农夫导航

Dear Bellarmine Students, Faculty and Staff,

Congratulations on a successful year of scholarship and service. It is a year that will always hold special significance for me as my first full year as president of this wonderfully welcoming community. I have so enjoyed getting to know you, the campus and the city, and I look forward to continuing our fulfilling work on behalf of our students and the greater community that we serve. The President鈥檚 Update will return in September.

Remember those Bellie Award nominations

One of the ways we build and nurture our sense of community at Bellarmine each year is to recognize the achievements of faculty and staff members who are living Bellarmine鈥檚 core values in exceptional ways. We do this with the Bellie Awards, reproductions of the Bellarmine Jug, a salt-glazed stoneware bottle made in Germany that was said to bear the image of St. Robert Bellarmine. Nominations are now open for the 2017-18 Bellie Awards. , to review each of the core-value award categories and to nominate the faculty or staff member of your choice. We will announce the recipients at our Faculty and Staff Welcome Back event in August.

Faculty and Staff News and Achievements

Dr. Paul Pearson, director and archivist of the Thomas Merton Center, gave two presentations at the 12th general meeting of the Thomas Merton Society of Great Britain and Ireland at Oakham School, Rutland, from April 6-8: 鈥淐ontemplation in a World of Violence: Thomas Merton鈥檚 Monastic Approach to the Life-and-Death Issues鈥� and 鈥淩esearch Resources at the Thomas Merton Center: An Introduction.鈥�

Ms. Dana Hummel, director of Employee Rewards, was elected secretary on the Board of Directors of KY CUPA-HR. 农夫导航 is the only private university represented on this state board.

Dr. Sara Pettingill, dean of Graduate Admission, was selected to join the NAGAP Board of Directors as the Membership Chair for a two-year term. NAGAP is the leader in graduate enrollment management. Dr. Pettingill will also serve on the local arrangements committee for the 2019 NACAC conference in Louisville as the College Tours co-chair.

Dr. Jim Breslin, dean of Student Success, Dr. Kristen Wallitsch, associate dean of Student Success for Academic Support, Ms. Elizabeth Cassady, assistant dean of Students, and Mr. Drew Thiemann, director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness, accepted the 2018 Innovative Academic Support Initiative Award from the American College Personnel Association鈥檚 Commission for Academic Support. This award recognizes the creative, collaborative work this team has undertaken in developing and piloting the Bellarmine First-Year Predictive Model.

Mr. Thiemann, Dr. Wallitsch and Dr. Breslin presented an invited webinar: 鈥淚ncorporating Predictive Analytics into a Student Success Strategy.鈥�

Dr. Breslin and co-authors at two other institutions had a peer-reviewed article, 鈥淲hen Leadership Fails: Navigating Bullying in the Workplace by Crafting Communities of Support,鈥� published in Briefs on Academic Support in Higher Education. He also presented three sessions at the 2018 American College Personnel Association annual convention, including 鈥淭he Process of Distilling Authentic Relationships in Student Affairs鈥� and 鈥淭hrough the Eyes of a College President.鈥�

Dr. Wallitsch and Ms. Lindsey Peetz, director of the Pioneer Scholars Program presented 鈥淪upporting First-Generation Transition: Increasing Matriculation and Retention鈥� at the 2018 American College Personnel Association鈥檚 annual convention in Houston, Texas.

Fr. John Pozhathuparambil was elected to leadership of Conventual Franciscan Province of Our Lady of Consolation at Mount St. Francis. He is one of six friars nominated and elected by fellow friars to help lead the Southern Indiana province for a four-year term.

Mr. Cody Jennings, assistant director of Intramural & Club Sports, and Ms. Gina Patrick, who until recently worked at Bellarmine as a Student Affairs administrative assistant, will be married this month.

Ms. Emily Werner, associate director of Wellness, and Ms. Pam Stackhouse, associate director of Athletics & Senior Woman Administrator, applied for and received the three-year, $30,000 NCAA Choices Grant. The project title is 鈥淭he Knights Wellness Network,鈥� and the main goal is to enhance awareness, education and training around key health and wellness issues on our campus such as alcohol and substance use, stress and mental well-being, healthy relationships and sexual assault prevention. Another goal is to empower student athletes and student leaders to promote a positive, healthy environment and culture on campus.

Ms. Laura Kline, assistant director of Campus Ministry, was named the director of Music for Mass of the Air for the Archdiocese, a televised broadcast of the celebration of weekly mass for the sick, elderly and homebound.

Dr. Melanie-Prejean Sullivan, director of Campus Ministry, was a guest lecturer for the Easter Term (April 23-May 18) at the Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology, which is part of the Cambridge Theological Federation (England). Her course was entitled, 鈥淭homas Merton: Discernment, Pastoral Presence & Social Justice.鈥� It was offered as a practical theology course in the anniversary year of Merton鈥檚 death (50th) and Louisville Epiphany (60th). Ms. Sullivan will be retiring from Bellarmine on May 31.

Ms. Katie Kelty and Ms. Samantha O鈥橞rien of the Office of Communications & Public Affairs won two Communicator Awards, in the categories of Collateral-Invitation (Inauguration of Susan M. Donovan) and Collateral-Other (In Veritatis Amore Library Display Case). The Communicator Awards are sanctioned by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from a 鈥淲ho鈥檚 Who鈥� of acclaimed media, communications, advertising, creative and marketing firms.

Bellarmine College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Joshua Golding, professor of Philosophy, was interviewed in March about Jewish ethics on the program 鈥淓thics Forward鈥� on 106.5 FM.

Dr. Gregory Hillis, associate professor of Theology, wrote an article titled 鈥淨uit Trying to 鈥楩ix鈥� Baseball鈥� that was featured in Commonweal Magazine. In April he published 鈥淚s 鈥楧ialogue鈥� Just an Empty Buzzword for Christians?鈥� in America Magazine. He was also quoted in The Irish Catholic in Greg Daly鈥檚 April 5 article 鈥淭he story is more about what Pope did not say.鈥�

Dr. Justin Klassen, assistant professor of Theology, was interviewed by WFPL-FM on public education and societal priorities. His comments were included in a report on Kentucky teacher protests in April. In March, Dr. Klassen gave a lecture titled, 鈥淭he Word Made Musical: Theology beyond Prose,鈥� at the invitation of the 1892 Club, a gathering of Ph.D. students at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. In February he gave the lecture, 鈥淚ntrinsic Dignity in an Unjust World: Why We Need to Talk about Social Justice,鈥� for the Brown Learning Community at Bellarmine.

Dr. Joseph Flipper, associate professor of Theology, published a book chapter, 鈥淭he Time of Encounter in the Political Theology of Pope Francis鈥� in Pope Francis and the Event of Encounter. He also presented a paper, 鈥淲orld in the Debate over African Theology鈥� at the Catholic Theological Society of America鈥檚 Annual Convention in Indianapolis.

Dr. Deborah Prince, associate professor of Theology, published the article, 鈥淪eeing Visions: The Persuasive Power of Sight in the Acts of the Apostles," in the Journal for the Study of the New Testament, March 2018.

Dr. Jennifer Barker lectured on 鈥淒iving In: Filming the Empire at Sea鈥� at Kwansei Gakuin University, in Osaka, and on 鈥淎merican Identity in Golden Age Hollywood Film鈥� at Nanzan University, Nagoya, Japan. In January she presented a program of animated shorts at the Orion cinema in Helskini, Finland, called 鈥淭he Animated Fuzzy Avant-Garde.鈥� The program was originally featured as a master class at the Midnight Sun Film Festival in Sodankyl盲, Finland in June. Dr. Barker lectured on 鈥淎ntifascist Aesthetics鈥� at the International Conference on Fascism and Antifascism in Our Time, at the Hamburg Institute for Social Research, in Hamburg, Germany.

Kentucky Poet Laureate Frederick Smock had two poems printed by Larkspur Press as broadsides: 鈥淧oetry Ought to be Able to Comprehend the World鈥� and 鈥淔rom Book of Earthly Delights.鈥�

Ms. Casey Clark and Ms. Kathi E.B. Ellis, Theatre Program adjunct faculty members, presented 鈥淎 Balancing Act: Our Profession in the Classroom鈥� at the Adjunct Faculty Scholars Conference at IUS in April.

Ms. Karole Spangler, adjunct faculty for the Theatre Department, will welcome audiences to Central Park this summer as the front of house manager for the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival.

Ms. Jaime Corum, adjunct faculty in Art, is a co-exhibitor in an equine art exhibit at The Gallery at The Brown Hotel through June 1.

Mr. Richard Burchard, associate professor of Music, had his composition 鈥淭he Seven Last Words of Christ鈥� performed by the University of Southern Mississippi Orchestra and Department of Choral Activities and several local choral groups. The March 27 and 29 performances both received standing ovations. The Gulf Coast Civic Chorale joined the Southern Miss Music Department to premiere Mr. Burchard鈥檚 work in Carnegie Hall on April 9.

Dr. Mark Kano, assistant professor of Music and vocal area coordinator, was an Artist-In-Residence at West Virginia University School of Music in February. He was invited to perform with the National Chorale in New York City at Lincoln Center in April for the ensemble's 50th anniversary concert. Dr. Kano was also invited by his peers to participate in the highly competitive National Association of Teachers of Singing Intern Program at the University of Colorado at Boulder in June. Also in June, he will deliver a presentation on his research, the songs of Francesco Paolo Tosti, at the NATS National Conference in Las Vegas. Additionally, Dr. Kano was elected by his peers to serve a two-year appointment as governor for the Kentucky District of the National Association of Teachers of Singing.

Dr. Frank Hutchins, professor of Anthropology, co-authored an article titled 鈥淚ntercultural Health in Ecuador: An Asymmetrical and Incomplete Project,鈥� to be published in an upcoming issue of Anthropology & Medicine. Dr. Hutchins reviewed the book Huaorani Transformations in Twenty-First-Century Ecuador: Treks into the Future of Time, by Laura Rival, for the Journal of Latin American Geography. He also took over as president of the Kentucky Ecuador Partners of the Americas.

Dr. Heather Pruss, assistant professor of Criminal Justice Studies, received the Outstanding RSO Advisor Award for 2017-18. She is the faculty advisor for the Sociology/CJS/Anthropology Club.

Ms. Allison Truttmann, adjunct faculty in Psychology, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of her company, Wicked Sheets: Comfort Sleep Solutions, for which she is the founder and CEO.

Dr. Tom Wilson, associate professor of Psychology, had talks accepted for presentation this summer from two active programs of research. The first, 鈥淭he Contribution of Adolescent Risk-taking to Learning Outcomes in First-time Traditional University Students,鈥� is the result of international collaborative research and will be presented at the upcoming Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference, to be held by the Institute for Learning and Teaching Excellence in September at IU Southeast. The other is new research in collaboration with honors student Ryan Coleman 鈥�18 titled 鈥淎 Mentalistic Approach to Nonconscious Influence: The Case of Priming to Promote Self-Disclosure鈥� that is to be presented in July at the 2018 Knowledge and Cognitive Science and Technologies conference. In addition, following on a record year of social science students learning, serving and interning abroad, Dr. Wilson鈥檚 proposal for an international experience course titled 鈥淩oll up! Roll up for the Psychology History Tour!鈥� was accepted into the CCSA London Summer 2019 program.

Dr. Courtney Keim, associate professor of Psychology, presented two papers in April at the 33rd annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, in Chicago: 鈥淥rganizational Justice as a Mediator between Job Insecurity and its Predictors鈥� and 鈥淎ctive Student Responding: Student Perceptions and the Impact of Personality Traits.鈥�

Dr. Lee Remington, associate professor of Political Science, was featured in WHAS-11鈥檚 鈥淚nside Investigations鈥� series for her instrumental efforts to reopen the investigation of the 1965 murder of Alberta Jones, the first female prosecutor in Louisville.

College of Health Professions

Dr. Linda Mefford (associate professor, Nursing) and colleagues presented 鈥淐hildhood Experiences and Body/Mind/Spirit Health in Adults鈥� at the 39th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) in New Orleans, April 11-14, 2018.

Dr. Sara Mahoney (assistant professor and chair, Exercise Science) was recognized as the first woman in the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) mentorship program to be named a Fellow of ACSM during their annual meeting on May 31 in Minneapolis. She was also quoted in an article entitled 鈥淐an You Outrun a Bad Diet? Experts Share Their Nutrition Advice for Runners鈥� in the April issue of Runners World.

Drs. Andrew Carnes (assistant professor, Exercise Science) and Sara Mahoney will present 鈥淟ongitudinal Comparison of Polarized vs. High Intensity Multimodal Training in Recreational Runners鈥� at the National American College of Sports Medicine conference in Minneapolis, May 29-June 2, 2018.

Drs. Linda Cain (adjunct faculty, Nursing) and Sherill Cronin (professor and chair, Graduate Nursing) and colleagues published 鈥淎 Tool to Identify Key Behaviors and Attributes of High-Performing Nurses鈥� in the Journal of Nursing Administration, Issue 48.

Drs. Nancy York (associate professor, Nursing and dean, Lansing School of Nursing and Clinical Sciences), Christy Kane (associate professor and chair, Respiratory Therapy), and Carol Smith (assistant professor, Nursing) published 鈥淚dentification and Management of Acute Cardiac Tamponade鈥� in Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 2018, Vol. 37.

Drs. Ronnita Usher (DNP graduate 鈥�14), Sherill Cronin and Nancy York published 鈥淓valuating the Impact of a Standardized Bedside Handoff Process on a Medical-Surgical Unit鈥� in the Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, Vol. 49.

Dr. Karen Golemboski (professor and chair, Medical Laboratory Science) presented the following at the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science Clinical Laboratory Educators鈥� Conference in Houston, Feb. 22-24: 鈥淭he Colorful Hats of a Program Director鈥� (with colleagues); 鈥淪trategies for Successful Program Assessment鈥� (with colleagues); and 鈥淨uality Improvement: Teaching Systems Science.鈥�

Drs. Heather Pruss (assistant professor, Sociology), Chelsey Franz (assistant professor, Athletic Training), and Annette Powell (associate professor, English) presented 鈥淭urning Points of Men Battling Addiction鈥� during the Dialogue on Diversity Conference at Bellarmine University on April 14.

Ms. Shelley McGuire (instructor, Radiation Therapy) presented 鈥淏rain Cancer Advancements from a Brain Cancer Survivor鈥� at the Ohio Society of Radiologic Technologists conference on April 7 in Worthington, Ohio, and at the Kentucky Society of Radiologic Technologists meeting on April 28 in Prestonsburg, Ky.

Dr. Kathy Hager (associate professor, Nursing) represented Bellarmine and KNA at the Kentucky Center for Nursing meeting on April 26.

Dr. Sonja Bareiss (associate professor, Physical Therapy) presented 鈥淎lterations in the GSK-3飦�/飦�-catenate Signaling Play a Role in the Development of At-Level Spinal Cord Injury Pain鈥� at the American Pain Society Scientific Summit in Anaheim, Calif., March 2018. This was also published in the Journal of Pain, Vol. 19, March 2018. Dr. Bareiss mentored Hailee Bray (Physical Therapy student), who presented results from her Biology/Honors Research and Craig H. Neilsen award (SKB) at the Society for Neuroscience, Louisville Chapter Research Day on April 13 and received second place for her poster presentation.

Dr. Christopher Wingard (professor, Physical Therapy) presented 鈥淐ardiovascular Mitochondrial Dynamics and Dysfunction by Exposure to Ultrafine or Nano Particulate Matter鈥� and was chair for the session 鈥淎ir Pollution: Biomass鈥� at the Society of Toxicology Meeting in San Antonio, March 12-14; reviewed Pfizer/Sexual Medicine Society of North America Fellowship Grants in April; and was chair and grant reviewer for the American Heart Association鈥檚 National Innovative Project Award, Basic Science Vascular Biology section, in May. He and colleagues published 鈥淐ardiopulmonary consequences of gestational toxicant exposure: symposium overview at the 56th Annual SOT Meeting, Baltimore, MD鈥� in Reproductive Toxicology, Vol. 79 (2018).

Dr. Ta鈥橬eka Lindsay (assistant professor, Nursing) was a keynote speaker at the Frontier Nursing University Conference presented by National Black Nurses Association Collaborative Mentorship Program entitled 鈥淢entorship Across the Profession: The Development of a Leader Over a Lifetime鈥� on May 17. Dr. Lindsay鈥檚 portion of the event was entitled 鈥淢entorship across the Profession: A Case Study Approach to Nurses Serving Nurses.鈥�

Ms. Brooke Vaughn (Simulation Laboratory instructor) and a colleague made a one-hour podium presentation entitled 鈥淒eveloping Faculty in Simulation鈥� during the University of Kentucky鈥檚 14th Annual Nursing Faculty Development Workshop, 鈥淓stablishing an Evidence-Based Teaching Culture,鈥� on May 11.

Dr. Thomas W贸jcicki (assistant professor, Exercise Science) graduated from the Louisville Leadership Center鈥檚 Focus Louisville Program in 2018.

Annsley Frazier Thornton School of Education

Dr. Daniel Castner presented two co-authored papers at the annual meeting of American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (AAACS): 鈥淔rom Critical Awareness to Pragmatic Artistry: Non-Affirmative Subtexts鈥� and 鈥淧ursuing Democratic Morality in Curriculum and Pedagogy: Ontological Projects at the Intersection of Dialogical Hermeneutics and Critical Pragmatism.鈥� At the annual meeting of American Education Research Association (AERA), he presented two co-authored papers: 鈥淐apabilities, Curriculum and Developmentally Appropriate Practice鈥� and 鈥淩ealizing Opportunities: Cultivating a Deweyan Inspired Interpretation of Democratic Curriculum and Pedagogy in Two Schools.鈥� He attended a 鈥淢eet Journal Editors鈥� session of AERA while fulfilling his role as the North American book review editor of Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, an international peer-reviewed journal. He also co-edited and co-authored the introductory remarks of a special issue of the same journal, which will be published in June: 鈥淭he Lived and Sometimes Clandestine 鈥楶rofessional鈥� Experience of Early Childhood Educators.鈥� Dr. Castner represented Bellarmine while at AERA by participating in the annual meeting of the Professors of Curriculum Honorary Society, and he was appointed listserv coordinator of the Early Education and Child Development (EE/CD) SIG. Dr. Castner and co-authors also presented an invited book talk at the Kent State University Conference Center. Their book is titled Democratic Curriculum Leadership: From Critical Awareness to Pragmatic Artistry.

Dr. Kristin Cook and colleagues published 鈥淭he giant problem: Using design thinking to explore thermal conductivity鈥� in Science and Children and 鈥淎 highly structured collaborative STEAM program: Enacting a professional development framework鈥� in Journal of Research in STEM Education. At the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Research Conference, she and colleagues presented 鈥淎uthentically and meaningfully integrating the 鈥楳鈥� in STEAM: The mathematics matters!" and 鈥淧rimeD: A Framework to Guide PD, Embed Evaluation, and Structure Research.鈥� She and colleagues presented 鈥淧ublic evolution education and the rise of the creationist movement in Brazil鈥� at the American Educational Research Association. Finally, Dr. Cook continued service on the Editorial Review Board for Innovations in Science Teacher Education.

Dr. Todd Whitney and undergraduate student Taylor Webb presented a poster, 鈥淓ffects of a Token Economy on a Student with Autism Exhibiting Disruptive Behavior in a General Education Classroom,鈥� at the KEEP Summit in Louisville.

Dr. Amy Lein and undergraduate student Sara Graviss presented a poster, 鈥淐urriculum Analysis of Math in Practice,鈥� at the KEEP Summit in Louisville. At the same meeting, Dr. Lein and undergraduate student Emily Clark presented a poster entitled 鈥淟esson Study: Teaching Multiplicative Comparisons.鈥�

Dr. Mary Ann Cahill hosted the second annual Bullitt County-Bellarmine Literacy Project Laureate Ceremony on May 7, honoring the accomplishments of 25 teachers, five academic coaches and five principals for their achievements in the area of literacy. This project has improved literacy instruction for more than 1,100 Bullitt County students over the last two years.

Dr. Donald 鈥淒J鈥� Mitchell Jr., professor of Higher Education Leadership, served as lead author for a journal article titled 鈥淚ntersectional Value? A Pilot Study Exploring Educational Outcomes for African American Women in Historically Black Sororities versus Non-Historically Black Sororities鈥� in Oracle: The Research Journal of the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors, and co-authored a journal article titled 鈥淏lack Male Persistence in Spite of Stereotypes in College: A Phenomenological Exploration鈥� in The Qualitative Report. Dr. Mitchell also presented 鈥淏lack Male Persistence in Spite of Facing Stereotypes in College鈥� at the Ethnographic Qualitative Research Conference and 鈥淓xploring the Relationship Between Campus Climate and Minority Stress in African American Students: An Institutional Case Study鈥� at the American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences, both held in Las Vegas.

W. Fielding Rubel School of Business

Dr. Dan Bauer, professor of Accounting, was interviewed by WDRB for the March 18 story 鈥淵um! and done? Decision on Louisville arena naming rights coming in 2018.鈥� Dr. Bauer was named chair of Woodbury University鈥檚 AACSB Peer Review Team for its 2019 Continuous Improvement Review evaluation.

Ms. Christy Burge, instructor in the Rubel School, held a mock accounting class for incoming freshmen at Bellarmine Bound on April 14. She also participated in a panel discussion on understanding generational differences in motivating and retaining employees at Macmillan Group. With her support, the KyCPA Educational Foundation Scholarship recipients included 14 Bellarmine Accounting majors, who received scholarships totaling $14,500. These students were recognized at the KyCPA Spring Awards Banquet on April 27.

Ms. Patricia Carver, instructor of Management, was the emcee for the 31st annual African American Catholic Leadership Awards Dinner held at the Crown Plaza Hotel on March 10. Ms. Carver also participated in the Ph.D. in Leadership in Higher Education Brown Bag Lunch Poster Presentation, 鈥淭he Intersecting Worlds of Community Colleges and Four-Year Institutions 鈥� The Effect on Transfer Students.鈥�

Dr. Sharon Kerrick, dean, was a judge for the National Association of Women Business Owners鈥� EPIC Awards. Her MBA team made it to the finals to compete in the IdeastateU Kentucky business plan competition. She was an invited VIP guest for the opening/expansion of LINAK. She arranged MBA class visits to GE First Build and Brown-Forman. Dr. Kerrick was an invited featured guest speaker for the Integrating Women Leaders (IWL) Conference, where she did a presentation on risk taking. She was a judge for the Global Marketplace event held in Louisville. She chaired the nomination committee for the Better Business Bureau Board as well as the Compensation Committee for the Louisville Water Company Board.

Dr. Patrick Lach, associate professor, was quoted in the Forbes article 鈥淎mericans Still Missing the Boat on Retirement Savings.鈥�

Dr. Michael Mattei, professor of Management Information Systems, presented two papers at the International Conference of the Midwest Business Administration Association: 鈥淎 Comparison of Risk and Performance for Momentum Rebalancing Approaches on Two Different Portfolios鈥� in the Finance track and 鈥淎rbitrary Coherence and Image Perception in a National Sample鈥� in the Marketing track.

Dr. Elizabeth Payne, endowed chair of Accounting, presented at the Rubel School Career Exploration Day. In her continuing role as a board member for Financial Executives International, she assisted in bringing former Enron CFO Andy Fastow to Louisville for a special joint meeting of FEI and the CFA Society and attended a VIP lunch with Mr. Fastow. Also with FEI, Dr. Payne recently assumed the role of VP of Professional Development. As a regional representative on the KYCPA鈥檚 Board of Directors, Dr. Payne has been involved in the Society鈥檚 efforts to inform the Commonwealth of Kentucky鈥檚 legislature in regards to taxation and other issues affecting the accounting profession. Recently, the legislature passed several new bills that are beneficial to the profession. Also with the KYCPA, she recently completed the selection process for students and now begins fundraising efforts and final preparation for the 2018 Business and Accounting Summer Education camp at Bellarmine in June.

Dr. Keith Richardson, professor of Accounting, presented 鈥淓thical Discussion 2018: It All Starts with Culture鈥� at the Institute of Internal Auditors 鈥� Louisville Chapter meeting on April 24.

Dr. Julie Toner, professor of Marketing, and Dr. Mike Ryan, professor of Management, gave a refereed presentation, 鈥淢arketing Outer Space From Apollo to Space X,鈥� at the International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) Conference in Dallas, April 19-20.

School of Communication

Dr. Wuyu (Rain) Liu received the inaugural Environmental Communication Division Dissertation Award from the International Communication Association. Dr. Liu will present two papers at the 68th International Communication Association Annual Meeting in Prague, Czech Republic, May 24-28, 鈥淓xploring the human dimensions of Asian carp management in Michigan: implications for wildlife related risk communication鈥� and 鈥淐ulture and social norms: Behavioral decisions about grassland conservation among ethnically-Tibetan pastoralists,鈥� and will chair two panels, Exploring Business, Student, and Media Experiences: China-U.S./Germany/Chile Intercultural Contexts and Assessing Risk in Water and Air.

Dr. Michael Strawser received $3,447 in grant funding to research generational workplace satisfaction. He also had a column published in the Courier-Journal titled 鈥淢illennials will rule the world鈥� and was featured on WHAS Radio to discuss millennials in the workplace.

Dr. Shawn Apostel was a guest judge at the CCO Invitational 2018 Speech and Debate Tournament on March 10.

Ms. Stacie Shain attended the International Association for Communication and Sport's 11th Summit on Communication and Sport at Indiana University on April 28. She also served as a reviewer for papers presented at the Summit and as a judge for the Hawaii Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists鈥� Excellence in Journalism contest.