Publications, grants, conferences and awards

Miran is guest editor of special journal issue

Jonathan Miran, an associate professor in the Department of Liberal Studies at Western Washington University, guest-edited a special issue of the journal "Northeast African Studies" (Volume 12, Issue 1, 2012) on the theme “Space, Mobility and Translocal Connections across the Red Sea Area since 1500 A.D.”

Hoelscher, Dagnon have article published in Inside Higher Ed

Paula Dagnon, an assistant professor of education at Western Washington University, and Karen Hoelscher, a professor of education at Western, had an article on electronic portfolios for post-tenure review published in Inside Higher Ed on March 30, 2012. The article discusses the transition from paper to electronic faculty portfolios.

Sean Eisen Murphy gives invited lecture at German university

Sean Eisen Murphy (Liberal Studies) presented "Pagans Past and Present: Righteousness and Idolatry in Academic Discussions of Ancient Religion, c. 1130-c. 1230" at Gott und die Heiden: Funktionen und Semantiken der Heiden in Mittelalter und Früher Neuzeit, an interdisciplinary conference on the concept of "pagans" in medieval European culture held at the University of Bayreuth March 22 to 24, 2012. Murphy was invited to give the lecture.

Music's Bertil van Boer releases CD of viola concertos

Bertil van Boer (Music) has released a compact disc of world premiere recordings of the Viola Concertos by Joseph Martin Kraus performed by David Carpenter and the Tapiola Sinfonietta on Ondine. He rediscovered and edited the music, as well as writing the booklet notes.

Grimm given research funding, has article published in 'Addiction Biology'

Jeff Grimm (Psychology) recently was awarded a "Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-related Research." The award is tied to his current grant from the National Institutes of Health. The funding ($22,567) supports basic research on the neurobiology of craving by Kylan Dorsey, an undergraduate student majoring in behavioral neuroscience.

Trimble delivers address, is awarded spot on research panel

Joseph E. Trimble (Psychology) delivered an invited address titled “Interethnic Conflict, Colonialism, and Conflict Negotiations among American Indians: Perspectives from Intergroup Conflict Resolution Theory” at the Scripps College Humanities Institute series on “Continuing Invasion: Resistance, Resilience, and Re-invention among North American Indigenous Peoples” in Claremont, Calif., in March.

Werder, McDonald present at St. Louis communication conference

Carmen Werder (Libraries/Communication) and Catherine McDonald (English) co-presented a session titled "Transfer Theory that Transfers: Using Questions of Transferability to Learn More than How to Teach Writing" at the Conference on College Composition and Communication in St. Louis on March 23. Werder is part of the 2011-2013 Elon Research Seminar national/international cohort studying writing transfer.

Nielsen's study published in Newspaper Research Journal

Carolyn Nielsen, an assistant professor in the Western Washington University Department of Journalism, had her most recent study published in the winter 2012 issue of Newspaper Research Journal. Nielsen's nationwide study explored whether the advent of anonymous online comments on newspaper websites has affected the way journalists conceptualize their professional roles.

Russell co-authors book on adventure therapy, to present research at APA convention

Keith Russell, an associate professor of Physical Education, Health and Recreation, has co-authored the book "Adventure Therapy: Theory, Research, and Practice," recently published by Routledge Mental Health. Also, Russell will be presenting research on adventure therapy at the American Psychological Association Convention in 2012.

Werder, Miller, students present at AAC&U conference

Carmen Werder (TLA/Western Libraries) and two students from the Teaching-Learning Learning Academy, Dmitri Simuel and Daniel Espinoza-Gonzalez, co-presented "Raising Student Voices: Developing Democratic Engagement Through Dialogue About Teaching and Learning" at the American Association of Colleges and Universities annual meeting in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 27.

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