College of Liberal Arts
Professor Bethany Brand in the Department of Psychology earned the Cornelia B. Wilbur Award by the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation for outstanding clinical contribution to the treatment of dissociative disorders for the TOP DD study. She also earned the Pierre Janet Writing Award for most important publication in the field of dissociative disorders for the paper in Psychological Bulletin: Dalenberg, C. J., Brand, B. L., Gleaves, D. H., Dorahy, M. J., Loewenstein, R. J., Cardeña, E., & … Spiegel, D. (2012). “Evaluation of the evidence for the trauma and fantasy models of dissociation.” Psychological Bulletin, 138(3), 550-588.
Fran Botkin’s article “Revising the Colonial Caribbean: Three-Fingered Jack and the Jamaican Pantomime,” is in Callaloo 35.2 (2012).
Jack Carneal has a speaking and drumming part with the lead actor in I Used to be Darker, a movie filmed in Baltimore and screened at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah to which Jack was flown by the producers. The movie has been picked up by Monterey Media, and international TV rights have been bought by the Sundance Channel.
George Hahn, chair of the English department, has an article, “The Campus Trials of Mencken’s Satire,” in Menckeniana, No. 203 (Fall 2012), derived from his address to the Mencken Society. Another article, “Sending the Term Paper Back into the Game,” appeared in The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 24, 2013.
Lana Portolano’s article, “Sign of God: What Catholics can learn from deafness” is in the January 7-14, 2013 issue of America.
Diane Scharper reviewed Colm Toibin’s novel, The Testament of Mary, in the same issue of America.
Bob Valasek’s essay, “Dark Chaucer: An Assortment” was published by Punctum Books. The chapter’s title is “The Light Has Lifted: Pandere Trickster.”
Jonathan Vincent’s chapter, “Women in War,” was recently published in The Cambridge History of American Women’s Writing. In November Jonathan also read a paper at the American Studies Association’s general meeting in San Juan, P.R., entitled, “Inventing Preparedness: Touring U.S. Occupied Cuba, Domestic Social Reform, and the Culture of American Militarization.”
Alan Britt, Creative Writing professor, had three poems published in Osiris issue 75, a 40-year-old literary journal from Old Deerfield, Massachusetts.
Cook Library
Communications and Development Librarian Joyce Garczynski led the way in earning the Cook Library the grant The Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys, a collection of books, films and other resources chosen with the goal of familiarizing the American public with Islam and the cultural heritage of Islamic civilizations around the world. Throughout 2013, the library will host numerous programs in support of this grant, including The Influence of Arabic and Islamic Civilization on Medicine on Tuesday, March 5.
Jess and Mildred Fisher College of Science and Mathematics
Dr. Gail Kaplan and Dr. Michael Krach worked with other faculty and administrators in higher education to provide input on potential implementation of Common Core Standards in the mathematics classroom. The meeting took place on February 1 at UMBC.
Workshop
Dr. Gail Kaplan accepted an invitation to lead a one day workshop on January 23 to train Baltimore City Advanced Placement Calculus teachers how to more effectively prepare their students for the Advanced Placement examination.
Community Outreach
Dr. Gail Kaplan and Dr. Michael Krach led a problem solving workshop for students visiting from DuBois High School in Baltimore City on January 11.
Publication
An article written by Dr. Gail Kaplan, Dr. Michael Krach and Dr. Sonali Raje, The Chinese Number Theory Pyramid Puzzle, appears in the February issue of the NCTM Journal, Mathematics Teacher.
College of Fine Arts
Robyn Quick, chair of the Department of Theatre Arts, was awarded the Gold Medallion by Region 2 of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. The Gold Medallion honors individuals or organizations that have made extraordinary contributions to the teaching and producing of theatre and who have significantly dedicated their time, artistry and enthusiasm to the development of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. It is the most prestigious regional award given by KCACTF and is considered one of the great honors in theatre education.
