FACULTY AND STAFF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND BEST PRACTICES // SEPTEMBER 2020 |
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Kellie Holzer co-edited a special issue of Nineteenth-Century Gender Studies, "Victorian Literature in the Age of #MeToo," with Dr. Lana Dalley, CSU Fullerton, that is now live. The issue commences with an introduction offering a history of the #MeToo movement and linking it to Victorian Studies.
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Terry Lindvall published “Laughter in a Time of Plague” in the Journal of the Association of Anglican Musicians 29: 5 (May/June 2020), 6-9.
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Lisa Lyon Payne co-authored "Advancing Communities of Practice: The Unique Position of Student Media Advisers," which was presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) virtual conference. The paper was part of a scholarly panel on issues facing college media.
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Volume 57 of College Media Review's Research Annual, which includes all peer-reviewed publications from the preceding academic year, appeared in print. Lisa Lyon Payne has served as editor of the flagship publication of the College Media Association since 2017.
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Clair Barube had a new book published, "The Investments: An American Conspiracy,” by Information Age publishers, which discusses American societal structures and institutions, and the political agenda of dysfunction and investment.
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Tom Lopez has published 19 articles in the Numismatist, magazine for the American Numismatic Association, and has published both cover and feature stories, and collaborated with the Imperial War Museum, London and British Pathe' on several projects. Examples include "WWI, Medals and Remembrance" and A Heart Strangely Warmed: The Medals of John Wesley."
President Scott D. Miller regularly contributes to Enrollment Manager, most recently authoring "Enrollment Innovation During COVID-19" (July 2020). He also edits the presidential thought-leadership series President to President, launching the 16th year of this publication with the 2020-2021 series titled "Fostering a Culture of Innovation." The Series Foreword is now available here. His daily blog about campus life, Dialogue, can be found at prezscottmiller.blogspot.com.
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Terry Lindvall was the guest speaker for Theological Horizons of the University of Virginia in its "Virtual Vintage" series, speaking on "C. S. Lewis: Learning in War-time and during a Pandemic."
Kathy Merlock Jackson presented the President's Address at the Popular Culture Association Governing Board Meeting.
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Ben Dobrin and Chris Stuart, of Top Guard Security, presented to 757 COVID-19 Business Recovery Forum on the challenges of reopening businesses from a Public Health and Public Perception standpoint.
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Ben Dobrin and Chris Stuart, of Top Guard Security, presented to Volunteer Hampton Roads on best workplace practices for COVID mitigation at Hampton Roads non-profits. Topics included staff, volunteer and customer safety, proper interpretations of the Governors Executive Orders and temperature scans.
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Taryn Myers presented a virtual poster entitled "Does being feminist make sexual minority individuals more susceptible to media influences?" at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association. VWU alumna Makayla Kelley was a co-author. This presentation will be available "on demand" for a full calendar year.
Taryn Myers' presentation entitled "Does being a feminist matter? Examining the role of feminist attitudes and identification in the relationship between sociocultural pressures and appearance concerns" was accepted for presentation at the Appearance Matters 9 conference, Bath, England, U.K. The conference was rescheduled for 2021 due to COVID-19.
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Brian Kurisky presented to the VA, WI, and IN Campus Compact organizations on the Nationally recognized VWU Voter Engagement plan and how the institution is registering, educating, and getting students to the polls.
Joyce Easter's "Designing assignments for cognitive and communication skill development" abstract was accepted for presentation at 2020 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education. Due to the global pandemic, the 2020 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education was terminated by the Executive Committee of the Division of Chemical Education, American Chemical Society; and, therefore, this presentation could not be given as intended.
Benjamin Haller participated in a Round Table Discussion titled "The Challenges and Opportunities of Diversity for Classics and Latin in K-12 Schools" at the Virtual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South as part of his duties as a member of the CAMWS committee on Diversity and Inclusion.
Benjamin Haller served as moderator for a panel entitled, "Reception Studies 4," at the Virtual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South.
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OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
The Popular Culture Association has established the Kathy Merlock Jackson Dissertation Award to recognize Kathy's work as editor of The Journal of American Culture and mentor to numerous young scholars. This is the second PCA award honoring a VWU professor. The Jones Award for the Best Graduate Student Paper is named after former political science professor William M. Jones.
April Christman completed Johns Hopkins University's COVID-19 Contact Tracing Certification.
April Christman completed the "Handle with Care" behavior management system certification for verbal and physical de-escalation techniques.
April Christman completed an Association of Social Work Board approved course on the "Psychosocial Aspects of Pandemic Viruses."
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In an Op-Ed for The Virginian-Pilot on May 7, “Businesses must make safety their #1 priority,” by Chris Stuart, Benjamin Dobrin was quoted concerning safety protocols for businesses reopening after quarantine.
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Mindy Gumpert was invited to be an Advisory Consultant for the Education and Research Committee at Chesapeake Bay Academy.
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Mindy Gumpert is the president of the Virginia Council for Learning Disabilities. Mindy organized four webinars for general and special educators, and prospective educators in Virginia. Several VWU students attended the first webinar. The second webinar will include representatives from the VDOE and will focus on resources for co-teaching virtually and IEP compliance.
Joyce Easter completed the seven-part Outreach Training Program offered by the American Chemical Society.
Joyce Easter participated in the 18th Annual POGIL National Meeting to continue work on the POGIL Project Strategic Planning and is serving as chair of the Strategic Collaborations working group for this academic year.
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Through the Office of Wesleyan Engaged: Center for Civic Engagement and Service Learning, VWU faculty will have the opportunity to infuse their courses with engagement opportunities. In light of the COVID pandemic for this academic year, students (individual or as a group) will be participating in virtual engagement opportunities through the Points of Light Foundation.
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