Professional Activities

Scholarship

Brad Dowden, Philosophy, is the author of The Metaphysics of Time: A Dialog, published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. It is a university textbook at the intersection of the fields of metaphysics and physics.

Dowden also is the author of the new article “Zeno's Paradoxes” in The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (http://www.iep.utm.edu/zeno-par/).

Kimberly Biddle, Child Development, was quoted in the Sacramento Bee blog article: “Preschool as precursor to Princeton? Indeed, some say.” The article was posted Sept. 21.

Mark Ludwig, Communication Studies, was quoted in an article about minority media in the Sept. 19, edition of the Las Vegas Sun.

Another of Ludwig's articles, “Papers Endorse Republicans in Nearly 60 Percent of Races,” was published in the spring 2009 edition of the Newspaper Research Journal.

He also presented his paper, “Targeted Media Influences on African American Political Behavior,” to the annual conference of the Midwest Political Science Association in April.

Debra Brady, Nursing; Lawrence Chase and Raymond Koegel, Communication Studies; and Vera Margoniner, Astronomy and Physics, presented “Using On Line Ambassadors to Encourage Internet Course Development” at the MERLOT International Conference held Aug. 13-16 in San Jose, Calif.

Ron Coleman, Biological Sciences, gave an invited talk entitled “Cooperation and Conflict in a Biparental Cichlid Fish” in a symposium entitled The Evolution of Cooperation: Theoretical and Experimental Approaches. The symposium was part of the 90th annual meeting of the Pacific Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) held in August in San Francisco.

Maria Winker, Art Department, displayed her “Water Series: H2O Reflections,” through Sept. 29 at the Gallery in Roseville. Winkler’s water paintings were first conceived on her many trips abroad. The exhibit of 18 paintings, 24 x 48-inch acrylic on stretched canvas, featured images of water transformed through the interplay of light and shadows.

Winkler also had her artist book, The Body: Vessel for the Soul accepted in the show, “Scissors: Pop-up. An Exhibition of Original Moveable and Handmade Books,” Sept. 18 - Oct. 31, at Florida Craftsmen Inc., St. Petersburg, Fla.

And she was quoted twice in the article: “Paper-engineering master David A. Carter's 'Red Dot' series doesn't do the usual -- illustrate a story. It stands on its own,” by Carlos Alcalá, published Sept. 14.

The National Council for Geographic Education, which works to enhance the status and quality of geography teaching and learning, awarded Michael Schmandt, Geography, with its Distinguished Teaching Award in Higher Education for 2009. He received the award at the NCGE's annual conference, held Sept. 23-27, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Smile Dube, Economics, published a paper titled “Credibility in Monetary Policy Dollarization in Sub-Sahara Africa,” in New Growth Agenda, September 2009.

A book co-authored by Pat Chirapravati, Art, Past Lives of the Buddha: Wat Si Chum--Art, Architecture and Inscriptions (2008), was reviewed by Chris Baker in the Sept. 21, issue of The Bangkok Post.

Chirapravati is also co-curator of a forthcoming exhibition at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, “Emerald Cities: Arts of Siam & Burma, 1775-1950.” The exhibit runs Oct. 23, through Jan.10. She also is one of the authors of the catalog accompanying the exhibition. For information, go to:
http://www.asianart.org/pressroom/emeraldcities.htm

Kazue Masuyama, Foreign Languages, was re-appointed as a Development Committee Member (six members in the nation) by the College Board Advanced Placement Japanese Language and Culture Exam in academic year 2009. She also served in academic year 2007 and in 2008. Masuyama also presented on the AP Japanese Language and Culture Exam Format at the AP Japanese Language and Culture Teachers’ Conference Sept. 20, at George Mason University, Virginia.

Ann Weldy, English emerita, addressed a group of 250 students, faculty, and staff at Sierra College, Sept. 25, on the subject of mid-20th century gay and lesbian literature and the opprobrium and legal constraints under which authors of the era were obliged to write.

Student Spotlight

William Burg, a graduate student in Public History, helped organize the annual home tour of the Boulevard Park neighborhood on Sept. 20, along with Professor Catherine Turrill, Art. Professor Elaine O’Brien, Art, served as a docent on the tour. The original neighborhood is the subject of Burg’s thesis project, which includes the nomination of the neighborhood to the National Register of Historic Places. The tour was sponsored by the Sacramento Old City Association.