Welcome to the following new employees at the Mount: Faculty members Denette Callahan in Arts and Humanities; Nicholas Caudill, Heather Christensen, Brooke Gialopsos, Nanzeen Kane, and Andrew Rasmussen in Behavioral and Natural Sciences; Donya Andrews-Little and Daniel Yost in Business; Deborah Bertsch, Jamie Gardner, Cara Rigby, Monica Warde, and Janet Wray in Health Sciences. New staff members Lauren Martin in Admission; Toby Carrigan, Kelsey Keyes, Timothy Mantel, Amber McKee, and Justin Ray in Athletics and Recreation; Bethann Duncan and Kathie Hendren in Building and Grounds; Jennifer Franchak and Kristen Hedgebeth in Career and Experiential Education; Gina Fieler, Amber McKee, Angela Miller and Susan Scherrer in Health Sciences; Ashley Litton in Human Resources; Alissa Beck and Jill Eichhorn in Institutional Advancement; Marc George in Resident Life; Michelle Dietz and Kelly Rawe in Student Affairs.
Congratulations to Lisa Dehner, associate professor of physical therapy, and Karen Holtgrefe, associate professor of physical therapy, presented a one day course at the World Conversation of Physical Therapy (WCPT) in Amsterdam on June 23. The title of their presentation was “Best Practice for Patients with Cardiovascular Disorders.”
Agnes DiStasi, assistant professor of nursing, earned the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, this summer. In July, Agnes passed the Certified Nurse Educator examination given by the National League for Nursing.
Mary Ann Edwards, associate professor of business administration, and John Ballard, professor of management, published the article “Using Business Periodicals: An Active, Student Centered Method for Management and Marketing Courses” in the spring issue of the “Journal of the Academy of Business Education.”
Richard Elliott, band and percussion director, performed the world premiere of "An Extraordinary Correspondence" for flute and marimba with his wife, Jennifer, on August 7 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Hamilton. Richard and Jennifer commissioned the work from noted American composer Nathan Daughtery for their flute and percussion duo.
Bill Lonneman, assistant professor of nursing, began class for the DPT (Doctor of Nursing Practice) over the summer at Madonna University in Livonia, Mich.
Tim Lynch, chair and professor of history, made a presentation at a National Endowment for the Humanities Institute – Voices Across Time – on music and singing in the labor movement during the turbulent Depression years.
Kelly Simmons, assistant professor of nursing, earned the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, this summer.
Craig Lloyd, associate professor of art, has a painting included in the 2011-2012 Governor's Residence Art Exhibition in Columbus that will be on display through June of 2012. He also had several works included in a summer group exhibition at Gallery Salveo, the Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati from June through August.
Gene Kritsky, Ph.D., department chair and professor of biology at the College of Mount St. Joseph, received the Patriot Award this summer. Sponsored by the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, the Award honors a civilian who has helped support men and women in the U.S. armed forces who they employ. Kritsky was nominated for the award by former biology student James W. Cannon III, a medical entomologist for the U.S. Army and a 2005 graduate of the Mount. Kritsky has been an advocate for Canon throughout his years in the military, serving as a mentor and consultant on a variety of issues.
Cynthia Gregory, librarian and adjunct instructor of Art, was one of 40 international artists chosen to exhibit drawings and prints in the peer-reviewed group show "Library Thoughts" on view August 24 - September 16, 2011 at the Raday Kepeshaz Gallery in Budapest, Hungary.
Robert Bodle, assistant professor of communication studies, presented his paper "The Ethics of Online Anonymity" at CEPE 2011 - Crossing Boundaries: Ethics in Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Relations, hosted by the School of Information Studies (UW-Milwaukee) and the Center for Information Policy Research (UW-Milwaukee), June 2. "The CEPE (Computer Ethics Philosophical Enquiry) conference series is recognized as one of the premier international events on computer and information ethics attended by delegates from all over the world" (
http://inseit.net/cepe2011/).
Tim Lawson, Ph.D., professor and chairperson, Department of Psychology, and Mary Kay Fleming, Ph.D. professor of psychology, worked with one of their current psychology majors, Debra Reisinger, on a research project in which they collected data on what undergraduate PSY courses are preferred by 548 graduate programs across the U.S. They presented the results at the annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS ) in Washington, DC in May. They were featured on their convention online video blogs during the conference, and now their picture appears on the cover of the APS Observer (the association's magazine).
Richard Sparks, Ph.D., professor of education, will give a lecture on September 18 at Oranim College of Education in Israel. After that, he will present at a roundtable conference at Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in the Netherlands with eleven other leading researchers.