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Noteworthy Newsletter | April 29, 2020
Noteworthy Newsletter | April 29, 2020 Awards, recognition and service
College of the Pacific
Qingwen Dong, director of the Graduate Program and professor of communication, and Graham Carpente, professor of communication, co-chaired a panel on American Media Shockwaves Toward Journalism and Mass Communication Curriculum Innovation at the Western States Communication Association Convention in Denver, Colorado, in February.
Dong was elected as a member of the Research Council, a part of Leadership Council in National Communication Association, the flagship organization in the field of communication.
Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy
Melanie A. Felmlee, assistant professor of pharmaceutics and medicinal chemistry, was awarded a four-year, $1.15 million grant from the National Institutes of Health Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) Program for her project “GHB Toxicokinetics: Role of sex hormone dependent monocarboxylate transporter regulation and potential for altered overdose risk in transgender men and women.”
Derek Isetti, assistant professor of speech-language pathology, was a grant recipient through the .
Madhu Sundarrajan, assistant professor of speech-language pathology, is the co-director of Project SKILLS PLUS, a parent-directed treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder, which received a renewal grant of $399,998 from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Publications
College of the Pacific
Ken Albala, professor of history, had his new course, , just released from The Great Courses. The course is composed of 24 hands-on episodes, from Ancient Rome to the present, filmed in Albala's kitchen.
Martín Camps, professor of modern languages and Latin American studies, published the chronicle "Crónica del Covid-19 en California" (A Chronicle of Covid-19 in California) in the book "Relatos de la cuarentena" (Stories of the Quarantine) published by the University of Nuevo León in México.
Qingwen Dong, director of the Graduate Program and professor of communication, was a co-author for one of the panel presentations on New Technology Development and Journalism Education Adaption at the Western States Communication Association Convention in Denver, Colorado, in February.
Zachary Stahlschmidt, assistant professor of biological sciences, along with Garrett Masuda ’19, Andy Byeon ’19 and colleagues at Arizona State University, the French National Centre for Scientific Research and the Spring Island Trust, had their paper "" accepted for publication in the Journal of Experimental Zoology — Part A.
Carla Strickland-Hughes, assistant professor of psychology, along with colleagues from the University of Florida, had their manuscript "" published (early online edition) in a special issue of the journal Cognition.
Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy
Peter Hilsenrath, professor of pharmacy practice, published the article “” in The Journal of Rural Health.
Adam Kaye, professor of pharmacy practice, and colleagues from across the country published “” in Pain Physician.
Carly A. Ranson, May Chen and Edward L. Rogan, assistant professors of pharmacy practice, along with Rajul A. Patel, professor of pharmacy practice, Cynthia S. Valle-Oseguera ’12, Patricia Tam ’19, Jacqueline Le ’20, Brandon Le ’19, Mitchell Kozono ’19, Janice Park ’19 and Amanda Tam ’19, published the paper “.”
Sachin A. Shah, professor of pharmacy practice and regional coordinator for Travis AFB, along with colleagues Dr. Mehak Aggarwal, Dr. Vamsi Krishna, Dr. John Canales and Dr. Michael Gratch, published the poster “” in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Shah, along with colleagues Joshua Randel and Danielle Pender, published the poster “” in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Presentations and artistic activity
College of the Pacific
Ken Albala, professor of history, appeared in four episodes of the new History Channel program .
Michael Madary, assistant professor of philosophy, was with author Matt Ruff. Madary discussed Ruff's forthcoming science fiction novel “88 Names” in connection with his research on the ethics of emerging technology.
Eberhardt School of Business
Stefanie Naumann, professor of management and organizational behavior, was with Senator Bill Bradley on March 22, 2020. Each episode contains an interview with an author about their favorite place in America.
Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy
Sachin A. Shah, professor of pharmacy practice and regional coordinator for Travis AFB, along with colleagues Dr. Mehak Aggarwal, Dr. Vamsi Krishna, Dr. John Canales and Dr. Michael Gratch, virtually presented the poster “” at the in March.
Shah, along with colleagues Joshua Randel and Danielle Pender, virtually presented the poster “” at the in March.