Dr. Stefan Dombrowski, assistant professor of graduate education (school psychology), presented a paper on "Gestational Fever and Psychological/Behavioral Outcomes," on May 27 at the National Childhood Longitudinal Study Workshop on Infections and Inflammatory Processes in Baltimore. The paper focused on the possible mechanisms by which gestational fever might disrupt the neurological development of the fetus during the second and third trimester of pregnancy, leading to later learning problems, behavioral difficulties, and other psychological conditions.

Dr. Betsy Haywood-Sullivan, assistant professor of accounting; Dr. Dorothy McMullen, associate professor of accounting; and Dr. Donald Wygal, chairperson of accounting, published their article "Using Games to Enhance Student Understanding of Professional and Ethical Responsibilities" in a special 2004 edition of Issues in Accounting Education. This journal is the major education research outlet of the American Accounting Association. The special edition was devoted solely to research on ethical and professional perspectives in accounting education. Of over 60 submissions, only eight were selected for publication.

Dr. Judith Johnston, professor of English, presented the paper, "Street Music, Barrel Organs, and Swarthy Italians: Virginia Woolf's Defense of Expressive Art," at Back to Bloomsbury, the 14th Annual International Conference on Virginia Woolf, in London, on June 25 and "Righteous Bombers? Drama by Ed Bullins and Albert Camus," at the Ninth Nordic Conference for English Studies, in Aarhus, Denmark, on May 28. This summer, Dr. Johnston spent six weeks as a visiting professor at Karlstad University, Sweden, where she gave lectures and conducted research on Nobel-prize winning novelist, Selma Lagerlöf. Just published is her article, "Eyes Lifted to the Hills: Historical Debate in Alice Dunbar Nelson's World War I Play," in CLA Journal 47.4 (2004): 454-72.

Dr. Charmen Loh, associate professor of finance; and R.S. Rathinasamy from Ball State University published their article, "A Study of the Impact of the IPO Class Action Lawsuits Filing on Stockholder Wealth" in the Journal of Business and Economics Research. Vol 2, number 7, July 2004, pp 69-77.

Dr. Cynthia Lucia, assistant professor of English, presented her paper, "Women, Law and the Perverse: Female Perversions and a Question of Silence," at a conference on screen media and sexual politics at Plymouth University in Plymouth, NH, Oct. 9.

Dr. Roberta Fiske-Rusciano, adjunct professor of political science, is editor of the recently published book, Experiencing Race, Class, and Gender in the United States, Fourth Edition, McGraw Hill. The first three editions were edited by the late Dr. Virginia Cyrus, professor emerita of English. Dr. Fiske-Rusciano created her own particular blend of literature, social science articles and news items, including two articles by Rider students Derek Schork, a marketing major, and Clarethia Ellerbe, a liberal studies major. The Fourth Edition includes two new updated parts: "Race, Class, and Gender After 9/11," and "Sexuality."