Academics & Research

The Department of Physical Therapy Education was represented at the Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association held in Las Vegas from Feb. 3-7, 2014.

Jeffrey Coker, associate professor of biology and director of general studies; Rosemary Haskell, professor of English; and Thomas Nelson, associate professor of communications, recently published "Teaching Global Studies to All Undergraduates: A Required First-Year Course."

Janet Lee Warman has had three poems published one poem win Honorable Mention.

The professor of education was quoted by the (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer as part of the daily newspaper's coverage of the event.

The assistant professor was an invited speaker at a national gambling conference.

Assistant Professor Sean McMahon co-authored an article about the consequences of ethical lapses in businesses.

Alexander Yap, associate professor of information systems with the Department of Management, published a research paper titled “Web Portals for Financial Analytics: How effective are they from the end-users’ perspective."

The associate professor of English and coordinator of the university's African & African-American Studies program led participants in a session titled "Whose Intercultural Learning? Study Abroad, Research and Scholarship: Creating Opportunities for Faculty, Staff and Students."

Professor of Music Thomas Erdmann has two articles published in a professional saxophone journal.

Robin Attas, assistant professor of music, gave an hour-long presentation at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Music, Theatre, and Dance.