ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY Honors Convocation
2016
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The Board of Trustees, President Thomas F. Flynn, and Faculty and Staff of
Alvernia University welcome you to the
2016 Honors Convocation
Welcome to Alvernia University and thank you for joining us as we honor students and faculty for academic achievement. Please silence all electronic devices during the program.
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Order of Ceremonies Welcome Shirley J. Williams, Ed.D. Provost Invocation
Joseph J. Cicala, Ph.D. Vice President for University Life, Dean of Students
Remarks Thomas F. Flynn, Ph.D. President Student Speaker
Jamie Cappiello 2015 Senior Scholar
Faculty Speaker
Scott Ballantyne, Ed.D. 2015 Teaching Excellence Award Recipient
Presentation of Awards: College of Arts & Sciences English & Communication Fine & Performing Arts Humanities Psychology & Counseling Science & Mathematics
Mary Beth DeMeo, MAT, Chair Peter Rampson, MA, Asst. Professor Kevin Godfrey, Ph.D., Chair Peggy Bowen-Hartung, CTS, Ph.D., Chair Rosemarie C. Chinni, Ph.D., Chair
College of Professional Programs Allied Health & Human Services Business Criminal Justice Education Nursing Occupational Therapy
Thomas G. Porrazzo, Ph.D., LAT, ATC, Chair Scott Ballantyne, Ed.D., Chair Edgar J. Hartung, JD, Chair Mary B. Schreiner, Ph.D., Chair Deborah A. Greenawald, Ph.D., RN, Chair Neil H. Penny, Ed.D., Chair
School of Graduate & Adult Education Graduate & Adult Programs
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Daria T. LaTorre, JD, Dean
Order of Ceremonies Presentation of Honor Cords to Graduates Karen Thacker, Ph.D., RN, CNE Dean, College of Professional Programs Graduates of the Alvernia Honors Program Victoria Claire Williams, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Political Science
University Awards: Lindback Faculty Award
Polly Mathys, MS Ed. Chair, Honors and Awards Committee
Sr. Donatilla Faculty Award
Polly Mathys, MS Ed.
Teaching Excellence Award Polly Mathys, MS Ed. St. Bernardine Faculty Award Holleran Center Awards Jay Worrall, MA, MBA Director, Holleran Center for Community Engagement Fromm Interfaith Award
Jay Worrall, MA, MBA
O’Pake Institute Awards
R. David Myers, MA Director, O’Pake Institute for Ethics, Leadership & Public Service
Student Scholar Athletes
Bill Stiles, M.Ed. Director of Athletics & Recreation
Presentation of Veteran Honor Cords
Edgar J. Hartung, JD Chair, Criminal Justice
Saint Ignatius of Loyola Award
Edgar J. Hartung, JD
Senior Scholar
Scott Davidson, MA Chair, Academic Standards Committee
Peace & Justice Student Award
Sr. Roberta Agnes McKelvie, OSF ’71 Assistant to the President for Mission Integration & Education
Benediction
Sr. Roberta Agnes McKelvie, OSF ’71
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College of Arts & Sciences Awards
English & Communication
Humanities
Margaret Oberholtzer Lawrence Award for Excellence in English or Communication: presented to a senior who demonstrates excellence and extensive participation in activities that promote an interest in the discipline.
Outstanding Student in the Humanities: presented to a graduating senior who maintains a grade point average of 3.7 in his or her major, a cumulative grade point average of 3.3 overall, and demonstrates superior ability and leadership in the study of humanities. High Achievement Award: presented to a senior who maintains a grade point average of 3.5 in a particular field of humanities, as well as a cumulative grade point average of 3.3.
Henry Miller Award: presented by the Kappa Pi Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta to the graduating member who best exemplifies the character and intellectual curiosity of an individual who had a love of literature, an appreciation for education, and a question for every answer. Alvernian Award for Writing Excellence: presented to a student who has consistently produced exceptional copy for the Alvernian. Alvernian Award for Layout Excellence: presented to a student who has taken a leadership role in designing and laying out issues of the Alvernian. The Award for Excellence in Multimedia Production: presented to a graduating senior who demonstrates outstanding skills in the creation and design of multimedia production including text, video, graphics and interactive content. The Award for Excellence in Social Media Marketing: presented to a graduating senior who exemplifies outstanding social media marketing skills with social media platforms, mobile opportunities, content development, web analytics and multichannel integration.
Fine & Performing Arts Alvernia University Chorus Award: presented to an outstanding graduating senior, recognized for overall commitment to the Alvernia University Chorus and achievement in the vocal arts.
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Psychology & Counseling Research Excellence: presented to a graduating senior who demonstrates exceptional skill in applied research and psychological content areas. Clinical Excellence: presented to a senior who demonstrates exceptional skills in an internship placement. Academic Excellence: presented to a senior who demonstrates the highest academic achievement. Leadership Award: presented to a senior who demonstrates leadership ability. Service Award: presented in recognition of a student’s outstanding achievement in the area of service. Students who achieve this award embrace the mission of Alvernia by serving in their community and embodying the ideal of “knowledge joined with love.�
College of Arts & Sciences Awards
Science & Mathematics Sr. Alodia Award: presented to a graduating senior who demonstrates outstanding scholastic achievement, community service and dedication to the sciences.
Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award: presented to a graduating senior who has completed an exceptional research project in the area of math or science research.
American Chemical Society Award: presented by the Lehigh Valley Chapter of the American Chemical Society (ACS), this award recognizes a science student for outstanding achievement in chemistry and community service.
Outstanding Internship Award: presented to a graduating senior who has completed an internship experience, received an outstanding review from the agency’s supervisor, and submitted an excellent experiential portfolio.
Elaine Schalck Outstanding Lab Assistant Award: presented to a graduating senior lab assistant who demonstrates a high level of scholastic achievement, community and departmental service, and dedication to the science profession. Moreover the recipient of this award has shown on numerous occasions to go above and beyond the call of duty of a lab assistant.
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College of Professional Programs Awards
Allied Health & Human Services
Business
Paul J. Marr, MD Athletic Training Scholarship Award: presented to an outstanding athletic training student who has demonstrated academic achievement, while personifying exceptional qualities and characteristics of the profession.
ACBSP Student Leadership Award: presented to a business student who demonstrates outstanding leadership through his or her activities while at Alvernia University.
Athletic Training Academic Excellence Award: presented to the senior student with the highest grade point average in the athletic training program. Outstanding Behavioral Health Academic Award: presented to a senior behavioral health student in recognition of overall outstanding academic performance. Outstanding Social Work Academic Award — Main Campus: presented to a graduating senior who demonstrates overall outstanding academic performance. Outstanding Social Work Field Placement Award — Main Campus: presented to a graduating senior who has demonstrated outstanding dedication to the profession of social work through his or her field placement experience. Dr. Phyllis Hay Research Award: presented for a senior research project that reflects social work’s value and commitment to the contribution of knowledge to the field of social work. Healthcare Science Academic Excellence Award: presented to the senior student with the highest grade point average in the healthcare science program.
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Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants Award: presented to a student who demonstrates excellence in accounting studies and professional development and desires to pursue a career in accounting. Institute of Management Accountants — Reading Chapter Award: presented to a senior who demonstrates excellence in accounting studies and professional development. Excellence in Marketing Award: presented to a student who demonstrates superior academic performance and potential for professional accomplishment in marketing. Excellence in Sport Management Award: presented to a student who demonstrates superior academic performance and potential for professional accomplishment in sport management. Excellence in Management Award: presented to a student who demonstrates superior academic performance and potential for professional accomplishment in management. The Jennie J. Palkon, née Lis and John S. Palkon Scholarship in Business: given to a current full-time junior studying one of Alvernia University’s seven business majors who demonstrates exemplary academic achievement as well as service and leadership participation.
College of Professional Programs Awards
Criminal Justice
Nursing
Academic Excellence Award: presented to a graduating senior with the highest grade point average in criminal justice, who holds true to the mission of the major, stipulated by the faculty of the department.
Outstanding Clinical Performance Award: presented to a graduating nursing student who has consistently demonstrated the highest standards of clinical nursing performance.
Internship Award: presented to a graduating senior who demonstrates outstanding accomplishment in a criminal justice internship.
Nursing Leadership Award: presented to a graduating nursing student who has demonstrated leadership among peers in service to the community and the profession while maintaining high standards of
Saint Michael the Archangel Award: presented to a graduating senior in criminal justice for overall dedication, a quality of the Patron Saint of Law Enforcement.
academic and clinical performance.
Sister Pacelli Award: presented to a graduating senior in criminal justice for dedication to the core Franciscan values of service, humility, peacemaking, contemplation and collegiality.
Education Outstanding Undergraduate Education Major: presented to a graduating senior who earns the highest grade point average and demonstrates the greatest accomplishment in the education department. Emma Yoh Award and Memorial Scholarship: based on the five core Franciscan values, this is awarded each year in recognition of an outstanding student majoring in education who demonstrates professionalism in teaching on a consistent basis and exhibits these values within the dispositions necessary for the teaching profession.
Spirit of St. Francis Award: presented to a graduating nursing student whose performance through the undergraduate program has best fulfilled the Alvernia University Motto: “To Learn, To Love, To Serve.â€? Excellence in Community Health Nursing Award: presented to a graduating nursing student in recognition of outstanding performance of nursing care within community settings. Leaders in Learning Award: presented to a graduating nursing student who demonstrates outstanding academic and clinical performance, exemplifies the qualities of a Franciscan scholar, and whose service to the university, community, and profession has earned the respect of peers and the faculty. Nursing Excellence Award: presented by the Upsilon Zeta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society to a graduating senior (traditional pre-licensure program) who best exemplifies the qualities of professional nursing while consistently maintaining high academic achievement. The Jennie J. Palkon, nĂŠe Lis and John S. Palkon Scholarship in Nursing: given to a current full-time junior studying nursing who demonstrates exemplary academic achievement as well as compassionate care, service and leadership. Christine E. Ruth Wadzinske Schwartzkopf Scholarship: awarded to a caring and compassionate junior or senior nursing student from the area of Berks County.
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College of Professional Programs Awards
Occupational Therapy Health Science Academic Excellence Award: presented to one student in the five-year combined Bachelor of Science in Health Science and Master of Science in Occupational Therapy program for academic excellence at the completion of the undergraduate phase of studies.
Health Science Service Award: presented to one student in the fiveyear combined Bachelor of Science in Health Science and Master of Science in Occupational Therapy program for service to the university, community and profession.
Health Science Clinical Excellence Award: presented to an undergraduate occupational therapy student in recognition of outstanding performance during clinical placements.
Master of Science in Occupational Therapy Award of Excellence: presented to one student at the completion of the five-year combined Bachelor of Science in Health Science and Master of Science in Occupational Therapy program for academic excellence and commitment to Franciscan values.
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School of Graduate & Adult Education Awards
Adult Education
Graduate
Criminal Justice Academic Excellence Award: presented to a graduating student with the highest grade point average in criminal justice, who holds true to the mission of the major.
Ph.D. Leadership Award: presented to a Ph.D. student who demonstrates leadership and superior academic performance.
Outstanding Behavioral Health Academic Award: presented to a senior behavioral health student in recognition of overall outstanding academic performance.
Master in Business Administration Award of Excellence: presented to a graduating student for commitment to academic excellence and Franciscan ideals.
Outstanding Social Work Academic Award: presented to a graduating student who demonstrates overall outstanding academic performance.
Master of Arts in Community Counseling Award of Excellence: presented to a graduate for commitment to academic excellence and Franciscan ideals.
Leaders in Learning Award: presented to a graduating RN to BSN student who has demonstrated outstanding academic performance and whose scholarship impacts nursing practice.
Master of Arts in Community Counseling Clinical Advancement Award: presented to a graduate in recognition of commitment to clinical advancement in counseling.
Spirit of Saint Francis Award: presented to a graduating RN to BSN student whose academic and clinical performance exemplifies Alvernia University’s Motto: “To Learn, To Love, To Serve.�
Master of Arts in Community Counseling Professional Counseling Award: presented to a graduate in recognition of dedication to ethical and professional counseling practice. Masters in Leadership for Sustainable Communities Award: presented for outstanding academic excellence and Franciscan ideals. Master of Education Award of Excellence: presented to a graduate for commitment to academic excellence and Franciscan ideals. MSN Leaders in Learning Award: presented to a graduating MSN student who has demonstrated outstanding academic performance and whose scholarship impacts nursing practice.
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University Awards
Student Awards Graduation Award for Excellence in Service: presented by the Holleran Center to graduating seniors who have completed at least 300 hours of service to the community as Alvernia students. Holleran Center Community Engagement Award: presented to graduating seniors who have completed 500 hours of service to the community as Alvernia students. Holleran Center Outstanding Service Award: presented to the graduating senior who has completed the most hours in service to the community. The recipient of this award will receive a monetary award made to a charity of his or her choice. Newman Civic Fellow Award: Newman Civic Fellows are nationally recognized by Campus Compact as inspiring college studentleaders who have demonstrated an investment in finding solutions for challenges facing communities throughout the country. Through service, research and advocacy, these Newman Civic Fellows are making the most of their college experiences to better understand themselves, the root causes of social issues, and effective mechanisms for creating lasting change. The Fromm Interfaith Scholarship: Established by Michael and Susan Fromm to encourage interfaith understanding and dialogue among Alvernia’s students and to foster this important work in the greater community. The O’Pake Graduate Fellowship in Leadership: Named in honor of former State Senator and Alvernia Trustee Michael O’Pake, this award is given to one or two students in graduate leadership education programs who have demonstrated excellence in their studies and who are actively engaged in research related to leadership studies. Fellows receive a stipend to support research activities related to their academic program.
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The O’Pake Undergraduate Leadership Award: This $500 award, named in honor of former State Senator and Alvernia Trustee Michael O’Pake, is presented to two undergraduate students who have displayed growth as campus leaders by participating in positions of leadership on campus and have inspired others through their leadership talents. Outstanding Scholar Athlete Award: Two student athletes, one male and one female, are recognized annually for maintaining the highest grade point average after four years as Alvernia athletes. St. Ignatius of Loyola Award: The Saint Ignatius Award is bestowed upon military students who have exemplified selfless service, high moral courage and character, and a commitment to intellectual excellence without expectation of material reward or public recognition. Senior Scholar Award: The Senior Scholar Award is a $10,000 scholarship toward Alvernia senior year tuition presented to one student. The recipient must maintain a 3.7 GPA, submit a letter describing his or her goals, a résumé, a reference letter from a faculty member and a reference letter from a community member. Finalists are interviewed by the faculty Honors and Awards Committee and the Academic Standards Committee to determine the recipient. The Franciscan Peace and Justice Award: The Franciscan Peace and Justice Award is given to a graduating senior who demonstrates a spirit of service and leadership in academic and co-curricular activities; promotes diversity and respect for all people; is dedicated to engagement in the community, especially with the poor and marginalized; and is actively committed to building a global community rooted in the values of social justice and peace.
University Awards
Faculty Awards Lindback Foundation Award: The Lindback Foundation Award for excellence in teaching is awarded to a full-time tenured faculty member with at least 10 years of full-time teaching at Alvernia. Factors considered include excellent performance in teaching, service and scholarship/research. Sister Mary Donatilla Faculty Award: The Sister Mary Donatilla Faculty Award is awarded to a full-time faculty member who has given long service to the university in teaching, advising, service and support. The Honors and Awards Committee selects the recipient. Teaching Excellence Award: This award recognizes excellence and/or innovation in teaching among faculty at Alvernia. The awardee, nominated by students and/or alumni, must be a full-time faculty member with at least two complete years of service at the university. It is recommended that the recipient share his or her teaching expertise with other faculty members formally through a faculty workshop, or informally through mentorship of junior faculty members.
Saint Bernardine Faculty Award: The Saint Bernardine Faculty Award for excellence in part-time teaching is presented to an adjunct instructor. Faculty Award for Exemplary Service-Learning: The Holleran Center for Community Engagement’s Faculty Award for Exemplary ServiceLearning is given to a full-time faculty member who demonstrates excellence for incorporating service-learning pedagogy into his or her curriculum. The recipient uses service-learning practices as an innovative teaching tool to engage students in civic learning while creating opportunities for community benefits. This faculty member helps build institutional commitments to service-learning and civic engagement by fostering reciprocal community partnerships and enhancing Alvernia’s contributions to the public good.
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Scholarship & Research Today, as we honor students and faculty with annual awards, we also recognize those who have authored scholarly works, presented research, artwork and new ideas (both locally and abroad), or performed time-honored pieces to enthralled audiences. Faculty scholarship activity at Alvernia is complementary to courses of study offered to students, allowing professors to accord interesting and timely information related to a variety of chosen fields. Often, these faculty members work with their students to complete research. The Student Undergraduate Research Fellows (S.U.R.F.) program is an opportunity for students to experience scholarship, research, and the creative process in collaboration with faculty scholars. Fellows earn a $3,000 stipend and are granted free housing for the eight-week summer program. To be eligible for S.U.R.F. grants, students must carry a 3.0 GPA, and complete a joint proposal with a member of the faculty. Student scholars and their faculty team members pursue projects for at least 20 hours a week through the eight week program, concluding with a demonstration of their work. Demonstrations include a presentation of findings or a summary of completed work, how work relates to larger scope of existing research, and discussion of the challenges the student dealt with in the process of generating the work. Alvernia University’s commitment to academic excellence is reflected in the wide-ranging scholarship of its students and faculty — from several years’ worth of research culminating in well-written books to creative analysis presented at national and international conferences. Please enjoy the student and faculty scholarship, displaced by College and listed alphabetically. S.U.R.F. scholars are listed in the first section.
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Student Scholarship
Student Undergraduate Research Fellows (S.U.R.F.) Makayla E. Boyle Sophomore Biochemistry Major
Ondra M. Kielbasa, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Biology “Examining Cellular Growth and Signaling Pathway Activation Under Varying Serum Concentration in Culture” In this project, the growth of Rat-1 cells was examined under varying serum concentrations in culture. Cell counts were done daily and plotted on a growth curve. Following this, protein was extracted and subjected to Western blotting to investigate the activation of proteins that regulate cellular growth factor signaling pathways.
Mallory Glasmyre Junior Nursing Major
Erin Way, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology “Incorporating Play into the Daily Lives of Nurses to Reduce Stress and Burnout” This study focused on giving play kits to Reading Hospital nurses for a month to decrease their stress levels so burnout can be prevented. This would cause a chain reaction where nurses would be more focused leading to better patient care thus providing better outcomes for the hospital overall.
Dylan James Senior Biology Major
Adam Heinze, Ph.D.
(GPE) on Neuronal PC12 Cells in Culture” The purpose of this research project was to examine the ability of GPE to protect undifferentiated and differentiated PC12 cells from damage induced by hydrogen peroxide. Cells were cultured in the presence of peroxide with varying concentrations of GPE, and cell viability will be assessed to determine neuro-protective effects.
Meredith A. McCarthy Junior Occupational Therapy Major
Erin Way, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology “Analyzing the Social Lives of Elder Adults in Assisted-Living Communities” This study documented the interests of assisted-living residents, investigated activity participation and enjoyment, and measured indicators of social functioning.
Amber Nikolaus Senior Communication Major
Jodi Radosh, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Communication “Shoot, Edit, Share: Video Production for Mass Media, Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations” This project supported the creation of video interviews of video production professionals such as news anchors, videographers, and producers. It also included editing the interviews into short videos to accompany a textbook (co-authored by Dr. Radosh) on video production designed to help people learn through hands-on, interactive methods.
Assistant Professor of Biology “Why Pond Scum Matters: Studying Aquatic Microbes’ Impact on Climate” This study documented a particular change in the physiology of Dinobryon. The temperature appears to direct major physiological changes on this organism.
Gabriella Messina Senior Chemistry Major
Ondra M. Kielbasa, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Biology “Examining the Neuroprotective-Effects of Glycyl-prolyl-glutamic acid
Kelsey Schubert Senior Chemistry/Forensics Major
Rosemarie Chinni, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry/Forensic Science “Detection of Lead in Soil Samples Collected Throughout Berks County, Pennsylvania, Using Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy” This study focused on using flame atomic absorption (FAA) to quantify the concentration of lead in eighty-three soil samples collected throughout Berks County, Pa. At the conclusion of the study, it was determined that there were some soil samples that could be considered hazardous areas for young children.
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Student Scholarship
College of Arts & Sciences Evan Bulcavage
Kelsey Schubert
Senior Mathematics Major “Math and Sport Science” Presented at the Albright HECBC conference in 2015, the research showed how mathematics could be applied in a sports context with specific regard to physics, statistics, geometry and arithmetic. The purpose is to get people to try to analyze sports at a deeper level for enhanced performance.
Senior Chemistry/Forensics Major
Shaina Dailey Senior Psychology Major
Lillian Hussar Senior Psychology Major
Ryan Cupo ’15 Chemistry Graduate
Rosemarie Chinni, Ph.D. Faculty Advisor, Professor of Chemistry/Forensic Science “Detection of Lead in Soil Samples Collected Throughout Berks County, Pennsylvania, Using Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy” This study focused on using flame atomic absorption (FAA) to quantify the concentration of lead in eighty-three soil samples collected throughout Berks County, Pa. At the conclusion of the study, it was determined that there were some soil samples that could be considered hazardous areas for young children.
Erin Way, Ph.D. Faculty Advisor, Assistant Professor of Psychology “Alcohol consumption and perception among undergraduate students” Poster in preparation for the Eastern Psychological Association Conference, New York, N.Y., March 2016. Lowinger (2012) found that 10-25% of college students drink heavily. We surveyed students and found that 27.6% underestimated and 34.5% overestimated the number of drinks an average college student has during a week. When reporting their own drinking 33.3% consume more than 50 ounces of alcohol in one sitting.
Jessica LaMont Senior Psychology Major
Genesis Lopez Senior Psychology Major
Marie DeRosato
Macy Storm Junior Communication and History Major
Jamie Cappiello Senior Behavioral Health Major
Shannon Homa Junior Communication Major
Marisa Lombardo Junior Marketing and Communication Major “Espionage or Sabotage: The Modern 007” Today, we are a nation of secret keepers with passwords and encryption for almost everything. Previously, a honey trap was all it took to reveal private information. But times have changed. Given today’s technology, are literary representations of espionage still relevant? Presented at the Sigma Tau Delta 2016 Conference.
Senior Psychology Major “Involvement and GPA” Involvement and GPA assist the student’s academic performance. We sampled 67 undergraduate students (13 male) at a small, private university. Due to limitations, the correlations between GPA and involvement were non-significant. A significant correlation occured between self-reported GPA and hours involved in off-campus activities (r = -.406, p = .01).
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Jerri von den Bosch Junior Theology and Philosophy Major “Women of the Old Testament” In the spring of 2015, von den Bosch delivered a theology paper at the Higher Education Conference of Berks County. The paper outlined an argument that the Roman Catholic community would benefit from engaging with the stories of violence against women in the Old Testament in a communal setting.
Student Scholarship
College of Professional Programs Ana Barranco
Kristen Costar
Senior Social Work Major
Senior Social Work Major
Anthony Calafaty
Nikole Komand
Senior Social Work Major
Senior Social Work Major
“Unauthorized Immigrants and Health Care: Major Barriers to Access” The researchers reviewed professional literature regarding unauthorized immigrants and healthcare access. From the perspective of some unauthorized immigrants, they fail to obtain healthcare due to fear of deportation, mistrust and poor communication skills. The researchers presented this as a poster at the 2016 Undergraduate Research and Creativity Conference.
“Comparing rates of poverty and childhood mental illness in the Northeast United States” The researchers presented this as a poster at the 17th Annual Undergraduate Research and Creativity Conference. The researchers will be analyzing publicly available data focusing on children with mental illness living in poverty. The researchers hypothesize that there will be higher rates of mental illness with higher rates of poverty.
Christian Bencie
Mallory Glasmyre
Co-Investigator, Senior Athletic Training Major
Junior Nursing Major
Nicholas Bernardini
Erin Way, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator, Senior Athletic Training Major
Faculty Advisor, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Jared Degler Co-Investigator, Senior Athletic Training Major
Tyler Hafer Co-Investigator, Senior Athletic Training Major
Jamie Swaboski Co-Investigator, Senior Athletic Training Major
Jaime Valencia
“EPA Poster” Incorporating play into the daily lives of nurses reduces stress and burnout. Poster in preparation for the Eastern Psychological Association Conference, New York, N.Y., March 2016. This study focuses on giving play kits to nurses to decrease their stress levels so burnout can be prevented.
Co-Investigator, Senior Athletic Training Major
Patrick Vukovic Co-Investigator, Senior Athletic Training Major
Kaitlyn Yoh Co-Investigator, Senior Athletic Training Major
Kimberly J. Stoudt, Ed.D., Principal Investigator, Athletic Training Program Director and Assistant Professor of Athletic Training “The Effect of Kinesio Tape™ Application on Vertical Jump Performance in NCAA Division III Basketball Players” The purpose of this research study was to determine the effects of Kinesio Tape™ on vertical jump performance in male and female athletes. Changes in vertical jump height were examined and correlated with age, gender, fatigue level, hours of sleep and timing of last meal.
Jennifer Mack Senior Social Work Major
Hanna Hoke Senior Social Work Major
Paige Lengel Senior Social Work Major “Male Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault: A Content Analysis” The researchers conducted a content analysis using popular media to address the issue of male victims of domestic violence. The findings showed that there is a lack of coverage of male victims in media. The researchers presented this as a poster at the 2016 Undergraduate Research and Creativity Conference.
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Faculty Scholarship
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Faculty Scholarship
College of Arts & Sciences Tim Blessing, Ph.D.
Peggy Bowen-Hartung, Ph.D., CTS
Professor of History and Political Science
Associate Professor of Psychology
Publication: “The Logic of History and Leadership: Anselm’s Analogs” Journal of Leadership Studies, Sept. 2015. Using analogs developed from the works of the eleventh century philosopher and bishop, Anselm of Bec, Blessing demonstrates the need for scholars in Leadership Studies to develop their own understanding of History and their own methodologies separate from other social sciences.
Presentation: “Community Engagement Model for Thoughtful Leadership Education” Co-presented with S. Stober, T. Tiglioglu, A. Sprow, and T. Brown at the Annual International Leadership Conference in Barcelona, Spain. A model of using experiential education with students to support Alvernia’s mission to develop ethical leaders with moral courage.
Presentation: “Critical Elections: Initial, Reinforcing, Parallel, Disjunctive” Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, Apr. 2015 A discussion of the concept of critical elections (elections that broadly transform political allegiances) which emphasizes that the effects of different critical elections may overlap, may contradict, or may reinforce each other. Implicitly it states that later elections may help turn a past election into a critical election. Publication: “The Voting Walls Thicken in the West” International Leadership Association, Barcelona, Spain, Oct. 2015. This paper looked at the increasing strengths of “shadows” of past elections or other political events and their tendency to create “walls” which are steadily freezing the politics of the West into positions which cannot easily be changed . . . but which increasingly promote fragmentation.
Published Book Review: “The Guilty Mind: Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System” Reviewed the book from the perspective of a forensic psychologist. Presentation: “Career Transition: Federal to Local Law Enforcement” Co-presented with Deputy Chief B. Semenza and Sheriff E. Weaknecht at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Orlando, Fla. The presentation included case studies of changing from a federal position to a local position — psychological and behavior changes were highlighted.
Rosemarie Chinni, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry/Forensic Science Publication: “Penny Analysis Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)” Chinni is a co-author on this publication with two students (Devon Kline and Alexander Roche). This paper focused on using LIBS for qualitative analysis and differentiation of pennies minted in various years. It was published in the Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research in 2015. Presentation: “Detection of Lead in Soil Samples Collected Throughout Berks County, Pennsylvania, Using Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy” Chinni is a co-author on this presentation with two undergraduate students (Kelsey Schubert and Ryan Cupo). To be presented at the American Chemical Society Meeting in Mar. 2016, this study focused on using AA to quantify the amount of lead in soil samples collected throughout Berks County.
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Faculty Scholarship Caroline Fitzpatrick, Ph.D.
Josh Hayes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication and English
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Performance: “Missionary Work & Study Abroad in Santo Domingo, DR” In June 2015, Drs. Fitzpatrick and Heinze co-led undergraduate students in short-term study-abroad of Los Tres Brazos — a poverty stricken area of Santo Domingo, DR. The team conducted ESL adult instruction, completed science experimentation and educational crafts with grades 1-5, created a rainwater catchment project, and documented experiences through journals/photography.
Publication: “Aristotle and the Arabic Tradition” The volume of essays by scholars in ancient Greek, medieval and Arabic philosophy examines the full range of Aristotle’s influence upon the Arabic tradition. It explores central themes from Aristotle’s corpus with an explicit focus upon the historical reception of Aristotle. The volume is published by Cambridge University Press.
Publication: “Rater Perceptions of Bias Using Multiple Mini-Interview” Dr. Fitzpatrick published “Rater Perceptions of Bias Using Multiple Mini-Interview (MMI) Format” (Sept. 2015), with medical doctors Richard Alweis and Anthony Donato, Reading Hospital Medical Center, in the International Journal of Education and Training Studies. The study investigated rater and structural systematic biases of the MMI process for medical residency.
Thomas F. Flynn, Ph.D. President of Alvernia University Publication: “Forging a Seamless Partnership” Article in AGB’s Sept./Oct. 2015 magazine, Trusteeship. Presentation: “Working with the Board - Basics and Beyond” Presented at the Council of Independent Colleges’ Program for New Presidents, Jan. 4, 2016, in Miami Beach, Fla. Presentation: “How to Establish Retention as a Campus-Wide Priority” Presented at the Council of Independent Colleges’ Presidents Institute, Jan. 7, 2016, in Miami Beach, Fla.. Presentation: “Advancing the Mission Together: Institutions, Sponsoring Congregations, and Diocese” Presented at Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities’ Catholic Mission Institute for New Presidents, Jan. 29, 2016, in Washington, D.C.
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Presentation: “Al-Farabi and the Arabic Reception of the Nicomachean Ethics” Presented as an invited paper at the Aristotle and the Aristotelian Tradition Summer Workshop, hosted by Marquette University, June 2015. Presentation: “A Politics to Come: On Benevolence and the Nature of Friendship in Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics” Presented as an invited paper at the Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy conference, hosted by Fordham University, Oct. 2015. Publication: “Naturalizing Heidegger: His Confrontation with Nietzsche, His Contributions to Environmental Philosophy” An invited 6000 word book review for the Book Encounter Series in Phaenex: theorie et culture existentialists et phenomenology, Spring 2016. Presentation: “Feasting Socrates: Hospitality and the Play of Number in Plato’s Timaeus” An invited paper for the Pacific Association of the Continental Tradition, hosted by Seattle University, Sept. 2015. Published Book Review: “Aristotle on the Nature of Community” An invited book review for the Journal of Hellenic Studies, Spring 2015.
Faculty Scholarship Mark David Kaufman, Ph.D.
Ryan Lange, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English
Assistant Professor of Communication
Publication: “Ignorant Armies: Private Snafu Goes to War” An essay about training and propaganda cartoons produced by Warner Bros. for the U.S. Army during World War II, published in the Public Domain Review, Open Knowledge Foundation, Mar. 2015.
Presentation: “Grand Theft Morals: The role of cultural differences and moral views for the evaluation of violent and sexual content in video games” This multi-authored paper will be presented at the International Communication pre-conference “Just Games? Considering Games as More than Entertainment” in Tokyo in June. The paper is part of an ongoing study of cross-cultural differences in how players evaluate sexual and violent content.
Presentation: “Buried Allegiances: Revision as Cover-Up in W. H. Auden’s The Orators” A paper on W. H. Auden and the politics of poetic revision, presented at the 17th Annual Conference of the Modernist Studies Association, Boston, Mass., Nov. 2015. Presentation: “Woolf, Whistleblowing, and WikiLeaks: Three Guineas in the Twenty-First Century” A presentation on the relationship between Virginia Woolf’s 1938 political treatise and contemporary counterculture, delivered at the 25th Annual Conference on Virginia Woolf, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, Pa., June 2015.
Ondra M. Kielbasa, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Biology Presentation: “Introducing Active Learning into the Traditional Lecture Format: A “Clickers” Case Study” Oral presentation given at the STEM-UP PA Innovations in Teaching Symposium, held in Harrisburg, Pa., on Dec. 5, 2015.
Presentation: “‘It’s too dirty for me, so it’s too dirty for the kids:’ A crosscomparison of German and US gamers’ differential reactions to an explicitly sexual or violent video game” This multi-authored paper was presented at the National Communication Association conference in Nov. 2015. The paper is part of an ongoing study of cross-cultural differences in how players evaluate sexual and violent content. Presentation: “Moral Kombat – Moral foundations and the evaluation of violent and sexual content in video games” This multi-authored paper was presented at the 9th Conference of the Media Psychology Division in Tübingen, Germany in Sept. 2015. The paper is part of an ongoing study of cross-cultural differences in how players evaluate sexual and violent content. Publication: “To Be” Dr. Lange’s submission on the meaning of life as it relates to video editing will be featured in Studio B’s “To Be: Know Thyself... You Do You” exhibition in Boyertown, Pa. Studio B published this submission as part of its compilation of submitted poetry and prose.
Diane Kraft, MS, RDN, LDN Instructor of Biology Publication: “The A-Z Guide to Food As Medicine” Diane Kraft and Ara DerMarderosian, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group; Boca Raton, Fla., 2016. A health professional and consumer guide listing the physiological effects and health benefits of 250+ foods, food groups, nutrients, and phytochemicals written with pharmacognosy colleague from University of the Sciences.
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Faculty Scholarship Jodi Radosh, Ph.D.
Ana Isabel Ruiz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication
Professor of Psychology
Presentation: “From Analog to Digital, Mass to Social Media: 20 Years in the Discipline” Presented to the Eastern Communication Association Conference, Philadelphia, Pa., in Apr. 2015. This roundtable discussion featured six scholars who began their careers together as graduate students at Temple University 20 years ago. They discussed how the changing media landscape has impacted teaching, research, and activism in the discipline.
Publication: “Psychological Literacy, Service Learning, and the Public Good: Theory, Research, and Practice” This book advocates that service learning allows students to improve academic, personal, civic, and pre-professional outcomes through community engagement. Chapters provide guidelines for designing service learning courses. Faculty development, department engagement, scholarship, and assessment are also examined. Co-authored with Drs. Bringle, Reed, and Brown; published by APA, 2016.
John A. Rochowicz, Jr., Ed.D. Professor of Mathematics Publication: “Harmonic Numbers: Insights, Approximations and Applications” This paper was published July 20, 2015 in the international peerreviewed journal Spreadsheets in Education, eJSiE. (Vol 8, Iss 2, Article 4). Recursion, approximation and combinatoric methods are applied. Mathematical relationships between harmonic numbers, harmonic series, the Euler-Mascheroni constant and the harmonic mean are explored.
Presentation: “Conducting Discipline-Based Research on Service Learning” This presentation provided concrete guidance for integrating service learning into undergraduate courses by illustrating how to organize learning objectives within a discipline, structure reflection for practical assessment of service learning, and develop research across the discipline. Co-authored with Drs. Bringle, Reed, and Brown; presented at IARSLCE, Boston, Fall 2015. Presentation: “Psychology, Service Learning, and the Public Good: Pedagogical Innovations in the Undergraduate Curriculum” This presentation proposed a model for generating service learning course objectives in three major learning domains (academic, civic and personal), and offered examples of reflection assignments utilizing a developmental, graduated approach based on Bloom’s taxonomy. Co-authored with Drs. Brown, Bringle and Reeb; presented at 5th VICTOP, Vancouver, Canada, Summer 2015. Presentation: “Ethics Education for the Introduction to Psychology Course” This presentation highlighted the importance of ethical education in the undergraduate psychology curriculum and provided a lesson plan based on an ethical framework to support the intentional inclusion of ethical values in the introduction to psychology course. Co-authored and presented with Dr. Warchal at 5th VICTOP, Vancouver, Canada, Summer 2015.
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Faculty Scholarship Bongrae Seok, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Philosophy Presentation: “Moral Heteronomy and Confucian Philosophy” A presentation given at the International Conference on Asian Studies, Mar. 2015, Scranton University, Scranton, Pa. Presentation: “Musical Festivity and Confucian Virtuoso” A presentation given at the Eighth Annual Geo-aesthetics Conference, International Association for the Study of Environment, Space, and Place, Towson University, Baltimore, Sept. 25-26, 2015. Presentation: “Computer Menus and Restaurant Menus: Embodied Spatial Metaphors” A presentation given at the Third Annual Lehigh University Conference in Philosophy: Metaphors in Use, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa. Oct. 2015. An analysis of menus and lists as an embodied spatial metaphors. Presentation: “Constructive Moral Emotion: Xunzi and Prinz” A presentation given at the Symposium on Chinese Philosophy: New Directions in Chinese Philosophy. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. Oct. 2015. An interpretation of Xunzi’s philosophy from the perspective of moral constructivism.
Publication: “Philosophy and Psychology of Pain” The paper develops philosophical and psychological analyses of pain concepts and pain experience. The paper is published in “Human Beings, Environment, and Future” Fall 2015, Vol. 15. Presentation: “Embodied Moral Psychology: Empathy and Psychopathy” A lecture given at the University of Tokyo for the Tokyo Forum for Analytic Philosophy, Tokyo, Japan, July 3, 2015. Presentation: “Empathy and Nociceptive Mirror Emotion in Embodied Moral Psychology” A lecture given at the Kyoto University for the Center for Applied Philosophy and Ethics, Kyoto, Japan, July 8, 2015. A study of nociceptive mirror emotion from the perspective of moral psychology. Presentation: “Zombies, Psychopaths, and Confucian Village Worthies: Internalist Interpretation of Confucian Moral Psychology” A presentation given at the ISCP (International Society for Chinese Philosophy) Conference at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, July 24, 2015. A study of apathy, psychopathy and moral emotions in Confucian philosophy.
Presentation: “Heaven and Moral Efficacy: Stoic Way and Confucian Way” A presentation given at the 33rd annual Society of Ancient philosophy Conference in Fordham University Oct. 2015. An analysis of moral luck and moral agency from the perspective of Stoicism and Confucianism. Presentation: “Confucian Ethics and Psychopathy from the Perspective of Moral Development” A presentation given at the American Philosophical Association (APA) annual conference, Eastern Division, Washington D.C., Jan. 2016. A new interpretation of psychopathy and moral development from the perspective of neuroscience and Confucian philosophy. Publication: “Moral Psychology of Shame in Early Confucian Philosophy” The paper provides an analysis of shame in psychology, linguistics, and philosophy, and an interpretation of Chinese notions of shame in early Confucian texts. The paper is published in Frontiers of Philosophy in China, 10-1, Mar. 2015. Publication: Review of “Edward Slingerland’s Trying Not to Try: The Art and Science of Spontaneity” Review of Slingerland’s recent book on Spontaneity in Chinese philosophy. The paper is published in Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, Nov. 2015.
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Faculty Scholarship Janae Sholtz, Ph.D.
Nathan Thomas, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Associate Professor of Theatre
Presentation: “How Can We Make Ourselves Sensitive to Immanence and the Fluidity of Thought?” Presented at the Affect Theory Conference: Worldings/Tensions/Futures. in Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 2015.
Presentation: Translating “Uncle Vanya” and Chekhov for Everyone” Presentation of the challenges of translating “Uncle Vanya” into English. KCACTF Regional Theatre Festival, Jan. 2016.
Presentation: “From Feast to Festival: Bataille and Deleuze Celebration of Unlimited Transgression” Presented at the Pacific Association for Continental Thought conference entitled The Feast, Seattle, Sept. 2015. Presentation: “Dramatization as a Life Practice: Creative Repetition as Liberation from Disciplinary Power” Presented at the Deleuze Studies International Conference entitled Daughters of Chaos, Stockholm, July 2015. Publication: “Dramatization as a Life Practice: Counteractualisation, Death, and Event” Published in the journal of Deleuze Studies, Feb. 2016. Presentation: “Intervals of Resistance: Being True to the Earth in Light of the Anthropocene” Keynote address for the series: Anthropocene, Ecology, and Pedagogy: The Future in Question, at Alberta University, Ontario Canada, Feb. 2016. Presentation: “Deleuzian Exercises and the Inversion of Stoicism” Invited Presentation at the conference, “Stoicism and French Continental Philosophy” in Bristol, U.K., Jan. 2016. Presentation: “What is it to Dramatize? Bataille and Deleuze’s Celebration of the Laceration of the Self, Unlimited Transgression, and the Excess of Life” Presentation as an invited speaker for the Philosophy Speaker Series at California State University, Stanislaus, Apr. 2016. Presentation: Book Panel and Author Response for “Invention of a People” A panel dedicated to discussion of my recently published book, at the North Texas Philosophical Association Conference, Dallas, Tex., Apr. 2016. Presentation: “Fluxus Affects of Indeterminacy: An Aleatory Point Between Art and Philosophy” Presented at the Dark Precursor conference on the connections between Deleuze and artist research and practices. Ghent, Belgium, Nov. 2015.
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Presentation: “Active Analysis” Presentation of “Active Analysis” technique for directors and actors. KCACTF Regional Theatre Festival, Jan. 2016. Presentation: “Rhythm Training for Actors” Movement workshop for high school acting students. PA State Thespian Conference, Dec. 2015.
Donna Yarri, Ph.D. Professor of Theology Publication: “Personal Reflections on Sabbatical” Article published in Religious Studies News, a publication of American Academy of Religion, Mar. 2016. Presentation: “The Future of Religious Studies” Invited to present at Southern Methodist University’s 50th Anniversary of Graduate Program in Religious Studies, Mar. 31, 2016. Presentation: “Service-Learning in ‘The Ethical Treatment of Animals’ course” Presented at the national American Academy of Religion meeting in San Antonio, Tex., Nov. 2015. Presentation: “Double-dipping, or Maximizing Your Time” Presented at the national American Academy of Religion meeting in San Antonio, Tex., Nov. 2015. Presentation: “Self-Care in the Academy” Panelist for the national American Academy of Religion meeting in San Antonio, Tex., Nov. 2015.
Faculty Scholarship
College of Professional Programs Vera C. Brancato, Ed.D., MSN, RN, CNE Professor of Nursing Publication: “An Investigation into the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Practices of Registered Nurses” Article co-authored with Dr. Karen Thacker, Dr. Debra Haas Stavarski, Cathryn Flay, and Dr. Deborah Greenawald. Research study published in the April 2016 issue of American Journal of Nursing (116) 4. This study gathered baseline data on the health-promoting lifestyle practices of RNs working in local health care and educational institutions.
Dolores Bertoti, DPT Professor of Physical Therapy and Allied Health
Theresa M. Adams, Ph.D., RN, CSN
Presentation: “One Size DOES NOT fit all: A Student-Centered Emphasis on Curriculum Scaffolding” Co-presented with Dr. Thomas Porrazzo at the International Education Conference, June 2015, London, U.K., this presentation described the conceptualization, design and development of the healthcare science curriculum, emphasizing a student goal-directed approach. Intentional focus on student outcomes leads to development of life-long translatable skills: knowledge, intellect, willingness to learn, selfmanagement skills, communication skills, team-working, interpersonal skills and management skills.
Associate Professor of Nursing Presentation: “Renew your Cultural Perspective to Providing Ambulatory Nursing Care” This presentation highlights the importance of providing culturally appropriate nursing care in nursing practice based on our ever-changing demographics resulting from globalization. It will be provided during the inaugural Annual Spring Conference of the Ambulatory Nursing Council entitled, “Ambulatory Practice: Refresh Your Perspective” at Reading Health on April 16, 2016.
Presentation: “Peer-Driven Learning in Undergraduate Senior Capstone Courses: An Investigation into the Processes and Value” With Dr. Stoudt, a presentation, at the 2015 International Journal of Arts and Sciences Conference, Florence, Italy, examined evidence-based, peer-driven learning approaches to instruction. Key concepts included motivating students as an intrinsic part of teaching and encouraging students to emerge as leaders while adopting cooperative roles in a teamwork environment. Presentation: “The Intentionality of Grieving: A Holistic Approach Through a Life Changing Journey” With Dr. Lewis at the 2016 Southwestern Social Science Association, March 2016, Las Vegas, N.V., examined and presented on the a newly proposed approach to grieving: intentionality, which can assist the individual in making a vital life-altering transition by engaging in a multidimensional approach including: spiritual reflection, personal counseling, bereavement group participation, active processing, tangible acts of closure and journaling.
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Faculty Scholarship Gregory Chown, OTD
Louise Fura, DNP, RN, CRNP
Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Publication: “The Perceptions of Occupation Therapists Practicing in the Emergency Room” A qualitative study, published in the Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, which examined the perceptions of occupational therapists working in the emergency room. The results demonstrated the importance of this practice area; however, further changes are needed to ensure the success of therapists.
Publication: “Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Educational Strategy for Pre-Licensure Students” Co-authored with Dr. Kathleen Z. Wisser, this educational strategy published in the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) Institute resources emphasizes application of quality improvement tools and systems thinking approaches to patient safety for pre-licensure nursing students.
Publication: “Perceived Effects of Kinesio Tape, as Compared to NonKinesiology Tape and No Tape on Healthy Collegiate Athletes” A graduate study, published in the Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, which examined the effects of Kinesio Tape®, non-kinesiology tape and no tape for sports performance.
Deborah A. Greenawald, Ph.D., RN, CNE
Presentation: “The Use of Psychosocial Services Post Hand and Upper Limb Injury and Trauma” Graduate research which was presented at the American Association of Hand Surgery 2016 Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz. Presentation: “Scar Management, Contracture Management, Approaches to Common Hand Injuries” As an invited guest speaker to the rehabilitation conference in Shanghai, China, research was presented on scar management, contracture management and approaches to common hand injuries.
Catherine Emenheiser
Associate Professor of Nursing Presentation: “Leading Change in Admission & Progression” Requirements to Promote Retention in a Pre-licensure BSN Program This presentation was given at the Biennial Convention of the international honor society of nursing, Sigma Theta Tau, as a culminating experience of participation in the Experienced Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy. The purpose was to examine patterns of retention/ progression among nursing students in order to make positive changes to existing policies. Publication: “An Investigation into the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Practices of Registered Nurses” American Journal of Nursing (April 2016), Vol. 116, #4. Co-authored with K. Thacker, D. Stavarski, V. Brancato, & C. Flay, all members of the Berks Regional Nursing Research Alliance.
Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy Publication: “Relieving Post-Stroke Fatigue Using a Group-Based Educational Training Approach” In this dissertation research, stroke survivors reporting elevated fatigue participated in an educational program addressing causes of fatigue and how to reduce their impact. Statistical analysis showed significantly reduced fatigue after participation in the group and a trend toward improved participation in daily occupations.
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Joan M. Lewis, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Social Work Presentation: “The Intentionality of Grieving: A Holistic Approach Through a Life Changing Journey” With Dr. Bertoti examined and presented on the a newly proposed approach to grieving: intentionality, which can assist the individual in making a vital life-altering transition by engaging in a multidimensional approach including: spiritual reflection, personal counseling, bereavement group participation, active processing, tangible acts of closure and journaling.
Faculty Scholarship John Lichtenwalner, Ph.D., LSW
Thomas G. Porrazzo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Social Work and Field Education Coordinator
Associate Professor of Healthcare Science
Presentation: “Taking Research into the Community: A Healthcare Needs Assessment with BSW Students” Presented at the 2015 Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors Conference in Missouri, this project outlines the logistical considerations for administering surveys in a subsidized housing community with undergraduate students.
Presentation: “One Size DOES NOT fit all: A Student-Centered Emphasis on Curriculum Scaffolding” Co-presented with Dr. Dolores Bertoti, this presentation described the conceptualization, design and development of the healthcare science curriculum, emphasizing a student goal-directed approach. The intentional focus on outcomes leading to development of life-long translatable skills: knowledge, willingness to learn, self-management skills, communication skills, team-working and interpersonal skills.
Presentation: “Sahayogi Connections” Co-presented with Dr. Susan McDonald at the 2015 Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors Conference in Missouri, this project describes a partnership between students in social work clubs in Pennsylvania and Nepal. The project provides an opportunity to develop multicultural awareness in students through collaborative service learning.
Neil Penny, Ed.D. Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy Publication: “A moral distress scale for occupational therapists, Part I: Instrument development and content validity.” Penny, N. H., Bires, S. J., Bonn, E. A., Dockery, A. N., & Pettit, N. L. (2016). American Journal of Occupational Therapy. Moral distress is a type of moral conflict experienced when a practitioner recognizes the right course of action, but is unable to act ethically due to factors beyond their control. This study described the development of a Moral Distress Scale specific to occupational therapy and assessment of its content validity.
Mary B. Schreiner, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Education Presentation: “Keeping Field Experiences ‘Real’ in Fully-Online Special Education Teacher Preparation” Online courses combined with meaningful field experiences allow teacher candidates to develop skills to be successful special educators. In this presentation to the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children, Dr. Schreiner presented a “Personal Learning Plan” her students develop that combines meaningful traditional and projectbased practicum experiences. Presentation: “Managing, Mentoring, and Motivating Online Course” In this presentation at the Academic Chairpersons annual conference, Dr. Schreiner and co-presenters Dr. Karen Thacker and Dr. Scott Ballantyne outlined best practices department chairs can use to mentor, manage and motivate online course instructors, based on both their experiences and emerging literature in this field. Publication: “Managing, Mentoring, and Motivating Online Course Instructors: Emerging Roles for Department Chairs” Co-authored with Scott Ballantyne, Ed.D., and Karen Thacker, Ph.D., and published in “The Department Chair” Vol.26(4), Spring 2016. Publication: “Service-Learning and Disability Simulations: Comparing Their Influence on Candidate Teaching Dispositions” In this study published by the International Journal of Research on Service-Learning in Teacher Education, Schreiner explored how service-learning experiences and disability simulations promote positive dispositions toward persons with disabilities by teacher candidates in an introduction to disabilities education course.
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Faculty Scholarship Kimberly J. Stoudt, Ed.D. Athletic Training Program Director and Assistant Professor of Athletic Training Presentation: “Peer-Driven Learning in Undergraduate Senior Capstone Courses: An Investigation into the Processes and Value” With Dr. Bertoti, a presentation, at the 2015 International Journal of Arts and Sciences Conference, Florence, Italy, examined evidence-based, peer-driven learning approaches to instruction. Key concepts included motivating students as an intrinsic part of teaching and encouraging students to emerge as leaders while adopting cooperative roles in a teamwork environment. Publication: “Rx3: Rehab, Refit, Return to Duty” Created in cooperation with military leaders and available online through the Human Performance Resource Center — aligned under Force Health Protection and Readiness in the United States Department of Defense — Rx3 is a multimedia guide to help military service members recover from and prevent common musculoskeletal injuries.
Tufan Tiglioglu, Ph.D. Director of Ph.D. Program in Leadership, Associate Professor of Business Publication: “Volatility of Volatility in Emerging Markets” Co-authored for the Journal of Money, Investment and Banking. Accepted, in press. Presentation: “A Community Engagement Model for Thoughtful Leadership Education” Co-presented at the International Leadership Association’s 17th Annual Global Conference, “Leading Across Borders and Generations” on October 14-17, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. Presentation: “Community Residents’ Psychological Benefits from Hosting Drag Racing Events: The Initial Stage of Scale Development” Co-presented at the Pennsylvania Economic Association Conference at Penn State University at Berks on May 28-30, 2015 in Reading, Pa.
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Christopher H. Wise, PT, DPT, Ph.D.(c), OCS, FAAOMPT, MTC, ATC DPT Program Director, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Publication: “Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy: From Art to Evidence” The primary objective of this 900 page textbook is to serve as the definitive resource on the principles and practice of this area of specialization for students, instructors, clinicians and researchers. Presentation: “The Use of Manual Stabilization and Dynamic Stabilization in the Management of Mid-Thoracic Pain: A Case Report” This national presentation describes a case in which a novel approach was used to abolish mid-thoracic pain.
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Alvernia University Board of Trustees CHAIR
Kevin F. St.Cyr CommScope Senior Vice President, Enterprise Solutionsr
PRESIDENT
UNIVERSITY COUNSEL
Thomas F. Flynn, Ph.D. Alvernia University
Heidi Masano, Esq. Masano Bradley Managing Partner
SECRETARY
VICE CHAIR
Sr. Danielle Marie Kubelsky, OSF Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Coordinator of Health Benefits & Government Programs
John D. Wanner, CAE ’82 Wanner Associates, Inc. President
TRUSTEES EMERITI
The Bernardine Franciscan Sisters James Boscov William H. Combs, III Salvatore M. Cutrona, Sr. Jess F. Cwiklinski Raymond Dee P. Michael Ehlerman Frank A. Franco, M.D.
Bernard Fromm John W. Gruber, M.D. Kathleen Herbein ’95 Carolyn R. and T. Jerome Holleran Leroy Kline (deceased) Rev. Msgr. Felix A. Losito (deceased) The Hon. Linda K.M. Ludgate ’77 The Hon. Thomas McMahon Janice Miller
Carole Neag Michael O’Pake (deceased) Richard Purcell Dick Tschiderer (deceased) The Hon. Mary Ann Ullman Alfred J. Weber Chester M. Winters Robert T. Wright
Carl G. Anderson, Jr. Cannondale Partners, LLC General Partner
Robert Davis Vist Financial Corp. Retired President & CEO
Joanne M. Judge, Esq. Stevens & Lee, LLP Attorney/Shareholder
Robert Balthaser Independent Sector Chief Development Officer
Timothy Dietrich Barley Snyder, LLP Attorney, Partner
Sr. Antoinette Keiser, OSF ’71 Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Congregational Councilor
Stephen Banco, M.D. Surgical Institute of Reading Founding Partner
Elsayed Elmarzouky Islamic Center of Reading President
Kathleen W. Kleppinger ’83 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Retired
Charles Barbera, M.D., M ’01 Reading Health System Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine
Charles Flynn, Ph.D. College of Mount Saint Vincent President
Rachel Maher, DMD ’94 Dentistry for Children Pediatric Dentist
Michael Fromm Fromm Electric Supply Corp. President & CEO
Thomas W. Martell Hub Fabricating Company Owner and CEO (retired)
Sr. Madonna Harvath, OSF Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Director of Vocations
Robert J. McCormack ’82, M’09 Murphy McCormack Business Group, LLC President
Paula Barrett, CPA/ABV, CVA, CGMA Reinsel Kuntz Lesher Business Consulting Services Group Thomas E. Beeman Lancaster General Health President & CEO Rear Admiral, United States Navy Cynthia Boscov Community Volunteer Sr. Marilisa Helena daSilva, OSF Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Congregational Minister Michelle M. Davis Community Volunteer
Angel Helm Retired Investment Banker Community Volunteer Carl D. Herbein, CPA ’95 Herbein & Company, Inc. President & CEO Carol L. Hinds, Ph.D. Mount St. Mary’s University Professor Ellen Huyett Community Volunteer
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Jeffrey Rush Fulton Bank Senior Executive VP, Regional President Peter Rye Brentwood Industries, Inc. President Gregory J. Shemanski Custom Processing Services President & Owner Patrick Shields Fromuth Tennis Owner & CEO James C. Sweeney Distributed Systems Services President Sr. Shaun Kathleen Wilson, OSF ’69 Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Director, McGlinn Conference & Spirituality Center
Michael A. Mullen SFS Intec, Inc. President, North American Operations
C. Thomas Work, Esq. Stevens & Lee, LLP Attorney / Shareholder
Steve Najarian SN Companies Partner
Benjamin Zintak, II Zecco, Inc. President
Sr. David Ann Niski, OSF ’66 Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Foundation Executive Director
Andrew Ziolkowski Retired
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