James P. Allen, assistant professor of political science, has co-authored two articles. The first, titled “The Material Consequences of Welfare States: Benefit Generosity and Absolute Poverty in 16 OECD Countries,” will appear in the September issue of Comparative Political Studies, and the second, “Welfare State Decommodification in Eighteen OECD Countries: A Replication and Revision,” appeared in the February Journal of European Social Policy. Allen will also present papers at the Council of European Studies’ Conference of Europeanists in Chicago, and at the annual meeting of the New England Political Science Association in Portsmouth, N.H., this semester.

Douglas M. Andrews, professor of statistics, continues his duties for the Committee on Career Development of the American Statistical Association. In addition to serving as vice chair of the committee, he also chairs the sub-committee for a grant program that supports local chapter’s efforts to organize outreach programs for recruiting students into the profession. Andrews is also responsible for a regular column on career development in the ASA’s monthly publication AmStat News.

Lori Askeland, associate professor of English, wrote the introduction, co-wrote a chapter and edited Children and Youth in Adoption, Orphanages, and Foster Care, which was published in January. The reference book is aimed at high school and college students interested in the history of displaced children in the United States, and contains six original essays by top scholars in the field. The book also contains original documents, many written by children themselves, which help tell the story of children in the United States living away from their biological families. Additionally, Askeland attended the first International Conference of the Association for the Study of Adoption, Identity, and Kinship in Tampa, Fla., Nov. 13-15, where she read from her memoir, “Grafting: A Love Story,” and convened and chaired a panel on race and adoption.

The ceramic art of Scott Dooley, assistant professor of art, was included in the Two Media/Two Expressions: An Exhibition of Contemporary Clay and Glass at the Springfield Museum of Art, Jan. 14-Feb. 25. As part of a national symposium that opened the exhibition on Jan. 14, Dooley also presented a workshop on ceramic hand-building techniques and was a panel member for the discussion of ceramic and clay materials. Additionally, his artwork was selected for the national juried exhibition, Mad Hatter’s Tea, in conjunction with the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts conference in Portland, Ore.

On March 6, Trudy Faber, professor of music, presented a lecture and demonstration of selected pieces titled Bach and the Dance for the Utica, N.Y. chapter of the American Guild of Organists and also for the Binghamton, N.Y., AGO chapter on March 7. Faber also played a Lenten recital at West Presbyterian Church of Binghamton, where Roberta Rowland-Raybold ’04 serves as director of music and organist. In addition, Faber presented a lecture and demonstration on two major chorale preludes by J.S. Bach, Orgelbüchlein and Klavierübung III, for the Columbus, Ohio, AGO chapter at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, which attracted more than 40 area organists. She also presented a master class and recital at St. Thomas Episcopal Church earlier this academic year.

Dave Finster, professor of chemistry, recently completed chairing the 2006 Second Semester General Chemistry Exam committee of the Exams Institute of the American Chemical Society. These standardized exams are used nationally as assessment tools in college chemistry classes. Finster now serves as chair of the 2008 Inorganic Chemistry Exam committee.

Peggy Hanna, academic department assistant for sociology/geography, was invited to speak about her book Patriotism, Peace and Vietnam: A Memoir to several history and global issues classes at Wilmington College on March 30. She also presented a program for the campus and community in conjunction with the Eyes Wide Open exhibit.

On March 6, Robin Inboden, professor of English and department chair, gave a paper titled “‘In an under-voice’: Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Complicated Response to Coleridge” at a conference in honor of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s 200th birthday. The conference, featuring scholars from around the world, was sponsored by the Armstrong Browning Library of Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

Douglas K. Lehman, director of Thomas Library, attended the Association of College & Research Libraries, College Libraries Section, New Library Director’s Seminar on Jan. 17-20 and the American Library Association midwinter meeting on Jan. 20-23 in San Antonio, Texas.

Stefne Lenzmeier Broz, assistant professor of communication, was selected as one of 20 participants nationwide to participate in the Japan Studies Association’s Freeman 2006 Summer Institute on Japan. The three-week intensive training, to be held in Honolulu May-June, is designed for faculty who wish to begin incorporating Japan Studies into their courses. Broz will create a Japan-focused version of her Intercultural Communication course to be offered as a summer study-abroad program for Wittenberg students in Japan.

Barb Mackey, director of community programs, presented on pre-college programs at the Ohio Continuing Education Conference, March 22, in Columbus. Mackey has served as vice president for the Private College Constituency for the last two years.

Alan McEvoy, professor of sociology, and Nicole Spirgen ’06, presented at the North Central Sociological Association conference in Indianapolis, Ind., March 25. Titled “Teachers as Bullies: Student Perceptions and School Responses,” the study is believed to be the first of its kind in the nation. McEvoy was also a featured speaker in March at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, where he discussed his recent work “Toxic Romance” with the cadets.

Thomas P. Martin, professor of health, fitness and sport, was elected to his third two-year term as Treasurer of the Ohio Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance at the organization’s annual convention in Columbus. Martin was also honored for his volunteer service to the Ohio Division of Watercraft at Confluence 2005, Ohio’s statewide boating conference held at Salt Fork State Park.

David Nibert, professor of sociology, received the 2005 Distinguished Scholarship Award by the Animals and Society Section of the American Sociological Association at the ASA’s annual meeting in Philadelphia. The award was for his book Animal Rights/Human Rights: Entanglements of Oppression and Liberation. Nibert also recently presented a paper titled “The Effects of Cattle Raising on Women and Indigenous Groups in Latin America” at the annual conference of the Society for Human Ecology in Salt Lake City, Utah.

On Jan. 18, Jim Noyes, professor of computer science and director of Wittenberg’s Computational Science (COSC) program, together with Gary Gaffield, associate provost, briefed representatives from the Department of Energy on Wittenberg’s plans to use the deparment’s $1 million grant to improve the current computational science program. Noyes continues to serve on the Ohio COSC Curriculum Committee chartered to develop the first statewide COSC curriculum, and on March 2, he presented a revised curriculum proposal at the committee’s meeting in Columbus, Ohio.

Terry Otten, professor emeritus of English, has had his essay, “The Last Yankee—‘a comedy about a tragedy,’” published in a new book in India titled Arthur Miller: Twentieth-Century Legend.

Adam Parker, assistant professor of mathematics, William Higgins, associate professor of mathematics, and Al Stickney, professor of mathematics, accompanied three teams of nine students to the Five College Mathematics Competition at Kenyon College, Feb. 11.

George Ramsay, professor emeritus of art, presented a discussion of Andy Warhol’s early career as an illustrator and the design principles embodied in Warhol’s pop imagery at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art in Arizona on Feb. 9.

Steven Reynolds, professor of theatre and dance, continues to Chair Region III of the National Playwriting Program for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Besides responding to new student plays at colleges in the five-state Great Lakes Region, Reynolds has been invited to be a respondent at KCACTF Regional Festivals in Jacksonville, Fla., and Tulsa, Okla.

Matthew J. Smith, associate professor of communication and department chair, was the featured speaker at the March 16 forum at Indiana University-South Bend. Smith discussed “Taking Comic Books Seriously: Reclaiming the Lost Art of Comics Magazines.”

Bob White, director of church relations and associate director of advancement, was elected Region 6 facilitator for the ELCA Youth Ministry Network at the annual gathering in Phoenix. White will help coordinate Lutheran youth worker activities and training in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Kentucky.