FACULTY NEWS & NOTES
BOOKS
The Psychology Major’s Companion: Everything You Need to Know to Get You Where You Want to Go (Worth Publishers, 2017)
By Dana S. Dunn and Jane S. Halonen
Professor of Psychology Dana S. Dunn collaborated with Jane S. Halonen PhD, dean of the college of arts and sciences at University of West Florida, on this guide designed to help prospective and current psychology majors know what to expect from undergraduate study and the marketplace beyond college. Students will gain a clearer understanding of whether psychology is the right major for them, what career options they might have, the why and how of graduate school, how to best design their course of study to lead them toward their goals, how to begin a job search right out of college, and much more. This text is a must-have for anyone considering the study and practice of psychology.
PUBLISHED RESEARCH
Assistant Professor of Economics and Business, Sabrina Terrizzi’s research “The Effect of Sorority Membership on Eating Disorders, Body Weight, and Disordered-Eating Behaviors” in collaboration with Susan Averett, professor of economics, and Yang Wang, assistant professor of economics, at Lafayette College, was published in the June 28 issue of Health Economics. It was also referenced in The Incidental Economist blog on July 5, 2016.
ART & PERFORMANCE
Last spring, Sean O’Boyle, artist in residence, communed with his muse in Beach Haven, on Long Beach Island, New Jersey, where he composed A Fantasy on a Theme of Mendelsohhn.
“This work is based on the Mendelssohn song, Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, (On Wings of Song) and more importantly the opening interval of a major 6th,” says O’Boyle. “Interestingly, given that I conceived and wrote this score overlooking the ocean—and many a spectacular sunrise—it uses the same interval as the tune “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean.”
Commissioned by Maestra Sarah-Grace Williams for the Metropolitan Orchestra, O’Boyle’s piece had its world premiere performance on June 11, 2016, at Eugene Goosens Hall, Sydney, Australia. You can listen to the work here.
APPOINTMENTS
Dana S. Dunn, professor and chair of the department of psychology, has been named a Fellow of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP), Division 8 of the American Psychological Association. SPSP fellowship honors SPSP members with longstanding contributions to SPSP and to the fields of personality and social psychology.
Diane Husic, dean of the school of natural and health sciences, was recently nominated and selected for the Climate Adaptation Task Force under the Technology Executive Committee of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, representing the research and Independent NGOs from around the world. The TEC is the policy component of the Technology Mechanism, which was established in 2010 to facilitate enhanced action on climate technology development and transfer.
John D Rossi III, associate professor of accounting, was appointed chair of the Teaching and Learning Committee of the International Accounting Section for 2016-17.
PUBLICATIONS
Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology, Dana S. Dunn’s article “Teaching about Psychosocial Aspects of Disability: Emphasizing Person-Environment Relations,” was published in the July issue of the journal Teaching of Psychology.
Dunn and his daughter, Hannah Y. Dunn, a sophomore at the University of Richmond in Virginia, wrote a review of the book On Being Raped by Raymond M. Douglas, which appeared in the September 12 edition of the journal PsycCRITIQUES.
John D. Rossi, III, associate professor of accounting, was published in the employee benefits and insurance edition of the Lehigh Valley Business Journal, May 23, 2016. His article, "Old Law's Rebirth: Another Reason for Long-term Care Insurance," is a warning to practitioners that the old filial laws may get resurrected, and we are beginning to see cases where the courts are affirming them.
Rossi’s article, “The New Leasing Standard,” which summarizes the new standard on leasing, was published in the August 2016 issue of Strategic Finance Magazine.
PRESENTATIONS & MEETINGS
John D. Rossi, III, associate professor of accounting, presented an Effective Learning Strategy (ELS) paper, titled "Teaching Fair Value Using the Art of Numismatics,” at the American Accounting Association (AAA) Annual Meeting on Monday August 8, 2016. In addition, he moderated a section “Taxes and Capital Markets” and participated as a discussant for a paper titled "Assurance on "Sustainability Reports: A study of factors influencing the selection of Assurance Frameworks."
Dana S. Dunn, professor and chair of psychology, recently lead a plenary session talk with Erin Andrews, clinical assistant professor at Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine at the American Psychological Association annual convention. Dunn and Andrews talk, "Person or Identity First? Why Disability Words Matter," explored the challenges posed by disability language and terminology. They argued that psychologists should use identity-first language alongside person-first constructions to promote human dignity, maintain scientific rigor, and enhance psychologists' cultural competence.
At the same conference, Dunn and Jamie McMinn, interim dean of the college at Westminster College, spoke on "The Ins and Outs of Publishing and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) in Psychology." Dunn also served as discussant for a symposium on "Traversing Boundaries—Incorporating Study Abroad into the Undergraduate Psychology Curriculum" and was a speaker in a symposium describing the work accomplished at the June 2016 National Summit on Assessment in Psychology.
Dunn also recently participated in the Summit on National Assessment in Psychology, which took place on the campus of the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. The American Psychological Association’s Committee on Associate and Baccalaureate Education (CABE) welcomed 50 undergraduate educators who share interests and background in assessment to the APA SNAP. The summit begins a much-needed process of developing digital and/or print resources necessary to assess psychology programs at the associate and baccalaureate level using the APA Guidelines for the Undergraduate Psychology Major (Version 2.0).
The objectives of the summit were to share best practices and innovations in educational assessment as aligned with the APA Guidelines for the Undergraduate Psychology Major: Version 2.0, and to develop evidence-based tools for assessment of student learning outcomes at the course and/or program level. To accomplish these tasks, APA SNAP participants shared their expertise with one another to formulate optimal assessment strategies for undergraduate education in psychology. Dunn chaired the group address how assessment practices and tools could be effectively integrated into baccalaureate psychology curricula.
IN THE MEDIA
Associate Professor of Religion Kelly Denton-Borhaug’s commentary on the U.S. Phoenix Program appeared in The Morning Call on September 22. You can read her piece here.
For a few of Professor Emeritus Gary Olson’s recent entries on the C.I.A, Zika and more, go to Arts & Opinion.
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Diane Husic, dean of the school of natural and health sciences, spoke with artist Tom Maxfield for his exhibition “Perspectives 3: Art on Environment,” currently on display at the Nurture Nature Center, 518 Northampton St., Easton, through November 20, 2016.