Jeremy McWilliams publishes article on academic image resources

Jeremy McWilliams, digital services coordinator at the Watzek Library:

In June, McWilliams published an article in the Code4Lib Journal titled “Developing an Academic Image Collection with Flickr.” The article discusses technical aspects of the up-and-coming online collection of contemporary ceramics images, accessCeramics, founded by Assistant Director for Systems and Technical Services at the Watzek Library Mark Dahl and Assistant Professor of Art and Program Head of Ceramics Ted Vogel. Dahl and Vogel recently received a grant of $19,000 from the non-profit organization NITLE to help jumpstart this online collection, which will not only be used in classroom settings, but will be open to the general public as well.

16 July 2008

• art history
• publications
• staff
• visual arts

Associate Professor McDowell writes about issues of race in family therapy

Teresa McDowell, associate professor of counseling psychology:

McDowell coauthored an article titled “Race, class, gender and migration: Family therapy with a Peruvian couple” in the Journal of Systemic Therapies (37), 30-43.

16 June 2008

• counseling psychology
• faculty
• immigration
• publications
• therapy

Mary Stuart Rogers Professor of Education Ruth Shagoury publishes book on young writers

Ruth Shagoury, Mary Stuart Rogers professor of education:

Shagoury published a book about educating young writers. “Raising Writers: Understanding and Nurturing Young Children’s Writing Development” (Allyn & Bacon, 2008) explores how primary educators can nurture young learners through the transition from spoken to written language.

13 June 2008

• education
• faculty
• literary arts
• publications

American Chemical Society publishes article by Professor Jim Duncan and two undergraduates

Jim Duncan, professor of chemistry:

An article by Duncan and seniors David Calkins and Mariya Chavarha has been published by the American Chemical Society. The article, titled “Secondary Orbital Effect in the Electrocyclic Ring Closure of 7-Azahepta-1,2,4,6-tetraene - a CASSCF Molecular Orbital Study,” can be read online, at the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

6 May 2008

• chemistry
• faculty
• publications
• research
• science
• student

Campion reviews biography of Kevin O’Higgins

David Campion, assistant professor of history:

This spring, Campion reviewed John P. McCarthy’s biography of Kevin O’Higgins, titled “Kevin O’Higgins: Builder of the Irish State” (Irish Academic Press, 2006) for The University Bookman. Campion writes: “It is a testament to Kevin O’Higgins and to the government he painstakingly helped build and in whose service he gave the best years of his life…”

2 May 2008

• biography
• faculty
• history
• publications

Retirement research draws attention in New York Times

A published paper by Harry Schleef, associate professor of economics, and Robert Eisinger, associate professor of political science, entitled “Hitting or Missing the Retirement Target: Comparing Contributions and Asset Allocation Schemes of Simulated Portfolios,” was the centerpiece of a New York Times column on investment strategies. Read more here.

The New York Times (New York, N.Y.) The odds for a retirement nest egg, recalculated

22 April 2008

• economics
• faculty
• In the News
• political science
• publications
• research

Assistant Professor of Philosophy Jay Odenbaugh publishes book chapter

Jay Odenbaugh, assistant professor of philosophy:

A book chapter written by Odenbaugh is included in “A Companion to the Philosophy of Biology” (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2008). Odenbaugh’s chapter is titled “Models.”

10 April 2008

• faculty
• philosophy
• publications