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2006 Authors Celebration

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D'Arcy Becker
Associate Professor, Accounting and Finance

Janice Connolly, MBA
Senior Lecturer, Business Communication

Paula Lentz, MSE, MA
Lecturer, Business Communication

Joline Morrison, PhD
Associate Professor, Computer Science

D'Arcy Becker, et al

Using the Business Fraud Triangle to Predict Academic Dishonesty among Business Students

Becker Publication
 
Becker Poster
 
Publication Description
Student cheating behaviors are a type of fraudulent behavior, so we proposed a model of fraud that could shed light on reasons students cheat. The business fraud triangle includes the incentive to commit fraud, the opportunity to commit fraud, and the ability to rationalize having committed fraud. We measured student cheating frequency along with these three parameters for over 475 business students at UWEC. Our study showed that each of these elements is a significant determinant of student cheating. This fits with other research on student cheating I have investigated, including the impacts of gender, student religiosity and culture.
Complete Citation
D'Arcy Becker, Janice Connolly, Paula Lentz and Joline Morrison. "Using the Business Fraud Triangle to Predict Academic Dishonesty among Business Students." Academy of Educational Leadership Journal 10.1 (2006): 37-54.

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April Bleske-Rechek, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychology

April Bleske-Rechek

Women More Than Men Attend to Indicators of Good Character: Two Experimental Demonstrations

Bleske-Rechek Publication

 
 
Bleske-Rechek Poster
 
Publication Description
This paper describes the findings from two investigations out of Bleske-Rechek’s Individual Differences and Evolutionary Psychology (IDEP) lab. In the two studies, women’s evaluations of an opposite sex target as a long-term romantic partner and short-term sex partner were negatively impacted by viewing that target ignore an upset baby; in contrast, men’s long-term and short-term sexual attraction to a female target were not consistently affected by context. Neither sexual strategy (interest in short-term versus long-term mating) nor sex-role beliefs moderated participants’ sensitivity to targets’ behavior. Women more than men appear to display a general sensitivity to an opposite-sex target’s good character.
Complete Citation
April Bleske-Rechek. "Women More than Men Attend to Indicators of Good Character: Two Experimental Demonstrations." Evolutionary Psychology 4 (2006): 248-61.

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Cathy Cooper, EdD, RN
Assistant Professor, Nursing Systems

Cathy Cooper

Preparing for Practice: Students' Reflections on their Final Clinical Experience

Cooper Publication

 
 
Cooper Poster
 
Publication Description
This study evolved from my interest as an educator in comparing two instructional methods.face to face and online. for conducting clinical post conference with second semester senior nursing students. Online clinical conferencing required students to write about their experiences in the hospital setting, and it was their narratives that became the basis for this study. The study explored the cognitive and emotional responses of thirty-two baccalaureate nursing students during their final clinical experience. Seven themes emerged, and the findings can help nurses in education and practice more fully understand the issues that students face as they prepare to enter professional nursing practice.
Complete Citation
Cathy Cooper, Lois Taft, Mary Jean Thelen. "Preparing for Practice: Students' Reflections on their Final Clinical Experience." Journal of Professional Nursing 21.5 (2005): 293-302.

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Lance Dalleck, PhD
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology

Lance Dalleck

Elucidating Determinants of the Plateau in Oxygen Consumption at VO2 max

Dalleck Publication

 
 
Dalleck Poster
 
Publication Description
Maximal oxygen uptake (VO 2 max) is the fundamental measure of exercise physiology, and has been described as " the single most influential concept in modern exercise physiology ". VO 2 max is widely recognized as both a representation of the functional limitations of the cardiovascular system as well as a measure of aerobic fitness. Recently, heated debate concerning the concept of VO 2 max has led to a re-examination of the assumptions and findings of classic research by Dr. A.V. Hill and colleagues. Our research focused on identifying objective criteria that could be used to verify the accomplishment of a valid VO 2 max test.
Complete Citation
Todd A. Astorino, Jessie Willey, Jessica Kinnahan, Scott M, Larsson, Hannah Welch, and Lance C. Dalleck. "Elucidating Determinants of the Plateau in Oxygen Consumption at VO 2 max." British Journal of Sports Medicine 39.9 (2005): 655-660.

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Analisa DeGrave, PhD
Assistant Professor, Foreign Languages

Jeff DeGrave, MA
Associate Lecturer, Geography and Anthropology

Eva Santos-Phillips, PhD
Professor, Foreign Languages

DeGrave, et. al

Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Latin American Issues

DeGrave, et. al Publication

 
DeGrave, et. al Poster
 
Publication Description
Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Latin American Issues is a new addition to McGraw-Hill/Dushkin's Taking Sides series.  Contextualized through an issue summary and postscript, this debate-style textbook addresses an array of controversial topics via the presentation of "yes" and "no" readings that either support or reject each issue question, such as "Is Democracy Threatened by Social Unrest and the Rise of Latin America's Left?" or "Is the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) Good for Latin America?" In addition to an instructor's manual with testing materials, this textbook offers an introductory essay and annotated electronic resources for each topic.
Complete Citation
DeGrave, Analisa, Eva Santos-Phillips, Jeff DeGrave, eds. Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Latin American Issues . Dubuque, IA : McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, 2006.

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Gary Don, PhD
Assistant Professor, Music and Theatre Arts

Gary Don

Brilliant Colors Provocatively Mixed: Overtone Structures in the Music of Debussy

Don Publication

 
 
Don Poster
 
Publication Description
Composer Ben Johnston credits Debussy with the creation of a harmonic language that "approximates as well as can be in equal temperament a movement from overtone series to overtone series, with an emphasis upon higher partials." This article presents examples of overtone series and symmetrical structures in Debussy's music; some contributed by Johnston in private correspondence, and some found in the course of the author's own research. It explicates a method whereby just intonation and equal tempered realizations of these passages can be heard side by side, providing a direct comparison of the different structures that result from just intonation.
Complete Citation
Gary W. Don. "Brilliant Colors Provocatively Mixed: Overtone Structures in the Music of Debussy." Music Theory Spectrum 23.1 (2001): 61-73.

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Richard Fletcher, DMA
Professor, Music and Theatre Arts

Kristine Fletcher, DMA
Senior Lecturer, Music and Theatre Arts

Barbara Wimunc-Pearson, DMA
Professor, Music and Theatre Arts

Richard Fletcher, Kristine Fletcher, and Barbara Wimunc-Pearson

Clearly Three
Performs Trios from the Twientieth Century

Fletcher, et al Publication

 
Fletcher, et al Poster
 
Publication Description
The repertoire for clarinet and bassoon, with or without keyboard, is among the most appealing chamber music for woodwinds and comprises one of the largest bodies of literature for two mixed woodwinds. Music for clarinet, bassoon and piano has enjoyed its most success during the 20th century with a substantial number of composers contributing works. Due primarily to the lack of a comprehensive listing, much of this literature is largely unknown. This CD recording completes one goal of our research, i.e., recording little-known 20 th century compositions for this genre. The second goal of this research is to compile an annotated bibliography of these works that will serve as a guide to this literature for teachers and performers.
Complete Citation
Richard Fletcher, Kristine Fletcher, and Barbara Wimunc-Pearson. Clearly Three Performs Trios from the Twentieth Century. Tonheim Records, TRCD 105, 2005.

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Chris Floyd, PhD
Assistant Professor, Biology

Chris Floyd

Marmots on Great Basin Mountaintops: Using Genetics to Test a Biogeographic Paradigm

Floyd Publication

 
 
Floyd Poster
 
Publication Description
The Great Basin is a vast region of western North America characterized by island-like mountain ranges surrounded by desert basins. Boreal mammals (mammals found only in the mountains and/or far north) living on Great Basin mountaintops have long been portrayed as isolated relicts from the last ice age, ~ 10,000 years ago, when boreal habitats extended into the basins. We tested whether boreal mammals in the Great Basin are truly isolated by studying patterns of genetic variation in ten populations of a representative species, the yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris). Our results indicate that marmots move and exchange genes among Great Basin ranges.
Complete Citation
Chris H. Floyd, D. H. Van Vuren, and B. P. May. "Marmots on Great Basin Mountaintops: Using Genetics to Test a Biogeographic Paradigm." Ecology 86 (2005): 2145-2153.

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Edward Frederick, PhD
Associate Professor, Communication and Journalism

Edward Frederick

The Spiral of Silence and Fear of Isolation

Frederick Publication

 
 
Frederick Poster
 
Publication Description
This upcoming publication in the Journal of Communication explores the relationship between Fear of Isolation and two allied concepts derived from the Communication Apprehension literature: Trait- and State-based Apprehension. The study looks at these concepts' impacts on political opinion expression. Data were gathered just prior to the Fall 2002 Congressional elections. The research focused on the debate surrounding the possibility of invading Iraq . Results indicate that Trait-based Apprehension, State-based Apprehension, and Fear of Isolation are empirically distinct concepts. These constructs differentially predict opinion expression. The authors urge political and mass media scholars, in their future research efforts, to assess each of the three factors separately and include each in their explorations of political opinion expression.
Complete Citation
K. Neuwirth, Edward Frederick, and C. Mayo. "The Spiral of Silence and Fear of Isolation." Journal of Communication (in press).

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Matt Germonprez, PhD
Assistant Professor, Information Systems

Matt Germonprez

Impacts of Cascading Style Sheets on Mobile Computing

Germonprez Publication

 
 
Germonprez Poster
 
Publication Description
As mobile computing becomes more prevalent, it is important that designers build systems in support of as many unique, in-use, and user-defined devices as possible. We explore these requirements and propose to support them with two existing standardized technologies: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Our findings suggest that the application of the CSS standard improves data delivery across different devices with varied bandwidth and resource availability. We demonstrate that CSS plays an important role in the evolution, expansion, and openness of mobile computing.
Complete Citation
Matt Germonprez, M. Avital, and N. Srinivasan. "Impacts of Cascading Style Sheets on Mobile Computing." International Journal of IT Standards & Standardization Research 4.2 (2006).

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Jason Halfen, PhD
Professor, Chemistry

Jason Halfen

A Non-Heme Oxoiron(IV) Complex with a Thiolate Ligand Relevant to Cytochrome P450

Halfen Publication

 
 
Halfen Poster
 
Publication Description
Our Science paper describes the preparation and characterization of a compound that mimics the behavior of a key liver enzyme, cytochrome P450, which is responsible for the metabolism of a wide variety of chemical compounds and toxins that we put into our bodies. Cytochrome P450 functions by converting these foreign compounds into more water-soluble forms that can be readily excreted. By using a variety of spectroscopic and structural techniques, we demonstrated that our compound serves as an effective model of both the structure and reactivity of a key intermediate present in the P450 catalytic cycle.
Complete Citation
Michael R. Bukowski, Kevin D. Koehntop, Audria Stubna, Emile L. Bominaar, Jason A. Halfen, Eckard Munck, Wonwoo Nam, and Lawrence Que, Jr. "A Non-Heme Oxoiron(IV) Complex with a Thiolate Ligand Relevant to Cytochrome P450." Science 310 (2005): 1000-1002.

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J. Erik Hendrickson, PhD
Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy

J. Erik Hendrickson

Instructor's Solution Manual for 6th Edition Physics: Principles with Applications

Hendrickson Publication

 
 
Hendrickson Poster
 
Publication Description
Bob Davis and I wrote this solution manual for Douglas Giancoli's "Physics: Principles with Applications" (6th Edition) with student-learning in mind.  This edition has much more detail than any previous version.  We have received very positive feedback from professors regarding our efforts to show a step-by-step problem-solving process for each solution.  The manual contains the solutions to nearly 3300 problems and conceptual questions.
Complete Citation
J. Erik Hendrickson and Bob Davis. Instructor's Solution Manual for 6th Edition Physics: Principles with Applications. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005.

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John Hildebrand, MFA
Professor, English

John Hildebrand

A Northern Front: New and Selected Essays

Hildebrand Publication

 
 
Hildebrand Poster
 
Publication Description
Hildebrand writes of landscapes in dispute: Native Alaskan groups are pitted against each other over oil development, Hmong emigrants jostle locals in a public hunting ground, farmers battle a formidable company town and city hall. Nature itself is also in flux as timber wolves and sandhill cranes reclaim lost ground and a marine biologist gauges the effect of an invading species on previously undisturbed areas.

A Northern Front reflects the day-by-day disappearance of wild places and the ever-changing face of the American landscape. Hildebrand's characters are unforgettable, and his stories gracefully capture the spirit of all people who care deeply about the land.
Complete Citation
John Hildebrand. A Northern Front: New and Selected Essays. Saint Paul: Borealis Books, 2006.

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Stephen Hill, PhD
Assistant Professor, Political Science

Stephen Hill

United Nations Disarmament Processes in Intra-State Conflict

Hill Publication

 
 
Hill Poster
 
Publication Description
During the 1990s the United Nations was called upon to conduct unprecedented peacekeeping and humanitarian operations in order to bring peace to war-torn states. Essential to the resolution of these conflicts was deemed to be the disarmament of the former warring parties. United Nations Disarmament Processes in Intra-State Conflict therefore seeks to identify the most important lessons taught by the UN's experiences in disarmament and constructs an original analytical framework to explain the variation in the UN's success. On this basis Stephen M. Hill proffers recommendations for the UN's present and future disarmament operations.
Complete Citation
Stephen Hill. United Nations Disarmament Processes in Intra-State Conflict. New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2004.

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Jack Hoggatt, EdD
Professor, Business Communication

Jack Hoggatt

Century 21 Computer Applications and Keyboarding

Hoggatt Publication

 
 
Hoggatt Poster
 
Publication Description
Originally published in 1917, South-Western's Century 21 keyboarding textbooks have trained millions of students for a lifetime of keyboarding success. South-Western's Century 21 keyboarding textbooks have been used by over 85 million learners. During the 1980s, keyboarding instruction was transitioned from the use of typewriters to computers.

This edition of the textbook provides instruction for students to master not only the basic keyboarding, word processing, and communication skills, but also the other computer application skills. Additionally, the latest edition covers the more recent technologies such as Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) and speech recognition technology as well as more recent software developments such as "Producer."
Complete Citation
Jack P. Hoggatt and Jon A. Shank. Century 21 Computer Applications and Keyboarding. Cincinnati: Thomson South-Western, 2006.

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Eugene Hood, PhD
Professor, Art and Design

Eugene Hood

Study Guide to Great Themes in Art

Hood Publication

 
 
Hoggatt Poster
 
Publication Description
Study Guide to Great Themes in Art was developed to provide guidance to the undergraduate student in his or her examination of John Walford's book Great Themes in Art .  Walford's book is a fascinating and innovative survey of the art history of the world.  Each chapter of Study Guide to Great Themes in Art is coordinated exactly with each chapter of John Walford's text , and all of the answers to the questions and exercises can be found in Walford's text. 

The questions and exercises in Study Guide to Great Themes in Art will help a student to review, and thus study each chapter of Walford's text to better digest the facts, concepts, and ideas contained therein.  A side benefit of this study guide is that it will help a student to prepare for a test based on Walford's text.
Complete Citation
Gene Hood. Study Guide to Great Themes in Art. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2004.

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Rose Jadack, PhD, RN
Professor, Adult Health Nursing

Rose Jadack

PCR Detection of Y-Chromosome Sequences in Vaginal Fluid of Women Accessing a Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic

Jadack Publication

 
 
Jadack Poster
 
Publication Description
My program of research involves the study of sexual risk behaviors and sexually transmitted infection (STIs). An important aspect of this work is the consideration of risk behavior measurement and the issue of self-report bias. As part of a multi-disciplinary team at Johns Hopkins University , I have studied the use of biomarkers to help clarify sensitivity issues related to condom use self-report. We developed a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay to detect Y-chromosome fragments in vaginal swabs collected from women accessing a public STI clinic and compared results to self-reported condom use. Results showed that we can detect DNA in a clinical sample of women for up to 2 weeks.
Complete Citation
Rose A. Jadack, J. Yuenger, K. G. Ghanem, and J. Zenilman. "PCR Detection of Y-Chromosome Sequences in Vaginal Fluid of Women Accessing a Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic." Sexually Transmitted Diseases 33 (2006): 22-25.

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Harry Jol, PhD
Associate Professor, Geography and Anthropology

Harry Jol

Ground-Penetrating Radar in Sediments

Jol Publication

 
 
Jol Poster
 
Publication Description
Ground penetrating radar (GPR) is transforming the way earth scientists and engineers describe and interpret the near-surface sedimentary environments in the field. Because of recent advances in equipment, GPR now provides continuous, high-resolution data that other geophysical investigative tools cannot achieve. GPR has proven useful in a wide array of environmental, geological, and engineering applications. Included in the book are practical guidelines for data collections and interpretation, new advances in GPR and a wide variety of case studies in sedimentary environments. The book is designed to assist new and veteran users get the most from GPR. The book includes the scientific results from an international conference that Jol co-organized at the Geological Society of London and the University College of London entitled Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) in Sediments: Applications and Interpretation.
Complete Citation
C. S. Bristow and Harry M. Jol, eds. "Ground Penetrating Radar in Sediments." Geological Society of London , Special Publication 211 (2003): 366 pages.

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Maureen Mack, PhD
Professor, Curriculum and Instruction

Maureen Mack

Women of Madeline Island

Mack Publication

 
 
Mack Poster
 
Publication Description
This is the true story of four strong culture-challenging women leaders and teachers in the Lake Superior region. Women selected include Ozhahguscodaywayquay, an Ojibwa woman and her daughter, Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, whose lives connect direct directly to Longfellow's poem, Song of Hiawatha. Also included are English-born Emma Mansel Johnson and American born Agnes Windt Cadotte whose stories reflect the power of the female spirit in exploring and moving beyond the comfort of family norms and traditions. I conclude the story using biographical fiction license to bring these four women together for an afternoon in general. As a teacher educator, women's studies professor, and researcher, I am dedicated to telling the stories of women who are exemplars in teaching, leading, and growing while remaining true to their core identity.
Complete Citation
Maureen Mack. Women of Madeline Island. Friendship, WI: New Past P, 2006.

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John W. W. Mann, PhD
Assistant Professor, History

John W. W. Mann

Sacajawea's People

Mann Publication

 
 
Mann Poster
 
Publication Description
The book offers a detailed look at the experiences of the Lemhi Shoshones-Sacajawea's people-from before their first contact with non-Natives, to their encounter with the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the early nineteenth century, and their subsequent confinement to a reservation in northern Idaho near the town of Salmon. The heart of the book focuses on the 20 th century Lemhi experience, starting with the liquidation of their reservation in 1907 and their forced union with the Shoshone-Bannock tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation to the south. It describes how for the past century, surrounded by more populous and powerful Indian groups, the Lemhis have fought to preserve their political, economic, and cultural integrity. It concludes with a discussion of the Lemhis' efforts to re-secure federal recognition.
Complete Citation
John W. W. Mann. Sacajawea's People. Lincoln, NE: U of Nebraska P, 2004.

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Susan Moch, PhD, RN
Professor, Family Health Nursing

Susan Moch

Research Discussion Groups: Guidelines for Action

Trying to Promote EBP in Your School of Nursing?

Moch Publication

 
 
Moch Poster
 
Publication Description
My writing and research focuses on engaging practicing nurses and undergraduate students in getting research into practice. To this end, I have collaborated with others in writing about how to use discussion groups to facilitate learning and the integration of research into practice. Through a previous book on breast cancer, I connected research to the general public by sharing research on the experience of breast cancer with women diagnosed with breast cancer and their families. My current book project, also directed toward a general public audience, involves connecting research on informal mentoring for children/youth with potential middle-age mentors.
Complete Citation
C. Chua Patel, Susan D. Moch, M. E. Cordes, C. Brueggen, A. M. Dose., G. C. Kinsey, and B. J. Schroeder. "Research Discussion Groups: Guidelines for Action." MedSurg Nursing 10.1 (2001): 31-35.

J. McDaniel, T. Drew, Susan D. Moch, S. Gueldenzopf , M. Yang, and K. Davids. "Trying to Promote EBP in Your School of Nursing? Don't Overlook Non-Nursing Students!" Reflections on Nursing Leadership (Summer 2002): 8-9.

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James Oberly, PhD
Professor, History

James Oberly

A Nation of Statesmen: The Political Culture of the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohicans, 1815-1972

Oberly Publication

 
 
Oberly Poster
 
Publication Description
A Nation of Statesmen is the first book-length history of the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican tribe of Indians covering the years from the Tribe's migration from New York to Wisconsin in the 1820s and continuing up to the post-World War II generation.  The focus of the book is on the political decisions made by the Tribe under conditions of very limited choice in a world where federal, state, and market power impinged on the autonomy of the Mohicans.  The book relates how the Tribe always fought to maintain its political independence even in the midst of forced migration, land loss, and cultural invasion from outsiders.
Complete Citation
James W. Oberly. A Nation of Statesmen: The Political Culture of the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohicans, 1815-1972. Norman, OK: U of Oklahoma P, 2005.

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Robert Reid, MA
Lecturer, Foundations of Education

Robert Reid

Storytime Slam!
15 Lesson Plans for Preschool and Primary Story Programs

Reid Publication

 
 
Reid Poster
 
Publication Description
Storytime Slam! is designed to assist early childhood educators, elementary classroom teachers, elementary media specialists and music teachers, and public children's librarians make literature come alive for children. The lesson plans are developed around conventional themes ("Pets," "Sweet Tooth," "Toyland") and slightly more unusual themes ("I'm Telling: Tales of Naughty Kids," and "Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?"). Each lesson plan contains literacy strategies utilizing traditional and original stories, musical activities, poetry and wordplay, and creative dramatics. Many of these chapters have appeared as articles in Rob's regular story program articles for LibrarySparks magazine.
Complete Citation
Robert Reid. Storytime Slam! 15 Lesson Plans for Preschool and Primary Story Programs. Fort Atkinson, WI: Upstart Books, 2006.

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Pamela Richmond, PhD
Assistant Professor, Social Work

Pamela Richmond

Boundary Realities from the Wisdom of Female Youth in Residential Treatment

Richmond Publication

 
 
Richmond Poster
 
Publication Description
To date, there is scant literature addressing the topic of professional boundaries with teenagers in residential treatment programs. Because the gap in the literature has left many questions unanswered, a qualitative case study was conducted in order to gain a more thorough understanding of professional boundaries as they relate to adolescent females placed in residential treatment for emotional and behavioral difficulties.

The young women articulately expressed their desire to have a physical (nonsexual) and emotional relationship with both their peers and staff members. In addition, the young women asserted that they wanted staff to set limits so that boundary violations could and would not occur. However, within the daily living environment teens expressed a desire to have the confines of boundary crossing situations to be more relaxed. Based on the findings, implications for practice are suggested.
Complete Citation
Pamela A. Richmond. "Boundary Realities from the Wisdom of Female Youth in Residential Treatment." Journal of Child and Youth Care Work (in press).

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Garry Running, PhD
Associate Professor, Geography and Anthropology

Garry Running

Drylands: Holocene Climatic, Geomorphic, and Cultural Change on the Canadian Prairies

Running Publication

 
 
Running Poster
 
Publication Description
The Drylands special double issue originates from the Great Plains Geomorphology and Environmental Change session, convened at the May 2002 annual meeting of the Geological Association of Canada / Mineralogical Association of Canada in Saskatoon , Saskatchewan .  Fourteen papers addressing topics focused around hydrological and flood reconstructions, Holocene dune activity, drought and aridity, and human-environment interaction in the Canadian Prairies are included in the volume.  Five papers, including three co-authored by me, one co-authored by Karen Havholm, and two authored by graduate students we mentored, were contributed to the volume are authored by participants in SCAPE (the Study of Cultural Adaptations within the Prairie Ecozone).  SCAPE funding supported geomorphic and geoarchaeological research conducted by 18 UWEC undergraduate geography and geology students and 3 UWEC faculty (Garry Running, Karen Havholm, and Harry Jol).
Complete Citation
S. A. Wolfe and Garry L. Running IV, eds. "Drylands:  Holocene Climatic, Geomorphic, and Cultural Change on the Canadian Prairies." Geographie Physique et Quaternaire 56.2-3 (2004).

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Beverly Soll, PhD
Performing Arts and Special Events Coordinator

Beverly Soll

I Dream a World:
The Operas of William Grant Still

Soll Publication

 
 
Soll Poster
 
Publication Description
In two parts, I Dream a World first creates a context for William Grant Still's eight operas written between 1934 and 1962 and explores their common themes and musical characteristics. Stitched together from diaries, letters, and newspaper accounts, Part 2 traces, sometimes heartbreakingly, the story of each opera. Although I Dream a World is not intentionally biographical, it is very personal. More than the story of his music, it shows the world he dreamed of through his work. It opens a window on Still the man in a way that even a general audience may weep over his struggles and gain insight into the social milieu of this important African American composer.
Complete Citation
Beverly Soll. I Dream a World: The Operas of William Grant Still. Fayetteville, AR: U of Arkansas P, 2005.

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Rhetta Standifer, PhD
Assistant Professor, Management and Marketing

Rhetta Standifer

Alliance Management Teams and Entrainment: Sharing Temporal Mental Models

Standifer Publication

 
 
Standifer Poster
 
Publication Description
Creating and administrating successful strategic alliances poses a significant challenge to interorganizational managerial teams. Using shared mental model theory as a framework, we propose that the effectiveness of these managerial teams can be increased if the team shares a common temporal mental model with regard to the alliance. Specifically, a shared mental model in terms of the elements of entrainment (e.g. cycle, pace, time orientation) will allow team members to actively assess and better manage entrainment issues which we suggest are a crucial component of strategic alliances, although not one that has been studied to a great extent.
Complete Citation
Rhetta Standifer and Allen Bluedorn. "Alliance Management Teams and Entrainment: Sharing Temporal Mental Models." Human Relations 59 (2006): 903-927.

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Johannes Strohschänk, PhD
Professor, Foreign Languages

Johannes Strohschank

The Wisconsin Office of Emigration 1852-1855 and its Impact on German Immigration to the State

Strohschank Publication

 
 
Strohschank Poster
 
Publication Description
In 1852 Wisconsin established the Office of Emigration to attract European-mainly German-settlers to the state. Drawing on contemporary newspaper articles and privately published emigrant guides, as well as official publications of the emigration office, the authors document the office's influence on the settlement history of early Wisconsin and assess that influence against the backdrop of state politics in the mid-nineteenth century. Complementing the text are rare and interesting photographs illustrating the work of the office and the people it served. This book is invaluable for genealogists interested in learning more about emigration, as well as for anyone interested in Wisconsin history and German-American studies.
Complete Citation
Johannes Strohschänk and William G. Thiel. The Wisconsin Office of Emigration & its Impact on German Immigration to the State. Madison, WI: Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies, 2005.

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Kent Syverson, PhD
Professor, Geology

Kent Syverson

The Quaternary of Wisconsin: A Review of Stratigraphy and Glaciation History

Syverson Publication

 
 
Syverson Poster
 
Publication Description
Syverson studies glacial sediments deposited in Wisconsin during the last 800,000 years. Fourteen years of research have involved seventeen UW-Eau Claire undergraduate geology students. The quality of this research was recognized when Syverson was invited to write a book chapter summarizing the glacial history of Wisconsin . Dr. Patrick Colgan of Northeastern University co-authored this paper published in a North American glaciation reference volume. Several figures in this paper incorporate new research results from undergraduate geology students. The paper provides a quick glacial history and till stratigraphy overview for geologists, hydrogeologists, engineers, and teachers working in the State of Wisconsin.
Complete Citation
Kent M. Syverson and P. M. Colgan. "The Quaternary of Wisconsin: A Review of Stratigraphy and Glaciation History." Quaternary Glaciations-
Extent and Chronology, Part II: North America
. Ed. J. Ehlers and P. L. Gibbard. Amsterdam : Elsevier Publishing, 2004. 295-311.

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Jack Tan, PhD
Professor, Computer Science

Jack Tan

Acoustic Surveillance of Physically Unmodified PCs

Tan Publication

 
 
Tan Poster
 
Publication Description
Computer equipment produces a wide range of emanations in the visible, electromagnetic, and acoustic spectra. It is well known that electromagnetic emanations can reveal information about the operations being performed by a machine, and it has recently been shown that acoustic emanations can do the same. Techniques have recently been developed to manipulate electromagnetic emanations so that they can surreptitiously transmit unsecured data to a remote receiver. In this paper, we demonstrate how acoustic emanations can be manipulated to transmit arbitrary data and show how this technique can be used to create a practical, software-only acoustic key logger. We also recommend countermeasures to prevent such an attack from being initiated. This research is part of an ongoing research in information security.
Complete Citation
Michael Lemay and Jack Tan. "Acoustic Surveillance of Physically Unmodified PCs." Proc. 2006 International Conference on Security and Management, Las Vegas, NV, June 2006.

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Paul Thomas, PhD
Professor, Physics and Astronomy

Paul Thomas

Comets and the Origin and Evolution of Life

Thomas Publication

 
 
Thomas Poster
 
Publication Description
Nine years after the publication of Comets and the Origin and Evolution of Life, one of the pioneering books in Astrobiology, this second edition revisits the role comets may have played in the origins and evolution of life. Recent analyses of Antarctic micrometeorites and ancient rocks in Australia and South Africa , the continuing progress in discovering complex organic macromolecules in comets, protostars and interstellar clouds, new insights into organic synthesis in comets, and numerical simulations of comet impacts on the Earth and other members of the solar system yield a spectacular wealth of new results. This second edition is thus actually a new book. As the first edition it is intended as a comprehensive review of current research, accessible to graduate students and others new to the field. Each chapter was prepared by experts to give an overview of an aspect of the field, and carefully revised by the editors for uniformity in style and presentation.
Complete Citation
P. J. Thomas, Christopher F. Chyba, Christopher P. McKay, and Roland D. Hicks, eds. Comets and the Origin and Evolution of Life . 2 nd ed. Berlin : Springer-Verlag, 2006.

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Stacy Thompson, PhD
Assistant Professor, English

Stacy Thompson

Punk Productions:
Unfinished Business

Thompson Publication

 
 
Thompson Poster
 
Publication Description
Punk Productions offers a history of punk aesthetics and economics. It combines concepts from Marxism and psychoanalysis to identify desires that punk expresses through its material productions and social relations. The book also describes six of the major punk scenes, from early New York and England punk to California Hardcore and the Riot Grrrls, while also examining the fanzines that chronicle those scenes. Punk Productions argues that punk is not just a style or an aesthetics; it's also an economics, especially its most combative elements. Finally, the book places its economic theory of punk within the broader fields of the commodity form, the music industry, and contemporary capitalism.
Complete Citation
Stacy Thompson. Punk Productions: Unfinished Business . Albany : SUNY P, 2004.

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Lloyd Turtinen, PhD
Professor, Biology

Lloyd Turtinen

Antibody Array-Generated Profiles of Cytokine Release from THP-1 Leukemic Monocytes Exposed to Different Amphotericin B Formulations

Turtinen Publication

 
 
Turtinen Poster
 
Publication Description
Amphotericin B (AmB) is the drug of choice for treating systemic fungal infections in humans. However, side effects include intense inflammation and fever. Three new lipid based AMB formulations (ABCD, LAMB, and ABLC) have been developed and show a variable reduction in side effects in patients compared to the current AmB drug (FZ). To understand the molecular basis for this, we used modern protein and genetic array technology in cell models to correlate the production of inflammatory proteins with clinical outcomes. The paper highlighted here is the first in a series to investigate cellular responses to these drugs.
Complete Citation
L. W. Turtinen, D. N. Prall, L. A. Bremer, R. E. Nauss, and S.C. Hartsel. "Antibody Array-Generated Profiles of Cytokine Release from THP-1 Leukemic Monocytes Exposed to Different Amphotericin B Formulations." Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 48 (2004): 396-403.

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