Archive for June, 2016

Bite Somebody, a novel by Ohio University alum Sara Dobie Bauer, was published with World Weaver Press this month. The novel has been met with praise, with several reviewers noting the novel’s witty and humorous characters. “Bite Somebody is the Pretty in Pink of vampire stories: fun, self-consciously retro, and […]

Dominican University has named Ohio University alum Jeffrey Breese ’89M its new Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs in a June 16 news release. Dominican University has named Jeffrey Breese, PhD, as provost and vice president for academic affairs, effective July 1, 2015. A native of Ohio, Breese comes to […]

Ohio University alum Jiuqing Cheng ’16Ph.D. has accepted a position as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the College of William and Mary in Virginia. Cheng earned his Ph.D. in Psychology in May. He previously earned an M.S. from the Institute of Psychology at the Chinese […]

Dr. Jeffrey B. Vancouver, Professor and Byham Chair in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, co-authored an article that expands his “multiple-goal pursuit model” by including processes that can handle complex information and different types of goals one might choose to pursue or avoid. The article “An Integrative Formal Model of Motivation and Decision Making: The […]

Dr. Jeffrey B. Vancouver, Professor and Byham Chair in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, co-authored an article on “Using a Computational Model to Understand Possible Sources of Skews in Distribution of Job Performance” in Personnel Psychology. His co-authors are Xiaofei Li, graduate student at Ohio University; Justin M. Weinhardt ’11M, ’13Ph.D., an Ohio University alum […]

By Jean Andrews Physics & Astronomy Nuclear engineers from the University of Florida recently convened at Ohio University’s Edwards Accelerator Lab for two weeks to conduct experiments on neutron detector characterization—and to help meet the challenge of improving the safety of storing spent nuclear fuel. Lead researchers are Dr. Andreas […]

Dr. James Lein, Professor of Geography at Ohio University, has a new book, Futures Research and Environmental Sustainability: Theory and Method, due out in December. The new book: Brings together material not previous integrated into a single work Offers a detailed and complete treatment of the subjects Emphasizes useful information and […]