March 5, 2001

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Fight Or Be Slaves! The History of the Oakland-East Bay Labor Movement, written by Albert Vetere Lannon, Labor Studies, was recently published by University Press of America.

Bernard Wong, Anthropology, gave the keynote presentation titled "The Anthropology of Francis L.K. Hsu" at the Symposium in Honor of Dr. Francis L.K. Hsu held Dec. 20, 2000, at Academica Sinica in Taipei, China.

"Toward the Onamastics of the Great New York Ghetto: How the Lower East Side Got Its Name," written by Moses Rischin, History, is the lead chapter of Remembering the Lower East Side, published by Indiana University Press in 2000.

Michelle Evans, Public Research Institute, recently received an Outstanding Performance Award at the National Institute of Justice's 2000 ADAM (Arrestee and Drug Monitoring Program) conference in Phoenix, Ariz.

Business

Karen Olsen Bruhns, Anthropology, was a discussant on ancient Peru in a graduate-level class at Stanford University on Feb. 11.

Creative Arts

Todd Roehrman, Theatre Arts, recently received a Dean Goodman Choice Award for his designs of the costumes for "Kissing the Witch" at the Magic Theatre.

On Feb.27,Hamid Khani, Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts, presented a lecture on "Translating Media Scholarship into Practice: Community-Oriented Public Service Announcements" at the WSCA Annual Conference held in the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

Richard Mann, Art, presented a lecture on "El Greco's Assumption of the Virgin: The Process of Creating a Masterpiece" at the Art Institute of Chicago's Research and Lecture Series on Feb. 4. On March 3, Mann presented a lecture on "Gaudi and Guell: The Shaping of Catalan National Identity" at the Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas-Lawrence.

Leading the Way: Asian American Artists of the Older Generation, by Irene Poon Andersen, Art, was published by Gordon College Press in January. Lorraine Dong, Asian American Studies, contributed a historical essay to the book's introduction.

Yu-Charn Chen, Design and Industry, presented a paper titled "A Quick and Effective Design of Electronic Circuits" at the International Conference??? held Nov. 2, 2000, in Pittsburgh. Chen was also recently elected secretary of the Electronics and Computer Technology Group of the National Association of Industrial Technology.

Paula Levine, Art, premiered her new video, "Convergence," at the 10th annual New York Jewish Film Festival held in January at the Jewish Museum and Film Society of the Lincoln Center in New York.

Carlos Barón, Theatre Arts/La Raza Studies, wrote the script for a Microsoft Encarta interactive CD-ROM for Spanish instruction that was released in November 2000. Barón was a featured presenter at the Third International Festival of Oral Narrative (Tercer Festival Internacional de Narración Oral) held Jan. 9-20 in Santiago, Chile.

Joan Arhelger, Theatre Arts, designed the lighting for the Sacramento Opera's production of "Madama Butterfly," which opened Feb. 16.

Education

Kate Kinsella, Secondary Education, delivered the keynote address at the State Department of Education's Standards-Based Evaluation and Accountability Institute for English Learners and Immigrant Students, held Dec. 4, 2000, in Santa Barbara. Her address was titled "Demystifying Academic Competence for English Learners: A Call for Rigor and Consistency Across the Curriculum."

Marcia Raggio, Special Education/Communicative Disorders, was recently appointed by Gov. Gray Davis to the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board.

Penelope V. Flores, Secondary Education, presented a paper titled "The Centenary of the American Teachers in the Philippines: The Thomasites" at the Filipino-American Educators Assocation of California meeting held Oct. 28, 2000, in Stockton. Flores gave a speech titled "Beyond the Looking Glass: Understanding Cultural Diversity" at the Family Forum Retreat Center in Stockton on Nov. 12, 2000.

Minnie Graham, Special Education/Communicative Disorders, recently received the Fellows of the Association Award from the California Speech-Language-Hearing Association for her contributions as a clinical supervisor, service provider and teacher.

"Eagle Rock, Perched on the Future's Edge," written by Mark Phillips, Secondary Education/Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, was published in the fall 2000 issue of Independent School.

Ethnic Studies

Ruth Love, Black Studies/Administration and Interdisciplinary Studies, was recently appointed to the Board of Trustees of the National Commission on Accreditation in Higher Education. Love also recently received the Founder's Award at the convention of the National Alliance of Black School Educators.

Health and Human Services

Erik Peper, Institute for Holistic Healing Studies/Health Education, co-wrote the chapter "Strategies for Training Concentration," which appears in the fourth edition of Applied Sport Psychology, edited by Jean M. Williams and published by Mayfield Publishing Co. Peper gave a presentation on "Stress Management/Ergonomics for Photographers" at the seventh annual Summit of the North American Nature Photography Association held Jan. 20 in Las Vegas.

"From Birdies to the Bolero: Sport and Recreation in San Francisco's Chinatown, 1895-1950," written by Susan Zieff, Kinesiology, was published in a recent issue of the Journal of Sport History. Zieff gave a presentation on "Critical Periods: Sport Perspectives and Participation of Urban Junior and Senior High School Girls" at the Annual Conference of the North American Society for Sport Sociology held Nov. 8-11, 2000, in Colorado Springs, Colo.

"Interval Cyrotherapy Decreases Fatigue During Repeated Weight Lifiting," written by Frank Verducci, Kinesiology, was published in a recent issue of the Journal of Athletic Training.

Humanities

H.Douglas Brown, English, received the 2001 James. E. Alatis Award for Service to TESOL(Teachers of Englishto Speakers of Other Languages) at the TESOL Convention, held Feb.27-March 3 in St.Louis.

The Asian Pacific American Heritage: A Companion to Literature and Arts, written by George Leonard, Humanities, was recently named "One of the Outstanding Academic Books of the Year" by the American Library Association.

Anita Silvers, Philosophy, presented a lecture titled "Disability, the Supreme Court and Equal Protection: Standing at the Crossroads of Progressive and Retrogressive Logic in Constitutional Classification" at the Annual Symposium at the University of Michigan School of Law on Nov. 4, 2000. Silvers presented a lecture titled "Equitable Access and Developing Talents: A Comparison of Equal Opportunity in the IDEA and ADA" at the Midwest Philosophy of Education Association's annual meeting held Nov. 11, 2000, in Chicago.

Rachelle Waksler, English, presented a paper on "Lesbian Voices: Representation and Reality" at the International Conference on Gender and Equity held in January in Bangkok, Thailand.

Fred Astren, Jewish Studies, presented a paper on "Problems in Assessing the Impact of Islamization on Jews in the Medieval Middle East" as part of a panel on the "Exchange and Interchange of Jewish and Islamic Studies" at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion held in November 2000 in Nashville, Tenn. Astren, Benjamin Hary and John Hayes edited the book Judaism and Islam: Boundaries, Communication and Interaction. Essays in Honor of William M. Brinner, recently published by E.J. Brill. Two of Astren's articles, "Karaite Approaches to History in Medieval Islam" and "A Tribute to William M. Brinner," were included in the book.

"Were Yueh-fu Ever Folk Songs? Reconsidering the Relevance of Oral Theory and Balladry Analogies," written by Charles Egan, Foreign Languages and Literatures, was published in the December 2000 issue of CLEAR: Chinese Literature, Essays, Articles and Reviews.

Library

Meredith Eliassen, Library/English/Extended Learning, contributed several entries to The Louisa May Alcott Encyclopedia, edited by Gregory Eiselain and Anne K. Phillips and published by Greenwood Press.

Science and Engineering

Ralf Hotchkiss, Engineering, received the Leadership Award in International Rehabilitation from the Center for International Rehabilitation in Chicago.

The second edition of Harmonic Function Theory, written by Sheldon Axler, Mathematics, Paul Bourdon and Wade Ramey was recently published by Springer as part of its Graduate Texts in Mathematics series.

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