Grants
Special collections, Ablah Library, has received nearly $5,000 to digitize materials related to the Santa Fe and Chisholm trails. Special collections is joining with other libraries, historical societies and museums in Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming to develop a multi-state digital library of primary source material documenting western trails. The grant is part of a $498,637 national leadership grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Paul Rillema, professor and chair, and Erach Talaty, research professor, both in chemistry, have been awarded $552,011 by the National Science Foundation for the project "Research Sites for Educators in Chemistry."
Presentations
Clinical educators Jill Champley and Kathleen Hogan and Julie Scherz, associate professor, all of the communicative disorders and sciences department, presented "Functional Communication in Aphasic Adults" at the Kansas Speech and Hearing Convention in Topeka Oct. 13.
John Dudte, assistant professor, physician assistant department, presented "CD-ROM applications for teaching EMS students" at the annual Kansas EMS instructor/coordinator regional meeting Oct. 26.
Three assistant professors in the physician assistant department made presentations at the Association of Physician Assistant Programs annual education forum in Albuquerque, N.M., Oct. 20. David Day presented "The Unmet Needs of Foster Children," and Sue Enns presented "Examining attitudes of specialist physicians regarding PA referrals." Marvis Lary, College of Health Professions associate dean, presented "Faculty Development Assessment of Physician Assistant Faculty in the United States."
Ward Jewell, professor of electrical engineering, and Dennis Ray, executive director of the Cornell-based Power Systems Engineering Research Center, presented a paper, "Power Systems Engineering Research Center," at the Frontiers of Power conference in Stillwater, Okla., Oct. 29-30. The paper will be published in the conference proceedings. Jewell organized the regional meeting of the Power Systems Engineering Research Center in Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 9.
James Swan, professor, public health sciences, presented two papers at the American Public Health Association’s 129th annual meeting in Atlanta Oct. 21-25. The papers and co-authors are: "Medicaid nursing facility rates, capacity, utilization and expenditures: a structural model" by Swan, graduate student Amit Algotar, and alumni Valli Bhagavatula and Hazeem Seirawam, and "Senior physical activity: stages of change over two years" by Swan, Ruth Pickard, assistant professor in public health sciences, and University of Kansas graduate student Srinivas Bapoje. Swan was the co-author of the papers "Unmet need for services among Hispanic elders" and "Lifestyle and health comparisons of ethnic/radical groups in California" that were presented at the meeting.
Publications
Kenn Apel, professor and chair, communicative disorders and sciences, had three articles published in Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in the Schools. The articles were "Prologue: Developing evidence-based practices and research collaborations in school settings," "Epilogue: Developing evidence-based practices and research collaborations in school settings," and "Theory-guided spelling assessment and intervention: A case study."
Sue Enns, assistant professor, and Richard Muma, associate professor and acting chair, both of physician assistant department, contributed the chapters "Anoscopy and Management of Ingrown Nails" and "Patient Education Concepts," respectively, to the book "Clinical Procedures for Physician Assistants."
Timothy Quigley, assistant professor, and Richard Muma, associate professor and acting chair, both of physician assistant department, co-authored a biological and chemical terrorism report for clinicians published on the American Academy of Physician Assistants Web site. Quigley also contributed a self-assessment chapter in primary care for the book "Physician Assistants Self Assessment and Review."
M. Edwin Sawan, professor and interim chair, electrical and computer engineering, co-authored the paper "Linear-Quadratic Regulator Design for Singularly-Perturbed Systems by Unified Approach using Delta Operators," published in the September issue of the International Journal of Systems Science. Kyu-Hong Shim, a former doctoral student in the ECE department, was the co-author.
Elaine Steinke, associate professor, School of Nursing, had her article "Use of Videotaped Interventions in Research" published in Western Journal of Nursing Research.
James Swan, professor, public health sciences, is senior author of a paper, "State Medicaid nursing home reimbursement rates: adjusting for ancillaries," published in the October issue of The Gerontologist. The paper’s co-authors are graduate student Amit Algotar, and alumni Valli Bhagavatula, Hazeem Seirawam, and Wendy Clemeña.
Awards
Ronald Christ, professor of painting and drawing, School of Art and Design, has been awarded the Individual Artist Award by the Wichita/Sedgwick County Arts and Humanities Council.
Scholarly Activity
Judith Babnich, associate professor, School of Performing Arts, participated in the University of Hawaii and the East West Centers Asian Studies Development Program Summer Institute, which focused on "Infusing Asian Studies into the Undergraduate Curriculum."
In the news
Janet Harrah, director, Center for Economic Development and Business Research, was quoted in a Sept. 4 Arkansas City Traveler article, "WSU business center leaders say area has economic opportunities in information industry."
Peer Moore-Jansen, associate professor of anthropology, was quoted as an expert in a Sept. 6 Herington Times article, "Foul play ruled out in case of unidentified human skull."
Stan Longhofer, Stephen Clark Chair of Real Estate, was interviewed on KAKE TV-10 Sept. 9. He said by law the seller has to tell you what’s wrong with the house, but it’s hard to prove if the seller knew about all the faults.
Dean Headley, associate professor of marketing, was interviewed Sept. 11 by KAKE TV-10 about the future of the airline industry in light of the terrorist attacks. KWCH TV-12, KAKE TV-10 and KSNW TV-3 interviewed him on a related subject Sept. 12. On Sept. 17, KSNW TV-3 interviewed Headley about how Wichita might suffer some of the reductions in air travel because of the recent terrorism. KSNW TV-3 and KWCH TV-12 interviewed him on related airline issues Sept. 18. Headley also was interviewed on KWCH TV-12 Sept. 19. He said that in normal economic times you might expect Boeing and the airlines to right their own ship and pay their own way.
James McKenney, associate professor, political science, was interviewed on terrorism and intelligence issues Sept. 11 by KSNW TV-3.
James Sheffield, associate professor, political science, was quoted in a Sept. 18 Wichita Eagle article, "Moran out of race for governor." Sheffield said a race for governor between Carla Stovall and Kathleen Sebelius would be fascinating.
Janet Harrah, director, CEDBR, was quoted in a Sept. 19 Wichita Eagle article, "Boeing cuts will corrode economy." Harrah said what Wichita and the state stand to lose are thousands of high-paying jobs, and that would have a huge impact on Wichita’s economy. Harrah also was quoted in a Sept. 20 Wichita Eagle article, "Boeing Wichita braces for bad news." Harrah also was interviewed by KWCH TV-12 Sept. 19 on the impact that layoffs at Boeing might have on Wichita. On a KWCH TV-12 newscast Sept. 20, Harrah talked about the effect Boeing layoffs may have on the Wichita economy.
Brian Withrow, assistant professor of criminal justice, commented on KWCH TV-12 on why police have seen a drop in the crime rate Sept. 19.
Paul Cromwell, professor of criminal justice, was quoted in a Sept. 20 Wichita Eagle article, "Wichita’s crime rate falls after attacks." Cromwell said it’s not uncommon for the crime rate to drop temporarily after a national disaster or tragedy.
John Wong, associate professor, public administration, was quoted in a Sept. 20 Wichita Eagle article, "Layoffs bring uncertainty." Wong said consumer and investor confidence are important, unpredictable variables when it comes to making economic predictions.
Janet Harrah, director, CEDBR, was quoted in a Sept. 21, Wichita Business Journal article, "Economic conference comes at critical time." Harrah said the all-important fourth-quarter retail season will likely determine whether the United States heads into 2002 looking forward to a recovery or a recession.
Don Hackett, director, Center for Entrepreneurship, was quoted in a Sept. 21 Wichita Business Journal article, "Technology start-ups not the only option for venture capital investors." Hackett cited the key qualities that venture capital investors typically look for in start-ups.
Skip Loper, interim executive director of the National Institute for Aviation Research, commented on a meeting at NIAR to discuss the challenges and needs of aviation research. The interview aired on KSNW TV-3 Sept. 21.
James McKenney, associate professor, political science, was an expert source for a Sept. 23 Wichita Eagle article, "Learning more." McKenney recommended some books that are helpful in providing information about the Middle East.
Janet Harrah, director, CEDBR, was quoted in the Sept. 27 Wichita Eagle article "Bombardier joins other jetmakers in cutting jobs." She said every job lost creates a ripple through Wichita’s economy.
Stan Longhofer, Stephen Clark Chair of Real Estate, was quoted in a Sept. 27 Wichita Eagle article, "Hotel, retail center planned." Longhofer said the southeast corner of Central and Hillside is a good site for such a development project because it’s in a high traffic area and because of its proximity to Wesley Medical Center.
Dean Headley, associate professor of marketing and co-author of the Airline Quality Rating, was quoted in a Sept. 28 Wichita Business Journal article, "Even with new business additions, Boeing still an airplane maker." He talked about the need airlines will have to replace aging aircraft.
Janet Harrah, director, CEDBR, was quoted in the Sept. 28 Wichita Business Journal article "Economy more diversified, but Boeing layoffs will hurt" as an expert on the local economy.
Mark Glaser, professor, Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs, was quoted in the Sept. 28 Wichita Business Journal article "Arena poll shows Wichita public wants to see economic benefits" on the scope of a survey and whether the public would support a downtown arena. Glaser indicated that he doesn’t think that today most people would be willing to invest in a major public project like an arena.
Nancy McCarthy Snyder, associate professor of public administration," was quoted in the Oct. 1 Wichita Eagle story "Joblessness likely to strain welfare reform." She said Kansas had been "short-sighted" when it diverted $215 million from its welfare fund to cover soaring foster care costs and that people leaving welfare rolls mostly took low-paying jobs.
Janet Harrah, director, CEDBR, was quoted in the Oct. 2 Wichita Eagle article "Raytheon to cut 750 more jobs." She said that if laid-off aircraft workers leave the area, they’ll need to be recruited back to Wichita when the area rebounds. Every aviation manufacturing job at the four major companies supports two additional jobs in the economy. The length of the economic downturn could affect those additional jobs.
Keith Lawing, public affairs associate, Center for Urban Studies, was quoted in the Oct. 9 Wichita Eagle story "Laid-off may face retraining, lower pay." He said deciding whether the government should pay to retrain workers who might abandon the training as soon as they are called back to good-paying aircraft jobs will be a tough public policy decision. "Those people are going to want to leave those $12-an-hour jobs in a second and rush back to $17- and $20-an-hour jobs, and who can blame them," he said.
Jobs
WSU job opportunities can be accessed online at webs.wichita.edu/wsuhr or by calling the 24-hour Job Line, 978-3344.