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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

Francois Abboud, professor of internal medicine and molecular physiology and biophysics in the Carver College of Medicine, was named an American Heart Association Distinguished Scientist for 2007, and was inducted as president of the American Clinical and Climatological Association.

Donald Heistad, professor of cardiology in the Carver College of Medicine, received the 2007 Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Heart Association’s Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology.

Michael Kanellis, assistant dean for patient care and professor of pediatric dentistry in the College of Dentistry, received the American Dental Association Golden Apple Award.

Jeffrey Murray, professor of pediatrics in the Carver College of Medicine, received the Curt Stern Award from the American Society of Human Genetics.

Ingo Titze, professor of speech pathology and audiology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences with a joint appointment in the School of Music, has been selected to receive the Silver Medal in Speech Communication from the Acoustical Society of America.

The staff of the Connie Belin and Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development received the Iowa Talented and Gifted Association’s Distinguished Service Award.

UI Obesity Surgery, the bariatric surgery program in University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, was named a Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.

Publications and Creations

Tippie College of Business

Burer S, management sciences; Anjos M: an article, “On handling free variables in interior-point methods for conic linear optimization,” SIAM Journal on Optimization 18, 2007.

Currim F, management sciences; Dyreson C; Snodgrass RT; Currim S: an article, “Weaving temporal and reliability aspects into a schema tapestry,” Data and Knowledge Engineering 63, December 2007.

Oh IS, Schmidt FL, management and organizations; Le H; Shaffer JA: an article, “General mental ability, job performance, and red herrings—responses to Osterman, Hauser, and Schmitt,” Academy of Management Perspectives 21(4), 2007.

 

College of Dentistry

Ostby AW; Bishara SE, orthodontics; Laffoon J, Dows Institute for Dental Research; Warren JJ, preventive and community dentistry: an article, “Influence of self-etchant application time on bracket shear bond strength,” Angle Orthodontist 77(5), September 2007.

Statz TA; Guthmiller JM; Humbert LA, Johnson GK, periodontics: an article, “Intravenous bisphosphonate associated osteonecrosis of the jaw,” Journal of Periodontology 78(11), November 2007.

 

College of Engineering

Kania-Korwel I; Hornbuckle KC, civil and environmental engineering; Robertson LW, Lehmler HJ, occupational and environmental health: an article, “Influence of dietary fat on the enantioselective disposition of 2,2',3,3',6,6'-hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB 136) in female mice,” Food and Chemical Toxicology, Sept. 15, 2007.

Reddy C, neurosurgery; Ingalhalikar AV; Channon S; Lim TH, biomedical engineering; Torner J, epidemiology; Hitchon PW, neurosurgery: an article, “In vitro biomechanical comparison of transpedicular versus translaminar C-2 screw fixation in C2-3 instrumentation,” Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 7(4), October 2007.


College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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

Alyelaagbe OO; Adesogan K; Ekundayo O; Gloer JB, chemistry: an article, “Antibacterial diterpenoids from Jatropha podagrica hook,” Phytochemistry 68(19), October 2007.

Baltrusaitis J; Cwiertny DM; Grassian VH, chemistry: an article, “Adsorption of sulfur dioxide on hematite and goethite particle surfaces,” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 9(41), 2007.

Baltrusaitis J; Schuttlefield J; Jensen JH; Grassian VH, Burton DJ, chemistry: an article, “FTIR spectroscopy combined with quantum chemical calculations to investigate adsorbed nitrate on aluminium oxide surfaces in the presence and absence of co-adsorbed water,” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 9(36), 2007.

Baltrusaitis J; Schuttlefield JD; Zeitler E; Jensen JH; Grassian VH, chemistry: an article, “Surface reactions of carbon dioxide at the adsorbed water-oxide interface,” Journal of Physical Chemistry C 111(40), Oct. 11, 2007.

Fischer G, Kurth WS, physics and astronomy; Dyudina UA; Kaiser ML; Zarka P; Lecacheux A; Ingersoll AP; Gurnett DA, physics and astronomy: an article, “Analysis of a giant lightning storm on Saturn,” Icarus 190, October 2007.  

Gibson ER; Gierlus KM; Hudson PK; Grassian VH, chemistry: an article, “Generation of internally mixed insoluble and soluble aerosol particles to investigate the impact of atmospheric aging and heterogeneous processing on the CCN activity of mineral dust aerosol,” Aerosol Science and Technology 41(10), 2007.

Kaushik P; Bucar DK; MacGillivray LR, chemistry: an article, “Crystal and molecular structure of trans-1,2-bis(2-benzothiazolyl)ethane,” Journal of Chemical Crystallography 37(10), October 2007.

Korapala CS; Qin J; Friestad GK, chemistry: an article, “Quinine synthesis studies: A radical-ionic annulation via mn-mediated addition to chiral N-acylhydrazones,” Organic Letters 9(21), Oct. 11, 2007.

Lee H; Finckbeiner S; Yu JS; Wiemer DF, chemistry: an article, “Characterization of (E,E)-farnesol and its fatty acid esters from anal scent glands of nutria (Myocastor coypus) by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and gas chromatography-infrared spectrometry,” Journal of Chromatography A 1165(1-2), Sept. 21, 2007.

Modolo R, physics and astronomy; Chanteur G; Wahlund JE; Canu P; Kurth WS, Gurnett D, physics and astronomy; Matthews AP; Bertucci C: an article, “Plasma environment in the wake of Titan from hybrid simulation: a case study,” Geophysical Research Letters 34, Oct. 18, 2007.

Modolo R, physics and astronomy; Wahlund JE; Bostrom R; Canu P; Kurth WS, Gurnett D, physics and astronomy; Lewis GR; Coates AJ: an article, “Far plasma wake of Titan from the RPWS observations: a case study,” Geophysical Research Letters 34, Oct. 18, 2007.

Nazareth P, English and African American world studies: a book, Edwin Thumboo: Creating a Nation Through Poetry, Singapore, November 2007.

Nazareth P, English and African American world studies: “Nineteen Fifty-Five: Alice, Elvis, and the Black Matrix,” Journal of the African Literature Association, Summer/Fall 2007.

Nazareth P, English and African American world studies: “Mapping our world,” Confluence, October 2007.

Romitti PA, Sun L, epidemiology; Honein MA; Reefhuis J; Correa A, mathematics; Rasmussen SA: an article, “Maternal periconceptional alcohol consumption and risk of orofacial clefts,” American Journal of Epidemiology 166(7), October 2007.
 
Stamatatos TC; Papaefstathiou GS; MacGillivray LR, chemistry: an article, “Ferromagnetic coupling in a 1D coordination polymer containing a symmetric [Cu (mu(1,1)-N-3)(2)Cu(mu(1,1)-N-3)(2)Cu](2+) core and based on an organic ligand obtained from the solid state,” Inorganic Chemistry 46(21), Oct. 15, 2007.

Wang Y; Burton DJ, chemistry: an article, “Site-specific preparation of 4-substituted-6-fluoro(carboalkoxyl)benzo[b]furans and benzo[b]thiophenes via base-catalyzed cyclization of enyne derivatives,” Journal of Fluorine Chemistry 128(9), September 2007.

 

College of Public Health

Brooks JM, clinical hospital pharmacy; Chrischilles EA, epidemiology: an article, “Heterogeneity and the interpretation of treatment effect estimates from risk adjustment and instrumental variable methods,” Medical Care 45(10), October 2007.

Calva-Cerqueira D, surgery; Smith BJ, biostatistics; Hostetler ML, clinical cancer center; Lal G, surgery; Menda Y, radiology-nuclear medicine; O'Dorisio TM, endocrinology; Howe JR, surgery: an article, “Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy and preoperative MIBI scans: Correlation of gland weight and preoperative PTH,” Journal of the American College of Surgeons 205(4), October 2007.

Campo S, community and behavioral health; Mastin T: an article, “Placing the burden on the individual: Overweight and obesity in African American and mainstream women’s magazines,” Journal of Health Communication 22(3), 2007.
 
Chaturvedi AK; Engels EA; Gilbert ES; Chen BE; Storm H; Lynch CF, epidemiology; Hall P; Langmark F; Pukkala E; Kaijser M; Andersson M; Fossa SD; Joensuu H; Boice JD; Kleinerman RA; Travis LB: an article, “Second cancers among 104,760 survivors of cervical cancer: Evaluation of long-term risk,” Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Oct. 30, 2007.

Ferguson KJ, Kreiter CD. “Assessing the relationship between peer and facilitator evaluations in case-based learning,” Medical Education 41(9), September 2007.
 
Giovannini A, epidemiology: a book, Des Moines, PublishAmerica, 2007.

Gray GC, Baker WS, epidemiology: a commentary, “The importance of including swine and poultry workers in influenza vaccination programs,” Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics 82(6), December 2007.

Gray GC, McCarthy T, Capuano AW, Setterquist SF, epidemiology; Olsen CW, Alavanja MC, Lynch CF, epidemiology: an article, “A swine workers and swine influenza virus,” Emerging Infectious Diseases 13, 2007.
 
Hartz AJ, Daly JM, family medicine; Kohatsu ND; Stromquist AM, occupational and environmental health; Jogerst GJ, family medicine; Kukoyi OA: an article, “Risk factors for insomnia in a rural population,” Annals of Epidemiology, Oct. 13, 2007.

Kania-Korwel I; Hornbuckle KC, civil and environmental engineering; Robertson LW, Lehmler HJ, occupational and environmental health: an article, “Influence of dietary fat on the enantioselective disposition of 2,2',3,3',6,6'-hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB 136) in female mice,” Food and Chemical Toxicology, Sept. 15, 2007.

Leira EC; Davis PH; Martin CO; Torner JC, epidemiology; Yoo B; Weeks JB; Hindman BJ; Todd MM: an article, “Improving prediction of outcome in ‘good grade’ subarachnoid hemorrhage,” Neurosurgery 61(3), September 2007.
 
Nothwehr F, community and behavioral health; Dennis L, epidemiology; Wu H: an article, “Measurement of behavioral objectives for weight management,” Health Education & Behavior 34(5), 2007.
 
Reddy C, neurosurgery; Ingalhalikar AV; Channon S; Lim TH, biomedical engineering; Torner J, epidemiology; Hitchon PW, neurosurgery: an article, “In vitro biomechanical comparison of transpedicular versus translaminar C-2 screw fixation in C2-3 instrumentation,” Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 7(4), October 2007.

Roberts LL, health management and policy; Ely JW, family medicine; Ward MM, health management and policy: an article, “Factors contributing to maternal birth-related trauma,” American Journal of Medical Quality 22(5), September-October 2007.

Romitti PA, Sun L, epidemiology; Honein MA; Reefhuis J; Correa A, mathematics; Rasmussen SA: an article, “Maternal periconceptional alcohol consumption and risk of orofacial clefts,” American Journal of Epidemiology 166(7), October 2007.
 
Simons AL, Fath MA, radiation research lab; Mattson DM, radiation oncology; Smith BJ, biostatistics; Walsh SA, radiation research lab; Graham MM, radiation-nuclear medicine; Hichwa RD, radiology; Buatti JM, radiation oncology; Dornfeld K; Spitz DR, radiation oncology: an article, “Enhanced response of human head and neck cancer xenograft tumors to cisplatin combined with 2-deoxy-d-glucose correlates with increased (18)F-FDG uptake as determined by PET imaging,” International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 69(4), November 2007.

Uc EY, Rizzo M, Anderson SW, neurology; Sparks JD, biostatistics; Rodnitzky RL, neurology; Dawson JD, biostatistics: an article, “Impaired navigation in drivers with Parkinson's disease,” Brain 130(9), September 2007.
 
Wallis AB, community and behavioral health; Chereches R; Oprescu F; Brinzaniuc A; Dungy CI: an article, “An international model for staffing maternal and child health research: the use of undergraduate students,” Breastfeeding Medicine 2(3), September 2007.
 
Yang J, community and behavioral health; Peek-Asa C, occupational and environmental health; Corlette JD; Cheng G; Foster DT; Albright J: an article, “Prevalence of and risk factors associated with symptoms of depression in competitive collegiate student athletes,” Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine 17(6), November 2007.

 

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 December are listed below.

25 Years

  • Barbara Bennett, human resources
  • Nancy Harney, radiology
  • Lisa Ireland, radiology
  • John Kramer, psychiatry
  • Linda Lyle, career center
  • Rachel Moss, financial aid
  • Janice Riggan, internal medicine

30 Years

  • JoEllen Browning, finance and accounting service
  • Anita Cavanaugh, environmental and guest services
  • Robert Cozine, Facilities Management
  • Ann Kunkel, admissions
  • Bill Radl, internal medicine
  • Helen Steckly, rehabilitation therapies
  • Nancy Tate, Center for Disabilities and Development

35 Years

  • Richard Madden, administration support service
  • Nancy Parizek, epidemiology

40 Years

  • Eldon Hanson, engineering services

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