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Anthropology Professor Presents First 1999-2000 Distinguished Lecture |
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Fidelity Executive Discusses Business Ethics with MBA Students |
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Campus Notes |
Conferences and Presentations
UMass Boston was well represented at the recent annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association, held in Chicago Nov. 17-21. Presenting papers were Prof. Tim Buckley, "Writing the 'Yurok Book': Representing American Indian Cultures at the Millennium;" Prof. Reza Fazel, "Ethnohistoriography, Political Legitimacy, and Territoriality among the Lur of Kuhgiluyeh, Southwest Iran;" Prof. Tim Sieber, "Contested Histories and the Politics of Contemporary National Identity in Lisbon, Portugal;" Lecturer Lauren Sullivan, "Pottery: A Dynamic Expression of Ideology;" and Prof. Judith Zeitlin, "Marking Ethnic Identity in the Archaeological and Historical Records: Two Cautionary Examples from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico."
GCOE Prof. Linda Eisenmann of the Higher Education Administration Program was a panelist on a symposium, "Writing the History of Post WWII Colleges and Universities" at the History of Education Society Annual Meeting in Atlanta.
English Prof. Lloyd Schwartz participated in a celebration of the works of Poet Elizabeth Bishop at Harvard's Longfellow Hall on Nov. 8. The event was sponsored by the Blacksmith House Poetry Series. On Nov. 14, Schwartz appeared at the Chicago Humanities Festival, playing the role of Virgil in Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky's translation of Dante's Inferno. Other readers included Pinsky and Poets Frank Bidart and Louise Gluck.
On Nov. 12, Prof. James Bierstaker of the Accounting and Finance Department presented "The Kingfischer Insurance Company Case" along with co-presenter Myles Tilley at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Educators Conference.
Anthropology Prof. Tim Buckley served as an invited discussant at a panel on representation of cultures in museums at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Ethnohistory in Oct. at the Pequot Museum and Research Center, Mashantucket.
Prof. Jacqueline Fawcett of the College of Nursing presented a workshop, "Writing for Publication" at the Husson College School of Health in Bangor, Maine, on Sept. 24 and Nov. 19. She presented an invited paper, "Charting the course for the new millennium" at the Inaugural Conference, King International Nursing Group, in Troy Michigan on Oct. 3. Another paper, "Metatheory, research, mentoring, and nursing: A case study of a nursing career and words of caution" was presented at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in Philadelphia on Oct. 28.
English Prof. Vincent Petronella presented two lectures: "Robert Browning, George Bernard Shaw, and Joan of Arc" at Wellesley College in Oct., and "Shakespeare in the Age of Wedgwood" at the Dedham Historical Society in May.
Prof. Peter McClure, chair of the Department of Management and Marketing, spoke on his travels in China as a Fulbright American Lecturer at the Kennedy Library as part of the Library's Senior Seminar Series on Nov. 3
Anthropology Prof. Reza Fazel presented a paper, "Autocracy and the Rise of Islamist Movements" at Bridgewater State College and the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts as the Massachusetts Council on International Education (MaCIE) Lecturer for 1999.
On Nov. 2, Prof. Nina Silverstein of the Gerontology Program was the featured speaker at the New England Sinai Hospital and Rehabilitation Center program in recognition of National Alzheimer's Awareness Month. Her presentation was "Alzheimer's Disease: Wandering Behavior and Strategies for Community Response." Silverstein is chairperson of the Board of Directors, Massachusetts Chapter of the National Alzheimer's Association.
Nursing Prof. Lin Zhan made a presentation, "Our aging society: Challenges and implications for health professions and policy makers" at Changzhou Allied Health School, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China in October.
Prof. Edmund Beard, director of the McCormack Institute, presented a Distinguished Lecture at the Robert C. Fischer Policy Institute at Nichols College on Oct. 20. The title of his lecture was "The Future of Russia: After Yeltsin, What?"
The following faculty members, graduates, and students of the Gerontology Program made presentations at the Gerontological Society of America's 52nd Annual Meeting held Nov. 19 to 23 in San Francisco: Professors Frank Caro, Barbara Turner, Jeffrey Burr, Frank Porell, Jan Mutchler, Nina Silverstein, Bob Weiss, and Bing Chen; Research Fellow Alison Gottleib; Doctoral students Kirsten Corazzini, Bei Wu, Dena Schulman, Lona Choi, Clare Safran-Norton,Jenny Moorhead, and Mary Whelan; and graduates of the Doctoral Program Cynthia Gruman, R. Turner-Goins, Priyanthi Silva, Helen Militiades, Rick Kaffenberger, Galina Khatutsky, Kathy Fabiszewski, and Ajith Silva.
Publications
Prof. David Matz, director of the Graduate Programs in Dispute Resolution, had an essay, "Ignorance and Interests" published in the Fall 1999 issue of the Harvard Negotiation Law Review.
English Prof. Vincent Petronella's article, "The Phoenix and the Turtle" has been chosen to appear in a book, Shakespearean Criticism, published by The Gale Research Group. His chapter, "Shakespeare, Mary Shelley, and the Romantic Theater" will appear in Jane Austen, Mary Shelley, and Their Sisters, published by the University Press of America.
Prof. James Bierstaker of the Accounting and Finance Department has had a paper and a review accepted for publication. "A Test of the Split-Attention Effect in a Professional Context" will appear in the Journal of Business and Behavioral Sciences. His review of Management Accounting, second edition, by Morse, Davis and Hartgraves will appear in Issues in Accounting Education.
Nursing Prof. Jacqueline Fawcett's article, "The state of nursing science: Hallmarks of the 20th and 21st centuries" has been published in the journal Nursing Science Quarterly.
Accounting and Finance Prof. Susan Machuga has had three papers accepted for publication: "Use of Fuller's Technique to Reduce Measurement Error in Returns/Earnings Association" in the Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting; "Measurement Error and Simultaneity in the Returns-Earnings Relation" in Quantitative Analysis of Finance and Accounting; and "A Comparison of Financial-Statement-Analysis-Based and Price-Based Earnings Forecasts" in the Journal of Business and Economic Studies.
The Fall 1999 issue of Mediation Quarterly, a leading review in the Dispute Resolution field, is devoted solely to papers presented at the 1998 UMass Boston Conference for Graduate Students in Conflict Studies. Students Stephanie Carter and Karen Solstad wrote two of the articles published. The editor's introduction recognizes Gillian Krajewski, former assistant director of the Dispute Resolution Program, for her high standards in managing the conference.
Prof. Dennis Stevens of the Criminal Justice Program, CPCS, has published several articles: "Corruption Among Narcotic Officers: A Study of Innocence and Integrity" appeared in the Nov. issue of the Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology; "Interviews with Women Convicted of Murder: Battered Women Syndrome Revisited" appeared in the Aug. issue of the International Review of Criminology, Vol. 6; and "Stress and the American Police Officer" appeared in the Oct. issue of Police Journal LXXII. Stevens also edited a textbook, Perspectives: Corrections, published in Sept. by Course Wise Publishers of Madison, Wisconsin.
Grants
CPCS Profs. Lisa Gonsalves and Joan Arches, and Suzanne Allmendinger, director of Urban Programs, have received a College and University Community Service Learning After School Grant from the Massachusetts Campus Compact, in partnership with the Massachusetts Service Alliance.
Edmund Beard, director of the McCormack Institute, has just completed an electronic database for human rights advocates in the Russian provinces, a project funded by the National Endowment for Democracy.
Prof. Nancy Lopez of the Sociology Department was awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics to attend the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 Database Training Seminar, a four-day workshop in Washington, D.C.
Honors and Appointments
Anthropology Prof. Judith Zeitlin has been elected to the American Anthropological Association's Public Policy Committee.
Pauline Adina Hogan, a student in the Gerontology Program, was honored with one of the Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) Community Awards at the 25th awards ceremony held on Oct. 29. Hogan was recognized for her role as a "pioneer and leader in community advocacy."
Lurlene Van Buren, assistant administrator of International Services and Study Abroad coordinator, has been elected president of the Massachusetts Council on International Education (MaCIE).
WUMB FM 91.9 was a finalist in the category of "Best Locally Produced Specialty Show" for its entry,The Festival Tapes, at Boston's Achievement in Radio (A.I.R.) Awards Luncheon, which was held Nov. 10.
Events
A Memorial Exhibition, "With Sam in Mind," was held at the Harbor Gallery from Nov. 9 to 13 to honor Prof. Sam Walker of the Art Department who died in October. In addition to works of Walker's, other art on exhibit included works by Walker's students, colleagues and friends.
On Oct. 27, Dan Manning, an attorney with Greater Boston Legal Services, presented a talk to the Graduate Program in Dispute Resolution on the mediation process in the Boston Housing Court and its impact on tenants.
On Nov. 10, the Joiner Center's 1999 Lecture Series speaker was Eduardo "Tuto" Villanueva, president of the Puerto Rican Bar Assn., who spoke on the U.S. Navy's use of the island of Vieques for live-ammunition target practice, leading to the death of one Puerto Rican civilian and a legacy of environmental problems.
The Psychology Department and The Division of Continuing Education hosted a conference, "Culture, Mental Health, and Aging" on Nov. 5. Over 100 psychologists, social workers, gerontologists and other health practitioners attended to learn more about growing numbers of ethnic minorities entering the elder population, and how to best meet the challenges of delivering appropriate services. Keynote speaker was Orlando B. Lightfoot, M.D., medical director, Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center. The Conference organizer was Psychology Prof. Amy Weisman.
In the News
On Nov. 10, Debra Wein, general manager of the Beacon Fitness Center, was interviewed on Fox 25 News on the topic of soy and its health benefits. On Nov. 19, she appeared on the same station speaking on the topic of men's health.
From Oct. 28 to Nov. 1, Elizabeth Sherman, director of the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy, McCormack Institute, and Albert Cardarelli, senior fellow, McCormack Institute, moderated Cablevision's 1999 Boston City Council debates.
On Nov. 16, Lois Biener of the Center for Survey Research was interviewed on WBUR Radio on the success of Massachusetts' Tobacco Control Program.