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Presentations

Askar Choudhury, MQM, presented Zoning Effect on Housing Value and with G.N. Naidu, FIL, Sovereign Debt Markets in Euro-Zone: Implications for Capital Markets Integration at the annual meeting of the Academy of Finance in Chicago, and Insights Concerning the Trend in CPCU Membership at the annual meeting of the
North American Management Society in Chicago.

Publications

Askar Choudhury, MQM, and G.N. Naidu, FIL, wrote Economic Integration and Portfolio Diversification: An Empirical Examination of ASEAN Markets, which was published in the Journal of the Academy of Finance, Vol. 8.

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Susan Kossman and Myoung Jin Kim presented EHR Effects on Nurses' Clinical Judgment and Communication and Kossman presented Validation of Online Mood Self-Monitoring Scale and Tailored Messages in College Students with Mood Disorders at the 35th annual research conference of the Midwest Nursing Research Society in Columbus, Ohio.

Kim Astroth presented Relationships Between CPAP Use, Daytime Sleepiness and Functional Status in Elders with Obstructive Sleep Apnea at the 35th annual research conference of the Midwest Nursing Research Society in Columbus, Ohio.

Myoung Jin Kim and Mary Dyck presented Factor Analysis of the ‘Education Needs Assessment’ Questionnaire in Nursing Home Nurses and Administrative Responses of Church-based Nursing Facilities Toward Lesbian/Gay Elders at the 35th annual research conference of the Midwest Nursing Research Society in Columbus, Ohio.

Marcena Gabrielson and Ezra Holston presented Perceptions of Social Support Among Lesbian Elders and Holston presented Cognition Contributes to Older Adults’ Driving at the 35th annual research conference of the Midwest Nursing Research Society in Columbus, Ohio.

Wendy Woith, Cindy Kerber and Sheryl Jenkins presented Perceptions of Academic Integrity Among Nursing Students at the 35th annual research conference of the Midwest Nursing Research Society in Columbus, Ohio.

Cindy Kerber, Deb Stenger, Sheryl Jenkins, Wendy Woith, Jamie Penrod and Susan Kossman presented Healthy Work Environments: No Bullies Allowed at the Nurse Educators conference in Lisle.

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Presentations

Jed Day, GEO, presented Development of an Epeiric Subtropical Paleoclimate Record from Western Euramerica: Late Frasnian-Earlist Tournasian Stable Carbon Isotope Record from the Yellow Spring-New Albany Groups of the Northwestern Illinois Basin and Comiotechia and Xinshaoella (Rhynchonellida-Ladogiidae) From the Middle and Late Frasnian of the Euramerican Tropics (North America And Germany): First Known Occurrences Outside of The Russian Platform and South China at the combined North-Central and Northeastern section meeting of the Geological Society of America meeting in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Adrienne Ohler, ECO, presented Impacts of a Renewable Portfolio Standard and Rate-of-Return Regulation at the Midwest Economic Association conference in St. Louis, Mo.

 

 

 

Yusuf Sarfati, POL, presented Politics of Religious Education in Turkey at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association in Montreal, Canada.

Renée Tobin, PSY, presented Group Counseling for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders at the annual National Association of School Psychologists convention in San Francisco, Calif., and Intervention Frequency and Behavior in Response to Second Step at the annual American Psychological Association convention in San Diego, Calif.

Amy Wood, HIS, was on a state of the field panel on mob violence at the Organization of American Historians annual meeting in Houston, Texas.

Publications

Roger Biles, HIS, wrote The Fate of Cities: Urban America and the Federal Government, 1945-2000, which was published by the University Press of Kansas.

Mary Anne Moffitt, COM, wrote Critical Theoretical Considerations of Public Relations Messaging Around the Globe: Tools for Creating and Evaluating Campaign Messages, which was published in the Journal of Promotion Management, Vol.17.

 

 

Renée Tobin, PSY, co-authored Delay of Gratification: A Review of Fifty Years of Regulation Research, which was published in the Handbook of Personality and Self-Regulation and The Role of Sociodramatic Play in Promoting Self-Regulation, in Play Therapy for Preschool Children. Tobin, Mardell Wilson, Provost’s Office, and Matt Fuller, EAF, wrote The National Survey of Student Engagement as a Predictor of Undergraduate GPA: A Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Examination in Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, Vol. 10.

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Honors/Awards

David Collier, MUS, was appointed principal timpanist of the Peoria Symphony Orchestra.

Presentations

David Collier, MUS, adjudicated percussion at the Illinois Music Educators Association All-State conference in Peoria and served as percussion coordinator for the Honor Band of America during the Music for All National Music Festival in Indianapolis, Ind.

 

 

Publications

David Collier, MUS, co-authored Measures of Success – A Comprehensive Musicianship Band Method, which was published by FJH Music Company.

David Snyder, MUS, wrote Preparing Teachers Through Reflection, which was published in the Music Educators Journal.

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Awards/Honors

Miranda Lin, C&I, received the CAERDA 2011 Distinguished Paper Award for Beliefs and Practices of Anti-bias Curriculum in Early Childhood Settings.

 

 

 

Presentations

Lara Handsfield and Thomas Crumpler, C&I, presented Dude, It’s Not an Appropriate Word: Word Identification, Language Ideologies and Social Identities in a Literature Discussion Group at the National Council for Teachers of English Assembly for Research in Madison, Wis.

Publications

Miranda Lin and Thomas Lucey, C&I, wrote Individual and Group Reflection Strategies: What Did We Learn from Preservice Teachers? which was published in Multicultural Education, Vol. 17.

Athletics

Honors/Awards

Stephanie Glance, Athletics, was named the Maggie Dixon Division 1 Rookie Coach of the Year.

 

 

 

 

 

student affairs

Presentations

Suzette Walden, Dean of Students Office, presented Cultivating Cultural Change in Student Organizations at the Association for Student Conduct Administration national conference in St. Petersburg, Fla., and presented four workshops on conflict resolution, advising student government associations, transition planning and making the most of the conference experience at the American Student Government Association New York conference in New York City, N.Y.

 

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Honors/Awards

Tibor Gyires, ITK, received the Hungarian Neumann Award from the John von Neumann Computer Society in Hungary.