University of New England Faculty & Staff News

Nancy MacRae co-edits occupational therapy clinical practice textbook; other faculty and alumni are contributors

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:24:52 +0000

Nancy MacRae, M.S., OTR/L, FAOTA, associate professor in the University of New England Department of Occupational Therapy, is co-editor of a new occupational therapy text, Occupational Therapy Essentials for Clinical Competence, published by Slack. Several UNE faculty and alumni are contributors to the text.

India Broyles and four students present a panel at the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine PreDoctoral Annual Conference

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:49:13 +0000

India Broyles, EdD, UNECOM/MMEL Director, and four students presented a panel titled "The Five Doors to Excellence in Assessment" at the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine PreDoctoral Annual Conference in Jacksonville, FL on January 30.

James Cavanaugh and Jane O'Brien awarded two grants

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:23:21 +0000

Dr. James Cavanaugh, in collaboration with Dr. Jane O'Brien OTR/L, was awarded a grant from the UNE Division of Exercise and Sport Performance, Occupational, and Physical Therapy to fund 'Teleteaching: Innovation in Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy Interprofessional Education.'

Michael Sheldon selected as the 2010 recipient of the Adopt-A-Doc scholarship program

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:16:58 +0000

Michael Sheldon, Associate Professor and Director, Department of Physical Therapy was recently selected as the 2010 recipient of the Adopt-A-Doc scholarship sponsored by the Education Section of the American Physical Therapy Association's (APTA).

Bethany Woodworth co-edits book on Hawaiian forest birds

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:44:35 +0000

Bethany L. Woodworth, Ph.D., University of New England visiting assistant professor of environmental studies, is co-editor and contributing author to 'Conservation Biology of Hawaiian Forest Birds: Implications for Island Avifauna,' published by Yale University Press.

Tim Ford publishes two new articles

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:11:56 +0000

Tim Ford, Vice President for Research and Dean of Graduate Students, recently published two articles, "Temporal Bacterial Diversity Associated with Metal-contaminated River Sediments," and "Control of Waterborne Disease in Developing Countries."

Faculty member, alumni and student join Gov. Baldacci to celebrate National Nurse Anesthetists Week

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:28:05 +0000

Governor John Baldacci signed a proclamation to include Maine in celebrating National Nurse Anesthetists Week January 25-29, 2010.

Charles Ford on Winthrop University panel for a graduate symposium

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:26:54 +0000

Charles W. Ford, Ph.D. served on a panel for a graduate symposium on "Political Theory and the Holocaust" at Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC, on Tuesday, January 26, 2010.

John Stubbs has article published in Chemical Physics Letters

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:00:06 +0000

Dr. John Stubbs, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Physics, recently published an article entitled "Application of a coarse-grained model for DNA to homo- and heterogeneous melting equilibria" in the journal Chemical Physics Letters, that included research carried out by Nicholas Tito (Chemistry '08).

Ron Morrison discusses Confucionism at York County Senior College

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:05:14 +0000

In a talk kicking off York County Senior College's winter seminar series, Ron Morrison, Ph.D., shed light on the inscutable oriental philosophy of Confucius.

Michael Burman has article accepted for publication in Behavioral Neuroscience

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:29:27 +0000

Dr. Michael Burman, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, has an article accepted for publication in Behavioral Neuroscience.

Jane o'Brien co-edits pediatrics text; O'Brien and Kathryn Loukas co-author chapters of text

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:29:04 +0000

Jane Case-Smith, Ed.D., professor, Ohio State University, and Jane O’Brien,Ph.D. associate professor, University of New England, co-edited the premier textbook used in pediatric occupational therapy practice. The 6th edition of Occupational Therapy for Children is published by Mosby Year-Book.

Ali Ahmida to speak at Washington University March 27th

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:00:07 +0000

Ali Ahmida, Ph.D., professor and chair of UNE's Department of Political Science, has been invited to be guest speaker at Washington University's (St. Louis) annual Undergraduate Conference on Colonialism and Empire, scheduled for Saturday, March 27th.

Michael Beaudoin publishes book review in The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:50:09 +0000

Michael Beaudoin, professor of education, has published a book review of "Online Learning as a Strategic Asset."

Susan McHugh publishes article in Feral

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:40:15 +0000

Susan McHugh, PhD, associate professor of English, published an article titled "Sweet Jane" in Feral, a special issue of the minnesota review devoted to interdisciplinary animal studies.

Charlotte Paolini certified as long-term care medical director

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:57:18 +0000

Charlotte Paolini, D.O., alumnus of the University of New England's College of Osteopathic Medicine and practicing physician in geriatrics with University Health Care's MatureCare group, has been certified as long-term care medical director.

New book chapter and book review from Anouar Majid

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:56:24 +0000

Anouar Majid, Ph.D., director of the Center for Global Humanities, has an essay titled “Naming Terror” in a book titled Islamism: Contested Perspectives on Political Islam, edited by Richard C. Martin and Abbas Barzegar and published by Stanford University Press.

Robert Alegre gives presentation at Harvard University

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:04:10 +0000

Robert Alegre, Ph.D., UNE Department of History, presented "The Great Railway Rebellion that Rocked Cold War Mexico" at Harvard University on December 2.

Lori Power featured in The Journal of Higher Education

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:29:05 +0000

Dr. Lori Power's new article, "University Students' Perceptions of Plagiarism" just appeared in the November/December 2009 edition of The Journal of Higher Education.

Marilyn Gugliucci completes 18-month Award funded by John A. Hartford Foundation and STTI Honor Society of Nurses

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:20:25 +0000

Marilyn Gugliucci, Ph.D. UNECOM Dept of Geriatric Medicine (mentor) and Amy Cotton, MSN, Eastern Maine Health Care System (mentee) successfully completed their 18 month award funded through the John A. Hartford Foundation and Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Honor Society of Nurses.

Marilyn Gugliucci is lead presenter for AGHE Presidential Symposium

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:13:29 +0000

Dr. Marilyn R. Gugliucci, Ph.D., President of the Association for Gerontology/Geriatrics in Higher Education (AGHE) and Co-chair for the AGHE Health Professions Geriatrics Curriculum Task Force was the convener and lead presenter for the AGHE Presidential Symposium at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting in Atlanta GA, on November 21, 2009.

UNE Students, Faculty, Promote Health & Wellness on North Haven Island

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:10:32 +0000

Sixty University of New England students and several faculty and staff members traveled to North Haven Island November 20 to host a free, day-long, interactive educational fair promoting health and wellness.

Anouar Majid to speak at IALAP conference in Washington,D.C., and at George Washington University

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:01:53 +0000

Anouar Majid, Ph.D., director of UNE's Center for Global Humanities, will present a lecture at the International Association of Law and Policy's 2009 Annual Membership Meeting and Conference in Washington D.C., Dec. 2-3, 2009.

Marc B. Hahn, DO, Named AACOM Dale Dodson Award Recipient

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:16:33 +0000

The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine's (AACOM) Assembly of Presidents honored recipients of the 2009 Dale S. Dodson, DO Awards at a luncheon held during the American Osteopathic Association's 114th Osteopathic Medical Conference and Exposition in November.

UNE faculty member Ron Deprez presents research on health reform at two research conferences

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:32:28 +0000

Dr. Ron Deprez of the UNE Center for Health Policy Planning and Research (part of the Center for Community and Public Health) recently presented two research papers on health reform in the US.

Charles Ford on accreditation team for the National Association of Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:24:11 +0000

Charles W. Ford, Ph. D., Professor of Health Sciences, College of Health Professions, served on an accreditation team for the National Association of Clinical Laboratory Sciences participating in a site visit at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Medicine, Pathologists' Assistant M.S. Program, November 20, 2009.

Ali Ahmida gives lecture on Libya at UC Berkeley

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:16:07 +0000

Ali Ahmida, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Political Science, gave an invited talk Nov. 4 at a conference titled "Writing and Speaking Libya's Histories: Historiography of Modern and Contemporary Libya" organized by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies and Department of Italian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.

COM Faculty Members Frank Willard and Ed Bilsky Speak at the 2nd Annual Spine Conference

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:56:14 +0000

Drs. Frank Willard and Ed Bilsky, both professors in UNE’s College of Osteopathic Medicine and members of the Center for Excellence in the Neurosciences (CEN), spoke at Maine Medical Partners’ 2nd annual Spine Conference on November 17th.

UNE recognized at NASPA Region 1 Conference

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:03:18 +0000

The University of New England received recognition for both our staff and programs at the recent National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Region I Conference in Rhode Island.

Tim Ford to present Tribal Science Webinar Series #3 "Community Based Risk Assessment of Exposures to Contaminants via Water Sources on the Crow Reservation in Montana"

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:08:52 +0000

Tim Ford, VP for Research & Dean of Graduate Studies, will present Tribal Science Webinar Series #3 entitled "Community Based Risk Assessment of Exposures to Contaminants via Water Sources on the Crow Reservation in Montana" together with Crescentia Cummins, and Mari Eggers, M.D.

CEN Director Ed Bilsky Presents at a Midcoast Conference on Maine’s Creative Economy

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:49:20 +0000

Ed Bilsky, Ph.D., UNE professor of pharmacology and director of the UNE's Center for Excellence in the Neurosciences (CEN), represented the university November 13th on a panel that featured Maine's Biotech Sector and its impact on the Maine economy.

Matthew Anderson and Cathrine Frank co-edit "Law and the Humanities - An Introduction"

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:15:24 +0000

Matthew Anderson and Cathrine Frank, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of English and Language Studies, are pleased to announce the publication of "Law and the Humanities - An Introduction" (Cambridge UP), a book they co-edited with Austin Sarat (Amherst College).

Matthew Anderson to present a paper at the first annual Law & Literature Symposium

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:09:10 +0000

Matthew Anderson, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Chair, Department of English and Language Studies, was invited to present a paper at the first annual Law & Literature symposium, on "Law, Literature, and Religion," at Villanova University Law School, Oct. 1-3 2009.

David Livingstone Smith was quoted in the Austrian newspaper Kleine Zeit

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:46:26 +0000

David Livingstone Smith was quoted in the Austrian newspaper Kleine Zeit on November 10th.