ARTS & SCIENCES
Lin Rong San Chair in Communications and Professor of Mass Communication Gina Daddario, Ph.D., was invited to serve on the Editorial Board of Communication and Sport, an international research quarterly published by SAGE Publications in alliance with the International Association of Communication and Sport, effective January, 2015. She has served as a reviewer for the journal since its inception in 2013.
EDUCATION & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies Dennis Kellison, Ed.D., serves as acting director of the School of Education & Human Development until June 2016. However, that’s not his only role with the school. He is also the administration and supervision program head and acting chair of leadership studies while Associate Professor Catherine Shiffman, Ed.D., is on sabbatical.
“I’m flattered to have been asked to provide leadership to our school,” said Dr. Kellison, who started working at Shenandoah in 1995 as an adjunct professor and moved into full-time work for the university in 2011-12. “We have a great school, great faculty and outstanding programs. It is my hope we can reach out even more to the region and be supportive of those efforts to provide human services,” he said.
As acting director of the school, Kellison provides overall administrative leadership; coordinates curriculum and program matters, program review and assessment, and student affairs matters; manages the SEHD budget; supervises support staff, leads long-range planning efforts, and represents the school in the campus community; teaches and maintains scholarly activity; and provides community and university service.
BUSINESS
Associate Dean & Professor of Management RT Good, Ed.D., SPHR, GPHR, achieved the highest level for the new certification in human resources – Senior Certified Professional – with the Society for Human Resource Management. Additionally, Good, along with his faculty colleague Dr. Christine Naschberger at Audencia School of Management in Nantes, France, published an article, “Implementation Lessons From a Cross-Cultural Virtual Team Human Resource Management Pilot Case Study Exercise,” in the International Journal of Case Method Research and Applications. This article is an outcome of scholarship Good executed during his Spring ’14 sabbatical.
Assistant Professor of Sport Management Joey Gawrysiak, Ph.D., chaired a panel on “Business and Rise of eSports and Competitive Gaming” on January 25 at the Music and Gaming Educational Symposium as part of the Music and Gaming Festival in Washington, D.C.
Assistant Professor of Sport Management Fritz Polite, Ph.D., was instrumental in the research and formulation of the recently released book, “Essays on the Intersection of Race, Class, Spirituality and Sport.” Polite also wrote the prologue and epilogue of the book, in which authors reflect on the critically acclaimed film “’42: The Jackie Robinson Story.” Each author saw the film in the spring of 2013. In their essays, they examine the intersection of race, class, spirituality and sport as portrayed in the film, with gaps and backstories in the narrative being of particular interest. Scholars from the University of Tennessee (Knoxville), the University of Central Florida, the University of Southern Indiana, and Gordon College also contributed.
CONSERVATORY
Professor of Theatre and Master Teacher of Acting Larry Silverberg will publish his ninth book, “Winning Your Acting Auditions!” this summer. The book, published by Smith and Kraus Publishers, presents 50 original monologues written by Silverberg. Each piece is vibrantly alive and surprising, rich with passion and urgency, and filled with circumstances young actors can really sink their teeth into. This book is appropriate for college and high school acting students.
Director of Graduate Music Therapy Studies and Associate Professor of Music Therapy Anthony Meadows, Ph.D. MT-BC, LPC, FAMI, and Debra Burns, Ph.D., from Indiana University received $25,000 for a feasibility study focused on a music therapy intervention supporting recovery for patients undergoing stem cell transplants. Meadows also recently co-authored a chapter titled “Music Therapy Research” with Burns in the “Music Therapy Handbook” published by Guilford Press.
Assistant Professor of Music Theory Mitchell Ohriner, Ph.D., published an article entitled “Elicited Asynchronies in Recorded Performances of Chopin’s Mazurkas” in Empirical Musicology Review. The article derives from an experiment Dr. Ohriner conducted on campus with the help of Assistant Professor of Psychology Mark Chan, Ph.D. By exploring how participants tap to expressively timed music, Ohriner shows how performers can guide and diverge from listeners’ expectations of how music unfolds in time. The article is available online at http://emusicology.org/article/view/3867.
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 text “The Musical Experience: Rethinking Music Teaching and Learning,” published by Oxford. Dr. Zerull also presented a clinic session at the annual National Music Educators Conference in Nashville. The session, “Do You Hear That? The Movement in the Music That Gets You From Here to There,” is an exploration of how student understanding of musical expression affects musical performance. Zerull partnered with Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Music Timothy Robblee, Ph.D., to present a conducting clinic in fall 2014 at the Virginia Music Educators Association’s Professional Development Conference. The clinic, “Communicating a Clear Message,” focused on the clarity of physical conducting gestures to provide timely information to performers in the ensemble.
Jazz Composer-in-Residence and Adjunct Associate Professor of Jazz Studies Alan Baylock, M.M., and his Alan Baylock Jazz Orchestra performed at the prestigious Jazz Education Network Conference held Jan. 8-10 in San Diego. The conference is the primary gathering for the jazz education community nationwide. Auxiliary Adjunct Associate Professor, Jazz and Trumpet Craig Fraedrich, M.M.; Adjunct Associate Professor, Classical and Jazz Trombone Matt Niess, M.M.; Harrison Endowed Chair in Piano, Associate Professor, Jazz Piano, and Director of Jazz Studies Bob Larson, and Shenandoah Conservatory sophomore Jazz Studies major Michael Christie played with the band. Baylock’s band was also chosen to rehearse and perform the winning compositions from the Jazz Education Network Student Composition Competition. These compositions were written by students from New England Conservatory, The University of North Texas, and Eastman School of Music. Shenandoah and the National Jazz Workshop were also represented at the conference with an admissions booth.
Assistant Professor, Jazz Dance, Tiffanie Carson, M.F.A., traveled to NYC in January to perform at an Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) showcase. Carson, who is also assistant director and dancer for Christopher K. Morgan & Artists performed the critically acclaimed piece, “In the Cold Room,” choreographed by Christopher Morgan. The company recently received two prestigious grants: a National Dance Project Production Grant (NDP) from The New England Foundation for the Arts and a Creation Fund Award from the National Performance Network for future engagements at Dance Place in Washington, D.C., and the Maui Arts and Cultural Center in Hawaii, as well as additional national touring.
Professor of Bass and Strings Area Coordinator Donovan Stokes, D.M., performed and taught as a guest artist for the Las Vegas chapter of the American String Teachers Association in January in Las Vegas.
Musical Theatre Program Coordinator and Associate Professor of Theatre Jonathan Flom, M.F.A., interviewed Tom Kitt, keynote speaker at the January conference of the Musical Theatre Educators Alliance, for which Flom serves as vice president. Flom organized the conference where he spoke with Kitt, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his musical “Next to Normal.” His current Broadway hit “If/Then” stars Idina Menzel. Kitt is considered one of the biggest composers contemporary musical theatre.
Professor of Flute Jonathan Snowden, B.M., will present a masterclasses in London this March at the Royal Academy of Music and Trinity Laban Conservatoire as well as a masterclass and recital at London College of Music. Additionally, he will teach a masterclass at DIT Conservatory of Music in Dublin, Ireland. Snowden will also teach flute lessons in London at Just Flutes, a specialist flute shop and Europe’s largest supplier of flutes and music, and he will be interviewed as the “Interview of the Month” with Principal Chairs, a London-based worldwide online playing and teaching forum for the flute.
Professor Emeritus, Theory and Composition, William E. Averitt, D.M., had a live recording of a composition reviewed in the January 2015 issue of British Gramophone magazine. The album, “Afro-American Fragments. The Deepness of the Blue. The Dream Keeper,” captures a Feb. 23, 2013, performance at the University of Missouri, Kansas City (UMKC). The review notes Averitt’s almost 40 years with Shenandoah Conservatory and that “these three cycles for chorus and piano four hands, to poems and lyrics by Langston Hughes on three different aspects of the American experience, show the soft-spoken flexibility, skill and eloquence such a pedigree bespeaks.” The recording features the UMKC Conservatory Singers under the direction of Robert Bode with pianists Lee Thompson and Melissa Loehnig. The album is available on CD from Amazon.
HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Director of Physical Therapy Karen Abraham, Ph.D. received the Elizabeth Noble Award from the Women’s Health Section of the American Physical Therapy Association at the national convention in February in Indianapolis. The award, the Women’s Health Section’s highest honor, is named for section founder Noble. It is given to a member who provides “extraordinary and exemplary service to the field of physical therapy for women, or to the Section on Women’s Health of the American Physical Therapy Association,” according to APTA website. Award namesake Noble “was a driving force behind the development of the field of obstetric and gynecological physical therapy in the United States. She was the author of multiple books for both the lay public and the professional,” the website states.
Respiratory Care Assistant Professor Melissa Carroll recently completed her master’s degree in health science. She presented her final project, investigating the asthma education provided to families with asthmatic children in the Winchester community, at this month’s Wine, Cheese and Scholarship event. As a result of her research, she proposes implementing an asthma care package and a standard of asthma education within the Winchester community.
Physical Therapy faculty were very active at this year’s Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association in Indianapolis, Indiana, in early February. Director of Physical Therapy Karen Abraham, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Ruth Maher, D.P.T., Ph.D., and G. Alon presented the educational session “Therapeutic Technologies in Women’s Health.” Dr. Maher, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Megan Bureau, D.P.T., and M. DaRoja, J. Landy, W. Long, M. McIntyre, L. O’Brien and H. Pitcher presented the poster “In‐Vivo Analysis of Radial Head Motion During Forearm Supination and Pronation: A Proof of Concept Pilot Study Using Ultrasound Imaging” (Orthopaedic Section Poster Award Candidate). Maher, D.M. Hayes and T.L. Millard presented “The Effects of Dry Needling on Spasticity and Range of Motion in Two Children.” Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Lisa McVey, D.P.T., N. Jabbour, K. Reichenbaugh, C. Sanders, M. Schroeder, K. Silke and K. Forrer presented the Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Section poster, “A Non-Traditional Rehabilitation Approach for a Pediatric Patient Following a Heart Transplant.” Dr. McVey, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Sheri Hale, Ph.D., K. Reichenbaugh and K. Silke presented the Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Section poster, “Prevalence of Elevated Blood Pressure Recorded During Outpatient Physical Therapy Initial Evaluations.” Dr. Abraham, Assistant Professor, Division of Physical Therapy, Thomas Turner, Ph.D., T. Sheffer and M. Smoot presented the Geriatrics Section poster “Analysis of Senior Fitness Test Scores in an Older Adult Living Community.” Abraham, W. Rheins, C. Bagley, and L. Kihm presented the Women’s Health Section poster “Comfort Level of Entry-Level Physical Therapy Students in Addressing Sexual Concerns of Patients in the Clinical Environment.” Abraham, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Melissa Wolff-Burke, Ed.D., K. Wilson, J. Chang, A. Chisamore, and K. Suchocki presented the Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Section poster “Personal Exercise Habits and Counseling Practices of Physical Therapists: A National Survey.” Abraham, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Andrea Fergus, Ph.D., A. Alkire, J. Dyson, S. Messick, and P. Richardson presented “Health Concerns of Women in the Postpartum Period: A Qualitative Study.”
NURSING
Assistant Professor of Nursing Brenda Johnston, D.N.P., PMHNP-BC, ’85, ’97, ’05, delivered a podium presentation, “Taking a Step Closer Toward an Integrative Practice Model,” at the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Adjunct Professor of Nursing Judith A. Lewis, Ph.D., RN. FAAN, is a member of the National Nurse Advisory Council for the March of Dimes, where she co-chairs the Nurse of the Year Selection Committee for the Virginia chapter. Dr. Lewis serves on the Editorial Board of MCN: The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, where she coordinates the “Toward Evidence-Based Practice” column that appears in each edition of the journal. She serves on two expert panels for the American Academy of Nursing (AAN): Genetics, and Women’s Health, and as interim co-chair of the Women’s Health Expert Panel.