Office of the Academic Vice President

Nicholas R. Santilli reviewed conference proposals for the upcoming SCUP-45 International Conference to be held in Minneapolis. Prof. Santilli has been appointed Plenary and Invited Sessions Coordinator for SCUP-46, the International Conference for the Society for College and University Planning, to be held July 2011 in Washington, D.C., and the International Conference Chair for SCUP-47, to be held July 2012 in Chicago.

Biology

Rebecca Drenovsky, M.A. Christman, and J.J. James published “Environmental Stress and Genetics Influence Nighttime Leaf Conductance in the C4 Grass Distichlis Spicata.” Functional Plant Biology, 36:50-55.
Prof. Drenovsky, Z.T. Aanderud, M.I. Shuldman, and J.H. Richards published “Shrub-interspace Dynamics Alter Relationships Between Microbial Community Composition and Belowground Ecosystem Characteristics.” Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 40:2206-2216, 2008.

Prof. Drenovsky was invited to speak at a symposium titled “The Power of Movement
in Plants,” at the annual conference of the Botanical Society of America.

Center for Service and Social Action

The following faculty will be leading immersions over the January break: Jill Bernaciak, Management, Marketing, and Logistics, to Nicaragua; Lauren Bowen, Office of the Academic Vice President and Political Science, to New Orleans; and Jen Ziemke, Political Science, to Mexico.

Classical and Modern Languages and Cultures

Santa Casciani, also director of the Bishop Pilla Italian/American Studies and Vatican City Study Abroad Programs, and Luigi Ferri presented a paper at the ICERI 2009 International Conference of Education, Research, and Innovation in Madrid, Spain, Nov. 16-18, 2009, titled “A New Approach to International Education: Foreign Languages and Business.”

Keiko Nakano published “Language, Identity and Home: Transnational Writers in Japan and America.” Beyond Binarisms, ed. Eduardo F. Coutinho. Rio de Janeiro: Aeroplano, 2009. 53-60.

Russert Department of Communication and Theatre Arts

Barbara Bisantz-Raymond published The Baby Thief: The Story of Georgia Tann, the Baby Seller Who Corrupted Adoption, spring 2009 in the United Kingdom by Blake Publishing. It was previously published in 2007 in the United States by Carroll & Graf, and in Australia and New Zealand by Random House. The Baby Thief was selected as a Summer Pick, in May 2009, by Karen Long, the Cleveland Plain Dealer’s book editor. Publisher’s Weekly named it a Best Book of 2007.

Prof. Bisantz-Raymond did a reading at Nighttown Restaurant as part of The Nighttown Academy of Poetry and Letters fundraiser for the Friends of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Library, Oct. 4, 2009, at the request of Regina Brett of The Plain Dealer.

Carrie Buchanan co-authored an entry on Canada with historian David Spencer (University of Western Ontario) in the new SAGE Encyclopedia of Journalism, released fall 2009. Prof. Buchanan wrote on recent developments and the current state of the media in Canada, and David Spencer wrote about Canada’s media history.

Prof. Buchanan is completing her doctorate at Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication in Ottawa, Canada. Her research has focused on how two of Canada’s metropolitan daily newspapers create a sense of place about the locality they serve, and how that construct changed over the 20th century; the oral defense is scheduled in December 2009.

Jacqueline J. Schmidt; Roland L. Madison, Accountancy; and Brian Patrick Green published “Accounting Department Chairs’ Perceptions of the Importance of Communication Skills.” Advances in Accounting Education: Teaching and Curriculum Innovations, eds. Bill N. Schwartz and Anthony H. Catanach Jr. Wagon Lane, Bingley BD16, UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2009, 151-168.

Education and Allied Studies

Amy Hoffman presented “21st Century Skills: Understanding Implications for Teachers and Teacher Education” at the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers Conference, Charlotte, NC, November 2009.

Prof. Hoffman published “Co-Teaching While Student Teaching: A Promising and Practical Practice.” Ohio Middle Level Journal, 33(1) (2009): 7-10.

John L. Rausch, Mary Bridget Mathews, and Danielle A. Goldstein presented a paper titled “University Attrition and Retention: Factors from Students, Universities, and High Schools” at the Midwestern Educational Research Association, St. Louis, MO, October 2009.

Prof. Rausch, Danielle A. Goldstein, and Tara L.R. Beziat presented a paper titled “Academic Motivation: The Influence of Emotion, Self-Efficacy, and Identification with Academics” at the Midwestern Educational Research Association, St. Louis, MO, October 2009.

Prof. Rausch, Alicia Pascoe, and Danielle A. Goldstein presented a paper titled “Mothers’ Advocacy for Students with Asperger’s and Other Exceptionalities: A Collaborative Approach” at the Midwestern Educational Research Association, St. Louis, MO, October 2009.

English

Thomas Pace published “I Can Take a Stance.” Engaging Audience: Writing in an Age of New Literacies, (eds.) M. Elizabeth Weiser, Brian M. Fehler, and Angela M. Gonzalez. Urbana, IL: NCTE, 2009, 147-164.

Grasselli Library

Ruth R. Connell and Catherine Anson, Office of the Academic Vice President, published E-Book Collections, Washington, D.C.: Association of Research Libraries, 2009.

Cynthia Lenox published “Business and Economic Database Access in Libraries Serving Mid-Sized Accredited Business Schools.” Journal of Business Finance Librarianship (JBFL), Vol. 15, No. 1, January 2010.

History

Matthew Berg and James Krukones, also Office of the Academic Vice President, and Marvin Perry published Sources of European History: Since 1900, Boston: Wadsworth, 2009.

Bob Kolesar attended the Los Niños/Via International Global Dialogue held at the University of San Diego, Oct. 6-9, 2009. He also presented “Service, Development, and Education in the Work of Los Niños, 1974-2009,” at the VI International Congress: Migration and Social Institutions, held at Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Nov. 5-6, 2009.

Maria N. Marsilli reviewed the following publications: People of the Volcano: Andean Counterpoint in the Colca Valley of Peru, by Noble David Cook, with Alexandra Parma Cook (Duke University Press, 2007), in Social History, Vol. 33, No. 4, November 2008; and “Ana Vian Herrero, El Indio dividido: Fracturas de conciencia en el Perú Colonial; Edición críticia y estudio de los Coloqios de la Verdad de Pedro de Quiroga,” in Renaissance Quarterly (Winter 2009).

Prof. Marsilli presented the following papers: “Representing She-Devil: The Many Faces of ‘La Quintrala’ in Rural Colonial Chile,” at the 2009 International Conference on the Arts in Society, in Venice, Italy, July 28-31, 2009; “A punto de Explotar: La visión Jesuita sobre idolatrías indígenas en Arequipa, S. XVII-XVIII,” at 53 International Conference of Americanists, in Mexico City, July 19-24, 2009; “The Beauty of the Devil: The Myth of ‘La Quitrala’ in Rural Colonial Chile,” at the Women and Spirituality Symposium, Cleveland State University, March 12-14, 2009; and “The Beauty of the Devil: ‘La Quintrala’ and the Reconstruction of Chile’s Colonial Past,” at the 8th Ohio Latin Americanists Conference, Feb. 27-28, 2009, at Ohio University, in Athens, OH.

Prof. Marsilli was the discussion moderator in the book review of Myths of Harmony: Race and Republicanism During the Age of Revolution, Colombia, 1795-1831, by Marixa Lasso (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2007), at the Ohio Academy of History 2009 meeting held at the University of Akron, April 3-4, 2009.

Management, Marketing, and Logistics

Scott J. Allen published “An Exploration of Theories of Action in Leadership Development: A Case Study.” Organization Development Journal 27.2 (2009): 39-51.

Prof. Allen and Anthony Middlebrooks published “Editors’ Introduction: The Education of Leadership.” The Journal of Leadership Education 8.1 (2009): viii-xxii.

Jill Bernaciak completed training for the Global Career Development Facilitator certification from the National Career Development Association.

James H. Martin, also Boler School of Business Dean’s Office; Beth Ann Martin, Psychology and College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office; and Paul R. Minnillo, Psychology, wrote “Implementing a Market Orientation in Small Manufacturing Firms: From Cognitive Model to Action.” Journal of Small Business Management, January 2009, 92-115.

Ed Tomlinson published “Teaching the Interactionist Model of Ethics: Two Brief Case Studies,” The Journal of Management Education (in press), and “Reducing Employee Theft: Weighing the Effectiveness of Intervention Attempts,” in C. Cooper & R. Burke (eds.), Crime and Corruption in Organizations, Edward Elgar (in press).

Prof. Tomlinson also published “The Role of Causal Attribution Dimensions in Trust Repair,” with Mayer, R. C., in Academy of Management Review, 34 (2009), 85-104, and “The Role of Mentor Trust and Protégé Internal Locus of Control in Formal Mentoring Relationships,” in Journal of Applied Psychology, with Wang, S., and Noe, R. A. (in press).

Philosophy

Harry J. Gensler, S.J., recently had two of his books, Formal Ethics and Ethics: A Contemporary Introduction, both with Routledge Press, translated into Persian. They will be published by Elmi Farhangi Publishers in Iran. In addition, the chapter “A Formalized Ethical Theory” in his Introduction to Logic (published by Routledge) will be published in Persian in the journal Naqd o Nazar [Criticism and Opinion] in Iran.

Mariana Ortega co-edited a volume titled Constructing the Nation: A Race and Nationalism Reader, SUNY Press 2009, with Linda Martin-Alcoff. She also co-wrote the introduction, “The Race of Nationalism.” Mindy Peden, Political Science and College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office, wrote chapter 6, “Situating Race and Nation in the U.S. Context: Methodology, Interdisciplinary, and the Unresolved Role of Comparative Inquiry,” in that volume.

Prof. Ortega wrote “Othering the Other: The Spectacle of Katrina for Our Racial Entertainment Pleasure.” Contemporary Aesthetics, July 29, 2009. View article here.

Brenda Wirkus presented a paper titled “If I Know I Can Be Wrong: Epistemologies of Ignorance and a Response to Holland” at the annual meeting of the Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy (SPEP) on Oct. 30, 2009, in Washington, D.C.

Political Science

Mindy Peden, also College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office; Mariana Ortega, Philosophy; and Linda Martin published “Situating Race and Nation in the U.S. Context.” Constructing the Nation, (ed.) Alcoff. New York: SUNY, 2009, 131-152.

Psychology

Abdulrazaq Imam published “The Shaping of a Saint-President: Latent Clues from Nelson Mandela’s Autobiography.” Behavior and Social Issues 18 (2009).

Janet D. Larsen received the Award for Academic Innovation from the Small College Roundtable at the annual meeting of the Ohio Psychological Association on Oct. 23, 2009. This award was in recognition of her “commitment to the value of psychological science and undergraduate students’ active participation in it.” It recognized her organizing the first Ohio Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference at John Carroll, in 1987, and her continued work with the Consortium for Undergraduate Psychology Research Conferences. The 24th conference will be held in April at Ohio Dominican University.

Elizabeth Swenson, along with other members of the Ethics Committee at the annual convention of the Ohio Psychological Association, hosted the workshop “Ethical Issues in Colleague Assistance.”

Prof. Swenson’s published “Protecting Human Participants in Research: What You Need to Know about the IRB.” The Ohio Psychologist, Volume 56.

Prof. Swenson is the new chair of the Ohio Psychological Association (OPA) Ethics Committee and a member of the OPA Board of Directors.

Prof. Swenson was selected to be among the Charter Fellows of the Midwestern Psychological Association.

Religious Studies

Joseph Kelly published “Mission in Early Christianity.” Liturgy & Mission 18 (2009): 153-160.

Paul Nietupski published “The Fourth Belmang: Bodhisattva, Estate Lord, Tibetan Militia Leader, and Chinese Government Official.” Asian Highlands Perspectives 1 (2009): 187-211.

Sociology and Criminology

Susan Long published “Does It Matter Who Cares? A Comparison of Daughters versus Daughters-in-Law in Japanese Elder Care” with Ruth Campbell (University of Michigan) and Chie Nishimura (Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology). Social Science Japan Journal. The article appeared online through Oxford University Press and in hard copy Summer 2009, Vol. 12, Issue 1.

Prof. Long was named chair of the Research Committee of the American Advisory Committee of the Japan Foundation, which recommends proposals in Japanese studies for funding in all humanities and social sciences disciplines. This appointment is a result of nomination by colleagues on the AAC, recommendation by the NY Japan Foundation staff, and approval from Tokyo.

Prof. Long also served as an external reviewer for a tenure application at Princeton University, and reviewed manuscripts for the University of Hawaii Press and for the journal Dementia.

Prof. Long presented “On Choosing Our Death Panel: Quality and Choice in End-of-Life Care,” in a panel titled “Japanese Health Care: A System that Works.” The panel was sponsored by the University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies, Nov. 5, 2009, Ann Arbor. Other participants were international journalist TR Reid, author of The Healing of America, and John Campbell, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Michigan.

Prof. Long reviewed a manuscript on end-of-life decisions in Japan for Social Science and Medicine in September 2009.