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Terry A. Barnhart, History, contributed "Early Accounts of the Ohio Mounds" to Bradley T. Lepper's Ohio Archaeology: An Illustrated Chronicle of Ohio's Ancient American Indian Cultures (2005). The volume is part of the Ohio Archaeology Project, which also includes a public television documentary, an art series, and a website of educational materials.

Mark Brown, Special Education, and Susan Woods, Health Studies, have been notified that their article, "Lessons To Be Learned: Promoting Multicultural Discourse Through A College Panel Presentation," will be published in an upcoming issue of the journal Multicultural Education..

Scott A.G.M. Crawford, Physical Education, had an "Issues" column published in the March 2005 Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. The topic was "Should the national standards in physical education be used as the basis for student grades?"

Scott A.G.M. Crawford, Physical Education, published an "Issues" column in the April 2005 issue of the Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. The topic was "Should students be required to dress out in a standard uniform for physical education?"

Scott A.G. M. Crawford, Physical Education had an "Issues" piece that appeared in the February 2005 Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. The topic was "Should Physical Educators make greater use of homework?"

Scott A.G.M. Crawford, Physical Education, had an "issues" piece published in the January 2005 issue of the Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. The topic was "Has the decline of intramural sports contributed to the youth obesity epidemic?"

Christopher Hanlon, English, had his essay "History on the Cheap: Using the Online Archive to Make Historicists out of Undergrads" appear in the current issue of the Duke UP journal Pedagogy (issue 5:1). His 2001 interview with the Slovene philosopher Slavoj Zizek, "Psychoanalysis and the Post-Political," has been reprinted in the current issue of Contemporary Literary Criticism (issue 188). At the November meeting of the Midwest Modern Language Association, Hanlon organized a session titled "Race, History, and Early America," during which he presented a paper titled "Confederate Racial Identities and American Letters."

Dr. Rose Gong, Secondary Education and Foundations, recently published an article titled "The Essence of Critical Thinking" in the Developments section of Journal of Developmental Education, Volume 28, Issue 3, Spring 2005.

Sarah Johnson, reference librarian at Booth Library, recently published her second book, Historical Fiction: A Guide to the Genre (Libraries Unlimited/Greenwood Press, 2005). The book was launched at the Historical Novel Society's first North American conference, held April 15-17 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ms. Johnson also served as co-chair of this event.

"'Little House' in the Culture Wars," an essay by John Kilgore, English, appears in the current issue of The Vocabula Review.

"Frisking the Governor's Daughter: On Puns," a short essay by John Kilgore, English, appears in the current issue of The Vocabula Review, an online journal.

Dr. Marylin Lisowski, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle Level Education, authored a textbook which was published by Prentice Hall/Pearson Company. The book is titled Environmental Science and is a middle school science textbook.

Dr. Marylin Lisowski, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle Level Education, had a book review published in the Journal of Environmental Education. The book was titled "Monitoring Ecosystems: Interdisciplinary Approaches for Evaluation Ecoregional Initiatives."

Frank McCormick, English, has an article titled "Like a Diamond Shining in the Dark: Ben's Role in Death of a Salesman" published in the March 2005 issue of Notes on Contemporary Literature. His article, "Prufrock and Hamlet Revisited," appears in the Fall 2004 issue of Explicator. "A Source for Isaiah Thomas's 'Parody on Shakespeare'" appears in the December 2004 issue of English Language Notes.

Linda Morford, Educational Administration, had an article, "Three Tools to Get You Organized," published in the January 2005 middle school and high school editions of Principal Leadership.

Newton Key, History, wrote a review published in Literature and History 14, 1 (Spring 2005): 89-91. He also co-wrote an essay on Interregnum Monmouth which won the 2005 Nichols Prize for local history of England and Wales from the Centre for English Local History, University of Leicester.

Steve Scher's paper, "A Lego Model of the Modularity of the Mind" was published in the most recent issue of the Journal of Cultural and Evolutionary Psychology.

Dr. Betty E. Smith, Geology and Geography, has a book review accepted for publication in the refereed Journal of Latin American Geography, Vol. 4, (2005), University of Texas Press, Transnational Peasants: Migrations, Networks, and Ethnicity in Andean Ecuador by David Kyle, Johns Hopkins University Press.

Dr. Veronica P. Stephen, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle Level Education Department, had a photograph of a red morph screech owl published in Outdoor Illinois, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, February 2005 premier photographic issue.

Veronica P. Stephen, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle Level Education, had a photograph of a dozing screech owl in the winter published in the February 2005 issue of Outdoor Illinois, a publication of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

James Tidwell, journalism, is the author of a new book, Media Law in Illinois: A Reporter's Handbook, recently published by Stipes Publishing Co.

Susan Woods, Health Studies, has had an article "Untreated Recovery from Eating Disorders" published in the Summer 2004 edition of the journal Adolescence.

Bailey K. Young, History, was co-author (with William Woods and Laurent Verslype) of a paper titled "The Built Environment of a Medieval Outer Bailey (Walhain, Belgium)," delivered in Session 3532 (Geoarchaeology and Geomorphology III: Soils, Sediments, and the World) at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Association of Ancient Geographers (AAG), held in Denver, April 5 to 9.

Bailey K. Young, History, collaborated in the following publication: “Etude archeologique du chateau du Walhain-saint-Paul. La transformation du paysage et le Chateau. Rapport de Fouilles et Projets de Recherche." (The English title is "Landscape Transformation and Walhain Castle: Excavation Report and Research Project"). The report was compiled by Raymond Brulet, director of the Centre de Recherches d’Archéologie Nationale (CRAN) (University of Louvain-la-Neuve); Laurent Verslype, research associate, Fonds Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique attaché au CRAN; Bailey Young, professor of history, Eastern Illinois University; William I. Woods, director, Environmental Studies Program, University of Kansas; and collaborators, co-ordinated by Laurent Verslype. (CRAN, Louvain-la-Neuve, 2004)

Roger Beck, History, was an invited speaker at a meeting on the teaching of world history, sponsered by the German Historical Institute in Washington, D.C. Beck gave a talk on the nature and writing of world history textbooks. He is a co-author of the most widely used high school world history text in the United States, now in its third edition, and is currently writing chapters for the seventh edition of the most widely used college world history textbook.

Julie Chadd, Technology, gave two presentations at the Illinois Association for Career and Technical Education's annual Professional Development Institute held in Springfield, Illinois, on February 23 and 24. The presentations were "Using Active Learning" and "Problem-Based Learning: Helping Students Teach Themselves."

Penelope Clay, Foreign Languages, co-presented the SAINTS workshop with Fr. Chris Brey, to a group of priests from the Springfield diocese at the Pastoral Center in Springfield on February 14 and 15. SAINTS is a 9-hour intensive Spanish workshop for priests interested in better serving their Spanish-speaking constituents.

Penelope Clay, Foreign Languages, co-presented a workshop with Fr. Chris Brey, former chaplain of the Newman Center, to a group of priests of the Springfield diocese, in Effingham on Monday, January 31. The workshop, titled "Saints," is an adaptation of the BEST program, developed by the late Dr. Luis Clay Méndez, and is a 9-hour intensive Spanish workshop for priests interested in better serving their Spanish speaking constituents.

W. Timothy Coombs and Sherry J. Holladay, Communication Studies, presented a paper titled "Halo or Reputational Capital: Reputation and Crisis Management" at Alan Rawel CIPR Academic Conference. The conference was held at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom. Coombs and Holladay were the only to presenters from the United States.

W. Timothy Coombs and Sherry J. Holladay, Communication Studies, presented a paper titled "Silver Anvil Objectives: What the ‘Best’ Tell Us about Research" at the 8th International Public Relations Research Conference, Miami, Florida. Coombs presented a second paper with Robert Chandler from Pepperdine University titled "Re-thinking post-crisis responses from a receiver orientation."

Phyllis Croisant, Physical Education, served as an instructor for a two-day workshop on Physical Activity Programming for Older Adults at the American Alliance for HPERD national convention, April 11-12. Dr. Croisant taught sessions on pre-participation screening and assessment, physical activity programming for adults with chronic health conditions, and fall prevention.

Lynne Curry, History, gave a paper titled "DeShaney v. Winnebago County: Child Abuse, State Action, and Children's Rights in a Family Tragedy," at a conference on "Raising Americans, Raising Europeans in the Twentieth Century" sponsored by the German Historical Institute in Washington, DC.

Dr. Sam Guccione, Technology, presented three sessions at the 62nd Annual Four State Regional Technology Conference held at the Kansas Technology Center at Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas, on November 19. Dr. Guccione and chemical process consultant Mr. John Guccione talked about the Alternative Fuel Project being worked on by students of the School of Technology and the EIU student chapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. In addition, Dr. Guccione presented sessions on "GIS and GPS Projects for the Technology Classroom" and "Including Human Machine Interface (HMI) in PLC courses."

Dr. Darren Hendrickson, Sociology and Anthropology, presented a paper titled "Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Sources of Information and Spending," at the annual meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society in Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 31 to April 3.

William C. Hine, Dean of the School of Continuing Education, made a presentation entitled "Third Age Learning: Here They Come, Ready or Not!" at the Indiana Council for Continuing Education Annual Conference on March 4 in Indianapolis.

Dr. Marylin Lisowski, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle Level Education, presented two sessions at the National Science Teachers Association Convention which was held in Dallas, Texas. The sessions were titled "Flora and Fauna Identification and Investigations" and "Professional Development by Serving on the NSTA Board and Council." She also served as the chapter delegate for Illinois during the business meetings of the organization.

Dr. Marylin Lisowski, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle Level Education, led an ecological and service program on Andros Island, Bahamas, this December. The group worked in the local communities in conservation, restoration, and cultural oriented projects during the two- week time period.

Roger Luft, Technology, presented a workshop session titled "Photography: Making Better Photographs" at the 22nd Annual Class Day at Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, Illinois, on Saturday, February 26. Class Day 2005 was sponsored by the Knox County Association for Home and Community Education and Carl Sandburg College.

Dr. Janet Marquardt, Art History, has been invited to give two lectures on her current research in France this spring. On May 2, she will speak on the role of Kenneth J. Conant in the excavations of the former abbey church at Cluny in Burgundy during 1929-1950 at the Centre d’etudes superieures de civilization medieval, University of Poitiers. On May 4, her lecture for the University of Avignon will discuss how the preservation of the abbey ruins were linked to the rise of the Picturesque movement among Romantic writers from the generation of 1820 in France.

Dr. Linda Morford, Educational Administration, presented “Becoming an Instructional Leader” at the 89th Annual National Association of Secondary School Principals Convention in San Francisco on February 27.

Dr. Linda Morford, Educational Administration, presented "Hazing: Making Sure It Doesn't Happen in Your School," at the Illinois Assistant Principals Conference and Deans Day, held in Lisle, Illinois, on February 8.

Dr. Onaiwu W. Ogbomo, History and African-American Studies, presented a paper titled "Searching for Hope: The Contribution of Uzuakoli Leprosy Settlement to Leprosy Control in Colonial Nigeria," at a conference on African Health and Illness held at The University of Texas at Austin, March 25-27.

Dr. Mildred Pearson, director of Faculty Development, and Danny Harvey, computer programmer for the Center of Academic Technology Support, presented at the Illinois Online Conference. The presentation was titled "Reading, Sharing, and Learning Through Technology: A Winning Trio."

David Radavich's play, Fax Trax, was performed recently by the Missouri Association of Playwrights in Saint Louis. His essay, "William Inge's Dramatic Mindscape," appeared in the Fall 2004 issue of South Dakota Review.

Rick Roberts, Counseling and Student Development, co-presented a paper with colleagues from South Dakota State University titled "Unheard Voices: American Indian Male College Students Seek Connection," at the American College Personnel Association in Nashville on April 4.

Dr. Betty E. Smith, Geology and Geography, attended the First International Development Studies Conference in Boulder, Colorado, April 4 and 5, sponsored by the newly formed Developing Areas Specialty Group (DASG) of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) and the Developing Areas Research Group (DARG) of the University of Colorado Boulder. Dr. Smith also presented a paper, "Migration of Ecuadorians from an Institutional Perspective," and presented on a panel "Teaching in the Field -- Designing Geographically Meaningful Field Trips" at the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) April 5-9, in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Smith was elected to the board of directors of the newly formed Developing Areas Specialty Group (DASG) and is vice president of Latin American Specialty Group (LASG) of AAG.

Dr. Betty E. Smith, Geology and Geography, made a poster presentation, "Territorial Frontiers and Boundaries: The Tri-Border Area of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil and Puerto Iguazu, Argentina," and participated in the "Fire Ecology Field Trip" and "Restore Hetch Hetchy Valley Field Trip" at the 59th annual conference of the California Geographical Society held April 22-24, at Yosemite National Park, California.

David K. Smith, History, presented a paper titled "Absolutism and Society: Twenty Years After," at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Society for French Historical Studies at Stanford University on March 18.

Dr. Brian C. Sowa, Communication Studies, has been selected to present his paper, "The Power of Corporate Brand Names: Integrated Marketing in Action," at the top papers panel in public relations at the Central States Communication Association Conference in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 8.

Dr. Andrew M. White, Mathematics and Computer Science, and ten preservice teachers presented two workshops to seventh and eighth grade students at the Crestwood School in Paris, Illinois, on Monday, April 25. The workshops showed students how reading and mathematics tie together. EIU students acted out several well-known children's books and did a mathematics activity following each sketch. EIU students participating in the workshop included David Buckley, Aaron Crutchfield, Kyle Geistwhite, Cassandra Heap, Sean Joyce, Candice Kuchar, Stacy Livengood, Tim McGinness, Lisa Merchant, and Denise Wright. This is the twelfth year the math-literature group has made presentations throughout the state and country.

Dr. Andrew M. White, Mathematics and Computer Science, completed a series of two workshops for Title I Mathematics teachers in the Newman-Shiloh School District on February 15. The purpose of the workshop was to introduce the teachers to various ways of teaching subtraction and division to Title I students and different approaches to problem-solving techniques. Dr. White had presented the first part of the workshop on February 2.

Dr. White and seven preservice teachers presented "Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday" at the second annual Math Fest at Carl Sandburg School in Charleston on Thursday, February 17. The students acted out the story of Alexander while the children and their parents did a mathematics activity. Eastern Illinois students in the group are David Buckley, Aaron Crutchfield, Kyle Geistwhite, Cassandra Heap, Sean Joyce, Candice Kuchar, and Lisa Merchant. The students are members of the Math-Literature Connection which presents workshops to students around the state and nation.

"Barbarians and Romans," an exhibit of Late Roman And Merovingian aretefact in the collections of the Spurlock World History Museum in Urbana, opened March 10 and will be on display until May. It was curated by Bailey K. Young of the History Department. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, free of charge.

Bailey K.Young, History, delivered a lecture on February 3 to Quodlibet, the association of graduate students in the Medieval Studies Program at Cornell University. The invitation was proposed by Chris Bailey (winner of the EIU best MA thesis award in 2002, now a PhD candidate in history at Cornell). The topic was "Digging a Castle in Belgium," EIU's joint project with the University of Louvain, in which Mr. Bailey took part in 2000.

Bailey K. Young, History, gave a paper titled "Is There an Archaeology of Conversion for Merovingian Gaul?" in a panel on Conversion and Spiritual Life in Late Antique and Medieval Christianity, organised by Andrea Sterk of the University of Florida, at the meeting of the American Society of Church History, held in Seattle January 6 to 9.

Bailey K. Young, History, gave a paper titled "Auguste Moutié and the Pioneering Days of Merovingian Archaeoloogy" at the Sixth Congress of the Society for Late Antiquity, devoted to Romans, Barbarians, and the Transformation of the Roman World, at the University of Illinois, Urbana, March 17-20. He also introduced the plenary speaker, Patrick Périn, director of the Museum of National Antiquities in France, whose paper, "Identity and Ethnicity in the Era of Migrations in the Light of Archaeological Evidence," he translated.