Research Gazette - Fall 2017
Research Gazette
Information provided by the Office of Sponsored Programs
June 2017 Grant Awards-Total Awards: $934,346
Dr. Darin Davis; Office of the Vice President for University Mission; $50,000; Soundings “Called to Lives of Meaning and Purpose” Planning Grant; Lilly Endowment, Inc.
Dr. Tonya Davis; educational psychology; $30,000; Behavior Support Project; Cooper Foundation
Dr. Ian Gravagne; electrical engineering; $20,000; DOE/NIRE SBV Wind; Sandia National Laboratories
Dr. Truell Hyde; Office of the Vice Provost for Research; $2,375; PK-4: Self-ordering of Interacting Complex Plasma Particles in Microgravity; California Institute of Technology
Dr. Joe Kuehl; mechanical engineering; $108,379 (additional funds); The Influence of Multiple Interacting Primary Modes and Mode Representation on Hypersonic Boundary-layer Stability and Transition Prediction; Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Dr. Kelli McMahan; HHPR; $30,000; Big Four Ice Caves Risk Mitigation Project; U.S. Forest Service
Dr. Robert Miner; Great Texts; $25,000; Openings to Joy; Yale University
Dr. Dennis O’Neal; engineering; $50,000; Understanding Fan Coil Components and How They Relate to Energy Consumption and Energy Modeling; University of Louisiana Lafayette
Dr. Dan Peppe; geosciences; $14,400; Paleoclimatic Reconstruction of the Miocene on Rusinga Island, Kenya; The Leakey Foundation
Dr. Jeffrey Petersen; educational leadership; $3,319; Baylor Sport Management and SMG Graduate Assistant Program, Position 1, 2017-2018
Dr. Jeffrey Petersen; educational leadership; SMG; $17,389; Baylor Sport Management and SMG Graduate Assistant Program, Position 2, 2017;
Dr. Jeffrey Petersen; educational leadership; SMG; $17,412; Baylor Sport Management and IMG College Graduate Assistant Program, 2017-2018; IMG College
Dr. Daniel Romo; chemistry; $339,513; Synthetic/Mechanistic Studies of Bioactive Marine Agents; National Institutes of Health
Dr. Stacy Ryan; psychology and neuroscience; $142,980; Behavioral Incentives to Increase Caregiver Engagement in Juvenile Drug Courts; Medical University of South Carolina
Dr. Thad Scott; biology; $65,117.26; Lake Modeling Simulations and Sediment Chemistry Analysis to Support Load Reduction E orts for Lake Wister, OK; Poteau Valley Improvement Authority
Dr. Tim Sheng; mathematics; $3,600; A Collaborated Study in Computations of Highly Oscillatory Waves; American Mathematical Society
Dr. Trena Wilkerson; curriculum and instruction; $12,487 (additional funds); St. Paul’s/ BU Library and Literacy Graduate Assistantship Program; St. Paul’s Episcopal Day School
July 2017 Grant Awards- Total Awards: $482,919
Dr. Peter Allen; geosciences; $28,504; Development of Sediment Budgets for Soft Calibration and Determination of Legacy Sediment Contributions for the CEAP Assessment; U.S. Department of Agriculture
Dr. Bryan Brooks; environmental science; $19,445; Expects-directed Analysis of Produced Waters; Environmental Defense Fund
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $4,409; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training- SWSMO Bruceville-Eddy; Southwest Sports Medicine & Orthopedics
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $3,253; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training- SWSMO Axtell; Southwest Sports Medicine & Orthopedics
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $4,419; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training- SWSMO Frost; Southwest Sports Medicine & Orthopedics
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $15,290; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; Frost ISD
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $11,822; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; Crawford ISD
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $10,666; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; Bruceville-Eddy ISD
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $3,831; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training- SWSMO Bosqueville; Southwest Sports Medicine & Orthopedics
Dr. Stephanie Gerow; educational psychology; $48,400; Central Texas Behavior Solutions and Baylor University Applied Behavior Analysis Graduate Program Partnership Grant; Central Texas Behavioral Solutions
Dr. Renee Umstattd Meyer; HHPR; $44,330 (additional funds); Salud Para Usted y Su Familia [Health for You and Your Family]: Family- Focused Childhood Obesity Prevention; Texas A&M University
Dr. Marlene Neill; journalism, public relations, and new media; $3,550 (additional funds); The Use of Influence Tactics by Public Relations Practitioners to Provide Ethics Counsel; Pennsylvania State University
Dr. Daniel Peppe; geosciences; $15,000; Baldwin Fellowship; The Leakey Foundation
Dr. Marlan Scully; Office of the Vice Provost for Research; $150,000 (year 2 funds); Proposal to Study the Effects of Quantum Noise and Coherence in Statistical and Bio-Physics; Office of Naval Research
Dr. Zhenrong Zhang; physics; $120,000 (additional funds); OP: Surface - and Coherence-Enhanced Raman Sensing on MoS2 Heterogeneous Catalysts; National Science Foundation
August 2017 Grant Awards- Total Awards: $3,072,421
Carrie Arroyo; Social Work; $75,975; Transitioning to Mental Wellness: Improving Academic Achievement through Mental Health; Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
Dr. Erich Baker; computer science; $173,125 (additional funds); Monkey Alcohol and Tissue Research Resource (MATRR); Oregon Health and Science University
Dr. Kenny Befus; geosciences; $46,757; Collaborative Research: An integrated study of silicic lava ow emplacement; National Science Foundation; $128,112; Collaborative Research: Residual Stress Preserved in Crystals from Volcanic Eruptions; National Science Foundation
Dr. Steven Forman; geoscience; $150,881 (additional funds); Land Surface Processes, Dust Sources and Particulate Fluxes of the 1930s Dust Bowl Drought in the U.S. Great Plains; National Science Foundation
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $7,645; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; Blooming Grove ISD
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $4,000; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training- SWSMO Blooming Grove; Southwest Sports Medicine & Orthopedics
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $15,880; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; Hillsboro ISD
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $2,675; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training - SWSMO Hillsboro; Southwest Sports Medicine & Orthopedics
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $15,028; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; West ISD
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $7,645; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; Blooming Grove ISD
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $15,290; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; Italy ISD
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $10,666; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; McGregor ISD
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $4,409; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training - SWSMO McGregor; Southwest Sports Medicine & Orthopedics
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $13,872; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; Vanguard College Preparatory School
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $12,500; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; Bosqueville ISD
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $12,978; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; Axtell ISD
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $3,831; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training - SWSMO Bosqueville; Southwest Sports Medicine & Orthopedics
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $3,831; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training - SWSMO Whitney; Southwest Sports Medicine & Orthopedics
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $16,184; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; Whitney ISD
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $3,831; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training - SWSMO Crawford; Southwest Sports Medicine & Orthopedics
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $3,253; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training - SWSMO West; Southwest Sports Medicine & Orthopedics
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $3,831; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training - SWSMO Rosebud-Lott; Southwest Sports Medicine & Orthopedics
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $14,000; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; Rosebud-Lott ISD
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $3,515; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training - SWSMO Vanguard; Southwest Sports Medicine & Orthopedics
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $5,000; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training - SWSMO Italy; Southwest Sports Medicine & Orthopedics
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $4,409; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training - SWSMO Riesel; Southwest Sports Medicine & Orthopedics
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $10,666; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; Riesel ISD
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $3,253; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training - SWSMO Moody; Southwest Sports Medicine & Orthopedics
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; HHPR; $13,500; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; Moody ISD
Dr. Pete Grandjean; HHPR; $11,591; St. Paul’s Episcopal Day School and Baylor HHPR Graduate Assistantship; St. Paul’s Episcopal Day School
Dr. Scott James; geosciences; $14,000 (additional funds); Sandia MHK Model Development; Sandia National Laboratories
Dr. Susan Johnsen; educational psychology; $36,934; Project Promise; City of Waco
Dr. Susan Johnsen; educational psychology; $11,000; Project Promise: A Pre- College Program for Low-Income Gifted Students; Independent Bank
Dr. Kathy Krey; Texas Hunger Initiative; $199,035 (additional funds); Child Nutrition Outreach and Research through Social Innovation Fund; Share Our Strength
Dr. Howard Lee; physics; $712,820; Ultrafast Nonlinear Epsilon-near-zero Optics in Active Conducting Oxide Metasurfaces; Defense Advanced Research Project Agency
Dr. Robert Marks; electrical engineering; $16,665; Business Intelligence: Application to Influence Metrics; Influence Networks
Dr. Mikeal Parsons; religion; $45,220; Next Steps: The Wabash Teaching Initiative at Baylor University; Wabash Center
Dr. Jeffrey Petersen; educational leadership; $13,368; Baylor Sport Management and Savor Graduate GA Program, Position 1, 2017-18; Savor
Dr. Jeffrey Petersen; educational leadership; $13,368; Baylor Sport Management and Savor Graduate GA Program, Position 2, 2017-18; Savor
Dr. Jeffrey Petersen; educational leadership; $17,383; Baylor Sport Management and AFCA Graduate Assistantship Program, Position 3; American Football Coaches Association
Dr. Jeffrey Petersen; educational leadership; $5,830; Baylor Sport Management and AFCA Graduate Assistantship Program, Position 1; American Football Coaches Association
Dr. Jeffrey Petersen; educational leadership; $10,484; Baylor Sport Management and McLennan Athletics Graduate Assistant Program 2017-18; McLennan Community College
Dr. Alexander Pruss; philosophy; $34,000; Graduate Student Cross-Training Fellowship in Science; Society of Christian Philosophers
Dr. Jay Pulliam; geosciences; $468,899; Development of a Novel, Near Real-Time Approach to Geothermal Seismic Exploration and Monitoring via Ambient Seismic Noise Interferometry; U.S. Department of Energy
Dr. Wade Rowatt; psychology and neuroscience; $26,351; Collective Intellectual Humility: Investigating When and How Intellectual Humility Enhances Group Outcomes; Hope College
Dr. Stacy Ryan; psychology and neuroscience; $22,077 (additional funds); Behavioral Incentives to Increase Caregiver Engagement in Juvenile Drug Courts; Medical University of South Carolina
Dr. Christie Sayes; environmental science; $52,469 (additional funding); Comprehensive Nanocellulose Physicochemical Characterization of Nanocellulose Materials; Vireo Advisors, LLC
Dr. Michael Scullin; psychology and neuroscience; $220,816; Using Smartphone Personal Assistant Technology to Improve Prospective Memory in Alzheimer’s Disease; National Institutes of Health
Dr. Michael Trakselis; chemistry; $355,000 (additional funding); Evolved DNA Contracts Required for Hexameric Helicase Unwinding; National Science Foundation
Dr. Joseph White; biology; $18,120 (additional funds); Collaborative Research: Integrated Data-Model Analysis of CO2-Climate-Vegetation Feedbacks in Dynamic Paleo-Icehouse; National Science Foundation
Publications- Fall 2017
Dr. Matthew A. Andersson, assistant professor of sociology, published “Adults Health Returns to Education by Key Childhood Social and Economic Indicators: Results from Representative European Data” in Social Science and Medicine - Population Health, Vol. 3, pp. 411-418, May 2017, with co-author Kenneth Vaughan, graduate student; “Parenthood and Happiness: Effects of Work-Family Reconciliation Policies in 22 OECD Countries” in American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 122, pp. 886-929, November 2016, with co-authors Dr. Jennifer Glass, University of Texas at Austin, and Dr. Robin W. Simon, Wake Forest University; “Efforts to Address the Aging Academic Workforce: Assessing Progress Through a Three-Stage Model of Institutional Change” in Innovative Higher Education, Vol. 42, pp. 225- 237, June 2017, with co-authors Dr. Brian Kaskie, University of Iowa, and Dr. Mark Walker, Louisiana State University.
Dr. A. Alexander Beaujean, associate professor, published “Psychometric Properties of the Shipley Block Design Task: A Study with Jamaican Young Adults” in Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, Vol. 35, Issue 5, pp. 506-520, 2017, with co-authors Dr. Darrell M. Hull, alumnus, Dr. Yanyan Sheng, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Dr. Frank C. Worrell, University of California-Berkeley, Dr. Judy Bolen, University of North Texas, and Dr. Aimee E. Verdisco, Inter-American Development Bank.
Dr. Francis Joseph Beckwith,professor of philosophy and church-state studies, published “Abortion,” “Bioethics” and “Cloning” (entries) in Dictionary of Christianity and Science, (Harper Collins 2017); “Is The Abolition of Man Conservative?” (chapter) in Contemporary Perspectives on C.S. Lewis’ The Abolition of Man: History, Philosophy, Education, and Science, 2017.
Dr. Matt Bradshaw, assistant professor of sociology, published “Subjective Social Status, Life Course SES, and BMI in Young Adulthood” in Health Psychology, Vol. 36, Issue 7, pp. 682- 694, June 2017, with co-authors Blake Victor Kent, graduate student, Matthew Henderson, graduate student, and Anna Catherine Setar, graduate student.
Dr. Gerald B. Cleaver, professor of physics and CASPER, published “The Relativistic Blackbody Spectrum in Inertial and Non-Inertial Reference Frames” in New Astronomy, Vol. 52, pp. 20-28, 2017, with co-author Jeffrey S. Lee, adjunct research professor, CASPER; “Hawking Radiation as a Possible Probe for the Interior Structure of Regular Black Holes” in International Journal of Theoretical Physics, Vol. 56, Issue 3, March 2017, with co-author Dr. Yanbin Deng, graduate.
Dr. Nathan T. Elkins, associate professor of art history, published The Image of Political Power in the Reign of Nerva, AD 96 - 98 (Oxford University Press 2017).
Dr. Shelby L. Garner, assistant professor, LHSON, published “Partnering to establish and study simulation in international nursing education” in Nurse Educator, Vol. 42, Issue 3, pp. 151-154, 2017, with co-authors Dr. Erin Killingsworth, clinical assistant professor, and Leena Raj, Bangalore Baptist Hospital.
Eloisa P. Haynes, assistant to the vice president for IT and dean of libraries, published “Mixed- Status Families and the Threat of Deportation” in The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, Vol. 44, Issue 1, Article 8, 2017.
Kathy Hillman, associate professor and director of Baptist collections and library advancement, published “Waking Up Slowly: Spiritual Lessons from My God, My Kids, Critters, and Other Unexpected Places by Dave Burchett (Tyndale, 2017)” (book review) in Baptist Standard Digital Edition, Vol. 129, Issue 30, July 27, 2017; “The Women of Easter: Encounter the Savior with Mary of Bethany, Mary of Nazareth, and Mary Magdalene by Liz Curtis Higgs (WaterBrook, 2017)” (book review) in Baptist Standard Digital Edition, Vol. 129, Issue 26, June 29, 2017.
Dr. F. Carson Mencken, chair and professor of sociology, published “A Bounded Affinity Theory of Religion and the Paranormal” in Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review, Vol. 77, Issue 4, pp. 334-358, Dec. 20, 2016, with co-authors Dr. Joseph O. Baker, East Tennessee State University, and Dr. Christopher D. Bader, Chapman University; “Judgmental God Image, Social Embeddedness, and Social Trust Among the Highly Religious in the United States” in Journal of Contemporary Religion, Vol. 32, pp. 1-14, 2017, with co-authors W. Matthew Henderson, graduate student, and Dr. Brittany Fitz, graduate assistant.
Dr. David W. Music, professor of church music, published “The Decline of the American Tune Book” in Choral Journal,Vol. 58, Issue no. 1, pp. 8-15, August 2017.
Dr. Marlene Neill, assistant professor, published “Functional silos, integration and encroachment in internal communication” in Public Relations Review, July 2017, with co- author Dr. Hua Jiang, Syracuse University.
Dr. Holly K. Oxhandler, assistant professor of social work, published “Religion and spirituality in master of social work education: Past, present, and future considerations,” in Journal of Social Work Education, Jul. 21, 2017, with co-author Kelsey Moffatt, graduate student; “Integrating clients’ religion/spirituality in clinical practice: A comparison among social workers, psychologists, counselors, marriage and family therapists, and nurses,” in Journal of Clinical Psychology, Aug. 16, 2017, with co-author Dr. Danielle E. Parrish, University of Houston; “Namaste theory: A quantitative grounded theory on religion and spirituality in mental health treatment” in Religions, Aug. 25, 2017.
Dr. Marlene Mints Reed, entrepreneur in residence, published “Hotel Belmar: Analytical Review of the Challenges Facing an Eco-Hotel in Costa Rica” (case study) in Case Studies in the Environment, Issue 2017, pp. 1-7, 2017, with co-author Dr. Leslie Palich, professor of entrepreneurship; “FATMOLS Lodges of Zambia: Reaching International Travelers”” (teaching case) in Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, Vol. 7, Issue 1, pp. 1-18, March 2017, with co-author Steven Sikobela, Northrise University, Ndola, Zambia; “Etsy, Inc.: Reimagining Innovation” (a chapter) in Crafting & Executing Strategy, 21st Edition, pp. 113-119, 2018, with co-author Dr. Rochelle Reed Brunson, area coordinator for Apparel Merchandising; “Fitbit, Inc.: Has the Company Outgrown Its Strategy?” (a chapter) in Crafting & Executing Strategy, 21st Edition, pp. 66-72, 2018, with co-author Dr. Rochelle Reed Brunson.
Dr. Lori A. Spies, assistant professor of LHSON, published “Burden of Leprosy” in The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, Jul. 8, 2017, with co-authors Dr. Rebecca Martin, adjunct faculty, LHSON, and Dr. Ivorry Gomez.
Dr. Rishi Sriram, associate professor of educational leadership, published Student Affairs by the Numbers, June 2017; “What Contributes to College Students’ Cheating? A Study of Individual Factors” in Ethics & Behavior, Vol. 27, Issue 5, p. 401-422, June 2017, with co-authors Dr. Hongwei Yu, University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Perry Glanzer, professor of educational foundations, and Dr. Byron Johnson, director of Baylor ISR; “We Need Researchers...So Let’s Stop Using the Term ‘Assessment’” in About Campus, Vol. 22, Issue 2, pp. 28-31, June 2017.
Dr. Michael W. Stroope, associate professor of Christian missions, published Transcending Mission: The Eclipse of a Modern Tradition, 2017.
Robert A. Thomson Jr., graduate student, published “God Versus Party: Competing Effects on Attitudes Concerning Criminal Punishment, National Security, and Military Service” in Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 55, Issue 4, pp. 839-358, December 2016, with co-author Dr. Paul Froese, associate professor of sociology.
Dr. Charles M. Tolbert, professor of sociology, published “American Civic Community over Space and Time” (a chapter) in Reclaiming Space: New Middle-Range Theory in Spatial Demography, pp. 235-252, 2016, with co-authors Dr. F. Carson Mencken, chair and professor of sociology, Dr. Troy C. Blanchard, Louisiana State University, and Dr. Jing Li, Rice University.
Dr. Jeremy E. Uecker, assistant professor of sociology, published “Exposure to Science, Perspectives on Science and Religion, and Religious Commitment in Young Adulthood” in Social Science Research, Vol. 65, p. 145-162, July 2017, with co-author Dr. Kyle C. Longest, Furman University; “Education, Religious Commitment, and Religious Tolerance in Contemporary China” in Review of Religious Research, Vol. 59, pp. 157-182, June 2017, with co-author Dr. Xiuhua Wang, teaching assistant; “When and Why Women Regret Sex in Hookups More Than Men Do: An Analysis of the Online College Social Life Survey” in The Sociological Quarterly, Vol. 58, Issue 3, pp. 470-494, Aug. 1, 2017, with co-author Dr. Brandon C. Martinez, Providence College.
Dr. Robin Wallace, professor of musicology, published “The Critical Reception of Beethoven’s Compositions by His German Contemporaries, Op. 125” (online) in Boston University Center for Beethoven Research, July 2017.
Dr. Marley W. Watkins, non-resident scholar, published “Construct validity of the WISC-IVUK with a referred Irish sample: Wechsler and Cattell-Horn-Carroll model comparisons with 15 subtests” in British Journal of Educational Psychology, Vol. 87, pp. 383-407, 2017, with co-authors Dr. G. L. Canivez, Eastern Illinois University, R. Good, Éirim, K. James Éirim and Dr. T. James, Éirim of The National Assessment Agency, Ltd., Dublin, Ireland; “Multi-informant assessment of ADHD symptom-related impairments among children and adolescents” in Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Vol. 46, pp. 661-674, 2017, with co-authors Dr. T. J. Power, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Dr. A. D. Anastopoulos, University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Dr. R. Reid, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Dr. M. C. Lambert, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Dr. G. J. DuPaul, Lehigh University.
Dr. Lindsay R. Wilkinson, assistant professor of sociology, published “Contextualization of Survey Data: What Do We Gain and Does It Matter?” in Research in Human Development, Vol. 14, Issue 3, pp. 234-252, August 2017, with co-authors Dr. Kenneth F. Ferraro, Purdue University, and Blakelee R. Kemp, Purdue University.
Presentations - Fall 2017
Dr. A. Alexander Beaujean, associate professor, presented “A century later—The evolution of cognitive ability tests and score interpretation” at American Psychological Association, held August 2017 in Washington, DC.; “Re-examining the structure of human cognitive abilities” with Dr. Nick F. Benson, associate professor, at American Psychological Association, held August 2017 in Washington, DC.
Dr. Paul Blanchet, associate professor of communication sciences and disorders, presented “The effects of self-disclosure versus other-mediated disclosure on university students’ perceptions of a speaker who stutters,” co-authored by Dr. Greg Snyder, University of Mississippi, and “The effects of factual and apologetic modes of self-disclosure on university students’ perceptions of a speaker who stutters,” with Dr. Greg Snyder, University of Mississippi, at 11th Annual Oxford Dysfluency Conference held Sept. 20- 23, 2017 in Oxford, U.K.
Dr. Gerald Cleaver, professor of physics, presented “Testing Theories of Quantum Gravity in the Early Universe,” co-authored by Dr. Tao Zhu, postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Anzhong Wang, professor of physics, Dr. Klaus Kirsten, professor of mathematics, Dr. Qin Sheng, professor of mathematics, and Dr. Qiang Wu, Zhejiang University of Technology, at Mathematical Physics and General Relativity Symposium held May 7-9, 2017 at University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas.
Dr. Shelley F Conroy, dean of LHSON, presented “Catalyzing Nursing Education Through Implementing A Model for Upscaling Global Partnerships,” co-authored by Dr. Lori A Spies, assistant professor, at the Global Alliance for Leadership in Nursing Education and Science Conference, held April 2017 in Miami, Fla.
Dr. Jeff Doyle, dean for student learning and engagement, presented “What Senior Student Affairs Officers Wish They Had Known in Their First Years in the Profession” with Kristy Morgan and Corey Ross, and “Navigating Budget Cuts with Wisdom” at the Association for Christians in Student Development Conference, held in Siloam Springs, June 2017; “E Pluribus, University: Collaboration Among Academic and Student A airs” with Dr. Sinda Vanderpool at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities Annual Conference held February 2017 in San Diego.
Dr. Nathan T. Elkins, associate professor of art history, presented “Ethical Issues in Numismatics” with Dr. Ute Wartenberg Kagan, Dr. Peter van Alfen and Margaret Thompson, American Numismatic Society, and “The Visualization of Political Rhetoric and Imperial Power in the Reign of Nerva” at Eric P. Newman Graduate Seminar in Numismatics, held July 2017 in New York.
Dr. Shelby L. Garner, assistant professor of LHSON, presented “Perceived strategies to increase retention rates among nurses in India: A qualitative study” with Dr. Lyn Prater, clinical professor, and Leena Raj, Bangalore Baptist Hospital, at International Council of Nurses Congress held May 31, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain.
Dr. Stephen T. McClain, associate professor in the School of Engineering and Computer Science, presented “Ice Accretion Roughness Measurements and Modeling” with Dr. Mario Vargas, NASA Glenn Research Center, Dr. Jen- Ching Tsao, NASA Glenn Research Center, Dr. Andy Broeren, NASA Glenn Research Center, and Dr. Sam Lee, NASA Glenn Research Center, at the 7th European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Sciences, held July 3-6, 2017 in Milan, Italy.
Dr. Ann M Mirabito, associate professor of marketing, presented “Exploring their Stories: The Role of Narrative in Stigma Management” at Transformative Consumer Research, held June 2017 at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
Dr. Lori A. Spies, assistant professor of LHSON, presented “An Innovative Approach to Non-Communicable Disease Research, Using a Transformational Leadership Model to Empower, Enable, and Educate Nurses,” co-authored by Dr. Jennifer Gray, Dr. Jackline Opollo, adjunct faculty, LHSON, at International Council of Nurses Quadrennial Congress, held May 2017 in Barcelona, Spain; “The Transformative Power of Global Nurse Leadership” with Dr. Jackline Opollo, adjunct faculty, LHSON, and Dr. Julie Millenbruch, coordinator and clinical associate professor, at the International Council of Nurses Quadrennial Congress, held May 2017 in Barcelona, Spain; “Collaborating to Create Global Nurse Leaders” with Dr. Shelley Conroy, dean, LHSON, at Global Alliance for Leadership in Nursing Education and Science, held April 2017 in Miami, Fla.
Dr. Rishi Sriram, associate professor of educational leadership, presented “Developing talented college students” at Furman University on Aug. 17, 2017 in Greenville, S.C.
Dr. Daniel H. Williams, professor of religion in patristics and historical theology, presented “Augustine and Neo-Platonism” at Center for Hellenist Studies and Late Antiquity held June 12- 17, 2017 at Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Dr. Chris Wynveen, associate professor, HHPR, presented “Visitor perceptions of protected areas after tree-feeding beetle infestation” co-authored by Dr. Ingrid Schneider, University of Minnesota, and Dr. Arne Arnberger, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria, at Workshop on the Future of Ash Forests: Science and Management of Ash Forests After Emerald Ash Borer held July 25, 2017 in Duluth, Minn.
Awards & Honors - Fall 2017
Dr. Francis Joseph Beckwith, professor of philosophy and church-state studies, was named to Endowed Visiting Professorship in Conservative Thought and Policy at the University of Colorado at Boulder during 2016-2017; received “Excellence in the Study of Religion in the category of Constructive-Reflective Studies” award from American Academy of Religion on Nov. 26, 2016 for Taking Rites Seriously: Law, Politics, and the Reasonableness of Faith (Cambridge University Press 2015).
Dr. Shelley F Conroy, dean and professor of LHSON, was appointed to the Eligibility and Disciplinary Advisory Committee, Texas Board of Nursing, April 2017; appointed to Board of Trustees of Baylor Scott and White Research Institute, Mar. 21, 2017.
Ellen Hampton Filgo, assistant director of research and engagement at Baylor University Libraries, was named Social Media Editor for College & Research Libraries (journal), June 2017.
Dr. Shelby L Garner, assistant professor, was named among “DFW Great 100 Nurses” for outstanding nursing research, teaching, and service, May 2017.
Dr. Marlene Neill, assistant professor of journalism, public relations and new media, received the Professional Relevance Award from the Media Ethics Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication for “The Use of Influence Tactics by Senior Public Relations Practitioners to Provide Ethics Counsel” on Aug. 10, 2017.
Dr. Cheryl Ann Riley, clinical associate professor and neo-natal nurse practitioner program coordinator, received the “2017 Excellence in Neonatal Nursing Practice Award” from the Academy of Neonatal Nursing, June 19, 2017.
Dr. Chris Wynveen, associate professor of HHPR, named Visiting Scholar at Vancouver Island University for 2017-2018 for expertise in leisure, sustainability and behavior change.