Director of International Programs Bethany Galipeau-Konate, D.Prof., has won the Harold Josephson Award for Professional Promise in International Education from the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA).
The award recognizes her ongoing work in the field of international education, as well as the contributions of her dissertation on the long-term outcomes of short-term international experiences, “An investigation of the long-term impacts of a short-term education abroad program on global citizenship outcomes,” which draws on data from the Global Citizenship Project.
Galipeau-Konate will receive a $1,000 honorarium and will present her work at the AIEA Conference in Washington, D.C., in February.
ARTS & SCIENCES
Shenandoah University is part of a consortium of five institutions that has been awarded a 30-month, $280,000 grant from the Teagle Foundation. The grant, titled “The C5 Consortium for a More Compelling and Coherent Liberal Arts Curriculum,” supports the institutions in creating curricula whose goals, pathways, and outcomes are clear to students.
Shenandoah’s project, led by Director of General Education and First-Year Seminar Amy Sarch, Ph.D., is to strengthen the general education program by being more deliberate about what courses are included. In addition, the Going Global First-Year Seminar is used as a model to incorporate high-impact practices such as learning communities, common intellectual experiences, and diversity and global learning, that have been shown to increase student engagement.
The other schools in the consortium are Virginia Wesleyan, Davis and Elkins, St. Augustine and Eckerd, with Virginia Wesleyan coordinating the project proposal and serving as the fiscal agent for the grant.
The New York-based Teagle Foundation works to support and strengthen liberal education, acting as a catalyst for improvement in teaching and learning in the arts and sciences. The grant to the consortium including Shenandoah University was among 15 grants awarded by the Foundation this month and totaling more than $1.7 million.
Professor of Environmental Studies Woody Bousquet, Ph.D., was elected vice chair of the Virginia Academy of Science’s Botany Section.
Assistant Professor of Religion Kevin Minister, Ph.D., and Charles Aaron published, “First Sunday of Advent,” “Second Sunday of Advent,” “Third Sunday of Advent,” “Fourth Sunday of Advent,” “Christmas Eve/Day,” “First Sunday after Christmas Day,” in the “Abingdon Theological Companion to the Lectionary: Preaching Year B,” edited by Paul Scott Wilson of Emmanuel College in the University of Toronto.
Assistant Professor of Religion Meredith Minister, Ph.D., published her book “Trinitarian Theology and Power Relations: God Embodied” in November with Palgrave Macmillan in the New Approaches to Religion and Power series.
Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Beverly Schulke, Ph.D., was elected to the board of directors of The Laurel Center, an intervention in domestic and sexual abuse center in Winchester, Virginia.
Associate Professor of Spanish Andrea Smith, Ph.D., presented “Girls on the Run: The Female Body in Exile in South American Film” at the Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference at Furman University in October.
Associate Professor of Art History Geraldine Kiefer, Ph.D., opened a joint exhibition “Art on the Edge” with ceramist Kay Franz of Skylight Gallery/Artworks in Richmond, Virginia, in October.
Associate Professor of Foreign Languages Bryan Pearce-Gonzales, Ph.D., presented “Sabotaging Patriarchy: La Locura as Feminist Counter-society in Ana Castillo’s ‘So Far from God,’” at Patrick Henry College.
Associate Professor of Applied Behavior Analysis Brandon Greene, Ph.D., secured $17,500 in external funds through a contract with the Shenandoah Valley Regional Program for in-school behavioral services to support internships for applied behavior analysis graduate students.
EDUCATION
Professor of TESOL Liz England, Ph.D., and alumna Stephanie Tracy M.S., ’10, presented “Little Red Riding Hood: Using Text Sets for ELL Reading Development,” at the Washington Area Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (WA-TESOL) in October. Dr. England also presented “Better Than OK – TESOL Professional Development for the 21st Century,” at Oklahoma TESOL in October.
BUSINESS
Associate Dean and Professor of Management RT Good III, Ed.D., received the First-Year Seminar Professor of the Year Award for his course, “Stop Thinking: Can We Dare Say That at the University?” He also presented “Implementing lessons from a cross-cultural virtual team human resource management pilot case study exercise” at the World Association for Case Method Research & Application Conference in Istanbul, Turkey. He published an instructional activity “Giving Life to Your Vision by Reframing from What to Why,” in The Student Leadership Challenge Activities Book by noted leadership authors Kouzes and Posner, published by John Wiley & Sons.
Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Computer Technology Michael Magro, Ph.D., co-authored a paper “How Survey Administration Can Affect Response In Electronic Surveys” in Quality and Quantity, the international journal of methodology.
Eldon R. Lindsey Chair of Free Enterprise Clifford F. Thies, Ph.D., shared the 2014 James Soltow Award for Best Paper in Essays in Economic & Business History for his essay “The Michigan Free Bank Experience: Wild Cat Banking or Interference with Contract?” His article “Repudiation in Antebellum Mississippi” was published in the fall 2014 issue of Independent Review. He also served as a panel chair and presenter at the 2014 Economic Freedom Institute conference at Manhattanville College, in New York, on F.A. Hey’s “Road to Serfdom,” in October.
Assistant Professor of Sport Management Joey Gawrysiak, Ph.D., spent a week in September traveling with Royal Caribbean cruise lines as an enrichment guest lecturer. Joey Gawrysiak made four presentations centered around his research in video games and sports. He was also able to promote Shenandoah University and speak with guests about the university’s mission and vision.
CONSERVATORY
Jazz Composer-in-Residence and Adjunct Associate Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies Alan Baylock, M.M., ’90, released his third CD, “Primetime,” along with trumpet legend Doc Severinsen. Shenandoah Conservatory faculty members performed on the CD, including Harrison Endowed Chair in Piano and Associate Professor of Jazz Piano Robert Larson, D.M.A., ’08; Adjunct Associate Professor of Jazz Trombone Matt Niess, M.M.; and Adjunct Lecturer, Saxophone Luis Hernandez, B.A.
Visiting Associate Professor of Jazz Dance Robert Boross, M.A., and seven Shenandoah Conservatory dance majors presented a 12-minute dance piece at the VelocityDC dance festival in Washington, D.C., in October. Also, his “The Joy Spring” was presented at the New York Jazz Choreography Project at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center in New York City in October, with performances by four dance majors.
Associate Professor of Theatre Carolyn Coulson, Ph.D., participated and presented in pedagogical research at the American Society for Theatre Research Conference in November.
Distinguished Visiting Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Production & Recording Technology, Paul DiFranco is currently finishing music supervision on “November Rule,” produced by Queen Latifah and Flava Unit Films. The film premieres on the BET Network on Valentine’s Day 2015. He is also completing music licensing on the documentary film, “Hotlanta,” which captured the historic Atlanta Pop Festival in 1970, in preparation for submission to the Sundance Film Festival. DiFranco recently finished music production and supervision on “Scorpion King: The Lost Throne,” for Universal Studios, for which he hired the Slovakia National Symphony in Bratislava to record the score. In addition, he recently completed music research on “Life’s Essentials,” a documentary film about Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis and served as music supervisor on the feature film “Steel & Stilettos” for Lifetime Entertainment.
Director of Performing Arts Leadership and Associate Professor of Arts Management and David Edelman, M.F.A., was elected treasurer and a member of the executive committee of the Association of Arts Administration Educators.
Assistant Professor of Voice, Matt Edwards, M.M., published his book, “So You Want to Sing Rock ‘N’ Roll?” with Rowman & Littlefield Publishing in October. The book explores the genre of rock ‘n’ roll from a professional perspective, looking at the genre’s history and future, as well as how to develop a healthy artistic voice. “So You Want to Sing Rock ‘N’ Roll?” is part of the “So You Want to Sing: A Guide for Professionals” series produced by the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). Dr. Edwards also presented workshops on singing pop/rock and musical theatre for Georgia NATS in Atlanta, Valley of the Sun NATS in Phoenix; Arizona; the Duke Voice Care Center in Raleigh, North Carolina; NATS in Charlotte, North Carolina; and Missouri State University.
Director of CCM Vocal Pedagogy Institute and Professor of Voice and Voice Pedagogy Kathryn Green, D.M.A., published her research on “An Analysis of Broadway Callback Sides for Female Performers” in the Journal of Singing and “Deciphering Vocal Demands for Today’s Broadway Leading Ladies” pending for an upcoming issue. She performed a concert and taught masterclasses in vocal pedagogy at Sao Paulo University in Brazil in November.
Adjunct Professor of Music Therapy Bronwen Landless, M.M.T., ’04, ’13, presented “Building Community Through Facility-Wide Performances in a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility” at the World Congress of Music Therapy this summer in Krems, Austria.
Assistant Professor of Music Therapy Hakeem Leonard, Ph.D., MT-BC, presented ”Deciphering the Affordable Care Act One Year Later: Implications for Music Therapy” at the American Music Therapy Association in Louisville, Kentucky, in November.
Adjunct Associate Professor of Music Therapy Anne Lipe, Ph.D., ’73, authored a chapter, “Music Therapy Assessment,” in a new Music Therapy Handbook edited by Barbara Wheeler, scheduled for publication in December.
Shenandoah Conservatory’s Director of Composition and Coordinator of New Music David T. Little, Ph.D., recently signed an exclusive publishing agreement with Boosey & Hawkes, one of the world’s leading classical music publishing companies. He is now listed on the same roster of classical composers such as Bernstein, Stravinsky, Bartók, Andriessen, Mackey, Monk and more. Little’s complete collection of works is now available through Boosey & Hawkes. Additionally, Little’s composition, “Haunt of Last Nightfall,” featuring Third Coast Percussion was listed as one of iTunes’ Classical Best of 2014.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of French Horn Joseph Lovinsky, A.D., performed as a soloist in a three-horn concerti with the Williamsburg Consort ensemble in Williamsburg, Virginia, in September. He also performed with the New Orchestra of Washington in its New York premiere of composer Julian Wachner’s “Chamber Symphony” in October. In addition, he served as principal horn in the orchestra’s recording of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 and Wachner’s symphony at Omega Recording Studios.
Assistant Professor of Music and Literature Laurie McManus, Ph.D., had an article, “Playing by Ear: Listening Games in the Music History Classroom,” published in the September 2014 issue of the Journal of Music History Pedagogy. The American Musicological Society recognized Dr. McManus’ research for the book “Brahms in the Priesthood of Art: Purity, Sensuality, and Gender Discourses in Late Nineteenth-Century Vienna” at the American Musicological Society conference in November.
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Music Therapy Studies Anthony Meadows, Ph.D., LPC, MT-BC, as editor-in-chief of Music Therapy Perspectives, is managing the transition of the journal to publication by Oxford University Press, including integration of video and audio assets online. He also published several book chapters and publications: “Music and Imagery in Cancer Care” in “Guided Imagery and Music: A Spectrum of Approach” Grocke & Moe, 2014, (Eds.) and co-authored “Music Therapy Research” with Debra Burns in “Music Therapy Handbook,” edited by Barbara L. Wheeler.
Adjunct Associate Professor of Voice and Voice Pedagogy Edrie Means Weekly ’84 demonstrated pop and jazz styles on different microphones for Assistant Professor of Voice Matthew Edwards, M.M.’s pre-conference workshop, “Pop/Rock Singers’ Performance” at the the NATS convention. She also presented a music theatre masterclass at Young Artists of America and a masterclass at Morgan State University and served on the Musical Theatre Committee for Southeastern Theatre Conference.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Guitar Candice Mowbray, D.M.A., ’03, ’12, served as a guest lecturer at the 2014 Guitar Foundation of America Convention at CalState Fullerton; taught as a guest lecturer at the 2014 Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society Festival; adjudicated youth and professional competitions for the 2014 Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society Festival; and performed numerous concerts with her flute and guitar duet, The Fairfield Duo.
Associate Professor of Trumpet and Conducting Scott Nelson, D.M.A. performed in his 28th season as second trumpet with the Maryland Symphony Orchestra in its “Disney Magic” Pops Concert in September and Mahler’s First Symphony and the Mozart Double Piano Concerto in October. He also performed in his ninth season with the Ocala Symphony Orchestra as principal trumpet in October.
Professor of Music and Chair of the Piano Division John O’Conor performed recitals in Iceland, Ireland, Puerto Rico, the U.S. and Canada.
Associate Professor of Music Theory and Coordinator of Music Theory Keith Salley, Ph.D., serves as chair of the Society for Music Theory (SMT) interest group in jazz and chaired a special session on “Transformational Operations in Jazz Composition and Improvisation” at SMT’s annual meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in November.
Professor of Theatre and Master Teacher of Acting Larry Silverberg’s ninth book on acting, with a working title of “50 Original Monologues for the College Audition,” is nearing publication with Smith & Kraus Publishers, the world’s foremost publishers. Silverberg also led a Meisner masterclass for teachers at the Florida Association of Theatre Educators conference in Melbourne, Florida, in October.
Professor of Flute Jonathan Snowden performed and taught a masterclass at Ball State University. He also gave a recital and taught classes for the Flute Society of Washington in November.
Director of Music Therapy and Assistant Professor of Music Therapy Daniel Tague, Ph.D., MT-BC, was elected commissioner of the Clinical Practice Committee for the World Federation of Music Therapy World Council at the 2014 World Congress of Music in Krems, Austria, in July. He also presented a lecture, “Get Your Groove On! Improvisational Drumming in Mental Health.”
Associate Professor of Theatre, Speech and Directing Kirsten Trump, M.M., released an audio book narration, “The Critics of Keynesian Economics by Henry Hazlett,” for Laissez Faire Books. She continued scholarly and service work with Walter Reed National Military Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, through its “Stages of Healing” program, conducting writing workshops for the campus population there.
Professor of Music Education David Zerull, Ph.D., published a chapter, “Reconsidering the Performing Ensemble Class and the Role of the Conductor/Teacher in Music Education,” in “The Musical Experience: Rethinking Music Teaching and Learning,” edited by Janet Barrett and Peter Webster and published by Oxford University Press.
Associate Professor of Clarinet and Anna Lee Van Buren Chair in Clarinet Garrick Zoeter, M.M., joined the Post Classical Ensemble in Washington, D.C., for a performance/recording of Silvestre Revueltas’ “Redes.” The music was performed live at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center simultaneously with the movie “Redes,” for which it was written. The recording/DVD will be released on the Naxos label later this year.
NURSING
Assistant Dean for Advising, Retention, and Progression and Director of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program Marian Newton, Ph.D., was inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing Education at the National League For Nursing Education Summit in Phoenix, Arizona, in September.
Professor of Nursing Pam Webber, Ph.D., is on sabbatical this fall as she continues to collect, analyze, and summarize data in her four-year examination of risk factors for heart disease and diabetes in teens, Screening Teens Early With Identification and Intervention (STEWii). The study is a collaborative initiative between the Eleanor Wade Custer School of Nursing, Sunrise Medical Laboratory, and John Handley and James Wood high schools. Dr. Webber also recently finished her first fiction novel titled “The Wiregrass,” which is scheduled to be published in August 2015. “Writing fiction is much harder to do than writing four editions of a textbook,” said Webber.
Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Professor of Nursing Janice Smith ’74, Ph.D., and Assistant Professor of Nursing Kathleen Eid-Heberle, M.S.N., are part of a team of authors writing a book for Sigma Theta Tau International on how educators can integrate disaster preparedness into curricula.
Assistant Professor of Nursing Francie Bernier, Ph.D., is a recipient of the Urologic Nursing Outstanding Manuscript Reviewer Award for 2013-2014.
Assistant Professor of Nursing Lorena Jung, Ph.D., co-wrote an article on “Sleep Deprivation and Error in Nurses Who Work the Night Shift” in the Journal of Nurse Administration. Dr. Jung also presented a poster in September at the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science: 2014 State of the Science Conference in Washington, D.C., hosted by the American Academy of Nursing. Co-authors included Johnson, A.L.; Song, Y.; Brown, K.C.; Weaver, M.T., and Richards, C.
Assistant Professor of Nursing Brenda Johnston, D.N.P., ’97, ’05, presented her doctoral project, “Evaluation of Behavioral Health Services at a Rural Virginia Free Medical Clinic with Implementation of a Collaborative Care Model,” at the American Psychiatric Nurses Association’s Annual Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, in October.
Adjunct Clinical Instructor Lisa Darsch, M.S.N., RN, recently presented a talk to the United Nations on funding entrepreneurs in emerging markets. The founder of Zero Mothers Die invited Darsch to present as part of the Women Leaders Forum. Zero Mothers Die is a global partnership initiative to save the lives of pregnant women, new mothers and their babies. The group’s aim is to reduce maternal mortality by putting mobile technologies in the hands of these women. In doing so, they hope to increase their access to healthcare and information to have a healthy pregnancy and childbirth. The organization acts as a safety net, providing mobile phones to pregnant women in Ghana, Mali, Tanzania and Zambia.
HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Dance Physical Therapist Lyndsey Ford, D.P.T., and Director and Associate Professor of Athletic Training Rose Schmieg, D.H.Sc., had a study by the Performing Arts Medicine program published in the November 2014 issue of JOPERD: The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance. The article, “Implementing a foot-screening clinic for university musical theater students: a pilot program,” is the first peer-reviewed journal article published from the university’s Performing Arts Medicine program. Read more about the article here.
Associate Professor & Director of Physician Assistant Studies Rachel Carlson. Ed.D., PA-C; Assistant Professors of Physician Assistant Studies Anne Schempp, M.S.; Leocadia Conlon, M.Ph., PA-C; Ariel McGarry, M.S.; & Camilla Hollen, M.S.; all had presentations accepted and presented at the Physician Assistant Education Association’s Annual Forum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 16 & 17.
Director and Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy Leslie Davidson, Ph.D.; Director of Clinical Education and Experiential Learning and Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy Cathy Shanholtz, M.Ed.; and occupational therapy student Tippi Hamm represented the American Occupational Therapy Association at the White House Summit and Research Forum on Improved Health and Fitness for Individuals with Disabilities in October.
Assistant Professor in Athletic Training Denise Massie, D.P.T., continues to work with the United States Tennis Association as a sports medicine therapist for the women’s professional circuit.
Assistant Professor in Athletic Training Kimberly Pritchard, Ph.D., served as the volunteer coordinator for the Girls on the Run Fall 5K in November. She also served as chair of the Annual Meeting Planning Committee for the Virginia Athletic Trainers’ Association.
PHARMACY
Professor of Pharmacy Practice Marcia Brackbill, Ph.D., who completed the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Leadership Fellows program this summer, is working on the creation of a genomics fellowship to be located in the Inova Translational Medicine Institute.
Assistant Professor of Pharmacogenomics Jamie Klucken, Pharm.,D.; and Assistant Dean for Assessment and Associate Professor of Pharmacy Teresa Schweiger, Pharm.D., are participating in the program under the mentorship of Dean of the Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy and Professor of Pharmacy Practice Alan McKay, Ph.D. Since its inception 11 years ago, the Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy has supported twelve participants in this intensive, yearlong leadership experience.
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice Rebecca Falter, Pharm.D., ’07, and Assistant Professor of Pharmacogenomics Jenny Kim, Pharm.D., published an article in Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning reporting on “The Impact of Pharmacy Interventions on a Medical Mission Trip.”
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice Jeremy Fox, Pharm.D., ’04, and Online Curriculum Coordinator and Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice Michelle Rager, Pharm.D., published an article in the Journal of Healthcare Quality on medication discrepancies during transitions-of-care between two medical practices. Dr. Fox also published a study in Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning about an academic learning experience for pharmacy practice residents.
Assistant Professor of Pharmacogenomics Jamie Klucken, Ph.D., participated in an interprofessional (Pharmacy, PA and PT) medical mission trip to provide medical care to underserved areas in Leon, Nicaragua. Participating pharmacy students included Dione Foon ’16, Brittany Vogel ‘16, Stacey Giles ’11, Gina Ayers ’16, Kaylyn Chandler ’12, Megan Mull ’11, Lauren Fox ’14 and Sami Sereke ’17.
Associate Professor of Pharmacogenomics Amanda Munson, Ph.D, and Associate Professor of Pharmacogenomics Tracey Nickola, Ph.D., published the articles “First Professional Year Pharmacogenomics Primer Course” and “Out-of-School Genomics Program for Young Women Demystifies Genomics and Fosters Interest in Biomedical Sciences” in the journal Pharmacogenomics. The latter article is based on their experiences in co-hosting the annual Genomic Opportunities for Girls In Research Labs (GO GIRLS) genomic educational outreach program for Loudoun County High School girls.
Associate Professor of Biopharmaceutical Sciences Craig A. H. Richard, Ph.D.; Hillary Kinzey, D.Prof., ’11; and Kelly Masters had a paper, “Pharmacists’ attitudes towards three models of expanded access to hormonal contraception in pharmacies,” accepted by the International Journal of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vol. 2, No. 2. The International Journal of Medicine and Pharmacy is published via the American Research Institute for Policy Development.