Achievements
University staff and faculty are accomplishing great things every day. See
who’s making news with awards, publications, and more.
Offices and Awards
John Achrazoglou, director of the Educational Technology Center in the College of Education, received the C.S. Robinson Award from the American Association of School Personnel Administrators.
Rebecca Anthony, director of the Educational Placement Office in the College of Education, received the C.S. Robinson Award from the American Association of School Personnel Administrators.
Sandra Bowman Damico, dean of the College of Education, was elected vice-chair of the Midwestern Regional Educational Lab’s Executive Committee.
Ellen Cram, clinical assistant professor in the College of Nursing, was elected to the board of the Iowa Nurses Association and to chair their Public Policy Committee.
David Duys, assistant professor of counseling, rehabilitation, and student development in the College of Education, was elected to the Iowa Assocation for Counselor Education and Supervision.
The College of Education received Chapter of the Year and Sponsor of the Year awards from the Iowa State Education Association's Student Program.
The College of Education's School Counseling program received the Innovative Counselor Education Program Award for 2006 from the North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision.
Kirk Fridrich, professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery in the College of Dentistry, was named president of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Malik Henfield, assistant professor of counseling, rehabilitation, and student development in the College of Education, was appointed to the Iowa School Counseling Association's governing board.
Keela Herr, professor in the College of Nursing, served as the national spokesperson for Pain Awareness Month and the Global Year of Pain in Older Adults representing the American Pain Society.
Todd Ingram, clinical assistant professor in the College of Nursing, was elected president of the Iowa Chapter of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association.
Tarrell Portman, associate professor of counseling, rehabilitation, and student development in the College of Education, was one of 25 people selected to participate in the National Center for Education Statistics Institute on the 2005 National Indian Education Statistics Database.
Jodi Saunders, associate professor of rehabilitation counseling in the College of Education, was elected chair of the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification.
Kathy Schuh, associate professor of educational psychology in the College of Education, has been named a Distinguished Member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.
Heather Spangler, associate editor in the College of Education Office of External Relations, received a first place in the General Features category in the Iowa Associated Press Managing Editors annual contest in the 10,001–50,000 circulation category.
Christopher Squier, associate dean for research and graduate studies in the College of Dentistry, was elected to the American Cancer Society Midwestern Board of Directors.
Jill Valde, clinical assistant professor in the College of Nursing, received the Region 4 Showcase of Excellence Certificate at the Sigma Theta Tau Chapter Leadership Academy in Indianapolis.
Susannah Wood, assistant professor of counseling, rehabilitation, and student development in the College of Education, received the Margaret, The Lady Thatcher Medallion from The College of William and Mary, School of Education.
Publications and Creations
College of Dentistry
Hand JS, preventive and community dentistry: an article, “Identification of competencies for effective dental faculty,” Journal of Dental Education 70(9), September 2006.
Spitz MS; Weber-Gasparoni K, Kanellis MJ, pediatric dentistry; Qian F, preventive and community dentistry: an article, “Child temperament and risk factors for early childhood caries,” Journal of Dentistry for Children (Chicago) 73(2), May-August 2006.
Squier C, oral pathology, radiology, and medicine; Hesli V; Lowe J; Ponamorenko V; Medvedovskaya N: an article, “Tobacco use, cessation advice to patients and attitudes to tobacco control among physicians in Ukraine,” European Journal of Cancer Prevention 15(5), October 2006.
College of Education
Biggs S; Helms LB, educational policy and leadership studies: a book, The Practice of American Public Policymaking, M.E. Sharpe, October 2006.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
For a list of recently published books and compact discs, go to www.clas.uiowa.edu/books.
Eckert M, music: compositions performed, “Vamp,” a string orchestra piece performed by Chamber Orchestra Kremlin (Misha Rachlevsky, music director), in the Weill Concert Hall; and “Echo’s Song,” a choral piece performed by the New York Virtuoso Singers (Harold Rosenbaum, director), in the Miller Theater at Columbia University.
Friestad GK, chemistry; Marie JC; Suh YS: an article, “Mn-mediated coupling of alkyl iodides and chiral N-acylhydrazones: Optimization, scope, and evidence for a radical mechanism,” Journal of Organic Chemistry 71(18), Sept. 1, 2006.
Lim S; Franklin SJ, chemistry: an article, “Engineered lanthanide-binding metallohomeodomains: Designing folded chimeras by modular turn substitution,” Protein Science 15(9), September 2006.
Markham KA; Kohen A, chemistry: an article, “Analytical procedures for the preparation, isolation, analysis and preservation of reduced nicotinamides,” Current Analytical Chemistry 2(4), October 2006.
Sokolov TN; Friscic T; MacGillivray LR, chemistry: an article, “Crystal and molecular structure of trans,trans-9,10-bis(4-pyridylethenyl)anthracene,” Journal of Structural Chemistry 46, September 2006.
College of Nursing
Buckwalter K (ed.): a journal, Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association 12(3), June-July 2006.
Butcher HK: an article, “Re-envisioning gerontological mental health nursing education: a commentary,” American Journal of Psychiatric Nursing 12, 2006.
Butcher HK: a review of the book Strategies for Theory Development in Nursing (Fourth Edition), Nursing Science Quarterly 19, 2006.
Butcher HK: a chapter, “Integrating nursing theory, nursing research and nursing practice,” Current Issues in Nursing (Seventh Edition), St. Louis: Elsevier, 2006.
Butcher HK: a chapter, “Application of Rogers’ science of unitary human beings,” Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice (Second Edition), Philadelphia: F. A. Davis, 2006.
Clinton P: an article, “President’s message: remembering,” Journal of Pediatric Health Care 20(5), 2006.
Cowen PS; Moorhead S (eds.): a book, Current Issues in Nursing (Seventh Edition), St. Louis: Mosby, 2006.
Cowen PS: chapters, “Child maltreatment: developmental and health effects” and “Child neglect prevention: the pivotal role of nursing,” Current Issues in Nursing (Seventh Edition), St. Louis: Mosby, 2006.
Eland J: a chapter, “Electronic information and methods for improving education: realities and assumptions,” Current Issues in Nursing (Seventh Edition), St. Louis: Mosby, 2006.
Gardner S; Frantz R; Saltzman C; Hillis S; Park H; Scherubel M: an article, “Diagnostic validity of three swab techniques for identifying chronic wound infection,” Wound Repair and Regeneration (14), 2006.
Huber D: a chapter, “The case management role and informatics,” Nursing and Informatics for the 21st Century, Chicago, 2006.
Kleiber C; Davenport T; Freyenberger B: an article, “Open bedside rounds for families with children in pediatric intensive care units,” American Journal of Critical Care 15(5), 2006.
Kleiber C: an article, “Selecting an evidence-based practice project,” Perioperative Nursing Clinics 1(3), 2006.
McCarthy AM; Asprey J; Adams S: an article, “Behavior assessment and management in school,” School Nursing: A Comprehensive Text, F.A. Davis Co., 2006.
McCarthy AM; Eisbach S: a chapter, “Supporting emotional health,” Child Health Indicators, American Academy of Nursing, 2006.
Mentes J; Wakefield B; Culp K: an article, “Use of a urine color chart to monitor hydration status in nursing home residents,” Biological Research for Nursing 7(3), 2006.
Mobily P; Stineman A: a chapter, “Nursing Faculty: Opportunities and Challenges,” Current Issues in Nursing (Seventh edition), St. Louis: Mosby, 2006.
Puentes WJ; Buckwalter K; Evans LK: an article, “Geropsychiatric nursing: planning for future,” Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses 12(3), 2006.
Ramey S; Bunkers S: an article, “Teaching the abyss: living the art-science of nursing,” Nursing Science Quarterly 19, 2006.
Souder E; Kagan S; Hansen L; Macera L; Mobily P; White D: an article, “Innnovations in geriatric nursing curricula: experiences from the John H. Hartford Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence,” Nursing Outlook 54, 2006.
Williams JK; Sobel S: a chapter, “Dementing genetic conditions,” Individuals, Families, and the New Era of Genetics: Biopsychosocial Perspectives, New York: W. W. Norton, 2006.
Williams JK; Rolland J: a chapter, “Psychosocial typology of 21st century genetics,” Individuals, Families, and the New Era of Genetics: Biopsychosocial Perspectives, New York: W. W. Norton, 2006.
College of Pharmacy
Al-Maaieh A; Flanagan DR: an article, “Salt effects on an ion-nonelectrolyte reaction—hydroxide catalyzed hydrolysis of benzocaine,” Pharm. Res., 23, 589-594 (2006).
Kent K; McDonough RP; Dinges B; Doucette WR: an article, “Retrospective financial analysis of a wellness center from an independent community pharmacy perspective,” Journal of the American Pharmacists Association 46, 2006.
Kerns RJ; Rybak MJ; Cheung CM: an article, “Susceptibility studies of piperazinyl-cross-linked fluoroquinolone dimers against test strains of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria,” Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease 54, 2006.
Khawam A; Flanagan DR: an article, “Solid-state kinetic models: basics and mathematical fundamentals,” Journal of Physical Chemistry B 110, 2006.
Rettig GR; McAnuff M; Liu D; Kim J; Rice KG: an article, “Quantitative bioluminescence imaging of transgene expression in vivo,” Analytical Biochemisty 335, 2006.
Trewet CB; Staggs SH; VanDeKoppel S: an article, “Continuity of care: Can the whole health care team be linked together?” Journal of the American Pharmacists Association 46(4), July-August 2006.
Zillich AJ; Milchak JL; Carter BL; Doucette WR: an article, “Utility of a questionnaire to measure physician/pharmacist collaborative relationships,” Journal of the American Pharmacists Association 46, 2006.
College of Public Health
Atchison CG, health management and policy; Boatright D; Merrigan D; Quill B; Whittaker C; Vickery A; Aglipay G: an article, “Demonstrating excellence in practice-based teaching for public health,” Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 12(1), 2006.
Brock KE; Gridley G; Brown LM; Yu MC; Schoenberg JB; Lynch CF, epidemiology; McLaughlin JK: an article, “Dietary factors and cancers of the renal pelvis and ureter,” Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 15(5), 2006.
Brooks JM, clinical hospital pharmacy; Irwin CP; Hunsicker LG, internal medicine; Ianigan MJ; Chrischilles EA, epidemiology; Pendergast JF, biostatistics: an article, “Effect of dialysis center profit-status on patient survival: a comparison of risk-adjustment and instrumental variable approaches,” Health Services Research, 2006.
Carnahan RM, clinical hospital pharmacy; Lund BC; Perry PJ; Chrischilles EA, epidemiology: an article, “Increased risk of extrapyramidal side-effect treatment associated with atypical antipsychotic polytherapy,” Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 113 (2), 2006.
Chen-Hardee S, Chrischilles EA, Voelker MD, epidemiology: an article, “Population-based assessment of hospitalizations for neutropenia from chemotherapy in older adults with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma,” Cancer Causes and Control 17(5), 2006.
Chiu BC; Gapstur SM; Chow WH; Kirby KA; Lynch CF, epidemiology; Cantor KP: an article, “Body mass index, physical activity, and risk of renal cell carcinoma,” International Journal of Obesity 30(6), 2006.
Cirillo DJ; Wallace RB, epidemiology; Wu L; Yood RA: an article, “Effect of hormone therapy on risk of hip and knee joint replacement in the Women's Health Initiative,” Arthritis & Rheumatism 54(10), Sept. 28, 2006.
Durrheim DN; Muller R; Saunders VL; Speare R; Lowe JB, community and behavioral health: an article, “A population survey: would Australian general practice be the first point of contact during an anthrax bioterrorism event?” Australian Family Physician 35(3), 2006.
Ernst ME, family medicine; Carter BL, clinical hospital pharmacy; Goerdt CJ, fcc/common svcs; Steffensmeier JJG, clinical hospital pharmacy; Phillips BB; Zimmerman MB, biostatistics; Bergus GR, family medicine: an article, “Comparative antihypertensive effects of hydrochlorothiazide and chlorthalidone on ambulatory and office blood pressure,” Hypertension 47, 2006.
Gray GC, epidemiology: an editorial, “Adenovirus transmission—worthy of our attention,” Journal of Infectious Diseases 194, 2006.
Gray GC, Capuano AW, Setterquist SF, epidemiology; Erdman DD; Nobbs ND; Abed Y; Doern GV, pathology; Starks SE, occupational and environmental health; Boivin G: an article, “Multi-year study of human metapneumovirus infection at a large U.S. Midwestern medical referral center,”Journal of Clinical Virology, Sept. 26, 2006.
Haan MN; Klein R; Klein BE; Deng Y; Blythe LK; Seddon JM; Musch DC; Kuller LH; Hyman LG; Wallace RB, epidemiology: an article, “Hormone therapy and age-related macular degeneration,” Ophthalmology 124, 2006.
Hoppin JA; Umbach DM; London SJ; Lynch CF, epidemiology; Alavanja MC; Sandler DP: an article, “Pesticides associated with wheeze among commercial pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study,” American Journal of Epidemiology 163(12), 2006.
Jackson RD; LaCroix Z; Gass M; Wallace RB, epidemiology; et al.: an article, “Calcium plus vitamin D supplementation and the risk of fractures,” New England Journal of Medicine 354(7), 2006.
Kohatsu ND; Tsai R, epidemiology; Young T; Vangilder R; Burmeister LF, biostatistics; Stromquist AM, Merchant JA, occupational and environmental health: an article, “Sleep duration and body mass index in a rural population,”Archives of Internal Medicine 166(16), Sept. 18, 2006.
Kolker JL, operative dentistry; Damiano PC, public health policy; Flach SD; Bentler SE; Armstrong SR, operative dentistry; Caplan DJ; Kuthy RA, Warren JJ, preventive and community dentistry; Jones MP, biostatistics; Dawson DV Dows institute-research: an article, “The cost-effectiveness of large amalgam and crown restorations over a 20 year period,” Journal of Public Health Dentistry 66(1), 2006.
Kyriacou DN; Monkkonen EH; Peek-Asa C, occupational and environmental health; Lucke RE; Labbett S; Pearlman KS; Hutson HR: an article, “Police deaths in New York and London during the twentieth century,” Injury Prevention 12(4), 2006.
Lehmler HJ, occupational and environmental health; Xie W; Bothun GD; Bummer PM; Knutson BL: an article, “Mixing of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) potassium salt with dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC),”Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 51(1), Aug. 1, 2006.
Malin JL; Ko C; Ayanian JZ; Harrington D; Nerenz DR; Kahn KL; Ganther-Urmie J; Catalano PJ; Zaslavsky AM; Wallace RB, epidemiology; Guadagnoli E; Arora NK; Roudier MD; Ganz PA: an article, “Understanding cancer patients' experience and outcomes: Development and pilot study of the cancer care outcomes research and surveillance patient survey,” Support Care Cancer 14(8), 2006.
McCarthy AM, nursing Kelly MW; Johnson S; Roman J; Zimmerman MB, biostatistics: an article, “Changes in medications administered in schools,” Journal of School Nursing 22(2), 2006.
Neuhouser ML; Tinker LF; Thomson C; Caan B; Van Horn L; Snetselaar L, epidemiology; Parker LM; Patterson RE; Robinson-O'Brien R; Beresford SAA; Shikany LM: an article, “Development of a glycemic index database for food frequency questionnaires used in epidemiologic studies,” Journal of Nutrition 136(6), 2006.
Nothwehr F, Yang J, community and behavioral health: an article, “Goal setting frequency and the use of behavioral strategies related to diet and physical activity,” Health Education Research, Oct. 10, 2006.
Oleson JJ, biostatistics; Hope D, Gries C, Kaye J: an article, “Estimating soil properties in heterogeneous land-use patches: a Bayesian approach,” Environmetrics 17, 2006.
Parker TM; Smith EM, epidemiology; Ritchie JM, Haugen TH, pathology; Vonka V; Turek LP, pathology; Hamsikova: an article, “Head and neck cancer associated with herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 and other risk factors,” Oral Oncology 42, 2006.
Peek-Asa C, occupational and environmental health; Casteel C, epidemiology; Kraus JF; Whitten P, occupational and environmental health: an article, “Employee and customer injury during violent crimes in retail and service businesses,”American Journal of Public Health 96(10), October 2006.
Peterson D; Mace K, health management and policy: a book, Professional Responsibility Body of Knowledge Review, Medical Group Management Association, 2006.
Peterson JJ, Lowe JB, Peterson NA, community and behavioral health; Janz K, health and sports studies: an article, “The relationship between active living and health-related quality of life: income as a moderator,” Health Education Research 21(1), 2006.
Peterson NA, Lowe JB, Hughey J, community and behavioral health; Reid RJ; Zimmerman MA; Speer PW: an article, “Measuring the intrapersonal component of psychological empowerment: confirmatory factor analysis of the sociopolitical control scale,” American Journal of Community Psychology, Sept. 15, 2006.
Peterson NA, community and behavioral health; Speer PW; Hughey J, community and behavioral health: an article, “Measuring sense of community: a methodological interpretation of the factor structure debate,” Journal of Community Psychology 34, 2006.
Purcell JL, pharmacy; Farris KB, clinical and administrative pharmacy; Aquilino ML, community and behavioral health: an article, “Feasibility of brief smoking cessation intervention in community pharmacies,”Journal of the American Pharmacists Association 46(5), September-October 2006.
Purser JL; Fillenbaum GG; Wallace RB, epidemiology: an article, “Memory complaint is not necessary for diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment and does not predict 10-year trajectories of functional disability, word recall, or short portable mental status questionnaire limitations,” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 54(2), 2006.
Rainwater KK; Ijdo J; Capuano A; Gilchrist MJ; Gill JS, hygienic lab: an article, “Serosurveillance for anaplasma phagocytophilum antibodies in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Iowa, USA,” Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 6(3), Fall 2006.
Reid RJ; Peterson NA, Hughey J, community and behavioral health; Garcia-Reid P: an article, “School climate and adolescent drug use: Mediating effects of violence victimization in the urban high school context,” Journal of Primary Prevention 27, 2006.
Robinson JG, epidemiology; Stone NJ: an article, “Antiatherosclerotic and antithrombotic effects of omega-3 fatty acids,”American Journal of Cardiology 98(4A), Aug. 21, 2006.
Saleh SS; Vaughn T, Levey S, health management and policy; Fuortes L, occupational and environmental health; Uden-Holman T, health management and policy: an article, “Cost-effectiveness of case management in substance abuse treatment,” Research on Social Work Practice 16(1), 2006
Schootman M; Fuortes L, occupational and environmental health; Aft R: an article, “Prognosis of metachronous contralateral breast cancer according to stage at diagnosis: the importance of early detection,” Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 99(1), 2006
Slane BG; Aykin-Burns N, radiation oncology; Andrekopoulos C; Kalyanaraman B; Smith BJ, biostatistics; Dormann FE; Spitz DR, radiation oncology: an article, “Mutation of succinate dehydrogenase subunit C results in increased O2, oxidative stress, and genomic instability,” Cancer Research 66(15), 2006.
Svendsen ER; Thorne PS, O'Shaughnessy PT, occupational and environmental health; Zimmerman D; Reynbolds SF: an article, “House dust collection efficiency of the high volume small surface sampler on worn carpets,” Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 3, 2006.
Sweeney C; Schmitz KH; Lazovich D; Virnig BA; Wallace RB, epidemiology; Folsom AR: an article, “Functional limitations in elderly female cancer survivors,” Journal of the National Cancer Institute 98(8), 2006.
Uc EY, Rizzo M, Anderson SW, neurology; Sparks J; Rodnitzky RL, neurology; Dawson JD, biostatistics: an article, “Impaired visual search in drivers with Parkinson's disease,” Annals of Neurology, Sept. 12, 2006.
Wilson RT; Chase GA; Chrischilles EA, Wallace RB, epidemiology: an article, “Hip fracture risk among community-dwelling elderly people in the United States: a prospective study of physical, cognitive, and socioeconomic indicators,” American Journal of Public Health 96(7), 2006.
Youl PH; Janda M; Elwood M; Lowe JB, community and behavioral health; Ring IT; Aitken JF: an article, “Who attends skin cancer clinics within a randomized melanoma screening program?” Cancer Detection and Prevention30(1), 2006.
Zhang Y; Rhee B; Davies LR; Zimmerman MB, biostatistics; Snyder D; Jones JL; Kerber RE, internal medicine: an article, “Quadriphasic waveforms are superior to triphasic waveforms for transthoracic defibrillation in a cardiac arrest swine model with high impedance,” Resuscitation 68(2), 2006.
Zhang Y, radiation oncology; Smith BJ, biostatistics; Oberley LW, radiation oncology: an article, “Enzymatic activity is necessary for the tumor-suppressive effects of MnSOD,” Antioxidants and Redox Signaling 8(7-8), July-August 2006.
Longevity Awards
Staff Council’s service recognition program acknowledges all P&S and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.
Award winners for September are listed below. (Award winners for October will run in the Nov. 20 issue of fyi.)
25 Years
- Randolph Arand, nursing services
- Nory Arango, social services
- Julie Barrett, nursing
- Darrell Burnhardt, facility operations
- Mark Fettkether, Facilities Management
- Bruce Gantenbein, public safety
- Mary Hagen, Iowa Testing Programs
- Karen Hansen, processed stores
- Debra Harland, materials management
- Laurie Hathaway, residence halls maintenance
- Wyman Jacobs, Facilities Management
- Kimberley Jeffers, radiology
- Robert Leslie, facility operations
- David McClain, Facilities Management
- Mark Oxley, hemodialysis/outpatient dialysis
- Larae Rudin, public health administration
- Shirley Shafar, Facilities Management-housekeeping
- Jean Sippy, microbiology
- Marilyn Stalkfleet, Burge food service
- Lynda Stratton, NADS
- Rosemary Yardley, nursing services
30 Years
- Rhonda Barr, rehabilitation therapy
- Kathryne Bassett, admissions
- Valia Dentino, science education
- Richard Dorzweiler, central sterilizing
- Michael Duwa, Facilities Management-maintenance and engineering
- Jeffrey Ebinger, nursing services
- John Forys Jr., library administration
- Ruth Fuglsang-Toomey, nursing
- Patricia Hall, Facilities Management-housekeeping
- Nancy Husted, obstetrics-gynecology
- Mary Linder, nursing services
- Donna Muller, UIHC-human resources
- John Robinson, Facilities Management
- Joseph Roe, Facilities Management-maintenance and engineering
- Stephen Rohret, Facilities Management
- Sharon Simon, obstetrics-gynecology
- Julie Stark, anatomy and cell biology
- Edward Stroud, Facilities Management
- Laura Suchanek, nursing
- Cindy Vest, radiology
- Pat Zousel, preventive and community dentistry
35 Years
- Gary Bloore, Burge food service
- Karen Drake, physical therapy
- Edwin Holtum, library administration
- Jan Kleinschmidt, philosophy
- Linda Knowling, Tippie College of Business
- Kristine McLachlan, administration support service
- David Owen, radiology
- Jan Ricklefs, finance and operations
- Beverly Saboe, integrated call center services
- Julie Scott, Hancher Auditorium
- Donna Stark, Dows Institute
- Howard Wittenberg, University Housing maintenance
40 Years
- Carma Kuhl, electrical and computer engineering
45 Years
- Marsha Koehler, chemistry
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