Faculty, Staff — Update, In Memoriam, Welcome

Update

Teresa Montani, learning disabilities; associate director, education; and director, learning disabilities (Metro), was appointed associate dean of University College effective January 4, 2010.

Over the winter break, Stephen Hollis, theater and director, theater arts (Flor), co-directed “Mauritius,” by Theresa Rebeck, with graduating students from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, N.Y.C.

Kenneth Vehrkens, dean, Petrocelli College (Metro/Flor); William “Pat” Schuber, administrative science (Metro); Eamon Doherty, administrative science and director, Cyber Crime Training Laboratory (Metro); and Mary Kay Mastronardy Stratis, BA’69 (Ruth), MAT’71 (Metro), FDU trustee, will be guest speakers at the 18th Annual Terrorism Trends and Forecasts Symposium to be held on May 6, from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., in Wilson Auditorium, Dickinson Hall, Metropolitan Campus. The symposium is sponsored by the International Association for Counterterrorism and Security Professionals.

James Barrood, executive director, Rothman Institute (Flor), co-wrote “A Winning Strategy for New Jersey” for the Opinion section of The Record.

Katherine Dunsmore, communication studies, and Anthony Tasso, psychology (both Flor), are among the panelists in the discussion “Breaking the Silence: A Conversation About Violence and Women’s Health,” a Women’s History Month event to be held on March 25 at the College at Florham.

J. Michael Adams, president, wrote “Campus Connects Globally Through Technology” for the Teaneck Talk column of the Teaneck Suburbanite. He also announced that Johadane Pierre, a freshman at the College at Florham, received the Gates Millennium Scholarship for low-income, minority college students. A native of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Pierre is pursuing a five-year BA and MA in secondary education and French.

Ariel “A.J.” Luna, director, veteran services (Metro), wrote the article “Getting an Education Is Easier Than You Think!” for Counter Terrorism.

Michael Avaltroni, chemistry and chair, chemistry/pharmaceutical science (Flor), received an issued patent for “Enhanced Bonding Layers on Titanium Materials.” A Princeton graduate, he was among those honored at “Celebrate Princeton Invention,” a reception in December for members of Princeton University’s research community who have contributed to the invention process during the past year.

Joan Paternoster, nursing (Metro), co-presented “The Nurse Transition Project: Attracting and Retaining Our Best and Brightest,” at the 20th International Nursing Research Congress in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Also at the same conference, Paternoster and Alayne Fitzpatrick, nursing (Metro), co-presented “Barriers to Teaching Evidence-based Practice: Results of a Focused Group Discussion.” While in Canada, they visited FDU-Vancouver. Patricia Reineke, nursing (Metro), and Paternoster conducted a workshop on Evidence-based Nursing Practice for FDU’s nursing faculty as well as faculty from the Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, N.J., and from the Division of Nursing of Bloomfield College in New Jersey. Nursing scholars from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/New Jersey Nursing Initiative Faculty Preparation Program also attended the workshop, which was held at the Metropolitan Campus in January.

Mary Ford, assistant director/learning specialist, Freshman Intensive Studies (Flor), was selected to be a panelist in the New Jersey Writing Alliance’s 2010 Conference, “Me + We: Inspiring Students’ Voices in Multiple Communities,” on May 25 at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J.

Yolanda Hawkins-Rodgers, psychology and chair, psychology/counseling; Riad Nasser, sociology; Gracelyn Weaver, program assistant, University honors program; and Lona Whitmarsh, psychology (all Flor), were panelists in the Women’s History Month event “Pre-, Post-, Pop and Prone: A Hot Topics Panel on the Past, Present and Future of Feminism,” which was moderated by Sarah Crabtree, sociology (Flor), on March 9 at the College at Florham.

Chris Rasmussen, history (Metro), discussed the deadliest racial disturbance in recent New Jersey history in the context of 20th-century urban development and African-American history after a screening of “Revolution 67,” a film about the Newark Riots in July 1967. In February, he led a discussion after the screening of “A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School,” a documentary about the former Manual Training and Industrial School for Colored Youth, at the Elizabeth (N.J.) Public Library. Rasmussen and David Davidson, director and co-producer of “A Place Out of Time,” also discussed the film after a screening at the Rockaway Township (N.J.) Public Library.

David Rosen, anthropology (Flor), is among the panelists in a United Nations Brown Bag Lunch on Armed Violence on Children on March 17 at the Church Center for the United Nations in New York City. He is a member of the U.N.’s Nongovernmental Organization Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security and a UNICEF representative. “Who Is a Child? The Legal Conundrum of Child Soldiers,” an article by Rosen, was published in the Connecticut Journal of International Law.

“A Concert of Werthers,” an article by Robyn Schiffman, English (Flor), was published in the winter 2010 edition of Eighteenth-Century Studies.

Denise O’Shea, systems librarian/technical support specialist, University systems/security (Metro), wrote the article “E-reader Pilot Flying High at FDU,” which is scheduled to be published in the spring 2010 issue of the New Jersey Libraries NEWSletter.

Claude Jonnard, economics/finance (Flor), wrote the article “Why Care About the Trade Deficit?” posted on the DailyRecord.com.

Eamon Doherty, administrative science and director, Cyber Crime Training Laboratory (Metro), spoke about “Mobile Phone Forensics” at a meeting of the Rotary Club of the Palisades on February 19. He also demonstrated how text messages can be recovered from a cell phone.

In the News …

Donald Hoover, hospitality management (Metro), was quoted in the article “Super Bowl May Be Most Wonderful Time of the Year for Gamblers,” posted on myCentralJersey.com. He said, “Betting on sports is not an uncommon practice for many New Jerseyans.” Apart from horse racing, Hoover said, “The state doesn’t tax (sports betting) and doesn’t take any revenue for it.”

Marjorie Hall, director, Educational Opportunity Fund (Flor), was interviewed for the Madison Eagle article “Red Cross, Fairleigh Dickinson Join to Comfort Troops Overseas: Students, Families Come Through with Food, Toiletries; Support of Armed Forces Harks Back to Red Cross Origins.” A photo of College at Florham freshmen Donald Colindres and Johadane Pierre preparing care packages for troops overseas accompanied the article.

Richard Reiss, senior vice president, University advancement (Metro/Flor), was interviewed for the Daily Record article “Private Donations Drop at Local Colleges.”

James Barrood, executive director, Rothman Institute (Flor), was quoted in three articles: “Florham Park High School Students Offered an Online Course,” in Florham Park Eagle; “Contest an Opportunity for Teen Entrepreneurs to Flourish,” on CourierPostOnline.com; and “Competition for Students with Business Ideas,” in Home News, Ridgewood News, Gloucester County Times and Daily Record.

Ariel “A.J.” Luna, director, veterans services (Metro), was interviewed for the article “New GI Bill Brings More Veterans to Some Colleges in Morris,” published in the Daily Record and at dailyrecord.com.

Peter Woolley, political science and executive director, PublicMind™ (Flor), was quoted in several articles about recent PublicMind polls: “Jersey on Health Care Reform” (The Star-Ledger); “Poll Finds New Jerseyans Back Christie’s Pension Reform Effort” (newjerseynewsroom.com); “Poll Finds N.J. Majority Backs Work of Gov. Chris Christie” (The Star-Ledger [Associated Press]); “Half of N.J. Voters Approve of Christie, Back Spending Cuts” (Bloomberg.com and BusinessWeek); “NJ Voters Want Spending Cuts, Pension Reforms” (Reuters); and “Tea Party Candidates to Challenge NJ GOP Congressman” (WNYC – News).

Jason Scorza, associate provost for global learning (Metro/Flor) and philosophy/political science (Metro), was interviewed for The Star-Ledger article “Online Classes Offer Flexibility.”

Brenda Blackmon, BA’01 (Metro); University College (Metro); and co-anchor, My9 WWOR-TV, was featured in The Record article “WWOR’s Blackmon Celebrates Milestone,” about her 20th anniversary at WWOR-TV.

J. Michael Adams, president, was interviewed for two articles: “Love of Technology, Desire to Connect with the World Define Today’s Scholars,” in The Star-Ledger, and “What’s New in Education for 2010?” in The Sunday Star-Ledger.

“Techniques for Assessing Prior Learning,” an interview with Denise Hart, education; director of adult education, continuing education; and director, SUCCESS Program (Metro), was posted on Academic Impressions Higher Ed Impact Weekly News and Analysis, an online newsletter.

Jeana Wirtenberg, director of external relations/services, Institute for Sustainable Enterprise (Flor), was quoted in the article “Employers Growing Green: Garden State Job Market Adapts as the Sustainability Movement Blossoms,” in The Sunday Star-Ledger’s Outlook section.

Daniel Cassino, political science (Flor), was quoted in the following articles about PublicMind polls: “‘Jersey Shore’ Isn’t Ruining the Country’s Perception of New Jersey, According to Poll” (pressofAtlanticCity.com); “Poll Respondents View NJ Positively Despite ‘Jersey Shore’” (KYW Newsradio 1060 Philadelphia); “Some Drivers Miss the Message on Phones: Police Report 224, 725 Citations in N.J., But Say Texting and Talking Remain a Problem” (The Star-Ledger); and “Texting and Ticketing on the Rise: ‘Far More Violators Than We Have Police’” (The Record).

Ethné Swartz, entrepreneurship and chair, marketing/entrepreneurship (Flor), was interviewed for the article “Entrepreneurial Spirit: Colleges and Universities Are Helping Entrepreneurs Realize Their Dreams Through Various Degree Programs and Other Types of Course Offerings,” published in New Jersey Business.

Catherine Kelley, assistant provost for educational technology (Metro), was interviewed for The Sunday Star-Ledger article “Colleges Blend Technology, Classrooms to Excel Digitally.”

Andrew Eisen, psychology and associate director, undergraduate studies, psychology (Metro), was quoted in the article “Worried Sick: We Tell You the Most Effective Ways to Calm a Stressed-out Child,” published in Parents magazine.

In Memoriam

Bernard Budish, emeritus, management (Flor), died on February 18 at the age of 83. He served the University for 45 years, joining the Silberman College of Business in 1951 and retiring in 1996. He is survived by his wife, Edith Pollack Budish; children, Jon and Sara, James and Lee, Adam and Donna; and grandchildren, Ben, Sam, Catherine, Jack, Danielle, Justin, Alec, Thalia, Kookie, Rufus and Isabelle.

Welcome

The University welcomes new full-time and part-time employees who joined FDU as of March 15, 2010.

Welcome to Elliott Anderson, financial aid coordinator I, financial aid (Metro); Vishal Gandhi, systems analyst, University systems/security (Metro); Vidal Lopez, assistant dean of commuter affairs, student affairs (Metro); and Jennifer Moran, assistant director of financial aid, financial aid (Flor).