Debra Schleef published ““Jumping Ship or Merely Crossing the Aisle? An Analysis of the Circulation of Elite Lawyers,” in Sociology of Work: Networks, Employment, and Inequality, edited by Steve McDonald for JAI Press.
Four UMW Faculty Present at 2013 Lilly Conference
Suzanne Sumner explains her presentation during the 2013 Lilly Conference. Photo courtesy of Ian Franczak.
Suzanne Sumner, professor of mathematics, Mary Beth Mathews, associate professor of religion, Kathryn Loesser-Casey, professor of biology, and Debra Hydorn, professor of mathematics, gave presentations at the 2013 Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching. The theme of this year’s conference was “Evidence Based Teaching and Learning.” Professors Sumner and Mathews gave a poster presentation on “The ‘Race and Revolotion’ First-Year Seminar: Reclaiming the University of Mary Washington’s Social Justice.” Professors Hydorn and Loesser-Casey gave a workshop on “A New Course to Develop Students’ Scientific Reasoning and Practice Skills.” The conference took place in Bethesda, Md., from May 30 – June 2.
Gaines Translation Published in TAEM
Alphonse Daudet
James F. Gaines, Professor of Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures, has completed a translation of 19th century French writer Alphonse Daudet’s story, “The Lighthouse on Bloody Shoals,” in the spring issue of the online journal The Arts and Entertainment Magazine/Eerie Digest. It is the second of Daudet’s Tales From My Mill that he has worked with and deals with the author’s impressions of seaside life in Corsica in the 1880’s.
Drs. Liss & Erchull Present Research with UMW Students at APS
Dr. Miriam Liss and Dr. Mindy Erchull recently presented a poster, Conceptualizing Objectification as a Source of Insidious Trauma, with Haley Miles-McLean, Caitlin Robertson, Charlotte Hagerman, Michelle Gnoleba, and Leanna Papp, a group of psychology students with whom they conducted research during the 2012-13 acadecmic year, at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science in Washington, DC.
Drs. Erchull & Liss Present Research with UMW Alumna
Dr. Mindy Erchull and Dr. Miriam Liss recently presented a poster, Believing that Jealousy is Good: Scale Development and Validation, with UMW alumna T. Michele Humphries, class of 2012, at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science in Washington, DC.
Nabil Al-Tikriti Submits Paper at Baghdad Translation Conference
On 7-9 May, Nabil Al-Tikriti submitted a paper entitled “A Tale of Two Nations: Translation Traditions in the Arab World and Turkey” to the Third International Translation Conference in Baghdad, Iraq. In this conference addressing a wide variety of theoretical and contextual issues related to the field of translation, Prof. Al-Tikriti’s paper addressed a comparison of translation traditions and realities in Turkey and the Arab World. This conference was sponsored by the Iraqi Ministry of Culture and the Dar al-Ma’mun Publishing House. In the course of this visit, Prof. Al-Tikriti also provided an extensive interview to the Ministry’s prime newspaper, The Translator, and visited a number of sites throughout Baghdad. These sites included the National Archives and Library and the Iraqi National Museum, which were especially opened for the conference delegation. The US delegation to this conference also visited the US Embassy in Baghdad, where they met with Cultural Affairs Officers and discussed possibilities of educational exchange between Iraqi and American institutions.
Faculty Members Represent UMW at Virginia Academy of Science
Werner Wieland, Professor of Biological Sciences at University of Mary Washington, has been elected a Fellow of Virginia Academy of Science. Professor Wieland attended the Annual Meeting of VAS May 23-25, 2013 where his student Yoshi Takeda presented results from their work as part of the UMW Summer Science Institute entitled “Turtles of the Fredericksburg Canal: Introduced Species and Estimates of Population Sizes.
Professor Wieland has been an active member of VAS since 1984 and has held a variety of leadership positions in the Academy. In May 2005, he was elected VAS Vice-President and served as Program Chair for the 84th Annual Meeting in 2006. He was President of the Academy in 2007-2008 and has served as Editor of the Virginia Journal of Science since 2002.
At the same meeting Deborah O’Dell, Professor of Biological Sciences, was elected President of the Virginia Academy of Science. Professors O’Dell, Rosemary Barra, Theresa Grana, Stephen Fuller, Lynn Lewis, and Deborah Zies of the Department of Biological Sciences also made presentations at the meeting. Professor Stephen Gallik attended as Councilor for the Section on Biology.
Christina Eggenberger Completes Leadership Program
Christina Eggenberger
Christina Eggenberger, director of service, recently graduated from the Leadership Fredericksburg program. Eggenberger was one of 28 graduates who completed the eight-month leadership program through the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce.
The program, started in 2008, teaches participants about the businesses, issues, government, history, resources and challenges that impact the economic and community dynamics of the Fredericksburg region.
Past UMW participants include Allyson Moerman, Mary Parnell, Leah Cox, Susan Knick and Donna Mejia.
For more information about the program, visit http://www.fredericksburgchamber.org/leadership/index.htm.
Jason Davidson’s Article Published in Scholarly Journal
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs Jason Davidson’s article, “France, Britain and the intervention in Libya: an integrated analysis,” appears in the most recent issue of The Cambridge Review of International Affairs.
Scharf’s Play Appears in New Play Festival
Mark Scharf’s play FREEFALL appeared in the Compass Rose Theater’s First Annual New Play Festival at the Compass Rose Theater in Annapolis, MD. Mark teaches Playwriting for the Department of Theatre and Dance.