Appointments

David Cohn has been appointed to the staff in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Joel Mayerson has been appointed to the medical staff in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery.

Bushra Siddiqi has been appointed to the medical staff at Family Practice, Gahanna.

Grant

Alexander Stephan, Germanic Languages and Literatures and Mershon Center, and President of the International Brecht Society, $3,500, Max Kade Foundation, New York for "Mahagonny.com," the 11th International Symposium of the Brecht Society in Berlin, Germany, June 2003.

Presentations

Amy Alrich, History, presented "Illegal Resettler Organizations in the Soviet Zone of Occupation: Community and Identity among Expelled Germans," 2002 Historical Society Conference on Historical Reconstructions, Atlanta, May 16-18.

Derek Alwes, English, presented "Lady of May: Advice or Criticism?" International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, May 5.

Michael Bryant, History, Lima, presented "Finding Oneself in Death: On the Uses of Mass Murder in Identity Formation," 10th Annual Interdisciplinary German Studies Conference, University of California-Berkeley, April 5-6.

Matthew Courser, Center for Survey Research, presented "The Differences Between Hispanic'Origin' vs. Hispanic'Identity' and Their Implications," co-presenters were Paul J. Lavrakas and Lillian Diaz-Castillo, and "Elite Messages and Opinion Formation: The Case of the Ohio Supreme Court," at the 57th Annual American Association for Public Opinion Research Conference, St. Pete Beach, Fla., May 17-18.

Stephen Hall, History, presented "William Still and the Underground Railroad: Publicizing Private and Public Memories of the African American Past," at the University of Detroit -- Mercy, Jan. 29.

Ethan Knapp, English, presented "Allegory and Place in Hoccleve and Langland," International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, May 3.

Krisztina Marton, Rini Sumartojo and Gerald M. Kosicki, Center for Survey Research, presented "A Mixed-mode Internet and Telephone Survey in a Technology-rich Environment," at the 57th Annual American Association for Public Opinion Research Conference, St. Pete Beach, Fla., May 18.

Mary Outwater and Kana Fuse, Center for Survey Research, presented "Are Higher Response Rates Better? An Investigation Into the Usefulness of Convincing Reluctant Respondents to Participate in Telephone Surveys," at the 57th Annual American Association for Public Opinion Research Conference, St. Pete Beach, Fla., May 18.

Thomas Piontek, English, participated in a panel discussion on the question "Does Same-Sex Marriage Make Sense for Ohio?" at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbus, May 12.

Alexander Stephan, Germanic Languages and Literatures and Mershon Center, presented "Brechts MaBnahme in Natoland. Zu Soeren Voimas Lerstuck Das Kontingent" at the University of Louisville, Feb. 2002.

Kathleen R. Wallace, Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing, presented "Living Downstream: Women and the Environment," co-presenters were Susan Schultz, attorney, and Jackie Brookner, artist, at the Women's Club of Cincinnati, March 26.

Dong Xie, Lewis R. Horner and Gerald M. Kosicki, Center for Survey Research, presented "Interviewers' Anxiety and Its Relationship to Completion/Refusal Rates and Perceived Self-Efficacy," at the 57th Annual American Association for Public Opinion Research Conference, St. Pete Beach, Fla., May 19.

Publications

Suzanne Bartle-Haring, Human Development and Family Science, "Using Bowen Theory to Enhance Understanding of the Intergenerational Transmission of Partner Violence," Journal of Family Issues, Vol. 22 (2001), pp. 124-142, co-authors are K.H. Rosen and S.M. Stith.

Roy L. Bean, Human Development and Family Science, "Expanding the Study and Understanding of Parental Psychological Control," Parental Psychological Control of Children and Adolescents, B.K. Barber, ed., (American Psychological Association Press, Washington, DC, 2001), co-authors are B.K. Barber and L.D. Erickson; and "Developing Culturally Competent Marriage and Family Therapists: Guidelines for Working with Hispanic Families," Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, Vol. 27 (2001), pp. 43-54, co-authors are B.J. Perry and T.M. Bedell.

Ted Futris, Human Development and Family Science, "Effects of Commitment and Psychological Centrality on Fathering," Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 64, No. 1 (Feb. 2002), pp. 130-138, co-authors were Kay Pasley and Martie L. Skinner.

Stephen M. Gavazzi, Human Development and Family Science, "Compelling Family Processes," The Well-Being of Children and Families: Research and Data Needs, A. Thorton, editor, University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, Mich., (2001), pp. 103-116, co-authors are R.D. Day and A. Acock; "Working with the Families of Serious Juvenile Offenders: The Growing Up FAST Parole Program," Contemporary Family Therapy, Vol. 23 (2001), pp. 403-418, co-authors are C. Partridge and E.E. Rhine; and "Parenting Practices in Rural Families and their Impact on Academic Achievement and Depression in Adolescents," The Hidden America: Social Problems in Rural America for the Twenty-First Century, R.M. Moore, ed., (Selingsgrove, Penn.,: Susquehanna University Press, 2001), pp. 131-150, co-authors are Patrick C. McKenry, Human Development and Family Science, and E.R. Stewart and T. Sheidegger.

Michael Glassman, Human Development and Family Science, "Replication or Reproduction: Symbiogenesis as an Alternative Theory," Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Vol. 24 (2001), pp 537-538; "Dewey and Vygotsky: Society, Experience, and Inquiry in Educational Practice," Educational Researcher, Vol. 30, No. 4 (2001), pp. 3-14; and "Where There is No Middle Ground," American Psychologist, Vol. 54, No. 4 (2001), pp. 369-370.

John Guilmartin, History, "Galleons and Galleys" (Cassell and Co., 2002).

Hannibal Hamlin, English, "Another Version of Pastoral: English Renaissance Translations of Psalm 23," Spenser Studies, Vol. XVI (2002), pp. 167-196.

Barbara Hanawalt, History, "Medievalists and the Study of Childhood," Speculum, Vol. 77 (2002), pp. 440-460.

Ellen Hock and Suzanne Bartle-Haring, Human Development and Family Science, "Separation Anxiety in Parents of Adolescents: Theoretical Significance and Scale Development," Child Development, Vol. 72, No.1 (2001), pp. 284-298, co-authors were M. Eberly and P. Ellwanger.

Janet Laster, Human Development and Family Science, "Family and Consumer Sciences Education," Encyclopedia of Education, 2nd Edition, (New York: Macmillan Reference, 2001), and "Family and Consumer Sciences," Curriculum Handbook, (Alexandria, Va.: ASCD, 2001), co-author is J. Johnson.

Stuart Lishan, English, "Paolo and Francesca," Bellingham Review, Vol. XXV (2002), p. 91.

Patrick C. McKenry, Human Development and Family Science, "Qualitative Evaluation of a Parent Education Program for Divorcing Parents," Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, Vol. 1-2 (2001), pp. 25-40, co-authors are G. Stone and K. Clark; "Enhancing Achievement in Black Adolescent Males: The Rites of Passage Link," Educating Our Black Children, (London: Routledge/Falmer, 2001), pp. 141-156, co-authors are Stephen M. Gavazzi, Human Development and Family Science, and K.A. Alford; "Relationships Transitions as Seen in the National Survey of Families and Households," Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, Vol. 34 (2001), pp. 163-168, co-author is H.K. Kim; "A Comparative Study of Divorce in Three Chinese Societies: Taiwan, Singapore, and Hong Kong," Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, Vol. 34 (2001), pp. 143-162, co-author is W.S. Jeng; and "Single Parenthood and Social Competence in Children of Color," Families in Society, Vol. 92 (2001), pp. 136-144, co-author is J. Kesner.

Kimberly A. Gordon Rouse, Human Development and Family Science "Resilient Students -- Goals and Motivation," Journal of Adolescence, Vol. 24 (2001), pp. 461-472.

Jerlyn Schultz, Human Development and Family Science, "Interpersonal Identity Formation During Early Adolescence," Adolescence, Vol. 36 (2001), pp. 509-523, co-author is B.N. Allison.

Julianne M. Serovich, Human Development and Family Science, "A Test of Two HIV Disclosure Theories," AIDS Education and Prevention, Vol. 13 (2001), pp. 355-364, and "The Role of Family and Friend Social Support in Reducing Emotional Distress Among HIV-Positive Women," AIDS Care, Vol. 13 (2001), pp. 339-345, co-authors are J. Kimberly, K. Mosack and T. Lewis.

Recognitions

Codrin-Gruie Cantemir, Engineering, Center for Automotive Research, received the first-ever International Visiting Scholar Award for 2002 for his work with the CAR's 21st Century Truck research.

Xiaomei Chen, East Asian Languages and Literatures and Comparative Studies, received a Faculty Research Fellowship from the American Council of Learned Society to support her project on "Theater Modern: The Performance of the Nation from Late Imperial to Twentieth-century China."

David Cressy, History, received the Fletcher Jones Foundation Distinguished Fellowship at the Huntington Library for 2003-04 academic year.

Frank M. Croft, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science, was inducted as a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education in Montreal.

Scott DeWitt, English, Marion, received the 2002 Computers and Composition Distinguished Book Award for Inventions: Identities, Technologies, Pedagogies (Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 2001), at Illinois State University, May 20.

Audeen W. Fentiman, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science, received the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Sharon Keillor Award for Women in Engineering Education.

Steven Kuusisto, English, received an Ohio Arts Council Fellowship for poetry submitted from his recent book Only Bread, Only Light.

Giorgio Rizzoni, Center for Automotive Research and Intelligent Transportation, became a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in March 2002.

Paul Shewmon, Materials Science and Engineering, emeritus, received an honorary degree from the Politecnic Institute of Torino (Italy), and was named an Honorary Life Member of the American Ceramic Society.

Marc H. Smith, Accounting, Mansfield, was chosen as the outstanding auxiliary instructor at Ohio State Mansfield.

John Thrasher, Art, Mansfield, was selected as this year's outstanding faculty member (tenure track) based on overall teaching ability and classroom performance at Ohio State Mansfield.

Service

Alexander Stephan, Germanic Languages and Literatures and Mershon Center, organized two panels on Bertolt Brecht at the 29th Century Literature Conference held at the University of Louisville, Feb. 2002.