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Kevin Brien Kevin Brien presented a paper at the annual meeting of the American Philosophical Association held in Philadelphia this past December. The paper is titled "Away with all Gods! -- Perhaps: But not with all Spiritualities"

Stew Bruce Stew Bruce gave a presentation in December at the Maryland Crime Analysis Summit on Washington College's Crime Mapping and Analysis Program. Stew, John Seidel, Austin Lobo, Marty Suydam, and Robert Siudzinski were awarded a $164,530 grant in December from the Maryland Higher Education Commission entitled "Geospatial Technology Training for the Current and Future BRAC Workforce." In addition, the county economic development departments from Kent, Queen Anne's, and Talbot County are contributing $10,500 to the project. Two Washington College students will be participating in developing curriculum over the next year and several other students will be helping to manage the funded youth and teacher camps this summer. Stew was also awarded a $201,000 grant/contract in December to provide distance-learning GIS support and curriculum development for seven school districts in Central Pennsylvania from the USDA Distance Learning program and the Tuscarora Intermediate Unit. Several students will be helping to develop curriculum for this project and assist in teaching next fall. Stew was awarded two small contracts totaling $3,800 in December. The first is from the Kent County Chamber of Commerce to develop their new promotional map and the second is from the Sassafras River Association to help them develop their GIS for a watershed assessment plan. Two students are now funded to work on these projects in the Spring semester.

Melissa Deckman Melissa Deckman had two articles published in the Journal of Politics and Religion; the first, coauthored with Sue Crawford and Laura Olson, was entitled, "The Politics of Gay Rights and the Gender Gap: A Perspective on the Clergy." The second was a book review on "From Pews to Polling Places," edited by J. Matthew Wilson and published by Georgetown University Press.

Ryan Kelty Ryan Kelty's co-authored article, "Sociology at West Point," appeared in a special issue of Armed Forces & Society. Ryan also gave an invited talk at the United States Naval Academy's Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership entitled "Civilian-Military Integration: Policy and Ethics Implications."

Mike Kerchner Mike Kerchner delivered a featured co-authored presentation, "Leadership in shaping interdisciplinary science, technology, engineering & mathematics (STEM) learning environments" at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Colleges & Universities in Seattle, WA. Mike also presented a poster co-authored with students, "A rodent model of Parkinson's Disease: 6-Hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) lesions of the striatum," during the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (FUN) Social & Poster Session at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, in Washington, DC.

Alisha Knight Alisha Knight took part in a live studio discussion on January 8 on Baltimore NPR affiliate WYPR (88.1 FM). Hosted by Dan Rodricks, the show featured a discussion about Michelle Obama's role as our first African-American First Lady.

Aaron Lampman Aaron Lampman co-authored an article titled, "The Grace of the Flood: Classification and Use of Wild Mushrooms among the Highland Maya of Chiapas," in Economic Botany, with colleagues Glenn Shepard Jr. and David Arora. The article explores ethnobiological classification and describes a new, edible species of mushroom named Amanita hayalyuy.

Andrea Lange Andrea Lange and Stewart Bruce were awarded an additional $54,000 in October for the Crime Mapping and Analysis Program to develop a new web mapping application for the Division of Parole and Probation and provide additional training to crime analysts statewide. This grant funded one additional student to work in crime analysis.

Deb Marciano Deb Marciano presented a session introducing her new strategy for engaging readers with text: Promoting Inquiry Through Children's Literature: The Three New R's - Relevance, Relationships, & Responsiveness at The NCTE Annual Conference: Shift Happens, in San Antonio, Texas in late November. She also has been appointed to the board of the Children's Literature Assembly of NCTE.

Matt McCabe Matt McCabe's essay "In Defense of Ethically Caring Physicians" was published in Communication and Medicine: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Healthcare, Ethics and Society.

Donald McColl Donald McColl served as juror for the Adkins Arboretum 2009 Art Competition: "Discovering the Native Landscapes of the Coastal Plain," at the Adkins Arboretum, in Ridgely, Maryland.

Tahir Shad Tahir Shad appeared on "The Marc Steiner Show." Tahir was invited to be a guest on the program to discuss the recent wave of terrorism in India.

Karen Smith Karen Smith was on the faculty of the National Dance Association GOTTA DANCE! Page-to-Stage conference on Musical Theater held at Manatee School of the Arts/Palmetto, Florida, presenting sessions on Pilates, Nutrition for Dancers, and Stretching for Injury Prevention.

Rick Striner The History News Network published an article by Rick Striner about a possible "Lincolnesque" solution to the financial crisis. You can read it here: http://hnn.us/articles/57568.html. Rick's chapter,"Abraham Lincoln and the Anti-Slavery Movement," was included in the multi-author book "Lincoln's America," published in December by Southern Illinois University Press.

Aileen Tsui Aileen Tsui presented a paper entitled "The Painter as Collector: Whistler's Japanism and the Abstracting Eye" at the North American Victorian Studies Association annual conference held at Yale University.

Michele Volansky Michele Volansky presented a talk "The Urgency of Now -- Selecting Plays that Matter" at the Region 2 Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival in Philadelphia in January. In addition, her three-year journey as dramaturg with MY NAME IS ASHER LEV culminated in the play's production at the Arden Theatre, running through March 15th, 2009.

Monika Weiss Monika Weiss lists the following recent professional activities/achievements:

Elizabeth Young Elizabeth Young's book review of the four volume "Encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli Conflict: A Political, Social, and Military History" appears in volume 48, issue 2 of Reference and User Services Quarterly. This multi-volume encyclopedia has been added to Miller Library's collection.