Jack Barlow, Charles A. Dana Professor of Politics, presented a paper, “Earning Heaven’s Curse: Gouverneur Morris on the Constitution and the Slave Power,” at the eighth Salmon P. Chase Faculty Colloquium, Georgetown Law School, Dec. 3, 2021.
Hannah Bellwoar, associate professor of English, director of general education & writing, was elected as member-at-large to the Board for the Small Liberal Arts Colleges-Writing Program Administrators.
Lauren Bowen, provost, led a session titled, “Authentic Community: Creating Lives of Consequence, Integrity, and Accomplishment,” at the annual Institute Chief Academic Officers hosted by the Council of Independent Colleges in Louisville, Ky., in November 2021.
Kristin Camenga, associate professor of mathematics, along with Patrick X. Rault, Ilya M. Spitkovsky, and Rebekah B. Johnson Yates, published, “The Gau—Wu Number for 4x4 and Select Arrowhead Matrices, Linear Algebra and its Applications,” Vol. 644 (2022), p. 192–218. Camenga, along with Brandon Collins, Gage Hoefer, Jonny Quezada, Patrick X. Rault, James Wilson, and Rebekah B. Johnson Yates, published, “On the Geometry of Numerical Ranges Over Finite Fields, Linear Algebra and its Applications,” Vol. 628 (2021), p. 182–201.
Matthew Damschroder, vice president for student life and dean of students, served as a peer reviewer representing the Middle States Commission on Higher Education on visits to Drew University in November 2021 and Boricua College in March 2022. Damschroder was certified as a trainer for Cultural Intelligence and Unconscious Bias workshops through the framework of the CQ Center.
Dan Dries, associate professor of chemistry and chair, was named as one of two representatives of the Americas on the Education and Training Committee of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB). Dries was also named Chair of the IUBMB Fellowship Committee. He was invited to present a talk titled, “It Only Took a Global Pandemic: Exposing Cracks in the Façade of Biochemistry Education,” at the 48th Philippine Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Annual Convention in December 2021. He delivered the invited plenary talk titled, “The Push We Needed: How the Global Pandemic Forced us to Reconsider How We Deliver a BMB Curriculum,” to the IUBMB-FAOBMB-CBSL Virtual Education Symposium in July 2021. (IUBMB: International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; FAOBMB: Federation of Asian and Oceanic Biochemists and Molecular Biochemists CBSL: College of Biochemists of Sri Lanka.) Dries was also awarded a $499,665 RCN-UBE grant from the National Science Foundation titled, “RCN-UBE: Transforming the BMB Education Community by Building an Inclusive Community for the Assessment of BMB Learning.”
Douglas Glazier, professor of biology, was invited to participate in an international workshop, “Cell size and growth, from single cells to the tree of life,” sponsored by the Company of Biologists at Buxted Park in East Sussex, England, on April 2–6, 2022. There, he presented, “Is cell size a ‘hub trait’? Exploring its integrative role in biological scaling, phenotypic plasticity, and adaptive evolution.” Glazier published an article, “Complications with body-size correction in comparative biology: possible solutions and an appeal for new approaches” in the Journal of Experimental Biology in March 2022 and “A quantitative genetics perspective of the body-mass scaling of metabolic rate” in the Journal of Experimental Biology in March 2022.
Gabriel Gould, instructor in music and first year experience, launched a new podcast, “Burning the Thrushes,” in March 2022. The podcast explores Gabriel’s work as a composer and listener and aims to help people hear the world around them in a more open way. “Burning the Thrushes” is available on Apple, Spotify, and all other major platforms.
Elliot Hirshon, coordinator of the English for academic purposes program and instructor of English as a second language, was invited to serve as a member of the National Association of Foreign Student Advisers’ (NAFSA) Association of International Educators Internationalizing Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Sub-committee. Hirshon delivered a virtual presentation for NAFSA Region VIII on May 24, 2022 “To Go Far, Go Together: Creating Community and Pathways for International Students.”
Katie E. (Hildebrand) Hoffman ’01, assistant professor of education, and Laura Bray, a colleague from the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), discussed the implications that COVID-19 placed on educational professionals at Pennsylvania’s Council for Exceptional Children Conference on Oct. 2, 2021. Hoffman and Bray described ways in which institutions of higher education, schools, and state education agencies can continue to support educational professionals for a return to better, not just normal, practices and work. With Dipali Puri, assistant professor of education; Kathleen Biddle, professor of education and chair of the ducation Department; Michelle Hunter ’22, and Dylan Thompson ’22, Hoffman presented a poster titled “Back to Basics: Creating a Positive Classroom Climate” at PDE’s Conference on March 3, 2022, in Hershey, Pa. The purpose was to share social/emotional/behavioral high leverage, research-supported practices that foster a positive learning environment for students.
Dave Hsiung, professor of history, presented a paper, “Disaster in the Forests and Fields: Energy, Metabolism, and the War of Independence,” at the annual meeting of the American Society of Environmental History in March 2022 and received a research fellowship to spend one month next year at the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, Mount Vernon, Va.
Alex Kurtz, director of esports and head coach, led the Juniata College Esports Team to become the 2021 Fall CLOL Bilgewater Division Champions.
George Merovich, associate professor of environmental science, along with Stephanie S. Coster, Megan N. Dillon, and William More, published, “The update and optimization of an eDNA assay to detect the invasive rusty crayfish (Faxonius rusticus),” in PLOS ONE, 16. With co-authors Madison Hearn ’19, Nicholas A. Smith ’21, and the late Vincent Buonaccorsi, professor of biology, Merovich published, “Hybridization between two introduced, invasive crayfish species in the upper Juniata River system, Pennsylvania, USA, in the Journal of Crustacean Biology: DOI 10.1093/jcbiol/ruab084. Merovich, with co-authors, Mack W. Frantz and Petra B. Wood, published, “Patterns in benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in an active region of shale-gas development in the western Appalachian Plateaus of West Virginia, USA,” in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 194: 368 DOI 10.1007/s10661-022-10015-w. With Isabelle Croteau ’22, Benjamin Haussman ’22, and Christopher Grant, assistant professor of biology, Merovich presented, “Culverts are associated with disjunct aquatic assemblages,” at the Joint meeting of the Keystone Coldwater Conference & the PA Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Feb. 25–26, 2002. With Stephanie Coster and C. Unger, Merovich presented, “Testing the Sensitivity of Rusty Crayfish Detection Using Edna Sampling,” at the 28th Annual The Wildlife Society Conference, Nov. 1–5, 2021. Merovich secured two grants, $16,900 from the Pa. Fish and Boat Commission to research, “Walleye use of rock rubble created for spawning habitat,” and $5,500 from the Foundation for Pa. Watersheds to research an unassessed waters initiative.
Roy Nagle, director of environmental health and safety, and instructor of environmental science and studies published the article “Sheltering Oak: Spotted Turtles in a Tree” with co-authors Travis Russell ’13 and Ryan Rimple ’21 in Ecology. Nagle, Russell, and Rimple also published “Catching Clemmys in a Tree: Inquiline Spotted Turtles in Central Pennsylvania, USA” in Herpetological Review, and Nagle and Russell published the photo essay “Tiny Tree-dwelling Turtles” in the Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America.
Kim Roth, professor of mathematics, participated in the design and construction of the room-sized mathematical art exhibit, “Mathemalchemy,” including attending a week of the three-week build of the exhibit at Duke University. Mathemalchemy began its tour at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., in mid-January. The exhibit moved to Juniata in mid-June and will move on to Boston University after Thanksgiving. Its exhibition at Juniata is partially funded by an Innovative Educational Initiatives grant. Roth authored, “How to knit a Tortoise in n+1 steps,” for the Mathemalchemy blog. With Jessica Sklar, Roth published “Mathemalchemy: A Playful Pandemic Project” in the Oct./Nov. 2021 issue of MAA FOCUS, the newsmagazine of the Mathematical Association of America.
Li Shen, assistant professor of marketing, served as the chair of the International Marketing track and presented two papers at the Academy of International Business U.S. Northeast Conference in Oct. 2021. She published “Challenges of Distance Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Student Perspective,” with co-author, Mohammad Elahee, Ph.D., and “Use of AI Image/Video Search for Shopping Fashion Items—A Comparison of U.S. and Chinese Consumers.” Shen advised the Chinese Club in organizing the Chinese Dinner and administered the Chinese Fashion Show at the Chinese Dinner and the Fashion Design and Photography Club in February 2022. With Gallagher and Meersman, Shen published Business Case at IMA 21-16, “To Make or Not to Make,” in March 2022. With Gallagher, she presented, “Lone Wolf or Wolf Pack? A Comparative Analysis of Group Work Productivity in Course Projects,” at SoTL Brown Bags in March 2022.
Adam Steele ’13 g’21, systems/web programmer, earned his master of organizational leadership degree at Juniata College.
James Troha, president, was selected to serve as vice-chair of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III President’s Council, which is the highest governing body in Division III. The Council establishes and directs the general policy of the Division, while also establishing Division III’s strategic plan.
Jim Tuten, Charles R. and Shirley A. Knox Professor of History, with Kathryn Westcott, Charles A. Dana Professor of Psychology, authored, “Shared experiences: Why we must bring back campus cultural events ASAP,” which was published in University Business on Sept. 17, 2021. In collaboration with Hannah Bellwoar, associate professor of English and director of writing and General Education, and Kim Roth, professor of mathematics, presented, “Engagement in Common Reading Programs: A Five-Year Study,” at the Conference on the First Year Experience, on Oct 12, 2021. Tuten chaired a panel at the Southern Historical Association Meeting, “Land, Wildlife, and Power: New Perspectives on Hunting in the Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century South,” on Nov. 6, 2021.
Ursula Williams, associate professor of chemistry, and Dan Dries, associate professor of chemistry and chair, published an article titled, “Supporting fledgling scientists: The importance of autonomy in a guided-inquiry laboratory course” in the Journal of Chemical Education.