Xiaofeng Zhao, associate professor of the College of Business, has published a journal article as lead author, “Measuring the variance of customer waiting time in service operations” in Management Decision.
History of Detectives and Private Investigation Featuring Jeff McClurken (CSPAN 3)
Recent Study on Jealousy By Mindy Erchull (WAMU)
Erchull Receives Waple Professional Achievement Award
Associate Professor of Psychology Mindy Erchull is the recipient of the 2014 Waple Faculty Professional Achievement Award. The award, which was announced during the General Faculty Meeting on April 23, was established in honor of Shirly van Epps Waple and is in its second year.
Based on faculty nominations, this award recognizes Erchull’s scholarly, creative and professional achievements.
Farnsworth Presents Research Paper
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, presented his research paper, “Virginia Voters and Governmental Power: Evaluations of Federal and State Performance,” at the Virginia Social Science Association Annual Meeting in Richmond earlier this month. The research paper was based on results from a UMW-sponsored poll of 1,004 Virginia residents conducted last year.
McAuliffe Touts His First 100 Days (Richmond Times-Dispatch; Roanoke.Com)
Mathur Presents at Shakespeare Association of America Conference
Maya Mathur, Associate Professor of English, presented the paper “‘And woe is me that any man should want’: Playing the Good Host(ess) in Arden of Faversham“on April 10 at the annual conference of the Shakespeare Association of America in St. Louis, Mo. She also attended the conference “Shakespeare and the Problem of Biography” at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. April 3-5.
Mindy Erchull Awarded the Florence L. Denmark Faculty Advisor Award
The UMW Psi Chi officers surprised Mindy Erchull during the awards ceremony at the close of the 2014 Psi Chi Symposium when they announced that she had just been awarded the Florence L. Denmark Faculty Advisor Award by Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology. This award recognizes Erchull as the one faculty advisor for the 2013-14 academic year who best achieves Psi Chi’s purpose. This year’s officers nominated Erchull because they felt she well exemplified the criteria of ongoing service to the chapter while being motivating to members and having made contributions to the field of psychology at both local and national levels. The award will be presented to Erchull at the American Psychological Association convention in August.