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	Home > Prospective Students > Faculty Faculty Faculty Accomplishments Dowling Librarians Michael Aloi, Joyce Gotsch, Diane Holliday,and Chris Kretz, along with former full time librarian Lisa Esposito, co-authored an article that recently appeared in the journal Technical Services Quarterly. Entitled Technology of Displays: Using Technical Services Skills to Enhance Library Displays, it documented the ways in which displays are used at Dowling to promote the curriculum, the library's collection, current events, and faculty research. Drs. Bausch and Voorhees, of the Literacy Education Department, hosted the Dowling Literacy Project Writing Institute. Approximately 60 Long Island teachers attended the two-day professional development institute. The nationally renowned keynote speakers were educators/authors, Dr. Karen Ernst-DaSilva and Dr. Katie Wood Ray, who collaborated with the community of K-12 teachers as they explored best practices for improving student writing and learning across the disciplines. Photo. Dr. Bausch also published Schoolwide, Inc. Writing Fundamentals, 2/3 Units of Study and Linda is an author/co-author and the content editor of this publication. This publication is a teaching resource that will help educators raise the quality of their students' writing. Congratulations to Gregory Flynn, Steven Farenga, Daniel Ness and Barbara Nolan, Professors of Human Development and Learning for their recent publications. Flynn, G. V. (2006, Summer). The Middle School Connection: Fostering Alliances With Parents. Science Scope, 29(8), 12-15. Flynn, G. V. (2007, February). Increasing Parental Involvement In Our Schools: The Need To Overcome Obstacles Promote Critical Behaviors, And Provide Teacher Training. Journal of College Teaching and Learning, 4(2), 23-30. Farenga, S., Ness, D., & Flynn, G. V. (2007, October). Strategies For Learning And Metacognition: Identifying And Remembering Big Ideas. Science Scope, 76-82. Flynn G. V., & Nolan, B. (in press). The Rise And Fall Of A Successful Mentor Program: What Lessons Can Be Learned? The Clearing House. Ed Gullason, Chair Department of Economics, made an appearance on News 12 Long Island's Long Island Talks in September. Photo. David Jank, Associate Professor in the Dowling College Library, recently received Honors distinction for completion of qualifying exams for the Ph.D. from Long Island University. For the second year in a row, he was awarded First Prize for outstanding doctoral research, and became the first student in LIU history to receive this distinction more than once. He is on sabbatical for academic year 2007-2008 to complete his dissertation on the cognitive aspects of information interaction, after having been invited to present on this topic during conferences at the University of Toronto, Syracuse University, and Drexel University. Dr. Dale D. Johnson, Professor of Literacy Education, and Dr. Bonnie Johnson, Professor of Human Development and Learning, are referred to as the "Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein" of American education. Johnson and Johnson are internationally recognized for their investigations of factors affecting high-stakes test performance. They recently presented their research on poverty and testing at the International Reading Association Conference in Toronto and the European Conference on Literacy held at Humboldt University in Berlin. Johnson and Johnson's 2006 book, High Stakes: Poverty, Testing, and Failure in American Schools (2nd ed.), has garnered national acclaim. Dr. Joseph Kasten of the Computer Information Systems Department, presented a paper at the North American Symposium of Knowledge Organization held in Toronto, Canada. This event brings together leading researchers and authors whose work centers on the effective and efficient organization of knowledge from libraries to corporations. Dr. Kasten's paper, entitled Knowledge Strategy and its Influence on Knowledge Organization reports on his research linking strategic Photo. Dr. Thomas Kelly spoke at the 13th annual international Deming Research Seminar at the Fordham Graduate School of Business Administration. He spoke on how educational reform has failed to increase grades K-12 achievement. Dr. Kelly recently presented a paper on ethics to the International Council for Improvement of Higher Education. He told the audience that the paper was an excerpt from his book Character Education. Li Yong, a Chinese professor at the conference downloaded the book and expressed interest in translating the book into Chinese. Dr. Kelly's article Bridges, Tunnels And School Reform: It's The System Stupid is published in this month's issue of Phi Delta Kappan. It is also one of three articles from the October issue selected by Kappan for audio downloading available to PDK members from their web site as an MP3 file. Kappan has a subscription rate of 50,000 including libraries, schools and institutions. Arthur H. Kopelman, Adjunct Associate Professor of Earth and Marine Science and President of Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island, recently went on a whale and seabird trip. His crew included a Dowling student, Guy Calla, from his summer Whales of Long Island course. Assistant Professor Chris Kretz has written a chapter on podcasting in Library 2.0 and Beyond: Innovative Technologies and Tomorrow's User from Libraries Unlimited. His contribution, Podcasting in Libraries, examines how academic, public, school and special libraries have adapted podcasting for a variety of uses. The chapter also serves as a guide to the technology of podcasting and lays out best practices for developing a podcast. Dr. Maureen Mackenzie attended the 8th World Congress on the Management of e-Business. She spoke on the topics of E-Management, Manager Communication, and Workplace Trust and shared the results of an exploratory empirical research study focused on understanding management and employee relationships within work environments that are heavily influenced by computer mediated communications. Photo. Dr. Maureen Mackenzie and co-author, Dr. Jim Smith (St. Francis College), presented the results of their research on management education. The paper, titled An Exploratory Study of Libraries and Their Managers: Management Education for Leaders of Non-Traditional Businesses was presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. Dr. Maureen Mackenzie participated as a panelist to discuss The Complexity and Value of Managing in a Digital Environment. The panel discussed the digital business environment as both a blessing and a burden. The session combined individual presentations with a group discussion. Photo. Marilyn Mather wrote a book chapter that has been published in Women as Leaders in Sport: Impact and Influence. It is published by AAHPERD Publications and the chapter is entitled Interscholastic Sport. Dr. Nicholas J. Mauro, Professor of Management and Quality, traveled to Ithaca to meet with Dr. Alfred Kahn. Dr. Kahn is the Robert Julius Thorne Professor of Political Economy, Emeritus, Cornell University, and Special Consultant to the National Economic Research Associates, Inc. (NERA). Professor Mauro met with Dr. Kahn in his office to discuss the latter's role as chief architect of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978. Dr. Mauro's discussions with Dr. Kahn focused upon Dr. Mauro's ongoing research for "a quality economy." Dr. Mauro is preparing to revise his first book, Inside a Quality Economy in the near future. The two colleagues exchanged pleasantries and books with a handshake. Photo. Dr. Kevin McDonnell, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, presented his paper titled Subdivision Volume Splatting at EuroVis 2007, which was held in Norrköping. Professor McDonnell presented his work in front of an international audience of visualization experts from academia and industry. In this particular research effort he developed a new technique for visualizing a particular class of geometric object known as a "subdivision volume". More information about his research can be found at his home page: http://www.ktmcd.com Dr. Yanek Mieczkowski, chair of Dowling College's History Department, visited Vice President Dick Cheney at his White House office to interview him for an article on Gerald Ford and the 1976 election that will appear in American History magazine's Spring 2008 issue. During the 1976 race, Cheney served as chief of staff for President Ford, who ran against Jimmy Carter. Dr. Mieczkowski is the author of Gerald Ford and the Challenges of the 1970s (2005) and The Routledge Atlas of Presidential Elections (2001). Photo. Newsday's op-ed page featured an essay by Dr. Yanek Mieczkowski and his commentary observed the 50th anniversary of the Soviet Sputnik satellite launch and examined President Dwight Eisenhower's leadership, comparing the event to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and their aftermath. Christian Perring is a member of the International Advisory Board of a new journal, Neuroethics, published by Springer. The full list of Editorial Board Members is here Dr. Kimberly Poppiti, Assistant Professor of Speech, Media Studies, Dramatic Arts and Dance, recently attended an equestrian training clinic and interviewed noted equine behaviorist, best-selling author, and distinguished Native American horsemanship authority, GaWaNi Pony Boy. An article based on this interview and her experience at the recent Pony Boy clinic will be published in an upcoming issue of "Natural Horse Magazine." She also reviewed "Pictorial Illusionism: The Theatre of Steele MacKaye" for "Theatre Technology and Design." She organized and co-presented a workshop in the "Uses and Benefits of Educational Theatre" at Dowling College. She is currently on sabbatical researching and writing first draft of a book about equestrian theatrical performance. Photo. Professor David Racanelli, Chair of the Music Department, performed with Abdoulaye Diabate and Super Mande at Lincoln Center. Professor Racanelli was joined by his colleagues and the Dowling community for this afternoon event that was a part of Lincoln Center's "Out of Doors" concert series. Super Mande was the first of three acts in a program entitled Songs of Struggle, which celebrated the musical heritage and traditions of different cultures from around the world. Professor Racanelli is an ethnomusicologist, who is writing his dissertation on the members of Super Mande with research that will take him to Mali, West Africa to conduct fieldwork in January 2008. Other Dowling College professors, Dr. Andrew Karp, Dr. Suzie Rosensteich, and Elissa Iberti, plan to go to Mali with Professor Racanelli as part of their collaborative research in preparation for the Loft Theatre production of The Epic of Sunjata scheduled to open on February 29, 2008. Photo. Dr. Luis E. Rivera attended the Ninth International Conference of the Global Business and Technology Association held in Taipei, Taiwan. Dr. Rivera served as Co-Chair and presented a paper on Foreign Remittances and Economic Growth, and was a panelist in the Meet-the-Editors session. Dr. Rivera is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Business and Economic Studies published by Dowling College and the Northeast Business and Economics Association. Photo. Isaac Rosler, Foreign Language Professor, recently had a book published entitled Eros Revisited: Love for the Indeterminate Other. The Book is a metaphysical journey towards Eros and rethinks the desire for the other through philosophical, poetical, and psychological inquiry. Dr. Francis Samuel presented a paper at the Philosophy of Education Society Annual Conference entitled Tagore and Dewey: Complementary Visions of Education from Two Continents which addressed the issues of colonial mentality and multicultural issues and argued the importance of democratic and multicultural approach to education. Dr. Dorothy Stracher, Professor of Human Development and Learning in the School of Education, returned from her sabbatical semester. She was an Academic Scholar at the American University in Rome where she had the opportunity to lecture and interact with faculty and students and a Visiting Scholar at the American Academy of Rome. Dr. Stracher also presented a lecture to graduate Education students at the University of Naples. She was also invited to discuss Dowling's Program for Potentially Gifted College Students at the International Association of Special Education, held in Hong Kong. Marcus Tye has an essay being published in the Routledge book Men Speak Out, edited by Shira Tarrant. The essay is Bye-Bye Bi? Bailey, Biphobia, and Girlie-Men. Dr. Kimberly Poppiti Receives Award Dr. Kimberly Poppiti was recently awarded the "Herbert D Greggs Merit Award" by the USITT for her article "Galloping Horses: Treadmills and Other Theater Appliances in Hippodramas." This award promotes innovative, in-depth writing about theater design and technology. Named in honor of a highly-regarded former USITT General Manager, the Herbert D. Greggs Award was first given in 1979. Chapter Published Dr. Nathalia Rogers has recently published a chapter in the book series titled Political Power and Social Theory. Diane E. Davis, Professor of Political Sociology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), writes that: “Nathalia Rogers’ [chapter] “Political Attitudes and Political Participation of Russian Capital Owners: What Matters?” turns to a discussion of the role of capital and capitalists in a post-coercive state. … Rogers seeks to understand whether commitment to democracy varies by ownership type, and whether political attitudes, even if there is variation, translate either into differential forms of collective political action or views of the state.” (Diane E. Davis (ed.) Political Power and Social Theory, Vol. 18, New York: Elsevier Publishers, 2007, p.xvi.) Dr. Rogers’ research in political sociology also includes studying civic participation and civic mobilization on Long Island. To report her findings on this topic, Dr. Rogers recently gave a paper at the 19th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics that took place in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her paper was titled “Coalition-Building in Affluent Suburbs: Examples of Community Leadership and Civic Cooperation in an Advanced Capitalist Economy”. In the paper, Dr. Rogers discussed the establishment and development of the Anti-Broadwater Coalition on Long Island and in Connecticut. Journal Article Published Dr. Francis Samuel recently had a journal article published called Total Literacy: Kerala as a Template for Emerging India and Other Countries. Dr. Clyde Payne is sure that this article will advance the knowledge of literacy and education in India. China Daily Publication Marty Schoenthals recently had an article published in China Daily called “Time for China to challenge its rural stigma”. China Daily is China's English-language newspaper and one of the country's most important newspapers. Congratulations from the School of Education The School of Education would like to congratulate Dr. Patrick Johnson on his latest publication, a chapter entitled “ The impact of Drug abuse on Poor Minority Families and Children,” in the book Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health and Health Care edited by Elene V. Metrosa. Congratulations from the School of Education The School of Education would like to congratulate Dr. Stephen Farenga and Dr. Daniel Ness on the publication of their newest book, Knowledge Under Construction: The importance of Play in Developing Children’s Spatial and Geometric Thinking. The book represents the culmination of some very important research in early childhood mathematics. The book has received positive reviews and both should be very proud of their efforts. Adjunct Professor Directing Play One of Dowling's Adjunct Professors of Dramatic Arts, Jeff Janisheski, (who taught a variety of classes for us, including "directing for the stage" last spring at Dowling) is directing the current production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at Classic Stage in Manhattan. Click here for more information View announcement. Adjunct Professor and Student in Newsday Another of Dowling's Adjunct Professors of Drama, Glen Beck, and a Dowling student and James Duggan, were both featured in a recent Newsday article about acting on Long Island. James is a "Speech and Dramatic Arts" major. Faculty Presentation Dr. Sofia Morote of the Department of Educational Administration, Leadership and Technology and Mr. Bradley Fitzgerald, doctoral candidate, are presenting at the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education Conference in San Antonio, Texas on March 26-30th. The title of their presentation is "The Relationship between Technology Budget and Teachers' Knowledge and Awareness of Their School District Technology Plan". Dowling College faculty and graduate students make an impact in two presentations at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) in New York City at the Hilton Hotel. On Sunday, February 25th graduate student-researchers, Theresa Starke, Grace Cantillo, and Kathleen Greene-Batt presented findings of an important research video study of effective classroom teaching. The study was conducted with Joan Carlino, lead teacher and researcher at Dowling's partnership school, the Belmont Elementary School, and Linda A. Catelli, principal investigator and faculty member of the Department of Human Development and Learning. The conference was attended by over 2,000 professionals from around the nation. Group photo of the research team and presenters (left to right)-Theresa Starke, Crace Cantillo, Kathleen Greene-Batt, Joan Carlino, Linda A. Catelli and family members attending the conference. On Monday, February 26th faculty members of the Department of Human Development and Learning presented a paper focusing on Dowling College's Conceptual Framework for a new era in education and evaluating its effectiveness. The presentation was well received by a large audience. Faculty members - Linda A. Catelli, Barbara Nolan and Francis Samuel after their presentation at the AACTE. Teacher Recognition Award Ms. Patricia Bowens-McCarthy, Ed.D. Candidate, has been selected to receive the InterCounty Teacher Center Teacher Recognition Award for 2006-07. The award will be presented at New York Institute of Technology on April 18th in Old Westbury. Ms. Bowens -McCarthy is a teacher at the Lawrence Road Middle School in Hempstead, NY. Northeast Decision Sciences 2007 Annual Conference Dr. Susanne Bleiberg Seperson and Dr. Luis E. Rivera attended the Northeast Decision Sciences 2007 Annual Conference, Baltimore, Md. Click here for more information. Photo. Designing a Library Environment That Promotes Learning Joyce Gotsch, Assistant Professor and Department Chair, and Diane Holliday, Assistant Professor, presented their paper on "Designing a Library Environment That Promotes Learning" at the 13th National Association of College and Research Libraries Conference in Baltimore. Their presentation included a discussion of the links between library design and user behavior and learning. They also participated in a live webcast to the Virtual Conference Community. Photos. AACTE Presentation Drs. Linda A. Catelli, Barbara Nolan and Francis A. Samuel made an excellent presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) in New York City. The title of their presentation was “Bridging the Chasm: From Conceptual Framework to Effective Teaching”. The presentation was well received by a large audience. Click here for photo. National CEC Convention Wendy Ehrensberger attended the National CEC Convention in Louisville, Kentucky. She had submitted a proposal that was accepted for presentation at the convention (Enhancing the Educational Opportunities of Pre-service Teachers). Wendy and her former student, Marisa, were identified in the CEC program as Featured Speakers and their session was listed as a Feature Presentation. Book Chapter Published Dr. Bernadyn Suh recently had a book chapter published in “What If” and the chapter is on “What If for Professors”. Dr. Clyde Payne, Dean of the School of Education, congratulated Bernadyn for using her experience and research background to make a statement that is respected by educators. Professional Development School Presents Members of Dowling College’s first Professional Development School (PDS) presented research, issues and concerns surrounding their PDS at the NAPDS conference. The presentation was entitled “Two Sides of the Same Coin: Advancing a ‘Developing’ PDS. Under the direction of Dr. Linda A. Catelli, Dowling College and the North Babylon School District signed a partnership agreement for the Belmont Elementary School to become Dowling’s first PDS. Following the successful presentation at the NAPDS Conference, Dr. Linda A. Catelli carried the work and research to the prestigious 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. She was invited as a featured speaker in a two-day AERA workshop entitled “A Developmental Approach to Research on Professional Development Schools.” Over 14,000 researchers and educators from around the world attended the annual meeting in Chicago. Dr. Catelli also presented at another session entitled “The Many Faces of School-University Collaborative Research” NCTE Linda Bausch’s proposal for National Council of Teacher's of English (NCTE), on discourse analysis within boys reading and writing practices was accepted recently. It will be held in NYC, this upcoming November. Also Linda Bausch and Susan Voorhees are proud that their proposal for the Whole Language Umbrella conference, to be held in Kentucky this summer, was accepted. They will be presenting on teacher dispositions and literacy representations. The Changing Roles of School Boards Dr. Robert Manley, Dr. Albert Inserra and Judith Chen, a doctoral candidate in Educational Administration, Leadership and Technology, presented at the National School Boards Association national conference. The Presentation was: The Changing Roles of School Boards: a national survey panel presentation. Book Published Jeffrey E. Cole recently had a book published; Dirty Work: Immigrants in Domestic Service, Agriculture, and Prostitution in Sicily (Lexington Books, 2007). Dirty Work explores the lives and work of recent immigrants from Africa, Asia, and elsewhere to the southern Italian region of Sicily. Using extensive research, Cole and Booth focus on the experiences of foreigners employed in domestic service, prostitution, and agriculture. New York State Political Science Association Conference Dr. Donald L. Beahm delivered a paper at the New York State Political Science Association conference held in Poughkeepsie, NY at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. The title of the paper was "Rights by Convention: The Necessary Road to Rights Recognition" which was presented on the Discussions of Democracy panel. Dr. Beahm also was Chair and the Discussant for three other papers on the Meditations on Moderns panel at the conference. Dr. Beahm also was Chair and the Discussant for three other papers on the Meditatitons on Moderns panel at the conference. Professor Featured on TV Segment A film crew from The Fuji Television Network's "Wake-up TV" (their version of something like Good Morning America) joined Arthur H. Kopelman on a CRESLI seal walk that he led a few weeks ago at Cupsogue Beach. The segment will be aired on Japanese TV and on US TV (Japanese Channel) this week. History Professor Honors Gerald Ford When former President Gerald Ford passed away, Dowling's associate professor of history, Yanek Mieczkowski, was asked to partake in his military honors and receiving of the coffin. Mieczkowski authored the book Gerald Ford and the Challenges of the 1970's. For the book published last year, he interviewed the 38th president four times and maintained a correspondence. He was invited by the family to participate in the military honors. Professor Mieczkowski was featured in The Federal Times, The Mercury News, The Herald Sun, ABC News, WZZM News 12 ABC, Fox, C-Span, and Newsday. Faculty member has new book published Professor Barry E. McNamara's book, Learning Disabilities: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Classroom Practice, was published by Prentice Hall and can be purchased here This book was written for undergraduate and graduate introductory and methods courses in Learning Disabilities. The number of students diagnosed with learning disabilities is continually on the rise, so the need for a textbook that guides teachers on how to incorporate best practices in the classroom when teaching is evermore important to the success of these students in today's classroom environment. Professor McNamara's book answers this call. Dowling Professors To Present On Changing Role Of School Boards Dr. Albert Inserra and Dr. Robert Manley, Associate Professors of Educational Administration at Dowling College and Dr. Melissa Burak, Assistant Superintendent of Finance, Lynbrook Public Schools and Dr. Anthony Mauro, Principal of Hiawatha Elementary School, Sachem CSD have accepted an invitation to present a 75-minute workshop at the National Association of School Boards Conference for April 14-17, 2007 in San Francisco. They will address the issue of the "Changing Role of School Board Members in the United States" as part of NSBA's Meet the Experts Program. Prof. Virginia Walker will participate in a College Colloquium at the National Council of Teachers of English Conference in Nashville, Tennessee on teaching specific texts in November. She will discuss novels by Butler, Rand, and Gilman, all controversial women writers, in college courses and seminars in literature. Dr. Stephanie Tatum, Assistant Professor of Educational Administration, will present a paper entitled, "The Role of the Media in Shaping Multi cultural Perspectives" at a January event hosted by the Far West Popular and American Cultural Association in Las Vegas, Nevada. Elissa Tatigikis Iberti, Associate Professor of Visual Arts at Dowling College, has been selected from a national applicant pool to attend one of twenty-two summer study opportunities supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). NEH Summer Institutes are an opportunity to bring together scholars for an intensive workshop that promotes discussion and individual research in various areas of interest. Applying for study in the Institute on "Visual Resources in Teaching and Research in Early East Slavic Cultures," Professor Iberti plans to work alongside distinguished faculty and experts in the field as she explores visual materials as primary research resources, specifically popular prints, viewing rare materials outside the mainstream and bringing new perspectives to her work and to her students when she returns from sabbatical in the fall. William Indick's latest book, "Psycho Thrillers: Cinematic Explorations of the Mysteries of the Mind," will be published by McFarland Publishers, Inc. Joseph Kasten, Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems, presented a paper entitled "Knowledge Strategy Drivers: A Research Framework" at the Annual Conference of the Production and Operations Management Society in Boston, April 29, 2006. The paper discusses the factors that affect how organizations develop and utilize knowledge to gain a competitive advantage. Dr. Bhuall Kumar, Adjunct Professor in Dowling's School of Education, presented "A study of teacher training and professional development in science and technology education, and possible recommendations," at the XII International Organization for Science and Technology Education Symposium in Malaysia in July 2006. Dr. Marilyn Mather was inducted into the New Agenda - Northeast Women's Sports Hall of Fame at a dinner and ceremony in Newton, MA. The organization supports women's sports initiatives in the Northeast. In May, Dr. Peter Otto, Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems, chaired a special session on the Application of System Dynamics to mitigate dysfunctional effects of organizational crisis at ISCRAM 2006, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark. He also presented a paper entitled, "A Theoretical Evaluation of Information Processing Resources during Organizational Crisis" at the conference. Over the summer, Dr. Otto completed a research project in collaboration with Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management, to conceptualize a decision-support system for the Department of Environmental Conservation, New York. Early in August, he presented a paper entitled "Decision-Traps: Exploring Feedback Effects to Understand Brand Dynamics in Business Markets" at the ISBM Conference, Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Business, in Chicago. Kimberly Poppiti, Co-chair, Speech, Media Studies, Dramatic Arts and Dance, worked this summer on the Jim Henson Collection at the University of Maryland, serving as editor for the texts, "Jim Henson: Performing Artist, a gallery exhibition" and "Jim Henson Artist-in-Residence, 2006-2007: Blair Thomas". She also published an article, "Galloping Horses: Treadmills and Other Theatre Appliances in Hippodramas" in Vol. 41 No. 4 (Fall 2005): 47 of "Theatre Technology and Design", and articles in "Natural Horse Magazine". Barbara Schaer, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Human Development and Learning, has been selected for inclusion in the 9th and 10th editions (2005-6) of Who's Who Among American Teachers. The book is a testimony to the value of outstanding teachers and recognizes America's best teachers. Who's Who will honor only 5% of our nation's teachers. Barbara's 27-year public school career began at Dowling as an undergraduate. In 1991 she was honored as a teacher of excellence by the New York State English Council. Barbara has been a recipient of eight professional grants and recognized for community service work. "My roots at Dowling prepared me for an exemplary teaching career," Barbara said. "I have returned to Dowling to continue my efforts in making a difference for my students." Dr. Bill Thierfelder, Associate Professor of English, has enjoyed a busy summer. Two of his books have been published by Booksurge: Ten (a collection of parables, fables, and fantasies) and a collection of poems called "How The Dinosaurs Devoured The Humans." Both are currently available at amazon.com, borders.com, and other major online bookstores. Virginia Walker, Adjunct Assistant Professor of English, acted as an associate editor for poet and editor Daniel Thomas Moran on a new anthology of Suffolk County poetry, "The Light of City and Sea", published by Street Press. Prof. Walker read from her own poetry in the new book as did Moran, the Poet Laureate of Suffolk County, and other Suffolk County poets, at the book's debut. Walker also read from her work at a poetry reading at the Marine Museum on Bluff Road in Amagansett, NY. Dr. Elio Zappulla, Chair of the English Department, was invited to lecture in December at Winthrop University on the Roman poet Horace, composer of odes and satires during the first century B.C. Trivializing Teacher Education: The Accreditation Squeeze presents a critical analysis of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) written by School of Education faculty Dale D. Johnson, Bonnie Johnson, Stephen J. Farenga, and Daniel Ness was recently published. The book illustrates the questionable NCATE processes and requirements and exposes the exorbitant costs accrued by universities seeking NCATE accreditation.. The Encyclopedia of Education and Human Development, edited by Stephen J. Farenga and Daniel Ness, featured contributions by Linda Ardito, Provost, and faculty Linda Catelli, John Craven, Elissa Tatigikis Iberti, Bonnie Johnson, Dale Johnson, Christian Perring, and Dorothy Stracher. Accomplishments Archive