Academics & Research

Professor of English Cassandra Kircher gave a nonfiction reading on Wednesday, Nov. 7, at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Professor Charity Johansson, along with colleagues Teresa J. Carter, Laura P. Gogia, Elizabeth P. Marlowe, & Mark T. Nelson, of VCU, presented a workshop at the 10th Annual International Transformative Learning Conference, Nov 1-4, 2012, in San Francisco.

Dr. Ringelberg's essay "The Faked Pain of the Artist: Empathy or Sympathy, Compassion or Concealment?" was published this month in the book Representations of Pain in Art & Visual Culture.

Mary Gowan, professor of management in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, recently published a research study in the Journal of Managerial Psychology.

Polly Cornelius was a lead adjudicator at the NC National Association of Teachers of Singing state music theatre competition and conference on Saturday, November 3 at UNC-Greensboro.

Katy Rouse, assistant professor of economics in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, recently published a paper titled, "The Impact of Year-Round Schooling on Academic Achievement: Evidence from Mandatory School Calendar Conversions."

Associate Professor of Human Service Studies Judy Esposito and Senior Lecturer of Health and Human Performance Resa Walch recently presented their research, "Avoiding Pedagogical Solitude: An Interdisciplary Approach," at the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.