Twenty Eastern Michigan University faculty have earned
sabbatical leave awards for 2007-2008.
Faculty can take leaves for many purposes, such as research,
community service, professional or program development,
and artistic, scholarly or creative activities. They may
be awarded a one-semester leave at full pay or a two-semester
leave at half pay.
Sabbatical Leave awardees, their departments and their
projects for the 2007-2008 academic year, are listed for
two semesters and one semester.
Two-Semester Sabbatical Leave Award winners are:
Margo Dichtelmiller, teacher education, "The Power of
Assessment: A Handbook for Early Childhood Educators."
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Weinstein |
Christine Hume, English language and literature, "Night
in Ypsilanti."
Giri Jogaratnam, technology studies, "Determinants of
Entrepreneurial Orientation and Performance."
Jay Weinstein, sociology, anthropology and criminology, "Completion
of a Statistics Textbook."
Michael Williams, nursing, "Family Responses to Critical
Illness."
One-Semester Sabbatical Leave Award winners are:
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Alexander |
Jessica Alexander, communication and theatre arts, "The
Little Match Girl Remix: A Theatrical Envisioning of Hans
Christian Anderson's Story as a Contemporary Edict on Homeless
Youth."
Kathleen Chamberlain, history and philosophy, "Gendering
the Wild West: The Life of Susan McSween, Lincoln County
Warrior and Pioneer Rancher."
David Chou, computer information systems, "A Study of
Unifying Corporate Quality Improvement Methodologies."
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Fields |
Dan Fields, engineering technology, "Development of a
Foundry Program at Eastern Michigan University."
Robert Hanson, accounting and finance, "Corporate Takeovers:
Growth versus Decline."
Walter Hogan, university library, "Animals
and Animal Rights in Young Adult Literature."
Gregory Huszczo, management, "Making a Difference."
Steven Krause, English language and literature, "Blogs
as Writerly Spaces."
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Huszczo |
Steve Moyer, health promotion and human performance, "Positive
Personal Social Activities for Elementary Physical Education."
Richard Nation, history and philosophy, "Vigilantism in
Indiana, 1865-1913."
Robert Orrange, sociology, anthropology and criminology, "Individuals
and Organizations."
Krish Rengan, chemistry, "Accurate Measurement
of Fission-Product Yields."
James Sheerin, physics and astronomy, "New Radar Studies
of the Ionosphere."
Edward Sidlow, political science, "Explaining
Presidential Success and Failure: FDR to W."
Sylvia Sims Gray, social work, "Defining the Artistry
of Culturally Competent Leadership for Social Work Students."
