Faculty & Staff News
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Andrew Golub speaks at Vermont Library Association conference
Andrew Golub, Dean of Library Services, spoke at the annual conference of the Vermont Library Association in Burlington, Vermont, on May 22, 2012. The session focused on innovative service areas for academic and medical libraries. Golub spoke on the offering of 24-hour per day library service on two campuses utilizing only student staff on the overnight shifts.
All speakers in this session presented in the Pecha Kucha format, which consists of 20 slides shown for 20 seconds per slide, totaling six minutes and 40 seconds.
Posted on: 5/23/2012
Ling Cao named Public Policy Fellow by American Association of Immunologists
Assistant Professor of Microbiology Ling Cao, M.D., Ph.D., a neuroimmunologist in the College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Department of Biomedical Sciences was recently named a 2012-2013 Public Policy Fellow by the American Association of Immunologists (AAI). The Public Policy Fellows Program (PPFP) is designed to engage select postdoctoral fellows and junior scientists in public policy and legislative activities that impact biomedical research.
Cao commented: “I have become increasingly aware of the influence public policy can have on biomedical research. These policies not only affect the career of a biomedical researcher, they are also critical in helping to establish biomedical science networks in underfunded, rural areas and effectively educate new generations of scientists. Through the AAI’s PPFP, I will have a unique opportunity to learn how public policy regarding biomedical research is made and how I can become engaged in public policy work and advocate for biomedical research in the future.”
Cao was one of ten individuals selected for this honor. Her fellowship runs from May 1, 2012 through April 30, 2013.
Posted on: 5/23/2012
Ron Deprez speaks on panel sponsored by New America Foundation
Ronald Deprez, Ph.D., M.P.H., director of UNE’s Center for Community and Public Health and associate professor of public health, spoke on a panel sponsored by the New America Foundation on May 21, 2012, in Washington, D.C.
The panel presentation was titled “Making Biomedical Science Nimble: It’s the Patients, Stupid!” It was live-streamed, along with six other panel presentations, as part of an event titled “How to Save America’s Knowledge Enterprise,” which explored new ways of thinking about science and technology and the government’s role in advancing them.
To view the event, click here.
Posted on: 5/22/2012
Matthew Lacroix appointed to the American Association of Colleges Pharmacy Council of Faculties Rules and Resolutions Committee
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Matthew Lacroix, Pharm.D., BCPS, has been appointed to a one year term on the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Council of Faculties Rules and Resolutions Committee.
The scope of this committee includes an annual review of the AACP and Council of Faculties bylaws, recommending revisions as necessary, and soliciting and reviewing all resolutions and bylaw revisions submitted to the Council of Faculties.
Lacroix's contributions on this national committee will significantly advance AACP's ability to serve members of the Council of Faculties and to provide leadership to the academy.
Posted on: 5/22/2012
Anouar Majid to serve as advisory editor to new academic journal
Associate Provost for Global Initiatives and Director of the Center for Global Humanities, Anouar Majid, Ph.D., has accepted the position of advisory editor to the newly created academic journal Interstitial: A Journal of Modern Culture and Events.
Interstitial is a peer-reviewed, open access, and post-disciplinary journal dedicated to exploring the myriad expressions, impacts, and genealogies of modernity. The journal invites submissions on any topic related to modern culture or eventhood, broadly understood, and will be published annually in an online edition, free of charge. The list of advisory editors includes some of the leading figures in cultural studies.
Posted on: 5/16/2012
Emily Dornblaser elected Secretary of American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Global Pharmacy Education Special Interest Group
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Emily Dornblaser, Ph.D., was recently elected as the Secretary of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Global Pharmacy Education Special Interest Group by her faculty colleagues in AACP.
Dr. Dornblaser has been extensively involved in the University of New England Ghana Health Partnership over the past three years and now will provide national leadership in Global Pharmacy Education through this service opportunity at AACP.
Posted on: 5/16/2012
Pamela Nice awarded Fulbright Specialist grant
Program Director of Global Initiatives Pamela Nice was awarded a Fulbright Specialist grant to consult with Notre Dame University in Lebanon. She will conduct 8 workshops for faculty on critical thinking and other pedagogies. In addition, she will consult with administrators there who want advice as they seek accreditation through the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).
This is Nice's third Fulbright, her others involved work in Morocco and England.
Posted on: 5/15/2012
REACH Initiative receives the Maine Campus Compact President’s Leadership Award
The REACH (Research and Evaluation Assistance for Change) Initiative, created in 2011 by Maryann Corsello, M.S., Ph.D., has been chosen to receive the President’s Leadership Award from Maine Campus Compact, a collation of 17 member campuses whose purpose is to promote civic engagement among students and faculty within institutions of higher learning. REACH was selected as a winner of the award for its contributions to community service, service-learning and civic engagement efforts.
REACH is the first state-wide collaborative to sustain community-based program evaluation activities in the areas of substance abuse, sexual assault and gender violence, teen pregnancy, and delinquency prevention. It began as a way to continue the gains in evaluation capacity made by community programs initially supported by the AGTO (Assets-Getting to Outcomes) project, an implementation support intervention funded by the RAND Corporation.
The institutions of higher education that are members of the REACH Collaborative provide support for evaluation activities through faculty-supervised student work. College students receive powerful learning experiences in prevention research while providing evaluation help to community prevention programs.
Posted on: 5/14/2012
Marilyn Gugliucci serves as panelist at annual Missouri State University Public Affairs Conference
Marilyn R Gugliucci, Ph.D., director of geriatric education, was an invited panelist for the 8th annual Missouri State University (MSU) Public Affairs Conference, which took place April 17-20, 2012.
The purpose of the Public Affairs Conference is to provide the MSU campus and Springfield, Missouri, community with an opportunity to dialogue about current public affairs issues with significant national and international figures.
The 22 panelists at the conference were each assigned three panels, with only one of the three being in their area of expertise. All panel topics centered on the conference theme "Culture of Connectivity."
Notable plenary speakers at the MSU Public Affairs Conference included Naomi Wolf, author, social critic and political activist; Meghan McCain (John McCain's daughter), political columnist and author; and Larry Kirwin, novelist, playwright, and lead for Black 47 Celtic Rock Band.
This link provides access to 40 plenary and panel sessions.
Gugliucci's panels are listed below with the corresponding panel podcast number for the i-Tunes link:
(Podcast #24) The Culture of Pornography: The Media age and the Changing Face of Human Intimacy
(Podcast #26) The Digital Age and Implications for Health Care
(Podcast #28) Connecting to our Past: How are Older Adults Valued in our High Tech Society?
Posted on: 5/11/2012
Marilyn Gugliucci serves as keynote speaker for North Country Associates Long Term Care Professional Meeting
Director of Geriatric Education and Research Marilyn Gugliucci, Ph.D., was the invited keynote speaker for North Country Associates Long Term Care Professionals Meeting, which took place recently in Waterville, Maine. Her presentation was titled “Nursing Home Administration: The Important Role of Perspective in Aging.”
Posted on: 5/11/2012
Marilyn Gugliucci to serve on inaugural board of Maine Council on Aging
Director of Geriatric Education and Research Marilyn Gugliucci, Ph.D., was elected to serve on the inaugural board of the Maine Council on Aging (MCOA). The mission of the council is to build a strong, multi-disciplinary network that represents the aging continuum and works to improve the lives of older adults in Maine.
Currently, there are 27 organizational members of the council, including the University of New England and its Collaborative for Optimal Aging and the Maine Gerontological Society.
The two-fold goal of the MCOA is to work with advocates to develop a strategy in support of public policy that benefits older adults and to ensure that Maine provides input into a national aging agenda through fostering strong relationships with Congressional delegation, federal agencies and national associations.
Posted on: 5/11/2012
Marilyn Gugliucci gives keynote address and participates in panel presentation at Conference on Strength-Based Interprofessional Practice
Marilyn Gugliucci, Ph.D., director of geriatric education and research, was the invited keynote speaker for the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, College of Health and Human Services Conference on Strength-Based Interprofessional Practice, "Focusing on the Person Beyond the Paperwork," on May 5, 2012.
She was also one of 4 panel presenters, along with Dennis Seleeby, DSW, professor emeritus of Social School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas; Lynn Anderson, Ph.D., CTRS, professor and chair, Department of Recreation, Parks, & Leisure Studies, SUNY Cortland; and Nasrin Falsafi, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, AHN-C from UNC-W Nursing Department.
Gugliucci's address was titled “Geriatrics is a Team Sport: The Role of Reflective Practitioners,” and her panel presentation focused on strength-based practice in the field of aging. This was UNC-W's first interprofessional conference, and it attracted 150 attendees from the community, faculty and student body.
Posted on: 5/11/2012
Susan Hillman wins Maine Project Learning Tree Steward of the Year award
Professor of Education Susan Hillman, Ph.D, recently received the 2012 Maine Project Learning Tree (PLT) Steward of the Year award for her support and advocacy for PLT and her commitment to bringing professional science practices related to Environmental Literacy to Maine teachers and students.
Hillman was recognized in abstentia at Maine PLT’s School Forest Network Summit.
PLT is an award winning international environmental education program that seeks to increase students’ understanding of the environment and to instill in students a commitment to environmentally responsible action.
Posted on: 5/10/2012
Amy Deveau speaks at Symposium
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Physics Amy Deveau, Ph.D., was one of fifteen invited speakers from academia and industry at The Timothy L. Macdonaold Symposium. Macdonald is a successful entrepreneur and an accomplished bioorganic chemistry professor from the University of Virginia.
The Symposium, which was held April 28-29, 2012, was sponsored by Boeringher‐Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals and the University of Virginia Chemistry Department. An alum of the University of Virginia and past-member of Macdonald’s research group, herself, Dr. Deveau highlighted the research that UNE undergraduate and medical students have worked on in her laboratory in a talk titled “Addicted to Medicinal Chemistry!”.
Macdonald’s peers have arranged for a special May issue of the journal Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters to be dedicated to him and his scientific achievements, and Deveau has been invited to publish a paper in this issue.
Posted on: 5/08/2012
Delta Zeta Chapter of Phi Lambda Sigma chartered at UNE
The Delta Zeta Chapter of Phi Lambda Sigma was chartered at UNE in April with the induction of 57 members including students from the classes of 2013 and 2014, faculty and honorary members. Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice Devon Sherwood and Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice Leslie Ochs serve as the faculty co-advisors.
Chapter has chosen as community projects: the Barbara Bush Children’s Center at Maine Medical Center; and developing mentoring programs for pharmacy students in collaboration with pharmacists and other community leaders in the state of Maine.
Posted on: 5/07/2012
UNE Trustee Emeritus Robert McAfee receives Hanley Leadership Award
UNE Trustee Emeritus Robert McAfee, M.D. was honored with the Hanley Leadership Award at a dinner at the Portland Marriot at Sable Oaks on April 30th for his lifetime of extraordinary leadership in Maine and throughout the nation. Read a Portland Press Herald story on the event.
McAfee is a former president of the American Medical Association, and throughout the history of the organization he is its only president from Maine. He is credited with leading the AMA to recognize domestic violence as a medical issue. McAfee is also a past chairman of the Partnership for a Tobacco-Free Maine’s advisory council and was a founding member of Maine Citizens Against Handgun Violence.
The Hanley Leadership Award is granted by the Daniel Hanley Center for Health Leadership, and it recognizes healthcare professionals, organizations, and initiatives that embody Dr. Dan Hanley’s values of inclusion, collaboration, courage, hard work, innovation, kindness, and leadership.
Posted on: 5/03/2012
Ann Cowles and Marilyn Gugliucci win Maine Fitness Award for U-ExCEL Balancing Act
The Governor’s Council on Physical Activity, which bestowed the award, has invited Cowles and Gugliucci to a celebration at the State House Hall of Flags in Augusta on June 6th.
Posted on: 5/02/2012
Anna Bass publishes article in Journal of Parasitology
Assistant Research Professor, Center for Land-Sea Interactions, Marine Science Center, Anna L. Bass, Ph.D. has published an article in the Journal of Parasitology titled “Detection of Cryptosporidium sp. in Two New Seal Species, Phoca vitulina and Cystophora cristata, and a Novel Cryptosporidium Genotype in a Third Seal Species, Pagophilus groenlandicus, from the Gulf of Maine.”
In this article, the occurrence and distribution of a parasitic protozoan were explored in both terrestrial and marine organisms in Maine and the Gulf of Maine. Of the more than 250 samples investigated for protozoan presence, only the marine species, the seals, were affected by this parasite.
Surprisingly, the research documented a previously unknown type of Cryptosporidium in a new host, the harp seal. A large degree of genetic differentiation from the previously seal-associated Cryptosporidium sp. suggests that this novel genotype may represent a new species.
Additionally, the hosts of the seal-associated Cryptosporidium sp. have now been extended from a single species to multiple species, and the range of this seal-associated Cryptosporidium sp. has been extended southward.
The published research is the first publication from a larger study on zoonotic parasites in Maine and the Gulf of Maine conducted by Bass and colleagues in the Center for Land-Sea Interactions.
Bass, A.L., C.C. Wallace, P.O. Yund, and T.E. Ford. 2012. Detection of Cryptosporidium sp. in Two New Seal Species, Phoca vitulina and Cystophora cristata, and a Novel Cryptosporidium Genotype in a Third Seal Species, Pagophilus groenlandicus, from the Gulf of Maine. Journal of Parasitology 98(2):316-322.
Posted on: 5/02/2012
Articles by Ali Ahmida published in three foreign newspapers
Department of Political Science Chair Ali Ahmida, Ph.D. has recently had his work published in three foreign newspapers. The leading Arabic language Libyan newspaper, Miyadeen, printed “Why and How to Think about National Reconciliation in Libya” (April 18, 2012).
Ahmida’s nationally circulated New York Times Op-Ed article, “Why Qaddafi has Already Lost,” (March 17, 2011) was bought and reprinted by two leading newspapers in their respective counties: India Times in India and Dagbladet in Oslo, Norway.
Posted on: 5/02/2012
James Norton appointed to Maine Developmental Disabilities Council
Professor of Physiology (UNECOM) James M. Norton, Ph.D has recently been appointed to the Maine Developmental Disabilities Council (MDDC) by Governor Paul LePage.
The MDDC Council is tasked with ensuring that individuals with developmental disabilities and their families participate in the design of and have access to needed community services, individualized supports, and other forms of assistance that promote self-determination, independence, productivity, integration, and inclusion in all facets of family and community life.
This new appointment, along with Norton’s membership on the Board of Directors of the Pine Tree Society, a statewide non-profit agency devoted to providing Maine children and adults with disabilities the opportunities and means to create better lives for themselves and their families, may lead to new ways for UNECOM to participate in preserving and improving healthcare to the population of Maine citizens with developmental disabilities.
Posted on: 5/02/2012
Kathy Knight presents workshops on emergency preparedness for long term care and assisted living communities
Director, Northeastern Maine Regional Resource Center, Director, EMHS Center of Emergency Preparedness and Director, Northeastern Maine Medical Reserve Corps, Kathy Knight, RN, BSN, presented a 3 hour workshop, "Be Ready: Emergency Preparedness Planning for Long Term Care and Assisted Living Communities" on April 23rd in Portland and on April 30th in Lewiston. This event was sponsored by the UNE-Maine Geriatric Education Center, UNE MatureCare and St. Mary's d'Youville Pavilion.
The workshops were presented to health professionals in LTC and AL communities and discussed requirements and regulations that are imposed upon Long Term Care and Assisted Living Communities, the potential legal litigation for failing to comply with preparedness regulations, and ways to plan and institute a functional emergency response plan. In all, there were approximately 60 participants from Long Term Care and Assisted Living Communities in attendance.
Posted on: 5/01/2012
Add Verb Director Cathy Plourde to speak at Institute for Civic Leadership Forum
UNE’s Add Verb Productions Founder and Director Cathy Plourde will be a featured speaker in The Institute for Civic Leadership forum, “TEDxDirigo Engage,” where Maine innovators and thought leaders will share how they are engaging in ideas to make an impact here and across the globe. The event will be held on Saturday, May 19, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Hannaford Hall (Abromson Center) at the USM Portland Campus.
In addition to Plourde, Maine innovators who will participate include U.S. Rep Chellie Pingree, Robin Alden, Josh Broder, Lyn Mikel Brown, Bill Cumming, Susan Conley, Raphael diLuzio, Mohammed Dini, Andy Happel, Claire Hirschmann, John Marshall, Daniel Minter, Liz Neptune, Bonnie Rukin and Ned Swain. Topics they represent are: fisheries, broadband, food policy, the arts, community, immigrant youth, Native health, design science, sustainability, prisons and gender. The event will also feature live musical entertainment, global TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) talk videos and a reception.
For more about the speakers and how to apply to attend: www.tedxdirigo.com.
Posted on: 4/26/2012
Teresa Dzieweczynski publishes article in Animal Behavior journal
Teresa Dzieweczynski, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Psychology, has published an article in the current issue of the peer-reviewed journal, Animal Behavior. The article, "Opponent familiarity influences the audience effect in male–male interactions in Siamese fighting fish," features two student co-authors, Courtney Gill (Animal Behavior and Psychology '11) and Christina Perazio (Animal Behavior '11).
This study investigates whether previous exposure to an opponent influences audience effects on male–male interactions in Siamese fighting fish. The findings suggest that audience type and the social history of the opponents work together to influence aggressive interactions in this species.
The study of communication networks has been an important area of animal behavior research in the past decade, and Dzieweczynski's research group has made key contributions to this research question. Their paper is the first to examine how prior experience affects communication outside of the classic signaler-receiver scenario.
Posted on: 4/25/2012
Elizabeth De Wolfe elected President of the New England Historical Association
Elizabeth De Wolfe, Ph.D., professor and chair, Department of History, was elected President of the New England Historical Association (NEHA) at its recent spring meeting. NEHA is a scholarly organization for academic historians, museum and public historians, and independent scholars. Previous to the presidency, De Wolfe served as the NEHA vice-president, evaluated books for the Book Award prize committee, and served as conference organizer for the last two NEHA conferences, including the most recent meeting (April 21) at Rivier College in Nashua.
Posted on: 4/23/2012
Elizabeth De Wolfe receives Research Fellowship from Kentucky Historical Society
Professor and Chair, Department of History, Elizabeth De Wolfe, Ph.D. has been awarded a Research Fellowship from the Kentucky Historical Society. The fellowship supports De Wolfe’s travel to Kentucky to continue her research on an 1890s political scandal involving a Kentucky congressman and his long-time mistress. As part of the fellowship, Dr. De Wolfe will give a lecture about her research at the Historical Society in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Posted on: 4/23/2012
