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Research and Scholarly Activity2012-2013

Contents4 Message from the Vice President for Academic Affairs6 Dr. Marta Werner8 Articles and Manuscripts10 Dr. Lynn Rivers12 Books and Book Chapters13 Dr. Shoshanna N. Zucker15 Conference Presentations16 Dr. Julia Hall20 Dr. Kimberly Bernosky-Smith24 Dr. Joseph A. Dunn26 Funded Grants27 Dr. Brian H. Wrotniak2

D’YOUVILLE COLLEGEMISSION STATEMENTD’Youville College is anindependent institution ofhigher education that offersbaccalaureate and graduateprograms to students of all faiths,cultures, and backgrounds.D’Youville College honors itsCatholic heritage and the spiritof St. Marguerite d’Youville byproviding academic, social,spiritual, and professionaldevelopment in programs thatemphasize leadership andservice. D’Youville teachesstudents to contribute to theworld community by leadingcompassionate, productive, andresponsible lives.3

Message fromArup K. Sen, Ph.D.Vice Presidentfor Academic AffairsI am pleased to present the third volume of our annualshowcase of the scholarly and research excellenceof the faculty of D’Youville College. We are deeplycommitted to research and scholarship as an integralpart of our college mission as well as honoring the spiritof Marguerite d’Youville. I continue to be inspired bythe high quality and range of disciplinary coverageexemplified in several articles which run the gamut fromhuman rights to human health. The scholarly activitieslisted here represent journal articles, books, bookchapters, conference presentations and funded grants byD’Youville faculty between June 1, 2012 and May 31, 2013.D’Youville offers a unique educational experience. Inaddition to mastering the content of their area of study,students are encouraged to practice critical thinking,examine their own values and understand diverseviewpoints. This environment enriches the collegeexperience and helps them acquire a combination ofknowledge and skills essential to lifelong intellectualand personal growth. For students in particular,research provides a different perspective as well as realworld experiences in their field of study. Faculty and4

student engagement in research, scholarship and creativeactivity is a benchmark of a healthy and vibrant college inwhich knowledge is not only transmitted to others, but alsodiscovered, created and cultivated.D’Youville is moving to the forefront of pedagogical research—collaborative research involving both faculty and students.Our faculty is also engaged in interprofessional research andthe development of innovative approaches to teaching andlearning experiences in educational settings made possibleby grants obtained by our faculty from prestigious public andprivate foundations. In the coming years, we will continue topartner with health care institutions and conduct pioneeringresearch in science and health care related issues.In this edition, we touch on some of the exciting researchprojects and initiatives that illustrate the deep commitmentof our faculty and staff to scholarly excellence. I invite youto explore the groundbreaking research and scholarship atD’Youville College and join me in congratulating the faculty fortheir accomplishments on their hard work and dedication aswell their ongoing commitment to “Educating for Life.”Dr. Arup K. SenVice President for Academic Affairs5

Dr. WernerlovesEnglishand lovesteachingEnglish.A look ather vitaemakes thisobvious.6

Marta L. Werner, Ph.D.Professor of EnglishAmerican Association of University ProfessorsD’Youville College Chapter2013 Scholar of the Year AwardDr. Marta L. Werner was recentlynamed the 2013 AmericanAssociation of UniversityProfessors Faculty Scholar bythe D’Youville faculty, and it isthe second time she received thishonor. She is a prolific writer ofprofessional articles and reviewsand has presented at a myriad ofnational conferences.A summa cum laude B.A., amaster’s and doctorate, all in herfavorite subject, English, showwhere her heart and interestslie. She especially likes 17th, 18th,19th and 20th century Americanliterature, the latter two a focusof her research, and AmericanRomanticism and Realism, 19thcentury British literature, women’swriting and the list goes on.Dr. Werner is nationallyrecognized for her work on thewritings of Emily Dickinson andNathaniel and Sophia Hawthorn.In 2010, she completed a majorarticle on Helen Keller and AnneSullivan’s writing practices, anessay that considered the poeticsof writing alongside the poeticsof disability.Her long time affection forthe works of Emily Dickinsonis evident going back to her1992 paper on Emily Dickinson’sFlyleaves: The Compositions ofthe 1870s and 1880s to her mostrecent work “The GorgeousNothings: Emily Dickinson’sEnvelope Poems.” Earlier thisyear, Dr. Werner served asthe author/editor of a specialissue of the Emily DickinsonElectronic Archives 2 and in 2012was appointed to the advisoryboard of the Houghton Libraryof Harvard University’s EmilyDickinson: Digital Edition.In demand on the lecture circuit,she gave five invited talksand presented at five nationalconferences between 2011 and2013.Dr. Werner will be on sabbaticalleave in 2014 during which shewill prepare a summer institutefor the University of West Virginiatitled “Scanning the Distances:Beauty and the Beginning ofTerror in Late Work from EmilyDickinson to Susan Howe” and towork on a new book on the fieldnotebooks of Cordelia Stanwood.The recipient of the AAUPScholar of the Year award isselected by a committee of threeprevious recipients.7

ArticlesandManuscriptsDieteticsMunoz, N., Bernstein,M., Fischer, J., Morgan,K., Saffel-Shrier, S., &Weiss, Edward. (2012).Antioxidant consumptionand age-relatedmacular degenerationand cognitive functionin older adults. Foodand nutrition for olderadults promotinghealth and wellness:Recommendations.Retrieved 7/16/2012from http://www.adaevidencelibrary.comltopic.cfm?cat=4879&auth=1:Academy of Nutritionand Dietetics (EvidenceAnalysis Library).Munoz, N., Bernstein,M., Fischer, l., Morgan,K., Saffel-Shrier, S., &Weiss, Edward. (2012).USDA and OlderAmericans Act programsfor older adults. Foodand nutrition for olderadults promotinghealth and wellness:Recommendations.Retrieved 7/16/2012from http://www.adaevidencelibrary.comltopic.cfm?cat=4879&auth=1:Academy of Nutritionand Dietetics (EvidenceAnalysis Library).Munoz, N., Bernstein,M., Fischer, J., Morgan,K., Saffel-Shrier, S., &Weiss, Edward. (2012).Weight managementin the older adult.Food and nutrition forolder adults promotinghealth and wellness:Recommendations.Retrieved 7/16/2012from http://www.adaevidencelibrary.comltopic.cfm?cat=4879&auth=1:Academy of Nutritionand Dietetics (EvidenceAnalysis Library).EducationKress, Helen, Thering,Angela, Lalonde,Catherine, Kim, S., &Cleeton, L. (2012). Facultyreflections on onlinecourse developmentand implementation forteacher education. TheInternational Journal ofTechnology, Knowledge,and Society, 8(1), 73-84.Kalipeni, E., Mbilizi,Margaret, & Semu, L.(2012). The brain drain ofhealth professionals fromsub-Saharan Africa: Ageographic perspective.Progress in DevelopmentStudies, 12(2 & 3), 153–171.Mbilizi, Margaret.(2013). The education ofwomen leaders in Africa:Challenges of buildingthe capacity of womenparliamentarians inMalawi. Global Journal ofEducational Perspectives,1(1), 25-53.Health ServicesAdministrationCadzow, Renee, Craig,M., Rowe, J., & Kahn, L.S.(2012). Transformingcommunity membersinto diabetes culturalhealth brokers: Theneighborhood healthtalker project. TheDiabetes Educator, 39(1),102-110.Michalek, Arthur, &Nwogu, C. (2013). Cancerin resource-limitedcountries. OncologyNews, 8(2), 54.Michalek, Arthur, &Wicher C.P. (2012).Ethics corner – inequalityand injustice for some.Journal of CancerEducation, 27(2), 199-201.Michalek, Arthur, &Wicher, C.P. (2012). Ethicscorner – case studiesmade simple: It’s aboutthe story! Journal ofCancer Education, 27(4),601-604.Michalek, Arthur.(2013). In praise ofJanus. Journal of CancerEducation, 28(1), 1-3.Rafalson, Lisa, Pham,T.H., Willi, S.M., Marcus,M., Jessup, A., &Baranowski, T. (2013).The association betweenacanthosis nigricansand dysglycemia in anethnically diverse groupof eighth grade students.Obesity, 21(3), E328-E333LIBERAL ARTSTyson, Craig. (2013, ).Review. [Review of thebook The land of Canaanand the destiny of Israel:Theologies of territory inthe Hebrew Bible, by D.Frankel.] Catholic BiblicalQuarterly, 75, 117.Werner, Marta. (2012).Reportless places: Facingthe modern manuscript.Textual Cultures, 6(2),60-83.Werner, Marta. (2012).Review. [Review of ThreeAmerican poets, by W.Spengemann]. Leviathan:The Journal of the MelvilleSociety, 14(2), 81-87.Werner, Marta. (2013).Ravished slates: Revisioningthe “LordLetters.” A scholarlyexploration of materialevidence. Emily DickinsonElectronic Archives 2,Special Issue, http://www.emilydickinson.orgWerner, Marta. (2013).Review. [Review of thebook The Gloucestersuite and other poems,by E. Schoonover]. TheNautilus: A MaritimeJournal of Literature,History, and Culture, 3,116-120.LIBRARYChurch, Jill. (2012).Review. [Review of Theno shelf required guideto e-book purchasing, byS. Polanka (Ed.)]. SerialsReview, 38, 289-290.8

MANAGEMENTSCIENCEFox Garrity, Bonnie.(2012). Where did theygo? Market share trendsof business studentenrollment at public,not-for-profit, and forprofitinstitutions from1996-2008. Journal ofEducation for Business.87(6), 309-316.Reese, C., & Kowalewski,Susan. (2012). Financialinvesting made forwomen: The economicand psychologicalreasons why womeninvest differently thanmen. The InternationalJournal of Business andSocial Research, 2(3),143-152.Kowalewski, Sue. (2013).Storytelling: An integralfacet in organizations.The International Journalof Business and SocialResearch, 3(3), 51-54.McCarthy, Erin, Sen,Arup, & Fox Garrity,Bonnie. (2012).Factors influencingCanadian students’choice of institutionsof higher educationin the United States.Business Education andAccreditation, 4(2), 85-96.MATH & NATURALSCIENCESBernosky-Smith,Kimberly, Aston, E.R.,& Liguori, A. (2012).Rapid drinking isassociated with increasesin driving-relatedrisk-taking. HumanPsychopharmacology:Clinical and Experimental,27, 622-625.Faitar, Gheorghita, &Faitar, Silviu. (2012).The influence ofability tracking on theperformance of minoritylearners. Journal ofInstructional Pedagogies,7, 1-9.Kelly, Martin. (2013).Using learningpreferences to directteaching and balanceacademic performance.Journal of CollegeScience Teaching, 42(5),46-54.Lee, T.Y.-H., Wang,Q., Wallace, Jason,& Chen, S.H. (2012).Temporal stability ofblue phosphorescentorganic light-emittingdiodes affected bythermal annealing ofemitting layers. Journal ofMaterials Chemistry, 22,23175-23180.Stephen, Frank, Georger,Lesley, Bonner, M.,Kostyniak, P.J., Olson,J.R., Bloom, M.S., & Vena,J.E., (2013). Serum GreatLakes pollution levels inLake Ontario fish andwildlife consumers. TheToxicologist, 132(1), 270.Wang, Q., Wallace,Jason, Lee, T.Y.-H.,Ou, J.J., Tsai, Y.-T.,Huang, Y.-H., Wu, C.-C.,Rothberg, L.J., & Chen,S.H. (2013). Evaluation ofpropylene-, meta-, andpara-linked triazine andtert-butyltriphenylamineas bipolar hosts forphosphorescent organiclight-emitting diodes.Journal of MaterialsChemistry C, 1, 2224-2232.NURSINGGorodetsky, Rachel,Hon, S.L., Geller, R.J., &Morgan, B.W. (2012). Thebeneficial auxiliary roleof poison informationcenters: Stewardly useof rabies post-exposureprophylaxis in a time ofshortage. Asia PacificJournal of MedicalToxicology, 1, 34-37.Mitchell, Abigail, & King-Jones, M. (2012). Directcare nurses transitioningto clinical faculty.Nursing, 42(6), 58-60.Mitchell, Abigail.(2102). Understandinggenerational gaps toimprove faculty-studentrelationships. Teachingand Learning in Nursing,7, 98-99.Nahigian, Eileen,& Moore, J. (2012).Nursing studentperceptions of nurse-tonurse collaboration ondedicated educationunits and on traditionalclinical instructionunits. Journal ofNursing Education,52(6), 346-350. doi:10.3928/01484834-20130509-01Lach, H.W., Hertz,J.E., Pomeroy, Sherry,Resnick, B., & Buckwalter,K.C. (2013). Thechallenges and benefitsof distance mentoring.Journal of ProfessionalNursing, 29(1), 39-48.Sinatra-Wilhelm, Tina.(2012). Nursing care plansversus concept mapsin the enhancement ofcritical thinking skills innursing students enrolledin a baccalaureatenursing program.Creative Nursing, 18(2),78-83.PHYSICAL THERAPYMalete, L, Motlhoiwa,K., Shaibu, S., Wrotniak,Brian, Jackson,J.C., Maruapula, S.,& Compher, C.W.(2013). Body imagedissatisfaction isincreased in male andoverweight/obeseadolescents in Botswana.Journal of Obesity, 2013,763624.Parks, E.P., Kumanyika,S., Moore, R.H., Kazak,A.E., Wrotniak, Brian, &Stettler, N. (2012). Therelationship of multipleparent stressors withchild obesity and relatedbehaviors. Obesity,20(10), S197.Silberman, N., Panzarella,Karen, & Melzer, B.(2013). Using high fidelityhuman simulation toprepare physical therapystudents for acute careclinical practice. Journalof Allied Health, 42(1),25-32.9

10Dr. Riversvalues theeducationthat studentsreceive and,through herleadership andperseverance,the college isgraduatingstudents whowill becomeexcellenttherapistsand leadersthemselves.

Lynn C. Rivers, PT, Ph.D.Associate ProfessorDepartment chairof Physical TherapyJ. Warren Perry Health and Human ServicesFaculty LeadershipDr. Lynn C. Rivers, chair of thephysical therapy department,has shown her dedication to thecollege, her fellow faculty andher profession since joining thefaculty in 1991.She led the development of thephysician assistant program andlater was named chair of thephysical therapy departmentwhere she established a positiveand productive atmosphereand camaraderie within thedepartment, contributinggreatly to the success theprogram enjoys today under herleadership.In recommending her for thefaculty leadership award itwas said, “Her personal andprofessional integrity are of thehighest standards and she holdsthese expectations for colleaguesand students alike.”In addition to her academic work,Dr. Rivers has been outstandingin her service and leadership inthe local community. A foundingmember of the Near East andWest Side Task Force, she hasvolunteered countless hours toensure its success. Her “handson” door-to-door approach inconnecting with people in theunderserved neighborhoodsregarding health and humanservices has made her an icon tomany families. She is a volunteermentor for refugee familiesthrough the Journey’s Endorganization.Dr. River’s research agenda andinterest in health and wellnesspromotion led to the designand implementation of the FallsPrevention for Elders through theCommunity Health Foundation.D’Youville students and otherfaculty members have anincreased awareness and interestto address the ever-present riskfor our community’s fragile elders.In the past decade, Dr. Rivers hasreceived more than $1 million forcollege and community initiatives,including the newly createdInterprofessional EducationCollaborative. She served asfounding chair and committeeleader mobilizing 25 facultymembers in the creation ofcurricula and delivering learningexperiences to more than 245students.She and her husband Fred are theproud parents of Amanda andJames, both D’Youville graduates.Dr. Rivers has been a member ofthe Amherst Community Churchfor more than 35 years and is afeatured member of the churchchoir.A graduate of the University atBuffalo, she earned her master’sdegree at SUNY College atBuffalo and her doctorate at UB.The prestigious award is namedfor the late Dr. Perry who wasthe first dean of the School ofHealth Related Professions atthe University at Buffalo. He wasinstrumental in the organizationand promotion of the allied healthprofessions nationally. Both Dr.Perry and his late brother, Dr.Charles Donald Perry, establishedthe award.11

BooksandBookChaptersEDUCATIONLalley, James, & Gentile,J.R. (2012). EducationalPsychology, (fourthedition). Dubuque, Iowa:Kendall/Hunt Publishing.Lalley, James, & Gentile,J.R. (2013). Classroomassessment and gradingto assure mastery. In K.M.Cauley & G.M. Pannozzo(Eds.), Annual Editions:Educational Psychology12/13. New York, NY:McGraw-Hill.Piotrowski, Phillip,Gentile, J.R., & Lalley,James. (2012). Arepertoire of teachingskills. In J.P. Lalley & J.R.Gentile, EducationalPsychology, (fourthedition). Dubuque, Iowa:Kendall/Hunt.Piotrowski, Phillip,Gentile, J.R., & LalleyJames. (2012). Teachingdecisions and functions.In J.P. Lalley, & J.R.Gentile, EducationalPsychology, (fourthedition). Dubuque, Iowa:Kendall/Hunt.LIBERAL ARTSHall, Julia. (2013).Children’s human rightsand public schools in theUnited States. New York,NY: Sense Publishers.Werner, Marta. (2012).Itineraries of escape:Emily Dickinson’senvelope poems. In M.Werner & J. Bervin (Eds.),The gorgeous nothings,an artist’s book on EmilyDickinson’s envelopepoems. New York, NY:Granary Books.Werner, Marta, & Bervin,J. (Eds.). (2012). Thegorgeous nothings: anartist’s book on EmilyDickinson’s envelopepoems. New York, NY:Granary Books.LIBRARYChurch, Jill. (2013). GreatDismal swamp. In R.Warren Howarth (Ed.),Biomes and ecosystems:An encyclopedia (pp.617-619). Pasadena, CA:Salem Press.Church, Jill. (2013).Great Lakes forests. In R.Warren Howarth (Ed.),Biomes and ecosystems:An encyclopedia (pp.619-622). Pasadena, CA:Salem Press.Church, Jill. (2013).Continental drift. In B.Black (Ed.), Climatechange: An encyclopediaof science and history.Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.Church, Jill. (2013). Gobidesert. In R. WarrenHowarth (Ed.), Biomesand ecosystems: Anencyclopedia (pp. 596-599). Pasadena, CA:Salem Press.Church, Jill. (2013).Great Slave Lake. In R.Warren Howarth (Ed.),Biomes and ecosystems:An encyclopedia (pp.626-629). Pasadena, CA:Salem Press.Church, Jill. (2013).Greenhouse effect. InB. Black (Ed.), Climatechange: An encyclopediaof science and history.Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.Church, Jill. (2013).Mana pools. In R. WarrenHowarth (Ed.), Biomesand ecosystems: Anencyclopedia (pp. 797-799). Pasadena, CA:Salem Press.Church, Jill. (2013).Titicaca, Lake. In R.Warren Howarth (Ed.),Biomes and ecosystems:An encyclopedia (pp.1235-1237). Pasadena,CA: Salem Press.PHARMACYGettman, David.(2012). Budgeting. InS. Desselle, D. Zgarrick& G. Alston (Eds.),Pharmacy management,(third edition). NewYork:McGraw-HillMedical.PHYSICAL THERAPYBennett, Susan, &Finlayson, M. (2012).Mobility. In M. Finlayson(Ed.), Multiple sclerosisrehabilitation: Fromimpairment toparticipation. BocaRaton, FL: CRC Press.Bennett, Susan. (2013).Neurologic rehabilitationin multiple sclerosis. InB. Weinstock-Guttman(Ed.), Future medicine.doi: 10.2217/EBO.13.125Panzarella, Karen.(2013). The integratedstandardized patientexamination. In Directoryand Repository ofEducational AssessmentMeasures (DREAM),Association of AmericanMedical College’s(AAMC) MedEdPORTAL,http://www.mededportal.org/dream12

The enthusiasm andexcitement is evidentin the eyes ofDr. Shoshanna N. Zuckeras she describes her twoacademic loves:teaching and her research.author: D. John BrayA newly hired assistant professorin the School of Pharmacy, sheis busy planning her classroompresentation teaching anatomy,physiology and pathophysiology.She plans to encourage studentinterest in the scientific methodand how to think in ways to solvepharmacy-related problems in thetreatment of individuals.A noted researcher, Dr. Zuckerhas been involved for a numberof years in cutting edge cancerresearch utilizing nonthermalplasma needles or “torches” inthe killing of melanoma cells.(Plasma, in this case is not thetype of plasma commonlyassociated with human blood, butis one of the four states of matter,the others being solid, liquid andgas.) The plasma is generatedfrom charged molecules fromhelium gas combined withatmospheric gases to create freeradicals, which can target cancercells, she explained.She currently collaborates with ateam of electrical engineers at theUniversity at Buffalo where shehad successfully demonstratedthat nonthermal plasma canselectively kill melanoma. Herresearch now focuses on ways toenhance this effect and she saysit may be very effective one dayin the treatment of skin cancerand internal cancers.An admitted bundle of energy,Dr. Zucker also is looking intothe ways cancer cells regulatetheir communication through“gap junctions” which areknown suppressors of tumor cellgrowth. She concentrated herpostdoctoral studies on “gapjunctions” and cancer.“I was always interested in sciencein grade school and had a strongcuriosity as how and why thingsworked or happened. A goodfriend had cancer when we wereteens, and I became interestedin working on a cure,” she said. “Ihope some of my students herewill be interested in helping withthe research.”A Bronxville native, she is aMagna Cum Laude biologygraduate of Iona Collegeand earned her master’sand doctorate in molecularpharmacology from AlbertEinstein College of Medicine.“One individual who influencedme greatly was my graduateadvisor, Dr. Susan Band Horwitz,who is known for discoveringthe mechanization of action13

Dr. Zucker and her colleagues from the engineering department at the University ofBuffalo (Dr. Jennifer Zirnheld and Dr. Kevin Burke) use the plasma torch to generatea beam of plasma which is localized to a target area of approximately 1 cm in diameter.The plasma torch has been shown to directly kill melanoma cells while having little effecton normal skin cells. The plasma is non-thermal and does not change the pH (acidity)of the cellular environment. She and her colleagues are currently using variousstrategies to improve the efficacy of the plasma torch with the goal of developing a futuretool to selectively target cancer cells.of Taxol, one of the world’smost successful chemotherapydrugs.” [Dr. Horwitz’s work ledto its widespread clinical useworldwide. Ed.]“Her work reaffirmed my desireto do research and find ways tohelp cancer patients.”Prior to joining D’Youville, Dr.Zucker was a Health ResearchScientist at Roswell Park CancerInstitute and a research assistantprofessor in the Departmentof Biological Sciences at theUniversity at Buffalo. She hastaught at Roswell, Buffalo StateCollege and the University atBuffalo.She is a recipient of the NIHNational Research Service Award.Dr. Zucker is a judge for theIntel International Science andEngineering Fair and the AnnualBuffalo Patent Competition.The mother of two daughters,Aviva who is five and Hannah,eight, one of Dr. Zucker’s joysin life is occasionally presentinga lesson in science to herdaughter’s grade school class.“The children ask such intelligentquestions; it’s a wonderfulexperience.”Who knows, perhaps herpresentation may have triggeredan interest in scientific researchin some of the boys or girls in theclass that may lead to excitingnew discoveries in the future.14

DIETETICSConferencePresentationsAnderson, M., Weiss,Edward, Baumgart,Charlotte, & Velasquez,James. (2013, May).Dietary intake ofNCAA Division I femalebasketball players.Presented to the NewYork State DieteticAssociation , Rochester,NY.Fyles, T., Baumgart,Charlotte, Weiss,Edward, & Murphy, J.(2013, April). A studyof average quantityof fruit and vegetablesales pre and postimplementationof Red,Yellow, Green PlateProgram in a healthcarefacility. Presented to theNew York State DieteticAssociation, Rochester,NY.Niemetz, L., Weiss,Edward, Baumgart,Charlotte, & Schiffert,Judith. (2013, May).A retrospective chartreview on enteralnutrition prescriptionerrors in an acute carehospital. Presented tothe New York StateDietetic Association,Rochester, NY.Whelan, Megan,Baumgart, Charlotte,& Mocny, Linda. (2013,May). Use of simulation topromote interprofessionalcommunication.Presented to the NewYork State DieteticAssociation, Rochester,NY.Wilber, K., Weiss,Edward, Baumgart,Charlotte, & Kelly,Martin. (2013, May).Measurement of theimpact of home deliveredmeals on the foodinsecurity in the elderlypopulation. Presentedto the New York StateDietetic Association,Rochester, NY.EDUCATIONGarrison, Mark. (2013,April). Undignified tothe core: Exposing theanti-public character ofthe Common Core StateStandards Initiative.Presented to the NewYork State Foundationsof Education Association,Hamilton, NY.Garrison, Mark. (2013,March). Testing fortyranny: The politicalsignificance of theCommon Core StateStandards initiative.Presented to the Equityand Social JusticeConference, New Paltz,NY.Mbilizi, Margaret. (2013,March). Challenges ofbuilding the capacity ofwomen parliamentariansin Malawi. Presented tothe Comparative andInternational EducationSociety, New Orleans, LA.DeWaters, Jamie, &Williams, Stephen.(2012, November). Selfadministeredtraining inclassroom management.Presented to the NewYork State Council forExceptional Children,Saratoga Springs, NY.Gamble, Robert. (2012,November). Maintainingconsistency in privatecollege academe despitehigh turnover with vicepresidents for academicaffairs. Presented toScholars and Educators,Biloxi, MS.Gamble, Robert. (2013,April). Partnershipsin higher education.Presented to theEducation LeadershipSummit II, Buffalo, NY.Gamble, Robert. (2013,April). Story telling as aninteractive and globalteaching tool. Presentedto the InternationalResearch Forum onSocial Perspectivesin Higher Education,Buffalo, NY.Gorlewski, David,& Porfilio, B. (2012,November). Casestories for multiculturaleducation. Presentedto the MulticulturalEducation Conference,New Paltz, NY.Gorlewski, David,& Porfilio, B. (2013,March). Using case storymethodology for socialjustice. Presented to theEquity and Social JusticeConference, New Paltz,NY.Gorlewski, David, &Gorlewski, J. (2012,October). Reclaimingthe center: Using casestories to foster authenticreflection. Presentedto the New York StateEnglish Council, Albany,NY.Gorlewski, David, &Gorlewski, J. (2012,October). Writing for anEnglish journal. Presentedto the New York StateEnglish Council, Albany,NY.Gorlewski, David, &Gorlewski, J. (2013,April). Practicing in thepanopticon: Teachingand learning in theContinued on page 1815

Dr. Julia Hallsigned by two leading publishersto write three books in herspecialty—Human Rightsauthor: D. John BrayDr. Julia Hall, professor ofsociology at D’Youville College,has been signed by two leadingpublishers to write three booksin her specialty, human rights.Routledge Publishers and SensePublishers will publish and markether works in 2013. Routledge isa global publisher of academicbooks, journals and onlinereferences. Sense Publishers, aninternational academic publishinghouse, produces books in thefield of sociological educationalresearch.Her book, Children’s HumanRights and Public Schooling inthe U.S. addresses the “serioushuman rights violation takingplace among children everywhereincluding in the U.S. I think it’simportant for the public to knowthat as the economy continues toconstrict, more and more youngpeople find themselves strugglingto grow up on these razor thinmargins of survival,” she said. Sheargues that public schools couldbe the very place where childrencome to understand they haverights, but many do not get thisinformation.Dr. Hall’s second book, LowIncome Children and the Assaulton Dignity: Policy Challenges andResistance in the Current PoliticalEconomy focuses on low incomeschool children in Chicago asan example of schools andcommunities “in which silencing,limitations, despair, and lack ofdignity are a ‘normal’ part of life.”Outside reviewers say the bookwill present a more dimensionaland dynamic understanding ofhow the dignity of youth is beingeroded.Her third book, Urban Girlsand Cultures of Violence andSilencing in an Era of PublicRepression, will focus on theresults of her extensive researchon violence in the lives of girls,which indicates an escalation ofthe problem in conjunction withshifts in the economy. “Increasingnumbers of urban girls struggleto negotiate their lives at home,in their neighborhoods, and intheir schools as those spacesare becoming saturated withviolence,” she said. Accordingto her national peers, “the book16

The first of three bookswritten by Julia Hall, Ph.D.on children and their humanrights.“I think it’s important for the public toknow that as the economy continues toconstrict, more and more young peoplefind themselves struggling to grow up onthese razor thin margins of survival.”will put the reality of violence inthe lives of urban school girls asshaped by the economy back onthe map… .”Dr. Hall has been a D’Youvillefaculty member since 2001 andteaches undergraduate coursesin sociology, including researchmethods, social problems,principals of sociology, culturaldiversity, human rights andother related courses. She hasreceived four large competitivegrants from external agenciesto fund her research. Two wereco-authored with Dr. DonaldF. Sabo, professor emeritus atD’Youville and a nationally knownsociologist.Dr. Hall was voted “Scholar ofthe Year” by the college facultyin 2005 and has publishedapproximately 40 articles andbook chapters in peer-reviewedjournals and books. She alsoserves on the editorial board ofThe Journal of Critical EducationPolicy Studies, a leading publicpolicy publication.Dr. Hall started and oversees aninitiative that has obtained $3.7million in scholarships for lowincomehigh school and collegeyouth in Buffalo. This programis currently ongoing. Activein community service, she isinvolved with various communityorganizations including workingwith city children in an afterschool program at the ValleyCommunity Center, helpingprepare entries for art contests.Dr. Hall is an organizing memberof the annual Prader-WilliSyndrome Research Foundationwalk and race held at ChestnutRidge Park and is a formerboard member of the LiteracyVolunteers of Buffalo and ErieCounty.17

Continued from page 15surveillance mediaculture. Presented to theCritical Media LiteracyConference, Romeoville,IL.Gorlewski, David, &Porfilio, B. (2013, April).Using standards forstudents: Empoweringteachers and studentsin an era of centralizedaccountability. Presentedto the AmericanEducational ResearchAssociation, SanFrancisco, CA.Gorlewski, David, Porfilio,B., Au, W., & Hartlep,N. (2012, October).Reforming educationto value diversity: Usingthe tools of standardizedreform to supporttransformative resistance.Presented to theAmerican EducationalStudies Association,Seattle, WA.Gorlewski, David.(2012, November). Highschool matters: Writingfor an English journal(roundtable discussant).Presented to the NationalCouncil of Teachers ofEnglish, Las Vegas, NV.Kress, Helen. (2013,April). Dignity in schoolclimate and culture:school self-studyfor inclusive sciencestandards. Presentedto the New YorkState Foundations ofEducation Association,Hamilton, NY.Kress, Helen. (2013,April). Sources andsupport for Africancenteredphilosophiesof education for teachereducation. Presented tothe National Associationof African AmericanStudies & Affiliates,Buffalo, NY.Lochte, Hilary. (2012,November). Teachingfoundations of educationin an age of neo-liberaleducation reform.Presented to theAmerican EducationalStudies Association,Seattle, WA.Painter, Robert. (2013,January). Alveolarz as a conditionerfor r-umlaut in NorthGermanic. Presented tothe Linguistic Society ofAmerica, Boston, MA.HEALTH SERVICESADMINISTRATIONCadzow, Renee. (2012,December). Buffalosupplemental servicesfor self-sufficiency ofrecently arrived refugees.Presented to the NorthAmerican Primary CareResearch Group, NewOrleans, LA.Rafalson, Lisa. (2013,March). Risk factors forprehypertension in thecommunity. Presentedto the AmericanHeart AssociationCouncil on Nutrition,Physical Activity andEpidemiology, NewOrleans, LA.Rafalson, Lisa, & Baker,O. (2012, October). Theassociation betweenfrailty and cognition in ageriatric type 2 diabeticpopulation in westernNew York. Presented tothe Society on Agingof New York State,Rochester, NY.Shah, N.A., Margolis, K.,,Mohsenin, V., Stefanick,M., Hale, L., Rafalson,Lisa, Masaki, K.H., Appel,W.D., Sands, M., Manson,J.E., & Wassertheil-Smoller, S. (2013, May).Effect of hormonetherapy on symptomsof sleep disorderedbreathing: Results ofthe women’s healthinitiative - hormonetherapy trials. Presentedto the American ThoracicSociety, Philadelphia, PA.LIBERAL ARTSAbbarno, John. (2012,December). Waysof philosophizing.Presented to theeastern division of theAmerican PhilosophicalAssociation, Atlanta, GA.Abbarno, John. (2013,February). Risks of publicphilosophy. Presented tothe central division of theAmerican PhilosophicalAssociation, NewOrleans, LA.Absher, Brandon. (2012,December). Protest,dissent, and occupation:Some reflections onrevolutionary strategy.Presented to theeastern division of theAmerican PhilosophicalAssociation, Atlanta, GA.Absher, Brandon. (2012,November). Mountaintopremoval and ecologicalviolence. Presented to theCentral New York PeaceStudies Consortium,Buffalo, NY.Absher, Brandon. (2012,October). Alain Badiou,truth, and historicism:Toward a new socraticimpulse. Presented tothe Radical PhilosophyAssociation, Buffalo, NY.Finnegan, Elizabeth.(2012, October).Throwing away theladder: Wittgenstein’sradical ethic as radicalaesthetic, or, what’s soordinary about guerrillastreet theater? Presentedto the Radical PhilosophyAssociation, Buffalo, NY.Finnegan, Elizabeth.(2013, March). Stagingparticipatory cultures:Writing as performancein the transmedia18

classroom. Presentedto the State Universityof New York Council onWriting, Buffalo, NY.Gooch, Joshua. (2012,October). Figures ofnineteenth-centurybiopower in SamuelButler’s “Erewhon.”Presented to the Societyfor Utopian Studies,Toronto, Canada.Hall, Julia. (2012,November). Got rights?Human rights and thevulnerabilities of schoolchildren. Presented to theAmerican EducationalSociological Association,Seattle, WA.Hall, Julia. (2012,November). The UNconvention on therights of the child: It’snot “a small world afterall.” Presented to theAmerican EducationalSociological Association,Seattle, WA.Kirsch, Julie. (2013,October). Truth andradical media. Presentedto the Radical PhilosophyAssociation, Buffalo, NY.Kirsch, Julie. (2013,March). Is abortion aquestion of personalmorality? Presentedto the Association ofPractical and ProfessionalEthics, CITY, STATETyson, Craig. (2012,November). The endof Ammon: Whatarchaeology, the Bible,and epigraphy say.Presented to Societyof Biblical Literature,Chicago, IL.Walter, Todd, &Liskiewicz, Amylynn.(2013, May). A multiinstitutionalinvestigationof administrative factorsand predictors associatedwith satisfaction inundergraduate fieldworkin psychology. Presentedto the MidwesternPsychologicalAssociation, Chicago, IL.Walter, Todd. (2012,August). Predictors ofstudent satisfaction withundergraduate fieldwork:A multiinstitutionalinvestigation. Presentedto the AmericanPsychologicalAssociation, Orlando, FL.Werner, Marta. (2013,January). Crossedcodes: Print’s dream ofthe digital age; digital’smemory of the ageof print. Presented tothe Modern LanguageAssociation, Boston, MA.Werner, Marta. (2013,March). “Throughtelegraphic signs”: EmilyDickinson’s envelopepoems. Presented toThe Society for TextualScholarship, Chicago, IL.MANAGEMENTSCIENCEDaly, Dion, & FoxGarrity, Bonnie. (2012,October). From bootson the ground toseats in the classroom:An assessment oforganizational structureand veteran students.Presented to theAmerican Instituteof Higher Education,Niagara Falls, NY.Daly, Dion. (2013,February). Fromaccess to success: Abest practices modelfor college veteranaffairs. Presentedto the ProfessionalDevelopmentSymposium of theCouncil of College andMilitary Educators, SanDiego, CA.Eimer, Peter. (2013,March). Social enterpriseand socially-responsiblebusiness: A globaleducation programlinking teens to highereducation and the privatesector. Presented to theNational Business andEconomics Society, LosSuenos, Costa Rica.Fox Garrity, Bonnie, &Fiedler, Roger. (2012,November). Not-forprofit,for-profit, andpublic conversionsof postsecondaryinstitutions: Antecedentsand trends of changes incontrol. Presented to theAssociation for the Studyof Higher Education inLas Vegas, NV.Trandafir, A., Haq,Kushnood, & Fox Garrity,Bonnie. (2013, April).Integrating corporatesocial responsibility intocorporate strategy: Anexploratory study of thefive largest global hotelcompanies. Presented tothe Business ResearchConsortium, Buffalo, NY.MATH & NATURALSCIENCESBernosky-Smith,Kimberly, Feeney, C.,& Bass, C.E. (2013,April). Knockdown ofthe D2 autoreceptorfrom dopaminergicterminals alters behaviorsassociated withimpulsivity. Presented toExperimental Biology,Boston, Ma.Faitar, Silviu, Kilijanski,J.J., Heassler, K.W., &Davie, Jeremiah. (2013,April). The identification,characterization, andsubcellular localizationof a novel potentialGTPase activatingprotein involved incytokinesis. Presentedto Experimental Biology,Boston, MA.Wintrob, Z.A.P.,Oppong, E.K., Tse, Y.C.,Boateng, H.R., Welt, J.M.,Martorana, M., Irlam, J.,LeVea, C.M., Faitar, Silviu,& Ceacareanu, A.C. (2013,April). Inflammationand sexual dimorphismin development ofinsulin resistance: adual animal modelcomparison. Presentedto Experimental Biology,Boston, MA.Wintrob, Z.A.P.,Radpasand, H.,Elmeshad, M.H., Barima,A., Rabey. J.L., Chmiel,K.A., Fayazi, Z.S.,Otvos, L., Surmacz,E., Faitar, Silviu, &Ceacareanu, A.C.. (2013,April). Adiponectinreceptor mediatedweight regulation:an inflammationindependentmechanism? Presentedto Experimental Biology,Boston, MA.Goodman, Margaret,Goodman, M.S.,Brennessel, W.W., &Binga, B.W. (2012,October). Tris(pyrazolyl)ethane ligandsmethylated at the 3-,4-, and 5-positions andtheir Fe(II) complexes.Presented to theAmerican ChemicalSociety, Rochester, NY.Continued on page 2219

Dr. Kimberly Bernosky-Smith“I love teaching and theinteraction of the studentswho are so motivated andeager to learn,” she said.“Research is a close second.”author: D. John BrayFrom caring for her 10-montholdson, teaching pharmacology,advanced physiology,pathophysiology, and conductinginnovative research on theneurobiology of addiction, Dr.Kimberly Bernosky-Smith, anassistant professor of biologyat D’Youville, is up to her ears inwork she loves.Her research is focuses on thepremise that addiction, whetherdrug or alcohol related, is amental disorder caused byalterations of specific receptorsin the brain and the releaseof dopamine, an organicchemical that functions as aneurotransmitter in the brain.Dr. Bernosky-Smith, who wroteher dissertation on alcohol, said:“Addiction is a brain disease.” Sheexplained that while 90 percentof people have had a drinksometime in their life, 62 percentconsume alcohol on a regularbasis and only five to six percentare alcohol dependent. “Weare looking for the reason that asmall group of people becomeaddicted.”Her research differs from the longtime efforts to find a cause foraddiction in that she is looking fora very specific receptor tied intodopamine release. [A receptor isfound on the surface of a cell andreceives chemical signals fromoutside the cell. Ed.]“One of the things going on withdrugs and abuse and the reasonthey are so reinforcing is, wethink, the release of dopamine inthe brain. Dopamine is releasedevery time you or a species dosomething to survive such aseating, drinking, or procreation.With drugs of abuse, the releaseof dopamine, or the ‘feel good’hormone, is so, so great that thereis literally nothing on the planetthat can equal that amount ofdopamine release,” she said.Apparently, receptor differencesexist in specific brain areas ofpeople who abuse rewardingsubstances. These differencesaccount for excessive dopaminefunction in the brains of certainindividuals. The control of thisrelease by specific receptors is20

the area on which Dr. Bernosky-Smith is focusing on.The dopamine binds to dopaminereceptors, “kind of like putting akey into a lock and turning thekey and that creates whatever thebrain effect is,” she added.When the brains of addicts arestudied, they have low levelsof a specific type of dopaminereceptor called the “dopaminetype two.” “When the chemicalbinds to that type of receptorit sends a message to the brainsaying ‘don’t make any more’.So that brain has a low level of ashut-off resulting in a high levelof dopamine. It’s a receptorproblem that the individualcannot control.”To determine the function ofthese receptors, Dr. Bernosky-Smith uses a novel virus. “Wemake a virus in the lab with aspecific gene in it that is theninjected into the brain area ofinterest in a rodent. The virustargets these ‘type two receptors’and removes them from the cell.That means nothing can bind tothem and nothing can be takenin. This state mimics the low levelsof type two receptors present inthe brains of addicts who haveundergone imaging.” She is inthe early stages of this promisingresearch and has high hopes forpositive results to help thoseaddicted to drugs or alcohol.A native of Tonawanda, shecredits a high school teacher, Mr.Hutt, with opening her eyes tothe fascinating work of biology.As an undergraduate, she wasstudying psychology to be aschool psychologist, and in herthird year she discovered it wasnot for her.“I didn’t know what to do with mylife but the only class I really lovedwas psychopharmacology. Theclass was an elective and it wasall about drugs and abuse and Ifound it completely fascinating.I told the professor and hesuggested I get my master’sdegree and see if I liked studyingdrugs and abuse.”Dr. Bernosky-Smith earned herBA in psychology and socialsciences at the University atBuffalo as well as her master’sdegree in psychology in thedepartment of behavioralneuroscience. Her doctor ofphilosophy in physiology andpharmacology is from WakeForest University Health Sciences.Naturally, her son Parker is thedelight of her life, and she can’twait until he is five so she canintroduce him to the world ofdownhill skiing, a sport she andher husband David love. Dr.Bernosky-Smith plays classicalclarinet for her own enjoymentand is a wine aficionado as wellas a vegetarian.And where did this accomplishedresearcher, with a dissertationon alcohol and research tounderstand effects of alcohol,meet her husband? It was in abar in North Carolina.There must be a country musicsong somewhere in here.21

Continued from page 19Goodman, Margaret,Goodman, M.S.,Brennessel, W.W., Binga,B.W., & Ryan, A.L. (2012,June). Recent progresson Tris(pyrazolyl)methane and -ethaneligands: Research atan undergraduatecollege. Presented tothe Symposium onBioorganic Chemistry,Oxford, England.Hurley, Mary, DenHaese,Jason, Heller, S., Tyrpak,S., Bansal, R., Manu, P.,Mosher, N., Alden, A.,Jones, C., & Olivieri,Marion Pace. (2013,April). Renin antibodystaining of reproductivetissues of the rat estruscycle. Presented toExperimental Biology,Boston, MABarone, A.W., & Kelly,Martin. (2013, April).Using online sourcesof cemetery data toprovide local data toteach life table analysisin introductory biology,ecology, or environmentalscience courses.Presented to theAssociation of AmericanColleges & Universities:Project KaleidoscopeUpstate New YorkRegional NetworkMeeting, Rochester, NY.Ventura, Dominic,& Kubiak, R.W.(2012, September).Metallophthalocyaninecatalyzedcyclopropanation.Presented to theAmerican ChemicalSociety NortheastRegional Meeting,Rochester, NY.Ventura, Dominic,& Kubiak, R.W.(2012, November).Metallophthalocyaninecatalyzedcyclopropanation.Presented at the St.John Fisher College FallScientific Paper Session,Pittsford, NY.Ventura, Dominic,Kubiak, R.W., & Belz,B.M. (2012, November).Metallophthalocyaninecatalyzed reactions:C-H insertion versuscyclopropanation.Presented at the St.John Fisher College FallScientific Paper Session,Pittsford, NYVentura, Dominic, &Kubiak, R.W. (2013, April).Metallophthalocyaninecatalyzed carbenoidreactions. Presented tothe American ChemicalSociety UndergraduateResearch Symposium,Brockport, NY.Ventura, Dominic, &Belz, B.M. (2013, April).Cyclopropanationversus C-H insertionof substitutedaromatic rings usingmetallophthalocyaninesas catalyst. Presented tothe American ChemicalSociety UndergraduateResearch Symposium,Brockport, NY.Wallace, Jason, Snyder,D.W., & Madden, T.C.(2012, September).Phenylethylamine-basedpendants for chiral glassyliquid crystals. Presentedto the AmericanChemical SocietyNortheast RegionalMeeting, Rochester, NY.NURSINGKwandrans, Karen.(2012, August). Nursingworkforce diversity.Presented at Nursing in3D: Workforce Diversity,Health Disparities andSocial Determinantsof Health, Departmentof Health and HumanServices, Bethesda, MD.Kwandrans, Karen. (2012,August). Increasingacademic achievementthrough positive youthdevelopment. Presentedat Nursing in 3D:Workforce Diversity,Health Disparities andSocial Determinantsof Health, Departmentof Health and HumanServices, Bethesda, MD.Mariano, Kathleen, &Guay, Jennifer. (2013,January). The birth ofinnovative educationin maternal newbornnursing. Presentedat the ElsevierFaculty DevelopmentConference, Las Vegas,NV.McCrory-Churchill,Shannon, & Arida,Theresa. (2012, July).What is the impact oncultural competence innursing students after animmersion experiencein a third world country?Presented to the SigmaTheta Tau InternationalInternational ResearchCongress, Brisbane,Australia.Sessanna, Loralee, &Sinatra-Wilhelm, Tina.(2012, June). Nurses:Catalysts for consciouschange. Presented to theAmerican Holistic NursesAssociation, Snowbird,Utah.Sessanna, Loralee,Mang, Sharon, &Sinatra-Wilhelm, Tina.(2012, June). Using artto express personalphilosophy of nursingamong nursing studentsenrolled in a bachelorof science in nursingprogram. Presented tothe American HolisticNurses Association,Snowbird, Utah.Sessanna, Loralee,Finnell, D.B., Underhill,M., Chang, Y., & Peng, H.(June 2012). Measuresassessing spirituality asmore than religiosity: Amethodological review ofnursing and health relatedliterature. Presented tothe American HolisticNurses Association,Snowbird, Utah.OCCUPATIONALTHERAPYFrye, Margaret (2012,November). OTAsupervision regulations.Presented to the NewYork State OccupationalTherapy Association,Rochester, NY.Karnes, Michele, &Vallone, Theresa. (2012,November). Occupationaltherapy’s role in fallprevention activities witholder adults. Presentedto the New York StateOccupational TherapyAssociation, Rochester,NY.Karnes, Michele, &Vallone, Theresa. (2012,October). Fall preventionactivities with olderadults. Presented tothe American Societyfor Active Aging, NewOrleans, LA.22

PHARMACYButterfoss, Kirsten,Donegan, Teresa,Jadoch, Christopher,Koford, John, Mudit,Mudit, Stoehr, Gary,Gettman, David &Hutcherson, Timothy.(2012, July). Advancinginterprofessionaleducation: A multiprongedendeavor.Presented to theAmerican Association ofColleges of Pharmacy,Kissimmee, FL.Gettman, David. (2012,July). Relationshipsbetween pharmacystudents’ scores onadaptability and goalorientation. Presented tothe American Associationof Colleges of Pharmacy,Kissimmee, FL.Guarino, Melissa. (2012,October). Pharmacistparticipation oninterdisciplinary roundsto improve pain scoresand patient satisfaction.Presented to the AnnualAmerican College ofClinical Pharmacy,Hollywood, FL.PHYSICAL THERAPYBartlo, Pamela, & Hayes,D. (2013, January).Knowledge level ofcardiovascular diseaserisk factors in adultswho have participatedin a cardiac rehabprogram. Presented tothe American PhysicalTherapy Association, SanDiego, CA.Bennett, Susan,& Bromley, Lacey.(2013, May). Effectsof physical therapyand dalfampradineon functional mobilityand lower extremitystrength in nonambulatory subjects withMS. Presented to theConsortium of MultipleSclerosis Centers,Orlando, FL.Bennett, Susan, &Bromley, Lacey. (2012,October). Differentialdiagnosis and treatmentin BPPV and complexvestibular dysfunction.Presented to theAmerican Congress ofRehabilitation Medicine,Vancouver, Canada.Bennett, Susan, Bethoux,F., Crawford, M., &Brown, T. (2013, May).Consensus statement:Comprehensivemanagement of complexsymptoms in multiplesclerosis. Presentedto the Consortiumof Multiple SclerosisCenters, Orlando, FL.Bennett, Susan, Brown,C., & Goldman, M.(2012, October). Casebased panel discussion.Presented to theInternational Symposiumon Gait and Balancein Multiple Sclerosis,Portland, OR.Bennett, Susan. (2012,October). Evaluationand treatment ofbalance dysfunction inMS. Presented to theAmerican Congress ofRehabilitation Medicine,Vancouver, Canada.Bennett, Susan. (2012,September). Multiplesclerosis outcomes taskforce. Presented to theInternational Symposium:The Multiple SclerosisBrain, Hartford, CT.Bennett, Susan. (2012,September). Multiplesclerosis: Promotingneurologic and functionalrecovery. Presented tothe California PhysicalTherapy Association,Sacramento, CA.Ohtake, P.J., Bartlo,Pamela, Bednarek,M., Gillette, P., Hilton,T.N., & Smith, N.S.(2013, January). Usingsimulation to bringacute care into theclassroom. Presented tothe American PhysicalTherapy Association, SanDiego, CA.Panzarella, Karen, &Stone, J. (2013, April).Interprofessionalsimulation cases forcultural competence.Presented to HealthDisparities Research atthe Intersection of Race,Ethnicity, and Disability,Washington, DC.Panzarella, Karen,Nowakowski, Patricia,& Rivers, Lynn. (2013,January). Creationof interprofessionaleducation simulation inhealthcare curriculum.Presented to theAmerican PhysicalTherapy Association, SanDiego, CA.Panzarella, Karen. (2013,January). Creatinginterprofessionalsimulation cases forcultural competence.Presented to theAmerican PhysicalTherapy Association, SanDiego, CA.Panzarella, Karen.(2013, January).Interprofessionaltraining of health careprofessionals in culturalcompetence throughthe use of simulation.Presented to theInternational Meeting onSimulation in Healthcare,Orlando, FL.Pictor, Sarah, Rousselle,John, Rubin, C.S.,& Arora, P. (2013,March). The effectsof hippotherapy onstep parameters ina child with cerebralpalsy. Presented to theAmerican HippotherapyAssociation, St. Louis,MO.23

Joseph A. Dunn, Ph.D.is an imposing figure, standing at 6’ 5” andready to play defensive tackle for the BuffaloBills. His research accomplishments are equallyimposing. He is associate dean for research andprofessor in the department of pharmaceutical,social and administrative sciences in the School ofPharmacy at D’Youville and a very interestingindividual with a myriad of experiences.author: D. John BrayA leading researcher in theareas of medical and agriculturalresearch ranging from drugdiscovery to improved biofuelproduction, he is nationallyknown for his expertise. Dr.Dunn’s research interests includethe discovery and optimizationof novel therapeutics to treatcancer, infections, inflammationand bone loss. He has longbeen working on the discoveryand development of a class ofchemical compounds that areboth potent anti-bacterial andpotent anti-inflammatory agentsthat if successfully developedcould have far-reaching beneficialeffects.Dr. Dunn is also currently involvedin a project to identify anddevelop potential anti-cancerand anti-microbial drugs from alibrary of chemical compoundswith unique chemical structureand characteristics. “My rationalscreening of these chemicalcompounds has producedseveral new anti-cancer drugleads, and one of these couldbe highly effective againsttumors that are resistant to otherforms of chemotherapy andradiotherapy due to low oxygenlevels,” he has written.During his career, Dr. Dunnhas received close to $4million in grants ranging fromwork on the treatment of skincancer to an improved tissueregenerative device for the oralcavity. Recently, he obtained$200,000 worth of equipmentfrom a private company for theD’Youville pharmacy lab andfunds from a long-time localD’Youville benefactor, the Bauerfamily, which helped in thepurchase of more specializedequipment. He also broughtapproximately $250,000 worthof equipment to the college whenhe came here three and a half yearsago. “Now we are working to getresearch grants from federal andstate sources, and I will be aimingat the private companies involvedin pharmaceuticals,” he said.He got into chemistry strictly bychance. “I thought I wanted to bea lawyer or a politician and was inpre-law at Canisius College. Justto hang with my buddies, I took asummer chemistry class at UB andfell in love with it,” he said.Dr. Dunn transferred to theUniversity at Buffalo Schoolof Pharmacy and earned hisundergraduate degree inmedicinal chemistry (now calledpharmaceutical chemistry)and doctorate in biochemicalpharmacology. He was apostdoctoral fellow at HarvardMedical School, department ofpharmacology and served as astaff fellow at the NIH, NationalCancer Institute laboratory.In an interview regarding thehistory of pharmacy, he said:“Pharmaceutical sciences andresearch has changed over theyears. When I was a student, I didn’tsee as many opportunities to be apart of the health care team for the24

Human Services. In addition tohis position on the pharmacyfaculty at D’Youville, he is theCEO of the National Center forFood and Agricultural Policyin Washington and CEO ofOmniPharm Research Int. Inc.,Therex LLC, both in Buffalo.His varied career has taken himto the National Institute of Healthand the U.S. Department ofAgriculture in Washington D.C. tothe corporate world of Colgate-Palmolive Company where hewas involved in research onsoaps. “That got me thinkingentrepreneurially.”Above: Dr. Dunn coverses with with a School of Pharmacystudent. Right: One of Dr. Dunn’s many inventions, SquirrelFree Birdseed.practicing pharmacist as there arenow. At that time, the real actionwas in drug discovery and newdrug companies were beginningto take off. That was intriguing tome.”“It’s intriguing to see a drug beingeffective, trying to understandhow drugs work, how we canmake a better drug and just thepower of chemistry in the fieldof pharmacy,” he said. “It reallycovers everything from new drugdiscovery to better formulations.It’s all chemistry based.”“I give a different perspective tothe students; I give a historicalperspective in addition tocovering the fundamentalsof what they need to knowabout certain fields ofpharmacotherapeutics such asinfectious diseases and oncology.I tell students my real worldexperiences in the field,” he said.“Apparently, the students lovemy stories because the studentsatisfaction surveys are quitepositive. I’m thrilled.”“I’m developing a researchcurriculum here with someresearch faculty on boththe clinical side and thepharmaceutical science side. Wehave two departments, clinicaland pharmaceutical, social andadministrative sciences,” he said.“It’s my plan to offer third yearlectures in a research electivethat will introduce them to mostof the different techniques usedin pharmaceutical research.”Dr. Dunn served as deputyunder secretary for the U.S.Department of Agriculture,Research, Education andEconomics Mission area inWashington. In 2001, heserved as a member of thenPresident George W. Bush’stransition advisory team forthe Department of Health andDr. Dunn’s research on pesticidesin the agriculture field resultedin perhaps his most visible andinteresting public/consumeroutcome of that research. It ishis invention and developmentof “Squirrel Free Bird Seed,” aunique mixture of birdseed andcapsaicin that repels squirrels.Wild birds eat it without aproblem. His brother runs thebusiness today and “someroyalties trickle in,” he said,laughing.Currently, he serves on theboards of Brothers of MercyNursing and RehabilitationCenter in Clarence, the 22ndCentury Group, the AmericanLife Sciences Innovation Councilof Minneapolis and the AmherstSenior Citizens Foundation.His connections to D’Youville arestrong. His long time friend, Dr.Canio Marasco, assistant deanof faculty and student affairsin the School of Pharmacy,recommended he join the faculty.His sister is a 1965 nursinggraduate and his mother is analumna, class of 1933.25

Funded GrantsHechtel, Laura. (2013-2014). A laboratory studyon oviposition choicein female mosquitoes.D’Youville College,Faculty Council ResearchGrant, $4,264.Kelly, Martin. (2012-2013). Initiating thepractice of urban forestryat D’Youville College.D’Youville College,Faculty Council ResearchGrant, $952.Stephen, Frank. (2012-2013). Use of zebrafishmodel to study thetoxicity of commercialphthalates. D’YouvilleCollege, Faculty CouncilResearch Grant, $4,360.and Central New York,Buffalo, NY, $36,000.Rivers, Lynn, &Panzarella, Karen.(2012). Creation of theinterprofessional clinicaladvancement center.Community Foundationof Greater Buffalo, J.Warren and CharlesPerry Fund, $60,025.Panzarella, Karen,Russ, Linda, Butterfoss,Kristen, & Rivers, Lynn.(2013). Interprofessionalclinical advancementcenter Phase II.Community Foundationof Greater Buffalo, J.Warren and CharlesPerry Fund, $57,050.26EDUCATIONDeWaters, Jamie, &Williams, Stephen.(2013). What makes forexcellence in teachereducation programs: Thecooperating teacher’sperspective. D’YouvilleCollege, Faculty CouncilResearch Committee,$2,500.HEALTH SERVICESADMINISTRATIONCadzow, Renee, &Quattrin, T. (2011-2016).The western New Yorkproject for pediatricobesity prevention. NewYork State Departmentof Health, ObesityPrevention in PediatricHealth Care Settings,$500,000.Cadzow, Renee. (2012-2014). Maternal & childhealth disparities relatedto obesity & onset ofchronic disease. NationalInstitutes of Health,Health Disparities LoanRepayment Program,$20,000.MATH & NATURALSCIENCESBistulfi, Gaia. (2012-2013). QuBit fluorometer.D’Youville College,Academic ResourcesGrant, $2,250.Bistulfi, Gaia. (2012-2013).The role of dimerizationand ligand availability innuclear receptor crosstalk.D’Youville College,Faculty Council ResearchCommittee, $4,750.Davie, Jeremiah.(2012-2013). Isolationof staphylococci fromthe D’Youville studentpopulation. D’YouvilleCollege, Faculty CouncilResearch Committee,$4,863.Ventura, Dominic.(2012). Synthesis ofmetallophthalocyaninesvia new methodologyand investigation ascatalysts in organictransformations.D’Youville College,Faculty Council ResearchCommittee, $3,891.OCCUPATIONALTHERAPYGingher, Merlene.(2011-2014). HealthCareers OpportunityProgram (HCOP). U.S.Department of Healthand Human Services ,Health Resources andServices Administration,$2,100,000.PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistantdepartment. (2012-13). Scholarships foradvanced trainingin geriatric care.Community HealthFoundation of Western

Dr. Brian H. Wrotniak,received a $60,525 researchgrant to assess the impact ofdairy consumption on weightchange in youth.author: D. John BrayD’Youville faculty member, BrianH. Wrotniak, Ph.D., professorof physical therapy, received a$60,525 research grant fromthe U.S. Dairy Research Instituteto assess the impact of dairyconsumption on weight changein youth.“There has been an increasinginterest in the role of dairy inobesity management, withdata from cross-sectional andprospective studies in adultssupporting a beneficial effectof dairy consumption on bodyweight or body fat,” he said.“Research on the role of dairyand the type of dairy productconsumed on weight change inchildren completing family-basedbehavioral obesity interventions islacking,” he said. “Approximately78 percent of 9-18 year oldsdo not meet the daily calciumrequirement and consume lessthan two cups of dairy daily.”The U.S. Dairy Research Instituteworks with and through industry,academic, government andcommercial partners to drivecompetitive research in nutritionproducts and sustainability ofbehalf of the Innovation Centerfor U.S. Dairy and the NationalDairy Council.Dr. Wrotniak will conductsecondary analyses of datacollected from youth whoparticipated in two NationalInstitute of Health fundedfamily-based behavioral obesityinterventions in which he wasa co-investigator. At the sametime, he will be completinga postdoctoral fellowship inpediatric epidemiology atThe Children’s Hospital ofPhiladelphia.He said there are severalproposed mechanisms for theprotective effect of dairy onweight gain. “Greater calciumintake through dairy consumptioncan reduce fat development andstimulate fat breakdown. Milkproteins such as casein and wheyproduce hormones that resultin the reduction of body fat,improve how sugar is processedand promote fullness. Specifictypes of dairy products couldhave different effects on fatmetabolism due to differences inabsorbability.”Dr. Wrotniak is also the directorof the newly established Centerfor Health Behavior Research atD’Youville. The center will conductresearch on current and emergingchild health problems locally,nationally and globally. He has beenworking to understand nutrition andepidemiology transitions relatedto the development of obesity inadolescents in Botswana, Africa.Working with Dr. Wrotniak onthe grant will be Lesley Georger,Ph.D., associate professor ofmathematics at D’Youville, and twoof Dr. Wrotniak’s colleagues at TheChildren’s Hospital of Philadelphia.27

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