Professional Spotlight Fall 2016

PUBLICATIONS

Dr. A Alexander Beaujean, associate professor, published “Reproducing the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fifth Edition factor model results” in The Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, Vol. 34, Issue 4, p. 404-408, 2016;"Is physical activity self-efficacy for patients with end-stage renal disease meaningful? An in-patient pilot study” in Journal of Acute Care Physical Therapy, Vol. 7, Issue 2, p. 65-75, 2016, with co- authors Dr. M. Renee Umstattd Meyer, associate professor, Megan S. Patterson, graduate student, Dr. Mallory F. Daughtery, graduate student, Dr. Kurt Von Ahn, Dr. Rodney G. Bowden, interim dean, and Dr. Ronald L. Wilson; “Latent variable models” (a chapter) in Modern statistical methods for human-computer interaction, p. 233-250, 2016, with co-author Dr. Grant B. Morgan, associate professor; “The Emotional Eating Scale Adapted for Children and Adolescents: Factorial invariance across adolescent males and females” in Eating Behaviors, Vol. 22, p. 164-169, 2016, with co-authors Dr. Christine A. Limbers, assistant professor, and Dr. Danielle Young, graduate student; “Individual differences in affective states during meditation” in The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, Vol. 26, p. 268-282, 2016, with co-authors Dr. Thomas Christian, Institute of Neurotheological, Neuromythological,and Neurospiritual Inquiry, and Weldon Wright; “Comparing test scores using information from external validity studies” in Applied Neuropsychology: Child, Vol. 5, p. 56-66, 2016, with co-author Dr. Sean M. McGlaughlin, Deer Valley Unified School District.

Dr. Nicholas F. Benson, associate professor, published “Examining the integrity of measurement of cognitive abilities in the prediction of achievement: Comparisons and contrasts across variables from higher-order and bifactor models” in Journal of School Psychology, Vol. 58, p. 1-112, 2016, with co-authors Dr. John H. Kranzler, University of Florida, and Dr. Randy G. Floyd, Memphis University; “Cross-Battery Pattern of Strengths and Weaknesses Approach to the Identi cation of Speci c Learning Disorders: Evidence-based practice or pseudoscience?” in International Journal of School and Educational Psychology, Vol. 4, p. 146-157, 2016, with co-authors Dr. John H. Kranzler, University of Florida, Dr. Randy G. Floyd, Memphis University, Brian Zaboski, University of Florida, and Lia K. Thibodaux, University of Florida.

Dr. Brook Blevins, assistant professor, published “Innovations in Civic Education: Developing Civic Agency Through Action Civics” in Theory and Research in Social Education, Aug. 22, 2016, with co-authors Dr. Karon LeCompte, associate professor, and Dr. Sunny Wells, instructor; “Going Beyond the Games with iCivics: A Response to “The Challenges of Gaming for Democratic Education: The Case of iCivics” in Democracy and Education, Sept. 20, 2016, with co-author Dr. Karon LeCompte, associate professor.

Dr. Mary Ann Faucher, associate professor, published “Gestational weight gain and preterm birth in obese women: a systematic review and meta-analysis” in British Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Vol. 123, p. 199-206, 2016, with co-authors Dr. Marie Hastings-Tolsma, professor, Dr. JJ Song, associate professor, Dr. DS Willoughby, associate professor, and Dr. Susan G. Bader, director of the Learning Resource Center; “Midwives in India: a delayed cord clamping intervention using simulation” in International Nursing Revies, Vol. 10 (Epub ahead of print), March 11, 2016, with co-authors Dr. Riley Cheryl, associate clinical professor, Dr. Lyn Prater, clinical professor, and Dr. MP Reddy, NICE Foundation, Hyderabad India; “Collaboration in Practice: Implementing Team-Based Practice: A Midwifery Perspective” (commentary) in Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, Vol. 61, Issue 4, p. 408-410, July/Aug. 2016, with co-authors Cathy Collins- Fulea and Dr. Ginger Breedlove.

Dr. Michael B. Frisch, professor of psychology, published “Positive Psychotherapy to Improve Autonomic Function and Mood in ICD Patients (PAM-ICD): Rationale and Design of an RCT Currently Underway” in Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, Vol. 00, Issue 1, p. 1-13, 2016, with co-authors, Dr. Eva R. Serber, Medical University of South Carolina, Dr. Joseph L. Fava, Miriam Hospital, Dr. Lillian M. Christon, Medical University of South Carolina, Dr. Alfred E. Buxton, Harvard University, Dr. Jeffrey J. Goldberger, Northwestern University, Dr. Michael R. Gold, Medical University of South Carolina, and Dr. James R. Rodrigue, Harvard University.

Dr. Beverly Gaventa, distinguished professor of New Testament, published “Questions about Nomos, Answers about Christos: Romans 10:4 in Context” (a chapter) in Torah Ethics and Early Christian Identity, p. 121-134, July 2016; “Thinking from Christ to Israel: Romans 9-11 in Context” (a chapter) in Paul and the Apocalyptic Imagination, p. 239-55, March 2016.

Kathy Hillman, associate professor and director of Baptist collections and library advancement, published “They Say We Are Infidels: On the Run from ISIS with Persecuted Christians by Mindy Belz” (book review) in Baptist Standard Digital Edition, Vol. 128, Issue 23, June 2, 2016; “The Case for Grace: A Journalist Explores the Evidence of Transformed Lives” (book review) in Baptist Standard Digital Edition, Vol. 128, Issue 31, July 28, 2016.

Dr. F. Carson Mencken, chair and professor of sociology, published “Restructuring of the Financial Industry and Implications for Sources of Start-up Capital for New Businesses in Nonmetropolitan Counties” in Journal of Rural Social Sciences, Vol. 31, Issue 1, p. 71-82, 2016, with co-author Dr. Charles M. Tolbert, professor of sociology.

Dr. Ann Mirabito, associate professor of marketing, published “The Stigma Turbine: A Theoretical Framework for Conceptualizing and Contextualizing Marketplace Stigma” in Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, Fall 2016, with co- authors Dr. Chris Pullig, professor of marketing, and team of 19 international scholars, including Dr. Chris Pullig.

Dr. Marlene Neill, assistant professor, published “Native Advertising Is the New Journalism: How Deception Affects Social Responsibility” in American Behavioral Scientist, p. 1-17, 2016, with co-authors Dr. Erin Schauster, University of Colorado Boulder, and Dr. Patrick Ferrucci, University of Colorado Boulder; “The Influence of Employer Branding in Internal Communication” in Research Journal of the Institute for Public Relations, Vol. 3, Issue 1, Aug. 2016.

Dr. Marlene S. Neill, assistant professor, published “Accredited vs. non-accredited: How accreditation impacts perceptions and readiness to provide ethics counsel” in Public Relations Review, 2016; “Roles in Social Media: How the Practice of Public Relations is Evolving” in Public Relations Journal, Vol. 10, Issue 2, Summer/Fall 2016, with co-author Dr. Nicole Lee, North Carolina State University.

Dr. Holly K. Oxhandler, assistant professor, published “Revalidating the Religious/Spiritually Integrated Practice Assessment Scale with Five Helping Professions” in Research on Social Work Practice, Sept. 2016.

Dr. Jerry Z Park, associate professor of sociology, published “Work, Occupations, and Entrepreneurship” (a chapter) in Handbook of Religion and Society, p. 29-46, 2016, with co-authors Dr. Kevin D. Dougherty, associate professor of sociology, and Dr. Mitchell J Neubert, professor and holder of the Hazel and Harry Chavanne Chair of Christian Ethics in Business.

Dr. Rishi Sriram, associate professor of educational administration, published “Examining the Usefulness of a Points System in a Residential College” in Journal of College Student Development, Vol. 57, Issue 3, p. 280-284, April 2016, with co-author Emily Rose; “Developing an instrument to examine student-faculty interaction in faculty-in-residence programs.” in Journal of College Student Development, Vol. 57, Issue 5, p. 604-609, with co-author Melissa McLevain, Virginia Tech.

Cheryl A. Tucker, clinical associate professor, published Understanding Pathophysiology (6th ed.) by S.E. Whether & K.L. McCance. St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier., Sixth Edition, 2017 (book review); “Clinical Reasoning: Action-Focused Thinking” (a chapter) in Innovative Teaching Strategies in Nursing and Related Health Professions, Vol. Seventh Edition, p. 71-82, with co-author Dr. Martha Bradshaw, retired professor of nursing; “The Teaching-Learning Experience from a Generational Perspective” (a chapter) in Innovative Teaching Strategies in Nursing and Related Health Professions, Seventh Edition, p. 39-58, 2017, with co-author Lyn Pesta, part-time nursing simulation faculty.

Dr. Jeremy E. Uecker, assistant professor, published “Family Formation and Returning to Institutional Religion in Young Adulthood” in Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 55, Issue 2, p. 384-406, 2016, with co-authors Dr. Samuel Stroope, Louisiana State University, and Dr. Damon Mayrl, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.

Dr. M. W. Watkins, non-resident scholar, published “Classroom contexts as the framework for assessing social-emotional adjustment: A national study in Trinidad and Tobago” in Psychology in the Schools, Vol. 53, p. 626-640, 2016, with co-authors Dr. P. A. McDermott, University of Pennsylvania, A. R. Drogalis, University of Pennsylvania, J. L. Chao, University of Pennsylvania, Dr. F. C. Worrell, University of California, Berkeley, and Dr. T. E. Hall, Center for Applied Special Technology; “Structural validity of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fifth edition: Confirmatory factor analysis with the 16 primary and secondary subtests” in Psychological Assessment, Vol. 28, p. 975-986, 2016, with co- authors Dr. G. L. Canivez, Eastern Illinois University, and Dr. S. C. Dombrowski, Rider University.

Dr. Walter Wilcox, professor of physics, published Macroscopic Electrodynamics, Vol. World Scientific Publishers, 804 pages, March 2016, with co-author Dr. Chris Thron, Texas A&M, Central Texas.

Dr. Trena L. Wilkerson, professor, published “Positioning mathematics education researchers to influence storylines” in Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Vol. 47, Issue 2, p. 102-117, March 2016, with co-authors Herbel-Eisenmann, Michigan State University, Dr. Nathalie Sinclair, Simon Frasier University, Canada, Dr. Kathryn Chval, University of Missouri, Dr. Doug Clements, University of Denver, Dr. Marta Civil, University of Arizona, Dr. Stephen Pape, John Hopkins University, Dr. Michelle Stephan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte, and Dr. Je Wanko, Miami University-Ohio.

Dr. Jay Yoo, associate professor, published “A sociocultural-cognitive model of body-tanning behaviors” in Clothing Cultures, Vol. 3, Issue 2, p. 129-141, June 2016, with co-author Dr. Jung-Ha Yang, West Virginia University.

PRESENTATIONS

Dr. Beverly Gaventa, distinguished professor of New Testament, presented “Why We Need Paul’s Letter to the Romans NOW” at Sprunt Lectures (endowed lectureship), held May 2016, in Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Va.

Dr. David Hurtt, associate professor, Dr. Jason MacGregor, associate professor, and Dr. Jane Baldwin, professor, presented “The Relationship between SEC Comment Letters and Subsequent Auditor Change,” co-authored by Dr. Jason MacGregor, associate professor, and Dr. Jane Baldwin, professor, at European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM) and the Accounting Department at Bocconi University/ The 6th Workshop on Audit Quality, held Sept. 30, 2016, in Florence, Italy.

Paul McCoy, professor of art and ceramist- in-residence, presented “Regional Juried Art Exhibition” at “2016 Texas Artists Today,” held May 17 – June 12, in the Museum of the Southwest, Midland, Texas; “National Juried Art Exhibition” at the 2016 Teabowl National Exhibition, held Aug. 26 – Sept. 24, in Centered Earth Gallery, Kansas City, Mo., and at the “21st San Angelo Museum of Art”, held April 15 – June 26, in the San Angelo Museum of Art, San Angelo, Texas; “National Art Exhibition” at “Last Call”, held March 4 – April 1 in Companion Gallery, Humboldt, Tenn.

Dr. Ann Mirabito, associate professor of marketing, and Dr. Marie Yeh, presented “Stigma: Understanding Its Impact and Working Towards a Marketing Research Agenda,” co-authored by Dr. Marie Yeh, Loyola University, Maryland, at Marketing and Public Policy, held June 2016 in San Luis Obispo, Calif.

Dr. Mia Moody- Ramirez, associate professor, Dr. David Lin, assistant professor, and Kaitlyn Skinner, graduate student, presented “Twitter Analysis of Tweets that Emerged after the #Wacoshooting,” co-authored by Dr. David Lin, assistant professor, and Kaitlyn Skinner, graduate student at Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), held Aug. 5, in Minneapolis, Minn.

Dr. Trena Wilkerson, professor, presented “Algebra Readiness for Every Student Professional Development Strand” at National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Interactive Institute for Grades 6-8, held July 2016, in Denver, Colo.; “Examining Grand Challenges in Mathematics Education” with Dr. Dave Barnes, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and Dr. Michelle Stephan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte, co-authored by Dr. Dave Barnes, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and Dr. Michelle Stephan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte, at 13th International Congress on Mathematical Education, held July 2016, in Hamburg, Germany; “Be a Mathematician! Discovering Math Through Problem Solving” with Mollie Musgrove, master’s graduate student, and Analise Sandager, master’s graduate student, co-authored by Mollie Musgrove, master’s graduate student, and Analise Sandager, master’s graduate student, at Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching, held June 2016, in San Antonio; “Facilitating Algebraic Thinking Development with Appropriate Tools and Technology” with Ryann Shelton, doctoral student, and Alexa Samuel, alumni, at National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting, held April 2016, in San Francisco; “Common Observation Tool for Math Teachers Use of Formative Assessment in the U.S. and Thailand” with Dr. Collen Eddy, University of North Texas and Baylor alumni, Dr. Sarah Pratt, University of North Texas, Dr. Maitree Imprasitha, Khon Kaen University, Thailand, and Dr. Gabriel Matney, Bowling Green State University, at 13th International Congress on Mathematical Education 2016, held July 2016, in Hamburg, Germany.

Dr. Christopher J. Wynveen, associate professor in HHPR, and Dr. Brooklynn J. Wynveen, Sam Houston State University, presented “American Honey - A Case Study: Drawing on the Wisdom and Experience of Small-scale Local Honey Producers to Promote Future Success and Sustainability” at International Symposium on Society & Natural Resource Management, held June 2016, in Houghton, Mich.; “Validity and reliability of place attachment: A cross-site comparison,” co-authored by Dr. Ingrid Schneider, University of Minnesota, Dr. Stu Cottrell, Colorado State University, Dr. Arne Arnberger, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria, and Dr. Martin Ebenberger, NABU, at International Symposium on Society & Natural Resource Management, held June 2016, in Houghton, Mich.; “Using sense of place to prime environmental communication,” co-authored by Dr. W. Dale Connally, professor in HHPR, at 2016 Northeast Recreation Research Symposium, held April 2016, in Annapolis, Maryland.

HONORS

Dr. Nathan T. Elkins, assistant professor of art history, received Extraordinary Merit, Book of the Year: The Work Having the Greatest Potential Impact on Numismatics from Numismatic Literary Guild, on Aug. 15, 2016, for N.T. Elkins, Monuments in Miniature: Architecture on Roman Coinage, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2015.

Dr. Michael B. Frisch, professor of psychology, received NIH Grant to study Frisch’s Quality of Life Therapy for Heart Disease from National Institute of Health, USA, 2016, for the need for non-medication treatments for arrhythmias and heart disease.

Dr. Mia Moody-Ramirez, associate professor, received Outstanding Woman in Journalism and Mass Communication Award from AEJMC Commission on the Status of Women, on Aug. 6, 2016. The award recognizes a leading educator each year who has represented women well through excellence and high standards. The non-profit Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication represents more than 3,700 educators, students and practitioners in the United States and around the world.

Cheryl A. Tucker, clinical associate professor, received Tony & Renee Marlon Scholarship in the amount of $5,000 from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Jan. 29, 2016. Scholarship recipients must be pursuing a doctor of nursing practice in nursing and have a 3.5 or higher cumulative grade point average.

Dr. Trena Wilkerson, professor, received E. Glenadine Gibb Achievement Award from Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics, June 2016, for leadership and contributions to the improvement of mathematics education at the state and national level.

Dr. Daniel H. Williams, professor of religion, received Robert E. Webber Prize from Robert E. Webber Center at Trinity School for Ministry, Pittsburgh, Pa., June 2016, for contributions in furthering the role of the Ancient Church in the task of interpreting contemporary Christianity.