Dr. K.R. Bridges
Associate Professor of Psychology
Bridges, K.R., Harnish, R.J., & Sillman, D. (2012). Teaching undergraduate positive psychology: an active learning approach using student blogs. Psychology Learning & Teaching, 11(2), 228-237.
Harnish, R.J., Bridges, K.R., & Krajci, M.D. (2012). Evaluating advice: Self-presentational biases between high and low self-monitors. Psychology & Marketing, 29(4), 270-278.
Harnish, R.J., Bridges, K.R., Denillo, A.V., & Flaherty, M.L. (2011). Engaging students in applied social psychology. In Promoting Student Engagement (Vol. 2): Activities, Exercises, and Demonstrations for Psychology Courses. American Psychological Association. 38-43.
Harnish, R.J., & Bridges, K.R. (2011). Effect of syllabus tone: Students' perceptions of instructor and course. Social Psychology of Education, 14(3), 319-330.
Bridges, K.R., & Harnish, R.J. (2010). Role of irrational beliefs in depression and anxiety: a review. Health, 2(8), 862-877.
Bridges, K.R., & Harnish, R.J. (2010). Irrational beliefs. Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology. Vol. 2 4th ed. 871-872.
Dr. Donald Bruckner
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Assistant Director of Academic Affairs
Bruckner, D.W. (2011). Present desire satisfaction and past well-being. Australasian Journal of Philosophy. Forthcoming.
Bruckner, D.W. (2011). Colburn on covert influences. Utilitas, 23(4), 451-457.
Bruckner, D.W. (2011). Second-order preferences and instrumental rationality. Acta Analytica, 26(4), 367-385.
Bruckner, D.W. (2010). Subjective well-being and desire satisfaction. Philosophical Papers, 39(1), 1-28.
Bruckner, D.W. (2009). In defense of adaptive preferences. Philosophical Studies, 142(3), 307-324.
Bruckner, D.W. (2009). Silent prudence. Philosophical Explorations, 12(3), 349-364
Jennifer Gilley
Head Librarian
Gilley, J. (2012). This book is an action: A case for the study of feminist publishing. The International Journal of the Book, 9(1): 1-9.
Dr. Javier Gomez-Calderon
Professor of Mathematics
Gomez-Calderon, J. (2010). A note on cyclotomic subfields. Far East Journal of Mathematical Sciences, 47(1), 83-86.
Gomez-Calderon, J., & Bischoff, B. (2010). Integer-coefficient polynomials have prime rich images. Mathematics Magazine, 83(1).
Gomez-Calderon, J., & Perriello, A. (2008). Cyclotomic polynomials of the second kind. Far East Journal of Mathematical Sciences, 30(2), 211-219.
Dr. William Hamilton
Assistant Professor of Biology
Hamilton, W., & Sillman, D. Ecologist's notebook: Reflections on the natural world of Western Pennsylvania. Web.
Hamilton, W., & Sillman, D. Between stones and trees: An ecologist hikes Western Pennsylvania. Web.
Hamilton, W., & Sillman, D. Hiking the Baker Trail. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Nov. 13, 2010.
Dr. Craig Hammond
Assistant Professor of History
Hammond, J.C. (in press). Slavery, settlement, and empire: The expansion and growth of slavery in the interior of the North American continent, 1770-1820. Journal of the Early Republic.
Hammond, J.C., & Mason, M., Eds. (2011). Contesting slavery: The politics of bondage and freedom in the new American nation. Charlottesville: U of Virginia Press.
Hammond, J.C. (2011). "Uncontrollable necessity:" The local politics, geo-politics, and sectional politics of slavery expansion. In Hammond & Mason, (Eds.), Contesting slavery: The politics of bondage and freedom in the new American nation. Charlottesville: U of Virginia Press.
Hammond, J.C., & Mason. M. (2011). Contesting slavery: The politics of slavery in the early Republic. In Hammond & Mason, (Eds.), Contesting slavery: The politics of bondage and freedom in the new American nation. Charlottesville: U of Virginia Press.
Hammond, J.C. (2007). Slavery, freedom, and expansion in the early American west. Charlottesville: U of Virginia Press.
Dr. Richard J. Harnish
Associate Professor of Psychology
Bridges, K.R., Harnish, R.J., & Sillman, D.Y. (in press). Blogs in undergraduate psychology: Applications and advantages. In Excellence in teaching. Society for the Teaching of Psychology.
Kalavar, J.M., Bridges, K.R., & Harnish, R.J. (in press). Transnational care of the elderly. In K. Keith (Ed.), The encyclopedia of cross-cultural psychology. New York: Wiley.
Bridges, K.R., Harnish, R.J., & Sillman, D. (2012). Teaching undergraduate positive psychology: an active learning approach using student blogs. Psychology Learning & Teaching, 11(2), 228-237.
Harnish, R.J., Bridges, K.R., & Krajci, M.D. (2012). Evaluating advice: Self-presentational biases between high and low self-monitors. Psychology & Marketing, 29(4), 270-278.
Harnish, R.J., et al. (2011). Creating the foundation for a warmer classroom climate: Best practices in syllabus tone. The Observer (American Psychological Association) 24(1), 23-25.
Harnish, R.J., Bridges, K.R., Denillo, A.V., & Flaherty, M.L. (2011). Engaging students in applied social psychology. In Promoting student engagement (vol. 2): Activities, exercises, and demonstrations for psychology courses. American Psychological Association. 38-43.
Harnish, R.J., & Bridges, K.R. (2011). Effect of syllabus tone: Students' perceptions of instructor and course. Social Psychology of Education, 14(3), 319-330.
Bridges, K.R., & Harnish, R.J. (2010). Role of irrational beliefs in depression and anxiety: a review. Health, 2(8), 862-877.
Harnish, R.J., & Abbey, A. (2009). Is she hot or not? The impact of gender and alcohol on social comparisons of attractiveness and promiscuity. In A.T. Heatherton & V.A. Walcott (Eds.), Handbook of social interactions in the 21st century. Hauppage, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
Myron Hartman
Instructor in Engineering
Hartman, M. (Jan 2012). The future: What I did during my summer of 2011. TechNation, 64-65.
Hartman, M. (Dec 2011). The future: Capital equipment replacement calculator. TechNation, 70-73.
Hartman, M. (Jul 2011). The future: $500, the gift that keeps on giving. TechNation, 60-61.
Hartman, M. (Apr 2011). Educational outcomes and objectives for BET programs. TechNation, 60-61.
Hartman, M. (Jan 2011). ABET: Accreditation organization and volunteers for biomedical engineering technology. TechNation, 60-61.
Hartman, M. (Apr 2010). Career planning 101: Do you need training or education? TechNation, 48-49.
Hartman, M. (Jan 2010). Getting schooled: How a two-year degree can lead to a rewarding career. TechNation, 44-45.
Hartman, M.D. (2008). Benchmarking clinical engineering. In L. Atles (Ed.), A practicum for biomedical engineering and technology management issues. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing.
Hartman, M.D. (2008). Establishing an in-house biomedical program (Business planning & execution). In L. Atles (Ed.), A practicum for biomedical engineering and technology management issues. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing.
Dr. Jyotsna Kalavar
Associate Professor of Human Development & Family Studies
Kalavar, J.M. (2012). Elder abuse in India: Extrapolating from the experiences of seniors in India's 'pay and stay' homes. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 24(4): forthcoming.
Kalavar, J.M., & Jamuna, D. (2011). Aging of Indian women in India: The Experience of Older Women in Formal Care Homes. Journal of Women & Aging, 23(3), 203-215.
Kalavar, J.M., & Jamuna D. (2011). Ageing and the family system in India. In B.R. Singh (Ed.), Indian Family System: The Concept, Practices, and Current Relevance. (pp. 27-40). D.K. Printworld.
Kalavar, J.M., & Jamuna, D. (2008). Interpersonal relationships of elderly in selected old age homes in urban India. INTERPERSONA: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, (2)2, 193-216.
Joan Kowalski
Senior Instructor in Engineering
Kowalski, J. & Brockhoff, T.L. (2010). The FIRSTE decade of the new millennium. Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education National Conference. Louisville, Kentucky.
Dr. Rujirutana Mandhachitara
Associate Professor of Business Administration
Mandhachitara, R., & Piamphongsant, T. (2011). Professional women's variety-seeking behavior in fashion clothing: New York City and London. Academy of Marketing Studies Journal, 15(1): 23-43.
Mandhachitara, R., & Poolthong, Y. (2011). A model of customer loyalty and corporate social responsibility. Journal of Services Marketing, 25(2): 122-133.
Mandhachitara, R., & Lertwannawit, A. (2010). Comparative materialism value analysis of interpersonal effects on fashion consciousness and status consumption among metropolitan men. Global Marketing Conference, Tokyo, Japan, September 9-12
Mandhachitara, R., & Santimauro, F. (2009). Attaining niche sustainability in international wellness tourism. 1st Annual International Conference on Sustainable Enterprises of the Future. Sept. 13-15, 2009. Robert Morris University, Moon Township, PA.
Mandhachitara, R. (2009). Customer expectations of CSR, perceived service quality and brand affect in Thai retail banking. International Journal of Bank Marketing, 27(6): 408-427.
Mandhachitara, R. (2009). Exploring organic retail clustering in Bangkok. Proceedings of the Fifth Asia Pacific Retail Conference. August 25th-27th, Hong Kong.
Mandhachitara, R. (2009). Opening up a services market: The Thai spa industry. In A.V. Bala Krishna (Ed.), Spa industry: Coming of age. Hyderabad, India: Icfai University Press. 150-174.
Mandhachitara, R., & Piamphongsant, T. (2008). Psychological antecedents of career women's fashion clothing conformity. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, 12(4), 438-455.
Mandhachitara, R., & Shannon, R. (2008). Causal path modeling of grocery shopping in hypermarkets. Journal of Product & Brand Management, 17(5). 327-340.
Dr. Robert Mathers
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Mathers, R. & Meir, M.A.R., eds. (2011). Green Polymerization Methods: Renewable Starting Materials, Catalysis and Waste Reduction. Weinham, Germany: Wiley-VCH.
Mathers, R.T., Damodaran, K., Rendos, M.G., & Lavrich, M.S. (2009). Functional hyperbranched polymers using ring-opening metathesis polymerization of dicyclopentadiene with monoterpenes. Macromolecules, 42(5), 1512-1518.
Mathers, R.T., & Hoff, R. (Eds.). (2009). Handbook of transition metal polymerization catalysts. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Mathers, R.T., Damodaran, K., & Dhumal, N.R. (2008). Ab initio analysis of the local coordination environment of oligomers derived from polymerizing 5-Norbornene-2-carboxylic acid. Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM, 867, 5-9.
Mathers, R.T., LeBlond, C., Damodaran, K., Kushner, D.I., & Schram, V.A. (2008). A general polymerization method using hydroalkoxylation and hydrocarboxylation reactions catalyzed by triflic acid. Macromolecules, 41(3), 524-526.
Dr. Michael McGinnis
Associate Professor of Business Administration
Kohn, J.W., McGinnis, M.A., & Kara, A. (2011). A structural equation model assessment of logistics strategy. International Journal of Logistics Management, 22(3), 284-305.
McGinnis, M.A. (2010). A study of logistics strategies in small versus large U.S. manufacturing firms. Journal of Transportation Management, 21(1), 43-62.
McGinnis, M.A., Kohn, J.W., & Spillan, J.E. (2010). A longitudinal study of logistics strategy: 1990-2008. Journal of Business Logistics, 31(1), 217-235.
Kohn, J., McGinnis, M.A., & Spillan, J.E. (2009). A longitudinal study of private warehouse investment strategies. Journal of Transportation Management, 20(2), 71.
Spillan, J.E., McGinnis, M.A., & Kohn, J. (2009). Private warehouse investment strategies in small versus large manufacturing firms. Journal of Transportation Management, 20(2), 17.
McGinnis, M. Heartland and company. Operations and Supply Chain Management, 2(3), 150-153.
Dr. Dee McGonigle
Associate Professor of Nursing - Retired
McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. (Eds.). (2011). Integrating technology in nursing education: Tools for the knowledge era. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. (Eds.). (2009). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
Dr. Lois Rubin
Associate Professor of English
Rubin, Lois. (2010). Jewish identity over the life cycle: Poems by Maxine Kumin and Linda Pastan. Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 7(2).
Rubin, Lois. (2010). Maxine Kumin. In The Literary Encyclopedia. Available online at www.litencyc.com.
Rubin, Lois. (2009). Creativity in later life: The poetry of Maxine Kumin and Linda Pastan. Journal of Aging, Humanities, and the Arts, 3, 245-265.
Rubin, Lois. (2009). Maxine Kumin. In Gloria L. Cronin & Alan L. Berger (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Jewish-American Literature. New York: Facts on File, 155-156.
Rubin, Lois, ed. (2005). Connections and collisions: Identities in contemporary Jewish-American women's writing. Newark: U of Delaware Press.
Frank Santimauro
Instructor in Business Administration
Santimauro, F., & Mandhachitara, R. (2009). Attaining niche sustainability in international wellness tourism. 1st Annual International Conference on Sustainable Enterprises of the Future. Sept. 13-15, 2009. Robert Morris University, Moon Township, PA.
Deborah Sillman
Senior Instructor in Biology
Instructional Design Specialist
Bridges, K.R., Harnish, R.J., & Sillman, D. (2012). Teaching undergraduate positive psychology: an active learning approach using student blogs. Psychology Learning & Teaching, 11(2), 228-237.
Hamilton, W., & Sillman, D. Ecologist's notebook: Reflections on the natural world of Western Pennsylvania. Web.
Hamilton, W., & Sillman, D. Between stones and trees: An ecologist hikes Western Pennsylvania. Web.
Dr. Harold H. Smith, III
Associate Professor of Information Sciences & Technology
Smith, H., Smarkusky, D., & Corrigall, E. (2008). Defining projects to integrate evolving team fundamentals and project management skills. Journal of Information Systems Education, 19(1), 99-110.
Dr. David Wells
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Wells, D., & Faires, J.D. (Eds.) (2009). The Contest Problem Book IX. American Mathematics Competitions (AMC 12) 2001-2007. The Mathematical Association of America.
Dr. Jennifer Wood
Associate Professor of Communication Arts & Sciences
Hartnett, S., McCann, B., & Wood, J. (2011). Turning silence into speech and action: Prison activism and the pedagogy of empowered citizenship. Communication in Critical/Cultural Studies, 8(4), 331-352.
Wood, J.K., & Oates, T.P. (2009). Brand ex: The unhappy marriage of university branding and higher education. In T. Giberson & G. Giberson (Eds.), The knowledge economy academic and the commodification of higher education. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press. 193-203.
Dr. Yang Xu
Associate Professor of Business Administration
Xu, Y. (2011). Gender influences on mental models of firm strategies. Gender in Management, 26(7): 513-528.
Xu, Y. (2011). Entrepreneurial social capital and cognitive model of innovation. Management Research Review, 34(8): 910-926.
Xu, Y. (2011). A social-cognitive perspective on firm innovation. Journal of Strategic Innovation and Sustainability, 7(1): 11-27.
Xu, Y. (2011). Competitive network and competitive behavior: A study of the U.S. airline industry. Academy of Strategic Management Journal, 10(1): 45-63.
Xu, Y. (2010). Alliance network, TMT's knowledge structure, and technological innovation. Proceedings of the 2010 Academy of Management Conference.
Xu, Y. & Yang, Y. (2010). Student learning in business simulation: An empirical investigation. Journal of Education for Business, 85(4), 223-228.
Xu, Y. (2008). How important are entrepreneurial social capital and knowledge structures in new venture innovation? Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research. Babson College, MA. pp. 265-279.
Xu, Y. (2008). How important is social capital in forming entrepreneurial cognitions? Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA. CD-ROM.
Xu, Y. (2006). Social capital, cognitions, and firm innovation: Theoretical model and empirical studies. Dissertation. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
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