George Antoniou of Computer Science presented a paper, "Second-Order
Generalized Systems: The DFT Algorithm for Computing the Transfer Function,"
at the 6th International Conference on Circuits, Systems and Computers,
Rythimna, Greece. The paper was also published in the conference proceedings.
Thom Gencarelli of Broadcasting traveled to Lviv, Ukraine in September
as an invited speaker and U.S. representative at a conference hosted by
the Institute of Media Ecology at Ivan Franko National University. The
theme of the conference was "Media Education as a Part of Civic Education."
Robert McCormick of Psychology received $170,000 from the New Jersey
Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) to fund the third year of
child advocacy training for professionals working in DYFS and other state
agencies.
Gregory Pope of Earth and Environmental Science co-authored with
former grad students John Stavash and Jean Walker, "Spatial Variability
of Acid Precipitation at the Local Scale," in Understanding and
Managing Stone Decay, proceedings of SWAPNET 2001. The paper is about
acid rain and snow studies in New Jersey, with data taken by many students.
Another paper, "Weathering of Granitic Structures: 6000 Years of
Exposure in Portugal," was published in ASMOSIA 5, Interdisciplinary
Studies on Ancient Stone.
Robert Janusko of English had his article "Further Oxcavations"
published in the Spring 2002 issue of the electronic journal Genetic
Joyce Studies, an initiative of the Antwerp James Joyce Center, University
of Antwerp, Belgium.
William Valladares of Publications will have one of his editorial
cartoons published in the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Tribute
Exhibition Catalog in December. The cartoon, which hangs in the museum
in Santa Rosa, Calif., was published in The Montclair Times in
December 1999, honoring Schulz upon his retirement.
Elizabeth Valdez del Alamo of Art and Design co-edited a collection
of essays, Decorations for the Holy Dead: Visual Embellishments on
Tombs and Shrines of Saints, International Medieval Research, vol.
8, Art History Subseries, vol. 1. Her essay "The Saint's Capital,
Talisman in the Cloister" is included in the volume.
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Gurvinder Khaneja, Associate Director of Institutional Research Gurvinder brings to Montclair State
an extensive background in institutional research, with strengths
in statistics, survey design and survey analysis. Previously, she
served as associate director of Planning, Research and Evaluation
at William Paterson University, and as research associate at Union
County College. Gurvinder received bachelor's degrees in home science,
and education and psychology; and master's degrees in psychology
and industrial/educational psychology from the University of Delhi,
India; and a doctor of education degree in measurement, evaluation
and statistics from Columbia University.
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Jeffrey Toney, Margaret and Herman
Sokol Chair in Chemistry and Biochemistry |
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Elissa Lans, Bursar
Prior to her arrival at Montclair State in May, Elissa served as assistant bursar at William Paterson University and, before that, as bursar at Berkeley College in West Paterson. She's also worked for Showtime Networks, Inc. as director of financial services in the northeast region and as director of accounts receivable. Her expertise is in financial reporting, management, billing/receivable operations and bursar operations. Elissa has a B.A. in political science from Columbia University and an M.B.A. in finance from Rutgers Graduate School of Management.
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