Top-down control settings and the attentional blink: Evidence for
non-spatial contingent capture.” The article was coauthored by Andrew
Leber of the University of New Hampshire and Howard Egeth of Johns
Hopkins University.
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Charles H. Helmetag, Ph.D., a professor
in the department of modern languages and literature, presented a paper
entitled, "'Ein Berliner' in America: Directing Approaches in Context,"
at the 11th conference of the International Society for the Study of
European Ideas held July 28 to August 2 at the University of Helsinki.
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Mercedes Juliá, Ph.D., a professor of Spanish and chair of the
Department of Modern Languages and Literature, has been working
extensively in the poetry of Juan Ramón Jiménez, an author considered
today to be the father of Spanish contemporary poetry.
Learn more here.
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Irene Kan, Ph.D.., a professor of psychology,
presented a poster entitled, "Contribution of prior semantic knowledge
to new episodic learning in amnesia” at the Cognitive Neuroscience
Society Annual Meeting in San Francisco. This work was done in
collaboration with Dr. Michael P. Alexander at Beth Israel Deaconess
Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Dr. Mieke Verfaellie at the Memory
Disorders Research Center, VA Boston Healthcare System. Dr. Kan also
presented a talk entitled, “Contribution of prior knowledge to episodic
memory retrieval: Empirical evidence and cognitive rehabilitation
implications” to a group of neurologists and clinicians at Bryn Mawr
Rehabilitation Hospital, Malvern, Pa.
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Deborah Kendzierski, Ph.D., a professor of
psychology, presented research on "College Students' Perceived Social
Support and Hindrance for Exercise" with first author Lindsay Morton (a
2008 alumna of the M.S. program) and third author Lauren Nohe (2008
alumna of the bachelor’s program) at the annual meeting of the American
Psychological Association in Boston, in August. In September, research
on "The relationship between general and specific physical activity
self-definitions," coauthored with Rebecca Ritter and Jessica Landers,
was presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Applied Sport
Psychology in St. Louis.
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Catherine Kerrison, Ph.D., an
associate professor of history, has
been awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the
American Association of University Women.
This year, the association selected only 97 fellows out of 1,116
applicants.
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Steven Krauss, Ph.D., a professor of
psychology, recently presented a paper entitled, "Value association with
big 5 personality traits in Lebanon and the USA," at the annual meeting
of the Association for Psychological Science in Chicago. The paper was
co-authored by graduate student Maya Boustani.
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John Kurtz, Ph.D., a professor of psychology, and
Patrick Markey, Ph.D., an assistant professor of psychology,
published an article entitled, “Gender differences in interpersonal
complementarity within roommate dyads,” that appeared recently in
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. The paper was
co-authored by Emily Ansell, a 1999 alumna of the Psychology master’s
program at Villanova who is now at Yale University.
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Patrick M. Markey, Ph.D., an assistant
professor of psychology, and graduate student Lindsay Rice
recently authored an article entitled, “The role of extraversion and
neuroticism in influencing anxiety following computer-mediated
interactions,” in Personality and Individual Differences. Dr.
Markey also co-authored an article entitled, “Romantic relationships and
eating regulation: An investigation of partners’ attempts to control
each others’ eating behaviors,” in the Journal of Health Psychology
and an article entitled, “Gender differences in interpersonal
complementarity within roommate dyads,” in Personality and Social
Psychology Bulletin. Dr. Markey also presented a paper entitled,
“Interpersonal complementarity and sexual behaviors among romantic
couples,” at the annual meeting for the Society of Interpersonal Theory
and Research. Finally, Dr. Markey co-authored three research papers,
which were presented at the annual conference of the Eastern
Psychological Association with graduate students Wendy Eichler, Lindsay
Morton, Joshua Rutt, Michael Gillen, and Stephanie Ficiak.
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Charlene Mires, Ph.D.., an associate
professor of history, has been selected as a Penn Humanities Forum
Mellon Regional Faculty Research Fellow for the 2008-09 academic year.
As a Faculty Fellow, Dr. Mires will participate in a regularly scheduled
interdisciplinary seminar on the theme of "Change." She also will be presenting a paper
based on her current research project on the United Nations titled,
"Capitals of the World."
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Silvia Nagy-Zekmi, Ph.D., a professor in
the Department of Modern Languages and Literature, was one of four
invited participants of a roundtable discussion at a conference titled,
"Les transformations du littéraire dans la perspective d'une histoire
comparée des littératures," held June 2008 at L’Ecole Normale Supérieure
in Paris.
Dr. Nagy-Zekmi also published the following four articles in recent
months: “Representaciones postcoloniales de la frontera,” Colonialidad y crítica en América Latina.
Bases para un debate.
Eds. Mabel Moraña, Carlos A. Jáuregui. Mexico: Universidad de las
Américas, 2008: 547-561; “The Border: a Space of Shifting Identities,”
Ethno-Kulturelle Begegnungen in Mittel- und Osteuropa. Eds. Erika
Hammer and Laszlo Kupa. Hamburg: Verlag/Kovac 2008: 21-27; ’Llamas que
hablan’: Representaciones neoindigenistas del niño en medio de la
violencia.” La presencia del niño en las literaturas en lengua
española. Eds. László Scholz and Gabriella Menczel. Budapest: Eötvös
József Publisher, 2008: 559-568; “Prólogo” for Jorge Barrueto: Cine
latinoamericano: género, raza e ideología. Lewiston: The Edwin
Mellen Press, 2008.
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Satya Pattnayak, Ph.D., a professor of
sociology and political science, et al, has published, North
American Homeland Security: Back to Bilateralism? (Praeger, 2008).
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Joseph G. Ryan, O.S.A., Ph.D., an
assistant professor of history, has written an article entitled, "Doctor
Gunning S. Bedford (1806–70) and the Search for Safe Obstetric Care,
1833–70," which was published in the August 2008 issue of the
Journal
of Medical Biography.
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Sally J. Scholz, Ph.D., a professor of
philosophy, has published the book, Political Solidarity.
Learn more here.
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Thomas Toppino, Ph.D., a professor of
psychology, Michael Cohen (a 2007 alumnus of the M.S. program), and two
current graduate students, Meghan Davis and Amy Moors, co-authored a
poster that was presented at the annual meeting of the Association for
Psychological Science in Chicago last May. The poster was entitled, "Metacognitive
Control Over Distribution of Practice: When is Spacing Preferred?"
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Catherine E. Wilson, Ph.D.., an assistant
professor of political science, recently has published, The Politics
of Latino Faith (NYU Press, 2008). The first systematic study of
Latino faith-based organizations, this work provides insight into how
pivotal religious identity is in understanding Latino social and
political involvement in the United States.
Faculty in the News
Students in the News
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Theology graduate student Chris Haw
released a book this spring titled
Jesus for
President, co-authored by Shane Claiborne. They received a
starred review from Publisher's Weekly. Over the summer, they
visited 21 cities on a book tour, powered by a bus run on vegetable oil.
They will be offering a talk around the book along with some great live
music on October 29, 12-1:30pm, at the Falvey Library coffee shop. The
musicians who toured with them, Psalters, bring an eclectic mix of
middle-eastern, tribal, refugee music. The authors' tour was covered by
CNN, Al-Jazeera, and Fox. They were interviewed for a Sept-Oct cover
article by Relevant Magazine, titled "In the Booth, Not of the
Booth."
Learn more here.
Alumni in the News
- Deni Deasy Boekell has been appointed
vice president and client strategist at healthcare specialist Roger
Green and Associates (RG+A). Boekell earned a master's degree in biology
from Villanova. Learn
more here.
- Edward D. Kerpius III has been named
senior managing director, sales, at Turner Investment Partners, an
investment firm that manages more than $26 billion on behalf of
institutions and individuals. Kerpius earned a bachelor's degree in the
arts, economics, in 1985.
Learn more here.
- Jill Monahan, who earned a bachelor's degree in
communication, has joined the management team at Tier One Partners.
Learn more here.
- Villanova undergraduate Honors and Astronomy
and Astrophysics alum and former Goldwater Scholar, Lisa M. Winter
'03, successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation in astronomy at
the University of Maryland on August
6. Edward M. Sion, Ph.D, her undergraduate Honors thesis advisor and a
Villanova member of her Ph.D. thesis committee, shared some comments
made by the University of Maryland members of the committee: "Lisa is
very
goal-oriented", "when she begins a project, she completes it", "she has
become the intellectual driver" on a project. In her second year at the
University of Maryland, she was the recipient of the John C. Wang Award
for Academic Excellence given to the outstanding graduate student. Dr.
Winter begins a post-doctoral research fellowship at the Center for
Astrophysics and Space Astronomy at the University of Colorado, Boulder,
this fall.
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