Fin-Tastic Volume 1, Fall 2020
Faculty News, Faculty Research, Administration News, Staff News
The Fall 2020 edition of the Fin-Tastic Newsletter is here!
Brugler, Mercer, PhD • Associate Professor of Biology (Dept. of Natural Sciences)
Awarded. Mercer, our newest faculty in Biology, was awarded a grant for “Sharing Flower Garden Banks with the World through Telepresence.” Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration, $22,693. Association Website.
Butler, Chesanny, PhD • Associate Professor of Nursing (Dept. of Nursing & Health Professions)
Published. Chesanny’s 1st edition textbook and student resource webpage entitled: Introduction to Nursing: Concepts, Communication, and Calculations was officially released through Kendall Hunt Publishing. E-book Website.
Calvert, Charles, EdD • Professor of Hospitality Management, Interim Chair and Dean of Hilton Head Island Campus (Dept. of Hospitality Management)
Awarded. Charlie received a grant for the “Vision for the Future: A Collaboration between USC Beaufort and the Town of Hilton Head Island 2020-21.” Town of Hilton Head Island, $184,522. Website.
Cavanagh, Kimberly, PhD • Associate Professor of Anthropology (Dept. of Social Sciences)
Published. Kimberly's co-authored article highlighting the work she and her students completed at the Stoney-Baynard Mausoleum, in conjunction with the Hilton Head Island Heritage Library, appeared in the journal Southeastern Archaeology. Article Website.
Guest Contributor. Kimberly was featured and invited to share her Fulbright research on the American Center of Oriental Research's (ACOR) publication, Insights. Publication Website.
Cohan, Deborah, PhD • Associate Professor of Sociology (Dept. of Social Sciences)
Audiobook Released. Deb had her audiobook release of Welcome to Wherever We Are: A Memoir of Family, Caregiving, and Redemption by Rutgers University Press. Tantor Media also released her audiobook on August 18, 2020. Audiobook Website.
Published. Deb wrote a chapter, “Gender, Intimacy, and Violence,” in Social Studies of Gender: A Next Wave Reader, edited by Christine V. Wood, published online this summer. (Book website). Deb has also been published in The Satirist (Article Website), where less than 10% of submissions are accepted, and Inside Higher Ed (Essay Article) where she discusses colleges in Fall 2020 amidst the pandemic.
Invited. Deb was invited to write for magazines such as Psychology Today Magazine (Article Website) and Brandeis Magazine (Article Website). She was also invited as a panelist for “Pedagogical Shifts in Higher Education during COVID-19”, an episode of the Pandemic Webinar Series by Ryerson University. Webinar Website.
Interviewed and Quoted. Deb was interviewed by Kansas Public Radio on lonely college students and the pandemic. Moreover, Deb has been quoted in articles from The New York Times (Article Website) and Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Article Website) that discuss topics of couples and the Black Lives Matter movement, respectively.
Cudahy, Brian, PhD • Adjunct Professor of Religion (Dept. of Humanities)
Published. Brian’s book, From Blackmoor Lane to Capitol Hill; An Irish Capuchin's Influence on Bishop John England of Charleston, SC, was published by The Franciscan Institute Press at St. Bonaventure University. The book traces the philosophical linkage between Bishop England and an earlier Irish cleric, Arthur O'Leary, whose writings on the matter of civic toleration show him to be a disciple of John Locke. Book Website.
Hargrove, Bonnie • Director of USCB Center for the Arts
Awarded. Bonnie received the USCB Center for the Arts Bridge Emergency Relief Grant. South Carolina Humanities Council, $5,000. Grant Article Website.
Hutchison, Lynne, DNP, FNP-BC • Assistant Professor and Chair (Dept. of Nursing and Public Health)
Published. Lynne published an article “Developing an Elective on Spirituality for the BSN Curriculum” in Journal of Christian Nursing. Article Website.
Keats, Kim, MFA • Adjunct Faculty of Art (Dept. of Visual Art and Design)
Exhibited. The Red Clay Survey: 2020 Exhibition of Contemporary Southern Art. A major recurring regional competition sponsored by the Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL. The exhibition includes 85 works by 67 artists from 11 states working in all styles and media. Exhibition Website.
Malphrus, Ellen, PhD • Professor of English and USCB Writer in Residence (Dept. of English, Theater & Interdisciplinary Studies)
Presented. Ellen presented “Live at Home like a Traveler—or, The Socially Distant Nature Writer” at the Our Prince of Scribes Writers Conference, hosted by the South Carolina Writers Association and the Pat Conroy Literary Center at the Morris Center for Lowcountry Heritage in Ridgeland, SC. Conference Website.
Marlowe, Bruce, PhD • Professor of Educational Psychology and Special Education and Chair (Dept. of Education)
Published. Bruce’s co-edited book Educational Foundations: An Anthology of Critical Readings (4th Edition) was released by SAGE Publications in August 2020. Bruce is the co- author of two new chapters in the book. Of significant note, the book also contains chapters from three USCB students: Monisa Gardner-Page, Matthew Rasmussen, and Deanna Rochefort. Publication Website.
McCoy, Erin R., PhD • Associate Professor of English and Interdisciplinary Studies (Dept. of English, Theater & Interdisciplinary Studies)
Published. Erin published “Peace Through Suffering: Human Resilience and Viet Nam War Literature.” The CEA (College English Association) Critic, “Special Issue: Peace in English Studies.” Johns Hopkins UP. Vol. 82, 2. July 2020. Article Website.
Montie, Eric W., PhD • Associate Professor of Marine Biology (Dept. of Natural Sciences)
Awarded. Eric received a Spring Island Trust grant for “Investigating Historical Trends of Salinity and Fecal Coliform Levels in Beaufort County from SCDHEC Datasets,” $50,000 total awarded to USCB. Grant Website.
Awarded. Eric received the NOAA IOOS grant for “Demonstrating an Estuarine Soundscape Observatory Network in the Southeast: Understanding baseline rhythms of biological sounds and correlations to traditional biodiversity measurements to support long-term sustainable monitoring,” $74,726 of $101,464 total awarded to the Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA). Association Website.
Published. Eric’s research lab received the honor of a Feature Article in the Marine Ecology Progress Series entitled “Sound characterization and fine-scale spatial mapping of an estuarine soundscape in the southeastern USA”. Article Website.
Published. Eric published a research article, “What’s all that racket! Soundscapes, phenology, and biodiversity in estuaries” in PLOS ONE with co-authors Agnieszka Monczak, Bradshaw McKinney and Claire Mueller. Article Website.
Olivetti, Keri, MBA • Instructor of Hospitality Management (Dept. of Hospitality Management)
Awarded. Keri received a grant for the Bluffton Ambassador Program 2020-21. Town of Bluffton, $30,000. Grant Website.
Panu, Al M., PhD • Chancellor
Finalist. Chancellor Panu was one of the finalists for The William M. Burke Presidential Award for Excellence in Experiential Education by The Washington Center and the National Society for Experiential Education. Website.
Sawyer, Caroline, PhD • Assistant Professor of Communication (Dept. of Social Sciences)
Awarded. Caroline and USCB produce the show “By The River” in collaboration with SCETV. They won the Telly award in the category of Television Craft - Set Design at the 41st Annual Telly Awards. Award Website.
Certified. Caroline received her Adobe Premiere Pro Certification Badge this August. Certification Website.
Shay, Heather, PhD • Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology (Dept. of Social Sciences)
Published. With co-author Emily Cabaniss, Heather published “’We Share Our Stories and Risk Losing
It All’: Storytelling as Edgework in the Undocumented Youth Movement” in Symbolic
Interaction. Article Website.
Skipper, Eric, PhD • Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Published. Eric published “Why Engaging Students in Problem Solving Is Needed Now” in University Business. Article Website.
Zhang, Xiaomei, PhD • Assistant Professor of Computer Science (Dept. of Computer Science)
Presented and Published. Xiaomei presented “PeerCloud: Enhancing Mobile Cloud with Social-Aware Device-to-Device Offloading” at The 1st IEEE International Workshop on Advances in Fog/Edge Computing at the 29th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks, 2020. Conference website.
Published. Xiaomei and co-authors, Yibo Wu, Lifu Huang, Heng Ji and Guohong Cao, published “Expertise-Aware Truth Analysis and Task Allocation in Mobile Crowdsourcing,” in IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (2020). Publication website.
USCB Faculity Collabortations
Borgianini, Stephen A., PhD • Associate Professor of Biology (Dept. of Natural Sciences), Canada, Brian, PhD • Associate Professor of Computer Science and Chair (Dept. of Computer Science), and Staton, Joe, PhD • Professor of Biology, Dean of the School of Science & Mathematics, and Interim Chair (Dept. of Natural Sciences)
Published. Stephen, Brian and Joe came together to write chapter ten: Colonization of Coastal and Estuarine Environments in "The Natural History of the Crustacea: Evolution and Biogeography" Volume 8. Book Website.
Dudas, Kimberly, PhD • Associate Professor of Nursing and Dean of the School of Professions and Wheeler, Jana, DNP, PPCNP-BC, CHSE, CNE • Assistant Professor of Nursing (Dept. of Nursing and Health Professions)
Published. Jana and Kim published "Incorporating Communication Boards in Simulation" in Nurse Educator. The Teaching Tip is scheduled for the March 2021 issue (Volume 46, Number 2). Publication Website.
USCB Honor Memberships
Dudas, Kimberly, PhD • Associate Professor of Nursing and Dean of the School of Professions
Halbert, Lee-Ann, EdD • Assistant Professor of Nursing (Dept. of Nursing and Health Professions)
Kuehn, Jo, PhD • Instructor of Nursing (Dept. of Nursing and Health Professions)
Nash, Barbara • Adjunct Faculty of Nursing (Dept. of Nursing and Health Professions)
Wheeler, Jana, DNP • Assistant Professor of Nursing (Dept. of Nursing and Health Professions)
Established. The USCB Department of Nursing and Health Professions is proud to announce the receipt of approval for a chapter of Sigma Nursing. This prestigious nursing honor society was formerly known as Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
Special Dedication
This edition of FIN-TASTIC is dedicated to all those USCB Students, Staff, and Faculty
who have done so much to prepare our institution amidst COVID 19. Many have benefitted
from the hard work accomplished by these teams and individuals. We are all fundamentally
able to do our work because of these teams.
USCB Planning Councils
ACADEMICS
Eric Skipper, Chair. Joanna Angell, Kim Dudas, Matt Heightland, Rebecca Krygiel, Joanne
Kuehn, Martha Moriarty, Twyla Reynolds, Charlie Spirrison, Joe Staton, Lori Vargo,
Babet Villena-Alvarez
ADMISSIONS
Mack Palmour, Chair. Deonne Yeager, Co-Chair, Bob LeFavi, Vice-Chair, Charlie Calvert,
Matt Cash, Brian Mallory, Quin Monahan, Mary Moonen, Charlie Spirrison, Babet Villena-Alavarez,
Ashely Wasserman, Summer Intern
BUDGET
Beth Patrick, Chair. Serkan Catma, Kimberly Cavanaugh, Mary Cordray, Swati DebRoy,
Austin Montford, Andrea Sisino, George Smith
COMMUNICATIONS
Anna Ponder, Chair. Brett Borton, Shavon Dempsey, Bonnie Hargrove, Erica Martin, Lucian
Reynolds, Michelene Seabrook, Kia Stokes, Carol Weir, Deonne Yeager, Mae Young
PUBLIC HEALTH & RISK MANAGEMENT
Kim Dudas, Chair. Angela Simmons, Co-Chair, Shaniqua Foushee, Jordan Mole, Mike Parrott,
Justin Shelley, Brain Strelcheck, Patty Williams, William Winn
PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TEAM
Kim Dudas, Chair. Charlie Garbarino, Diana Reindl, Patty Williams, William Winn, Deonne Yeager
PUBLIC HEALTH Sub-Group 1: Contract Tracing
Kim Dudas (LEAD), Geni Flowers, Deon Furman, Charlie Garbarino, Bonnie Hargrove, Joe Iglesias, Jo Kuehn, Lindsey Logue, Diana Reindl, Kim Walsh, Jana Wheeler
PUBLIC HEALTH Sub-Group 2: Student Support
Angela Simmons (LEAD), Mary Barney, Rachel Beach, Bryan Bessinger, Cory Cortrell, Kat Duncan, Sam Haering, Jay Harris, Alice Holland, Stacey Holmes, Lynn McGee, Megan Newton, Alison Reynolds, Justin Shelley, Brian Strelchek, Lori Vargo, Betsy Walters, Carol Weir, Deonne Yeager
PUBLIC HEALTH Sub-Group 3: Campus Education
Butch Alvarez (LEAD), Carmen Farrell, Ian Gibson,Tom Henz, Kathryn Madden
PUBLIC HEALTH Sub Group 4: Public Safety
Beth Patrick (LEAD), Charlie Calvert, Bob LeFavi, Mike Parrott, Patty Williams, William Winn
USCB Student Government Association Officers:
Drew Boutiller, President. Antonia Quintero, Vice President. Olayah Safouan, Secretary/Treasurer
Provost's Challenge:
We recognize those full-time faculty who accepted the three-part challenge offered by Dr. Skipper in May to 1) connect with a local high school principal or counselor regarding your academic program, 2) call on personally all advisees for a summer check-in, and 3) contact former advisees who have “stopped out” of USCB.
McCoy, Erin R., PhD • Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies (Dept. of English, Theater & Interdisciplinary Studies)
Ricardo, Libby, MFA • Assistant Professor of Acting and Directing (Dept. of English, Theater & Interdisciplinary Studies)
Nominated FIN-TASTIC Stars
Dudas, Kim, PhD • Associate Professor of Nursing and Dean of the School of Professions USCB would not be “functioning” this Fall 2020 semester, had it not been for the supreme dedication and leadership of Kim in multiple, simultaneous arenas of need.
Moonen, Mary • USCB Bursar (Dept. of Finance and Operations)
Mary has been commended for putting our students at ease and tirelessly working extra hours, even on weekends, to disperse their housing and dining refunds during the economic uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. She also works with each student individually to come up with a payment plan that will work best for their particular situation. A student described Mary’s dedication on Facebook. “She is always so kind, welcoming, and extremely helpful! She listens and has such a caring, sweet personality. Even though she isn’t a professor, she always makes the time to talk to you and makes sure you understand anything you might have trouble with- or just anything in general!”
Vargo, Lori • Director of eLearning and Adjunct Faculty in Communications (Dept. of Social Sciences)
Lori dedicates considerable energy, time and talent to ensure that the pandemic does not detract from quality online teaching by building and delivering Getting Ready to Teach Online to dozens of faculty members, and by being a wonderful, accessible resource for all things related to online delivery.
B.O.L.T. Faculty
Special Kudos and thanks to our B.O.L.T. faculty – they understand that technology never stops moving and that updating and re-focusing teaching skills can only improve USCB students’ educational experience, with or without COVID. These 40 faculty members who completed Getting Ready to Teach Online (G.R.T.O.) are FIN-TASTICALLY noteworthy.
Getting Ready to Teach Online Course completers:
SESSION 1: 6/1-6/28
Kishwar Ahmed, Ronald Erdei, Carmen Farrell, Charles L. Garbarino, Jim Griesse, Elizabeth
Hammond, Tom Henz, Alice Holland , Lynne Hutchison, Xuwei Liang, Kathryn Ruth Madden,
Kelly McCombs, Kirsten Palmer, Diana Reindl, Libby Ricardo, Joe Staton, Renarta Tompkins
SESSION 2: 6/8-7/5
Beda (Butch) Alvarez, Diane Bartlett, Bebe Cifaldi, Charles Keith, Cindy Lahar, Eric
W. Montie, Bud Sanders, Laurie Savidge, Heather Thornton
SESSION 3: 6/15-7/12
Joanna Angell, Davide Fusi, Lauren Hoffer, Salome Krebs, Jo Kuehn, Kelly Prestby
SESSION 4: 7/20-8/14
Mollie Barnes, Su Gibson, Jan Holt, Tye Pettay, Volkan Sevim, Sarah Swofford, Jayne
Violette
SESSION 5: 8/3-8/31
Summer Roberts