Scholarly Activity, Summer 2006

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College of Graduate Studies

Poster Presentations

Phyllis Blumberg#, JoAnn Gonzalez-Major#, “Helping Faculty to Transform Their Teaching to Become Learning Centered” at the 4th Annual USP Scholarly Day in Philadelphia, PA, on April 20.

JoAnn Gonzalez-Major#, “Hitchhikers Guide to Course Development” at the 4th Annual USP Scholarly Day in Philadelphia, PA, on April 20.

Presentations

Phyllis Blumberg#, JoAnn Gonzalez-Major#
   • “Faculty Use Rubrics to Foster Learning-Centered Practices” at the Lilly-East Conference on College and University Teaching in Newark, DE, in April 7–8.
   • “Exploring Learning-Centered Teaching Implementation Possibilities Through Self-Assessment Rubrics,” Preconference workshop, 30th Annual Conference of the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network, Milwaukee, WI, October 27–30, 2005.

College of Health Science

Awards

Paula Kramer# received a service award from the American Occupational Therapy Association for serving as chair of the Accreditation Council from 2001 to 2006.

Presentations

Joanne Ames#, et al., “Fieldwork from A to Z: Skills and Strategies for Fieldwork Supervisors” at the Preconference Institute at the American Occupational Therapy Association 2006 Annual Conference in Charlotte, NC, on April 26.

Misher College of Arts and Sciences

Awards

Lois Peck#, past president of the Upsilon Charter of Alpha Delta Kappa, an International Education Honor Sorority, presented Meghan Lichtenwalden*, a first-year biology major with science teacher certification, with a scholarship recognizing her outstanding academic achievement and her work toward becoming a science teacher at the Pennsylvania State Conference of Alpha Delta Kappa on April 22.

Poster Presentations

Mahasweta Dutt*, Suzanne K. Murphy#, Margaret R. Kasschau#, “Filopodia Formation in the Human Hematopietic Cell Line and Earthworm Coelomocytes Hypertonic Osmotic Stress” at the 4th Annual USP Scholarly Day on April 20 and the 17th Annual Saint Joseph’s University Sigma Xi Research Symposium.

Caitlin O’Brien*, Suzanne K. Murphy#, “Interaction between PKC and HSP70 in Fibroblasts Overexpressing Cellular RAS” at the 4th Annual USP Scholarly Day on April 20 and the 17th Annual Saint Joseph’s University Sigma Xi Research Symposium.

Fred Schaefer# was faculty sponsor for the following students at the 17th Annual Saint Joseph’s University Sigma Xi Student Research Symposium and the 60th Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, PA, on April 22:
   • Eric Bachman*, Fred Schaefer#, “The Excess Viscosity of Ethylbenzene in 1-Chloronaphthalene.”
   • Victor Ly*, Fred Schaefer#, “The Synthesis of Some Low Molecular Weight Analogs of Polystyrene.”
   • Tyler Zook*, Fred Schaefer#, “The Excess Viscosity of Ethylbenzene in Decahydronaphthalene.”

Presentations

Salar Alsardary# was faculty sponsor for the following students at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, PA, on April 8:
   • Mike Daniels*, James Greenwood*, “Shape Signatures in Computer-Aided Drug Design.”
   • Zack Masino*, Sarah Saylor*, “Goldbach’s Conjecture.”
   • Richard Remsing*, Rachel Slack*, “Application of the Fourier Transform in NMR.”
   • George Strock*, Vladimir Mezhiritsky*, “N-ary Relations: Applications to the Medical Field.”

Miriam Diaz-Gilbert#, “What Student Reflective Writing Reveals About Student Learning and Teaching Effectiveness That Traditional Student Course Evaluations Do Not” at the Lilly-East Conference on College and University Teaching in Newark, DE, April 7–8.
Anne Marie Flanagan#, “‘Analogy to What Is Old’: Francis Bacon’s Four Idols Today” at The Association for Core Texts and Courses Conference in Chicago, IL, on April 7.

Christine Flanagan#
   • Panel: Ecofeminism in Literature, “The Superfund Gothic: Susanne Antonetta’s Body Toxic: An Environmental Memoir” at the 2006 Northeast Modern Language Association Conference in Philadelphia, PA, on March 5.
   • Panel: Readings of Original Works of Fiction, Poetry and Nonfiction, presented excerpt of novel, Disappearances, at the 2006 New Jersey College English Association Conference at Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ, on March 18.
   • Panel: O’Connor and the Land, “Southern Progress? Ecocritical Anticipation in Flannery O’Connor’s ‘A View of the Woods’” at the O’Connor and other Georgia Writers: A Scholarly Conference at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, GA, on April 8.
   • Panel: Southern Literature & Culture: Ecocritical Interpretations and Natural Paths, “Southern Progress? Ecocritical Anticipation in Flannery O’Connor’s ‘A View of the Woods’” at the 2006 American Culture Association/Popular Culture Association Conference in Atlanta, GA, on April 15.

Christine Flanagan# was faculty sponsor for the following students at the 2006 National Undergraduate Literature Conference at Weber State University in Ogden, UT, on March 30-April 1:
• John Dougherty*, Panel: The Personal Essay, “Funeral.”
• Aali Javid*, Panel: American Literature Research, “Walt Whitman: Emerson’s Successor and Ideal Poet.”
• Caitlin O’Brien*, Panel: The Personal Essay, “Potted Plants.”

Paul Halpern#
   • “Energy Localization and the Taub Solution” and “Einstein and Oskar Klein: The Fifth Dimension as a Bridge Across Quantum Chasms” at the American Physical Society Meeting in Dallas, TX, in April.
   • “Brotherly Advice: Letters from Hugo to Paul Ehrenfest in His Final Years” at the American Physical Society Meeting in Baltimore, MD, on March 16.

Anatoly Kurkovsky#, “Educational Aspects of Sustainable Development Analysis: Computational Models and Software” at the 12th Annual Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges Central Plains Conference in Maryville, MO, April 7–8.

Ken Leibowitz#
   • “Enhancing Member Relations: Resolving Difficult Situations” at Keystone Mercy Health Plan in Philadelphia, PA, on January 26, February 15, and February 22.
   • “The Art of Active Listening” at CHD Meridian Healthcare/Toyota Pharmacy in Georgetown, KY, on March 4.

Kevin Wolbach#, “Prescription Pads: A Tool For Teaching Students How To Be Successful” at the 2006 National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference in Lancaster, PA, March 22–24.

Professional Activity

John Nikelly#,
   • Appointed member of jury for Young Investigator Award, international in scope, administered annually by the American Chemical Society, Subdivision of Chromatography and Separations Chemistry.
   • Recognized by American Chemical Society Council for six years of outstanding service as a member of the committee on divisional activities, noting that he was asked to serve one year past the six-year limit.
   • Appointed by American Chemical Society president to council committee on membership affairs and to the subcommittee on membership acquisition and retention.

Lois Peck#, Reynold Verret# received funding from the United States Department of Education to develop and present a Summer Institute for Middle Grade Science Teachers. Teachers from the School District of Philadelphia will participate in an intensive inquiry-based program designed and delivered by Lois H. Peck, director, and with Catherine Bentzley, Amani Gandour, Amy Kimchuk, and Catherine Purzycki as instructors. The program begins June 28 and will finish on July 27.

Roy Robson# has been elected to the executive committee of the Southern Conference on Slavic Studies, the largest regional Slavic association in the United States. He has just finished serving two terms as program chair of the Annual Meeting.

Publications

Paul Halpern#, “Energy Distribution of Black Plane Solutions,” Modern Physics Letters A21, 495 (2006).

Joel Kauffman#, et al., “Statins including Baycol: Questionable Cholesterol Control,” chapter 27 in Drug Injury: Liability, Analysis, and Protection, , 2nd ed., pp. 469–478, 2005.

Anatoly Kurkovsky#, “Educational Aspects of Sustainable Development Analysis: Computational Models and Software,” Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, vol. 21, number 4, pp. 24–31, 2006.

Philadelphia College of Pharmacy

Poster Presentations

Lynda Le*, Jimish Mehta*, Chao-Sheng Chen@, Clyde Ofner#, “A Preliminary Evaluation of Long Acting Effects of a Gelatin-Methotrexate Conjugate on HL60 Leukemia Cells” at the Philadelphia Pharmaceutical Forum Student Poster Night in Ambler, PA, on March 9.

Laura Mandos#, Jeegisha Patel#, “Application of a Pharmacotherapeutics Topic in a Laboratory Setting” and “Use of a Games Format in a Laboratory Setting” at the Lilly-East Conference on College and University Teaching in Newark, DE, April 8–9.

Jimish Mehta*, Mary Chung*, and Clyde Ofner#, “Development and Preliminary Characterization of Methotrexate Resistant HL60 Leukemia Cells” at the USP Scholarly Day in Philadelphia, PA, on April 20.

Eric Wittbrodt#, et al., “Comparison of Epoetin Alfa to Darbepoetin Alfa in the Treatment of Anemia of Critical Illness” at the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Spring Practice and Research Forum in Monterey, CA, on April 10.

Presentations

Michael Cawley@#, “Moxifloxacin: New Indication for Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections” at the Regional Directors of Pharmacy Guild Dinner Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, in February.
Rachel Graves*, Sriramakamal Jonnalagadda#, “The Effect of Fabrication Methods on the Thermal and Mechanical Properties of PLGA Scaffolds” at the USP Scholarly Day in Philadelphia, PA, on April 20.

Dan Hussar#, “Big Rocks First! What Are Our Priorities?” at the Dr. G. Van Greene Distinguished Lecture, Southern School of Pharmacy at Mercer University, Atlanta, GA, on April 26.

Laura Mandos#, “Evaluation of Clinical Trials of Anxiety Disorders” at the 9th Annual Meeting of the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists in Baltimore, MD, on April 23.

Alicia Reese@#, et al., “In Vitro Pharmacodynamics and Post-Antibiotic Effects (PAE) of Tigecycline Against Gram-Negative Bacteria” at the 45th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy in Washington, DC, December 16–19, 2005.

Sarah Spinler#
   • “Update on the Pharmacologic Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome” at the New Jersey Society of Health-System Pharmacists Central Chapter Meeting in Edison, NJ, on February 22.
   • “The Challenges Associated with Metabolic Syndrome” at the American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA, on March 19.
   • “The Role of the Pharmacist in Care of the Patient with Metabolic Syndrome” at the American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA, on March 19.
Vijaya Swaminathan*, Sriramakamal Jonnalagadda#, et al., “In Vitro Degradation of Biodegradable PLLA: PEG Capsules by Differential Scanning Calorimetry” at the USP Scholarly Day in Philadelphia, PA, on April 20.

Shanaz Tejani-Butt#, “The Neurochemical Basis of Depressive Illness” at the Bombay College of Pharmacy in Mumbai, India, in December 2005.

Vrushali Walknis*, Jeffrey Moore#, Sriramakamal Jonnalagadda#, “Effect of Dry and Wet Granulation on Thermal Properties of Phenylpropanolamine Hydrochloride” at the Philadelphia
Pharmaceutical Forum in Philadelphia, PA, on March 9.

Eric Wittbrodt#, “Updates in Therapeutics: The Pharmacotherapy Preparatory Course: Critical Care” at the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Spring Practice and Research Forum in Monterey, CA, on April 11.

Irene Yaroslavsky*, Michael Colletti*, Xilu Jiao*, Shanaz Tejani-Butt#, “Strain Differences in Dopamine (DA2 and DA3) Receptor Densities in Rat Brain” at the Society for Neuroscience 35th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, in November 2005.

Publications

Michael Cawley@#, Ozana Lipka@, “Intravenous Linezolid Administered Via the Oral Route: A Novel Desensitization Strategy,” Pharmacotherapy, 26(4):563–568.

Xilu Jiao*, William Pare#, Shanaz Tejani-Butt#
   • “Alcohol Consumption Alters Dopamine Transporter Sites in Wistar-Kyoto Rat Brain,” Brain Research, 1073–1074, 175–182, 2006.
   • “Antidepressant Drug Induced Alterations in Dopamine Transporter Sites in Rat Brain,” Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry, 30, 30–41, 2006.

Alicia Reese@#, et al.
   • “Daily Low-Dose Vitamin K Supplementation Stabilizes INRs,” online at www.clotcare.com/clotcare/vitaminkstabilizesinr.aspx.
   • “Low Dose Vitamin K to Augment Anticoagulation Control,” Pharmacotherapy, (12):1746–1751, 2005.
   • “In Vitro Activity and Pharmacodynamics of Piperacillin/Tazobactam and Cefepime Against Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producing Organisms, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 26(2):114–119, 2005.