Spring 2007 International Opportunity Grant Recipients
Please click on the name of a recipient for a more complete descripton of the project.| Recipient | School/Department | Purpose of Travel | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Chase Associate Professor |
Business: Industrial & Systems Engineering |
Paper presentation at Ergonomics Society Annual Conference | England |
| David De Haan Associate Professor |
Arts & Sciences: Chemistry |
Give lectures at American Geophysical Union Joint Assembly | Mexico |
| Todd Edwards Associate Professor |
SOLES | Establish partnership with University of Taiwan | Hong Kong |
| Elaine Elliott Director |
Community Service-Learning |
Research: Establishing partnerships | Guatemala |
| Fred Galloway Associate Professor |
SOLES | Paper presentation at Internalization of Higher Education Conference | Taiwan |
| Florence Gillman Professor |
Arts & Sciences: Theology & Religious Studies |
Give lectures at Holy Spirit Seminary and Institute for Sino-Christian Studies | China, Hong Kong |
| Anita Hunter Associate Professor |
School of Nursing | Research: Chang Gung Institute of Technology and National Taipei College of Nursing, building children's hospital in Mbarara | Taiwan, Uganda |
| Luby Liao Professor |
Arts & Sciences: Mathematics & Computer Science |
Invited speaker: Chaoyang University of Technology, Feng Chia University, National Chung Cheng University, Toko University, Nan-Hua University | Taiwan |
| Judith Liu Professor |
Arts & Sciences: Sociology |
Research: Establishing partnerships | Guatemala |
| Vidya Nadkarni Associate Professor |
Arts & Sciences: Political Science & International Relations |
Paper Presentation at Comparative Interdisciplinary Studies Section Millennium, International Conference on Politics and International Affairs | Portugal, Greece |
| Teresa Van Horn Director |
SOLES: American Humanics |
Research: Establishing partnerships | Guatemala |
| Mark Woods Associate Professor |
Arts & Sciences: Philosophy |
Paper presentation at International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability | India |
Bradley Chase, Ph.D.
School of Business Administration, Industrial and Systems Engineering
bchase@sandiego.edu
Description of Project/Purpose of Travel
Since authoring a chapter for the text The New Workplace, edited by faculty from the University of Sheffield and University of Manchester, Dr. Chase has been in contact with these colleagues and this conference offers the opportunity to discuss new avenues of international collaboration as they present and exchange ideas.
David De Haan, Ph.D.
College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry
ddehaan@sandiego.edu
Description of Project/Purpose of Travel
Dr. De Haan chaired a session and presented in the area of his research at the American Geophysical Union Joint Assembly meeting Acapulco. The session title was “Aerosol and Cloud Chemistry: Mechanisms, Products, and Process Evaluation.” By chairing a session and presenting his work on the formation of smog haze at the most important conference in his field, held in Mexico for the first time, he made contacts with scientists and students in his field from both the U.S. and Mexico. Through these contacts, he was able to initiate scientific collaborations that address air pollution problems unique to Mexico, thus providing a service that supports the international mission of USD. Dr. De Haan has incorporated what he learned at the conference about Mexican perspectives on air pollution into enrichment activities in General Chemistry, and into lab experiences in Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, and Instrumental Analysis.
Todd Edwards, Ph.D.
School of Leadership and Educational Sciences, Marital and Family Therapy
tedwards@sandiego.edu
Description of Project/Purpose of Travel
Dr. Edwards has several purposes of travel, the first one being the establishment of a formal partnership with the Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) Program at the University of Hong Kong. Additionally, this trip will allow them to plan their first study abroad opportunity, which will likely be a course offered to USD MFT students in Summer 2008 at the University of Hong Kong. A third purpose of study is to give a workshop on medical family therapy to the Hong Kong mental health community; and observe and participate in their courses and clinical supervision.
Judy Liu, Ph.D., Teresa Van Horn, Ph.D. & Elaine Elliott, Ph.D.
College of Arts and Sciences: Sociology, School of Leadership and Education Sciences, Community Service-Learning
liuusd@sandiego.edu, tvanhorn@sandiego.edu, elliott@sandiego.edu
Description of Project/Purpose of Travel
The purpose of the travel is to explore community partnerships for a cross-listed graduate/undergraduate course to be offered January 2008 with the College of Arts and Sciences and SOLES Global. Since USD courses have not been previously been offered in Guatemala, a preliminary on-the-ground exploration in addition to what they are able to do via the internet, phone and personal connections in the country is needed.
Fred Galloway, Ph.D.
School of Leadership and Education Sciences
galloway@sandiego.edu
Description of Project/Purpose of Travel
The main purpose of this trip is to present two papers (and participate in a panel discussion at the end of the conference) that he has co-authored with a regular faculty member at Kainan University, John Jenkins, who also happens to be one of USD's doctoral grads. The first, and longest of the presentations, involves an extension of some research done at USD that examined the problems of international students studying in the United States. Specifically, the work that they be presenting builds on an earlier refereed article that they published last year, The Adjustment Problems Faced by International Students in the United States: A Comparison of International Students and Administrative Perceptions at Two Private, Religiously Affiliated Universities, and their new work extends this methodology to the study of international students studying in universities in Taiwan. In addition to this piece, they will also be presenting a paper that investigates issues of reliability and validity in the new Internet-based TOFL exam, which has been used throughout Taiwan and has caused considerable concern among test-takers.
Florence Gillman, Ph.D.
College of Arts and Sciences: Theology and Religious Studies
gillman@sandiego.edu
Description of Project/Purpose of Travel
Dr. Gillman visited Hong Kong and gave a four day series of lectures at Holy Spirit Seminary there. Then, through arrangements with the Hong Kong based Institute for Sino-Christian Studies, she traveled to universities in Shanghai, Jinan, Beijing and other mainland cities to give lectures at those universities to Chinese humanists interested in biblical studies. In each of these cities she conducted interviews with colleagues and students concerning their interest in biblical studies.
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Anita Hunter, Ph.D.
School of Nursing and Health Science
ahunter@sandiego.edu
Description of Project/Purpose of Travel
The School of Nursing, has been invited by the Archdiocese of Uganda to assist the community of Mbarara, Uganda in building a Children’s Hospital, necessary to care for the multitude of children who are infected by and dying from malaria – a disease that is a greater killer than HIV in this area. Dr. Hunter is leading a group of 10 nursing students to complete a needs assessment as to the feasibility of this community building, sustaining, and managing such a hospital. Dr. Hunter and the Dean have been invited by several of their doctoral graduates and their Deans at Chang Gung Institute of Technology and National Taipei Collage of Nursing where they are teaching in Taiwan to visit this summer and explore the possibilities of developing university partnerships with their institutions. Dr. Hunter and the Dean are to give presentations, meet with faculty about potential collaborative research, and university administrators to discuss the potential for partnerships.
Luby Liao, Ph.D.
College of Arts and Sciences: Mathematics and Computer Science
liao@sandiego.edu
Description of Project/Purpose of Travel
Dr. Liao gave a series of invited talks in universities on the topics of Enterprise Web development and Computer Science education at the following universities: Chaoyang University of Technology, Feng Chia University, National Chung Cheng University, Toko University and Nan-Hua University. Opportunities for international partnerships between these universities and USD were also explored.
Vidya Nadkarni, Ph.D.
College of Arts and Sciences: Political Science
nadkarni@sandiego.edu
Description of Project/Purpose of Travel
Dr. Nadkarni presented papers at two conferences—the Comparative Interdisciplinary Studies Section (CISS) Millennium conference in Bucaco, Portugal and the 5th International Conference on Politics and International Affairs in Athens, Greece. At the CISS Millennium conference, she presented a paper examining the role of strategic partnerships among secondary powers in a unipolar world. At the Athens conference, she presented a paper entitled, “The Sino-Indian Strategic Partnership: Engaging or Hedging?”
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Mark Woods, Ph.D.
College of Arts and Sciences: Philosophy
mwoods@sandiego.edu
Description of Project/Purpose of Travel
Dr. Wood's presented the paper “Environmental Justice, Nature Protection, and Sustainability: Debate and Reconciliation” at the Third International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability at the University of Madras in Chennai, India. He also explored the possibility of setting up a University of San Diego (USD) study abroad program in southern India.