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From
Associate Dean Solberg:
Thank
you Dean Rhoades for your vision for and your leadership of the College of Education and Human Sciences since
its inception in the fall of 2004. You will be missed deeply by
faculty, staff, and students. Best wishes for an active
retirement!
Dr.
Rhoades will be traveling to the University
of Oxford in August
to present an invited paper at a women’s leadership roundtable. And,
she and her husband, Bruce, will be teaching at Harlaxton
College in Grantham, England
in the fall.
Dr.
Gail P. Scukanec
has been named as our new Dean of the College of Education
and Human Sciences, beginning July 15, 2007. Dr. Scukanec currently
serves as Interim Dean of Graduate Studies and Director of the McNair
Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program at Central
Michigan University
in Mt. Pleasant Michigan. She earned her Ph.D. in
communication disorders from Bowling
Green State University. Welcome Dr.
Scukanec!
Presentations
and Publications
- Lisa Herb, Kinesiology, and
Deb Allyn, Kinesiology
(UW River Falls) “Enhance Performance with Dartfish
Video Analysis” AAHPERD Convention in Baltimore, MD
, March 16, 2007
- Michael Kolis, Susan
McIntyre, Deborah Pattee, Curriculum and Instruction & Alan Rieck,
Music and Theatre Arts (2007,
March). Transforming preservice learning through team
teaching and student cohorts. Presentation at the ASCD
Conference. Anaheim,
CA.
- Maureen D. Mack, Curriculum
& Instruction
(2007). Finding
Center:
Strategies to Build Strong Girls and Women. New Horizon
Press: New Jersey.
- ----- (2007, April). Building
a strong core today to live with zest tomorrow. Keynote
presentation at the International Association of Administrative
Professionals Annual
Seminar. Eau Claire,
WI.
- ----- (2007, April). At-risk
youth – Contributing factors and positive responses. Presentation
at the 19th Annual Adolescents and Families
Conference. Cable, WI.
- ----- (2007, April). New
age schools. Presentation at the 19th Annual
Adolescents and Families Conference. Cable, WI.
- ----- (2007, April). Finding Center. Keynote
address at the University
of Wisconsin –
Eau Claire Alumni Association Let’s Do Lunch.
Mack has also given a number of
presentations and participated in radio and television interviews,
including the following:
- Borders Bookstore, (2007,
February)
- Westside with Mary Jo
Wagner, Wisconsin Public Radio (2007, February)
- The Morning Show with Fred
Chenevey and Pam Cook, Canton,
OH (2007, March)
- The Breakfast Buzz Morning
Show with Val and Robbie Frish, Rolla,
MO. (2007, March)
- Live interview on the Judy
Clark Show on WEAU Channel 13. (2007, March)
- The Keys Morning Show with
Bobby Jones, Corpus Christy,
TX. (2007, April)
- The Morning Show with
Trista Lee and Brad Austin, Wichita
Falls, TX.
(2007, April)
- The Parents’ Journal on
Public Radio. Charleston,
SC. (2007, April)
- Live interview and
discussion on the Valder Beebe Show. Dallas, TX.
(2007, May)
- Jill Pinkney Pastrana,
Foundations of Education
(2007, April). Subtle Tortures of the Neoliberal Age: Globalization
and Education in Chile.
Paper presentation at the American Educational Research Association,
Chicago. IL.
- ----- Pedagogy, Power,
and Policy: Towards a Critical Teacher Activism. Keynote address.
Widening The Circle, 4th annual conference on ACT31/ACT314, March
29-31, UW-LaCrosse.
- ----- Negotiating the
Global and the Local: Educational Reform and Neoliberalism Lessons
from Chile.
Faculty/Academic Staff Forum presentation, UW-Eau Claire, March 14th,
2007.
- Rob Reid, Foundations of
Education,
recently spoke to the
Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries at their conference in Eau Claire on
strategies for incorporating music into literature-based programs.
He also contributes his thoughts relating to children’s and adolescent
literature monthly on Wisconsin Public Radio's (88.3) local Spectrum
West program, that airs on Thursdays at 5:00 p.m. The Children's
Literature Network (CLN), based in the Twin Cities, is hosting
Conversation with…Rob Reid on Wednesday, June 13 from 6:30-7:30
pm. For more information about The Children's Literature
Network, check out their website at
www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org.
- Katherine Rhoades, Dean’s Office,
gave an invited
presentation on Conflict Resolution with Sarah W. Jacobson, professor
emeriti, North Dakota State University,
at the AACTE Department Chairs Leadership Institute in San Juan, Puerto Rico
on April 30. Rhoades also received an Alumni Achievement Award from
the UW-Madison School of Education at a ceremony on May 12.
- Robin E. Umber, Curriculum
& Instruction
(2007, February). Storytelling in the content areas.
Presentation at the Wisconsin
State Reading
Association Convention. Milwaukee,
WI.
- ----- (2007,
April). I'm the one responsible for my learning:
Inviting children into the classroom learning community.
Paper session at the American Educational Research Association
Conference. Chicago, IL.
- ----- (2007,
April). Benefits and challenges of tutoring
adolescent students. Paper discussion at the
American Educational Research Association Conference. Chicago, IL.
- ----- (2007, April). That
reminds me of a story: Conveying curriculum through stories.
Presentation at the Northlands Storytelling Network Conference. Madison, WI.
Faculty/Student
Collaborative Research Posters Presented at Student Research Day
Fifty-three
students
and twenty-two faculty members, representing all six departments
across the college, presented posters of their research collaborations at
the Student Research Day on April 23. Posters from the college took
first, second, and third places in the Business and Professional Studies
category (noted below). Congratulations!
Communication
Sciences and Disorders
- Linda Carpenter with student Andrea Boh.
Mentoring Undergraduates in Research.
- Linda Carpenter with students Chandra
Tauer, Chelsea Lamb-Vosen, and Megan Hayden. Evidence-Based
Practice with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Literature Review.
- Timothy Lippold with students Kathryn
Borgmann, Emily Axelson, Erin Ellis, and Rebecca Derrick.
Phonological Awareness and Phonological Acquisition in Children
with Cochlear Implants: A Pilot Study. (3rd
Place)
- Timothy Lippold with student Dustin
Bronsdon. Auditory Brainstem Implants.
- Kristine Retherford with students Adie
Presto and Emily Krahn. Children’s Comprehension
of Kinship Terms for Blended Families.
- Kristine Retherford with students Emily
Axelson, Ashley Gordon, and Brittany Graves. Linguistic
Forms Critical for Academic Success in Preschool-Aged Hmong Children.
- Kristine Retherford with student Heidi
Hoerning. Token Ratio Scores: Establishing Norms for
Preschool-Aged Children.
- Larry Solberg with students Akiko
Watanabe and Maureen Sondreal. The Effects of
Cryotherapy in the Treatment of Unilateral Facial Weakness Secondary
to Stroke.
Curriculum and
Instruction
- Robert Hollon with student Nancy Dohr.
Community Case Studies in Collaborative Leadership.
- Tamara Lindsey with student Colleen
Bender. Classroom Stories in the Aftermath of Katrina.
- Tamara Lindsey with student Colleen
Bender. Teachers Tending Children through Crisis:
Classroom Experience in the Aftermath of Katrina.
- Sherry Macaul with students Kara Lor,
Michelle Olson, and Khoua Vang. Exploring
Classroom Management: Approaches that Ensure Success for Student
Teachers while Enhancing Student Learning in the Classroom.
- Susan McIntyre with student Michael
Slowinski. Reading,
Writing, and Study Skills for Native American
High School
Students.
- Deb Pattee with students Hannah
Jones and Anne Marie Wilhelmy. Adventure Girls: A
Holistic Approach for At-Risk Adolescent Girls.
- Deb Pattee with student Kendra
Congdon. Teaching and Learning About the Hmong.
- Deb Pattee with students Karsten
Powell and Marie Gosse. Queen Bees and Wannabes:
Gender Equity in the Classroom.
(2nd Place)
- Robin Umber & Susan
McIntyre with students Michael
Wendland, Jesse Wetzel, Shane Leonard, and James Hollman.
Boys and Reading.
Foundations of
Education
- Jill Prushiek with student Kathryn
Stevens. Identifying the Needs of Student Teachers.
Kinesiology
- Don Bredle with student Jeremy
Clements. Alcoholism is a Metabolic Bully.
- Don Bredle with students Anna
Nicholson and Joshua Mathews. Physical Assessment
of Youth Ski Jumpers.
- Lance Dalleck with students Erica
Borresen, Jeanna Wallenta, Kyle Zahler, and Eugene Boyd.
A Moderate-Intensity Exercise Program, Fulfilling the American College of Sports Medicine
(ACSM) Net Energy Expenditure Recommendation, Improves Health Outcomes
in Premenopausal Women. (1st
Place)
- Lance Dalleck with students Sondra
DeLap, Brittney Allen, Bailey Hanson, Erica Borresen, and
Mary Erickson. Cardiovascular Fitness and Body
Composition Exhibit a Dose-Response Relationship with Exercise
Duration in Postmenopausal Women.
- Lance Dalleck with student Gray
Johnston. The American
College of
Sports Medicine Exercise Intensity Guidelines: Theoretical or
Practical?
- Lance Dalleck & Jeff
Janot with students Corey
Reyment and Jacob Lundquist. Effects of a
Four-Week Plyometric Training Program on Measurements of Power in Male
Collegiate Hockey Players.
- Lance Dalleck with student Lance
Valiquette. U.S. Surgeon General’s Recommendation for
Physical Activity Elicits Positive Health Outcomes in College-Aged
Adults.
- Garry Grant & Allen
Keniston, Psychology,
with student Trisha Kemps . Does the Physical and
Emotional Strain of a Competition Produce Similar Cognitive Deficits
in Those of a Concussion?
- Jeff Janot with student Jennifer
O’Brien. The Acute and Prolonged Effects of Static and
Dynamic Stretching on Measures of Muscular Power and Strength.
- Mary LaRue & Jeff Janot with student Stephanie
Lopez. Burnout Levels in Athletic Training Students
across a Semester.
Social Work
- La Vonne Cornell &
Analisa De Grave, Foreign Languages with student Marcy Reynolds. Examining
Latin American/Latino Community Interactions with Social Service
Providers.
Special
Education
- Rosemary Battalio, J.Todd
Stephens, & Renee Chandler with
student Lauren vanDoorn. Double Jeopardy: Adolescents
with Disabilities – Teachers’ Perceptions and Strategies.
- Joseph Morin with student Jamie
Hoffman. Making it Real: Fostering Interdisciplinary
Collaborative Assessment Practices in Pre-Service Teacher Preparation.
- Vicki Snider with student Matt Vande
Berg. Effectiveness of Corrective Reading with High School Students in
Special Education.
News
and Updates
- Rose Battalio, Special
Education, received this year’s
UW-Eau Claire Older Wiser Learner (OWL) Award, and the Services for
Students with Disabilities Accessibility Recognition Award.
- Lisa Herb, Kinesiology, Rob
Reid, Foundations of Education, Robert Stow, Kinesiology, and Tracy
Yengo, Kinesiology, have
been selected by NET to serve as TIE (Technology Innovations in
Education) fellows for the 2007-2008 academic year. As TIE
fellows they will study applications of technology to enhance student
learning.
- Mona Majdalani, Curriculum
and Instruction,
has been added as a new poster personality to the diversity campaign.
- Jill Prushiek, Field
Experience, received the Diversity
Teacher/Scholar Award sponsored by Student Development and Diversity.
- Nicholas Smiar, Social
Work, returned from a semester of
teaching at Harlaxton College, in England, in late
April. This summer he will serve as an instructor in five,
five-day training of trainers programs entitled Professional Assault
Crisis Training (Pro-ACT), in California. In August he will
travel to South Africa,
at the invitation of the National Association of Child Care Workers
(NACCW) to conduct workshops and provide other consultations.
Subsequently he will conduct four, four-hour workshops on Ethics
and Boundaries, for certified and licensed social workers in Wisconsin and teach a course in the Master's
Program in Philanthropy and Development at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota,
Winona.
- Vicki Snider, Special
Education, recently received a Promising
Practice award from the Wisconsin PK-16 Leadership Council in
recognition of the LEAP Clinic (Learning Enhancement and Progression
Clinic). Snider will receive recognition for this award at the
Council’s meeting in Madison
on June 13.
Service
Recognitions and Retirements
Congratulations
for years of service
- Donald L. Bredle,
Kinesiology, 10 years
- Jill T. Prushiek, Field
Experience, 10 years
- Richard A. Ryberg, Social
Work, 10 years
- J. Todd Stephens, Special
Education, 10 years
- Roger H. Tlusty,
Foundations of Education, 25 years
- Tracy E. Yengo, Kinesiology,
10 years
Congratulations
on retirement
- Alan J. Gallaher,
Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Cynthia A. Gray,
Foundations of Education
- Katherine A. Rhoades, Dean,
College
of Education and
Human Sciences
- Kenneth C. Schmidt,
Curriculum and Instruction
Faculty/staff
professional development opportunity
NET
is sponsoring a workshop, Improving Teaching & Learning Utilizing
Measures of Student Engagement, with Dr. Thomas F. Nelson
Laird - Tuesday, May 22, 2007 -
8:30-10:30 a.m. -
Presidents
Room, Davies Center. To register for this
event please contact the Network
for Excellence in Teaching at NET@uwec.edu
or call 836-3323. More
information.
Wishing you all a
care-free, fun-filled summer!
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