Appointments

Jennifer Carter has been appointed sports psychologist at the Sports Medicine Center.

John Ellerman has been appointed the specialist for direct marketing located at the Ohio State University Centers at Piketon.

Jerome E. Friedman has been appointed assistant vice president at the Health Sciences Center, serving as health policy adviser and director of government relations.

Brent Fuhrman has been appointed senior accountant at University Libraries.

Jon L. Iveson has been named the Office of Technology Partnerships' director of development.

Cheryl Krueger has been elected to the James Foundation Board, 2001-04.

Chiquita M. Lee has been named program coordinator for library communications at University Libraries.

Stefanie Spielman has been elected to the James Foundation Board, 2001-04.

William S. Vaughan has been named the Office of Technology Partnerships' outreach and engagement associate.

Books

Diane Belcher, English as a Second Language Program, editor, Linking Literacies: Perspectives on L2 Reading-Writing Connections, (Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Press, 2001), co-editor is Alan Hirvela; and Reflections on Multiliterate Lives, (Clevedon, UK: Multilingual Matters, 2001), co-editor is Ulla Connor.

Leo Daugherty III, History, Fighting Techniques of a US Marine: 1941-1945 (London: Cassell & Co., 2000).

Mark Grimsley, History, co-editor, The Collapse of the Confederacy, (University of Nebraska Press, 2001), co-editor is Brooks D. Simpson.

Susan C. Jones, Entomology, Handbook of Household and Structural Insect Pests (Lanham, Md.: Entomological Society of America, 2000), co-edited by Roger E. Gold.

Grants

Dorota Brzezinska, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science, $318,000 NASA New Investigator Program Award in Earth Science for "Near Real-Time GPS/LEO Precision Orbit Determination for Operational Weather Forecasting with GPS,"2001-04.

Peter Curtis, Plant Biology, $1,058,102 Department of Energy, National Institute for Global Environmental Change Grant for "Mass and Energy Exchange in a Northern Hardwood Ecosystem,"2000-03, co-recipients are J. Teeri, H.P. Schmid and C. Vogel.

Casey Hoy, Entomology, Richard Moore, Community and Human Resource Development, John Cardina, Horticulture, and Fred Hitzhusen, Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, $75,695 OARDC Interdisciplinary Grant for "Landscape Pattern Indicators of Agroecosystem Health."

Paulette P. Schmidt and LeVelle Jenkins, Optometry, $72,700 Columbus Foundation Grant for "Developing a University/Community Model for Screening Preschoolers for Vision Problems,"2001.

D.P.S. Verma, Molecular Genetics, $400,000 National Science Foundation Integrative Biology Program Grant for "Mechanism of Cell Plate Formation,"2001-03.

The Women's Studies Department's Peer Power program, $20,000 Battelle Endowment for Technology and Human Affairs (BETHA) Grant for "Gender and Technology: A Peer Power Peer-Outreach Presentation and Web Project,"2001.

Presentations

Steve Acker, Technology Enhanced Learning and Research, presented "Flat Road for Sisyphus: One Faculty's Journey with Technology"at the Theological Consortium of Greater Columbus Faculty Development Conference, Methodist Theological Seminary, Columbus, Feb. 15.

Fred Hitzhusen, Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, presented "Economic Analysis of River Corridors"and "The Evolution and Current Status of Economic Valuation of the Environment"at the Valuation of Environmental Resources: Lessons from the Field Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan. 29-Feb. 2.

Susan C. Jones, Entomology, presented "Economically Important Termites in the United States"at the French Section of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects, Dijon, France, Sept. 6-8; and "Insect Pests and Their Management"at the Ohio Housing Authorities Conference, Worthington, Oct. 18.

Robin Judd, History, presented "Circumcision and Ritual Slaughter: Two Key Issues in a Modernizing Jewish Community"at Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, Feb. 12.

Jonathan Keller presented "Leadership Style, Domestic Political Constraints, and International Crisis Responses"at the 42nd Annual International Studies Association Conference, Chicago, Feb. 20-24.

Sebastian D.G. Knowles, English, presented "The True Story of Jumbo the Elephant"at the 15th Annual James Joyce Birthday Conference, Miami, Feb. 1-3.

Irene Masing-Delic, Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures, presented "The Russian Forest and Prometheus: Environmental Themes in Russian Literature"at the Ohio State School of Natural Resources, Feb. 15.

Carla Pestana, History, presented "The English and British Case"at the American Historical Association Conference, Boston, January 2001; and "Power and Authority in the Atlantic World"at the Shaping the Stuart World, 1602-1714: The Atlantic Connections Conference, The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif., January 2001.

David Rowe, Political Science, presented "Power vs. Plenty"at the International Studies Association Annual Conference, Chicago, Feb. 21.

R. Dale Safrit, Community and Human Resource Development, presented "Nine Strategies for Building Effective Business Community Partnerships,"co-presenter was Mary Merrill, and "Nurturing Seasons of Service as Social Capital"at the 16th International Association of Volunteer Effort World Volunteer Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Jan. 14-18.

Allison A. Snow, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, presented "Gene Flow from Transgenic Crops to Weeds"at the USDA Secretary Glickman's Advisory Committee on Agricultural Biotechnology Conference, Washington, D.C., Nov. 30; and "Gene Flow Concerns about Transgenic Crops"at the U.S. Mission to the European Union and U.S. Embassy at the Hague, Workshop on Biotechnology in Developing Countries and the Environment Conference, Brussels, Belgium, Dec. 4.

Donald Sylvan, Political Science, presented "Changes in Northern Ireland and Israeli-Palestinian Relations: The Role of Problem Representation"at the 42nd Annual International Studies Association Conference, Chicago, Feb. 20-24.

Publications

J.H. Blom and K. Dablowski, Natural Resources, "Vitamin C Requirements of the Angelfish Pterophylum scalare,"Journal of World Aqua-culture Society, Vol. 31 (2000), pp. 115-18.

Johnson Cheu, English, revision of "Discovering My Autism: Apologia Pro Vita Sua (with Apologies to Cardinal Newman),"Disability Studies Quarterly, Vol. 21, No. 1 (Winter 2001), pp. 180-82 and revision of "Twitch and Shout"(video), Disability Studies Quarterly, Vol. 20, No. 4 (Fall 2000), p. 465.

A. Ciereszko and K. Dabrowski, Natural Resources, "Ascorbic Acid Supplement in vitro Does Not Improve Fish Sperm Quality,"Aquaculture Inter., Vol. 8 (2000), pp. 1-8; "In Vitro Effect of Gossypol Acetate on Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens), Spirmatozoa,"Aquatic Toxicology, Vol. 49 (2000), pp. 181-87; "The Presence of Uric Acid, an Antioxidantive Substance, in Fish Seminal Plasma,"Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, Vol. 321 (2000), pp. 313-15; "Characteristics of Sperm Acrosin-like Activity of Paddle Fish (Polydon spathula Walbaum),"Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Vol. 125B (2000), pp. 197-203; "Biochemical Characteristics of Seminal Plasma and Spermatozoa of Freshwater Fishes: Relation to Semen Biology Quality and Cryopreservation,"The World Aqua-culture Society, (2000), pp. 20-48; and "Fertilization in Land Locked Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus): Storage of Gametes, Optimal Sperm/egg Ratio, and Methods of Assessing Fertilization Success,"Journal of Fish Biology, Vol. 56 (2000), pp. 495-505.

David Citino, English, "Paperboys, Poets Share a Purpose,"The Columbus Dispatch, Feb. 11; "Lecture to the Bioscience Class: Pine and Lightning, Cataclysms and Stone"and "Beatification of Padre Pio,"The Ohio Review, Vol. 1 (2001), pp. 141-43; and "Sister Mary Appassionata on the Grand Unified Theory,"the Georgia Review, Vol. 54, No. 4 (2000), pp. 630-01.

Morris G. Cline, Plant Biology, "Do Leaves Control Episodic Shoot Growth in Woody Plants?"Ohio Journal of Science, Vol. 100 (2000), pp. 19-23, co-author is David O. Deppong; and "NAA Restores Alpical Dominance in the axr3-1 Mutant of Arabidopsis,"Annals of Botany, Vol. 87 (2001), pp. 61-65.

S. Czesny and K. Dabrowski, Natural Resources, "Discrimination of Wild and Domestic Origin of Stugeon Ova Based on Lipids and Fatty Acid Analysis,"Aquaculture, Vol. 289 (2000), pp. 145-53, co-author is J.E. Christensen; and "Use of Krill Hydrolysate as a Feed Attractant for Fish Larvae and Juveniles,"Journal of World Aquaculture Society, Vol. 31 (2000), pp. 81-88.

K. Dabrowski, Natural Resources, "Hepatic P4501A Activity, Plasma Sex Steroids and Gonadal Steroidogenesis in vitro in yellow perch exposed to 3, 3',4,4', 5-pentachlorobiphenyl,"Environmental Chemical Toxicology, Vol. 19 (2000), pp. 3052-60; "Masculinization of Northern Pike Fry Using the Steroid 11-beta-hydroxy and rostenedione,"North American Journal of Aquaculture, Vol. 62 (2000), pp. 294-99; "Nutritional Effects of Protein Source in Starter Diets for Channel Catfish,"Aquaculture Research, Vol. 31 (2000), pp. 885-92; "The Effects of Vitamins C and E in n-3 HUFA Enriched Artemia nauplii on Growth Survival, and Stress Resistance of Walleye, Stizostedion vitreum,"Aquaculture Nutrition, Vol. 6 (2000), pp. 199-206; "Biosynthesis of Ascorbic Acid by Extant Actinopterygians"Journal of Fish Biology, Vol. 57 (2000), pp. 733-45; "Mosiac Individuals Found in Genetically Manipulated Northern Pike (Esox lucius), Journal of Applied Ichthyology, Vol. 16 (2000), pp. 1-5; "Introduction of Gynogenesis in Mulkellunge with Irradiated Sperm of Yellow Perch Proves Diploid Muskellunge Male Homogamety,"Journal of Experimental Zoology, Vol. 287 (2000), pp. 96-105, co-authors are J. Rinchard and M.A.G. Abiado; "Intensive Culture of Walleye Larvae Produced Out-Of-Season or During Regular Season Spawning,"Journal of North American Aquaculture, Vol. 62 (2000), pp. 219-24, co-authors are S. Czesny, S. Kolkovski and W.E. Lynch Jr.; "Characterization of Rainbow Trout Milt Collected with a Catheter: Semen Parameters and Cryopreservation Success,"Aquaculture Research, Vol. 31 (2000), pp. 289-96, co-author is A. Ciereszko; "Effects of Diets Containing Gossypol on Reproductive Capacity of Male Rainbow Trout,"Biological Reproduction, Vol. 62 (2000), pp. 227-34, co-authors are J. Rinchard, K.J. Lee, J.H. Blom and J. Ottobre; "The Effect of Microdiet Supplementation of Dietary Digestive Enzymes and a Hormone on Growth and Enzyme Activity in Yellow Perch Juveniles,"North American Journal of Aquaculture, Vol. 62 (2000), pp. 130-34, "Induced Gynogenesis in Black Crappie,"North American Journal of Aquaculture, Vol. 62 (2000), p. 33-41, co-author is M.A. Garcia-Abiado; and "Chromatographic Separation of Trypsin-inhibitory Activity of Rainbow Trout Blood and Seminal Plasma,"Fish and Shellfish Immunology, Vol. 10 (2000), pp. 91-94.

Dick David, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, "Narrative and Doctrine in the First Story of Rumi's Mathnawi,"Studies in Islamic and Middle Eastern Texts and Traditions: In Memory of Norman Calder (Oxford University Press, 2000), pp. 93-104; and "Spells to Fascinate the Angel Gabriel: On Classical Persian Poetry,"Parnassus, Vol. 25, Nos. 1 & 2 (2001), pp. 146-75.

Donald H. Dean, Biochemistry, "Enhanced Toxicity of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3A-endotoxin in Coleopterans by Mutagenesis in a Receptor Binding Loop,"FEBS Letter, Vol. 473 (2000), pp. 227-32, co-authors are S.-J. Wu, C.N. Koller, D.L. Miller and L.S. Bauer; "Determination of Receptor Binding Properties of Bacillus thuringiensis-endotoxins to Cotton Bollworm (Helicoverpa zea) and Pink Bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella) Midgut Brush Border Membrane Vesicles,"Pest. Biochem. and Physiol, Vol. 67 (2000), pp. 198-216, co-authors are S. Karim, S. Riazuddin and F. Gould; "Exploring the Mechanism of Action of Insecticidal Proteins by Genetic Engineering Methods,"Genetic Engineering Principles and Methods, Vol. 22 (2000), pp. 33-54, co-author is J.L. Jenkins; "Bacillus thuringiensis-endotoxin Proteins Show a Correlation in Toxicity and Short Circuit Current Inhibition against Helicoverpa zea,"Current Microbiology, Vol. 41 (2000), pp. 214-19, co-authors are S. Karim and F. Gould; "Toxicity and Receptor Binding Properties of Bacillus thuringiensis-endotoxins to the Midgut Brush Border Membrane Vesicles of the Rice Leaf Folders, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis and Marasmia patnalis,"Current Microbiology, Vol. 41 (2000), p. 276-83, co-author is S. Karim; "Identification of the Functional Site in the Mosquito Larvicidal Binary Toxin of Bacillus sphaericus 1593M by Site-directed Mutagenesis,"Biophys. Biochem. Res. Commun., Vol. 276 (2000), pp. 1048-55, co-authors are G. Elangovan, M. Shanmugavelu, F. Rajamohan and K. Jayaraman; "Role of Two Arginine Residues in Domain II, Loop 2 of Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac Bacillus thuringiensis-endotoxin in Toxicity and Binding to Manduca sexta and Lymantria dispar aminopeptidase,"N. Molec. Microbiol., Vol. 38 (2000), pp. 289-98, co-authors are M.K. Lee, F. Rajamohan, J.L. Jenkins and A.S. Curtiss; "Insecticidal Proteins Produced by Bacteria Pathogenic to Agricultural Pests,"Entomopathogenic Bacteria, from Laboratory to Field Application, edited by J.-F. Charles, A. Delecluse and C. Nielsen-LeRoux, (The Netherlands, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000), pp. 81-100, co-author is T. Yamamoto; "Bivalent Sequential Binding Model of a Bacillus thuringiensis Toxin to Gypsy Moth Aminopeptidase-n Receptor,"J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 275 (2000), pp. 14423-31, co-authors are J.L. Jenkins, M.K. Lee, A.P. Valaitis and A. Curtiss; and "Pesticidal and Receptor Binding Properties of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac-endotoxin to Pectinophora gossypiella and Helicoverpa zea,"Current Microbiology, Vol. 41 (2000), pp. 430-40, co-author is S. Karim.

Angie Estes, English, "The Act of the Mind,"review of Carl Phillips' Pastoral and Becklan Fritz Goldberg's Never Be the Horse, The Journal , Vol. 24, No. 2 (2000), pp. 117-26; "Entrance to an Imaginary Villa," "Scripture"and "More,"TriQuarterly, Vol. 109 (2000), pp. 59-63; "Lilac Fugue,"Green Mountains Review, Vol. 13, No. 2 (2000-01), pp. 70-71; and "Objects May Be Closer Than They Appear,"Mid-American Review, Vol. 20, No. 1 & 2 (2000), p. 239.

Kathy Fagan, English, "Aubergine Accords with Dove Charmingly,""Horsepower"and "Recovery,"TriQuarterly, Vol. 109 (Winter, 2000), pp. 236-41.

Carole Fink, History, "West Germany and the Six Day War: The Transformation of the Special Relationship with Israel,"Nation und Europa: Studiun zum internationalen Staatensystem im 19. U nd 20. Jahrhundert, edited by Gabriele Clemens (Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 2001), pp. 193-203; and "The Great Power and the New International System, 1919-1923,"From War To Peace; Altered Strategic Landscapes in the Twentieth Century, edited by Paul Kennedy and William I. Hitchcock (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2000), pp. 17-36, 257-65.

Mark Grimsley, History, "Learning to Say ÔEnough': Southern Generals and the Final Weeks of the Confederacy,"The Collapse of the Confederacy (University of Nebraska Press, 2001), pp. 40-79.

Linda Lobao, Human and Community Resource Development, "Review of Capital Moves: RCA and the Quest for Cheap Labor by Jefferson Cowie,"Contemporary Sociology, Vol. 30, No. 1 (2001), pp. 40-42.

Iris Meier, Plant Biology, "A Novel Link Between Ran Signal Transduction and Nuclear Envelope Proteins in Plants,"Plant Physiology, Vol. 124 (2000), pp. 1507-10.

Douglas A. Nelson, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, "A Preference for Own-subspecies' Song Guides Vocal Learning in a Song Bird,"Proceedings of the National Academy of Science U.S.A., Vol. 97 (2000), pp. 13348-53; and "Song Overproduction, Selective Attrition and Song Dialects in the White-Crowned Sparrow,"Animal Behavior, Vol. 60 (2000), pp. 887-98.

Berl R. Oakley, Molecular Genetics, "Gamma-tubulin Is A Component of the Spindle Pole Body That Is Essential for Microtubule Function in Aspergillus nidulans,"Landmark Papers in Cell Biology, edited by Joseph G. Gall and J. Richard McIntosh (The American Society for Cell Biology and The Cold Spring Harbor Press, 2000), pp. 517-29, co-authored by C. Elizabeth Oakley, Yisang Yoon and M. Katherine Jung; and "g-Tubulin,"The Centrosome in Reproduction and Cell Replication, edited by R. Palazzo and G. Schatten, (San Diego, Calif.: Academic Press, 2000), pp. 27-54.

Tony Pasquarello, Philosophy, Emeritus, Mansfield, "Program Notes on the Music of Lutoslawski, Mendelssohn and Brahms,"Mansfield Symphony Orchestra, Feb. 10-11.

J. A. Ciereszko Rinchard, K. Dabrowski and J. Ottobre, Natural Resources, "Effect of Gossypol on Sperm Viability and Plasma Sex Steroids Hormones in Male Sea Lamprey,"Petromyzon marinus,"Toxicol. Lett., Vol. 111 (2000), pp. 189-98.

Fred Sack, Plant Biology, "Oriented Asymmetric Divisions that Generate the Stomatal Spacing Pattern in Arabidopsis and Disrupted by the Too Many Mouths Mutation,"Plant Cell, Vol. 12 (2000), pp. 2075-86, co-authors are M. Geisler and J.A. Nadeau.

Recognitions

David A. Brewer, English, received the Southeastern American Society for 18th Century Studies Percy Adams Article Prize and $500 for "ÔHaywood,' Secret History, and the Politics and Attribution."

Maria Manta Conroy, City and Regional Planning, received the American Planning Association's 2001 Award for Best Article, "Are We Planning for Sustainable Development: An Evaluation of 30 Comprehensive Plans,"co-author is Philip R. Berke, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Charis Eng, Clinical Center Genetics Program, has been elected to membership in the American Society for Clinical Investigation.

Barbara Hanawalt, History, is a member in the Fellows of the Medieval Academy of America.

Anthony Libby, English, received the Literal Latte Food Verse Awards first prize for "Sailorman, Sailorman,"and "The Care and Feeding of Tintern Abbey."

Allan Millett, History, was the subject of the story, "Soldier & Scholar: Military Historian Traces Fascination to his World War II Childhood,"The Columbus Dispatch, Feb. 13.

Cathy Rakowski, Human and Community Resource Development and Women's Studies, received the Gamma Sigma Delta International Award of Merit for her work in development and social change, including transnational women's movements.

Scott Scheer, Human and Community Resource Development, received the Gamma Sigma Delta Extension Award of Merit for his work in preadolescent and childhood learning.

Aldo Sigler, Human Cancer Genetics, received the 2000 Health Award for Excellence from the government of Cuba for his accomplishments in applied medical research.

Robert H. Wagoner, Materials Science and Engineering, received the THERMEC 2000 Distinguished Award for outstanding contributions to solutions of industrial problems in sheet metal forming.

Judith Westman, Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been recognized for her teaching excellence in Who's Who Among America's Teachers 2000.

Service

Morris Beja, English, served as co-director of the academic program for "2001: A Joyce Odyssey,"the 15th Annual Joyce Birthday Conference, University of Miami, Fla., Feb. 1-3.

Peter Curtis, Plant Biology, is on the Board of Editors of New Phytologist, the International Journal of Plant Science, 2000-03.

Larry Magliocca, Education, served as co-facilitator of the Leadership Summit of the National Mental Health Association Conference, Washington, D.C., Feb. 15.

Jacqueline Royster, Humanities and English, is chair of the President's Council on Women's Issues.

Mohammad (Mo) Samimy, Mechanical Engineering, is chair of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Aerodynamic Measurement Technology Technical Committee.