The Bulletin: November 2021

Dr. Rachel L. Burk in the Classical and Modern Foreign Languages Department published the book chapter, “La puesta en escena de la limpieza de sangre en la España del siglo XVII,” in De Sangre y Leche: Raza y Religión en el Mundo Ibérico Modern, edited by Mercedes García Arenal y Felipe Pereda and Marcial Pons.

NDMU's Teacher Education for Flourishing Collaborative has created two groups focused on supporting NDMU community's comprehensive wellbeing/ flourishing. The first group is the Student Alliance for Flourishing (SAF), a student-led organization focused on the promotion of individual and community flourishing on NDMUs campus. The executive board includes Kayla Williams (President), Aniyah Plumer (Vice President), Mary Joy Williams (Treasurer), and Jasleen Kaur (Secretary). The group's advisors are Dr. Kristine Larson, assistant professor in the School of Education, and Dr. Courtney Allen, residence life director. The Teacher Alliance for Flourishing (TAF) us led by Drs. Larson and Molly Dunn, assistant professor in the School of Education. That group is geared towards supporting current and prospective teachers' flourishing and helping them to live balanced, healthy lives. This group's meetings are held once a month via Zoom, with an in-person retreat May 14-15. Sign up for the monthly meetings online.

The following 11 members of the School of Education made oral and poster presentations at the October 2021 virtual conference of the Northeastern Educational Research Association:

• Kelli M. McDonough presented a paper entitled, “Texting and Internet Languages and Standard English: Friends or Foes in the Classroom?” 
• Jennifer L. Carlson presented a paper entitled, “Impacts of Prolonged English Learner Status on Students in a Large Maryland County.” 
• Melissa E. Didonato and Mark J. Fenster presented a paper entitled, “Do Exiting English Language Students in the Second Grade have Positive Growth Trajectories Post Exit?”
• Sherri Dell presented a paper entitled “Hiatus From University: A Quantitative Analysis of Stopping Out, Field of Study, and Persistence.”  
• Jennifer Hernandez and Mark J. Fenster presented a paper entitled, “Is There an Additive Relationship Between the Amount of Teacher Leadership and Teacher Job Retention?”  
• Adele Merlino presented a paper entitled, “Virtually Abroad: Assessing U.S. Undergraduates in COIL Virtual Exchanges.” 
• Vesna Grujicic presented a paper entitled, “The Effect of Project Based Learning on Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).”
• Xiomara Rivera presented a paper entitled, “How Educational Language Policy Ideologies and Orientations Relate to Outcomes: A National Corpus Linguistics Analysis.”  
• Angela G. Klinger and Rachel E. Durham presented a paper entitled, “Language Minority Students Identified for Special Education: Predictors and the Role of Parent Engagement.” 
• Freddie Smith presented a poster entitled, “The Relationship Between i-Ready Formative Assessment and End-Of-Year Maryland High-Stakes State Summative Assessment.”
• Tania Rachkoskie presented a poster entitled, “Student Success in a Master of Public Health Program: A Study of Predictors.”  

Dr. Kathleen Wisser, dean of the School of Nursing, and Stephania Long '22 were featured in a story highlighting how NDMU is addressing the critical nursing shortage in two broadcasts on WYPR's On the Record with Sheilah Kast. 

The following School of Pharmacy faculty published articles:

• Drs. Heather Folz, Bethany Ford, Katie Holman, and Ashley Moody, Assistant Professors of Clinical & Administrative Sciences, and Prof. Sherry Moore, Assistant Director of Experiential Education, published "Implementation of student wellness program: a pilot study” was accepted for publication in Currents in Pharmacy Teaching & Learning.
   
• Dr. Heather Folz and Dr. Bethany Ford, Assistant Professors of Clinical & Administration Sciences, and co-workers published, “National survey of schools of pharmacy on prevalence and description of wellness initiatives” in the Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning.
   
• Dr. Sharon Park, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs & Association Professor, and co-workers published the following three articles in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education:  
  • "The curriculum committee chair as captain of a ship” 
  • “Analysis of admission and program variables as predictors of the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination”
  • "Development of a situational judgment test to assess ACPE Standards 3 and 4"
     
• Dr. Mamta Parikh, Assistant Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences, published the book chapter, “Pharmacotherapy considerations for yoga therapists,” in Yoga therapy foundations, tools, and practice: A comprehensive textbook by D. Finlayson & L. C. Hyland Robertson (Eds.).
   
• Dr. Erica Wilson, Assistant Professor, Clinical & Administrative Sciences, published “Person-Centered Medication Therapy for Diabetes in Older Adults: A Practical Review” in the Journal of Gerontological Nursing.

The following faculty made presentations:

• Dr. Jazmin Black, Assistant Professor Clinical & Administrative Sciences, and colleagues presented “Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease and Urologic Disorders in Oder Adults” in an Oct. 20 continuing education webinar for Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist recertification through the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHSP) and American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP).
   
• Dr. Heather Folz, Assistant Professor Clinical & Administrative Sciences, Dr. Nicole Culhane, Assistant Dean for Experiential Education, and colleagues presented “Creation of an IPE Health System Science, Strengths-Based Leadership Elective Project Progress” at the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) Virtual Poster Fair in October.

The following faculty added professional leadership positions:

• Dr. Jennifer Bailey, Associate Professor & Chair, Clinical Administrative Sciences, was appointed to the Tabula Rasa Healthcare Inc. Pharmacy Academic Advisory Board.
• Dr. Nicole Culhane, Assistant Dean of Experiential Education & Professor, was appointed to the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Academic Affairs Committee.
• Dr. Heather Folz, Assistant Professor of Clinical & Administrative Sciences, was appointed alternate faculty delegate to the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy House of Delegates.
• Dr. Lauren Haggerty, Assistant Professor of Clinical & Administrative Sciences, was appointed faculty delegate to the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy House of Delegates.
• Dr. Anne Lin, Dean & Professor, was appointed to the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Argus Commission.
• Dr. Sharon Park, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs & Association Professor, was appointed the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Council of Faculty, Faculty Affairs Committee.

The following professor was featured in a news story:

• In a Baltimore Sun article, Ashley Moody, Assistant Professor of Clinical & Administrative Sciences, shares how NDMU prepares aspiring pharmacists for the challenges of working during the COVID pandemic.

The following students received honors:

• Erika Rivera ’22 was elected as National Public Relations Liaison of Student National Pharmacists Association
• Joshua Hernandez ’22 was elected as Chair of the National Operation Immunization Program of Student National Pharmacists Association
• Diana Nguyen ’22 and Deanna Zargar ’22 are winners of the School Clinical Skills Competition for this year. They will compete at the national American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists competition in December 2021.

The following alumna received honors:

• Kristie Oh ’21 was accepted into the FDA Office of Global Policy & Strategy Fellowship program.