Faculty Awards 2006-20067
CLARK SUMMER FELLOWSHIP/ RESEARCH GRANT
Marie-Noëlle Little, Professor of French Professor Little will travel to Italy to attend a major international conference on American poet Ezra Pound, where her paper has been accepted, and also travel to a seminar in Northern Italy followed by travel to France to collect material for the new Foreign Language major. She will also produce an essay on Swedish Nobel Laureate Harry Martinson, and a bibliography for a new book project on Swedish painter and writer Bo Beskow.
Divya Sharma, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Professor Sharma will travel to Delhi, India to explore anomic conditions that exist in Delhi and its surrounding areas and flesh trade with focus on anomic conditions. Her proposal reflects professional development in the area of transnational crime and will contribute to the College’s graduate and under-graduate curriculums.
SUMMER FELLOWSHIPS
John Foreman, Assistant Professor of English
This is a joint research project with Professor Angel Rivera to develop a working prototype of an interactive online multimedia dictionary and grammar for Macuiltianguis Zapotec, an indigenous language of Mexico.
Zhaodan Huang, Assistant Professor of Economics
Gervais, Kaniel, and Mingelgrin (2001) first document that stocks with positive volume shock tend to outperform stocks with negative volume shock and name this effect as the high-volume premium. This research project revisits the high-volume premium based on the weekly risk adjusted return generated by the four factor model of Carhart (1997). The purpose is to empirically investigate that pattern of the high volume premium based on risk-adjusted abnormal return.
Gary Leising, Assistant Professor of English
Professor Leising will be attending the Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference in Colrain, MA which will provide him the opportunity to present his work to editors and publishers and receive feedback in preparation for submitting his manuscript to publishers for their consideration.
Angel Rivera, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
This is a joint research project with Professor John Foreman to develop a working prototype of an interactive online multimedia dictionary and grammar for Macuiltianguis Zapotec, an indigenous language of Mexico.
Dale Scalise-Smith, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
Professor Scalise-Smith will be traveling to Albania with a primary focus to explore opportunities for bringing Physical Therapy to the people of Albania. The trip is primarily directed towards the healthcare needs, in particular physical therapy, for children with disabilities living in Albania.
John Swanson, Associate Professor of History
Professor Swanson will be working on four separate projects this summer: finishing the first draft of a book manuscript on the German minority in Hungary; continuing interviews for a documentary film on the meaning of “German” for German-speakers in Hungary; research in Hungary for an article on historical culture and victimization that he is writing as part of a research team in Lund, Sweden; and reading proofs of an anthology on contemporary Europe that he co-edited with a colleague at Auburn University.
Pamela Thompson, Assistant Professor of Education
Professor Thompson will continue research and travel towards the completion of a co-authored book, A Geo-Ethnographer’s Guide to Exploring School and Community Places. She will travel to Amsterdam, Holland to participate in the study to apply those findings to the final chapters of the proposed book.
SABBATICALS
Bryant Buchanan, Associate Professor of Biology, Spring 2008
Sharon Kanfoush, Associate Professor of Geology, Spring 2008
Marie Noëlle Little, Professor of French, Spring 2008
Sharon Wise, Associate Professor of Biology, Spring 2008
David Wittner, Associate Professor of History, Spring 2008
Mini-Sabbatical
Jo Ellen Vespo, Professor of Psychology Child Life, Fall 2007 and Spring 2008
FACULTY LEADERSHIP FUNDS
Claudette Abounader, Assistant Professor of Nursing
Professor Abounader presented at the Faculty Development Institute in San Diego, CA.
Atasi Basu, Assistant Professor of Accounting
Professor Basu presented at the American Accounting Association Conference in Washington, D.C.
Hossein Behforooz, Professor of Mathematics
Professor Behforooz presented at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Madrid, Spain.
Catherine Brownell, Assistant Professor of Nursing
Professor Brownell presented at the 2007 Conference “Beyond the Box: Meeting the Challenges of Being a Nurse Educator Today” in San Diego, CA.
Bryant Buchanan, Associate Professor of Biology
Professor Buchanan was a presenter and moderator of symposium on Ecological and Human Health Effects of Artificial Night Lighting at the Carnegie Institution in Washington, DC.
Luzmila Camacho-Platero, Assistant Professor of Spanish
Professor Camacho-Platero presented at the Texas A&M University Kingsville Conference in Kingsville, TX, and at the Spanish Golden Age Theater Symposium in El Paso, TX.
Paula Carey, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
Professor Carey presented at the National Conference of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education in Portland, OR.
Thomas Crist, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
Professor Crist presented at the 40th Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology in Williamsburg, VA.
Linda Dake, Assistant Professor of Physics
Professor Dake presented at the National American Association of Physics Teachers in Syracuse, NY.
Lawrence Day, Associate Professor of Physics
Professor Day presented at the National American Association of Physics Teachers in Syracuse, NY
Thomas Diana, Assistant Professor of Education
Professor Diana presented at the 2007 Association for Science Teacher Education International Conference in Clearwater Beach, Florida.
Brad Emmons, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Professor Emmons presented at the Automorphic Forms Workshop in Santa Barbara, CA.
Linnea Franits, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
Professor Franits presented at the 5th Annual Northeastern Conference on Disability in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Cecilia Friend, Professor of Public Relations/Journalism
Professor Friend was a panel organizer and participant at the Annual Convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in San Francisco, CA.
Patrice Hallock, Assistant Professor of Education
Professor Hallock presented at the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Zhaodan Huang, Assistant Professor of Economics
Professor Huang presented at the Financial Management Association Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Mary Ann Janda, Professor of English
Professor Janda presented at the Southeastern Writing Centers Association in Nashville, TN.
John Johnsen, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Professor Johnsen presented at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in San Antonio, TX.
Sharon Kanfoush, Associate Professor of Geology
Professor Kanfoush presented at the National Meeting of the Geological Society of American in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Joan Kay, Associate Professor of Therapeutic Recreation
Professor Kay presented at the National Conference of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education in Portland, OR.
Kim Landon, Associate Professor of Public Relations/Journalism
Professor Landon was a panel moderator at the Annual Convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in San Francisco, CA.
Gary Leising, Assistant Professor of English
Professor Leising presented at the “James Dickey: A Celebration of the Life and the Works” Conference in Columbia, South Carolina.
Marijean Levering, Associate Professor of Theatre
Professor Levering presented at the International Conference on Arts and Humanities in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Kunpeng Li, Assistant Professor of Management
Professor Li presented at the Annual Conference of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Amy Lindsey, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Professor Lindsey presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Paul MacArthur, Assistant Professor of Public Relations
Professor MacArthur presented at the Annual Broadcast Education Association Convention and panel moderator for the Telecommunication Act of 1996 Panel.
Shauna Malta, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
Professor Malta presented at the Teaching Professor Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
Bruce McBride, Professor of Criminal Justice
Professor McBride was a committee participant at the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators Conference in Orlando, FL.
Jeffrey Miller, Associate Professor of Communications
Professor Miller attended and served as Treasurer at the International Comic Arts Festival in Washington, DC.
Victoria Nackley, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy
Professor Nackley presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference and Expo in St. Louis, Missouri.
Adam Pack, Associate Professor of Biology
Professor Pack presented with two Utica College students at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in Atlanta, GA.
Peter Pawson, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy and Biology
Professor Pawson presented at the Annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting in Atlanta, GA.
Elise Pepin, Assistant Professor of Psychology-Child Life
Professor Pepin presented at the Annual Symposium of the Society for Research in Adult Development in Boston, MA.
Terri Provost, Assistant Professor of Biology
Professor Provost presented at the National Endocrine Society Meeting in Boston, MA.
Curtis Pulliam, Associate Professor of Chemistry
Professor Pulliam presented at the 19th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education in West Lafayette, IN.
James Scannell, Associate Professor of English
Professor Scannell presented at the College English Association Conference in New Orleans, LA.
Carlann Fox Scholl, Assistant Professor of English
Professor Fox Scholl was Chair and presenter at a roundtable discussion at the College Composition and Communication Conference, in New York City.
Divya Sharma, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Professor Sharma presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Conference in Los Angeles, California.
Polly Smith, Assistant Professor of Sociology
Professor Smith presented at the Annual American Sociological Association Meeting in Montreal, Canada and presented at the Eastern Sociological Society’s 2007 Annual Meeting and Conference in Philadelphia, PA.
R. Scott Smith, Associate Professor of Psychology
Professor Smith presented at the Association for Gerontology in High Educational Leadership Conference in Portland, OR.
Steven Specht, Associate Professor of Psychology
Professor Specht presented at the Association of Psychological Sciences in Washington, DC.
Patricia Swann, Associate Professor of Public Relations
Professor Swann, presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference in San Francisco, California.
John Swanson, Associate Professor of History
Professor Swanson presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies in Washington, DC.
Pamela Thompson, Assistant Professor of Education
Professor Thompson attended the Annual Meeting of the Executive Planning Board of the American Association of Teaching and Curriculum in Cleveland, OH as an elected officer.
Sharon Wise, Associate Professor of Biology
Professor Wise presented at the International Conference in Defense of the Quality of the Night Skies and the Right to Observe the Stars in La Palma, Canary Islands.
David Wittner, Associate Professor of History
Professor Wittner was a panel discussant and ran for office to the Executive Board at the New York Conference on Asian Studies in Canton, New York and participated in the Annual Meeting of the Association of Asian Studies in Boston, MA.
Barbara Witucki, Assistant Professor of English
Professor Witucki presented at the East-Central American Society for Eighteenth Century Studies Conference in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; presented at the Group for Early Modern Cultural Studies Conference in Chicago, IL and presented at the Rewriting the Long Eighteenth Century, David Nichol Smith Seminar in 18th Century Studies XIII in Dunedin, New Zealand.
Desheng Zong, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Professor Zong presented at the International Conference on Philosophy in Athens, Greece.
SMALL GRANTS
Marie-Noëlle Little, Professor of French
Professor Little received a small grant to defray the cost of books, microfilm, photocopying, mailing and telephone for her project on Forssell and Setterlind Letters.
Victoria Nackley, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy
Professor Nackley received a small grant to purchase instructional workbooks and classroom writing materials for the Handwriting Instruction Program to be conducted at the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees.
CRISAFULLI FUND
Elizabeth Gleasman, Associate Professor of Nursing
Professor Gleasman attended a workshop on the use of medical VitaSim Mannequins, classroom learning equipment to be purchased for the new technology lab.
Thomas Rossi, Associate Professor of Management
Professor Rossi attended the Society for Human Resource Management Annual Conference with UC students in Washington, D.C.
Patricia Swann, Associate Professor of Public Relations
Professor Swann attended the International Conference of the Public Relations Society of America with several students from Utica College Public Relations Student Society of America Chapter as their advisor.
Desheng Zong, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Professor Zong presented at the International Conference on Philosophy in Athens, Greece.
