Simmons College

Communications Professor of Practice Joan Abrams recently was elected to the Board of Governors for Higher Education in Rhode Island.

Gary Bailey, SSW associate professor, gave the keynote address at Legislative Education and Advocacy (LEAD) Day at the Massachusetts State House in March. LEAD Day is the annual National Association of Social Workers Massachusetts Chapter event that brings hundreds of social work students and professionals to the State House to further social workers' knowledge about policy issues and provide an opportunity for social workers to lobby on behalf of specific legislation.

GSLIS Professor and Director of the Archives Program Jeannette Bastian was reappointed by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino to a second term as a commissioner on the Boston City Archives Council.

GSLIS Adjunct Professor Sidney Berger recently published the book Chiyogami Paper (North Hills, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 2011). This special edition, of only 120 copies, has 24 large samples of these papers tipped into each copy, the papers dating from the 1940s and 1950s. This is the definitive study of this kind of paper in
English.

Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations Leanne Doherty served on the panel "Women in Politics: Challenges and Trends" in April at Suffolk University Law School. The panel, moderated by Boston WCVB-TV's Janet Wu, included former Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey, and State Representatives Shauna O'Connell and Marty Waltz.

Professor of Nutrition Teresa Fung co-authored the paper, "Primary prevention of sudden cardiac death in women through a low-risk lifestyle," published in the July issue of the Journal of the American medical Association.

Director of the Urban Education Program and Professor Daren Graves' op-ed was featured in the April 15 Bay State Banner. The op-ed discussed controversial remarks by former NBA star Jalen Rose about another former NBA star Grant Hill in ESPN's "Fab Five" documentary.

Z. Annette Iglarsh, physical therapy department chair and professor, was recognized by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) with its 2011 Health Policy and Administration (HPA) Section Outstanding Service Award. The award was presented for her extensive leadership, service, and mentorship to the profession, APTA, and HPA over the last 36 years.

The second edition of SOM Senior Lecturer Cynthia Ingols' co-authored textbook Organizational Change: An Actionoriented Toolkit was published in March.

Professor of Practice Nursing, and Associate Dean of the SNHS, Rebecca Koeniger-Donohue was recently selected as a fellow in the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She was appointed to serve as the American Association of Colleges of Nursing representative to the new National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties competency task force.

SOM Professor Lynda Moore received a scholarship to attend the International Teachers Program, which was hosted in July at the Kellogg School of Management. This prestigious program is sponsored by 10 of the top business schools in the world.

GSLIS Associate Professor Amy Pattee published her first book, Reading the Adolescent Romance: Sweet Valley High and the Popular Young Adult Romance. The book is an extension of the work she did to complete her dissertation at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and focuses on the popular Sweet Valley High series of novels for young people.

After teaching at Simmons for 21 years, Philosophy Professor Sue Stafford retired after the 2010—2011 academic year. Stafford plans to teach the Leaders Take Flight leadership workshops and has been quoted on the trainings in many media outlets including The Express Times (PA).

GSLIS Professor of Practice and Lecturer Maureen Sullivan was elected 2012—2013 president of the American Library Association. The ALA is the oldest and largest library association in the world.

SOM Associate Professor of Management Dr. Ed Vieira recently published his study on children's exposure to violent video games in the spring/summer edition of the Journal of Children and media. The study received national media attention from the Washington Times, AoL.com's Parent Dish, and Business insider. Dr. Vieira was also appointed to the Editorial Boards of the American Journal of Media Psychology, Corporate Communication: An international Journal, the International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration, and the Northwest Journal of Communication.