Rutgers-Camden Faculty Earn Awards, Honors Worldwide
December 20, 2005
At Rutgers-Camden, professors are highly regarded by professional organizations, governments, artists, and scholars worldwide. As a result, Rutgers-Camden faculty regularly command the attention and applause of their professional disciplines. Here are a few recent examples:
The Susan C. Eaton Scholar-Practitioner Research Project Award is one of the very top prizes for scholarship in the area of labor and employment relations, and Dr. Patrice Mareschal (assistant professor, public policy) is a co-winner of the 2005 award. In announcing the award, the Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) noted that the selection speaks highly of Mareshcal's work and demonstrates the organization's belief in the importance of her research. The Eaton Award is presented annually to a LERA member who is doing promising and relevant research consistent with the values and principles that best honor Eaton's legacy.
Prof. Allan Espiritu (assistant professor, art) has had his work published in the PRINT magazine 2005 Regional Design Annual. He is one of only 200 published out of more than 6,000 entries from all over the country. PRINT is the top publication in graphic design, thereby making this publication a mark of excellence. His work also has been accepted for a graphic design exhibition at the Lincoln Center in New York City. Espiritu also won an award in a major national design competition for his cover design for the Painted Bride Quarterly. His award was one of 132 selected from more than 7,000 entries in The Great Design Show.
Dr. Alan Tarr (professor II, political science) has received a U.S. Speaker and Specialist grant from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs to participate in a one-week federalism program in Rangoon, Burma. He will deliver a series of lectures on the long history of federalism in the United States, and will compare and contrast several types of federalism practiced around the world. The audiences for the program will include party leaders from the National League for Democracy (NLD), ethnic party leaders, and student dissidents. The program seeks to impart information to leaders from the NLD and other audiences on a variety of federalism systems in order to assist them in drafting a model of federalism that best suits Burma. Ethnic party leaders will be included in the lectures series to help facilitate further discussion and understanding between NLD and various ethnic states regarding the amount of autonomy the minority populations can enjoy. Tarr will deliver his lectures in early 2006.
Dr. Julianne Baird (professor II, music) will perform Handel's "Messiah" at Carnegie Hall in New York City during two special 8 p.m. performances on Dec. 22 and 23. The esteemed soloist will share the stage with the Masterwork Chorus and Orchestra.
Dr. Gloria Bonilla-Santiago (Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor, public policy) has been named to Governor-Elect Jon S. Corzine's Public Education Policy Group, which will discuss objectives and priorities for the first six months of the Corzine administration.
Looking for a good read? Marketing professionals might very well recommend a research article co-authored by Dr. Carol Kaufman-Scarborough (professor, marketing), "Understanding the Experience of Time Scarcity: Linking Consumer Time-Personality and Marketplace Behavior," which has been in the top 10 most-read articles posted online for the journal Time & Society. Check it out online at http://tas.sagepub.com/reports/mfr1.dtl.
Dr. Myra Bluebond-Langner (professor II, anthropology) has been appointed to the editorial board of ETHOS, the Journal of the Society of Psychological Anthropology. It is published by the American Anthropological Association.
Prof. Michael Carrier (associate professor, law) published three scholarly articles this semester: "The Recess Appointments Clause" in The Heritage Guide to the Constitution; a review of "IP and Antitrust" (by Hovenkamp, Janis & Lemley) in the World Competition Law and Economics Review; and "Does a Patent Automatically Demonstrate Market Power for Purposes of the Antitrust Tying Offense?" in the American Bar Association series "Preview of U.S. Supreme Court Cases."
Dr. Lucy Ford (assistant professor, management) has had her coauthored paper, "Relational Leadership and Team Climates: Pitting Differentiation versus Agreement," accepted for publication in Leadership Quarterly. In addition, her coauthored paper "Garbage-in, garbage-out: Item generation as a threat to construct validity" was named best paper in the research methods track at the annual meeting of the Southern Management Association in Charleston, SC.
Dr. Maureen Morrin (associate professor, marketing) has co-authored a paper, "Colors and Cultures: Exploring the Effects of Mall Decor on French- and Anglo-Canadian Consumer Perceptions," that has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Business Research.
Dr. Christine Brenner (assistant professor, public policy) was invited to consult with the City of Little Rock's (AR) cultural diversity committee. The committee, which was originally formed as a part of the 40th anniversary of desegregation at Central High to help racial heal African-American and white race relations, wanted to expand its outreach to include the city's rapidly growing Latino community. Brenner was able to share insights from other communities experiencing similar rapid demographic shifts. She is completing her field research for Nuevos Residentes on local government responsiveness in the new Latino destinations. The committee chair stated that Brenner's visit would provide a valuable roadmap for more inclusive governance.