Director and Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Karen Abraham will serve as the first Shenandoah University Fellow for Academic Excellence beginning in August 2015. In this position, Dr. Abraham will play an important role as a member of the academic leadership team with specific responsibilities in staffing and budget models, administration of the Shenandoah Honor Code, and support for emerging interdisciplinary and interprofessional programs, among other areas. She has broad and deep experience as a teacher, scholar, faculty member and an administrator, and above all as an advocate for academic excellence at Shenandoah University.
Graduate Programs Librarian Rosemary Green, Ph.D., presented her paper “Literature Reviewing as Pedagogy: Teaching and Learning Graduate Literacies” at the 2015 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Commons Conference, March 25-27, in Savannah, Georgia. Dr. Green presented findings from her ongoing research into and classroom applications of advanced literature reviewing.
Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning Anne Marchant, Ph.D., presented perspectives on reviewing State Council of Higher Education (SCHEV) Outstanding Faculty Awards (OFA) as part of a panel at an OFA workshop in Richmond, April 14.
ARTS & SCIENCES
Associate Professor of English Michelle Brown, Ph.D., published a review of “Clan Cleansing in Somalia: The Ruinous Legacy of 1991,” by Lidwien Kapteijns in Research in African Literatures 46.2 (2015). In addition, Dr. Brown and junior English major Brooke Hahne delivered their co-authored paper, “Trauma Narratives: Teaching Theory Through Postcolonial Literature and Creative Writing,” at the Fifth Global Conference on Trauma: Theory and Practice, in Lisbon, Portugal, in March. The conference offered an intensive three-day interdisciplinary seminar with presenters from 19 countries. Papers ranged across a variety of disciplines including literature, film and media studies, social work, therapy and psychotherapy, human rights law and social activism. Hahne was the only undergraduate student at the conference, but her sophisticated engagement with the work of other presenters quickly garnered their respect. The university also received significant attention from other attendees for notably prioritizing student research in the liberal arts. This trip was part of Brown’s commitment to fostering interdisciplinary research opportunities throughout the undergraduate arts and sciences curriculum. In February she helped English major Ashley Harris secure funding to present her paper, “Origin of the Strong Black Woman,” at the National Association for African American Studies conference in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Brown’s work with other faculty in the College of Arts & Sciences includes the current “Badass” cluster of humanities courses. Both Hahne and Harris plan to earn doctoral degrees and become literature professors. Presenting their work in professional conferences as undergraduate students will set them apart from other graduate school and employment applicants. Brown notes that other students have noticed Harris’s and Hahne’s experiences and want to pursue similar opportunities.
Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology Woodward Bousquet, Ph.D., led a spring wildflower walk near Bowman’s Ford on Cedar Creek on April 25. Bousquet’s field trip was a fundraiser for Belle Grove Plantation, which manages the Harmony Hill property at Bowman’s Ford. The event was sold out for the second year in a row.
Assistant Professor of Biology Elizabeth (Beth) Cantwell, Ph.D., received a 2015-16 Maurice L. Mednick Fellowship award from the Virginia Council for Independent Colleges (VFIC) in support of her work on fibrinolytic proteins in the SCN2.2 cell line. The Mednick Award was created in 1967 in honor of a young Norfolk industrialist who died from accidental causes and whose family and business associates wished to perpetuate his name by establishing a memorial that would emphasize his and the donors’ strong interest in higher education, and VFIC usually awards one award to each of the state’s independent colleges.
Associate Professor of History Ann Denkler, Ph.D., is one of a select group of faculty members nationwide chosen by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History to participate in a special American history seminar on “Slave Narratives.” The multidisciplinary seminar for faculty members in history, English, and related fields will use slave narratives — as well as some other assigned secondary reading — to comprehend the lived experience of slaves in the transition from bondage to freedom. From a pool of 83 highly competitive nominations, 27 faculty members were selected to participate in the seminar, which will be held at Yale University, June 21 to June 25. Read more here.
Lauren Flanigan, M.S.Ed./ITL, ’16, joined the Center for Public Service and Scholarship in October. So far, she has collaborated on the Veterans Writing Project and helped to restructure the evaluation process for the students attending the Leadership by Design summer program. She has worked with the Shenandoah Valley Nonprofit Alliance for Excellence on getting its resources for nonprofit organizations up onto a website and assisted with Shenandoah University’s application for the President’s Honor Roll for Service.
Director of International Programs Bethany Galipeau-Konate, D.Prof., her research, and Shenandoah’s Global Citizenship Program are featured in a short think piece by Terra Dotta, the leading study abroad software management company. The piece came about after Dr. Galipeau-Konate encountered and had a brief discussion with Terra Dotta’s CEO at February’s Association for International Education Administrators conference. Check out the piece, “The Long-Term Impact of Short-Term Study Abroad” at Terra Dotta.
Associate Professor of Psychology Brandon Greene, Ph.D., was elected to the board of directors of the Virginia Association for Behavior Analysis.
Works by Associate Professor of Art History and Art Geraldine Kiefer, Ph.D. appeared at the “Fifth Annual Art and Earth Juried Exhibit”, Berkeley Arts Council, Martinsburg, West Virginia, April 1-May 2; the “2nd Annual South-Atlantic Juried Exhibition” at The Montpelier Center for the Arts & Education, Montpelier, Virginia, from April 25 to June 29; and in the juried exhibition, “Elemental Observations: Earth, Air, Fire, Water” at the Blue Ridge Arts Council in Front Royal, Virginia, June 4-July 15. Kiefer was also featured at the solo invited exhibit “Holy Islands, Landscape Intimacies: An Art Born of Geographical Imagination,” at Barns at Rose Hill, Berryville, Virginia, from May 3-31.
Assistant Professor of Religion Meredith Minister, Ph.D., received a Teaching and Learning In Theology and Religion summer fellowship from the Wabash Center in support of her work “Teaching About Sexual Violence in the Religion Classroom.” The Wabash Center provides funding for faculty projects that advance student learning at the intersection between scholarly work and teaching practice.
Assistant Professor of Exercise Science Barry Parker, Ph.D., presented at the Johnson-Williams Middle School Career Day on April 24, where he discussed exercise science.
Director of and Professor at the Center for Public Service and Scholarship Karen K. Schultz, Ph.D., facilitated discussion through the U.S. Dept of State at a day-long April 10 meeting with professionals from Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, and Egypt regarding how higher education in the United States incorporates service and service-learning in curriculum and in graduate and undergraduate education. Dr. Schultz was also appointed to the Governor’s Board for Service and Volunteerism (chair of Service and Outreach Committee) and the board of visitors for the College of William & Mary. Schultz served as the featured speaker for the spring 2015 Quota Club regional meeting, and also spoke on “Engaging Young People in Service” at the Annual Conference on Service and Volunteerism in Richmond, Virginia. Additionally, she organized the 5th Annual Residential Summer High School Leadership by Design, through which rising high school student seniors come to Shenandoah University representing school districts from the Commonwealth of Virginia.
BUSINESS
Dean and Professor of Management Miles K. Davis, Ph.D., was selected as the recipient of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution’s Silver Good Citizen Award for excellence in education, public service commitment, and community volunteerism. On April 24, Dr. Davis was presented with a notification letter by Todd P. Golding, president of the Colonel James Wood II Chapter of the Virginia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. “It’s good to be recognized, but I think you should do things because they should be done,” said Davis to his students who witnessed the letter presentation. “One of the lessons of this is, you never know who’s watching when you’re doing things. This was totally unexpected, but very much appreciated.” Learn more about the award here. Davis is also one of 28 mid-level administrators in higher education nationwide selected by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) to participate in a year-long Senior Leadership Academy during the 2015–2016 academic year. Individuals chosen for the program are administrators in higher education who have been identified by their institutions as having the potential for senior leadership positions in independent colleges or universities. Davis will undertake a mentoring program, work with experts, participate in seminars and webinars, and engage in a series of readings and case studies. The Senior Leadership Academy is designed to prepare prospective leaders to assume positions as the chief officers in any division — including academic affairs, student affairs, finance, enrollment management and advancement — in independent higher education. Find out more here.
Assistant Professor of Sports Management Fritz Polite, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sports Management Edward J. Gawrysiak, III, Ph.D., and Director of the Bachelor of Business Administration Program and Associate Professor of Sports Management Brian J. Wigley, Ed.D., along with three students in the sports management program, presented at the prestigious College Sports Research Institute conference held in April in Columbia, South Carolina. They presented research titled: “Examining the Financial Model of the NCAA: Corporate Social Responsibility, Institutional Logic, and Organizational Legitimacy Model,” “A New Generation of Athletic Directors: Examining the Coaching Experience and Career Trajectory of Division I and III Athletic Directors,” and “The Value of a College-Athlete: Roadways Through NCAA Legal Cases.”
CONSERVATORY
Assistant Professor of Jazz Dance Tiffanie Carson, M.F.A., who also serves as assistant director and dancer for Christopher K. Morgan & Artists (CKM&A), taught at the company’s third annual Professional Summer Dance Intensive, at which university and college students from across the United States have the opportunity to attend technique, repertoire and seminar classes designed to inspire and challenge serious pre-professional dancers. The intensive learning experience includes a professional photoshoot and a culminating performance. Carson also performed at CKM&A’s spring season at the American Dance Institute in Rockville, Maryland, remounting Christopher Morgan’s evening length work, “Limited Visibility,” a suite of dances connected in theme and design. This remount featured a reworked score by electric cellist Wytold.
Dance Artist-in-Residence Robbie Cook, M.F.A., joins the faculty as a sabbatical replacement for Assistant Professor of Dance Maurice Fraga, M.F.A., for the upcoming 2015–16 academic year. On behalf of the search committee, Chair of the Dance Division and Associate Professor of Dance Ting-Yu Chen, M.F.A., expressed that “Robbie Cook’s teaching is illuminating and reflective of his depth of knowledge and experience as a dancer, choreographer and educator. He cultivates expressive dancers and creative thinkers with a high standard. We are thrilled to have him join the Shenandoah community.” Cook comes to Shenandoah Conservatory after teaching modern dance technique courses, dance composition, contact improvisation and Pilates at Loyola Marymount University for four years. During the summer seasons, Cook teaches classes at both the Bates Dance Festival and American Dance Festival, two of the most prominent educational and professional dance communities in the country that attract dance artists from all over the world. Cook’s choreography has been performed nationally and internationally in Alaska; Brooklyn and New York City; Chicago; Los Angeles, North Carolina; Philadelphia; San Francisco; and Tokyo, Japan. This summer he will originate a new choreography for a repertory class at American Dance Festival. As a dancer, Cook has worked with Ishmael Houston-Jones, Douglas Dunn, Liz Lerman, Edwaard Liang, Margaret Jenkins, Liz Gerring, Keith Thompson, Stacy Spence, Jan Erkert, Xsight! Performance Group, Lucky Plush Productions, Dallas Opera’s Production of Boris Godunov and Deborah Hay (Solo Performance Commissioning Project ’01 and ’07) and performed Yvonne Rainer’s “Trio A” as a duet with Hope Mohr. A certified practitioner in yoga and Pilates, Cook completed his M.F.A. in dance at Bennington College in Bennington, VT and his B.F.A. in visual art from the School of The Art Institute of Chicago in Illinois. Read more here.
Director of Performing Arts Leadership and Management Program and Associate Professor of Arts Management, David Edelman, M.F.A., was recently re-elected treasurer of the board of directors of the Association of Arts Administration Educators.
Adjunct Lecturer of Jazz Saxophone Luis Hernandez, B.A., was invited to serve as tenor saxophone clinician at the First Texas State University Jazz Saxophone Festival. The event was held May 18-21 in the Performing Arts Center Recital Hall on the Texas State University campus located in San Marcos, Texas. The festival provides a unique learning opportunity for serious saxophonists to engage with masters in the field and attend combo clinics, masterclasses and concerts. Hernandez also performed with the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra on Saturday, February 28 as the featured guest artist. The concert was a tribute to the music of John Coltrane, and Hernandez performed on Coltrane’s own tenor saxophone, which was donated to the Smithsonian.
Assistant Professor of Piano Ieva Jokubaviciute, M.M., will join the conservatory faculty this fall, after an extensive national search. Jokubaviciute will succeed Professor of Piano Elizabeth Temple, M.M., who retired after having served on the piano faculty for more than 50 years. “We are thrilled that Ieva is joining our faculty,” said Shenandoah Conservatory Dean Michael Stepniak, Ed.D. “Professor Temple’s shoes are not easy to fill, but Ieva brings with her an exceptional musical sensitivity, passion for teaching, enthusiasm in chamber music and collegiality that make her a great fit for our conservatory. These qualities will quickly make her a cherished colleague and teacher.” Her piano trio — Trio Cavatina — won the Naumburg International Chamber Music Competition in 2009, made its debut performance at Carnegie Hall in 2010, and tours throughout the United States. In addition to her collaborative performances, Jokubaviciute has performed as soloist with such orchestras as the Chicago Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and the Lithuanian National Symphony. In 2012, she served on the piano faculty and helped develop a vocal accompanying class at Lawrence Conservatory in Appleton, Wisconsin, as the sabbatical replacement for Michael Mizrahi. For the past few years, Jokubaviciute has actively contributed to George Washington University’s Summer Piano Institute by creating curriculum, coaching ensembles, teaching lessons and leading panel discussions. Jokubaviciute also holds extensive teaching experience at Bard College, Steans Institute for Young Artists and Music School of Westchester. Jokubaviciute was awarded a Borletti-Buioni Trust Fellowship in 2006 to develop her potential as an emerging artist. She earned her degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and from Mannes College of Music in New York City. Her principal teachers include Seymour Lipkin and Richard Goode.
Harrison Endowed Chair in Piano and Associate Professor of Jazz Piano Robert Larson, D.M.A., presented a lecture on the history of jazz for “Conversations at Oatlands” at the Oatlands Plantation in Leesburg, Virginia, on June 12.
Director of Music Education and Associate Professor of Music Jeffrey Marlatt, Ph.D., was invited to present at the 54th biennial NAfME Eastern Division Professional Development Conference in Providence, Rhode Island. Dr. Marlatt presented sessions titled “Assessable Moments in the General Music Classroom” and “Student Teaching Perspectives.” Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Education Marsha Barley, M.M., and junior music education majors Ashley Gregory and Tierney McDermott collaborated with Marlatt for the session on student teaching. Marlatt also serves as conservatory assistant dean for assessment and holds the Charlotte A. & Verne E. Collins endowed professorship.
Director of Composition and Coordinator of New Music Jonathan Newman, M.M., will join the faculty this fall after a national search. Newman will succeed David T. Little, Ph.D., who will move to a part-time role beginning fall 2015. Co-chair of the search committee Charles B. Levitin Chair in Musical Theatre and Professor of Composition and Musical Theatre Thomas Albert, D.M.A., explained the committee’s unanimous support for Newman by stating that he is not only a first-rate, prolific composer with a national reputation, but also someone who “is an excellent role model for our students, and will be a dynamic and creative leader for Shenandoah’s new music program.” Newman’s works are increasingly appearing as centerpieces within premier music festivals and concerts in the United States and abroad. This summer his compositions will be featured in London at the BBC Proms (directed by Eric Whitacre) and at Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music (directed by Marin Alsop). His internationally acclaimed “Blow it Up, Start Again” was recently performed by the Minnesota Orchestra, and his symphony “My Hands are a City” was highlighted at the national conference for the College Band Directors National Association. Read more here.
Distinguished Artist-in-Residence, Chair of the Keyboard Division, and Professor of Piano John O’Conor, B.M, LRAM, LRSM, ARCM, served as the chairman of the jury at the 10th Dublin International Piano Competition and as visiting professor of piano at the Showa University of Music in Japan. This summer, O’Conor will also give the Beethoven Bootcamp course at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin, Ireland; present his annual master classes at the Adamant Piano Summer Camp in Montpelier, Vermont; present a solo recital at the Wigmore Hall in London; present masterclasses in Vicenza, Italy; present a recital and masterclass at PianoFest in the Hamptons in New York; present a recital and a masterclass at the Lancaster Festival in Pennsylvania; present recitals and a masterclass at the Aspen Music Festival and School in Colorado; present masterclasses at the Banff Music School summer program in Canada; present recitals at the Ponce Festival in Puerto Rico; and present at the Weekend Workshop for Piano Teachers at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin.
Assistant Professor of Music Theory Mitchell Ohriner, Ph.D., presented a March 28 lecture titled “Modeling and Representing Flow in Rap Music” for the Tanner Lecture Series at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. The presentation was part of a first-of-its-kind symposium that featured talks on rap analysis, copyright law and sampling, and mashup culture, as well as concerts by DJ Ripley and Black Violin.
Professor of Saxophone Timothy Roberts, D.M.A., performed a recital and taught at the University of Antioquia and EAFIT University in Medellín, Colombia. In March, he taught masterclasses and performed recitals at the University of Miami, the AFCENT Air Force Band in Doha, Qatar, the Australian Saxophone Retreat (Melbourne) and the Sydney Conservatorium. He also performed with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and was invited for a week-long artist residency at the University of South Carolina.
Director of Acting and Assistant Professor of Theatre J.J. Ruscella, M.F.A., had an article published in the latest issue of Southern Theatre magazine. His article, titled “The Digital Reel: Yes, Every Actor Needs One,” discusses the need for digital reels by actors entering the industry. Southern Theatre magazine is published quarterly by Southeastern Theatre Conference, Inc. Read the article here.
Coordinator of Music Theory and Associate Professor of Music Theory Keith Salley, Ph.D., published a comparative review of two books on jazz theory — ”The Berklee Book of Jazz Harmony” by Joe Mulholland and Tom Hojnacki and “Jazz Theory: From Basic to Advanced Study” by Dariusz Terefenko — in the journal Music Theory Online. The magazine accepted another of Dr. Salley’s articles, “On Duration and Developing Variation: An Ideological Intersection between Henri Bergson and Arnold Schoenberg” to be published in 2015 or early 2016. Salley also co-edited a special issue of Gamut (the journal of the Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic) dedicated to the memory of Steven Strunk (professor of theory and composition at The Catholic University). Salley prepared one of Stunk’s manuscripts, entitled “Melodic Structure in Bill Evans’s 1959 ‘Autumn Leaves,’ ” for publication in that issue. Another article, written in collaboration with Daniel Shanahan (Louisiana State University) “Phrase Rhythm in Standard Jazz Repertoire: A Taxonomy and Corpus Study” will appear in the special issue and discusses the interaction of idiomatic harmonic progressions with regular metric structures in jazz standards written between 1920 and 1959. Salley will travel to University of Liége in Belgium this summer and present “Of Periodicity and Aperiodicity in Jazz: A Study of Phrase-Rhythmic Irregularities Across Hypermetric Structures.” The conference is dedicated to the study of effects of repetition in popular music.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Production and Recording Technology Dan Shores, B.M., participated in two presentations during the Audio Engineering Society’s (AES) 138th Annual International Convention in Warsaw, Poland. The presentation, “Recording Music in Immersive Audio,” was co-presented with Morten Lindberg from Oslo, Norway, and featured music recorded in 9.1 immersive audio with a discussion on microphone techniques and production workflow.
Professor of Flute Jonathan Snowden, A.G.S.M., performed recitals at both the Orchard Ridge Community and Shenandoah Valley Westminster-Canterbury in May with Professor Emerita of Piano Sue Boyd, D.M.A., as his accompanist. He also did a recital presentation lecture with his wife, Su, as his piano accompanist at Handley Library. In June, Snowden presented a masterclass and lecture to the 90 band students at Woodson High School in Fairfax, Virginia. Snowden is currently meeting with the principal at Garland R. Quarles Elementary School in Winchester, Virginia, to plan a flute studio outreach.
Professor of Flute Jonathan Snowden, A.G.S.M.; Anna Lee Van Buren Chair in Clarinet and Associate Professor of Clarinet Garrick Zoeter, M.M., and Associate Professor of Bassoon and Music Theory Ryan Romine, D.M.A., “Suite of Miniatures for Wind Octet” by Ralph Raymond Hayes performed together in a wind octet at the D.C. Scottish Rite Auditorium in Washington, D.C., in May. Alex Lee ’15 also participated in the performance on flute. She will begin studying for a Master of Music degree at Shenandoah Conservatory this fall.
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and Professor, Voice Aimé Sposato, D.M.A., Shenandoah Conservatory’s associate dean for undergraduate studies and professor of voice, has been named an ACE Fellow by the American Council on Education (ACE) for the 2015-16 academic year. “I must say that I am excited about what lies ahead,” said Dr. Sposato. “It has been an intensive, soul-searching and reflective period which began in October 2014 at the start of the application process. I am excited about the year ahead, but most importantly, I am looking forward to returning to our campus with new ideas, a broader network of peers, and resources that will further the mission and vision of our campus community.” The ACE Fellows Program, established in 1965, is designed to strengthen institutions and leadership in American higher education by identifying and preparing emerging leaders for senior positions in college and university administration. Forty-seven fellows, nominated by the senior administration of their institutions, were selected this year following a rigorous application process. The ACE Fellows Program combines retreats, interactive learning opportunities, campus visits and placement at another higher education institution to condense years of on-the-job experience and skills development into a single semester or year.
Associate Professor of Theatre Kirsten Trump, M.F.A., narrated two publications for Laissez Faire Books, “God of the Machine” and “The Critics of Keynesian Economics” this spring. In February, she completed a four-day residency at University of Wisconsin–Marathon County teaching workshops and coaching dialects for an upcoming production of “The Importance of Being Earnest.” In March, she conducted a workshop at UCLA Acting School on “The Elemental Voice,” and in April she performed in a stage reading of scenes with award-winning playwright, Johnna Adams, as part of the 25th Anniversary celebration for The Contemporary American Theater Festival.
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Effective this month, Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction Karrin Lukacs, Ph.D., will serve as co-editor of The Teacher Educators’ Journal, which is published by the Association of Teacher Educators in Virginia (ATE-VA). The goal of the journal is to stimulate discussion and reflection about issues related to teacher education. Along with John Almarode, Ph.D., of James Madison University, Dr. Lukacs will serve in this role for three years. In addition, she will represent Shenandoah University on the Executive Board of ATE-VA, which is comprised of representatives from each of the 37 post-secondary institutions that offer teacher education programs in Virginia.
Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction Diane Painter, Ph.D., received the Lumos Networks Innovation in Higher Education Award, honoring the innovative use and/or development of technology in higher education and training from the Shenandoah Valley Technology Council (SVTC). She was selected from a pool of four nominees in the category. In its listing of Painter’s accomplishments, the council noted Painter’s creation of a computer-based writing program in the university’s School of Education & Human Development, funded with help from a grant from the Claude Moore Charitable Foundation, as well as the multi-touch books she authored for two free iTunes U courses. She received the award May 6 at the SVTC’s 15th Annual Awards Gala at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
HEALTH PROFESSIONS
The faculty of the Physician Assistant Studies program presented at the Physician Assistant Annual Forum, the premier conference for physician assistant educators in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Director and Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy Leslie B. Davidson, Ph.D., presented “Performance-Based Assessment for Adults With Cognitive Impairments: Research Findings and Practice Implications” at the American Occupational Therapy Association conference in Nashville. Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy Bonnie Riley, Ph.D., provided two presentations at AOTA, titled “Engaging Caregivers During Childhood Occupations” and “Video Modeling: An Intervention Tool for Teaching Daily Living Activities to Children with Autism.” And, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy Alicia Lutman, O.T.D., offered an AOTA presentation titled, “Designing and Autism Awareness Education Program for First Responders.”
Dean of the School of Health Professions Timothy E. Ford, Ph.D., co-authored an article Steve Hammer, “A perspective on the global pandemic of waterborne disease,” that was accepted without revisions to the journal Microbial Ecology.
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Sheri Hale will serve as Interim Director of the Division of Physical Therapy while Dr. Abraham participates in the fellowship.
Associate Director and Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Ruth Maher, Ph.D., and Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Sheri Hale, Ph.D., presented at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology conference.
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Ruth M. Maher, Ph.D., and third-year PT student Will Long ’15 attended the World Confederation of Physical Therapy Congress in Singapore, on May 4 and presented two research papers. The papers were “In vivo analysis of radial head motion during supination/pronation and mobilization effects: A proof of concept study using ultrasound imaging,” which Dr. Maher co-authored with Long and several others, and “Ultrasound imaging in the classroom to teach in vivo anatomy and arthrokinematics to first year physical therapy students,” co-authored by Maher and Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Sheri Hale, Ph.D. The presentations were very well received with several dynamic discussions surrounding the topics and novelty regarding the use of ultrasound. The World Confederation for Physical Therapy is the sole international voice for physical therapy. It is committed to furthering the physical therapy profession and improving global health. Maher was highly complimentary of Long, saying “he represented Shenandoah and himself very well.”
Assistant Professor of Athletic Training Denise Massie, DPT, accompanied the U.S. Women’s Professional Tennis Association in May to provide volunteer sports medicine coverage.
Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy Bonnie Riley received her doctorate from Virginia Commonwealth University on May 9.
NURSING
Professor of Nursing Ginger Breedlove, Ph.D, RN, will speak at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ annual meeting in San Francisco. Her presentation concerns birth centers vs. hospital births. Dr. Breedlove will serve as keynote speaker for the New York State Perinatal Association meeting in Albany, New York, in June, presenting on the topic of “Midwifery Matters in Designing Health Models to Improve Perinatal Outcomes.” On June 28 in Maryland, with J. Jennings, Breedlove will present an educational session at the American College of Nurse Midwives annual meeting entitled, “Collaborative Leadership: ACOG and ACNM in Action”.
Director of the Midwifery Program and Professor of Midwifery in the Eleanor Wade Custer School of Nursing Juliana van Olphen Fehr, Ph.D., was selected to receive the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM) 2015 Distinguished Service Award in recognition of her years of service as an educator and mentor to countless students and practicing midwives. The award will be presented June 30 at the Awards Celebration at the ACNM Annual Meeting at the Gaylord Hotel, National Harbor, Maryland.
Adjunct Clinical Instructor of Nursing Judith Lewis, Ph.D., RN, is a member of the National Nurse Advisory Council for the March of Dimes. She is also a member of the Selection Committee for the Virginia March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Award. She is a member of the Editorial Board for the The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing and the coordinator for the column, “Towards Evidence Based Practice.” In addition, Dr. Lewis serves as interim co-chair for the Women’s Health Expert Panel for the American Academy of Nursing.
Assistant Professor of Nursing Naomi Pitcock DNP, RN, will publish her research, “Evaluation of and Initiative to Improve Breastfeeding Among Rural Hispanic Women” in the next issue of Journal of Clinical Lactation. Dr. Pitcock also attended the University of Virginia Invitational Summit: Public Health Nurses for a Healthy Virginia, May 31-June 1, and she will accompany five nursing students to the Remote Area Medical Clinic in rural Virginia in July.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing Helen Zebarth, M.Ed., received a College of Nursing Excellence Award in the area of Community and Society from her alma mater, South Dakota State University in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the College of Nursing. Zebarth has served as a faculty member at Shenandoah University since 1979. She also worked as Director of the Wilkins Wellness Center from 1987-2004. Zebarth founded the Blue Ridge Hospice in Winchester and the Critical Incident Stress Debriefing team to debrief first responders after serious incidents. She serves on the Council Against Domestic Violence and has been a parish nurse at her church in Winchester for 18 years.
PHARMACY
Associate Professor of Biopharmaceutical Sciences Craig H. Richard, Ph.D.; Associate Professor of Biopharmaceutical Sciences Jennifer E. Bryant, Ph.D., and alumna Justine F. Hastings ’14, Pharm.D., co-authored “Pharmacy Students’ Preference for Using Mobile Devices in a Clinical Setting for Practice-Related Tasks.” in the American Journal of Pharmacy Education. Read more about the article here.