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Confocal Microscope UnveiledHaving the ability to generate high-resolution micrographs of samples is an important aspect in scientific research. With the acquisition of a state-of-the-art laser scanning confocal microscope at Bloomsburg University, researchers like Jennifer Venditti and Angela Hess, associate professors of biological and allied health sciences, have innovative technology to advance their research.

The Zeiss LSM 800 Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope utilizes lasers to sequentially scan samples labeled with different types of probes and generate high-resolution images. Applications for this microscope include fixed cell as well as live cell imaging.

With this microscope, researchers have the ability to acquire high-resolution images using Zeiss’s patented Airyscan technology. “It can be used to image anything from individual cells to sections of tissue,” says Hess.

Researchers can optically section through their samples and create Z-stacks. These image slices are then reassembled and can berotated to provide 3D views. This technology allows researchers tomore accurately visualize the location of structures within a cell.

The proposal for the microscope was coauthored by Venditti and Hess and approved by Provost Ira Blake.

Venditti is currently using the microscope to investigate the localization and function of synapsin proteins in human sperm. Additionally, Venditti’s laboratory is interested in how synapsin proteins in sperm interact with F-actin. Hess’ research focuses on the localization of two proteins –EphA2 and VE-cadherin- in human and mouse melanoma cells. Previous research conducted by Hess has demonstrated these proteins co-localize in human melanoma. Her current research is to demonstrate the same interaction in mouse melanoma such that a mouse model for melanoma can be adopted to study melanoma tumor cell plasticity and how it contributes to a metastatic phenotype.

Additionally, the confocal microscope will be available to support faculty and student research initiatives across campus. Courses in the biological and allied health sciences department will use this technology in their curriculum; with the goal of designing a new course focused on confocal technology. Faculty will also use the microscope to enhance their lab manuals. Additionally, Venditti and Hess plan to offer community outreach programs to local high school students and teachers.

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ABOVE: Graphic A, K1735P: Mouse melanoma cells showing EphA2 (red) and DNA (blue). Graphic B, Earthworm neuromuscular synapse staining showing synapsin 1 (green) and acetylcholine receptors (red).

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New Faculty and StaffAudiology/Speech PathologyJulia Karnezos

NursingMary Lee Helbing

Elizabeth Hammond-Ritschard

Gail Jasman, (director of nursing simulation lab)

George Tautkus, (director of nursing simulation lab)

PhysicsErin Heidlauf (department secretary)

Service HonoredJoseph Ardizzi, biological and allied health sciences, 30 years

Mary Cegielsky, nursing, 30 years

Christopher Hallen, chemistry, 30 years

Erik Wynters, mathematics and digital sciences, 25 years.

George Davis, biological and allied health sciences, 20 years

Nathaniel Greene, physics and engineering technology, 20 years

Cynthia Venn, environmental, geographical and geological sciences, 20 years

Carl Hansen, biological and allied health sciences, 15 years

Sheila Hartung, nursing, 15 years

Ju Xin, physics and engineering technology, 15 years

Jeffrey Brunskill, environmental, geographical and geological sciences, 10 years

Kimberly Cardimona, audiology and speech pathology, 10 years

Kelly Dauber, exercise science, 10 years

Andrea Fradkin, exercise science, 10 years

Lori Metzger, nursing, 10 years

Michael Stephans, mathematics and digital sciences, 10 years

Cindy Yocum, audiology and speech pathology, 10 years

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A tree lover’s guide to Ricketts GlennOn a walk through Ricketts Glen State Park, a hiker would have little information about the variety of natural wonders from waterfalls, endless trees, and plants they would come across.

To give hiker’s more appreciation of the park, George Chamuris, Ph.D., chair of biological and allied health sciences, wrote his Hiker’s Guide to the Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of Ricketts Glen State Park.

His work serves as an identification guide to the woody plants of Ricketts Glen. In the first few pages, the novice hiker learns about the structures of trees, shrubs, and leaves. From there, Chamuris’ guide includes 80 species of trees, shrubs, and vines to identify in the state park. The

book is available free at the park’s office or from Chamuris by request. The fifth paper edition will be available for the 2017 season.

Chamuris began compiling his research for the guide after receiving a faculty grant in 1998-1999 from the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources published the first edition guide in 1999.

In 2005, Chamuris created a website to host an online version of the guide. While the print version is black and white, the web site provides a colorful scene of Rickett’s Glen’s plant life. The website serves as a complete supplement to the guide and features the many colors of bark, leaves, flowers, fruits, and associated insects and diseases.

The website is the exclusive host of the 5th edition and like the paper guide, begins with a basic identification guide, branching out to a full dendrological guide with colorful photos.

In the next several years, Chamuris hopes to have a companion guide commercially published. He has begun to assemble the information on the wildflowers, ferns and fern allies of Ricketts Glen giving hikers a greater understanding of the flora of the park.

The guide is available here: http://departments.bloomu.edu/biology/ricketts/

BAS-TL offered on campus Bloomsburg’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Technical Leadership (BAS-TL) program, begun five years ago at Lehigh County Community College, is now available to students on Bloomsburg’s campus.

The program is also available through Reading Area Community College, Harrisburg Area Community College, Northampton Community College and the Community College of Philadelphia. Through the community college partners, the BAS-TL allows students who have earned an associate’s degree to complete a bachelor’s degree through Bloomsburg. On Bloomsburg’s campus, the program is similar to other majors.

“This [program] can apply to a lot of areas on campus,” said Helmut Doll, chairperson of the department of instructional technology, which houses the program. “Building upon the knowledge from a specific area of study, from chemistry to psychology to welding, the program takes the preexisting skills of a student and strengthens them to become a leader in that field.”

With courses that tackle modern leadership issues, students participate in 45 credits worth of classes from various departments across campus. From Business Communications to Leading Virtual Teams to Accounting for Supervisors, students prepare for their career through courses, an internship and a capstone course where they present to real companies and receive feedback.

“Technical Leadership offers a multitude of options and accommodations for nontraditional students,” said Angela Ciucci, clerk typist for the COST dean’s office and student in the BAS-TL program. Ciucci, who juggles full-time and volunteer work, utilizes the flexibility of the program through the online course offerings. “I chose the program because as a single mom, working a full time job for the BU COST dean’s office, and working part time at Geisinger Henry Hood Center for Research, it is hard to find time to dedicate going back to school,” said Ciucci.

“You have a specialized skills set in one area and you get the leadership skills to enhance it in our program,” said Doll. Whether someone studied welding or biology, the BAS-TL program builds upon foundational skills to prepare students to become leaders.

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New biology tracksThere are three new advisement tracks in the department of biological and allied health sciences health sciences major. The new tracks are pre-pharmacy, medical genomics, and counseling, and pre-accelerated second degree nursing. The pre-pharmacy track will serve as preparation for students to transfer into a four-year doctor of pharmacy graduate program. Students enrolled in the medical genomics and counseling option may select coursework to complete a certificate in this area. With the recent expansion in genome sequencing of patient DNA, there is significant demand for genomic analysts (research direction) and genetic counselors (clinical direction). This track will prepare students for entry-level jobs and provide the background for entrance into Masters in Genetic Counseling degree programs.

The pre-accelerated second degree nursing program will provide students with the background needed to enter accelerated nursing programs after graduation. These are intensive programs that prepare students who have a bachelor’s degree in a non-nursing major with licensure as a registered nurse (RN). The Department of Nursing at Bloomsburg University offers an 18 month, accelerated nursing program leading to a bachelor’s degree.

The three new tracks join existing tracks in pre-physical therapy, pre-physician assistant, medical laboratory science, and health sciences general.

Thomas Scott Klinger, professor of biological and allied health sciences, served as a panelist on the selection committee of the Best Mauritian Scientist competition. Every few years, the island nation of Mauritius presents an award to the Mauritian scientist who they feel has best represented the scientific aspirations of their country on an international stage. Dr. Klinger worked on behalf of the Mauritian Research Council to review the scholarly work of the finalists in the Best Mauritian Scientist Competition. In making their decision, the panelists read publications, evaluated contributions to scholarly societies, examined impacts of contributions, and interviewed the candidates about their career and work. Nominees came from every branch of the sciences. The panel examined the work of information technologists, computational chemists, marine

scientists, economists, and a whole host of other scientific disciplines. Klinger found the quality of the work and the breadth of the international networks of collaboration of these scientists to be staggering.

Klinger participates in Mauritian scientist competition

Doctorate of Nursing Practice program Bloomsburg’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program will begin in May. The program is designed for advance practice nurses. The DNP consists of 33 credits available entirely on online. More information: http://bloomu.edu/dnp

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Celebrate Pi in song Mathematics professors Kevin Ferland and Bill Calhoun have released a video of “The Pi Song.”

A parody of the rock ‘n’ roll song, “867-5309/Jenny” by Tommy Tutone,” changes the numerical chorus to “3.14159” and transforms the whole song into a lesson about the mathematical constant, pi.

The song was first recorded in 2001 under the band name, The Derivatives by Ferland, Calhoun, and computer science professor Erik Wynters. The song attracted the attention of middle school and high school mathematics teachers across the country, who like to celebrate Pi Day in their classrooms each March 14 by using “The Pi Song.” In the summer of 2016, the group worked with local musician and audio engineer, Steve Gilligan, to perform and record a more polished version of the song. Featuring a cast of children from a summer theater camp, they filmed “The Pi Song Video,” which can be seen on YouTube at https://youtu.be/XLK89OXaxz8

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Pre-medical science student receives two awardsBeverly Andre, a senior majoring in biology, pre-medical sciences, received two prestigious awards from the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology to support her travel to their annual meeting in New Orleans in January. Andre was one of 21 students selected from a nationwide pool to receive the Broadening Participation Award. The award provided Andre with an opportunity to attend special sessions

for award recipients and be mentored by Mary Salcedo of the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard

University. Andre also received the Charlotte Mangum Award, which provided housing in New Orleans. As a Mangum award recipient, Andre provided support to session presenters. At the conference, she presented a poster on “Sublethal Stress Associated with Apiary Treatments for Varroa Mites.” The presentation was co-authored with mentors, Cindy Surmacz and John Hranitz, and collaborators Ibrahim Cakmak, Ph.D. and S. Cakmak, Ph.D. from the Beekeeping and Development Center in Bursa, Turkey.

Beverly plans to attend medical school and has participated in a summer program at UCLA to help her prepare for a medical career and a Future Docs program at Jefferson Medical College. She has received research grants for her work on honey bees from the Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences and Tri-Beta Biology Honor Society.

NURSING NOTES Rebecca Toothaker, assistant professor of nursing, has a pending publication related to her research “A Phenomenological Study of Millennial Students in Traditional Pedagogies” in the Journal of Professional Nursing. The article explores the millennial BSN student perspective of educational strategies within a traditional classroom taught by lecture. She conducted research on millennial nursing student’s perceptions and the usefulness of clicker technology and presented her findings at the 2017 Elsevier Nursing Education Conference in March.

Pamela Cook, assistant professor of nursing, will presented her work, “Peer Mentoring: The Benefits of Providing Support to Undergraduate Baccalaureate Nursing Students” at the 2017 Elsevier Nursing Education Conference in March.

Todd Hastings, assistant professor of nursing, provided a poster and podium presentations at the International Society for Psychiatric Nurses 19th Annual Conference held in Baltimore and gave a presentation at the 2017 Pennsylvania Higher Education Suicide Prevention Conference at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh.

Hastings is co-facilitating a presentation and simulated activity, “Group Therapy Revisited,” at the Philadelphia Area Group Psychotherapy Society /American Psychiatric Nurses Association Joint Conference, on April 29 in Philadelphia.

Kim Olszewski, assistant professor of nursing, will provide a podium presentation at the International Fatigue Conference this coming March in San Diego, California. She will present her doctoral work “Identifying Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk Factors in Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers,” and will be submitting the content of this presentation to their journal for publication. She is also presenting four podium presentations at the National Occupational Health Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana in April.

Peggy Shipley, assistant professor of nursing, will provide a podium presentation at the International Association for Human Caring (IAHC) conference in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, May 31-June 2, 2017. Her abstract is titled, “ASL Family Caregiving: A Picture that Still Needs to be Painted.”

Engineering technology students build robot handSenior engineering technology students Douglas Dobak, Jeremy Heiser, Lucas Whitten developed an interactive robotic hand as part of their capstone senior design project. The arm was built using a 3D printer. After printing and constructing all the plastic components and hardware, servomotors were added to control the wrist and fingers.

As a proof of concept, the arm was controlled by a computer and electronic circuitry and programmed to play rock, paper, scissors. Control signals sent to servomotors to activate the wrist and each of the five fingers digit with heavy-duty fishing line. The robotic arm was made interactive through an infrared motion tracker with control logic signals managed by an Arduino microprocessor.

College of Science and Technology has record enrollment Enrollment in the College of Science and Technology reached a new record of 2,721 students in fall 2016 – a 17.6 percent increase in just five years from 2,313 in fall 2012. Significant enrollment increases have occurred in nursing, digital forensics and biology and allied health sciences.

Bloomsburg to host Technology Research Symposium Bloomsburg will host the first Technology Education Research Symposium on Saturday, April 8, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event is being organized by Lynn Hummel, assistant professor in Department of Instructional Technology. More information at: https://www.smore.com/mvnaf

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Environmental, Geographic and Geological SciencesLiu, Ying, Delahunty, Tina, Zhao, Naixhou, and Cao, Guofeng. “These lit areas are undeveloped: Delimiting China’s urban extents from thresholded nighttime light imagery” International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 50 (2016): 39-50.

Greene, N.R. and Brunskill, J.C. Design of a solar tracking interactive kiosk. Physics Education. December 2016, Volume 52 (1), pp. 1-7.

David Larson, Amy Powers, Jean-Paul Ambrosi, Mika Tanji, Andrea Napolitano, Erin G. Flores, Francine Baumann, Laura Pellegrini, Cormac J. Jennings, Brenda J. Buck, Brett T. McLaurin, Doug Merkler, Cleo Robinson, Paul Morris, Meral Dogan, A. Umran Dogan, Harvey I. Pass, Sandra Pastorino, Michele Carbone & Haining Yang, 2016, Investigating palygorskite’s role in the development of mesothelioma in southern Nevada: Insights into fiber-induced carcinogenicity, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part B, 19:5-6, 213-230, DOI: 10.1080/10937404.2016.1195321

Keil, D.E., Buck, B., Goossens, D., Teng, Y., Pollard, J., McLaurin, B., Gerads, R., and DeWitt, J., 2016, Health effects from exposure to atmospheric mineral dust near Las Vegas, NV, USA: Toxicology Reports, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxrep.2016.09.009

Buck, B.J., Londono, S.C., McLaurin, B.T., Metcalf, R., Mouri, H., Selinus, O., and Shelembe, R., 2016, The emerging field of medical geology in brief: some examples: Environmental Earth Sciences, v. 75, DOI 10.1007/s12665-016-5362-6

Leetham, M., DeWitt, J., Buck, B., Goossens, D., Teng, Y., Pollard, J., McLaurin, B., Gerads, R., and Keil, D., 2016, Oxidative stress and lung pathology following geogenic dust exposure: Journal of Applied Toxicology, DOI 10.1002/jat.3297

Keil, D., Buck, B., Goossens, D., Teng, Y., Leetham, M., Murphy, L., Pollard, J., Eggers, M., McLaurin, B., Gerads, R. and DeWitt, J., 2016, Immunotoxicological and neurotoxicological profile of health effects following subacute exposure to geogenic dust from sand dunes at the Nellis Dunes Recreation Area, Las Vegas, NV, Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, Volume 291, p. 1-12, ISSN 0041-008X, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.taap.2015.11.020.

Lockaby, B.G., N. Noori, W. Morse, W. Zipperer, L. Kalin, R.M. Governo, R. Sawant, and M.C. Ricker. 2016. Climatic, ecological, and socioeconomic factors associated with West Nile virus incidence in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. Journal of Vector Ecology 41:232-243

Shepard, M.K. et al. Radar Observations and Shape Model of Asteroid 16 Psyche. Icarus, 281 388-403.

Takir, D., Reddy, V., Sanchez, J. Shepard, M.K., Emery, J. Detection of Water and/or Hydroxyl on Asteroid (16) Psyche. Astronomical Journal, eprint arXiv:1610.00802.

NursingHastings, T., Kroposki, M., Williams, G., Can Completing a Mental Health Nursing Course Change Students’ Attitudes? Issues in Mental Health Nursing. Published online. 21 Feb 2017.

Miller, M., & Neyer, L. (2016) Mapping information literacy and written communication outcomes in an undergraduate nursing curriculum. Pennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice, 4(1):20-32.

Jackson, C. LGBT health: Improving access to care and identifying risk factors. Continuing Education Article. https://nurse-practitioners-and-physician-assistants.advanceweb.com/CE/TestCenter/Content.aspx?CourseID=1225&CreditID=3&CC=293535&sid=3932

Jackson, C. Erectile Dysfunction: An overview of diagnosis and treatment in primary care. Continuing Education Article https://nurse-practitioners-and-physician-assistants.advanceweb.com/CE/TestCenter/Content.aspx?CourseID=1213&CreditID=3&CC=292853&sid=3906

Metzger, L. Chapter 8 “Helping Older Adults Understand Medication and Treatment Regimens” Graduate Textbook “Health Literacy Among Older Adults” 2016 Springer Publishing.

Miller, M., Fox, B., Brown, A. Interventions of music: Reviewing evidence for better practice. International Archives of Nursing and Health Care, 2016, 2(2): 1-4

Miller, M., & Neyer, L. Mapping information literacy and written communication outcomes in an undergraduate nursing curriculum. Pennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice, 2016, 4(1):20-32

Brenda Wands, PhD, Debra Minzola, PhD(C) MSN, Comparison of Successful Intubation Between Video Laryngoscopy View Before Attempted Intubation and Direct Laryngoscopic Intubation by Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists: A Pilot Study, AANA Journal, December 2015, Vol 83, Issue 6, 403-408.

Stayer, D., & Lockhart, J.S. (2016). Living with dying in the pediatric ICU: A nursing perspective. American Journal of Critical Care, 25(4), 350-356.

Kear, T., Bhattacharya, A., & Walsh, M. (2016). Patient handoffs in nephrology nursing practice: A safety study. Nephrology Nursing Journal, 43(5), 379-400.

Mathematics and Digital SciencesLesher, D. and Lynd, C. Convergence Results for the Class of Periodic Left Nested Radicals.” Mathematics Magazine, vol. 89, no. 5, 2016, pp. 319–335.

Loomis, P. Una Introducciόn Histόrica al Sistema de Criptografía RSA, Investigaciόn y Tecnología, October 2016, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 51-56.

Huizeng Quin and Lu Youmin Neutrix Limit on Divergent Series, IAENG International Journal of Applied Mathematics, vol. 46, no.2, pp231-240, 2016

H.Z. Qin, Youmin Lu, and Nina Shang. Recursive Formulas, Fast Algorithm and Its Implementation of Partial Derivatives of the Beta Function, Proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Methods.Vol. 3, p 1361-1371

D. A. Lesher and C. D. Lynd, Convergence Results for the Class of PeriodicLeft Nested Radicals, Mathematics Magazine 89 No. 5 (2016) 319-335.

Montante, R., Virtual-Machine-Based Network Exercises For Introductory

FACULTY PUBLICATIONS

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Computer Networking Courses, Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, January 2017, Volume 32 Number 3, pp.92-98

Razzaghi, M. and Militzer, E., Introduction to Statistics, 2nd edition, 2016, Kendall Hunt.

E. Wynters, Using parallel particle swarm optimization on GPUs to solveseveral facility location problems, Proc. of 31st Annual Conference ofPennsylvania Assoc. of Computer and Information Science Educators, 4/16,38-42.

E. Wynters, Fast and easy parallel processing on GPUs using C++ AMP,Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 6/16, 31(6), 27-33.

E. Wynters, Thrust makes it easy to introduce parallel processing on GPUsinto a research project or college course, Journal of Computing Sciences inColleges, 6/16, 31(6), 40-41.

Physics and EngineeringNathaniel R Greene and Jeffrey C Brunskill. “Design of a solar tracking interactive kiosk” 2017 Phys. Educ. 52 015022

Vajdic, S. and Jiang, F., A Hands-on Approach to the Teaching of Electronic Communications Using GNU Radio Companion and the Universal Software Radio Peripheral, Proceedings of the 6th IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC 2016), Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, March 5, 2016.

Olsen, A, Simpson, D., King, S. Survey of Policies and Practices for the Inspection of Lead Aprons at Medical Facilities; Health Physics, July 2016 Vol. 111, No. 1 page S94; (abstract)

Dubil, C., Stacy, S., Dendler, J., Simpson, D., Fallahian, N., Bloomsburg University; Investigation of Indoor Radon Levels in Bloomsburg University Campus Building; Health Physics, July 2016 Vol. 111, No. 1 page S98; (abstract)

Biology and Allied Health SciencesHartzell SM, and Corbin CE. 2016. New finds in an old collection: some distributional records for amphibians in Pennsylvania, USA. Herpetological Review 47:272.

Liu, B.R., Y.-W. Huang, R.S. Aronstam, and H.-J. Lee, Identification of a Short Cell-Penetrating Peptide from Bovine Lactoferricin for Intracellular Delivery of DNA in Human A549 Cells, PLOS One, 11(3):e0150439, 2016.

Tucker Serniak L, Corbin CE, Pitt AL, Rier ST. 2017. Effects of Japanese Knotweed on avian diversity and function in riparian habitats. Journal of Ornithology. 158: 311. doi:10.1007/s10336-016-1387-6

Gonzalez VH, KE Park, I Cakmak, JM Hranitz, JF Barthell. 2016. Pan traps and bee body size in unmanaged urban habitats. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 51:241-247.

Rier, S.T., K.C. Kinek, S.E. Hay and S.N. Francoeur. 2016. Polyphosphate plays a vital role in the phosphorus dynamics of stream periphyton. Freshwater Science 35:490-502.

Instructional TechnologyKapp, K.M. (2016). Choose your level: Using games and gamification to create personalized instruction. In M. Murphy, S. Redding, & J. Twyman (Eds.), Handbook on personalized learning for states, districts, and schools (pp.131–143). Philadelphia, PA: Temple University, Center on Innovations in Learning.

Kapp, K.M. (2016) Playing Games Leads to Better Learning. Chief Learning Office. Online. http://www.clomedia.com/2016/07/07/playing-games-leads-to-better-learning/

Kapp, K.M. (2016) 5 Learning Trends to Watch in the Next 5 Years. ATD. Online https://www.td.org/Publications/Blogs/Learning-Technologies-Blog/2016/02/5-Learning-Tech-Trends-to-Watch-inthe-Next-5-Years

Carnahan, C., Crowley, K., Hummel, L. & Sheehy , L. (2016). New Perspectives on Education: Drones in the Classroom. In Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (pp. 1920-1924). Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).

Audiology and Speech PathologySekhar, D.L., Zalewski, T.R., Beiler, J.S., Czarnecki, B., Barr, A.L., King, T.S., & Paul, I.M. (2016). The sensitivity of adolescent hearing screens issignificantly improved by adding high-frequencies. The Journal of AdolescentHealth. 59(3):362-364. doi: 10.1177/1059840516654004. Epub 2016June 14.

Sekhar, D.L., Zalewski, T.R., Beiler, J.S., Czarnecki, B., Barr, A.L., King, T.S., & Paul, I. M. (2016). The sensitivity of adolescent school-based hearingscreens is significantly improved by adding high-frequencies. The Journal ofSchool Nursing. 1-7. doi: 10.1177/1059840516654004. Epub 2016 June14.-

Shaikh, M.A., Fox-Thomas, L. G., & Tucker, D. A. (2016). Impact of different cutoff criteria on rate of (central) auditory processing disorders diagnosis using the central test battery. Audiology Research, 6(158), 40-43.

Smith, P. (2016) Challenges for Speech-Language Pathologists working with Older Adults with Autism. In Wright, S. (ed). The Challenge and Promise of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Mid and Later Life. Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Smith, P. (2016) Passionately dispassionate practice: Split personality vs. Clinical necessity. Invited contribution. http://dysphagiacafe.com/tag/toolbox/

Yue Q, Hale T, Knecht A, Laidacker J (2016). Intraoperative loss of tibialis anterior tceMEP predicted postoperative foot drop: A case report. World Neurosurgery. Oct 14. pii: S1878-8750(16)31024-5. Epub ahead of print.

Chemistry and BiochemistryArcis, H.; Ferguson, J.P.; Applegarth, L.M.; Zimmerman G.H.; Tremaine, P. R., “Ionization of Boric Acid in Water from 298 K to 623 K by AC Conductivity and Raman Spectroscopy” J. Chem. Thermodynamics, 2017, 106, 187-19.

Parker, G. T.; Albrecht-Schmitt, T. E.; Polinsk, M.J.; Wang, S.; Diwu, J. “Plutonium Halides” The Plutonium Handbook, 2016, Accepted.

Blackburn, S.C., O’Sullivan, O.T., Hinkens, D., and Tapsak, M. Synthesis of High Refractive Index Silicone Materials Incorporating Aromatic Moieties with Adjacent Linkage Groups for Flexible Electronic Displays. Silicon (2016) 8: 541. doi:10.1007/s12633-016-9404-1

Allan, D., Radzinski, S.C., Tapsak, M.A. et al. The Thermal Degradation Behaviour of a Series of Siloxane Copolymers – a Study by Thermal Volatilisation Analysis. Silicon (2016) 8: 553. doi:10.1007/s12633-014-9247-6

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Faculty Award WinnersThe College of Science and Technology is proud to announce the faculty award winners for excellence in teaching, scholarly activity and service.

Dr. Diane M. Barrett, Mathematical and Digital Sciences, and Dr. Nathaniel R. Greene, Physics and Engineering,were recognized for excellence in teaching. Dr. Barrett, an expert in digital forensics, has developed five new courses, and was integral in the digital forensics program being recognized as a Center of Excellence in Digital Forensics Education by the NSA and Department of Homeland Security. Dr. Greene teaches many courses from General Physics II to Quantum Mechanics to Electrical Machines. A recent teaching innovation has come from the design and implementation of an interactive energy education kiosk on campus. Dr. Greene recently published an article in The Physics Teacher and another in Physics Education in 2017

Dr. Kimberly A. Olszewski, Nursing, and Dr. Matthew Ricker, EGGS, were recognized for

excellence in scholarly activity. Dr. Olszewski is the Director of the Nurse Practitioner Program and maintains her professional practice. Her scholarly work in occupational health with a specialty in social media and workplace safety has merited three publications, six Webinars and eighteen presentations in the last 3 years. Dr. Ricker is a well-known authority in environmental science, specifically soil science. In the last 3 years, he has been lead author on four papers, coauthor on four others, lead author of a technical report and mentored six research students, two of which won awards for Most Outstanding Undergraduate Poster

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Dr. Rebecca Dawn Toothaker, Nursing, was recognized for excellence in service. She has enhanced the foundational sophomore level for the nursing program and assisted with departmental accreditation with the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. She dedicated her time and service to Sigma Theta Tau, the International Honor Society for Nursing and as a Girl Scout Troop leader. She recently guided troop members to write a grant assisting the fire department, and it received regional televised news recognition.