Steven E. Gunkel, Associate Professor of Sociology, co-wrote an article with Ana-María González Wahl published in Sociological Spectrum, Volume 27, Issue 5 September 2007 , pages 507 - 535. From Old South to New South? Black-White Residential Segregation in Micropolitan Areas.
Wahl, Ana-María González, R. Saylor Breckenridge, and Steven E. Gunkel. 2007. "Latinos, Residential Segregation and Spatial Assimilation in Micropolitan Areas: Exploring the American Dilemma on a New Frontier." Social Science Research 36: 995-1020.
A profile by Roy Scheele, associate professor of English and Doane's poet-in-residence, was chosen for an anthology. His profile on National Critics Circle Award-winning poet Hayden Carruth will be published in August by the Thomsen Gale group. Scheele's profile, "Hayden Carruth: The Gift of Self," originally appeared in the May/June 1996 issue of Poets & Writers; the anthology is entitled Poetry for Students.
A sonnet by Scheele, titled "Dream House," was nominated by the editors of Measure for the 32nd annual Pushcart Prize anthology.
Dr. Russell Souchek, associate professor of biology and geology, was elected to the Board of Directors of the Nebraska Wildlife Federation. The NEWF is a state-wide organization dedicated to fish and wildlife conservation through environmental education, fish and wildlife conservation, and public policy. It is the state affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation, the nation's largest conservation organization.
An article by Dr. Dana L. Miller, director of research and graduate seminar, Master of Arts in Management program, was accepted for publication in a special summer edition of the Applied Environmental Education and Communication international journal. Miller's article focused on the skills pre-school age children develop as they work and play in the large garden space and greenhouse at First Plymouth Early Education Programs.
Dr. Christy Hargesheimer, assistant professor of Spanish, was the featured speaker Dec. 3 at the Brownville Lyceum's monthly Political Café lecture. She presented on the topic, "Why do we celebrate Human Rights Day?" which included a discussion of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the role of Amnesty International in defending human rights.
Dick Ehrman, instructor of geology and astronomy, Lincoln campus, presented a paper and poster at the 51st Annual Midwest Ground Water Conference, in Lincoln November 7-9. The paper, entitled "Investigation of Algal Toxin Levels in a Shallow, Lake-Influenced Aquifer," was co-authored with three colleagues from the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality. The poster, entitled "The Quality-Assessed Agrichemical Contaminant Database for Nebraska Ground Water--Applications and Potential," was co-authored with six colleagues from the Nebraska Departments of Agriculture and Environmental Quality, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Amy Moorman, J.D., associate professor of business law, wrote an article entitled "The Conundrum of Applying Property Law to the Barrier Islands" that was published in the November 2006 edition of ShoreLine, a publication of the Association of Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore.
Dr. Tom King, professor of secondary education, was elected president of the Nebraska State Council for the Social Studies for a two-year term. He also presented to the NSCSS Fall Conference in Omaha on the topic "The Conflict of Multiculturalism and Social Studies."
Dr. Kim Jarvis, assistant professor of history, was a guest speaker at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center's Feb. 18 "Movie Talk." Following the screening of "Iraq in Fragments," Jarvis spoke on her time in Amman, Jordan.
Jarvis' book "Franconia Notch and the Woman who Saved It," was published by the University of New Hampshire Press.
She also wrote the chapter "Gender and Wilderness Conservation" included in "American Wilderness: A New History" edited by Michael Lewis, published by Oxford University Press.
Dick Ehrman, instructor of geology and astronomy at the Lincoln campus, presented a paper at the 19th Annual South Dakota DENR Environmental and Ground Water Conference in Pierre, S.D. The paper, entitled "Algal Toxins in a Shallow Nebraska Aquifer," was coauthored with two colleagues from the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, and dealt with an ongoing ground water investigation near the Fremont State Lakes.
In March, Dr. Peter Reinkordt, professor of German, spoke at Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center about a 2007 Oscar-winning foreign film from Germany called "The Lives of Others."
The film portrayed the role of the Stasi (East German secret police) in surveillance of the entire population of East Germany.
Reinkordt spent spring break in Germany, visiting students studying abroad and contacting various firms and individuals for potential internship opportunities for Doane students.
Susan Rocker, academic advisor on the Lincoln campus, spoke at the National Association for Non-Traditional Students in Higher Education conference at Oklahoma State University in March. Rocker spoke on the use of networking to facilitate career transitions.
Dr. Molly Rozum, assistant professor of history, served on the program committee for the May "Homesteading Reconsidered" symposium at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Center for Great Plains Studies. The 33rd interdisciplinary symposium examines homesteading and its legacy from all angles. Doane was a sponsor of the event.