Quest http://quest.utk.edu Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Tue, 15 May 2012 18:54:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Blanche O’Bannon http://quest.utk.edu/2012/blanche-o%e2%80%99bannon/ http://quest.utk.edu/2012/blanche-o%e2%80%99bannon/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 20:41:56 +0000 admin http://quest.utk.edu/?p=7263 Blanche O’Bannon for her research and scholarship in the area of classroom technology integration.]]> Blanche O’Bannon

Blanche O’Bannon

Blanche O’Bannon is an associate professor in the Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education. Her primary research interests include the instruction of university faculty and K-12 teachers in the integration of technology and curriculum, the development of multimedia/hypermedia learning environments, course development focusing on these areas, and the integration of Web 2.0 tools into learning environments.

O’Bannon’s book, Preparing to Use Technology: A Practical Guide to Curriculum Integration (2nd edition, 2010) published by Allyn and Bacon, is used by over 60 higher education institutions; it includes a companion website with student materials as well as an instructor’s manual on CD. In addition, she has published numerous articles, book chapters, and papers on the integration of technology in the classroom.

Her recent article Using Podcasts to Replace Lecture: Effects on Student Achievement was published in 2011 in Computers and Education, an international journal ranked # 5 on the Social Science Citation Index. This article is cited as one of the top fifteen most downloaded articles from SciVerse ScienceDirect in the last 90 days.

O’Bannon has received over $3.3 million in national grants to fund her research in addition to software awards totaling over $225,000. In the academic year 2010-2011 she was selected as Innovative Technology Center Fellow, and in 2008 was selected Innovative Technology Faculty for her use of technology in coursework.

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]]> http://quest.utk.edu/2012/blanche-o%e2%80%99bannon/feed/ 0 Ryan Shorey http://quest.utk.edu/2012/ryan-shorey-2/ http://quest.utk.edu/2012/ryan-shorey-2/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 18:58:24 +0000 admin http://quest.utk.edu/?p=7232 Ryan Shorey for his prolific research in the area of violence in human relationships.]]> Ryan Shorey

Ryan Shorey

Ryan Shorey is a doctoral student in the Department of Clinical Psychology. His research focuses primarily on violence that occurs between young dating couples, although he also investigates domestic violence that occurs in all intimate relationships. Ryan, in his 4th year of doctoral training, has already published 35 peer-reviewed journal articles. He is first author on 27 of these manuscripts, and he has many more under review. Ryan works with Dr. Gregory L. Stuart, and they recently published a comprehensive review paper on the relation between alcohol use and dating violence in the journal of Aggressive and Violent Behavior. In addition, Ryan’s dissertation examines the temporal association between alcohol use and dating violence, using a state of the art electronic daily diary design. For his efforts with this study, Ryan received a prestigious National Research Service Award (NRSA; F31) from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, which will provide him with three years of financial support for his graduate training and his dissertation study. In May 2011, Ryan received the overall outstanding graduate student research award from the Department of Psychology.

Recent Publications

Shorey, R. C., Stuart, G. L., & Cornelius, T. L. (2011). Dating violence and substance use in college students: A review of the literature. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 16, 541-550.

Shorey, R. C., Cornelius, T. L., & Bell, K. M. (2011). Reactions to participating in dating violence research: Are our questions distressing participants? Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26, 2890-2907.

Shorey, R. C., Febres, J., Brasfield, H., & Stuart, G. L. (2012). Male dating violence victimization and adjustment: The moderating role of coping. American Journal of Men’s Health, 6, 214-224.

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]]> http://quest.utk.edu/2012/ryan-shorey-2/feed/ 0 Penny White http://quest.utk.edu/2012/penny-white-2/ http://quest.utk.edu/2012/penny-white-2/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 18:52:57 +0000 admin http://quest.utk.edu/?p=7225 Penny White, professor of law, spoke recently on “The Politicalization of America’s State Courts” at Yale Law School, addressing issues of judicial selection, campaigns, and decision-making, especially in death-penalty cases.]]> Penny White, professor of law, spoke recently on “The Politicalization of America’s State Courts” at Yale Law School, addressing issues of judicial selection, campaigns, and decision-making, especially in death-penalty cases.

]]> http://quest.utk.edu/2012/penny-white-2/feed/ 0 Daniel Simberloff http://quest.utk.edu/2012/daniel-simberloff-3/ http://quest.utk.edu/2012/daniel-simberloff-3/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 18:52:06 +0000 admin http://quest.utk.edu/?p=7223 Daniel Simberloff is one of 84 new members elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Simberloff is the Nancy Gore Hunger Professor of Environmental Studies in ecology and evolutionary biology.]]> Daniel Simberloff is one of 84 new members elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Simberloff is the Nancy Gore Hunger Professor of Environmental Studies in ecology and evolutionary biology.

]]> http://quest.utk.edu/2012/daniel-simberloff-3/feed/ 0 Glenn Reynolds http://quest.utk.edu/2012/glenn-reynolds-4/ http://quest.utk.edu/2012/glenn-reynolds-4/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 18:50:59 +0000 admin http://quest.utk.edu/?p=7221 Glenn Reynolds, “Second Amendment Penumbras: Some Preliminary Observations,” published by the Southern California Law Review, is the most downloaded recent article on the Social Sciences Research Network site. Reynolds is a professor of law.]]> An article by Glenn Reynolds, “Second Amendment Penumbras: Some Preliminary Observations,” published by the Southern California Law Review, is the most downloaded recent article on the Social Sciences Research Network site. Reynolds is a professor of law.

]]> http://quest.utk.edu/2012/glenn-reynolds-4/feed/ 0 Christine Nattrass http://quest.utk.edu/2012/christine-nattrass/ http://quest.utk.edu/2012/christine-nattrass/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 18:49:44 +0000 admin http://quest.utk.edu/?p=7219 Christine Nattrass, a UT postdoctoral researcher who has been hired as an assistant professor in the Physics Department, was recognized as the Woman Physicist of the Month for May 2012 by the American Physical Society. Nattrass, a heavy ion researcher, is active in encouraging young women to enter the field of physics.]]> Christine Nattrass, a UT postdoctoral researcher who has been hired as an assistant professor in the Physics Department, was recognized as the Woman Physicist of the Month for May 2012 by the American Physical Society. Nattrass, a heavy ion researcher, is active in encouraging young women to enter the field of physics.

]]> http://quest.utk.edu/2012/christine-nattrass/feed/ 0 Jana Morgan http://quest.utk.edu/2012/jana-morgan-2/ http://quest.utk.edu/2012/jana-morgan-2/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 18:48:18 +0000 admin http://quest.utk.edu/?p=7217 Jana Morgan’s book, Bankrupt Representation and Party System Collapse, has won the Vann Cott Award for Outstanding Book from the Political Institutions section of the Latin American Studies Association. Morgan is an associate professor of political science.]]> Jana Morgan’s book, Bankrupt Representation and Party System Collapse, has won the Vann Cott Award for Outstanding Book from the Political Institutions section of the Latin American Studies Association. Morgan is an associate professor of political science.

]]> http://quest.utk.edu/2012/jana-morgan-2/feed/ 0 Susan Martin http://quest.utk.edu/2012/susan-martin/ http://quest.utk.edu/2012/susan-martin/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 18:47:06 +0000 admin http://quest.utk.edu/?p=7215 Susan Martin, provost and professor of classics, has received the Latin Ovatio award for lifetime achievement from the Classical Association of the Middle West and South. A past president of the group, Martin was honored for her scholarship on the social and legal history of the Roman Empire.]]> Susan Martin, provost and professor of classics, has received the Latin Ovatio award for lifetime achievement from the Classical Association of the Middle West and South. A past president of the group, Martin was honored for her scholarship on the social and legal history of the Roman Empire.

]]> http://quest.utk.edu/2012/susan-martin/feed/ 0 Norman Magden http://quest.utk.edu/2012/norman-magden-4/ http://quest.utk.edu/2012/norman-magden-4/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 18:46:14 +0000 admin http://quest.utk.edu/?p=7213 Café, a short film by Norman Magden, will be screened May 25, 2012, as part of the 4th Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival in Schull, West Cork, Ireland. Magden is a professor in the School of Art.]]> Café, a short film by Norman Magden, will be screened May 25, 2012, as part of the 4th Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival in Schull, West Cork, Ireland. Magden is a professor in the School of Art.

]]> http://quest.utk.edu/2012/norman-magden-4/feed/ 0 Karen Hughes http://quest.utk.edu/2012/karen-hughes/ http://quest.utk.edu/2012/karen-hughes/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 18:45:06 +0000 admin http://quest.utk.edu/?p=7211 Karen Hughes, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, is one of multiple authors on an article featured recently on the cover of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The article is “Nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region as a universal DNA barcode marker for Fungi” and Hughes participated as part of the Fungal Barcoding Consortium.]]> Karen Hughes, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, is one of multiple authors on an article featured recently on the cover of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The article is “Nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region as a universal DNA barcode marker for Fungi” and Hughes participated as part of the Fungal Barcoding Consortium.

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