university collective Dr. Renee Bellanger, associate professor of pharmacy instruction, presented “Drugs and Nutrients: Clinically-Important Interactions” at the Texas Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (TASPEN) monthly meeting, San Antonio, Texas, in August and presented “Impact of Drug Nutrient Shortages” at the Society of Critical Care Medicine Texas chapter annual symposium, San Antonio, Texas, in October. She also served on the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) Poster Review Committee to choose and grade posters for Clinical Nutrition Week 2016, August-October. Dr. Zenon Culverhouse, assistant professor of philosophy, and Dr. Jeff Crane, associate dean of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS), secured a $100,000 grant for HispanicServing Institutions from the National Endowment for the Humanities. This grant is for a three-year project titled “Trauma: Conflict and Aftermath,” which has UIW
faculty from disciplines across the humanities collaborate on research and design interdisciplinary and serviceoriented humanities courses. The project will also bring distinguished speakers to campus. Last fall, Dr. Ann David, assistant professor of teacher education, presented at the annual conferences of the Consortium of State Organizations for Texas Teacher Education and the Literacy Research Association on her research with kinesiology majors who are working toward their teacher certification in physical education. The research focuses on how kinesiology majors use reading and writing in their own health and fitness routines, and how they might use these subjects with their future students. The research is funded through the UIW Faculty Endowment Research Award. David, with her colleague Dr. Melody Zoch at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, published an article titled “Understanding Writing
UIW bid farewell to two longtime Interior Design faculty in December, John Lodek, associate professor of interior design, and Judy Broughton, associate professor of interior design. Lodek served as a faculty member at UIW since 1978 as well as a private design consultant for residential and commercial projects for nearly 40 years. He earned his M.Ed. from Incarnate Word in 1984. Broughton, who earned a M.Ed. in 1988 and a BA in 1980 from Incarnate Word, taught at UIW for 35 years and has worked as a self-employed registered interior designer since 1983.
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Teachers’ Perspectives on Being Researched: A Case Study of Two Teachers” in “Teaching/ Writing: The Journal of Writing Teacher Education.” The article examines how participation in research benefits K-12 teachers’ instruction. The article can be found at http://scholarworks. wmich.edu/wte/ Among other recently published works, Dr. Shafik Dharamsi, professor and associate dean for social accountability, School of Osteopathic Medicine, had published “Occupational Therapists’ Views of Nussbaum’s Practical Reason and Affiliation Capabilities,” in “Occupational Therapy in Mental Health,” Mousavi T., Forwell S., Dharamsi S., Dean E. 2015;31(1):1-18, as well as “And do Nussbaum’s ten central human functional capabilities extend occupational therapy’s construct of occupation? A narrative review,” in the “New Zealand Journal of Occupational Therapy,” Mousavi T., Forwell S, Dharamsi S., Dean E. 2015; 62(1):21-27. Dr. Jean Dols, associate professor of nursing, and Kimberly Harris, director of Health Care Access San Antonio, presented a one-hour program entitled, “Nursing and the Health Information Exchange,” on Nov. 18. The program was designed to enhance the registered nurse’s knowledge of HIPPA compliant cloud-based community Health Information Exchange (HIE). By understanding the
structure and benefits of HIE in the patient care setting, the registered nurse is in a position to more effectively educate the patient and community on the HIE elements. In December, Dr. Beth SenneDuff, associate professor of nutrition, and dietetic intern Priscilla Benavides participated with Women’s Global Connection, UIW Ettling Center for Civic Leadership, and the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word in a joint immersion trip to Chimbote, Peru. They presented a workshop on nutrition in palliative care to the staff of Hospicio Santiago Apóstol. They also conducted health fairs in association with the UIW sponsored eye care clinics in Chimbote and Cambio Puente. Dr. Caroline Goulet, founding dean of the School of Physical Therapy, was elected a Distinguished Scholar and Fellow of the National Academies of Practice – Physical Therapy. Founded in 1981, the National Academies of Practice is dedicated to quality health care for all by serving as the nation’s distinguished, interprofessional policy forum that addresses public policy, practice, education, research and inquiry in health care. NAP is comprised of distinguished, elected members in 14 health care academies. Dr. Jessica Ibarra, former assistant professor of biology, began a new appointment