L Y N C H B U R G C O L L E G E I N V I R G I N I A
Dr. Kari Benson (Biology)
Dr. Benson recently gave a Centennial Lecture entitled, "Hot to trot... show it or not: Should females signal receptivity?" 4/25/2003.
Dr. Benson gave a talk at the Animal Behavior Society entitled, "Gravid mosquitofish show off their spots." 7/15/2002.
Along with Dr. Allison Jablonski, Dr. Benson attended a conference on Case Study Teaching this summer at SUNY Buffalo. 3/21/2002.
Dr. Benson gave a presentation at Roanoke College, entitled: "Sexy spots: studying a second sort of sexual selection." 10/15/2001.
Dr. Benson gave a talk for the Biology Department at Lehigh University entitled, "Male's Tails and Female's Spots: Male-male Competition and Female Signaling in Poeciliid Fishes." 10/19/2000.
Dr. Will Briggs (Computer Science
Dr. Briggs has published a short story in Vestal Review, a science fiction magazine. 8/05/2001.
Dr. Briggs gave a presentation to the 13th IEEE International Conference on Tools for Artificial Intelligence, entitled "Fast suboptimal planning with nexus states." This paper is the work of Dr. Briggs and LC alumnus Brad Dawson (1998). 11/11/2001.
Dr. Briggs has published a short story in Gateway S-F, an online science fiction magazine. "The Glitch" is about a group of people who discover the world they live in is a computer simulation -- and it looks like it's going to crash. 05/25/2001.
This July, Dr. Briggs will be traveling to Asmara, Eritrea to present a paper entitled, "The use of international encoding standards for local language computer software, documents and data," at Independent Eritrea: Lessons and Prospects, the International Conference Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Independence of Eritrea. This paper is the result of a collaboration with Marcus Wright, a senior in Computer Science. 5/09/2001.
Dr. Briggs has received a summer faculty research grant from Lynchburg College for a project entitled, "Tractable Planning with Nexus States." 4/10/2001.
Ms. Rexanne Bruno (Mathematics)
Ms. Bruno presented “Learning Styles for Tutors - A Training Rite of Passage”, with Jessica Baldwin, Lynchburg College, at the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) National Conference in Spokane, WA, October 2001. 3/21/2002.
Ms. Bruno is also the Director of the Mid-Atlantic Region (DC, DE, MD, VA, WV) College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) and the organizer of the Second Annual Mid-Atlantic Regional CRLA Conference in Lynchburg, VA, March 22-23, 2002. 3/15/2002.
Ms. Bruno has lead the efforts to receive certification for our tutoring program at Lynchburg College from the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA). The College Reading and Learning Association established professional standards for Tutoring Programs in Institutions of Higher Education and began certifying those that met or exceeded the standards in 1989. Since then, nearly 500 tutoring programs have been certified by CRLA. Current certification has been granted to The Mathematics Learning Lab but can be extended to other tutoring programs at Lynchburg College when it is shown that they meet the CRLA certification standards. 4/05/2000.
Dr. Keith Corodimas (Psychology)
Along with Hideaki Tomita and Jessica Bernardi (class of 2001/psychobiology majors), Dr. Corodimas recently published a paper in Behavioral Neuroscience entitle, "Activation of cannabinoid CB1 receptors interferes with fear conditioning to contextual stimuli while sparing tone-shock associations in the same rats." 5/21/2003.
Dr. Corodimas recently gave a Dean's Centennial Lecture at Lynchburg College entitled, "The emotional brain: role of adenosine in regulating fear learning." 4/13/2003.
Dr. Corodimas has received a $10,000 research grant (12/02-11/03) from the Thomas and Kate Miller Jeffress Memorial Trust to study the effects of cannabinoids on emotional memories. He hopes to involve students in this research as much as possible. 11/21/2002.
Dr. Corodimas has been awarded $100,000 by the National Institute on Drug Abuse or a research project entitled, “Effects of cannabinoids on emotional (fear) learning.” Part of this funding will be used to support Hideaki Tomita, a 2001 psychobiology graduate, as a research assistant. 8/01/02.
Along with Hideaki Tomita (class of 2001/psychobiology major), recently published a paper in Behavioral Neuroscience 115(6): 1283-1290, 2001. The title of the paper is: "Adenosine A1 receptor activation selectively impairs the acquisition of contextual fear conditioning in rats."
Dr. Corodimas has been awarded $50,000 by the National Institute on Drug Abuse for a research project entitled, “Adenosinergic Neuromodulation of Emotional Learning.” Part of this funding will be used to support Hideaki Tomita, a senior psychobiology major, as a research assistant. 1/03/2001.
Together with two Psychology students, Jennifer Pruitt and Jennifer Stieg, Dr. Corodimas published the following article:
Corodimas K.P., Pruitt J.C. and J.A. Stieg (2000). Acute exposure to caffeine selectively disrupts context conditioning in rats. Psychopharmacology, 152 (4): 376-382. 12/01/2000.
Dr. Corodimas has received $26,645 from the Thomas F. Jeffress and Kate Miller Jeffress Memorial Trust for a research project entitled, “Adenosine Neuroregulation of Emotional (fear) Learning: Role of A1 Receptors in the Amygdala, Hippocampus, and Nucleus Accumbens.” 11/28/2000.
Dr. Corodimas also recently gave a research talk at the University of Richmond entitled, “The emotional brain: role of adenosine in modulating fear-related learning.” 11/20/2000.
Dr. Priscilla Gannicott (Chemistry)
Dr. Gannicott spent time this past year mentoring Carrie Preston of the Roanoke Valley Governor's School. Carrie worked at LC for her governor's school research project entitled "The Effect of Pressure-Treated Lumber on the Copper Content of Brassica." At the Central Virginia Regional Science Fair, she won first place - Environmental Science division, Grand Alternate - Biological Sciences division, Army award and Dental Association award. She was also invited to participate in the Virginia Science Fair, held at Randolph-Macon Women's College. 3/30/2001.
Dr. Eric Goff (Physics)
Dr. Goff has been named as the recipient of the "Frank R. Haig Prize - best paper from a four-year college." He was awarded the prize for the paper he delivered at the annual meeting of the Chesapeake Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers last month. He has since submitted the paper to The Physics Teacher, the AAPT jounal of undergraduate publication, for possible publication. 11/4/2002.
Dr. David Houghton (Biology)
In collaboration with Dr. Ralph W. Holzenthal, Dr. Houghton has received a $5,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to develop an identification manual of the Minnesota caddisflies.
Recent publications by Dr. Houghton include:
Houghton, D.C. in press. Evaluation of Minnesota geographic classifications based on
caddisfly (Insecta: Trichoptera) data. Journal of the North American Benthological
Society.
Houghton, D.C. 2002. Pheromone use in Pycnopsyche guttifer (Walker) and P. lepida
(Hagen) (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae): evidence for pheromonal dialects. Proceedings of
the 10th International Symposium on Trichoptera. Nova Supplementa Entomologica 15: 47-54.
Houghton, D.C., R.W. Holzenthal, M. P. Monson, and D. B. MacLean. 2001.
Updated checklist of the caddisflies (Trichoptera) of Minnesota. Transactions of the
American Entomological Society 127: 495-512..
Houghton, D.C. 2001. Two new species of Lepidostoma Rambur (Trichoptera:
Lepidostomatidae) from the western United States. Proceedings of the Entomological
Society of Washington 103: 541-545..
Houghton, D.C. 2001. Caddisfly (Trichoptera) records from the Apache-Sitgreaves
National Forest, eastern Arizona. Entomological News 112: 85-93.
Dr. Allison Jablonski (Biology)
Recently published:
Bode, C.J. and A.B. Jablonski. 2003. “A RIGOROUS INVESTIGATION: When Rigor Mortis Sets In. A Case Study on the Relationships Between Cellular Respiration, Muscle Contraction and Rigor Mortis.” The National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science Case Collection web site: http://www.sciencecases.org/rigor_mortis/rigor_mortis.asp
Attended the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting in Washington, DC in July.
Along with Dr. Kari Benson, Dr. Jablonski will be attending a conference on Case Study Teaching this summer at SUNY Buffalo. 3/21/2002.
Ms. Desi Justis (Sciences Resources Manager and Chemical Hygiene Officer)
Ms. Justis recently published an article entitled, "Intimidators for the New Chemical Hygiene Officer," in Chemical Health & Safety. 7/29/2002.
Dr. Dave Perault (Environmental Science)
Dr. Perault (with Mr. Kent White) gave a talk at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, held in Roanoke, Virginia. The talk was entitled, "WICVA - An Educational Partnership in Watershed Protection." 12/06/2000.
Dr. Perault attended the first ever International Biogeography Society meeting at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis in Santa Barbara, California. He presented on "The Matrix: Biogeographic Implications of a Heterogeneous Landscape." 10/25/2000.
Recent Pubs:
Lomolino, M. V. and D. R. Perault. 2001. Island biogeography and landscape ecology of mammals inhabiting fragmented, temperate rainforests. Global Ecology and Biogeography 10:113-132.
Lomolino, M. V., R. Channell, D. R. Perault, and G. A. Smith. 2001. Downsizing nature: anthropogenic dwarfing of species and ecosystems. Pages 229-252 in Biotic homogenization: the loss of diversity through invasion and extinction (J. L. Lockwood and M. L. McKinney, editors). Kluwer / Plenum Press, New York, NY.
Perault, D. R. and M. V. Lomolino. 2000. Corridors and mammal community structure across a fragmented, old-growth forest landscape. Ecological Monographs 70:401-422.
Lomolino, M. V. and D. R. Perault. 2000. Assembly and dis-assembly of mammal communities in a fragmented temperate rainforest. Ecology 81:1517-1532.
Dr. Kevin Peterson (Mathematics)
Dr. Peterson gave the keynote address at the 3rd Annual Columbus State Mathematical Modeling Conference held in Columbus, GA. His talk was entitled, "Math Modeling, e-Core, and Teacher Preparation: Experiences and New Technologies." 12/07/2000.
Dr. Peterson has been selected to serve as a faculty team member on the MERLOT Mathematics disciplinary team. He will serve as a peer reviewer for its online resources. 10/17/2000.
Dr. Scott Pike (Environmental Science)
Dr. Pike recently published the following paper: Pike, S., Hermann, Jr., J., Herz, N., 2002. A provenance study of calcitic marble from the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki. In Asmosia V: Interdisciplinary Studies of Ancient Stone (J. Hermann, Jr. and N. Herz, eds.), London: Archetype Publishers, Ltd., 263-273. 8/12/2002.
Dr. Pike is an Archaeological Geology consultant at Monticello where he will also be assisting with the summer archaeological field school. Projects he is currently working on include a chemical analysis of trapped sediment at Monticello to investigate the environmental impact due to changes in cultivation practices from the end of the 18th through the 19th centuries. 3/26/2002.
Dr. Pike is an invited speaker at an international conference, The Parthenon and its Sculptures in the 21st century: The Current State and Future Directions of Research, April 26-28th, in St. Louis, Missouri. The title of his talk is "Intra-quarry Sourcing of the Parthenon Marbles: Applications of the Pentelic Marble Stable Isotope Database." 3/26/2002.
Dr. Pike is a member of the Joint Technical Program Committee (Archaeological Geology Division representative) and also previously served on the Pardee Symposium Review Panel (2000-2001), both with the Geologic Society of America. 3/26/2002.
Dr. Pike attended, "Applications of Environmental Isotopes to Watershed Hydrology and Biogeochemistry," a Geological Society of America Continuing Education Short Course. 11/2001.
Dr. Tom Shahady (Environmental Science)
Dr. Shahady has received a summer faculty research grant from Lynchburg College for a project entitled, "Birth Rate and Life History Response of Daphnia." 4/10/2001.
Dr. Shahady presented a talk entitled, "Whole Effluent Toxicity Program Impact on the Textile Industry," at the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists Annual Meeting in Winston Salem, North Carolina. 11/10/2000.
Dr. Julius Sigler (Physics)
Dr. Sigler has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Robert E. Lee Soil and Water Conservation District. 11/10/2000.
Dr. Neal Sumerlin (Chemistry)
Dr. Sumerlin has been selected as one of three mentors to the U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad Team, to serve a three-year term. This is sponsored by the American Chemical Society. The mentors alternate between college and high-school teachers. In the summer of 2002, Dr. Sumerlin accompanied four students to the International Chemistry Olympiad in the Netherlands, where they were awarded two gold medals, a silver medal, and a bronze medal. In the summer of 2003, he will serve as head mentor and will accompany the U.S. team to the International Olympiad in Athens, Greece. 8/11/2002.
Dr. Sumerlin is the recipient of the 2000-01 Shirley Rosser Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award recognizes personal and inspirational teaching, consistency of course preparation, current study in one's field, and encouragement given to students to be active and lifelong learners. Nominations are made by students and students participate in the selection process. 4/10/2001.
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