{"id":10415,"date":"2012-01-11T15:24:47","date_gmt":"2012-01-11T19:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umweagleeye.wpengine.com\/?p=10415"},"modified":"2016-06-28T12:35:19","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T16:35:19","slug":"provost-announces-2012-2013-sabbatical-recipients-and-jepson-fellows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/2012\/01\/11\/provost-announces-2012-2013-sabbatical-recipients-and-jepson-fellows\/","title":{"rendered":"Provost Announces 2012-2013 Sabbatical Recipients and Jepson Fellows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eight faculty members were awarded sabbatical leaves for all or part of the 2012-13 academic year to pursue a research or other professional development project, according to the <a href=\"http:\/\/provostnotes.umwblogs.org\/2011\/12\/14\/congratulations-to-2012-13-sabbatical-awardees-and-jepson-fellows\/\">December 2011 newsletter from the Provost\u2019s Office<\/a>.\u00a0 Another six faculty members will spend the next academic year as Jepson Fellows with a half-time teaching load while they pursue a research project that has particular and direct application to their teaching.<\/p>\n<p>The 2012-13<strong> sabbatical awardees<\/strong> and their project statements are listed below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nabil Al-Tikriti, <\/strong>Department of History and American Studies.\u00a0 <em>Project for spring 2013:<\/em> complete final chapters of monograph on the Ottoman empire and submit final draft for publication.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>David Cain, <\/strong>Department of Classics, Philosophy, and Religion. \u00a0<em>Project for fall 2012:<\/em> complete a collection of essays on Kierkegaard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mindy Erchull, <\/strong>Department of Psychology. \u00a0<em>Project for fall 2012:<\/em> analyze collected data, prepare to present project and results for publication on objectification among young women.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Eric Gable, <\/strong>Department of Sociology and Anthropology. <em>Project for spring 2013:<\/em> complete book on the archeology of art.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>James Gaines, <\/strong>Department of Modern Foreign Languages.<em> \u00a0Project for spring 2013:<\/em> complete series of articles on 18<sup>th<\/sup> century literature.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stephen Hanna, <\/strong>Department of Geography. \u00a0<em>Project for 2012-13 academic year:<\/em> consolidate research and submit book for publication on heritage tourism in Fredericksburg.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bruce O\u2019Brien, <\/strong>Department of History and American Studies.\u00a0 <em>Project for 2012-13 academic year: <\/em>complete book draft for a series on modern England (Academic year 2012-2013).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jennifer Polack-Wahl, <\/strong>Department of Computer Science. \u00a0<em>Project for spring 2013:<\/em> complete final testing of iTouch to be used in elementary education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Jepson Fellows<\/strong> and titles of their projects for 2012-13 are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Janet Asper,<\/strong> Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, <em>\u201cDevelopment of Super-absorbing Organic Gellants for Crude Oil, and a Polymer Themed Organic Chemistry Laboratory Curriculum\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Julius N. Esunge,<\/strong> Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, <em>\u201cMinimizing Insurance Company Risk in a Random Framework\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ben LaBreche,<\/strong> Assistant Professor, Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication (English), <em>\u201c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Liberty Agonistes<\/span>: The Problem of Freedom in the Age of Milton\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jangwoon (Leo) Lee,<\/strong> Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, <em>\u201cA Domain Decomposition Method for Mathematical Models with Random Input Data\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jason Matzke,<\/strong> Associate Professor, Department of Classics, Philosophy, and Religion (Philosophy), <em>\u201cBetween Civil Disobedience and Burning Rage: Reframing Radical Environmental Activism within Deliberative Democracy\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Colin Rafferty,<\/strong> Assistant Professor, Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication (English), <em>\u201cBeyond Truth: A False Memoir in Literature and Culture\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eight faculty members were awarded sabbatical leaves for all or part of the 2012-13 academic year to pursue a research or other professional development project, according to the <a href=\"http:\/\/provostnotes.umwblogs.org\/2011\/12\/14\/congratulations-to-2012-13-sabbatical-awardees-and-jepson-fellows\/\">December 2011 newsletter from the Provost\u2019s Office<\/a>.\u00a0 Another six faculty members will spend the next academic year as Jepson Fellows with a half-time teaching load while they pursue a research project that has particular and direct application to their teaching.<\/p>\n<p>The 2012-13<strong> sabbatical awardees<\/strong> and their project statements are listed below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nabil Al-Tikriti, <\/strong>Department of History and American Studies.\u00a0 <em>Project for spring 2013:<\/em> complete final chapters of monograph on the Ottoman empire and submit final draft for publication.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>David Cain, <\/strong>Department of Classics, Philosophy, and Religion. \u00a0<em>Project for fall 2012:<\/em> complete a collection of essays on Kierkegaard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mindy Erchull, <\/strong>Department of Psychology. \u00a0<em>Project for fall 2012:<\/em> analyze collected data, prepare to present project and results for publication on objectification among young women.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Eric Gable, <\/strong>Department of Sociology and Anthropology. <em>Project for spring 2013:<\/em> complete book on the archeology of art.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>James Gaines, <\/strong>Department of Modern Foreign Languages.<em> \u00a0Project for spring 2013:<\/em> complete series of articles on 18<sup>th<\/sup> century literature.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stephen Hanna, <\/strong>Department of Geography. \u00a0<em>Project for 2012-13 academic year:<\/em> consolidate research and submit book for publication on heritage tourism in Fredericksburg.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bruce O\u2019Brien, <\/strong>Department of History and American Studies.\u00a0 <em>Project for 2012-13 academic year: <\/em>complete book draft for a series on modern England (Academic year 2012-2013).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jennifer Polack-Wahl, <\/strong>Department of Computer Science. \u00a0<em>Project for spring 2013:<\/em> complete final testing of iTouch to be used in elementary education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Jepson Fellows<\/strong> and titles of their projects for 2012-13 are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Janet Asper,<\/strong> Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, <em>\u201cDevelopment of Super-absorbing Organic Gellants for Crude Oil, and a Polymer Themed Organic Chemistry Laboratory Curriculum\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Julius N. 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