Larry Anderson, professor of chemistry, co-authored an article, “Transport and fate of Dieldrin in Poplar and Willow trees analyzed by SPME,” which was published in Chemosphere in 2005.  "Atmospheric Chemistry,” another article by Anderson was published in the Encyclopedia of Environmental Science and Engineering, 5th Ed., edited by J.R. Pfafflin and E.N. Ziegler (Boca Raton: CRC Taylor and Francis, 2005).

Kathleen Bollard, associate dean for CLAS and associate professor of modern languages, had two articles published in December 2005: “Ekphrasis and History:  The Charles V Paintings in Villalón's El Crótalon" in Cahiers Parisiens I and  “Ekphrasis and the Renaissance Student: Classical versus Biblical Authority in Villalón’s El Scholástico" in Ekphrasis in the Age of Cervantes, edited by Fredrick A. de Armas  (Lewisburg: Bucknell UP, 2005).

Colleen Donnelly, English professor, had an article published in 2005 in the journal Women Writing (vol 12, number 3), titled "Menopausal Life as Imitation of Art: Margery Kempe and the lack of sorority.”

Rudi Hartmann, senior instructor of geography and environmental sciences, co-edited a book with Gregory Ashworth that was published in August 2006 in the interdisciplinary “Tourism Dynamics” series:  Horror and Human Tragedy Revisited – The Management of Sites of Atrocities for Tourism (New York: Cognizant Communication Corporation, 2005).

Rebecca Hunt, history instructor, has a new book published by Swedish Medical Center in 2006, titled A Century of Healing: The History of Swedish Medical Center: 1905-2005.  She had two articles published in the summer 2005 issue of Colorado Heritage magazine.  They were "Healers on the Hill: The History of Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center" and "A Century of Healing: Swedish Medical Center: 1905-2005."

Jim Igoe, assistant professor of anthropology, has had two articles published in the past year:  “Institutional Dynamics and Institutional Intertia: a discussion of landscape conservation in Tanzania” in J. Mistry and A. Berardi (eds.) Savannas and Dry Forests: Putting People back in Nature; with Dan Brockington and Kai Schmidt-Soltau, "Conservation, Human Rights, and Poverty Reduction” in Conservation Biology.   In 2005, Igoe had four publications: “Global Indigenism and Spaceship Earth: Convergence, Space, and Reentry Friction” in Globalizations 2; Between a Rock and a Hard Place: African NGOs, Donors, and the State, edited with Tim Kelsall  (Durham: Carolina Academic Press); "Power and Force in Tanzanian Civil Society: the Case of the Hanang Community Development Project" inn Igoe and Kelsall (eds) Between a Rock and a Hard Place: African NGOs, Donors, and the State (Durham: Carolina Academic Press); and “Review of Beyond Oil: On the Edge of a Perilous World” in Journal of Ecological Anthropology.

Michael Jacobson, professor and chair of mathematical sciences, reported that the UCD mathematics team -- comprised of undergraduates Jeremy Noe, Leah Grant, and Michael Morrison -- received a Meritorious Award in the 2006 Undergraduate International Mathematical Modeling Competition.  This is the highest ranking a UCD team has received since the start of the competition in 1989.  It places the mathematical sciences department in the top 18% of the 1000 teams that competed worldwide.  In addition, of the teams who chose to work on Problem A, only 6 teams placed above the UCD team (MIT, Harvard, CU-Boulder, Carroll College, and 2 teams from China).

Philip Joseph, assistant professor of English, has a forthcoming book with LSU Press in fall 2006, called American Literary Regionalism in a Global Age.

Martin Lockley, professor of geography and environmental sciences, authored Tracker's Journey, which was recently published by Xlibris.  It is a 62-page illustrated book for children that encompass the evolution of the universe and life from a scientific perspective, but with acknowledgement of the mystery of a higher power. It was endorsed by a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Tom J. Noel, history professor, hosted local history segments as “Dr. Colorado” on NBC (Denver Channel 9), wrote the “Dr. Colorado" column for Rocky Mountain News/Denver Post, and was profiled in the Denver Post on March 12, 2005 and on Rocky Mountain PBS (Channel 8) on March 19, 2005.  Additionally, his book Colorado: A History of the Centennial State, 4^th Edition, co-authored by Carl Abbott and Stephen Carl, was published in 2005 (Boulder: University Press of Colorado).

Timberely Roane, assistant professor of biology, has had several articles published recently.  With D.M. Kassab in 2006, “Differential responses of a mine tailings Pseudomonas isolate to cadmium and lead exposures” was published in Biodegradation. In 2005, she participated in three co-authored articles:  With A. Jimenez-Esquilin, “Isolation of antifungal producing rhizosphere actinomycetes from the Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)” in Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology; with M.R. Benoit, A. Li, L.S. Stodieck , K.S. Lam, C.L. Winther, and D.M. Klaus, “Microbial antibiotic production aboard the International Space Station” in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology; and with L. Williams, III, M.C. Coscarón, and P.M. Dellapé “Pachycoris stallii Uhler (Heteroptera: Scutelleridae) -- description of immature stages, effect of maternal care on nymphs, and notes on life history” in Journal of Insect Science. 

Tony Robinson, associate professor of political science, has co-authored two articles with Chris Nevitt for the Front Range Economic Strategy Center (FRESC): “Tax Increment Financing in Denver, Part II: Who Profits from TIF Subsidies?  National Chains, Local Businesss and Our Private Developer Partners" in January 2005 and "Tax Increment Financing in Denver, Part III: Are We Building a Better Denver with TIF Subsidies?  Job Quality and Housing Affordability at TIF-Subsidized Projects" in May 2005.  Also for the FRESC, "Missing the Mark:  How Denver's Inclusionary Housing Ordinance and Urban Renewal Policy Could Better Meet Denver's Housing Needs" was published in May 2005.  He has a forthcoming article for the FRESC in March 2006, titled “The Denver Atlas:  The Social Economy of a Region in Transformation" (full-color atlas of 40 regional socio-economic maps).  He received the "25 Years, 25 Legends," Community Leadership Award from the Community Resource Center this year.  Additionally, he presented to the 5^th Annual National New Partners for Smart Growth Conference on January 28, 2006 in Denver, titled "Bleached Barrios and Gentrified Ghettos:  Ensuring Smart Growth is Fair Growth, in Denver and Elsewhere."

Brad Stith, professor of biology, has obtained nearly 1.7 million dollars in research grants and a new three year grant starting in April 2006.  Almost $450,000 of the grant money has gone directly to students as stipends to work in his lab.  Not only has this lab experience directly led to jobs for UCD students, student authorship and numerous student presentations at national meetings, but it has also helped students with entry into graduate and medical schools.  His research has led to collaborations with three companies: LIPHA Merck (French Pharmaceutical company), Avanti Polar Lipids (major supplier of lipids for medicine and research in the US), and Kinexus (a bioanalytical company).  In an outreach to the local community, over the past 5 years, he has hosted over 20 high school teachers in his lab (in part due to funding from the Boettcher Foundation).  He has been invited to be a panel member at the National Science Foundation—not just for curricular grants but also for research grant panels.  This work in undergraduate research resulted in an invitation to be the Plenary speaker for the Fall Faculty Symposium at Southern Connecticut State University.  He spoke on undergraduate research as the best educational tool.  He has two peer reviewed papers on teaching in the sciences, which have led to an invitation to participate in the “Virtual Cell Program” and their NSF teaching grant.  His program has been highlighted by the NSF Discoveries magazine.

Christine Sundberg, lecturer, has been selected to receive the National Education Association’s 2006 Applegate-Dorros Peace and International Understanding Award for her work in Africa participating in the removal of land mines, making the area safer for children.  The award is presented to an individual whose activities in education contribute to international understanding and motivate youth to work for world peace.  She and her husband will be flown to Orlando, Florida in July for the award ceremony. Sundberg has been teaching in the IB Program at Hinkley in Aurora for a number of years and teaches Paths to the Present I and II and Introductory classes in African History for the Department of History at UCD.

Jake Adam York, associate professor of English, had his first book of poems, Murder Ballads, published by Elixir Press in October 2005.  He read from it at the Tattered Cover on March 13 and at Book Buffs of Denver on March 28. Additionally, he will read at this year's Montevallo Literary Festival and the Alabama Writers Symposium in April and May. Currently, he has a collaborative mixed-media work at Ironton Gallery in Denver, which will run until April 15.  Additionally, York was just named “Best Prose Pro” by Denver’s Westword “Best of Denver 2006” edition.

School of Education and Human Development

Nancy Shanklin has been chosen director of the Literacy Coaching Clearinghouse and will house the project at the University of Colorado Denver.  

The clearinghouse is a new joint project between the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association designed to provide information to teachers, administrators, and other educators about factors contributing to literacy program success at diverse schools across the country. 

The partners believe that literacy coaches need to have an extensive academic background and years of experience in teaching reading/language arts.  The goals of the Clearinghouse for the first year will be to: 1) develop a comprehensive, K-12 Web site on literacy coaching, and 2) develop and begin a research agenda on literacy coaching.  The work of the Clearinghouse will be guided by a national advisory board made up of members from both professional organizations.Shanklin also plans to consult with a Colorado advisory board.