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Greenlee School Achievements - December 2008Please visit our December Monthly Memo (pdf) to read about:
Also ... meet Graduate Student Kristin Hopper from Vinton, Iowa Other Good News Concerning:
Eric AbbottEric Abbott has been invited to make a presentation Jan. 28, 2009, on how to make effective use of KAP (Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices) surveys in international development projects to the Chemonics International Leadership Institute in Washington, D.C. Abbott will be one of three presenters to 60 project CEOs from around the world. Contact: Eric Abbott, Professor, Director of Graduate Studies eabbott@iastate.edu Tom BeelOne week in November was particularly busy for Tom Beell. He was one of three judges to select the district winner of the Voice of Democracy competition conducted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Nov. 19. The audio essays from area high school students explored the influence veterans have on today’s youth. This is the 20th year Tom has been a local judge of the national contest. Also, on his monthly movie program on the Iowa Public Radio Network Nov. 20, Beell reviewed the latest James Bond film and the influence the long running spy series has had on the action film genre. Then on Nov. 21, Beell presented a Power Point history of Roman Imperial Coins to members of the historic Des Moines Prairie Club. The club was founded in 1890 and has had many of Iowa’s elite as members over the decades. Contact: Tom Beell, Professor tbeell@iastate.edu Jeff BlevinsJeff Blevins reports that he is reviewing four manuscripts for Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. Also, his article Brown, D. H. & Blevins, J. L. (2002). The Safe Harbor Agreement Between the United States and Europe: A Missed Opportunity to Balance the Interests of E-Commerce and Privacy On-Line? Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, Vol. 46, No. 4, (pp. 565-585), was cited by Trkman, P., Blazic, B. J., & Turk T. (2008) in Factors of broadband development and the design of a strategic policy framework. Telecommunications Policy, Vol. 32, No. 5, (pp. 101-115). Contact: Jeff Blevins, Assistant Professor blevins@iastate.edu Michael BugejaMichael Bugeja's article, “Clickers and the High Cost of Technology,” was the top accessed story at The Chronicle of Higher Education. He published another essay in the British magazine, The Ecologist. Bugeja notes that he originally titled that piece, “The Culture of Place vs. the Culture of Ideas.” The Brits, having little patience with political correctness, retired Bugeja’s story “Global Village Idiots.” In January, Bugeja also will be honored in a special University library event celebrating the newly published books of Iowa State University faculty. The leadership of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication nominated him for an open seat on the standing committee on Professional Freedom and Responsibility. Contact: Michael Bugeja, Director bugeja@iastate.edu Web: http://www.interpersonal-divide.org David BullaDavid Bulla reports these accomplishments: Publication"The Fort Wayne Gazette: From Politics to Professionalism," book review of Hard News, Heartfelt Opinions: A History of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2007), published on history Web site, H-Net Reviews, East Lansing, Michigan, November 2008. URL: http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=22802. Conference Paper"The Mid-Atlantic Copperhead Press," presented to the Symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Nov. 14, 2008. Received award as outstanding research paper for the conference. Conference Panel"Odds & Sods: Sensationalism in the Mid-Nineteenth-Century Press. Coverage of Suicides, Homicides, Rapes, Explosions, Assaults, Strikes, Mob Violence, Bigamy, Runaway Slaves, Interments, and the Grotesque in the Popular Press," presented to the Symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Nov. 14, 2008. Co-authored with Heather Haley, Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication graduate student. Contact: David W. Bulla, Assistant Professor dbulla@iastate.edu Michael DahlstromMichael Dahlstrom was nominated to serve on the LAS Sustainability Committee as part of the ISU Going Green initiative. He also joined the ASEM Environmental Engineering Division Environmental Communication Committee for purposes of better communicating the science of radiation to the public. By semester's end, Dahlstrom will have three papers under review at Media Psychology, Environmental Communication and Risk Analysis. Michael Dahlstrom, Assistant Professor mfdahlstrom@gmail.com Jacob GroshekJacob Groshek reports the following: Research
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Contact: Jacob Groshek, Assistant Professor jgroshek@iastate.edu Sela SarSela Sar reports the following: Research
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