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Achievements

University staff and faculty are accomplishing great things every day. See
who’s making news with awards, publications, and more.

Offices and Awards

Elizabeth Constantine, director of the Grant and Research Services Center in the College of Education, was elected president of the Iowa Chapter of the American Association of Grant Professionals.

John Fraser, director of the Executive MBA Program in the Tippie College of Business, was elected treasurer of the national Executive MBA Council’s Board of Trustees.

Dawn Gentsch, program associate with the Institute of Public Health Practice, was elected to a one-year term as the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) Speaker of the House and will serve on the SOPHE National Board.

Charmaine Kleiber, associate professor in the College of Nursing, earned the Edge Runner Award from the American Academy of Nursing.

Meridean Maas, professor in the College of Nursing, received the 2006 Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Award from the Gerontological Society of America.

Meridean Maas, professor in the College of Nursing, earned the Edge Runner Award from the American Academy of Nursing.

Ann Marie McCarthy, professor in the College of Nursing, earned the Edge Runner Award from the American Academy of Nursing.

Linda Snetselaar, professor of epidemiology in the College of Public Health, received the Medallion Award from the Iowa Dietetic Association.

Janet Specht, associate professor in the College of Nursing, earned the Edge Runner Award from the American Academy of Nursing.

The University of Iowa Foundation communications staff received five "Pride of CASE V" awards from the national Council for the Advancement and Support of Education.

Carlette Washington-Hoagland, assessment and staff development coordinator at the University of Iowa Libraries, is among 20 librarians selected for the Association of Research Libraries Leadership and Career Development Program.

Publications and Creations

College of Dentistry

Hong L; Levy SM, Warren JJ, Broffitt B, preventive and community dentistry; Cavanaugh JE: an article, “Fluoride intake levels in relation to fluorosis development in maxillary central incisors and first molars,” Caries Research 40, 2006.  

Vargas M, family dentistry: an article,Conservative aesthetic enhancement of the anterior dentition using a predictable direct resin protocol,” Practical Procedures and Aesthetic Dentistry 18(8), September 2006.

Yu L; Venkataraman S; Coleman MC; Spitz DR; Wertz PW, oral pathology, radiology, and medicine; Domann FE: an article, “Glutathione peroxidase-1 inhibits UVA-induced AP-2alpha expression in human keratinocytes,” Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Nov. 7, 2006.

Yu Z; Linn KK; Bhandari A; Spencer JA; Xu X; Wang N; Lu Z; Gill GN; Roop DR; Wertz PW, oral pathology, radiology, and medicine; Andersen B: an article, “The grainyhead-like epithelial transactivator Get-1/Grh13 regulates epidermal terminal differentiation and interacts functionally with LMO4,” Developmental Biology 299(1), Nov. 1, 2006.

College of Education

Assouline S, Colangelo N, Ihrig D, Belin-Blank Center; Forstadt L:an article, “Attributional choices for academic success and failure by intellectually gifted students,”Gifted Child Quarterly 50(4), 2006.

CarlsonL; Portman T, counseling, rehabilitation, and student development; Bartlett J: an article, “Self-management of career development: intentionality for counselor educators in training,” Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development45, 2006.

Hill N; Deschamp HS; Portman T, counseling, rehabilitation, and student development: a chapter, “Outside the castle: divorce and relocation,” Critical Incidents in Counseling Children, American Counseling Association, Alexandria, Va., 2006.

Portman T, counseling, rehabilitation, and student development: a podcast, “School counseling peer supervision with reflective teams,” Counseling Audio Source, www.counseloraudiosource.net/archives.htm, Nov. 9, 2006.

Portman T, counseling, rehabilitation, and student development; Garrett M: an article, “Native American healing traditions,” International Journal of Disability, Development, and Education 53(4), 2006.

College of Engineering

Kania-Korwel I; Shaikh NS; Hornbuckle KC, civil and environmental engineering; Robertson LW; Lehmler H-J: an article, “Enantioselective disposition of PCB 136 (2,2',3,3',6,6'-hexachlorobiphenyl) in C57BL/6 mice after oral and intraperitoneal administration,” Chirality, Nov. 6, 2006.

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

For a list of recently published books and compact discs, go to www.clas.uiowa.edu/books.

Akalin F, Gurnett DA, Averkamp TF, Persoon AM, physics and astronomy; Santolik O; Kurth WS, Hospodarsky GB,physics and astronomy: an article: “The first whistler observed in the magnetosphere of Saturn,” Geophysical Research Letters 33, Oct. 25, 2006.

Choi J; Gillan EG, chemistry: an article, “Low-temperature solvothermal synthesis of nanocrystalline indium nitride and Ga-In-N composites from the decomposition of metal azides,” Journal of Materials Chemistry 16(38), 2006.

Fischer G, physics and astronomy; Macher W; Gurnett DA, physics and astronomy; Desch MD; Lecacheux A; Zarka P; Kurth WS, physics and astronomy; Kaiser ML: an article: “The discrimination between Jovian radio emissions and Saturn electrostatic discharges,” Geophysical Research Letters 33, Nov. 3, 2006.

Friscic T; MacGillivray LR, chemistry: an article, “Increasing the landscape of structural motifs in co-crystals of resorcinols with ditopic aromatics: a one-dimensional pi-stacked hydrogen-bonded polymer involving a phenanthroline,” Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals 456, 2006.

Friscic T; MacGillivray LR, chemistry: an article, “A step towards a [2.2]paracyclophane: a single crystal to single crystal reaction involving a hydrogen-bonded molecular assembly with multiple reaction centres,” Australian Journal of Chemistry 59(9), 2006.

Gurnett DA, Kurth WS, physics and astronomy; Cairns IH; Mitchell J: an article, “The local interstellar magnetic field direction from direction-finding measurements of heliospheric 2-3 kHz radio emissions,” The Physics of the Inner Heliosheath: Voyager Observations, Theory, and Future Prospects, American Institute of Physics, Melville, N.Y., October 2006.

Kurth WS, Gurnett DA, physics and astronomy; Decker RB: a chapter, “Plasma waves associated with the termination shock,” The Physics of the Inner Heliosheath: Voyager Observations, Theory, and Future Prospects, American Institute of Physics, Melville, N.Y., October 2006.

Mutel RL, Menietti JD, Christopher IW, Gurnett DA, physics and astronomy; Cook J: an article, “Striated AKR emission: a remote tracer of ion solitary structures,” Journal of Geophysical Research 111, Oct. 6, 2006.

Persoon AM, Gurnett DA, Kurth WS, Groene JB, physics and astronomy: an article, “A simple scale height model of the electron density in Saturn's plasma disk,” Geophysical Research Letters 33, Sept. 26, 2006.

Wang Y; Xu JJ; Burton DJ, chemistry: an article, “A simple, two-step, site-specific preparation of fluorinated naphthalene and phenanthrene derivatives from fluorobromo-substituted alkenes,” Journal of Organic Chemistry 71(20), Sept. 29, 2006.

College of Nursing

Buckwalter KC: an article, “Reflections on interdisciplinary care for older adults,” Gerontological Nursing Concepts and Practice, St. Louis: Saunders Elsevier, 2006.

Schutte DL: an article, “Reflections on genetic research and nursing,” Gerontological Nursing Concepts and Practice, St. Louis: Saunders Elsevier, 2006.

Tripp-Reimer T; Lyons SS; Goldsmith N; Bussinger K: a chapter, “Writing a credible and fundable proposal for qualitative research,” Improving Aging and Public Health Research Qualitative and Mixed Methods, American Public Health Association, 2006.

Ware LJ; Epps C; Herr K; Packard A: an article, “Evaluation of the revised faces pain scale, verbal descriptor scale, numeric rating scale, and Iowa pain thermometer in older minority adults,” Pain Management Nursing 7(3), 2006.

College of Public Health

Charles LE; Burchfiel CM; Fekedulegn D; Kashon ML; Ross GW; Petrovitch H; Sanderson WT, occupational and environmental health: an article, “Occupational exposures and movement abnormalities among Japanese-American men: the Honolulu-Asia aging study,” Neuroepidemiology 26(3), 2006.

Choi SW, Peek-Asa C, Zwerling C, Sprince NL, Rautiainen RH, Whitten S, occupational and environmental health; Flamme GA, speech pathology and audiology: an article, “A comparison of self-reported hearing and pure tone threshold average in the Iowa Farm Family Health and Hazard Survey,” Journal of Agromedicine 10(3), 2006.

Chun DT; Bartlett K; Gordon T; Jacobs RR; Larsson BM; Larsson L; Lewis DM; Liesivuori J; Michel O; Milton DK; Rylander R; Thorne PS, occupational and environmental health; White EM; Brown ME; Gunn VS; Wurtz H: an article, “History and results of the two interlaboratory round robin endotoxin assay studies on cotton dust,” American Journal of Industrial Medicine 49(4), 2006.

Dorgan JF; McMahon RP; Friedman LA; VanHorn L; Lasser NL; Snetselaar LG, epidemiology; Kwiterovich JR PO; Lauer RM, peds/cardio; Lasser NL; Stevens VJ; Robson A; Cooper SF; Chandler DW; Franklin FA; Barton BA; Patterson BH; Taylor PR; Schatzkin A: an article, “Diet and sex hormones in boys: findings from the dietary intervention study in children,” Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 91(10), 2006.

Feliciano J; Xu S; Guan X; Lehmler H-J, occupational and environmental health; Bachas LG; Daunert S: an article, “ClcR-based biosensing system in the detection of cis-dihydroxylated (chloro-)biphenyls,” Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 385, 2006.

Hong L; Levy SM; Warren JJ; Broffitt B; Cavanaugh JE, biostatitics: an article, “Fluoride intake levels in relation to fluorosis development in maxillary central incisors and first molars,” Caries Research 40, 2006.  

Jaana M; Ward MM, health management and policy; Pare G; Sicotte C: an article, “Antecedents of clinical information technology sophistication in hospitals,” Health Care Management Review 31(4), October/December 2006.

Kania-Korwel I; Shaikh NS; Hornbuckle KC, civil and environmental engineering; Robertson LW, Lehmler H-J, occupational and environmental health: an article, “Enantioselective disposition of PCB 136 (2,2',3,3',6,6'-hexachlorobiphenyl) in C57BL/6 mice after oral and intraperitoneal administration,” Chirality, Nov. 6, 2006.

Knowles SB; Marshall SW; Bowling JM; Loomis D; Millikan R; Yang JZ, community and behavioral health; Weaver NL; Kalsbeek W; Mueller FO: an article, “A prospective study of injury incidence in North Carolina high school athletes,” American Journal of Epidemiology, Sept. 29, 2006.

Kroch E; Vaughn T, health management and policy; Koepke M; Roman S; Foster D; Sinha S; Levey S, health management and policy: an article, “Hospital boards and quality dashboards,” Journal of Patient Safety 2(1), 2006.

Kunz S; Schwarz M; Schilling B; Päpke O; Lehmler H-J, Robertson LW, occupational and environmental health; Schrenk D; Schmitz H-J: an article, “Tumor promoting potency of PCBs 28 and 101 in rat liver,” Toxicology Letters 164, 2006.

Lamale LM; Lutgendorf SK, psychology; Zimmerman MB, biostatistics; Kreder KJ, ambulatory care: an article, “Interleukin-6, histamine, and methylhistamine as diagnostic markers for interstitial cystitis,” Urology 68(4), October 2006.

Mastin T; Campo S, community and behavioral health: an article, “Conflicting messages: overweight and obesity advertisements and articles in black magazines,” Howard Journal of Communications 17, 2006.

Mueller-Anneling LJ; O'Neill ME; Thorne PS, occupational and environmental health: an article, “Biomonitoring for assessment of organic dust-induced lung inflammation,” European Respiratory Journal 27(6), 2006.

Nothwehr F, Yang JZ, community and behavioral health; Wu H: an article, “Goal setting frequency and the use of diet and physical activity-related behavioral strategies,” Health Education Research, Oct. 10, 2006.

Perzanowki MS; Miller RL; Thorne PS, occupational and environmental health; Barr RG; Divjan A; Sheares BJ; Garfinkel RS; Goldstein IF; Perera FP; Chew GL: an article, “Endotoxin inner-city homes and the association with atopy and wheeze in the first two years of life,” Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 117(5), 2006.

Peters TM, occupational and environmental health; Ott D; O'Shaughnessy PT, occupational and environmental health: an article, “Comparison of the Grimm 1.108 and 1.109 portable aerosol spectrometer to the TSI 3321 aerodynamic particle sizer for dry particles,” Annals of Occupational Hygiene, Oct. 14, 2006.

Ptak A; Ludewig G, occupational and environmental health; Kapiszewska M; Magnowska Z; Lehmler H-J, Robertson LW, occupational and environmental health; Gregoraszczuk EL: an article, “Induction of cytochromes P-450, caspase-3, and DNA damage by PCB3 and its hydroxylated metabolites in porcine ovary,” Toxicology Letters 166, 2006.

Rautiainen RH, occupational and environmental health; Ohsfeldt R; Sprince NL, Donham KJ, occupational and environmental health; Burmeister LF, biostatistics; Reynolds SJ; Saarimaki P; Zwerling C, occupational and environmental health: an article, “Cost of injuries and occupational diseases in agriculture in Finland,” Journal of Agromedicine 10(3), 2006.

Rosenbaum ME, family medicine; Lenoch S; Ferguson KJ, community and behavioral health: an article, “Increasing departmental and college-wide faculty development opportunities through a teaching scholars program,” Academic Medicine 81(11), November 2006.

Rushton G, Armstrong MP, geography; Gittler J, law; Greene BR, health management and policy; Pavlik CE, geography; West MM, epidemiology; Zimmerman DL: an article, “Geocoding in cancer research: a review,” American Journal of Preventive Medicine 30(2S), 2006.

Samuel I, gastrointestinal surgery; Mason EE, Renquist KE, surgery; Huang YH, Zimmerman MB, biostatistics; Jamal M, surgery: an article, “Bariatric surgery trends: an 18-year report from the International Bariatric Surgery Registry,” American Journal of Surgery 192(5), November 2006.

Shaikh NS; Parkin S; Lehmler H-J, occupational and environmental health: an article, “2,2',3,3',6,6'-Hexachloro-5-nitro-1,1'-biphenyl (5-Nitro PCB 136),” Acta Crystallographica Section E 62, 2006.

Shaikh NS; Parkin S; Lehmler H-J, occupational and environmental health: an article, “The Ullmann coupling reaction: a new approach to tetraarylstannanes,” Organometallics 25, 2006.

Shaikh NS; Swenson DC; Lehmler H-J, occupational and environmental health: an article, “2,3,6-Trichloroiodobenzene,” Acta Crystallographica Section E 62, 2006.

Smith M; Greene BR, health management and policy; Haas M; Allareddy V, health management and policy: an article, “Intra-professional and inter-professional referral patterns of chiropractors,” Chiropractic and Osteopathy 14(1), 2006.

Uc EY, Rizzo M, Anderson SW, neurology; Shi Q, Dawson JD, biostatistics: an article, “Unsafe rear-end collision avoidance in Alzheimer's disease,” Journal of the Neurological Sciences, Oct. 13, 2006.

Vaughn T, health management and policy; Koepke M; Kroch E; Lehrman W; Sinha S; Levey S, health management and policy: an article, “Engagement of leadership in quality improvement initiatives: Executive quality improvement survey results,” Journal of Patient Safety 2(1), 2006.

Vyas SM; Parkin S; Lehmler H-J, occupational and environmental health: an article, “2,2',3,4,4',5,5'-Heptachlorobiphenyl (PCB 180),” Acta Crystallographica Section E 62, 2006.

Vyas SM; Parkin S; Robertson LW, Lehmler H-J, occupational and environmental health: an article, “2,5-Dichloro-4'-methoxybiphenyl,” Acta Crystallographica Section E 62, 2006.

Vyas SM; Turánek J; Knötigová P; Kašná A; Kvardová V; Koganti V; Rankin SE; Knutson BL; Lehmler H-J, occupational and environmental health: an article, “Synthesis and biocompatibility evaluation of partially fluorinated pyridinium bromides,” New Journal of Chemistry 30, 2006.

Wang K, public health genetics; Peng Y: an article, “Quantitative-trait-locus mapping in the presence of locus heterogeneity,” Annals of Human Genetics 70(6), November 2006.

Ward MM, health management and policy; Evans TC; Spies AJ; Roberts LL, health management and policy; Wakefield DS: an article, “National quality forum 30 safe practices: priority and progress in Iowa hospitals; implications for patient safety,” American Journal of Medical Quality 21(2), 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 November are listed below.

25 Years

  • Douglas Broxey, Facilities Management
  • Diane Brueckner, nursing services
  • Rebecca Burnhardt, facility operations—housekeeping
  • Brandt Echternacht, hospital administration
  • Leslie Jean Finken, ITS—academic technologies
  • C. Jean Frazer, classics
  • Penny Harding, otolaryngology
  • Tracy Jones, telecommunications
  • Faith King, nursing services
  • Brenda Kunkel, biochemistry
  • Maureen McCormick, human resources
  • Patricia McCormick, pharmacy
  • Ron Mullen, food and nutrition services
  • Marilyn Shaw, dental clinic administration
  • Kathleen Strabala, nursing services
  • Janet Wieland, printing services

30 Years

  • Richard Borchard, bioengineering
  • Judy Bower, food and nutrition services
  • Linda Duffy, pathology
  • Nancy Ford, Student Health Service
  • Gary Galluzzo, University Relations—News Services
  • Mike McGlumphry, food and nutrition services
  • Roseanne Shea Meyer, pathology
  • John Miller, hygienic laboratory

35 Years

  • Gerald Miller, rental pool

40 Years

  • Gregory Bartling, Facilities Management
  • Jane Omann, registrar’s office

 

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