Manhattan College Professor Voted
President-Elect
of Prestigious Women's Sports Association
Dr. Shawn Ladda, associate professor and chair of the department of physical education and human performance, has been voted president-elect of the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS). Ladda has served on the NAGWS Executive Board and is currently the chair of the National Pathfinder Award Committee, which honors women who have demonstrated continuous dedication to advocacy, recruitment and enhancement of girls and women in sports and sport leadership in their states. Read
Faculty and Staff Accomplishments
Dr. Shawn Ladda, associate professor of physical education and human performance, has been voted president-elect of the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS). Founded in 1899, NAGWS's mission is to develop and deliver equitable and quality sport opportunities for all girls and women through relevant research, advocacy, leadership development, educational strategies and programming in a manner that promotes social justice and change. NAGWS is one of six national associations of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Ed ucation, Recreation and Dance.
Dr. Robert Geraci, assistant professor of religious studies, presented his research Religion, Spirituality and the Avatar in virtual reality at the Web site Extropia Core on March 15. Extropia is a community of second life residents who share a common desire to build a positive, beautiful and empowering future for all.
Natalia Imperatori-Lee, assistant professor of religious studies, attended the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Religious Ed ucation Congress from Feb. 29-March 2. She was part of the panel Soy Catequista: Dignidad, Vocación y Misión del Catequista (I am a Catechist: The Dignity Vocation and Mission of the Catechist). Her presentations focused on the importance of catechists in scripture and throughout the Christian tradition, particularly in relation to Latino/a Catholics.
Dr. Rostislav Konoplich, visiting assistant professor of physics, recently delivered the following talks: A Simple Cell Based Calibration for Missing Transverse Energy Trigger at the fourth Hadronic Calibration Workshop in Tucson, Ariz.; A New Approach for Reconstructing SUSY Particle Masses at the SUSY meeting in Cern, Switzerland; and Applications of Cascade Mass Reconstruction Method and Missing Transverse Energy Calibration at the ATLAS-CERN New York University meeting in New York City. Konoplich has also co-published a collection of tests in Russian for high schools: Tests for High Schools, Physics, K-12 and Tests for Monotoring of Students' Performance, Physics, K- 11 . The books are being used in nearly 50,000 high schools in Russia.
Dr. John Jeris, professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering, was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the New York Water Environment Association (NYWEA) Hall of Fame on Feb. 4 during its 80th annual meeting. His citation reads, in part, “He demonstrated throughout his professional career an exemplary commitment to improving the quality of the waters of the state of New York and providing many years of leadership to the NYWEA … the Board of Directors hereby recognizes the outstanding contributions of this environmental professional through election into the New York Hall of Fame.” Jeris also was honored for his dedication and comment for 50 years to the NYWEA. During the meeting, Jeris moderated the session University Research Forum, where student papers were presented. Three of the six papers were delivered by Manhattan College students, and two of the papers won first and third prize. Brent Gaylord ‘08 captured first prize for his paper “Impact of Chloramine Disinfection on Biological Regrowth and Corrosion in New York City's Drinking Water Distribution System.” Third prize went to Andrew Wolfson '08, Caitlin Slattery '08 and Nicholas Clemente ‘08, who presented “Extent and Effect of Chloride Ion Penetration on the Comprehensive Strength of Concrete Undergoing Continuous Cyclic Exposure to Salt Over Six Months.” Finally, Jason Lumish ‘08 and Erica Hanley ‘09 presented “Effect of Urban Runoff on Seasonal and Spatial Trends in Water Quality on the Saw Mill River."
