Distinctions

Professors Janet Alleman (TE) and Jere Brophy (CEPSE) co-authored Social
Studies Excursions, K-3, Book Three: Powerful Units on Childhood, Money, and Government. (Heinemann, 2003).

Associate Professor Laura Apol (TE) has published a book of poetry, Crossing the Ladder of Sun (MSU Press, 2004).

Associate Professor Nell Duke (TE) has co-authored Reading and Writing Informational Text in the Primary Grades: Research- based Practices (Scholastic, 2003). She also authored "Beyond Once Upon a Time" in Instructor (November/ December 2003), 23-26.

Professor Patricia Edwards (TE) has published Children Literacy Development: Making It Happen Through School, Family, and Community Involvement (Allyn & Bacon, 2004). She also co-authored "Mining of the fields of teacher education: Preparing teachers to teach African American students in urban schools" in Surrounding All Odds: Education, Opportunity and Society in the New Millennium (Information Age Publishing, 2003).

Professors Carol Sue Englert (CEPSE) and Troy Mariage (CEPSE) have co-authored "The Sociocultural Model in Special Education Interventions: Apprenticing Students into Higher-order Thinking" in the Handbook of Learning Disabilities (Guilford Press, 2003).

Professor Martha Ewing (KIN) was elected president-elect of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology (AAASP) at the organization's annual conference in October.

Professor William Joyce (TE) guest edited the spring issue of the Michigan Social Studies Journal, which focused on Canada and Mexico. The issue also included an article by Joyce and Assistant Professor Avner Segall (TE).

Associate Professor Barbara Markle (Office of k-12 Outreach) received the National Leadership Award from the Institute for Educational Leadership in Washington, D.C..

Professor Jim Pivarnik (KIN) was appointed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to an expert panel on youth physical activity. The panel is developing evidence-based recommendations for physical activity in youth. He also co-authored "Predictors of Physical Competence in Adolescent Girls and Women" in the November 2003 issue of the Journal of Youth and Adolescence.

Assistant Professor John Powell has co-authored "The Role of the Helmet in the Prevention of Traumatic Brain Injuries" in Sports Medicine Reports 3(1), 20-24.

CEPSE Chairperson Richard Prawat has published "The nominalism versus realism debate: Toward a philosophical rather than a political resolution" in Educational Theory, 53 (3), 275-311. He also authored "Is realism a better belief than nominalism? Reopening the ancient debate" in Teacher beliefs and classroom performance: The impact of teacher education (Information Age Publishing, 2003).

Professor Mark Reckase (CEPSE) was appointed by the u.s. Secretary of Education to the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGR) He will serve as vice chair of the Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology.

Assistant Professor Kavin Tsang (kin) co-authored "Volume De-creases After Elevation and Intermittent Compression of Postacute Ankle Sprains Are Negated by Gravity-Dependent Positioning" in the Journal of Athletic Training 38(4): 320-324.

Professor Chris Wheeler (TE) had his Wexford School teacher mentoring project featured at the inaugural Best Practices in Diversity at MSU: Enhancing a Diverse Campus Community conference. In addition, Wheeler received the Ralph H. Smuckler Award for Advancing International Studies at MSU in recognition of his pioneering work in Southeast Asia. The award was presented in March was sponsored by MSU International Studies and Programs.

Assistant Professor Matthew Wawrzynski (EAD) has been selected as chair of 2005 annual conference program for the American College Personnel Association.

Assistant Professor Christopher Womack (kin) co-authored "Regulating Oxygen Uptake During High Intensity Exercise Using Heart Rate and RPE" in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 35(10), 1751-1754.

Retirements

Nancy M. Crewe (CEPSE) began her career in academia in 1971 at the University of Minnesota Medical School, and she achieved international recognition as a faculty member and researcher prior to coming to Michigan State University in 1987. She has conducted pioneering research on disability and rehabilitation, most notably a longitudinal study of individuals with spinal cord injury that has spanned 30 years. She has authored three books and more than 60 journal articles and book chapters.


Linda A. Patriarca (CEPSE) has maintained strong and continuous linkages to schools throughout her 27-year career at MSU. She spent several years working with teachers in professional development schools and on school-based research projects funded by the state and federal government. Her most recent research involved designing, implementing and documenting school level reform initiatives that lead to improved outcomes for students with mild disabilities.

Moses Turner (EAD) has served the university as an administrator and professor. Dr. Turner came to MSU in 1979 as vice president for student affairs and services. In 1992, he joined the faculty at the Department of Educational Administration, where he taught in the Student Affairs Program, advised doctoral students, and assisted in making the program among the highest rated in the country. In addition, he served as a Peace Corps administrator in South Africa.

In Memoriam

Jeralyn Plack, professor emerita of kinesiology, passed away on May 14. Dr. Plack was 68. A graduate of MSU with bachelor's degree in elementary education (1959), master's degree in physical education (1964), and doctorate in education (1970), Dr. Plack taught at MSU from 1959- 62. Her areas of expertise included perceptual motor development, preschool and elementary school physical education, and motor learning and development