Faculty News Phillip Skipwith (MS ’11): Skipwith, P., Jackman, T., Whitaker, A.H., Bauer, A.M., Biology and R.A. Sadlier. 2014. “New data on Dierogekko (Squamata: Gekkota: Aaron Bauer, PhD, was the keynote Diplodactylidae), with the description of a speaker at the John Carroll new species from Île Baaba, Province University/Ohio University Herpetology Nord, New Caledonia.” Zoologia Symposium on November 8, 2014 and Neocaledonica 8:13–30; and Perry Wood, spoke about “100 Million Years of Gecko Jr. (MS ’11): Sadlier, R., Bauer, A.M., Evolution: An Integrative Approach.” He Wood, P.L., Jr., Smith, S.A., Whitaker, and also presented papers at the 12th T.R. Jackman. 2014. “Cryptic speciation in International Conference of the the New Caledonian lizard genus International Council for Archaeozoology Nannoscincus (Reptilia: Scincidae) in San Rafael, Argentina in September, including the description of a new species 2014 and the 50th Anniversary Meeting of and recognition of Nannoscincus fuscus the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Günther.” Zoologia Neocaledonica 8:45– Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde in 68 and Sadlier, R., Bauer, A.M., Wood, P.L., Bonn, Germany and the 10th Conference of Jr., Smith, S.A., Whitaker, A.H., Jourdan, H. the Societas Herpetologica Italica in and T.R. Jackman. 2014. “Localized Genoa, Italy, both in October, 2014. endemism in the southern ultramafic bio- region of New Caledonia as evidenced by Dr. Bauer and Todd Jackman, PhD, the lizards in the genus Sigaloseps recently published the following papers (Reptilia: Scincidae), with descriptions of with Villanova master’s degree students four new species.” Zoologia Neocaledonica Arianna Kuhn (MS ’14): Jacobsen, N.H.G., 8:79–113. Kuhn, A.L., Jackman, T.R., and A.M. Bauer. 2014. “A phylogenetic analysis of the southern African gecko genus Afroedura Chemistry Loveridge (Squamata: Gekkonidae) with the description of nine new species from Amanda Grannas, PhD, co-authored a Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces of paper entitled, “Role of dissolved organic South Africa.” Zootaxa 3846: 451–501; matter in ice photochemistry” with Scott Travers (MS ’12): Travers, S.L., former graduate students Brittany Jackman, T.R. and A.M. Bauer. 2014. “A Pierce (MS ’11) and Lisa Pagano (MS molecular phylogeny of Afromontane ’13) as well as two current Villanova dwarf geckos (Lygodactylus) reveals a undergraduate students in Environmental single radiation and increased species Science and Technology, 48(18), 10724- diversity in a South African montane 10733, 2014. center of endemism.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 80: 31–42; Communication conference for the National Communication Association November Gordon Coonfield, PhD, delivered the 19-23, where she presented a paper titled KERN Lecture in Visual Communication at “A Place You Never Imagined Could Feel Rochester Institute of Technology on Like Home,” and performed two short November 13, 2014. The title of the pieces as a part of two high density 100 lecture was “Zombies and Us: Difference years Performance Studies panels. and the Logic of Representation in The Walking Dead.” Heidi Rose, PhD, Director of Graduate Studies in Communication, was invited to Thomas Ksiazek, PhD, published the contribute to “The Women’s Leadership following article with, Peer, L., & Zivic, A., Project,” an online archive of narratives “Discussing the news: Civility and and records chronicling the paths of hostility in user comments” in Digital women who served as presidents or Journalism (2014). journal editors during the first 100 years of the National Communication Shauna M. MacDonald, PhD, published Association. the paper “Cyborg Phenomenology: Performative Inquiry in a Technoscientific World” in Liminalities: A Computer Science Journal of Performance Studies 10:2 (2014). The paper can be accessed online Marc Meketon, PhD, hosted two here. Dr. MacDonald was also featured in roundtable panel discussions at the her hometown newspaper’s weekly INFORMS conference in San Francisco “Where Are They Now?” column, which that was held November 8-12, 2014. Both tells the story of Cape Breton University roundtables focused on the use of Big alums. The article can be accessed here. Data and Analytics for the railway industry, and featured a variety of Dr. MacDonald attended two conferences. practitioners and academics. In October 2014 she attended the conference of the Organization for Communication, Language, and Gender, Counseling where she presented a paper entitled, “Performing with Technology in Ancient Stacy Havlik, PhD, presented her paper Greece: Reflections on Study Abroad.” “Meeting the Needs of Students She also helped facilitate a workshop Experiencing Homelessness: School (with Jamie L. Huber, Independent Counselors’ Roles” at an educational Scholar, and Brianne Waychoff, Borough session presented at the Pennsylvania of Manhattan Community) called “What’s Counseling Association’s annual Your Scene? Put it in a Zine!” Dr. conference in State College, PA on MacDonald also attended the annual November 8, 2014. Dr. Havlik also presented with recent graduate Dr. Markin co-authored (with Kivlighan, Counseling Alumnus Jennifer Brady (MS D. M., Gelso, C. J., Aine, S., Spiegel, E., & ’14) and current graduate Counseling Hummel, A.) “Therapist and Client Real student Emily McMordie on June 30, Relationship and Session Outcome: An 2014 at the American School Counselor Actor- Partner Analysis” in Psychotherapy, Association’s annual conference in 51, 413-423 (2014), and (with Kasten, J.) Orlando, Florida. Their presentation was “Group Psychotherapy” in The titled, “School counselors’ roles in Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology. addressing the needs of students experiencing homelessness.” Christopher Schmidt, PhD, published his article, “Questioning intuition through Also with recent alumnae Jennifer Brady reflective engagement” in The Journal of and Kathleen Gavin (MS ’13), Dr. Havlick Moral Education, 43(6), 429-446. Dr. published the article, “Exploring the Schmidt also co-authored (with Luquet, needs of students experiencing W., & Gehlert, N.), “Evaluating the impact homelessness from school counselors’ of the imago couples workshop on perspectives” in Journal of School relational adjustment and communication Counseling, 12(20). This article can be patterns” in the Journal of Couple & accessed here. Relationship Therapy (October 2014). Krista Malott, PhD, presented at a Edward Wahesh, PhD, received the 2014 regional conference, the Northeast Center for Credentialing & Education Association of Counselor Educators and (CCE) professional development award Supervisors, held in Providence, RI, from the National Board for Certified September 26-28, 2014. The presentation Counselors (NBCC). title was, “Is it Racist? Addressing Racial Microaggressions in Counseling.” English Rayna Markin, PhD, was guest editor for the journal Psychotherapy for a special Travis Foster, PhD, published an article, section on the Relational Foundations of “Campus Novels and the Nation of Peers,” Psychotherapy (2014). in the fall 2014 issue of American Literary History. Dr. Markin also published “Toward Building a Common Relational Joseph Lennon, PhD, published an Orientation: Comments and Reflections” essay, “‘Antiquity and Futurity' in the in Psychotherapy, 51, 327-33 and Writings of James Clarence Mangan” in “Psychotherapy Researcher: Dinosaur or The Man in the Cloak: Essays on James Chameleon” in Psychotherapy Bulletin, 49, Clarence Mangan. (Palgrave MacMillan, 45-51 (2014). Nov 2014. pp. 53-83). Dr. Lennon also published a suite of poems, “Flatland Haiku Summer” in The Midwest Quarterly Modern Science,” for the History 55.2, (Winter 2014, pp. 78-80). He Department, which she team-taught with presented a paper at the 2014 American Dr. Mike Zimmerman of the Biology Conference for Irish Studies, Dublin, Department. Ireland, “Old Hungers, New Politics: Late 19th Century Fasts and Food Strikes” On April 6, 2014, Dr. Diamond presented (June 14, 2014). He delivered a lecture at her paper “dmDyt: A Prototype for Isis?” the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin “Irish at the Annual Meeting for the American Orientalism: From Origin Legends to Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) in Celtic Revivals” (June 26, 2014). Portland, Oregon. Hugh Ormsby-Lennon, PhD, recently Marc Gallicchio, PhD, presented his had an article published titled "Pinching work “From Versailles to World War II” at Snuff: Dean Swift as Paralytic Gnomon in the Education Forum at The Hill at James Joyce's 'The Sisters,'" in Swift Whitemarsh, Plymouth Whitemarsh, PA, Studies 29 (2014), 89-129. on June 3, 2014. Lauren Shohet, PhD, Luckow Family Dr. Gallicchio published a book review of Professor of English, published “Caroline Hiroshi Masuda’s MacArthur in Asia: The Court Drama: Forming History,” General and His Staff in the Philippines, in Yearbook of English Studies 44: Caroline Japan, and Korea, in the American Literature, ed. Rory Loughnane, Andrew Historical Review, 119 (2), 2014, 492. Power, and Peter Sillitoe (2014), 69-86. In 2014, Dr. Gallichio’s project Megan Quigley, PhD, participated in a “Unconditional Surrender and Domestic round table on Weak Theory on Politics” received Villanova University’s November 8, 2014 at the Modernist Faculty Development Grant and funding Studies Association annual Conference in from the Earhart Foundation. Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Quigley joined scholars including Wai Chee Dimock, Eric Hayot, Judith Giesberg, PhD, Graduate Program and Paul St. Amour, in presenting a Director, published her co-authored