Recognition recognition faculty and staff achievements

Awards, presentations, committees, and seminars

Joshua Francis, Dr. Sandra Golden could really be called a plan. The lessons assistant professor of was a presenter at the 33rd afforded through serendipity have shaped education, was elected annual conference of the the turns of his wandering path, but at the earlier this year to the American Reading Forum same time prepared him for technologies Executive Committee held in December. She and fields of study that simply didn’t exist of the Ohio Association presented an examination when the learning first occurred. He hopes of Colleges for Teacher of content area pre-service to inspire others to realize that the payoffs in Education as treasurer. The teachers’ attitudes on using all dimensions of education are consistently purpose of OACTE is to advocate for and various forms of texts. She also discussed great, but sometimes far from immediate. provide leadership in teacher education in investigating ways to actively engage the State of Ohio by working collaboratively students through science ethics and academic Mary Ann Studer, with member institutions to achieve the literacy. Dr. Golden was also invited and dean of the McMaster group’s goals and objectives. selected as one of the 2013 American School, had an article Reading Forum Annual Yearbook associate published in the Winter Dr. Doug Kane, editors and one of the 2014 American 2013 Diversity & assistant professor of Reading Forum Yearbook managing Democracy, a publication biology, recently presented editors. In addition, she was invited to of the Association of an invited talk at the present at the 2013 Ohio Student Education American Colleges 2012 Keystone Power Association spring conference where she will and Universities. The article is titled, Conference in Pittsburgh, discuss using multicultural literature in the “Developing Sustainable Partnerships for Pa. Kane’s talk “Algae classroom. International Community-Based Research.” and Microbe Propagation A web version of the article can be found at and Control in Water Systems or Turning a Tim Wedge, assistant http://www.aacu.org/diversitydemocracy/ Problem into a Solution” was presented to professor of practice of vol16no1/studer.cfm. power plant professionals, including chemists digital forensic science, will and managers from throughout the eastern have his paper “The Basics Brad Harsha, U.S. of Digital Forensics: The Defiance College director In February, Dr. Kane presented at the Primer for Getting Started of admissions, has been Association for the Sciences of Limnology in Digital Forensics” invited to serve on the and Oceanography’s Aquatic Sciences published in the journal advisory committee for the meeting in New Orleans. His talk was titled Computers & Security. Council of Independent “Lake Erie as a Sentinel for Climate Change: Colleges’ Campaign Weather Affects Stratification and Hypoxia Dr. Gregg Gunsch, for the Liberal Arts and Formation” and included co-authors from professor of digital Liberal Arts Colleges. The committee will Westminster College, Ohio State University, forensic science, gave his embark on a nationwide public information F.T. Stone Laboratory, Ohio Division of Distinguished Faculty campaign to promote the advantages of a Wildlife, and Defiance College (senior presentation recently. liberal arts education. Brad recently attended Phoenix Golnick). Titled “One Man’s a meeting of the committee in Washington, dr. Kane has also been selected as part Journey: Bobbing Along D.C. Members include administrators and of the Editorial Board for the new, online, the River of Education – presidents from 13 liberal arts colleges across open-access, peer-reviewed Open Journal or Serendipity Has Been My Friend,” Dr. the country. The Council of Independent of Ecology, and was recently elected to the Gunsch’s presentation was a reflection on Colleges is the major service organization for Ohio Lake Management Society Board of education and how he has moved from one all small and mid-sized independent, liberal Directors. opportunity to the next without anything that arts colleges and universities in the U.S.

30 Dr. Todd Comer, associate professor of English, has co-edited Chicago City the book Terror and the Cinematic Sublime Council honors (McFarland, 2013). The publisher writes: “This DC student for collection considers film in starting park the aftermath of September 11, 2001. Eleven essayists address Hollywood movies, indie district lacrosse film, and post-cinematic media, including theatrical films by directors such as Steven program Spielberg, Darren Aronofsky, Quentin Tarantino and Spike Lee, and post-cinematic works by Wafaa Bilal, Douglas Gordon and efiance College freshman Jimmy Lopez received some very special Peter Tscherkassky, among others. All of the Drecognition recently from the Chicago City Council and Mayor Rahm essays are written with an eye to what may be Emanuel. the central concept of our time, the sublime. Lopez, who is a member of Defiance’s new men’s lacrosse team, was The sublime--that which can be thought honored by the administration of the Windy City for his efforts in starting a but not represented (the “unpresentable”) youth lacrosse program in the city’s park district. A resolution congratulating - provides a ready tool for analyses of Lopez for his efforts was read during a recent council meeting. The resolution trauma, horror, catastrophe and apocalypse, said that he was “the driving force behind the park district’s introduction to the military-industrial complex, the end of boys and girls lacrosse training at various parks throughout the city.” humanism and the limits of freedom. Such Lopez began playing lacrosse when he was a student at St. Daniel the essays take the pulse of our cultural moment, Prophet Grammar School in Chicago. He was starting varsity attacker on the St. while also providing the reader with a sense Laurence High School team for three years, and now holds that position on the of the nature of the sublime in critical work, DC Yellow Jackets team. He was also a Gold Team member of Team Illinois and how it continues to evolve conceptually and True Lacrosse Programs. in the 21st century.” In 2010, he first wrote Alderman Mike Zalewski asking for help in starting a youth lacrosse program. He later met with city park superintendent Dr. Deborah Dalke, Michael Kelly to further develop the program and volunteered to help teach the professor of psychology, fundamentals of lacrosse to children on Chicago’s South Side. presented a poster at the during his visit to City Hall, Lopez had the opportunity to meet with Society for Personality and Mayor Emanuel in his office and present him with a Defiance College lacrosse Social Psychology Pre- sweatshirt. conference held recently He is the son of James Lopez Sr. and Christina Benz. His father’s career in New Orleans. The as a Chicago police officer piqued his interest in law enforcement, and he is pre-conference session currently majoring in criminal justice at DC. was on Social Psychology and the Law. The title of the poster was: “Mock Jurors are More Likely to Convict a Defendant with Eyewitness Testimony than with DNA Evidence. but the Reason for the Conviction is Less Obvious.” Students from her research methods class who helped to design the Martindale coaches in project included: Kellie Cooper, Bryant Green, Amanda Johnson, Amanda Mansfield, DC alumnus Don Martindale played a big role in Super Megan Nicholson, Daniel Samuels, Courtnie Bowl 2013 in New Orleans. Martindale, inside linebackers Vaughan, and Brooke Zachrich. coach for the Super Bowl champion , graduated from Defiance College with a bachelor’s degree in Dr. Tim Rickabaugh business education after playing linebacker with the Yellow is certified as a strength Jackets. His coaching career began as an assistant at DC in the and conditioning specialist late 1980s. (CSCS) through the Martindale joined the Ravens in 2012. He is an eight-year National Strength and NFL coaching veteran and has 19 years of combined coaching Conditioning Association experience on the pro and collegiate levels. Prior to joining the (NSCA) and renewed Ravens, he was for the , and he spent five seasons his certification in 2012. with the Oakland Raiders. Before entering the NFL ranks, Martindale coached for three He has seen significant student interest in seasons at Western Kentucky University on the staff of , father of Ravens obtaining professional certifications in order head coach . He and his wife, Laura, have two children. to become more competitive for jobs or graduate assistantships upon graduation. 

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