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Stephanie L. Bressler, Ph.D., associate professor of political science and director

PUBLICATIONS

Bressler, Stephanie L., John Ennis, Mark Michael, and Jean O’Brien, “The Sophomore-Junior Diagnostic Project,” Assessment in Practice: Putting Principles to Work on College Campuses, Trudy Banta, ed., San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996.

“Voices of Latina Migrant Mothers in Rural Pennsylvania,” Children of La Frontera, Judith LeBlanc Flores, ed., Charleston, W.V., ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools, 1996.

“Explaining Implementation Politics: The Case of Pennsylvania’s Seasonal Farm Labor Act,” Commonwealth: A Journal of Political Science, 8 100-126, 1995-1996.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

“Maternal Inequities: The Implementation of the FMLA in Pennsylvania’s Colleges and Universities,” National Women’s Studies Association Conference, Albuquerque, N.M., June 1999.

“Symbolic or Real? The FMLA’s Promise to Mothers in Pennsylvania’s Colleges and Universities,” Pennsylvania Political Science Association Meeting, Villlanova University, Villanova, Pa., April 1999.

“Home Style: The Expansionist Dan Flood,” Pennsylvania Political Science Association Meeting, Juniata College, Huntingdon, Pa., April 1998.

“Practicing Feminist Pedagogy: Organizing Across Campus Lines,” Western States Communication Association, Monterey, Ca., February 1997.

“A Cross-Boundary Model for Improving the Climate for Women in Higher Education,” National Women’s Studies Association Conference, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., June 1996.

“Connecting the Major and Liberal Learning: The Senior Integrated Assessment,” American Association for Higher Education Annual Assessment Conference, Washington, D.C., June 1994.

“Connecting Liberal Learning Skills and the Major,” co-presented at American Association for Higher Education Annual Assessment Conference, Chicago, June 1993.

“A Model for Analyzing Implementation Politics as Applied to the Pennsylvania Seasonal Farm Labor Act,” Pennsylvania Political Science Meeting, Harrisburg, Pa., April 1992.

Charles I. Brooks, Ph.D., professor of psychology

PUBLICATIONS

Brooks, C. I., L.P. Napieralski, and N.L. Glassberg, “The influence of eye contact in a simulated interview on evaluation of a potential employee by college students,” Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research, 3, 105-109, 1998.

Brooks, C. I., J. Lagomarsino, and M. Gallagher, S. Yankalunas, “Attributions of a Model’s Self-esteem as a Function of Observer Self-esteem and Duration of Eye Contact Maintained by the Model,” The Psychological Record, 48, 317-324, 1998.

Brooks, C. I. and T. F. Mech, “Anxiety and confidence in using a library by college freshmen and seniors,” Psychological Reports, 81, 1-2, 1997.

Brooks, C. I. and J. Burda, “Classroom seating position and changes in achievement motivation over a semester,” Psychological Reports, 78, 331-336, 1996.

Brooks, C. I., C. Frantz, A. McKenna, and J.P. O’Brien, “Self-esteem and health practices in college students and their parents,” Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research, 1, 71-77, 1996.

Brooks, C. I. and J.M. Droney, “Attributions of self-esteem as a function of duration of eye contact,” Journal of Social Psychology, 133, 715-722, 1995.

Brooks, C. I., L.P. Napieralski, and J.M. Droney, “The effect of duration of eye contact on attributions of state, trait, and test anxiety,” Journal of Social Psychology, 135, 273-280, 1995.

Brooks, C. I. and K. Kormos, “Acquaintance rape: Attributions of victim blame of college students and prison inmates as a function of relationship status of victim and perpetrator,” Psychological Reports, 74, 545-546, 1994.

Brooks, C. I., J.L. Rebeta, J.P. O’Brien, and G.A. Hunter,  “Variations in trait anxiety and achievement motivation as a function of classroom seating position,” Journal of Experimental Education, 61, 257-267, 1993.

Brooks, C. I., K.C. Kormos, and D.C. White, “Sex differences in rated seriousness of crimes,” Psychological Reports, 70, 867-870. 1992.

Brooks, C. I. and J.L. Rebeta, “Reply to Montello,” Environment and Behavior, 24, 400-401, 1992.

Brooks, C. I. and J.E. Mercincavage, “Grades for Men and Women in College Courses Taught by Women,” Teaching of Psychology, 18, 47-48, 1991.

Brooks, C. I. and J.L. Rebeta, “College Classroom Ecology: The Relation of Sex of Student to Classroom Performance and Seating Preference,” Environment and Behavior, 23, 305-313, (highlighted in USA Today), 1991.

Brooks, C. I., R.B. Hillmann, and J.P. O’Brien, “Differences in self-esteem of college freshmen as a function of classroom seating row preference,” The Psychological Record, 41, 315-320, 1991.

Brooks, C. I. and J.E. Mercincavage, “Differences in Achievement Motivation of College Business Majors as a Function of Year in College and Classroom Seating Position,” Psychological Reports, 66, 632-634, 1990.

Joan M. Coffin, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology, director of the neuroscience program

PUBLICATIONS

O’Neill, J., C. Marshall, J. Kohlert, and J.M. Coffin, “Differences in Associative Learning in AD/HD,” Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 26, 2000.

Coffin, J. M. and A. Boegle, “Failure of Dyslexics to Achieve Eyeblink Classical Conditioning Following Five Days of Training,” Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 26, 2000.

Coffin, J.M. and B. Jones, “Impaired performance on a cerebellar dependent implicit learning task among dyslexics,” Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 25, 895, 1999.

Pall, J. and J.M. Coffin, “Effects of Nicotine on the Acquisition and Retention of Eyeblink Classical Conditioning and Word Recall in Smokers,” 14^th Annual Lehigh Valley Undergraduate Psychology Conference. Published in the Conference Proceedings and at http://www.lafayette.edu/ ~neuhoffj/program.htm, April 24, 1999.

Shirley, M. and J. M. Coffin, “Effects of Visual Interference on Immediate and Delayed Recall of Words,” 14^th Annual Lehigh Valley Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Published in the Conference Proceedings and http://www.lafayette.edu/~neuhoffj/program.htm, April 24, 1999.

Minsavage, G. and J.M. Coffin, “Dissociation of Implicit and Explicit Learning,” 14^th Annual Lehigh Valley Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Published in Proceedings and @www.lafayette.edu/~neuhoffj/program.htm, April 24, 1999.

Jones, B. and J.M. Coffin, “Impaired Performance on an Implicit Memory Systems Task Among Dyslexics,” 14^th Annual Lehigh Valley Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Published in the Proceedings and @www.lafayette.edu/~neuhoffj/program.htm, April 24, 1999.

Pall, J., B. Jones, W. Stom, G. Minsavage, and J.M. Coffin, “Effects of Nicotine on the Acquisition and Retention of Eyeblink Classical Conditioning and Word Recall in Smokers,” 14^th Annual University of Scranton Psychology Conference. Published in Proceedings of the 14^th Annual University of Scranton Psychology Conference, 7. March 20, 1999.

Minsavage, G., M. Hatton, B. Jones, B., and J.M. Coffin, “Disruptive Effects of Implicit Learning on the Acquisition and Retention of Explicit Word Stimuli,” 14^th Annual University of Scranton Psychology Conference. Published in Proceedings, 9. March 20, 1999.

Shirley, M., J. Marston, C. Merz, B. Jones, and J.M. Coffin, “Effects of Visual Interference on Immediate and Delayed Recall of Words,” 14^th Annual University of Scranton Psychology Conference. Published in Proceedings, 21, March 20, 1999.

Jones, B., J. Pall, G. Minsavage, and J.M. Coffin, “Impaired Performance on a Dual Memory Systems Task Among Dyslexics,” 14^th Annual University of Scranton Psychology Conference. Published in Proceedings, 24, March 20, 1999.

Coffin, J.M. and B. Jones, “Impaired Performance on a Cerebellar Dependent Implicit Learning Task Among Dyslexics,” Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 25, 895, 1999.

Coffin, J. M., “Undergraduate Neuroscience Research at King’s College,’ SUNY Binghamton, Research Laboratories of Norman Spear, Ph.D., October 15, 1998.

“An Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program: Curriculum Development and Undergraduate Research,” Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 24, 243, 1998.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Boegle, A., R. Haberle, L. Tyler, A. Pistun, and J.M. Coffin, “Differences in Cerebellar Function in Dyslexia,” 15^th Annual Psychology Conference, University of Scranton, February 26, 2000. Abstract published at http://academic.uofs.edu/organization/psychccon/15th/.

Marston, J., M.A. Koza, A. Day, and J.M. Coffin, “Cerebellar Task Demand Interferes with Performance in Two Memory Systems,” 15^th Annual Psychology Conference, University of Scranton, February 26, 2000. Abstract published http://academic.uofs.edu/organization/psychccon/15th/.

O’Neill, J., C. Marshall, E. Kirby, N. Belasco, and J.M. Coffin, “Cerebellar Dependent Task Discriminates AD/HD,” 15^th Annual Psychology Conference, University of Scranton, February 26, 2000. Abstract published http://academic.uofs.edu/organization/psychccon/15th/.

Boegle, A., and J.M. Coffin, “Differences in Cerebellar Function in Dyslexia,” 4^th Annual “Posters on the Hill,” Council for Undergraduate Research, Washington, D.C., April 6, 2000.

Boegle, A. and J.M. Coffin, “Failure of Dyslexics to Perform a Cerebellar Dependent Implicit Learning Task after Five Days,” Thomas Jefferson University Research Day, March 27, 2000.

Marshall, C., and J.M. Coffin, “Effects of Stimulant Use on Eyeblink Classical Conditioning in AD/HD: A Preliminary Investigation,” Thomas Jefferson University Research Day, March 27, 2000.

O’Neill, J. and J.M. Coffin, “Eyeblink Classical Conditioning as a Diagnostic Tool of Associative Learning in AD/HD Individuals,” Thomas Jefferson University Research Day, March 27, 2000.

Marston, J., and J.M. Coffin, “Cerebellar Task Demand Interferes with Performance in Two Memory Systems in Non-dyslexics,” Thomas Jefferson University Research Day, March 27, 2000.

Pall, J., B. Jones, W. Stom, G. Minsavage, and J.M. Coffin, “Effects of Nicotine on the Acquisition and Retention of Eyeblink Classical Conditioning and Word Recall in Smokers,” 14^th Annual University of Scranton Psychology Conference. Published in Proceedings of the 14^th Annual University of Scranton Psychology Conference, 7. March 20, 1999.

Minsavage, G., M. Hatton, B. Jones, B., and J.M. Coffin, “Disruptive Effects of Implicit Learning on the Acquisition and Retention of Explicit Word Stimuli,” 14^th Annual University of Scranton Psychology Conference. Published in Proceedings, 9. March 20, 1999.

Shirley, M., J. Marston, C. Merz, B. Jones, and J.M. Coffin, “Effects of Visual Interference on Immediate and Delayed Recall of Words,” 14^th Annual University of Scranton Psychology Conference. Published in Proceedings, 21, March 20, 1999.

Jones, B., J. Pall, G. Minsavage, and J.M. Coffin, “Impaired Performance on a Dual Memory Systems Task Among Dyslexics,” 14^th Annual University of Scranton Psychology Conference. Published in Proceedings, 24, March 20, 1999.

Jones, B. and J.M. Coffin,  “Impaired Performance on a Dual Memory Systems Task Among Dyslexics,” Thomas Jefferson University Student Research Day. Awarded first place for Undergraduate research, April 14, 1999.

Minsavage, G. and J.M. Coffin, “Effects of Nicotine Via Tobacco Smoking on the Acquisition and Retention of Eyeblink Classical Conditioning and Word Recall and Recognition,” Thomas Jefferson University Student Research Day, April 14, 1999.

Pall, J. and J.M. Coffin, “Effects of Nicotine on the Acquisition and Retention of Eyeblink Classical Conditioning and Word Recall in Smokers,” 14^th Annual Lehigh Valley Undergraduate Psychology Conference. Published in the Conference Proceedings and at http://www.lafayette.edu/ ~neuhoffj/program.htm, April 24, 1999.

Shirley, M. and J. M. Coffin, “Effects of Visual Interference on Immediate and Delayed Recall of Words,” 14^th Annual Lehigh Valley Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Published in the Conference Proceedings and http://www.lafayette.edu/~neuhoffj/program.htm, April 24, 1999.

Minsavage, G. and J.M. Coffin, “Dissociation of Implicit and Explicit Learning,” 14^th Annual Lehigh Valley Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Published in Proceedings and @www.lafayette.edu/~neuhoffj/program.htm, April 24, 1999.

Jones, B. and J.M. Coffin, “Impaired Performance on an Implicit Memory Systems Task Among Dyslexics,” 14^th Annual Lehigh Valley Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Published in the Proceedings and @www.lafayette.edu/~neuhoffj/program.htm, April 24, 1999.

Coffin, J.M. and B. Jones, “Impaired Performance on a Cerebellar Dependent Implicit Learning Task Among Dyslexics,” Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 25, 895, 1999.

Coffin, J. M., “Undergraduate Neuroscience Research at King’s College,’ SUNY Binghamton, Research Laboratories of Norman Spear, Ph.D., October 15, 1998.

Daniel J. Curran, Ph.D., professor of history

PUBLICATIONS

Curran, Daniel J. and Hendrick B. Wright, American National Biography, Oxford University Press, 1997.

“The Rejection of George W. Woodward’s Nomination to the Supreme Court in 1846,” Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, vol. CXXI, No. 3, July 1997.

“The Holocaust: An Examination,” The Proceedings, Middle Atlantic Historical Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, Vol. 7, 1992.

“Decision Making in Historical Context:  The Cuban Missile Crisis Reappraised,” Proceedings, Middle Atlantic Historical Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, Vol. 6, 1991.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Commentator, Duquesne History Forum, Pittsburgh, October 1999.

“George W. Woodword and the Supreme Court Nomination,” Duquesne History Forum, Pittsburgh, October 1994.

“Hendrick B. Wright, Crusader for Labor,” Duquesne History Forum, Pittsburgh, Pa., October 1992.

Donald W. Farmer, Ph.D., vice president for academic affairs and professor of history

PUBLICATIONS

“Motivating Faculty for Institutional Improvement:  A Case Study,” Michael Theall, ed., Motivation From Within:  Approaches for Encouraging Faculty and Students to Excel,  New Directions in Teaching and Learning, No. 78, San Francisco, Ca., Jossey-Bass 1999.

“Course-Embedded Assessment:  A Catalyst for Realizing the Paradigm Shift From Teaching to Learning,” – Journal of Staff, Program, and Organizational Development, Vol. 16, No. 4, Spring 1999.

Farmer, Donald and Edmund Napieralski “Assessing Learning in Programs,” Jerry G. Gaff and James L. Ratcliff, eds., Handbook of the Undergraduate Curriculum, San Francisco, Ca., Jossey-Bass, 1996.

“Course-Embedded Assessment: A Teaching Strategy to Improve Student Learning,” Assessment Update, Volume 5, No. 1, January-February 1993.

“Designing a Reward System to Promote the Career Development of Senior Faculty,” Martin Finkelstein, ed., Developing Senior Faculty as Teachers, New Directions in Teaching and Learning, No. 55.  San Francisco, Ca., Jossey-Bass, 1993.

Information Literacy:  Developing Students as Independent Learners, D. W. Farmer and Terrence F. Mech, eds., New Directions for Higher Education, No. 78. San Francisco, Ca., Jossey-Bass, 1992. This volume received the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Bibliographic Publication of the Year Award in 1993.

“Information Literacy:  Overcoming Barriers to Implementation,” D. W. Farmer and Terrence F. Mech, eds., Information Literacy: Developing Students as Independent Learners, New Directions in Higher Education, No. 78. San Francisco,Ca., Jossey-Bass, 1992.

“A Macro and Micro Approach to Classroom Assessment:  Strategies to Improve Student Learning at King’s College,” Educational Forum, Volume II, Fall 1991.

“Strategies for Change,” Douglas Steeples, ed., Managing Change in Colleges and Universities,  New Directions in Higher Education, No. 71. San Francisco, Ca., Jossey-Bass, 1990.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Co-facilitator, Assessment Institute, National Center on Postsecondary Teaching, Learning and Assessment and ACT, San Diego, Ca., November 11-13, 1999.

Resource person, Capacity Standards Drafting Committee, Western Association Senior Colleges and Universities, San Francisco, Ca., October 21, 22, 1999.

Co-facilitator, Assessment Institute, National Center on Post-secondary Teaching Learning and Assessment and AET, Minneapolis, Mn., October 14-16, 1999.

Assessment resource person and workshop leader, Self-Study Institute, Western Association, Berkeley, Ca., July 7-9, 1999.

“Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education in the 21^st Century,” AAHE Assessment Conference, Denver, Co., June 15, 1999.

Chair and panel participant, “An Integrative Approach to Teaching and Assessing Critical Thinking,” AAHE Assessment, Denver, Co., June 15, 1999.

Panel participant, “Assessing Collegiate Science and Mathematics Learning Outcomes: Models That Work!” AAHE Assessment, Denver, Co., June 14, 1999.

Resident consultant for Asheville Institute on General Education, American Association of Colleges and Universities, Ashville, N.C., June 5-9, 1999.

“From Dialogue to Doing:  Increasing the Effectiveness of General Education,” keynote address, the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, Pa., February 26, 1999.

Panel participant, “The Quality Concept as a Stimulus to Organizational Change,” American Association of Colleges and Universities, San Francisco, Ca., January 29, 1999.

Co-facilitator, Assessment Institute, National Center on Post-secondary Teaching, Learning and Assessment, and ACT, Atlanta, Ga., December 3-5, 1998.

Co-facilitator, Assessment Institute, National Center on Post-secondary Teaching, Learning and Assessment and ACT, Burlington, Vt., October 15-17, 1998.

Chair and panel participant, “Using Assessment to Involve Faculty in Continuous Improvement of Curriculum,” AAHE Conference on Assessment, Cincinnati, Oh., June 16, 1998.

Chair and panel participant, “An Integrative Approach to Teaching and Assessing Critical Thinking,” AAHE Conference on Assessment, Cincinnati, Oh., June 15, 1998.

Co-facilitator for Assessment Institute, National Center on Post-secondary Teaching, Learning and Assessment, and ACT, Kansas City, Mo., April 2-4, 1998.

Co-facilitator, Assessment Institute, National Center on Post-secondary Teaching, Learning and Assessment and ACT, Charleston, S.C., February 12-14, 1998.

Resource person, Invitational Planning Day for Developing a National Information Literacy Institute, Association of College and Research Libraries, New Orleans, La., January 9, 1998.

Panel participant, “Assessing the Library’s Contribution to Learning and the Institution’s Mission,” Middle States Association, Philadelphia, Pa., December 8, 1997.

Co-facilitator, “Faculty Development: The Key to Institutional Vitality,” Council of Independent Colleges Deans Institute, St. Petersburg, Fl., November 3, 1997.

“Design Principles for an Outcomes-Oriented Curriculum Supported by Course-Embedded Assessment,” Transforming Teaching and Learning: International Study Program for Senior Academics and Administrators in Higher Education from Australia and New Zealand, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., October 15, 1997.

Chair and panel participant, “An Integrative Approach to Teaching and Assessing Critical Thinking,” AAHE Conference on Assessment and Quality, Miami Beach, Fl., June 14, 1997.

Co-facilitator, “Administrative Disasters in Assessment and How to Avoid Them,” AAHE Conference on Assessment and Quality, Miami Beach, Fl., June 14, 1997.

Panel participant, “The Centrality of Assessment in Managing and Improving Curriculum,” AAHE Conference on Assessment and Quality, Miami Beach, Fl., June 13, 1997.

Discussion leader, “Common Management Concerns for Senior Administrators,” AAHE Conference on Assessment and Quality, Miami Beach, Fl., June 13, 1997.

Resident consultant, Asheville Institute on General Education, American Association of Colleges and Universities, Asheville, N.C., June 7-11, 1997.

Panel member, “Recovering the Moral Dimensions of Collegiate Education,” Institute on College Values - The John Templeton Foundation and Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fl., February 7, 1997.

Panel member, “Creating a Culture of Evidence:  Assessing for Effectiveness and Efficiency,” Association of American Colleges and Universities, Atlanta, Ga., January 17, 1997.

Panel member, “The Transformed Academy:  Technology and Information Literacy,” Middle States Association, Washington, D.C., December 10, 1996.

Chair, “Assessment of Service Learning,” Council of Independent Colleges Deans Institute, Santa Fe, N.M., November 4, 1996.

Co-facilitator, Assessment Institute, National Center on Post-secondary Teaching, Learning and Assessment, Portland, Or., October 17-19, 1996.

Chair and panel participant, “Faculty Development and Student Learning Assessment,” Middle Atlantic Association of Colleges of Business Administration, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., October 10, 1996.

Panel participant, “Defining Assessment: How What Works Affects Our Definitions,” AAHE Conference on Assessment and Quality, Washington, D.C., June 10, 1996.

“Implementing Change in Higher Education,” AAHE Conference on Assessment and Quality, Washington, D.C., June 9, 1996.

“Course-Embedded Assessment,” AAHE Conference on Assessment and Quality, Washington, D.C., June 9, 1996.

Co-facilitator, Assessment Institute, National Center on Post-secondary Teaching, Learning and Assessment, Phoenix, Az., February 8-10, 1996.

Chair and panel participant, “Accreditation and Quality Assurance,” Middle States Association, Philadelphia, Pa., December 13, 1995.

“Linking Assessment in General Education with Assessment in the Major,” Council of Independent Colleges Deans Institute, Seattle, Wa., November 6, 1995.

Chair and panel participant, “Assessment:  Common Themes, Common Futures,” Pennsylvania State Board of Education, Harrisburg, Pa., October 30, 1995.

Co-facilitator, Assessment Institute, National Center on Post-secondary Teaching, Learning and Assessment, Atlanta, Ga., October 19-21, 1995.

Panel participant, “Student Learning Assessment Program for Business Students,” AACSB Continuous Improvement Symposium, Philadelphia, Pa., October 2, 1995.

Panel participant, “Using Assessment for Improvement,” AAHE Conference on Assessment and Quality, Boston, Ma., June 12, 1995.

“Case-Study on Integrating Outcomes Assessment with Accreditation at King’s College,” AAHE Conference on Assessment and Quality, Boston, Ma., June 12, 1995.

Co-facilitator, Assessment Institute, National Center on Post-secondary Teaching, Learning and Assessment, St. Louis, Mo., April 12-14, 1995.

Panel participant and facilitator, ACRL National Pre-Conference Workshop on “Librarians as Campus Leaders,” Association of College and Research Libraries, Pittsburgh, Pa., March 29, 1995.

“Motivating Senior Faculty: The Role of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Incentives,” American College Personnel Association, Boston, Ma., March 21, 1995.

Facilitator, “The Challenge of Outcomes Assessment for Study Abroad Programs,” Middle States Association, Philadelphia, Pa., March 8, 1995.

“Integrating Outcomes Assessment with the Self-Study for Accreditation,” Middle States Association, Philadelphia, Pa., December 1, 1994.

Panel participant, “Framework for Outcomes Assessment,” Middle States Association, Philadelphia, Pa., December 1, 1994.

Co-facilitator, Assessment Institute, National Center on Post-Secondary Teaching, Learning, and Assessment, Braintree, Ma., September 30 – October 2, 1994.

“Doing Assessment and Using Assessment Findings,” Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, Boiling Springs, Pa., May 24, 1994.

“Assessment as an Integral Part of Teaching and Learning,” Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, Boiling Springs, Pa., May 23, 1994.

Panel participant, “Assessing Outcomes Within Campus Objectives,” Middle States Association, Philadelphia, Pa., December 10, 1993.

Director, National Case Study on Integrating Curriculum, Teaching and Assessment, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., April 3-5, 1993.

Panel participant, “Harnessing the Energies of Senior Faculty in Institutional Reform: Three Successful Precedents,” American Association for Higher Education, Washington, D.C., March 16, 1993.

Panel participant, “Information Literacy: Developing Students as Independent Learners,” American Association for Higher Education, Washington, D.C., March 15, 1993.

Co-facilitator, Assessment Institute, National Center on Post-Secondary Teaching, Learning, and Assessment, Elizabeth, N.J., February 28-March 2, 1993.

Panel participant, “Dual Perspectives on Institutional Effectiveness and Outcomes,” Middle States Association, Baltimore, Md., December 10, 1992.

“Posing an Uncomfortable Question for Undergraduate Education:  Is There More Teaching Going on Than Learning?” North Adams State College, North Adams, Ma., November 13, 1992.

“Performance-Based Assessment: Recognizing that Good Assessment Strategies are Good Teaching Strategies,” Eighth Annual Colloquium on Assisting Under-Prepared Students, Goldey-Beacom College, Wilmington, De., October 29, 1992.

“Defining and Communicating Assessment Criteria to Enhance Student Learning,” National Assessment Forum, Miami Beach, Fl., June 21, 1992.

Panel participant, “Classroom Research 1992: Lesson From Success and Promising New Directions,” American Association for Higher Education, Chicago, Il., April 7, 1992.

“Meeting the Challenge of Assessment in Higher Education,” Maryland Resource Center for Assessment and University of Maryland, College Park, Md., April 1, 1992.

“Assessment of Students: The Role of Faculty,” National Education Association Higher Education Conference, San Diego, Ca., March 1, 1992.

Panel participant, “Strategies for Assessing and Improving the Teaching/Learning Process on Campus,” Pennsylvania Academic Deans’ Conference, Pittsburgh, Pa., November 1, 1991.

“Helping Students Make Connections Between General Education and Major Programs,” Association for General and Liberal Studies, Seattle, Wa., October 19, 1991.

Panel participant, “Information Literacy and General Education,” Middle States Association, Philadelphia, Pa., April 15, 1991.

“A Macro and Micro Approach to Classroom Assessment and Classroom Research: Strategies to Improve Student Learning at King’s College,” Massachusetts Faculty Development Consortium and the National Council of Instructional Administrators, Boston, Ma., April 5, 1991.

Co-presenter, “Classroom Research:  Building and Maintaining Campus-Wide Programs,” American Association for Higher Education, Washington, D.C., March 26, 1991.

Co-presenter, “Classroom Assessment:  An introduction to Classroom Research,” American Association for Higher Education, Washington, D.C., March 24, 1991.

“How Performance-Based Assessment Can Improve Student Learning,” Association of Mercy Colleges, Washington, D.C., February 5, 1991.

“Developing Institutional Performance Measures for Library and Information Literacy Competency,” Association of College and Research Libraries, Philadelphia, Pa., November 2, 1990.

Panel participant, “Applications of Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences in Higher Education,” Wyoming Seminary Symposium, Kingston, Pa., October 9, 1990.

“A Macro and Micro Approach to Classroom Research,” National Classroom Research Conference, Berkeley, Ca., June 16, 1990.

“How to Start an Assessment Program,” The Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board, Seattle, Wa., May 3, 1990.

“Classroom Research:  A Strategy for Improving Teaching and Learning,” Center for Teaching Excellence at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa., April 18, 1990.

“Improving Learning Through Assessment,” Glassboro State College, Glassboro, N.J., April 17, 1990.

Marc Marchese, Ph.D., assistant professor of human resources management

PUBLICATIONS

Marchese, M. C. and J. Ryan, “The mediating effects of autonomy on part-time/full-time employee differences,” Journal of Business and Psychology, in press.

“Instructor’s Manual to Accompany Psychology Applied to Work,” (6^th ed.), Brooks Cole, Pacific Grove, Ca., 2000.

“Study Guide to Accompany Psychology Applied to Work,” (6^th ed.), Brooks Cole, Pacific Grove, Ca., 2000.

Williams, B. and M. Marchese, “Worker classification and human behavior characteristics,” Proceedings of the 1999 Annual National Conference of the Association on Employment Practices and Principles, 1999.

“Some factors affecting the relationship between job characteristics and job worth: A job role interpretation,” The International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 6, 355-369, 1998.

Healey, B. J. and M. Marchese, “Predictors of cigarette use by the children of northeastern Pennsylvania,” Academy for Studies in Business Law Journal, 1 (2), 42-51, 1998.

Monti, D., C. Herring, R. Schwartzman, and M. Marchese, “Personality assessment of patients with complex regional pain syndrome type I,” Clinical Journal of Pain, 14, 295-302, 1998.

Marchese, M. C. and R.P. Delprino,  “Do supervisors and their subordinates see eye-to-eye on enrichment?” Journal of Business and Psychology, 13, 179-191, 1998.

“Dilemma: How to downsize ethically?” Central Pennsylvania Business Journal, January 22, 1996.

Marchese, M. C. and J.J. McGowan, “The power of 360-degree feedback,” The Asset, 44, 8-14, 1996.

Marchese, M. C. and C.R. Wanberg, “Instructor’s Manual to Accompany Psychology Applied to Work,” (5^th ed.), Brooks Cole,  Pacific Grove, Ca., 1996.

Wanberg, C. R. and M. Marchese, “Student Workbook to Accompany Psychology Applied to Work,” (5^th ed.), Brooks Cole,  Pacific Grove, Ca., 1996.

Marchese, M. C. and J.J. McGowan, “The power of 360-degree feedback,” Pennsylvania CPA Journal, 66, 19-47, 1995.

Wanberg, C. R. and M. Marchese, “Heterogeneity in the unemployment experience: A cluster analytic investigation,” Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 24, 473-488, 1994.

Marchese, M. C., and P.M. Muchinsky, “The validity of the employment interview: A meta-analysis,” International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 1(1), 18- 26, 1993.

“Clinical versus actuarial prediction: A review of the literature,” Perceptual and Motor Skills, 75, 583-594, 1992.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Williams, B. and M. Marchese “Worker classification and human behavior characteristics,” 1999 Annual National Conference of the Association on Employment Practices and Principles, Buffalo, N.Y., October 1999.

Bassham, G. and M. Marchese, “Using the Plous test to teach critical thinking and the psychology of judgment and decision,” The International Society for Exploring Teaching Alternatives, Tempe, Az., October 1999.

Marchese, M. C. and J.P. O’Brien, “A course-embedded student-centered assessment system using portfolios,” The Second Annual Innovative Teaching in Human Resources and Industrial Relations Conference, Atlanta, Ga., June 1999. 

Downey, R. G., M. Marchese, P.R. Powaser, D.J. Schleicher, C.K. Shull, C. K., and C. Wanberg, “Career paths in I/O psychology: Early career choices,” The 14^th Annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Atlanta, Ga., April 1999.

Marchese, M. C., K. Kuehn, and B. Healey, Citizenship behavior: “A test of competing predictors,” The Thirteenth Annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Dallas, Tx., April 1998.

O’Brien, E. J., J. Leitzel, L. Mensky, D. Jeffreys, D., J. O’Brien, and M. Marchese, “Gender Differences in the self-esteem of adolescents: A meta-analysis,” APA Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada, August 1996.

O’Brien, J. P. and M. Marchese, “Student-centered assessment strategies for improving HRM instruction and curriculum,” First Annual Innovative Teaching in Human Resources and Industrial Relations Conference, Atlanta, Ga., June 1996.

Marchese, M. C. and J. Ryan, “The mediating effects of autonomy on part-time/full-time employee differences,” Eleventh Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Diego, Ca., April 1996.

Marchese, M. C. and R.P. Delprino, “The impact of supervisor-subordinate perceptual differences of job enrichment,” The Tenth Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Orlando, Fl., May 1995.

“An overview of research topics in human resources management and industrial/organizational psychology,” SUNY-Fredonia, February 1995.

“An empirical investigation into the construct redundancy of job evaluation and job design,” Iowa Consortium on Work Behavior, Iowa City, Ia., April 1992.

“The use of linear and nonlinear models to investigate creativity,” Iowa Consortium on Work Behavior, Ames, Ia., March 1991.

“The validity of the employment interview: A meta-analysis,” Iowa Consortium on Work Behavior, Iowa City, Ia., March 1990.

Jean P. O’Brien, Ph.D., professor of psychology and human resources

PUBLICATIONS

O’Brien, Jean, Amy B. Clineff, Colleen Frantz, and Charles I. Brooks, “Walk in My Shoes:  College Students’ and Their Parents’ Predictions of Their Own Health Practices if They Were Each Others’ Age,” Modern Psychological Studies, In press.

O’Brien, Jean, Jennifer Lagomarsino, Michelle Gallagher, Sara Yankalunas, and Charles Brooks, “Perception of a Model’s Self-Esteem as a Function of Observer Self Esteem and Model’s Duration of Eye Contact,” The Psychological Record, 1998.

O’Brien, Jean, Stephanie Bressler, John Ennis, and Mark Michael, “The Sophomore-Junior Diagnostic Project,” Banta, T., Lund, J, Black, K. and Oblander, F., (eds.), Assessment in Practice, Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco, Ca., 1996.

O’Brien, Jean, Colleen Franz, Amy McKenna, and Charles Brooks, “Self-Esteem and Health-Related Behaviors in College Students and Their Parents,” Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research, 1996.

O’Brien, Jean and Edward O’Brien, “Subliminal Psychodynamic Activation.” In Chute, D. and Daniel, R., (eds.) MacLaboratory for Psychology (3^rd Ed.) Student Laboratory Manual. Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, Pacific Grove, Ca., 1994.

O’Brien, Jean and Edward O’Brien, “Subliminal Psychodynamic Activation: Laboratory Instructor Notes,” in Chute, D. and Daniel, R., (eds.) MacLaboratory for Psychology (3^rd Ed.) Instructor Laboratory Manual, Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, Pacific Grove, Ca., 1994.

O’Brien, Jean, James Rebeta, Charles Brooks, and George Hunter, “Variations in Trait-Anxiety and Achievement Motivation of College Students as a Function of Classroom Seating Position,” Journal of Experimental Education, 61 (3), 1993.

O’Brien, Jean, Richard Hillmann, and Charles Brooks, “Differences in Self-Esteem of College Freshman as a Function of Classroom Seating - Row Preference,” The Psychological Record, 41, 1991.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

“Teaching and Assessing Critical Thinking,” the American Association for Higher Education Conference, Denver, Co., June 1999.

“A Course-Embedded Student-Centered Assessment System Using Portfolios,” Innovative Teaching in Human Resources and Industrial Relations Conference, Atlanta, Ga., June 1999.

“An Integrative Approach to Teaching and Assessing Critical Thinking,” the American Association for Higher Education Conference on Assessment and Quality, Cincinnati, Oh., June 1998.

“Using Assessment to Involve Faculty in the Continuous Improvement of Curriculum,” American Association for Higher Education Conference on Assessment and Quality, Cincinnati, Oh., June 1998.

“Sex Differences in Evaluation of Hostile Humor Directed Towards Men or Women,” the American Psychological Society Convention, May 1998.

“An Integrated Approach to Teaching and Assessing Critical Thinking,” the American Association for Higher Education Conference on Assessment and Quality, Miami Beach, Fl, June 1997.

“Gender Differences in Self Esteem of Adolescents: A Meta Analysis,” the American Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, Canada, August 1996.

“Student Assessment Strategies for Improving HRM Instruction and Curriculum.”  Innovative Teaching in Human Resources and Industrial Relations Conference, Atlanta, Ga., June 1996.

“The Uses of Assessment,” the American Association for Higher Education on Assessment and Quality, Boston, Ma., June 1995.

“Connecting the Major and Liberal Learning: The Senior Integrated Assessment,” team leader at the Ninth Annual Assessment and Quality Conference of the American Association for Higher Education, Washington, D.C., June 1994.

“Computer Projects in Personality and Clinical Psychology,” 102^nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, Ca., August 1994.

“Connecting the Major and Liberal Learning: A Senior-Level Integrated Assessment,” Presented at the Senior Year Experience Conference, Orlando, Fl., March 1994.

“Connecting Liberal Learning Skills and the Major: The Sophomore-Junior Diagnostic Project,” 8^th Annual Assessment Conference and the 1^st Continuous Quality Improvement Conference of the American Association for Higher Education, Chicago, Il., June 1993.

“Computer Literacy in Psychology: Curriculum, Planning and Outcome Assessment Issues,” the 100^th Annual convention of the American Psychological Association Convention, Washington, D.C., August 1992.

“Defining and Communicating Assessment Criteria to Enhance Student Learning,” the Seventh Annual Conference on Assessment in Higher Education sponsored by the American Association for Higher Education, Miami Beach, Fl., June 1992.

“The Americans with Disabilities Act and Human Resources Management: Some Questions and Concerns Regarding Employee Selection,” Eastern Academy of Management Conference, Baltimore, Md., May 1992.

“How Classroom Research Can Work for You: A Hands-On Introduction,” the Sixth Annual Conference on Assessment in Higher Education sponsored by the American Association for Higher Education, San Francisco, Ca., June 1991.

“Involving Students in Your Assessment Program,” the Sixth Annual conference on Assessment in Higher Education sponsored by the American Association for Higher Education, San Francisco, Ca., June 1991.

“Every Mom a Working Mom: What Do We Really Think?” Luzerne County Women’s Conference, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., June 1991.

“Classroom Research in Business and the Social Sciences,” Massachusetts Bay Community College, Wellesley, Ma., April 1991.

“How Classroom Research can Work for Your College: A Hands-On Introduction,” the Fifth National Conference on Assessment in Higher Education, Washington, D.C., June 1990.

“Building Assessment from the Bottom Up: Four Perspectives on Classroom Research,” the Fifth National Conference on Assessment in Higher Education, Washington, D.C., June 1990.

“The Prospectus: A Way to Enhance Semester Projects,” Conference on Classroom Research, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, Ca., June 1990.

“Starting a Family: Perceptions of Co-workers and Strategies for Change.” Luzerne County Women’s Conference, Penn State/Wilkes-Barre Campus, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., June 1990.

“Assessment in the Major: A Focus on Professional Degrees,” Evaluation of Student Learning Conference, Seattle, Wa., May 1990.

“Building an Assessment Program,” Evaluation of Student Learning Conference, Seattle, Wa., May 1990.

“Assessment Strategies in Higher Education,” University of South Carolina at Spartanburg, Spartanburg, S.C., January 2000.

“Assessment Strategies in Higher Education,” Valencia College, September 1999.

“Assessment Strategies in Higher Education,” Wilson College, August 1999.

“Assessment in Psychology,” Sacred Heart University, April 1999.

“Critical Thinking: Integrating General Education and the Major Program,” Course-Embedded Assessment Institute, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., April 1999.

“Innovative Use of Portfolios to Demonstrate Successful Learning Outcomes,” Course-Embedded Assessment Institute, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., April 1999.

“Continuous Improvement of Teaching and Learning Through the Use of Assessment of Learning Outcomes: Information Literacy in the Major,” Course-Embedded Assessment Institute, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., April 1999.

“Case Study on Teaching and Assessing Critical Thinking,” workshop for Australian Educators, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., October 1997.

“The Assessment Program at King’s College,” Dominican College, Orangeburg, N.Y., April 1996.

“Workshop: Issues, Needs, Challenges,” Case Study 2, Course-Embedded Assessment Institute, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., March 1995.

“The Sophomore/Junior Diagnostic Project and Senior Integrated Assessment,” Case Study 2, Course-Embedded Assessment Institute, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., March 1995.

“Active Learning: Discovering and Implementing Student-Centered Teaching Strategies,” Case Study 2, Course-Embedded Assessment Institute, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., March 1995.

“Gender Differences in Self-Esteem of Adolescents: A Meta-analysis,” Marywood College, Military Family Institute, Scranton, Pa., March 1995,

“Self-Esteem Issues in the Workplace,” Catholic Social Services, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., April 1994.

“Computer Projects in Personality and Clinical Psychology,” Graduate Research Forum, Marywood College, Scranton, Pa., April 1994.

“Integrating Library Resources into the Curriculum,” Keystone Junior College, LaPlume, Pa., January 1994.

“Outcomes Assessment in the Social Sciences” and “Classroom Research,” Taylor University, Fort Wayne, In., August 1993.

“Classroom Research and Assessment,” Course-Embedded Assessment Institute, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., April 1992.

“Outcomes Assessment in the Social Sciences and Business,” Community College of the Fingerlakes, Geneva, N.Y., June 1991.

“Outcomes Assessment in the Social Sciences and Business,” Stonehill College, North Easton, Ma., October 1991,

“The History of the Assessment Movement in Higher Education,” King’s College Faculty, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., January 1991.

“Presentation on Assessment in the Social Sciences and Business,” Reading Area Community College, Reading, Pa., September 1990.

Rev. Thomas J. O’Hara, C.S.C., Ph.D., president, professor of political science

PUBLICATIONS

“Democratic Representation:  A Ugandan Model,” Contemporary African Politics:  A Comparative Study of Political Transition to Democratic Legitimacy, Bamidele Ojo, ed., University Press of America, 1999.

“Amid Graves, Some Rwandans Reconcile,” National Catholic Reporter, February 23, 1996.

“Rwandan Bishops Falter in Face of Crisis,” National Catholic Reporter, September 29, 1995.

“The Abortion Control Act of 1989:  Pennsylvania Catholics,” The Catholic Church and the Politics of Abortion:  A View from the States, Tim Byrnes and Mary Segers, eds., New York:  Westview Press, 1992.

“The Catholic Lobby in Washington:  Pluralism and Diversity Among U.S, Catholics,” Church Polity and American Politics:  Issues in Contemporary American Catholicism, Mary Segers, ed., New York:  Garland Publishers, 1990.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

“Uganda: A Model of Democracy,” Northeastern Political Science Association, Philadelphia, Pa., November 14, 1997.

“Rwanda:  The Church Response,” Northeastern Political Science Association, Boston, Ma., November 16, 1996.

“Right to Die:  Lack of Catholic Consensus,” Northeastern Political Science Association, Newark, N.J., November 12, 1993.

“Interest Groups and the Right to Die,”  Northeastern Political Science Association, Providence, R.I., November 13, 1992.

“Religious Lobby Groups:  The Gulf War,” Northeastern Political Science Association, Philadelphia, Pa., November 16, 1991.

Discussant of Politics of Abortion Panel, National Meeting of The American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., September 1, 1991.

“The Pennsylvania Legislature and Abortion Restriction Laws,” National Meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, Ca., September 1, 1990.

Brian A. Pavlac, Ph.D., assistant professor of history

PUBLICATIONS

Eight entries on medieval warfare and medieval German warfare in Magill’s Guide to Military History, Salem Press, (2001).

Essay about Hapsburg Archduke Francis Ferdinand for Biographical Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century World Leaders, edited by John Powell, Marshall Cavendish Corp., (2000).

Essay about Holy Roman Emperor/Bohemian King Wenceslaus IV (1378-1419) in Dictionary of World Biography: the Middle Ages, Pasadena, Ca., Salem Press, 1998.

Review of J. Jeffrey Tyler, “Lord of the Sacred City: The Episcopus Exclusus,” in Late Medieval and Early Modern Germany in (Speculum) 76, 807-808, 2001.

Seventeen entries on political and ecclesiastical history for Medieval Germany: an Encyclopedia, Hamden, Ct., Garland Publishing, 2000.

“The Curse of Cusanus: Excommunication and Politics in Fifteenth-Century Germany,” Nicholas of Cusa Session #1: Canon Law in the Age of Cusanus, 35th International Congress on Medieval Studies, Medieval Institute, Western Michigan University, May 2000.

Review of Benzo von Alba, “Sieben Bücher an Kaiser Heinrich IV,” edited and translated by Hans Seyffert (MGH Scriptores Rerum Germanicarum in Usum Scholarum Separatim Editi, 65) in Speculum 74, 389-390, 1999.

Review of and Geneviève Bührer-Thierry, “Evêques et pouvoir dans le royaume de Germanie: Les églises de Bavière et de Souabe,” 876-973 in Speculum 74, 704-706, 1999.

“Emperor Henry VI (1191-97) and the Papacy:  Similarities with Innocent III’s Temporal Policies,” in Pope Innocent III and His World, edited by John C. Moore, Brookfield, Vt., Ashgate, 255-269, 1999.

Review of and Paul B. Pixton, “The German Episcopacy and the Implementation of the Decrees of the Fourth Lateran Council, 1216-1245: Watchmen on the Tower,” in Speculum 72, 209-11, 1997.

“From Theory to Practice: the Failure of Nicholas of Cusa as Bishop of Brixen,” in American Cusanus Society Newsletter, vol. 13, no. 1, 36, June 1997.

“Nicolaus Cusanus as Prince-Bishop of Brixen (1450-64): Historians and a Conflict of Church and State,” Historical Reflections/Réflexions Historiques 21 (1995): 131-54; annotated in Deutsches Archiv 52, 734, 1996.

Biographical sketches of 33 medieval and early modern German women in Chronology of Women Worldwide: People, Places, and Events That Shaped World History, edited by Lynne Brakeman, Detroit: Gale Research, 1996.

Review of Sabine Weiss, “Kurie und Ortskirche: Die Beziehungen zwischen Salzburg und dem päpstlichen Hof unter Martin V. (1417-1431,” in Speculum 71, 772-3, 1996.

“Die Verhängung des Kirchenbannes über Graf Meinhard II. von Tirol (1259-95),” Veröffentlichungen des Tiroler Landesmuseums Ferdinandeum, 75/76, 219-32, 1995.

“Excommunication and Territorial Politics in High Medieval Trier,” Church History 60, 1991, 20-36; The American Historical Association’s Guide to Historical Literature, 3rd edition, no. 20.728, Oxford University Press, 1995.

Review of John W. Bernhardt, “Itinerant Kingship and Royal Monasteries in Early Medieval Germany, c. 936-1075,” in Speculum 70, 881-3, 1995.

Review of Walter Mohr, “Studien zur Klosterreform des Grafen Arnulf I. von Flandern: Tradition und Wirk­lichkeit in der Geschichte der Amandus-Klöster,” Speculum 69, 1233, 1994.

Review of Joseph H. Lynch, “The Medieval Church: A Brief History,” in Speculum 69, 827-9, 1994.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

“Defenders of the Empire: the Formation of the Bellicose Bishops of Germany,” Genus Regale et Sacerdotale: The Image of the Bishop around the Millennium, University of Chicago, Chicago, Il., October 1999.

“Conquests, Councils, and Concordance: German Prince-Bishops and Imperial Reforms in the Fifteenth Century,” Late Medieval Germany: Continuity and Change, 33rd International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, May 1998.

“From Theory to Practice: the Failure of Nicholas of Cusa as Bishop of Brixen,” “Nicholas of Cusa Session #2: The Acta Cusana I, iii:  Its Recent Publication and its Significance for Cusanus Research,” 32nd International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, May 1997.

“Emperor Henry VI (1191-97) and the Papacy:  Influences on Innocent III’s Staufen Policies,” Pope Innocent III and His World, Hofstra University, May 1997.

“Countess Margaret ‘Pocketmouth’ of Tyrol (1335-63) and the Problem of a Woman’s Rule through Men,” Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship, Entering the Public Space: Women and Politics in the Middle Ages, 31st International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, May 1996.

“Machiavelli’s Prince and Christine’s Princess: Political Theories in the Renaissance,” Christine de Pizan: Texts/Intertexts/Contexts, 29th Conference of the Center for Medieval and Early Renaissance Studies, SUNY-Binghamton, Binghamton, N.Y., October 1995.

“The Excommunications of Count Meinhard II of Tyrol (1259-95),” 19th International Conference on Patristic, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Villanova University, October 1994.

“Countess Margaret ‘Pocket-Mouth’ of Tyrol (1335-63) and the Problems of Rule through Marriage and Inheritance,” The Roles of Women in the Middle Ages: A Reassessment, 26th Conference of the Center for Medieval and Early Renaissance Studies, SUNY-Binghamton, Binghamton, N.Y., October 1992.

Ryan Sheppard, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology

PUBLICATIONS

“Coalition-Building for Economic Justice: The Case of Minnesota Alliance for Progressive Action,’ Midwest Sociological Society, Minneapolis, Mn., April 1999.

“Activist Heterogeneity in Two Heterogeneity-Seeking Social Movement Organizations: Excuses and Justifications,” the Midwest Sociological Society, Des Moines, Ia., April 1997.

“Principle-Practice Contradiction in Equality-Promoting Social Movement Organizations: A Comparative STudy,” doctoral dissertation, the University of Southern California, 1997.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

Sheppard, Ryan, Stephanie Bressler, Margarita Rose, and Jean Harris, “Ex Corde Ecclesiae: Constraint or Window of Opportunity,” annual meeting of the National Association of Women in Higher Education, Boston College, Boston, Ma., June 2000.

“The Politics of Admissions, Funding, and Mentoring,” joint meeting of Sociologists of Minnesota and Sociologists of North Dakota, Fargo, N.D., October 1994.

Donald G. Stevens, Ph.D., professor of history

PUBLICATIONS

“Economic Warfare: The United States, Britain and Portuguese Wolfram, 1944,” The Historian, Vol. 61/3, pp. 532-555, Spring 1999.

“Organizing For Economic Defense: Henry Wallace and the Board of Economic Warfare’s Foreign Policy Initiatives, 1942,” Presidential Studies Quarterly, vol. 26, pp. 1126-1139, Fall 1996.

“Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the Azores Dilemma, 1941,” The Historian, Vol. 54, pp. 641-656, Summer 1992.

“The Bradley University Berlin Seminar: 1986-1990,” The Society For Historians of American Foreign Relations Newsletter, Vol. 21, pp. 1-9, December 1990.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Bradley University Berlin Seminar, “Germany and the New Europe,” commentator, “The Reunification Process Revisited Ten Years Later,” July 2-8, 2000.

“Watching Wendell Willkie: British Interest in the Republican Leader, 1940-1942,” Fifteenth Annual International World War II Conference, Siena College, Loudonville, N.Y., June 2000.

Bradley University Berlin/Prague Seminar.  Two part program: Prague, Czech Republic, topic, “Current issues Eastern Europe.”  Seminar at the European Academy, Berlin, “Germany and the New Europe: Political, Economic and Cultural Prospects for the New Century.” Commentator, Berlin seminar, session four, “The Single Market and East-West Cooperation,” June 20-July 3, 1998.

“Anglo-American Reaction to Chiang Kai Shek’s Book China’s Destiny, 1943-1947,”  Thirteenth Annual International World War II Conference, Siena College, Loudonville, N.Y., June 1998.

“Madame Chiang Kai-Shek’s Effort to Influence Anglo-American War Policy During Her 1942-1943 Visit to the United States,” Twenty-second Annual Great Lakes History Conference, Grand Rapids, Mi., September 1997.

Bradley University Berlin/Prague Seminar.  Three part program: Bonn, guests of the German Press Office; Prague, Czech Republic, topic “Post Communist Domestic and Foreign Policy Problems.”  Seminar at the European Academy, Berlin, “Politics, Society and Culture in Germany: New Developments and Challenges.” Commentator, Berlin Seminar, Session 6, “The Other Germany,” June 13-29, 1996.

Bradley University Prague/Berlin Seminar. Three part program: Bonn, guests of the German Press Office.  Prague, Czech Republic, topic “Post Communist Domestic and Foreign Policy Problems.”  Seminar at the European Academy Berlin “Politics, Society and Culture in Germany - Four Years After Unification.” Commentator, Berlin Seminar, Session 3, “The Single Market and East/West Cooperation,” June 10-29, 1994.

“The United States, Britain and Portuguese Wolfram, 1944,”  Tenth Annual International Conference “World War II: 1944-1994: A 50-Year Perspective,” Siena College, Loudonville N.Y., June 1994.

“Franklin Roosevelt and the Azores Dilemma,” Historical Institute of Terciera, at conference held to commemorate 50th anniversary of Allied military presence in the Azores.  Angra do Heroismo, Azores, Portugal, October 1993.

“Henry Wallace, Cordell Hull and the Board of Economic Warfare, 1942,”  Seventh Annual International Conference “World War II: 1942-1992: A 50-Year Perspective,” Siena College, Loudonville, N.Y., June 1992.

“Non-Political Activities of the League of Nations and the United States Under Harding and Coolidge,” 16th Annual European Studies Conference, University of Nebraska, Omaha, Ne., October 1991.

Bradley University Berlin Seminar. Meetings, briefings, seminars in Bonn, East Germany, and West Berlin.  Seminar at the European Academy, West Berlin, “At the End of the Post-War Period: Germany and Europe on the Way to Unification.”  Commentator, Berlin Seminar, Session 1, “Berlin 1989: Problems of the Divided City,” June 6-27, 1990.

“Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the Azores in 1941: The Dilemma of Pre-empting or Provoking German Aggression,” Middle Atlantic Historical Association of Catholic College and Universities Conference, Seton Hall University, March 1990.

Paul J. Zbiek, Ph.D., associate professor of history

PUBLICATIONS

“Coal, Steel and Gridiron: Scholastic Football in the Pittsburgh Area,” Pittsburgh Sport, Pittsburgh, Pa., University of Pittsburgh Press, 2000.

“Geographic Utilization, Ethnicity and Assimilation in a Rural American Society: Dushore, Pennsylvania: 1815-1870,” Under review at Mellen Press, Lewiston, N.Y.

“The Jews of Wilkes-Barre: 150 Years in the Wyoming Valley,” Marjorie Levin, ed., et al.  Wilkes-Barre, Pa., JCC, 1999.

“Luzerne County: The History of the People and Culture,” Lancaster, Pa., Strategic Publications, 1994.

“European Immigration to the United States: 1892-1943,” Racial and Ethnic Relations in  America, Pasadena, Ca., Salem Press, 1999. 

“Polish Americans,” Racial and Ethnic Relations in America, Pasadena, Ca., Salem Press, 1999.

“Olympic Games of 1964,” The Sixties in America, Pasadena, Ca., Salem Press, 1998.

“Eastern and Southern European Immigration, Encyclopedia of North American History. New York, N.Y., Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 1997.

“Anthracite Coal Strike,” Encyclopedia of North American History,  New York, N.Y., Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 1997.

“Multiculturalism,” Encyclopedia of Contemporary Social Issues, New York, N.Y., Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 1996.

“Situation Comedies Dominate TV Programming,” Great Events in History: Arts and Culture. Pasadena, Ca., Salem Press, 1993.

“Dragnet is the First Widely Popular Police Show,” Great Events in History: Arts and Culture, Pasadena, Ca., Salem Press, 1993.

“The Ethnic Heritage of the Wyoming Valley,” The History of Northeastern Pennsylvania: The Last 100 Years, 1993 edition.

“Wyoming Valley: The Legacy of Adversity and Diversity,” Proceedings, Wyoming Commemorative Association, 1993.

“Products of the Land: Geography and Ethnicity in Two Northeastern Pennsylvania Communities,” Middle Atlantic Historical Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, Proceedings, 1991.

“Coal Towns and Gridiron: The Development of Scholastic Football and Community Consciousness in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Region,” NAASH Abstracts, 1991.

“An American History Primer,” Richard L. Mumford, Thinking Skills Newsletter, Fall 1990.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

“The Coal Mining Heritage of Northeastern Pennsylvania and Its Impact on Higher Education,” Holy Cross History Association, Fifteenth Annual Conference, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., June 1996.

“A Town and Its Team: Scholastic Basketball and Community Development and Decline in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania,” North American Society for Sport History, Twenty-first Annual Conference, Albuquerque, N.M., May 1993.

“The Ethnic Heritage of the Wyoming Valley,” The History of Northeastern Pennsylvania The Last 100 Years, Fourth Annual Conference, Nanticoke, Pa., October 1992.

“Coal Towns and Gridiron: The Development of Community Consciousness and Scholastic Football in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Region,” North American Society for Sport History, Nineteenth Annual Conference, Chicago, Il., May 1991.

“Geography and the Ethnic Experience: A Comparison of a Coal Mining Community and an Agricultural Community,” Middle Atlantic Historical Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, Seventeenth Annual Conference, Scranton, Pa., March 1991.