Achievements
University staff and faculty are accomplishing great things every day. See
who’s making news with awards, publications, promotion and tenure, and more.
Offices and Awards
Jane Chalmers, associate professor of preventive and community dentistry in the College of Dentistry, has been appointed to the editorial board of the dental journal Gerondontology.
Leo Eko, associate professor of journalism and mass communication in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, had his video documentary Elephant-People: An African Secret Society in the Age of Globalization selected for screening by the Ethnographic
Section of La Museé de L'Homme (Museum of Humanity) in Paris, France.
Steve Levy, professor of preventive and community dentistry in the College of Dentistry, was selected to serve on the American Dental Association’s National Fluoridation Advisory Committee.
Christy Moroye, assistant professor of curriculum and supervision in the College of Education, received the American Educational Research Association Division B Outstanding Dissertation Award.
Chris Ogren, associate professor of educational policy and leadership studies in the College of Education, was elected secretary of the American Education Research Association’s Division F.
Tarrell Portman, associate professor of counseling, rehabilitation, and student development in the College of Education, was elected vice president of Native American Concerns for the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development.
Timothy Ryken, associate professor in the Department of Neurosurgery in the Carver College of Medicine, has been named cochair of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons Joint Guidelines Committee.
Vilia Tarvydas, professor of counseling, rehabilitation, and student development in the College of Education, received the James F. Garrett Award for a Distinguished Career in Rehabilitation Research from the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association. Tarvydas also received the Distinguished Career in Rehabilitation Award from the National Council on Rehabilitation Education.
The Iowa Online Advanced Placement Academy in the College of Education was among six top programs featured in a U.S. Department of Education report, “Connecting students to advanced courses online: innovations in education.”
Publications and Creations
Tippie College of Business
Gruca T, marketing; Berg J, accounting: an article, “Signal bias and prediction market accuracy,” Journal of Prediction Markets 1, December 2007.
Nayakankuppam DJ, marketing; Mishra A; Mishra H: an article, “Seeing through the heart’s eye: The interference of System 1 in System 2,” Marketing Science 26(5), 2007.
Rynes S, management and organizations; Giluk T; Brown K, management and organizations: an article, “The very separate worlds of academic and practitioner periodicals in human resource management: Implications for evidence-based management,” Academy of Management Journal 50, 2007.
Rynes S, management and organizations; Judge T; Cable D; Colbert A, management and organizations: an article, “What causes a management article to be cited: Article, author, or journal?” Academy of Management Journal 50, 2007.
Thomas B, Campbell A, management sciences: an article, “Probabilistic traveling salesman problem with deadlines,” Transportation Science 42, 2008.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
For a list of recently published books and compact discs, go to www.clas.uiowa.edu/books.
Farrell WM; Kaiser ML; Gurnett DA, Kurth WS, Persoon AM, physics and astronomy; Wahlund JE; Canu P: an article, “Mass unloading along the inner edge of the enceladus plasma Torus,” Geophysical Research Letters 35, Jan. 23, 2008.
Fischer G, Gurnett DA, physics and astronomy; Lecacheux A; Macher W; Kurth WS, physics and astronomy: an article, “Polarization measurements of Saturn electrostatic discharges with Cassini/RPWS below a frequency of 2 MHz,” Journal of Geophysical Research 112, Dec. 29, 2007.
Giubileo F; Bobba F; Scarfato A; Cucolo AM; Kohen A, chemistry: an article, “Local tunneling study of three-dimensional order parameter in the pi band of Al-doped MgB2 single crystals,” Physical Review B76(2), 2007.
Hong BY; Maley F; Kohen A, chemistry: an article, “Role of Y94 in proton and hydride transfers catalyzed by thymidylate synthase,” Biochemistry46(49), 2007.
Larsen SC, chemistry: an article, “Nanocrystalline zeolites and zeolite structures: Synthesis, characterization, and applications,” Journal of Physical Chemistry C111(50), 2007.
Modolo R, physics and astronomy: an article, “Global hybrid model for Titan's interaction with the Kronian plasma: Application to the Cassini Ta flyby,” Journal Geophysical Research 113, Jan. 31, 2008.
Shan X; Rohde JU, chemistry; Koehntop KD: an article, “X-ray absorption spectroscopic studies of high-spin Nonheme (Alkylperoxo)iron(III) intermediates,” Inorganic Chemistry 46(20), 2007.
Souaiaia A, religious studies: a book, Contesting Justice: Women, Islam, Law, and Society, State University of New York Press, March 2008.
College of Public Health
Begg CB; Haile RW; Borg A; Malone KE; Concannon P; Thomas DC; Langholz B; Bernstein L; Olsen JH; Lynch CF, epidemiology; Anton-Culver H; Capanu M; Liang X; Hummer AJ; Sima C; Bernstein JL: an article, “Variation of breast cancer risk among BRCA1/2 carriers,” Journal of the American Medical Association 299(2), 2008.
Chaloner K, biostatistics: an article, “Comments on ‘Bayesians in clinical trials: Asleep at the switch’ by Lemuel A. Moyé,” Statistics in Medicine 27(4), Jan. 8, 2008.
Choi YK; Kraft N; Zimmerman B, biostatistics; Jackson M; Rao SS, internal medicine: an article, “Fructose intolerance in IBS and utility of fructose-restricted diet,” Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, Jan. 24, 2008.
Clabaugh G, Ward MM, health management and policy: an article, “Cost-of-illness studies in the United States: A systematic review of methodologies used for direct cost,” Value Health 11(1), January–February 2008.
Coleman MC, radiation research lab; Asbury CR; Daniels D; Du J, radiation research lab; Aykin-Burns N, radiation oncology; Smith BJ, biostatistics; Li L, Spitz DR, radiation oncology; Cullen JJ, surgery: an article, “2-Deoxy-d-glucose causes cytotoxicity, oxidative stress, and radiosensitization in pancreatic cancer,” Free Radical Biology and Medicine 44(3), Feb. 1, 2008.
Gregoraszczuk EL; Rak A; Ludewig G, occupational and environmental health; Gasinska A: an article, “Effects of estradiol, PCB3, and their hydroxylated metabolites on proliferation, cell cycle, and apoptosis of human breast cancer cells,” Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology [special issue: Focus on PCBs: Recent Advances in Environmental Distribution and Health Effects] 25(2), March 2008.
Hadina S, occupational and environmental health; Weiss JP, infectious disease; McCray Jr PB, pediatric allergy/pulmonary medicine; Kulhankova K, rheumatology; Thorne PS, occupational and environmental health; an article, “MD-2-dependent pulmonary immune responses to inhaled lipooligosaccharides: Effect of acylation state,” American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, Jan. 18, 2008.
Jacobus JA, Flor S, occupational and environmental health; Klingelhutz AJ, microbiology; Robertson LW, Ludewig G, occupational and environmental health: an article, “2-(4-chlorophenyl)-1,4-benzoquinone increases the frequency of micronuclei and shortens telomeres,” Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology [special issue: Focus on PCBs: Recent Advances in Environmental Distribution and Health Effects] 25(2), March 2008.
Kaskie B, health management and policy; Gregory D; Cavanaugh J, biostatistics: an article, “The use of public mental health services by older Californians and complementary service system effects,” Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, Jan. 5, 2008.
Kaustell KO; Mattila TEA; Rautiainen RH, occupational and environmental health: an article, “Safety performance of animal confinement floors—slip, trip, and fall injuries in Finland,” Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health 13(4), 2007.
Koutros S; Mahajan R; Zheng T; Hoppin JA; Lynch CF, epidemiology; Blair A; Alavanja MC: an article, “Dichlorvos exposure and human cancer risk: results from the Agricultural Health Study,” Cancer Causes Control 19(1), 2008
Kuntz JL, epidemiology; Holley S; Helms CM, infectious diseases; Cavanaugh JE, biostatistics; Berg JV; Herwaldt LA, Polgreen PM, infectious diseases: an article, “Use of a pandemic preparedness drill to increase rates of influenza vaccination among health care workers,” Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 29(2), February 2008.
Ludewig G, occupational and environmental health; Lehmann L; Esch H; Robertson LW, occupational and environmental health: a review, “Metabolic activation of PCBs to carcinogens in vivo,” Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology [special issue: Focus on PCBs: Recent Advances in Environmental Distribution and Health Effects] 25(2), March 2008.
Maddox C; Wang B, occupational and environmental health; Kirby PA, pathology/neuropathology; Wang K, biostatistics; Ludewig G, occupational and environmental health: an article, “Mutagenicity of 3-methylcholanthrene, PCB3, and 4-OH-PCB3 in the lung of transgenic Big Blue rats,” Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology [special issue: Focus on PCBs: Recent Advances in Environmental Distribution and Health Effects] 25(2), March 2008.
Polgreen PM, Chen Y, Beekmann S, infectious diseases; Srinivasan A; Neill MA; Gay T; Cavanaugh JE, biostatistics: an article, “Elements of influenza vaccination programs that predict higher vaccination rates: Results of an emerging infections network survey,” Clinical Infectious Diseases 46, 2008.
Prybil L, Levey S, health management and policy; Peterson R; Heinrich D; Brezinski P; Zamba G, biostatistics; Roach W: a report, Governance in Nonprofit Community Health Systems,” Grant Thornton (Chicago), 2008
Rautiainen R, occupational and environmental health; Lehtola M; Day L; Salminen S; Schonstein E; Suutarinen J: an article, “Interventions for preventing injuries in the agriculture industry,” The Cochrane Collaboration, 2008.
Strauss RG, pathology; Mock DM; Johnson KJ, Cress GA, neonatology; Burmeister LF, Zimmerman MB, biostatistics; Bell EF, pediatrics; Rijhsinghani A, obstetrics: an article, “A randomized clinical trial comparing immediate versus delayed clamping of the umbilical cord in preterm infants: short-term clinical and laboratory endpoints,” Transfusion, Jan. 1, 2008.
Wehby GL, health management and policy; Murray JC, neonatology: an article, “The effects of prenatal use of folic acid and other dietary supplements on early child development,” Maternal and Child Health Journal 12(2), March 2008.
Yang J, community and behavioral health; Phillips G, pediatrics; Xiang H; Allareddy V; Heiden E; Peek-Asa C, occupational and environmental health: an article, “Hospitalizations for sport-related concussions in U.S. children aged 5 to 18 years during 2000–2004,” British Journal of Sports Medicine, Jan. 23, 2008.
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 March are listed below.
25 Years
- Ray Beemer, recreational services
- Debra Killion, pharmaceutical care
- Donna Mattes, admissions
- Myrna Parrott, ophthalmology clinic
- Cecilia Pickering, Facilities Management
- Rita Schultz, health care information systems
- Suzanne Stoltzfus, continuum care management
- Judy Swift, pathology
- Steve Vulgamott, radiology
- Jackie Wagner, internal medicine
30 Years
- Sheila Borg, community and patient relations
- Onnolee Broman, nursing
- Christopher Dahle, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Cordell Jeppsen, Division of Continuing Education
- Pat Kutcher, Recreational Services
- Gustavo A. Manrique, Facilities Management
- Kathleen Matthes, athletics facility
- Brenda Moore, child health specialty clinic
- Sondra Smith, Iowa Memorial Union
- Theresa Walenta, intercollegiate athletics
35 Years
- Judy Barkalow, Center for Conferences and Institutes
- Jean Burr, nursing
- Mary Burr, radiology
- Robert Luckason, material services
- Teddy J. Vesely, Facilities Management
40 Years
- Sandra Jirsa, Hygienic Laboratory
- Carolyn Troyer, Iowa Memorial Union
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