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Alumni Accolades Walden’s alumni are contributing to their disciplines through publications, presentations and other professional activities. The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership 2008 Pedro Nino, who earned a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) with a specialization in Teacher Leadership, published “SOSA and SOSE: Mnemonics for Verb Endings” in the May 2009 issue of Hispania Journal, the peer-reviewed journal of The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. Nino is an adjunct assistant professor of Spanish at the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and a program reviewer for the National Council on the Accreditation of Teacher Education. 2006 John Hoving, who earned his M.S. in Education with a specialization in Middle Level Education (Grades 5–8), has been named principal at All Saints Central High School and Middle School in Bay City, Michigan. 2003 Katherine White, who earned an M.S. in Education with a specialization in Elementary Reading and Literacy (PreK–6), has been named principal at West Terrace Elementary School, Evansville, Ind. She has been assistant principal at Highland Elementary School in Evansville since 2007. School of Management 2008 Starla (Hairston) Blanks, who earned a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), joined the staff of Atlanta’s Morehouse School of Medicine in June 2009 as a program manager for Community Voices: Healthcare for the Underserved. She will be responsible for the management and evaluation of community health programs. School of Health Sciences 2005 Hoa Appel, who earned a Ph.D. in Health Services, will be presenting at the American Public Health Association 137th Annual Meeting and Exposition on Nov. 10, 2009. The presentation is titled "Diverse Faith Influence on Complications and Hospital Stay of Cardiac Patients." 2004 Vanessa Briscoe, who earned a Ph.D. in Health Services, has been named the recipient of the 2009 Davis-Galloway Empowerment Award by the National Coalition of 100 Black Women–Metropolitan Nashville Chapter. The award is given to recognize and honor women of color across Middle Tennessee who ascend to leadership through outstanding advocacy, effective networking and superlative community service. Briscoe is currently a research assistant and professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University. 1994 Dwayne P. Seymour, who earned a Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences, recently completed his postdoctoral work at The Brookings Institution, Harvard Kennedy School and Columbia Business School. His studies focused on leadership, nonprofit management and public administration/governance. School of Public Policy and Administration 2008 Ruthy Watson, who earned a Ph.D. in Public Health with a specialization in Community Health Promotion and Education, presented her research in a poster presentation at the 2008 Florida Public Health Annual Educational Conference of the Florida Public Health Association. She presented two workshops on healthy nutrition and stress management techniques for Broward College Professional Development Day, held on March 20, 2009. Watson also joined more than 80 other professors and graduate students from universities throughout the U.S. and around the world to participate in the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements course “Dietary Supplement Research Practicum 2009” held on June 1–5, 2009. School of Nursing 2007 Robynn F. Anwar, a graduate of the M.S. in Nursing, received a 2009 Camden Hero Award from the Greater Camden Partnership for her contributions to workforce training for the local health care industry. School of Psychology 2007 Frank Wood, who earned a Ph.D. in Psychology, with a specialization in Clinical Psychology (Licensure), is slated to become a licensed psychologist in Ohio. In addition, Wood is working on two notable collaborations. The first involves crafting a modification of the traditional functional behavioral assessment that will emphasize rewarding adaptive behaviors in concert with efforts to extinct maladaptive behaviors. The second collaboration is with Ted Wiard and Golden Willow Retreat, an organization that serves people dealing with grief and loss. They offer grief support groups, retreats, and training and education on grief. 2003 Austin Lane, who earned a Ph.D. in Psychology, has been appointed to serve as the next president of Lone Star College–Montgomery. Lane has been vice president for student affairs at Tyler Junior College, Tyler, Texas, since November 2005. Send news of your professional accomplishments to ponder@waldenu.edu for publication in the Walden Ponder newsletter, and other publications.
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