Appointments

Arthur P. Bertolino has been appointed director of the Division of Dermatology.

Thomas L. Clanton has been appointed director of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Biophysics.

Joshua Dressler has been appointed to the faculty in the Michael E. Moritz College of Law.

Loree K. Kalliainen has been appointed to the Division of Plastic Surgery at the University Medical Center.

Marc S. Spindelman has been appointed to the faculty in the Michael E. Moritz College of Law.

Donald B. Tobin has been appointed to the faculty in the Michael E. Moritz College of Law.

Books

Alan Millett, History, editor and translator with Xiaobing Li and Bin Yu, MaoÕs Generals Remember Korea (University of Kansas Press, 2001).

Geoffrey Parker, History, co-editor with Robert Cowley, paperback edition, The ReaderÕs Companion to Military History (Houghton Mifflin Co., 2001).

Grants

David A. Culver, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, $73,713 Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife Grant for"Lower Trophic Level Impacts on Fish Recruitment," 2001-02, and $66,951 Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife Grant for"Improved Reliability of Percid Production in Rearing Ponds," 2001-02.

Konrad Dabrowski, Natural Resources, $35,948 Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife Grant for"All Female and Triploid Production of Saugeye," 2001-02.

Susan W. Fisher, Elizabeth A. Marschall and Roy A. Stein, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, $77,340 Ohio Lake Erie Protection Fund Grant for"Food Web and Feeding Influences on PCB Bioavailability," 2000-2002.

Venkat Gopalan, Biochemistry, $118,000 Ohio Plant Biotechnology Consortium Grant for"Exploiting Plant Ribonuclease P for Targeted Cleavage of Geminivirus mRNAs and Inhibition of Viral Replication," co-recipients are David Bisaro, Molecular Genetics, and Saskia Hogenhout, Entomology, OARDC.

Elizabeth Marschall and Roy Stein, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology (Aquatic Ecology Laboratory), $39,241 Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife Grant for"Movement of Reservoir-stocked Saugeye Between Tailwaters, Streams and Rivers," 2001-02; and $93,665 Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife Grant for"Factors Affecting Smallmouth Bass Recruitment in Lake Erie," 2001-02.

Iris Meier, Plant Biology, $145,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture Grant for"Anchoring of Ran-mediated Signal Transduction in Plants."

Mark Parthun, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, $1,076,100 National Institutes of Health Grant for"Characterization of Type B Histone Acetyltransferases," 2001-2006.

Nancy A. Rudd, Consumer and Textile Science, $5,000 OSU Seed Grant for The Body Image Task Force.

Roy A. Stein, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology (Aquatic Ecology Laboratory), $146,024 Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife Grant for"Aquatic Ecology Laboratory Research Administration Support," 2001-02; $73,752 Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife Grant for"Exploring Mechanisms Regulating Crappie Populations in Ohio Reservoirs," 2001-02; and $10,000 Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife Grant for"Aquatic Ecology Laboratory Fisheries Inservice Training," 2001-02.

Michael Weinstein, Molecular Genetics, $50,000 Ohio Cancer Research Associates Grant for"Functions of Smad2 in Mesodermal Differentiation and Tumor Progression."

Andrea D. Wolfe, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology,"$50,000 National Science Foundation Grant for"A Systematic Investigation of the South African Holoparasitic Genus Hyobanche L. (Orobanchaceae)."

Presentations

Brian Ahmer, Microbiology, presented"SdiA of Salmonella Is a LuxR Homolog that Detects Mixed Microbial Communities" at the American Society of Microbiology Cell to Cell Signaling Conference, Snowbird, Utah, July 9.

Mansel Blackford, History, presented"Maui: A Fragile Paradise" on"Talk Story with Cindy," KAOI (The Voice of Maui), 1110AM, July 13.

Woodbridge A. Foster, Entomology, presented"Perch-Patrolling and Courtship in Mosquitoes: The 4th Mating System and Its Evolution" at Oregon State University, Corvallis, Ore., June 6.

Casey Hoy, Entomology, presented"Resumen y Conclusiones, Qual es el Proximo Paso?" at the V Seminario International de Technologia de Producci—n de las Crucifereas, Universidad de Celaya, Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico, May 17-18.

Nancy J. Leonard, Elizabeth A. Marschall and Roy A. Stein, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, presented"Smallmouth Bass Nest Success in Lake Erie: Storms, Anglers, and Round Gobies" at the 41st Ohio Fish and Wildlife Conference, Columbus, co-presenter was Geoffrey B. Steinhart.

Kim Mansky, Molecular Genetics, presented"RANKL Stimulation Induces Phosphorylation of the Microphthalmia Transcription Factor" at the 2001 Gordon Research Conference on Bones and Teeth, Aug. 21.

Elizabeth Marschall and Roy A. Stein, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, presented"Predation on Smallmouth Bass Nests in Lake Erie: the Effects of Angling and an Introduced Predator," co-presenter was Geoffrey B. Steinhart, and"Movement of Reservoir-Stocked Saugeye Out of Tailwaters, To Streams and Rivers," co-presenter was Jeffrey A. Spoelstra, at the American Fisheries Society Annual Conference, St. Louis, August 2000, and"Weathering the Storm: Synergistic Effects of Storms, Angling, and Predators on Smallmouth Bass Nest Success" at the 86th Annual Ecological Society of America Conference, Madison, Wis., Aug. 6, co-author was Geoffrey B. Steinhart.

Geoffrey Parker, History, presented"The Place of Tudor England in the Messianic Vision of Phillip II" at the Royal Historical Society, London, July 4.

Carla Pestana, History, presented"Between Religious Marketplace and Spiritual Wasteland: Religion in the British Atlantic World" at the 7th Annual Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture Conference, University of Glasgow, July 11.

Roy A. Stein, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, presented"Quantitatively Sampling Gizzard Shad in Reservoirs: Comparing Hydroacoustis with Quadrat Rotenone Techniques," co-presenters were Kristin K. Arend, R.S. Hale, D.J. Degan and M.J. Vanni, and"Largemouth Bass Recruitment within Reservoir Communities: Quantifying Underlying Ecological Mechanisms along Environmental Gradients" at the American Fisheries Society Annual Conference, St. Louis, August 2000, and"Fish Recruitment in Reservoirs: Quantifying the Interactive Effects of Depth, Turbidity, and Zooplankton" at the 86th Annual Ecological Society of America Conference, Madison, Wis., Aug. 8, co-authors are Kristin K. Arend, Chad A. Dougherty and Mary T. Bremigan.

Andrea Wolfe, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, presented"Using ISSR Markers in Natural Populations" at the Pan American Seed Company Workshop, Oxnard, Calif., June 29.

The following members of the College of Education made presentations at the American Education Research Association Annual Conference, Seattle, April 10-15: Lucy Bailey,"The Absent Presence of Whiteness in 19th Century Didactic Fiction: Julia McNair WrightÕs ÔInformal EducationÕ"; Laura Brendon,"Women as Information Seekers on the World Wide Web"; Matthew Conley and Lesley Colabucci,"None of the Above: Silence and Invisibility in the Lives of Two Gay Educators"; Julia Covert,"A Narrative Analysis of National Board and Non-National Board-Certified TeachersÕ Beliefs Surrounding Professionalism"; Brian Edmiston,"Coming Home to Research: A Father Researches the Ethics of Adult-Child Play"; Randal Donelson,"Exploring the Structured Silencing of Homosexuality in the School Setting: Sources of Tension for Gay and Lesbian Educators"; Ramela Gaskill,"Differential Effects of Reinforcement Feedback and Attributional Feedback on Second-GradersÕ Self-Efficacy"; Beverly Gordon,"AERA Open Business Meeting,""Division G. Business Meeting" and"Social Context of Education in the Postmodern World: Vice PresidentÕs Address"; Kenneth M. Hale and Mary Ann Danowitz Sangaria,"Race and StudentÕs Social and Professional Experiences: Toward an Exploratory Model from a Predominately Black and Predominately White College of Pharmacy"; Tyrone Howard,"Culturally Sensitive Pedagogy for the 21st Century: Implications for Multicultural Education"; Anita Woolfolk Hoy and P. Karen Murphy,"Teaching Educational Psychology to the Implicit Mind"; Wayne K. Hoy,"Conflict and Change: Positive Dimensions of School Leadership" and"Collective Efficacy and Faculty Trust in Students and Parents in Urban Schools"; Albert L. Ingram, Barbara R. Schirmer, Tina J. Harrison and M. Lynn Woolsey,"A Graphic Online Chat Environment to Improve the Written Language in Students Who Are Deaf"; Younghee Kim and William E. Loadman,"Examination of Construct Validity and Structural Invariance of the Ohio Ninth Grade Proficiency Test"; Kurt Kowalski,"Preschool TeacherÕs Beliefs Concerning the Importance of Various Developmental Skills and Abilities"; Patti Lather,"Getting Lost: Feminism and Methodology,""A Map for (Mis) Reading: (Un) Learning (Post) Modernism" and"To Be of Use: A Feminist Poststructural Reading of the Uses of Qualitative Research in Policy and Practice"; Douglas Macbeth,"Description as Pedagogy: An Alternative Understanding or Discourse, Interaction and Their Analysis"; Helen Marks and Susan Printy,"Principal Leadership and High Performing Schools"; Merry Merryfield,"Re-Forming Curriculum: Creation of a Multimedia Electronic Book for Critical Multicultural Education" and"Global Education Through Contrapuntal Perspectives on Gender and Sexuality"; Diane Moyer,"Elsie Ripley Clapp and John Dewey: Gender and Power in Mentoring in the History of Education" and"Radicals and Sentimentalists: Elsie Ripley Clapp and the Historical Construction of Progressive Education"; George Newell,"Negotiating the Journey between Course Work and Student Teaching"; Emily Rodgers,"What We Know About Educational Reform: Lessons From a Successful Reform Initiative" and"A Case for a Multi-Dimensional Model of Professional Development"; Kimberly Gordon Rouse,"The Impact of Age and Family Structure on Motivation in Disadvantaged Youth"; Ruslan Sloutsky, Georgene Risko, Jennifer Dyer, Mary Christenson and Marilyn Johnston,"Collaborative as a Key to Action Research: Five Case Studies"; Linda Tallman,"ÕTheory IsnÕt Equal to PracticeÕ: The Effects of Online Learning on English Preservice Teachers through Participation in a Threaded Discussion for Their English Writing Methods Course"; Bruce W. Tuckman,"The Strategies-For-Achievement Approach for Teaching Study Skills"; Cynthia Tyson,"Uncovering Literary Responses of Urban African-American Students: Exploring ÔAction OutÕ Behaviors"; Cynthia Uline,"Educational Administrative Problem Solving in the Information Age: Building and Employing Technological Capacity"; and Christine Warner,"Developing New Scenes of Inquiry: The Possibilities of Drama as Research Methodology."

Publications

David M. Bisaro, Molecular Genetics,"Plants Expressing Tomato Golden Mosaic Virus AL2 or Beet Curly Top Virus L2 Transgenes Show Enhanced Susceptibility to Infection by DNA and RNA Viruses," Virology, Vol. 285 (2001), pp. 59-70, co-authors are G. Sunter and J. Sunter.

Tammy M. Bray, Human Nutrition and Food Management,"Effect of Conjutated Linoleic Acid on Fungal Delta 6-Desaturase Activity in a Transformed Yeast System," Lipids, Vol. 36, No. 2 (February 2001), pp. 139-43, co-authors are Y.S. Huang, L.T. Chuang, S.K. Kirchner, J.W. Liu, P. Mukerji and J.M. Thurmond; and"Dietary Zinc Supplementation Inhibits NF kappa B Activation and Protects Against Chemically Induced Diabetes in CD1 Mice," Experimental Biology and Medicine, Vol. 226, No. 2 (February 2001), pp. 103-11, co-authors are E. Jho, N. Quan and Y.H. Tsai.

Patricia Choban, Human Nutrition and Food Management,"Insurance Decisions About Obesity Surgery: A New Type of Randomization?" Obesity Surgery, Vol. 10, No. 6 (December 2000), pp. 553-56, co-authors are L. Flancbaum and B. Lu.

Robert A. DiSilvestro, Human Nutrition and Food Management,"Effects of Dietary Antioxidant Supplementation on Oxidative Damage and Resistance to Oxidative Damage During Prolonged Exercise in Sled Dogs," American Journal of Veterinary Research, Vol. 61, No. 8 (August 2000), pp. 886-91, co-authors are C.R. Baskin and R.W. Hinchcliff, Veterinary Medicine;"Association Between Vitamin E and Enhanced Athletic Performance in Sled Dogs," Medical Science Sport Exercise, Vol. 33, No. 5 (May 2001), pp. 826-33, co-authors are K.W. Hinchcliff and R. J. Piercy, Veterinary Medicine, and P.S. Morley, S.L. Nelson and K.E. Schmidt; and"Vitamin E and Exertonal Rhabdomyolysis During Endurance Sled Dog Racing," Neuromuscular Disorders, Vol. 11, No. 3 (April 2001), pp. 278-86, co-authors are K.W. Hinchcliff and R.J. Piercy, Veterinary Medicine, G.A. Reinhart, Iams Corp., and A.M. Craig, P.S. Morley, S.L. Nelson and K.E. Schmidt.

Mark L. Failla, Human Nutrition and Food Management,"Elevated Iron Status Increases Bacterial Invasion and Survival and Alters Cytokine/chemokine mRNA Expression in Caco-2 Human Intestinal Cells," Journal of Nutrition, Vol. 131, No. 5 (May 2001), pp. 1452-58, co-authors are S.L. Foster and S.H. Richardson;"Differentiation of Human U937 Promoinocytic Cells is Impaired by Moderate Copper Deficiency," Experimental Biology and Medicine, Vol. 226, No. 3 (March 2001), pp. 222-28, co-authors are Z.L. Huang and P.G. Reeves;"Copper (Cu) Deficiency Decreases TNF-alpha Expression Despite Normal Activation of NF kappa B and AP-1 in Human U937 Monocytic Cells," FASEB J, Vol. 15, No. 5 (March 8), pp. A1097-A1097 Part 2, co-authors are R.G. Hopkins and Z.L. Huang; "Assessment of Degradation and Intestinal Cell Uptake of Carotenoids and Chlorophyll Derivatives from Spinach Puree Using an In Vitro Digestion and Caco-2 Human Cell Model, Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry, Vol. 4, No. 4 (April 2001), pp. 1082-89, co-authors are M.G. Ferruzzi and S.J. Schwaartz.

K. Ghoshal and S.T. Jacob, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry,"Regulation of Metallothionein Gene Expression," Progress in Nucleic Acid Research and Molecular Biology, Vol. 66 (2001), pp. 357-84.

Ellen Hock, Human Development and Family Science,"Peer Rejection in Childhood: Effects on Maternal Depression and Behavior Problems in Toddlers," Journal of Genetic Psychology, Vol. 162, No. 2 (June 2001), pp. 167-77, co-author is W.J. Lutz;"Navy Mothers Experiencing and Not Experiencing Deployment: Reasons for Staying In or Leaving the Military," Military Psychology, Vol. 13, No. 1 (2001), pp. 55-71, co-authors are J.F. Bonney, M.A. Gaffney, M.S. Jarvis, M.L. Kelley and K.M. Smith;"Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior of Children with Enlisted Navy Mothers Experiencing Military Induced Separation," Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol. 40, No. 4 (April 2001), pp. 464-71, co-authors are J.F. Bonney, M.A. Gaffney, M.S. Jarvis, M.L. Kelley and K.M. Smith; and"Separation Anxiety in Parents of Adolescents: Theoretical Significance and Scale Development," Child Development, Vol. 72, No. 1 (January-February 2001), pp. 284-98, co-authors are M. Eberly and K.F. Daman.

Kathryn A. Jakes, Consumer and Textile Sciences,"Characterization of Chemical and Physical Microstructure of Historic Fibers through Microchemical Reaction," pp. 55-73, co-author is R. Chen, and"FTIR Study of Dyed and Undyed Cotton Fibers from a Marine Environment," pp. 38-54, both in Historic Textiles, Paper and Polymers in Museums, edited by J.M. Cardamore and M.T. Baker, (Washington, D.C.: ACS Symposium Series 779, American Chemical Society, 2001), co-author is R. Chen.

Sharron J. Lennon, Consumer and Textile Sciences,"Body Image: Linking Aesthetics and Social Psychology of Appearance," Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, Vol. 19, No. 3 (2001), pp. 120-33, co-author is Nancy A. Rudd; and"Perceived Risk and Purchase Intent Associated with Television Shopping," Frontiers in Direct and Interactive Marketing, Vol. 3 (2001), pp. 53-64, co-authors are S. Moore and N.F. Stanforth.

S. Majumder, K. Ghoshal, M.R. Gronostajski and S.T. Jacob, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry,"Downregulation of Constitutive and Heavy Metal-induced metallothionein-I Expression of Nuclear Factor I," Gene Expresion, Vol. 9 (2001), pp. 203-15.

Patrick C. McKenry, Human Development and Family Science,"Single Parenthood and Social Competence in Children of Color," Families in Society -- The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, Vol. 82, No. 2 (March-April 2001), pp. 136-44, co-author J.E. Kesner.

Geoffrey Parker, History,"Soldados Del Imperio, El Ejercito Espanol y Los Paises Bajos en Los Inicios de la Edad Moderna," Encuentros en Flandes, edited by W. Thomas and R. Verdonk, (Leuven, 2000), pp. 175-90.

Gonzalo Rubio, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures,"Inanna and Dumuzi: A Sumerian Love Story," Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 121 (2001).

Michael Weinstein, Molecular Genetics,"Smad Proteins and Hepatocyte Growth Factor Control Parallel Regulatory Pathways That Converge on 1-Integrin To Promote Normal Liver Development," Molecular Cellular Biology, Vol. 21 (2001), pp. 5122-31, co-authors are S. Monga, Y. Liu, S. Brodie, Y. Tang, C. Li, L. Mishra and C. Deng.

Richard Widdows, Consumer and Textile Sciences,"Korean Households Clothing Expenditures by Categories," Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, Vol. 19 (2001), pp. 1-10, co-author is S.S. Park.

Roger Williams, Entomology,"Flight Performance of Some Nitidulid Beetles (Coleoptera) Using a Computer-Monitored Flight Mill," Journal of Agricultural Urban Entomology, Vol. 17, No. 3 (2001), pp. 143-51, co-authors are Van Dam, W. Alaric and R.A. Taylor; and"High Light Intensity: A Critical Factor in the Wind-tunnel Flight of Two Scarabs, the Rose Chafer and Japanese Beetle," Journal of Chemical Ecology, Vol. 27 (2001), pp. 419-29, co-authors are Jeremy J. Heath and P. Larry Phelan.

Bing Zhang, Public Policy and Management,"Assessing the WTO Agreements on ChinaÕs Telecommunications Regulatory Reform and Industrial Liberalization," Telecommunications Policy, Vol. 25, No. 7 (2001), pp. 461-83.

Recognition

Mark Berliner, Statistics, was named a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics"for demonstrating distinction in research in statistics and probability."

Joseph Branin, University Libraries, has been awarded the American Library AssociationÕs Association for Library Collections and Technical Services Division Blackwell Scholarship Award.

Bruce Bursten, Chemistry, received the American Chemistry CouncilÕs Regional 2001 Responsible Care Catalyst Award for his"exceptional ability to teach students -- as well as inspire students towards careers in chemistry and science-related fields."

Mabel Freeman, Undergraduate Admissions, was recognized by Mortar Board for her service as national president.

Richard Hollingsworth, Housing, Food Services and Event Centers, received the Mortar Board Excellence in Advising Award.

Bjorn Sandstede, Mathematics, has been awarded the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Dynamical Systems Activity Group J.D. Crawford Prize for"recent outstanding work on a topic in dynamical systems or nonlinear science, as evidenced by publications in English in a peer-reviewed journal within the last four calendar years."

Eric Serrano, Family Practice, was named Ambulatory Care Clerkship Preceptor of the Year.

Lonnie G. Thompson, Geological Sciences, has been selected as a fellow of the American Geophysical Union for"defining the field of low-latitude ice core paleoclimatology and making critical discoveries about the state of the EarthÕs rapidly melting cryosphere."

Service

Mary Margaret Gottesman, Clinical Nursing, is president-elect of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners, 2001-02.

Judy OÕDwyer, Business and Industry Institute, Newark, completed training in the development and implementation of certificate programs specifically targeted to the needs of the business and industry community.

Gary Steigman, Physics and Astronomy, is on the board of the American Physical SocietyÕs Forum on International Physics.