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Community News Walden’s students, faculty and staff are contributing to their disciplines through publications, presentations and other professional activities. Dr. Peter Anderson, a faculty member in the School of Counseling and Social Service in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, co-published the following articles: “The Impact of Ethnicity and Economic, Social and Marital Status on Differences in the Frequency of Sexually Aggressive Behaviors Among Women Living in Ufa, Russian Federation,” in the February 2009 issue of The Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality, and “Assessment of Dental Faculty, Staff and Students on Knowledge of Health Effects Associated With Tobacco Use,” published in the March/April 2009 issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. Christopher G. Bleuenstein, a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration student, became a fellow and a certified court executive of the Institute for Court Management after completing the institute’s five-year Court Executive Development Program offered by the National Center for State Courts. The graduation ceremony was held at the U.S. Supreme Court. Dr. Abbie Brown, a faculty member in The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership, co-authored the ninth edition of Teaching Strategies: A Guide to Effective Instruction (2009 Wadsworth Publishing). Lynna Lan Tien Nguyen Do, a Ph.D. in Psychology student specializing in Clinical Psychology, had an essay published in the book, She’s Out There: Essays by 35 Young Women Who Aspire to Lead the Nation: The Next Generation of Presidential Candidates (2009 LifeTime Media). William H. Dunwoody, a Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences student specializing in Knowledge Management, was appointed by Dr. Patrick Gallagher, deputy director of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology, to the 2009 Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The award, created by public law in 1987, recognizes U.S. organizations for their achievements in quality and performance and raises awareness about the importance of quality and performance excellence as a competitive edge. Harold L. Fisher Jr., an Ed.D. (Doctor of Education) student specializing in Teacher Leadership, was named 2009 Secondary Teacher of the Year for the Spring Independent School District in Houston, Texas. Brian Grizzell and Volney Douglas, Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences students, and Alina Payne, Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences graduate, presented “Conflict Resolution Through Diversity Management: Paradigms for Organizational Success” at the sixth annual Yale Bouchet Conference on Diversity in Graduate Education at Yale University in March 2009. Dr. Gordon Forbes, a faculty member in the School of Psychology, co-published “Female Body Dissatisfaction and Perceptions of the Attractive Female Body in Ghana, the Ukraine and the United States” in Psychological Topics and “Relationships Between Individualism-Collectivism, Gender and Direct or Indirect Aggression: A Study in China, Poland and the U.S.” in Aggressive Behavior. Ronald Hale, a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration student specializing in Public Policy, co-authored the article, “Improved Security Through Information Security Governance,” published in the January 2009 edition of Communications of the ACM. Janet Hawvermale, a Ph.D. in Education student, was a presenter at the National Curriculum Network Conference held at the Center for Gifted Education at the College of William and Mary in March 2009. The topic of her presentation was “Another Worksheet Is Not the Answer: Meaningful Curriculum Enrichment.” Edward Hebbert, a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration student, published “Cultivating Effective Leaders for Tomorrow,” in the May 2009 issue of PA Times, the American Society for Public Administration’s monthly newspaper. Christian Lanphere, a Master of Public Health student specializing in homeland security policy, was chosen on May 4 to serve as second vice president for the USA Student Region of the International Association of Emergency Managers. Paula Lucey, a Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences student with a specialization in Leadership and Organizational Change, was elected chairperson of the Medical College of Wisconsin’s Consortium on Public and Community Health. Robert Meyers, faculty member in The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership, will present “Appealing to the Whole Child: An American Administrative Perspective” at the 2009 Sino-Canada International Exchange Forum in China July 15–28.
Jen Padron, a Ph.D. in Health Services student specializing in Community Health Promotion and Education, wrote “Experience With Post-Secondary Education for Individuals With Severe Mental Illness,” which was published in Voices of Recovery (Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation 2009).
Dr. Savitri Dixon-Saxon, associate dean in the School of Counseling and Social Service, wrote a chapter titled “Diversity and Distance Education: Cultural Competence for Online Instructors” in the book Got Diversity? Best Practices for Incorporating Culture into the Curriculum (Stylus Publications 2009).
Dr. German Gonzalez, a faculty member in the School of Health Sciences, co-published “International Outbreak of Severe Botulism With Prolonged Toxemia Caused by Commercial Carrot Juice” in the November 15, 2008, issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Ben Hartnell, an Ed.D. student specializing in Teacher Leadership, was inducted into the alumni hall of fame at Westerville North High School in Columbus, Ohio.
Dr. Peter Hoffman-Kipp, a faculty member in The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership, published “Actualizing Democracy: The Praxis Teacher Identity Construction” in Teacher Education Quarterly (2008: Vol. 35, No. 3) and co-authored “Horton, Highlander and the Habituation of Democracy” published in the book Organizing the Curriculum: Perspectives on Teaching the U.S. Labor Movement (SensePublishers 2009).
Meg Infiorati, a Ph.D. in Psychology student with a specialization in Organizational Psychology, delivered a series of seminars on pre-disaster district planning under the United Nation’s World Food Programme’s national seminar series. She also teaches a course, Policing in a Democratic Society, at Tribhuvan University in Nepal in the Conflict and Peace Studies master’s program. Infiorati will provide several Meyers Briggs Type Indicator seminars in Kathmandu through June.
Sharon Jumper, a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration student specializing in Public Policy, will present her paper, “Using Socratic Techniques to Increase Learning Outcomes in Online Education,” at the EduLearn 2009 Conference July 6–8 in Barcelona, Spain.
Dr. Steven Little, a faculty member in the School of Psychology, co-wrote “Classroom Management,” which was published in Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Applying Empirically Supported Techniques in Your Practice (Wiley 2009) and in General Principles and Empirically Supported Techniques of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (Wiley 2009).
Dr. Manouchehr “Hadi” Moradi, a faculty member in the NTU School of Engineering and Applied Science at Walden University, co-published “Visibility-Based Spatial Reasoning for Object Manipulation in Cluttered Environments” in Computer-Aided Design (2008: Vol. 40 No. 4) and “Toward Human-Like Real-Time Manipulation: From Perception to Motion Planning” in Advanced Robotics (2008: Vol. 22, No. 9).
Keisha McCoy-Wilson, a Ph.D. in Education student specializing in K–12 Educational Leadership, was awarded a volunteer vacation adventure to New Orleans in April to participate in Jazz Fest and Global Youth Service Day by the Case Foundation. McCoy-Wilson submitted her commitment to change (“to voice the educational needs of transitioning military families”) as part of the Case Foundation’s Change Begins With Me campaign.
Justin Panneck, a Ph.D. in Psychology student with a specialization in Health Psychology, was profiled in the American Psychological Association’s Monitor on Psychology (2009: Vol. 40, No. 4).
Dr. Stacee Reicherzer, a faculty member in the School of Counseling and Social Service, co-published “A Transgender's Qualitative Journey: Deconstructing Gender-Based Social Opprobrium” in Qualitative Journeys: Student and Mentor Experiences With Research (Sage Publications 2009) and published “Evolving Language and Understanding in the Historical Development of the Gender Identity Disorder Diagnosis” in the Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling (2008: Vol. 2, Issue 4).
Dr. Sandra Siedlecki, a faculty member in the School of Nursing, published “Pain and Sedation” in American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) (Saunders Elsevier 2009) and “Racial Variation in Response to Music in a Sample of African-American and Caucasian Chronic Pain Patients” in Pain Management Nursing (2009: Vol. 10, Issue 1).
Dr. Ralph Stauffer, a faculty member in the College of Management and Technology, published the article “A DMAIC Makeover” in the December 2008 issue of Quality Progress.
Leslie Van Gelder, a faculty member in The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership, published the book Weaving a Way Home: A Personal Journey Exploring Place and Story (University of Michigan Press 2008).
Dr. Laurel Walsh, Heidi Rivers, Jamie Patterson and Brian Timmerman, staff members in Walden’s Writing Center, presented a workshop called “Bridging the Digital Divide: Successful Online Tutoring” at the 2009 Minnesota Colleges and Universities English Discipline Workshop in St. Paul, Minn.
Gail Wilson-Giarratano, a Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences student specializing in Leadership and Organizational Change, has been named president and CEO of Girls Incorporated of the Greater Capital Region in New York state.
Scott Richards, a Ph.D. in Psychology student specializing in Clinical Psychology, was recognized as a Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
Kari Wold, a staff member in Walden’s Writing Center, won an assistantship and full scholarship in the instructional technology doctoral program at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
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