Tag Archives | Faculty and Staff Kudos

Joyce Garczynski, Assistant University Librarian for Development and Communications, was selected as the Association of College and Research Libraries “Member of the Week”.

Janese Daniels, Ph.D. (College of Education) was inducted into the Hall of Fame for The Baltimore City College High School this past Friday. Her nomination and selection was based upon her longstanding commitment and contribution to the Baltimore community and  work as an educator since 1992. Only six women have ever been inducted into the BCC […]

Five faculty in the College of Education were recently awarded 2019 Maryland State Department of Education State Discretionary Grants totaling over $150,000. Kandace Hoppin – Enhancing Multi-tiered Frameworks:  Integrating, aligning, and strengthening behavioral, social, and emotional supports. $44,468 Greg Knollman – An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Development and Implementation of a Fitness to Work Program […]

Li, X., Wu, C. and Mai, F. (Forthcoming) (Finance Department). The Effect of Online Reviews on Product Sales: A Joint Sentiment-Topic Analysis. Information and Management. [ranked as A* journal in ABDC] Abstract of the paper can be obtained at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378720617304597    Xiaolin Li, Fujun Lai, Yang Yuan, Dongqing Yao Baojun Yang, (Finance Department) Understanding Adoption and Continuance […]

Dr. Brenda Conley (Instructional Leadership & Professional Development) served as the first Faculty Facilitator and mentor for the rigorous three-week Online Edge Facilitation workshop. This workshop is part of the Online Edge Certificate Program, created to assist Towson instructors as they develop facilitation, pedagogical, and technical expertise relating to online instruction. The following faculty earned all […]

Claire Holmes (Cook Library), Michelle Pasko (Special Education), and Jane Neapolitan (Office of Academic Innovation) presented “Integrating Universal Design for Learning: Embracing Student-Centered Teaching & Learning” as a Campus Innovation Case at the Higher Education Innovation Summit held at the University of Minnesota-Rochester, on June 7th. Since 2014, TU’s UDL Professional Development Network has actively […]

Richard E. Vatz, (Department of Instructional Leadership and Professional Development) ILPD, discussed at a panel presentation at Zamoiski Auditorium in Sinai Hospital, “Encouraging Tolerance in a Polarized Country:  What to Say to Kids,” with Dr. Dan Levy, MD, Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and Past President, Maryland Chapter, AAP on May 1.

Mickey Jancewski (Health); Linda Caplis (Interprofessional Health Studies); Bethany Willis-Hepp (Family Studies); Maureen Yarnevich (Mathematics); and Jane Neapolitan (Office of Academic Innovation), gave a presentation at the Quality Matters Regional Conference East held at Towson University on March 23, 2018. In their presentation titled, “Faculty Perspectives on the Gold Review as a QM-Based Faculty Professional […]

Dr. Blake Abbott (Mass Communication & Communication Studies) had an essay, “Walking Away From an American Dream, or How a Million Strategic Defaults Helped America Rethink Homeownership,” accepted for publication in Argumentation and Advocacy. Dr. Blake Abbott (Mass Communication & Communication Studies) had an essay, “’A Widespread Loss of Confidence:” TARP, Presidential Rhetoric, and the […]

Jane Neapolitan (Office of Academic Innovation) was honored at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators as an ATE LaureATE in recognition of her 20 years of continuous membership in the association. For the 2019 Annual Meeting of ATE to be held in Atlanta, February 15-19, 2019, Dr. Neapolitan will lead a featured […]

Dr. Rajeev Walia (Lecturer, Mathematics) won a 2018 OAI Innovation in Teaching Award for his project, “MEGA (Math Engagement Gaming Application).” This award honors faculty who have implemented outstanding innovative teaching approaches shown to increase student learning and success. A description of this winning project can be found on the award website. Dr. Jessica A. […]

Jian Huang, Ph.D. and  Bharat A. Jain, Ph.D. (Finance) have a paper forthcoming in Journal of Business Research. It is joint work with Gokhan Torna.  In this paper, the authors examine corporate policy decisions made in anticipation of and subsequent to a proxy contest. The results suggest that managers increase dividend payouts and leverage and […]

Salvatore Pappalardo (Department of English) has been named the winner of the Max Kade Prize, given annually for the best scholarly article in German literature and culture studies. Dr. Pappalardo won the prize for his article “The Betrayal of the Urbs Fidelissima: Habsburg Trieste in Robert Musil’s Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften” published in vol. 89.2 (Spring […]

On September 13, Dr. Richard Vatz was in an hour-long discussion on WJLA in Washington, “Your Voice, Your Future Roundtable: ‘Free Speech in America,“ along with Donna Edwards, former U.S. Congresswoman, Jolene Ivey, former legislator in the 47th Legislative District in the Maryland House of Delegates, and the panel was moderated by ABC7 anchor Jonathan […]

Alison Rios Millett McCartney (Political Science/Honors College), edited Teaching Civic Engagement Across the Disciplines (with Elizabeth Matto, Elizabeth Bennion, and Dick Simpson) published by the American Political Science Association. The book was launched with a special reception and panel presentation at the APSA annual conference on September 1 in San Francisco. It includes a chapter co-written […]

Amanda Ginter (Family Studies & Community Development) had a manuscript entitled, “Social Support for Breast Cancer Patients without Partners,” accepted for publication in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.

Dr. Melanie Formentin, (Assistant Professor, Mass Communication & Communication Studies) completed all three certificates in OAI’s  Online Edge Certificate Program. This rigorous program was created to assist Towson instructors as they develop facilitation, pedagogical, and technical expertise relating to online instruction.  Dr. Formentin completed two highly interactive multi-week online workshops for the Online Edge Facilitation Certificate and Online […]

Dr. Jennifer Potter (Associate Professor and Communication Studies Unit Coordinator, Mass Communication & Communication Studies) completed all three certificates in OAI’s  Online Edge Certificate Program. This rigorous program was created to assist Towson instructors as they develop facilitation, pedagogical, and technical expertise relating to online instruction.  Dr. Potter completed two highly interactive multi-week online workshops […]

Susan J. Rotkovitz, Director of the Arts Integration Institute and Adjunct Faculty (Department of Theatre Arts) contributing Author to a new book, “Preparing Educators for Arts Integration: Placing Creativity at the Center of Learning” (edited by Martha McKenna and Gene Diaz, both of Lesley University, Cambridge, MA), to quote Steven Seidel (Harvard University):  “This excellent book […]

Richard E. Vatz (Instructional Leadership and Professional Development) has a new edition of his The Only Authentic Book of Persuasion: the Agenda-Spin Model coming out this summer and newly published by McGraw-Hill. Vatz also has co-edited a new work coming out this summer, Thomas S. Szasz: the Man and His Ideas, (Transaction Publishers) with all […]