October 1997
Campus Notes
Publications
Prof. Nadim Rouhana of the Dispute Resolution Programs has written a book, Palestinian Citizens in an Ethnic Jewish State, published by Yale University Press.
Prof. Leverett Zompa Chair of the Chemistry department, presented a paper, "Copper(II) and Zinc(II) Complexes of bis (1,4,7-Triazacyclononane) Ligands" at the American Chemical Society National Meeting in Las Vegas, on September 9.
Prof. Marc Prou of Africana Studies and the Graduate Bilingual/ESL Program has written an article, "Haitian Education Under Siege: Democratization, National Development, and Social Reconstruction." The article appears in Haiti Renewed: Political and Economic Prospects edited by Robert I. Rotberg and published by Brooking Institute Press.
Dale H. Freeman, GCOE staff member and student in the history MA program, has written an article, "The Crispus Attucks Monument Dedication," published in the Summer 1997 issue of the Historical Journal of Massachusetts.
Two reports have been published by the Gerontology Institute: "How Workers Fare Under the Massachusetts State Retirement System," written by Ellen Bruce, associate director of the Gerontology Institute, and "Check Your Rights at the Door -- Consumer Protection Violations in Massachusetts Nursing Home Admission Agreements," written by Rebecca J. Benson.
Clinical psychology doctoral student Carolyn Zittel was co-author of a paper, "Scoring methods for the structure and content of narrative memory" presented at a symposium of the 105th Convention of the American Psychological Association.
Dissertation Defenses
On September 8, psychology doctoral candidate Cathy Louie defended her dissertation, "Self-construal and Empathy in Asian Americans." On September 19, psychology doctoral candidate Mary Kiely defended her dissertation, "The Meaning of Sexual Desire: An Exploratory Analysis of Women's Narratives."
Appointments
Prof. Catherine Lynde has been appointed Associate Dean of the Liberal Arts faculty. A member of the economics department, she has served on several university committees. As associate dean, Prof. Lynde's administrative work will focus on personnel reviews and Academic Program Review.
Prof. Barbara Luedtke of the anthropology department has been elected a Fellow of the Pilgrim Society in recognition of her archaeological research at native and colonial sites in Plymouth and Bourne, Massachusetts.
The European Studies Program welcomed its first Scholar in Residence for 1997-98, Anand Menon. Menon is University Lecturer in European Politics, Director of the European Politics Postgraduate Program and Faculty Fellow, St. Anthony's College, Oxford University. He lectured in political science and management classes on topics in European politics and international relations.
Conferences
Prof. Charles Shively of the American Studies Program attended the 49th International Congress of Americanists (ICA) in Quito, Ecuador this summer. The ICA is devoted to academic exchange in disciplines related to the study of the Americas.
NERCHE Director Zelda Gamson spoke on the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" at the New England Institute of Technology in Warwick, Rhode Island, on September 29.
Clinical psychology doctoral students Susan Ko and Jacob Ham participated in a symposium, "Promotion and development of multicultural networks: Five graduate student success stories in advocacy and empowerment," at the 1997 American Psychological Association (APA) convention. Ko also presented a poster on conflict between parents and adolescents in Asian American families to the Asian American psychology meeting of the APA.
Grants
The Department of Public Safety has received a $29,900 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Violence Against Women Agency. The money will be used for a new computer system, training programs for staff, and a violence prevention officer. Veteran detective Kathy Potter has been chosen to fill this position. She can be reached at 617-287-7799.
The Department of Public Safety received a $150,000 grant from the Community Orientated Policing Services Office of the U.S. Department of Justice. The grant funds half-pay and benefits for two full-time police officers for three years.
The Institute for Asian American Studies was awarded a $15,000 grant from the UMass/Department of Mental Retardation Collaboration to conduct a needs assessment and survey of Asian American families with developmentally disabled children. Prof. Connie Chan is principal investigator, and associate researchers Mabel Lam and Frank Wong are project directors
Congratulations
Thanks to faculty and staff, UMass Boston's 1996 Commonwealth of Massachusetts Employee Campaign (COMEC) raised $22,052 for hundreds of community organizations in the Commonwealth.
In the News...
Prof. James Green reviewed Big Trouble by J. Anthony Lukas in the Boston Globe on September 15.
Lou DiNatale, Senior Fellow, McCormack Institute was interviewed on WGBH-Channel 2's "Greater Boston," September 22 on the future of the New England Patriots.
Prof. Suzy Groden of the GCOE was interviewed on WSBK-Ch 38 on home schooling, September 13.
Prof. Ramona Hernandez of Latino Studies was interviewed for an article, "The New Nueva York" in the September 1997 issue of Hispanic magazine.