FOCUS ON FACULTY 2018 Message from the President I am pleased and honored to celebrate the scholarship, service and overall excellence of our faculty at Bellarmine University. The faculty’s devotion to challenging students in the classroom every day, and helping students to meet those challenges, has steadily built the academic reputation of Bellarmine, allowing this university to become a private insti- tution of significant stature in the region and nation. I have great respect for this work. I also have great respect for the ways in which our faculty further challenge themselves with pursuits beyond the classroom, from conducting scholarly research to leading service-learning trips. This publication highlights these extracurricular endeavors and categorizes them broadly under the goals of Bellarmine’s Strategic Plan: • Enhance our reputation, expand our market and dramatically grow our enrollment; • Establish and sustain a climate of excellence throughout the university; • Celebrate our Catholic identity in the inclusive Merton spirit as the founda- tion of our commitment to student fulfillment, global consciousness and environmental sustainability; and • Integrate an international focus and sensibility into all programs. The achievements included here represent work completed during calen- dar year 2017. They vividly illustrate the depth and breadth of our faculty’s intellectual curiosity. This curiosity of course informs their mastery of the subjects they teach, but it also demonstrates to their students the innate value of lifelong learning. Please join me in congratulating and thanking our faculty for their many successful ventures. In veritatis amore, Susan M. Donvan, Ph.D. President 2 BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY Contents 4 2017 Faculty Award Winners 6 Annsley Frazier Thornton School of Education 10 Bellarmine College of Arts & Sciences 30 College of Health Professions 44 School of Communication 48 School of Environmental Studies 50 W. Fielding Rubel School of Business CONTENTS 3 2017 Faculty Award Winners Dr. Elaine Lonnemann, associate professor of Physical Therapy, won the Joseph and Maureen McGowan Prize for Faculty Development for 2017-18, which was awarded in December 2016. Faculty Development Fellowships for 2017-18 Dr. Caroline Doyle (Biology), “Study Investigating Infection and Mood” Drs. Gina Pariser, Leann Kerr and Sara Mahoney (Physical Therapy), “Fall Risk in Populations with Dementia” Dr. Jennifer Barker (English), “Transformation and Hybridity in Early Animation” Dr. Kristin Cook (Education), “Researching Design Thinking in STEAM” Dr. Katherine Johnson (Philosophy), “Hope: A Virtue of Ignorance” Ms. Laura Hartford (Art), “Development of a Solo Exhibition at the Carnegie Center for History and Art” Dr. Muhammad Saleem (Physics), “Multivariate Data Analysis Techniques for Undergraduate Research” Dr. Thomas Wójcicki (Exercise Science), “Physical Activity Needs Assessment of Louisville: A Pilot Study” Dr. Matisa Wilbon* (Sociology), “Music, Resistance and Social Change” Sabbaticals for 2017-18 Rank and Tenure Dr. Pat Holt (Chemistry), Spring 2018 Granted tenure, promoted to associate professor: Dr. Christy Kane (Respiratory Therapy) Fall 2017 Dr. Jon Blandford, English Dr. Nelson López (Global Languages and Cultures), Dr. Corrie Block, Education Spring 2018 Dr. Kristin Cook, Education Dr. A.K. Mahmood (Physics), Fall 2017 Dr. Kate Crandell, Physical Therapy Dr. Elizabeth Dinkins, Education International Travel Awards for 2017-18 Dr. Timothy Glasscock, Music , Theology Dr. Chelsey Franz (Exercise Science) and Dr. Dawn Dr. Deborah Prince , Political Science Hall-Bibb (Physical Therapy), Dominican Republic Dr. Lee Remington Dr. Carrie Hawkins (Physical Therapy), Belize Promoted to full professor: Dr. Belinda Harlow (Education), South Africa Mr. Frederick Smock, English Dr. Matisa Wilbon* (Sociology), Mr. Dave Clark Dr. Gina Pariser, Physical Therapy (Music) and Ms. Tamekka Cornelius* (Office of Identity and Inclusion), South Africa Awarded faculty emeritus status: Dr. Thomas Wójcicki (Exercise Science), Australia Dr. Kathleen Cooter Dr. Gail Henson Dr. Ruth Wagoner Dr. Alan Deck *No longer working at Bellarmine University 4 BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY 2017 FACULTY AWARD WINNERS 5 Annsley Frazier Thornton School of Education Dr. Sarah Bush* and Empower Teachers” at the National Council of Enhancing Our Reputation Teachers of Mathematics’ 2017 Research Conference Dr. Sarah Bush (associate professor, Mathematics Edu- in San Antonio. cation) completed a two-year leadership commitment as program chair of the National Council of Teachers Sustaining a Climate of Excellence—Publications of Mathematics’ 2017 Annual Meeting and Exposition, Dr. Bush and colleagues published the paper “Venn held April 5-8 in San Antonio. This is the largest an- Diagrams ‘Intersect’ Art and Math” in Teaching Chil- nual professional event in mathematics education in dren Mathematics. the U.S. and Canada. Drs. Bush and Cook along with their Ph.D. student Dr. Bush was appointed to the Program Development published the paper “A Paleontology Investigation: Group for the National Council of Teachers of Math- ‘Unearthing’ the Mathematics” in Teaching Children ematics. In this role, she will serve as a mentor to the Mathematics. regional conference’s program chairs and help grow leadership within the organization. Dr. Mary Ann Cahill Sustaining a Climate of Excellence—Presentations Sustaining a Climate of Excellence—Presentations Dr. Mary Ann Cahill (associate professor of Litera- Drs. Bush and Kristin Cook and colleagues present- cy Education and chair of MAT Program) and a col- ed “PrimeD: A PD Framework to Build Partnerships league presented “Process Oriented Guided Inquiry *No longer working at Bellarmine University 6 BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY Learning for Teacher Candidates” at the Association tucky Science Assessment System” for Bullitt Coun- of Literacy Educators and Researchers Conference in ty Instructional Coaches in Mount Washington, Ky. St. Petersburg, Fla. Sustaining a Climate of Excellence—Publications Dr. Daniel Castner Dr. Cook and colleagues published “iSTEM: Unearth- Sustaining a Climate of Excellence—Presentations ing the Mathematics in Teaching Children Mathe- Dr. Daniel Castner (assistant professor of Early Child- matics” at the STEM Forum & Expo hosted by the hood Education & Teacher Leadership) presented a National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) in paper at the Currere Exchange Conference at Miami Orlando, Fla. University in Oxford, Ohio, entitled “Currere in Dia- logue: Elevating Voices and Intersecting Identities.” Dr. Cook and colleagues published “From STEM to STEAM: Incorporating the Arts in Roller Coaster Sustaining a Climate of Excellence—Publications Engineering” in Science and Children. Dr. Castner published a peer-reviewed article, “Nego- tiating Curriculum-based Teacher Leadership,” in the Drs. Cook and Sarah Bush along with their Ph.D. stu- journal Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue. dent Richard Cox published “Engineering Encoun- ters: From STEM to STEAM” in Science and Children. Dr. Castner co-authored a peer-reviewed commen- tary with two colleagues from the Critical Perspec- Dr. Kathleen Cooter* tive in Early Childhood Special Interest Group of the Enhancing Our Reputation American Educational Research Association that was Dr. Kathleen Cooter (professor of Early Childhood/ published in Teachers College Record and circulated Special Education) was recognized as a “Woman of to the membership of the SIG. Distinction” by the Oldham County Chamber of Com- merce at its annual Celebration of Women on March De. Kristin Cook 9 in La Grange. Enhancing Our Reputation Dr. Kristin Cook (associate professor of Science Ed- Dr. Cooter was interviewed on WLOU radio on April ucation and associate dean) served on the editorial 25 on the topic of getting young children ready for kin- board of Innovations in Science Teacher Education. dergarten. WLOU is the heritage African-American- oriented station in Louisville, programming to that Dr. Cook served as the coordinator for the Equity & Di- community continuously since Oct. 21, 1951. versity Strand for the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE). Dr. Elizabeth Dinkins Enhancing Our Reputation Dr. Cook was awarded the Faculty Development Fund- Dr. Elizabeth Dinkins (associate professor of Liter- ing for “Researching Design Thinking in STEAM.” acy Education and interim dean) continued to serve on the JCPS Training and Development Committee Sustaining a Climate of Excellence—Presentations for the LGBTQ Advisory Board and led training in Dr. Cook and colleagues presented “Math Matters: A Understanding Family Diversity for a new cohort of closer look at the ‘M’ in STEAM”; “Engineering En- support coaches in K-12 schools. counters: Roller Coasters”; and the invited presenta- tion “Bringing STEM to the Elementary Classroom.” Sustaining a Climate of Excellence—Presentations Drs. Dinkins and Kevin Thomas (associate professor Dr. Cook presented “Power of Play in STEM” at the of Instructional Technology) presented “Teachers Mat- Girls STEM Collaborative Conference hosted by the ter: What Influenced African American Candidates Kentucky Science Center in Louisville. to Persist or Leave Teacher Education?” at the Criti- cal Questions in Education Conference presented by Dr. Cook presented “Lesson Planning for the Ken- the Academy for Educational Studies in New Orleans. *No longer working at Bellarmine University ANNSLEY FRAZIER THORNTON SCHOOL OF EDUCATION 7 Dr. Dinkins presented “Family Diversity