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Faculty achievements during 2021

FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS CALENDAR YEAR 2021

Compiled by Vicky Ruklic and Stefanie Bluemle, Thomas Tredway Library

Arkle, Jeanette C., J. Weber, E. Enkelmann, L. A. Owen, and R. Govers, et al. “Exhumation of the Coastal Metamorphic Belt above the Subduction-to-Transform Transition, in the Southeast Caribbean Plate Corner.” Tectonics, vol. 40, no. 8, 2021.

Burgchardt, Lucy. “The Rhetorical Colonization of Ancestral Puebloan Heritage Places.” Spectra: The Online Magazine of the National Communication Association, 9 Nov. 2021,>.

Burnham, Jennifer L., K.K. Burnham, J.A. Johnson, and A. Huffman. “Migratory Movements of Atlantic Puffins Fratercula arctica naumanni from High Arctic Greenland." PLOS ONE, vol. 16, no. 5, 2021.

Burnham,  Jennifer L., K. K. Burnham, F. K. Meyer, M. M. Chumchal, and J. A. Johnson. “Mercury Contamination of Seabird and Sea Duck Eggs from High Arctic Greenland.” Polar Biology, vol. 44, 2021, pp. 1195-1202.

Calder, Lendol. “Beyond Coverage: Reinventing the Introductory History Course.” Swedish History Teachers Association, 23 Sep. 2021, Uppsala University, Sweden.

Calder, Lendol, and Robert Williams. “Must History Students Write History Essays?” Journal of American History, vol. 107, no. 4, 2021, pp. 926–941.

Croll, Paul, M. O. Hunt, and M. Krysan. “Public Beliefs about the Black/White Socioeconomic Status Gap: What's “Upbringing” Got to Do with It?” Social Science Quarterly, vol. 103, no. 1, 2022, first published 9 Dec. 2021, pp. 82-89.

Day, Kirsten. “Classical Allusions in HBO's Westworld.” Illinois Classical Conference, 14 Aug. 2021, online.

Edmonds, Shaun. “Is Injury ‘On Brand’? Examining the Contexts of the CrossFit Injury Connection.” The Palgrave Handbook of Sport, Politics and Harm, edited by Stephen Wagg and Allyson M. Pollock, Palgrave Macmillan, 2021, pp. 405-428.

Edmonds, Shaun, N. L. Malcom, C. Gipson, C. Hauff, and H. Bennett. “Negotiating the Funhouse: CrossFit Women and the Looking Glass Athlete.” Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, vol. 29, no. 2, 2021, pp. 95-105.

Ehrlich, Nina. Outstanding Studio Teacher award, Illinois chapter of the American String Teachers Association, 2020-2021.

Farmer, Dawn. “Ludomusicology: An Overview and Experience.” 9 Feb. 2021, Windsor [Canada] Youth Symphony Orchestra, online. Guest Lecture.

Farmer, Dawn. “My Path as a Music Educator.” California State University, San Bernardino, Music Education Symposium, 25 Mar. 2021, online. Guest Lecture.

Farmer, Dawn M., J. Baumanis, and L. Webb. “Collegiate Band Directors: Gender, Rank, Title.” Women Band Directors International Conference, 8 Jul. 2021, online.

Farmer, Dawn M., J. Baumanis, and L. Webb. “An Examination of Collegiate Band Directors.” Illinois Music Education Association, 1 May 2021, online.

Farmer, Dawn M., and Ken Douglas. “Studebaker Girls’ Glee Club: Gendered Vocational Music Learning.” Oxford Virtual Symposium on the History of Music Education, 4 Jun. 2021, online.

Farmer, Dawn M., and Thomas Kloss. “Music Education Research Citations: A Replication Study.” Pan-American International Society for Music Education Conference, 5 Aug. 2021, online.

Farmer, Dawn M., and Thomas Kloss. “A Re-evaluation of Journal Eminence in Music Education.” Desert Skies International Symposium for Music Education, 18 Feb. 2021, online.

Gehler, Scott, I. Costa, and A. Michalak. “The Effects of Diosmetin and Primuletin on MDA-MB-231 Breast Cancer Cells.” LSMRCE Conference, Oct. 2021, online.

Gehler, Scott, I. Costa, and A. Michalak. “The Flavonoids Diosmetin and Primuletin Alter Focal Adhesion Formation to Influence Breast Epithelial Cell Adhesion and Migration.” ASCB-EMBO Annual Meeting, Dec. 2021, online.

Gehler, Scott, S. Wick, S. Raut, and S. Lo. “You Can Publish This Too! Developing, Publishing, and Highlighting Innovative Classroom Activities.” ASCB-EMBO Annual Meeting, Dec. 2021, online.

Gillette, Meg. “The Queer Fiction of Alice French.” David D. Anderson Award for Outstanding Essay in Midwestern Literary Studies. 2021 Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature Symposium, 26 May 2021, online. Keynote Address.

Gould, Deke. Publication: “Future Minds and a New Challenge to Anti-Natalism.” Bioethics. 35(8). 793-800. 

Gould, Deke. Presentation: with R.M. Farley. “A Rossian Account of the Normativity of Logic.” Southwestern Philosophical Society. October 2021. Published this January 2022. 38(1) 103-113. 

Gould, Deke. Presentation: “Possibilities and Properties: Concrete Modal Realism, Platonism, and Similarity.” Northwest Philosophy Conference. November 2021. 

Hann, Lena, J. Austin Williamson, and N. Ingraham. “Mixed-Methods Study of HS Patient-Provider and Patient-Partner Communications.” 6th Annual Symposium on Hidradenitis Suppurativa Advances (SHSA), 24 Sep. 2021, online.

Hann, Lena R., and Andréa Becker. “‘It Makes It More Real’: Examining Ambiguous Fetal Meanings in Abortion Care.” Social Science & Medicine, vol. 272, Mar. 2021.

Hann, Lena R., et al. “What Is Pregnancy Tissue Viewing and Why Is It Client-Centered Care?” Later Abortion Initiative, Ibis Reproductive Health, Jan. 2021.

Jahan, Labiba, R. Mittal, and M. Finlayson. “Inducing Stereotypical Character Roles from Plot Structure.” The 2021 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (EMNLP), 7-11 Nov. 2021, online and in the Barceló Bávaro Convention Centre, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

Jakielski, Kathy.  Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant, Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia, 2021-22.

Kivisto, Peter, editor. The Cambridge Handbook of Social Theory. Cambridge UP, 2021. 2 vols.

Kivisto, Peter, J. C. Alexander, and G. Sciortino, editors. Populism in the Civil Sphere. Cambridge Polity, 2021.

Kivisto, Peter,  J. Sverdljuk, T. M. H. Joranger, and E. K. Jackson, editors. Nordic Whiteness and Migration to the USA: A Historical Exploration of Identity. Routledge, 2021.

Kosnick, Kiki. “Gender-Inclusive French?: Tips for Self-Expression and Allyship.” Apr. 2021, North Central College. Invited Talk and Workshop.

Kosnick, Kiki. “Inclusive Language Pedagogy for (Un)Teaching Gender in French.” Teaching Diversity and Inclusion: Examples from a French-Speaking Classroom, edited by E. Nicole Meyer and Eilene Hoft-March, Routledge, 2021, pp. 57-67.

Kosnick, Kiki. “Le français non-binaire: astuces et stratégies.” Apr. 2021, Wake Forest University. Invited Talk and Workshop.

Kosnick, Kiki. “Non-Binary and Gender-Inclusive French: Tips for Self-Expression and Allyship.” Sep. 2021, Wichita State University.

Kosnick, Kiki. “Teaching French for All Genders.” Réunion de printemps of the Chicago and Northern Illinois chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French, 1 May 2021.

Kosnick, Kiki. “Teaching Non-Binary and Gender-Inclusive French.” American Association of Teachers of French Annual Convention, 7 Jul. 2021, online.

Kosnick, Kiki, and Vickie R. Phipps. “Inclusive Language and the Contested Space between the Proper and the Improper: Re-envisioning Pronouns and the Articulation of Queer Experience.” 27th Annual Lavender Languages and Linguistics Conference, May 2021, online.

Lee, Dan. “Eagle Flying over the Rock River, Watched by the Silvery Moon.” Photographic Exploration Project, 29 Jan.- 25 Feb. 2021, Bereskin Fine Art Gallery & Studio, Bettendorf, Iowa. Photograph in a Juried Exhibit.

Lee, Dan. “Two Students Enjoying a New Snowfall at Augustana College.” Photographic Exploration Project, 29 Jan.- 25 Feb. 2021, Bereskin Fine Art Gallery & Studio, Bettendorf, Iowa. Photograph in a Juried Exhibit.

Leech, Brian, J. “Mining, Music, and Misery: Examining the Popular Songs of Mining Labor.” Mining History Association Annual Conference, Jun. 2021, online.

Leech, Brian, J. “New Timey Prospecting: Mining as Tech Metaphor and Environmental Consequence.” Association for the Study of Literature and Environment Biennial Conference, Jul. 2021, online.

Leech, Brian J., and Christopher Strunk. “Making Locals through Local Agriculture: Citizenship and Urban Gardens in Rock Island, Illinois, 1913-2018.” Food, Culture & Society, vol. 24, no. 5, 2021, pp. 639–662.

Lehman, Lauryn. “Assessing Diversity in Library Collections: Reflections on Augustana College’s 2021 Library Diversity Audit.” Oberlin Group DEI and Antiracism Lightning Talks, 14 Jul. 2021, online.

Mahn, Jason A. “Meaning and Purpose in a Time of Crisis.” Christian Scholars’ Conference, 9-11 Jun. 2021, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN.

Mahn, Jason A. Neighbor Love through Fearful Days: Finding Purpose and Meaning in a Time of Crisis. Fortress, 2021.

Mahn, Jason A. “Sickness and Salvations: American Religion and Christian Hope as Responses to Pandemics.” American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting, 22 Nov. 2021, San Antonio, TX.

Marklevits, Farah. “Each Day.” These Interesting Times: Surviving 2020 in the Quad Cities, edited by Misty Urban, Midwest Writing Center Press, 2021. Poem.

Marklevits, Farah. “Walk and Talk.” These Interesting Times: Surviving 2020 in the Quad Cities, edited by Misty Urban, Midwest Writing Center Press, 2021. Poem.

Murphy, Kimberly A., L. J. Ritchie, E. R. Curtis, and R. D. Welch. “Profiling Myxococcus xanthus Swarming Phenotypes through Mutation and Environmental Variation.” Journal of Bacteriology, vol. 203, no. 23, 2021.

Perreau, Ann E. “Counseling the Tinnitus Patient Using Tinnitus Activities Treatment.” Iowa conference on Management of the Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Patient, 12 Aug. 2021, online.

Perreau, Ann E. “Smartphone Apps for Tinnitus.” Iowa conference on Management of the Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Patient, 13 Aug. 2021, online.

Perreau, Ann E. “Tinnitus Protocols and Outcome Measures: Input from Expert Tinnitus Clinicians.” Signia Tinnitus Virtual Workshop, 24 Jun. 2021, online. Panel Discussion.

Perreau, Ann E., M. Bastida, and R. Tyler. “Differences in Tinnitus Subgroups in Tinnitus Quality, Distress and Characteristics.” American Auditory Society annual meeting, 5 Mar. 2021, online.

Perreau, Ann E., E. Fetscher, and R. Tyler. “Smartphone Apps for Tinnitus Assessment and Management.” Illinois Academy of Audiology Virtual Convention, 29 Jan. 2021, online.

Perreau, Ann E., and T. Gosa. “Tinnitus Trends, Tips, and Hearing Loss Intervention.” Quad City Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 20 May 2021, online. Webinar.

Perreau, Ann E., R. S. Tyler, V. Frank, A. Watts, and P. C. Mancini. “Use of a Smartphone App for Cochlear Implant Patients with Tinnitus.” American Journal of Audiology, vol. 30, no. 3, 2021, pp. 676-687.

Phipps, Vickie R., and Kiki Kosnick. “Inclusive Language and the Contested Space Between the Proper and the Improper: Re-envisioning Pronouns and the Articulation of Queer Experience.” 27th Annual Lavender Languages and Linguistics Conference, May 2021, online.

Rathgeber, Jesse, et al. “Co-Conceptualizing Disability, Inclusion, Pedagogy, Curriculum, and Professional Vision through a Disability Studies-Centric Professional Learning Community.” Society for Music Teacher Education Symposium, Sept. 2021, University of North Carolina Greensboro.

Rathgeber, Jesse, et al. “Co-Conceptualizing Disability, Inclusion, Pedagogy, Curriculum, and Professional Vision through a Disability Studies-Centric Professional Learning Community.” Virginia Music Education Association Conference, Nov. 2021, Greater Richmond Convention Center, Richmond, VA.

Rathgeber, Jesse, et al. “Voices of Faculty with Disabilities.” JMU Diversity Conference, Mar. 2021, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Rathgeber, Jesse, and Cara Faith Bernard. “When I Say ‘Modern,’ You Say ‘Band’: A Critical Narrative of Modern Band and Little Kids Rock as Music Education Curriculum.” Journal of Popular Music Education, vol. 5, no. 3, 2021, pp. 337-358.

Rathgeber, Jesse, and Gina R. Greher, et al. “Creative Music-Making at Your Fingertips: Embracing Digital Musicianship.” 12th International Conference for Research in Music Education, Apr. 2021, Royal College of Music, London.

Rathgeber, Jesse, and Alice M. Hammel. “Living at the Intersection of Tablets, Music, and Disability.” Creative Music Making at Your Fingertips: A Mobile Technology Guide for Music Educators, edited by Gina R. Greher and Suzanne L. Burton, Oxford UP, 2021, pp. 29-42.

Rathgeber, Jesse, R. Kenaga, and D. A. Stringham. “Developing Wide-Awakeness through General Music Practica with Marginalized Populations.” Mountain Lake Colloquium for Teachers of General Music Methods, May 2021, Pembroke, VA.

Rathgeber, Jesse, R. Kenaga, and D. A. Stringham. “Developing Wide-Awakeness Through General Music Practica with Marginalized Populations.” Virginia Music Education Association Conference, Nov. 2021, Greater Richmond Convention Center, Richmond, VA.

Rathgeber, Jesse, B. Olesko, and D. A. Stringham. “Surveying the Terrain: Music Teachers’ Reflections on Their Work in General Music Contexts.” Mountain Lake Colloquium for Teachers of General Music Methods, May 2021, Pembroke, VA.

Rathgeber, Jesse, and David A. Stringham. “Becoming Music Teachers In the Time of COVID-19: A Mixed-Method Investigation of Music Teachers’ Professional Visions.” Journal of Music, Health, and Wellbeing, Autumn 2021.

Rathgeber, Jesse, D. A. Stringham, and D. Miaw. “(Be)Coming Back Better: A Case Study of Music Teacher VIsion Through COVID-19.” Society for Music Teacher Education Symposium, Sep. 2021, University of North Carolina Greensboro.

Rathgeber, Jesse, D. A. Stringham and D. Miaw, “(Be)Coming Back Better: A Case Study of Music Teacher VIsion Through COVID-19.” Virginia Music Education Association Conference, Nov. 2021, Greater Richmond Convention Center, Richmond, VA.

Schussheim-Anderson, Rowen. Color Field Tapestries. 3 Mar.-29 Apr. 2021, Quad Cities International Airport, Moline, IL. Art Exhibition.

Schwartz, David Asa. Modern Sports around the World: History, Geography, and Sociology. ABC-CLIO, 2021.

Strasser, Jeffery C., J. R. Malone, D. H. Malone, M. D. D’Emic, and L. Brown, et al. “Jurassic Dinosaurs on the Move: Gastrolith Provenance and Long-Distance Migration.” Terra Nova, vol. 33, no. 4, 2021, pp. 375-382.

Strunk, Christopher R., and Brian J. Leech. “Making Locals through Local Agriculture: Citizenship and Urban Gardens in Rock Island, Illinois, 1913-2018.” Food, Culture & Society, vol. 24, no. 5, 2021, pp. 639–662.

Terronez, Micaela. “Touring the Teruo Okada Papers at Knox College.” 2021 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Archives Conference, 13 May 2021, online.

Terronez, Micaela, and Pilar Marce. “Migration is Beautiful.” University of Iowa Latinx Youth Summit, 3 Nov. 2021, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. Invited Presentation.

Varallo, Sharon. Austin E. Knowlton Foundation grant to establish the Augustana Prison Education Program, 2021.

Varallo, Sharon. Bard Prison Initiative Summer Residency, 2021.

Varallo, Sharon. Invitation for the Augustana Prison Education Program to join the Bard Prison Initiative Consortium, 2021.

Williams, Kam. “Accessibility in a COVID-19 World.” EvoLLLution, 23 Mar. 2021.

Williamson, J. Austin, Lena Hann, and N. Ingraham. “Mixed-Methods Study of HS Patient-Provider and Patient-Partner Communications.” 6th Annual Symposium on Hidradenitis Suppurativa Advances (SHSA), 24 Sept. 2021, online.

Wolff, Michelle. “Companion Sex Robots: Racialized Household Economics.” Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, vol. 37, no. 2, 2021, pp. 43-64, 2021 Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza New Scholars Award Winner.

Wolff, Michelle. “The Role of Religion in Transnational Intersex and Trans Analytics.” National Women’s Studies Association, 17 Sep. 2021, online.

Wolff, Michelle. “Sacred Texts, Religious Feminisms: Is There Room for Religion in Revolutions?” National Women’s Studies Association, 17 Sep. 2021, online.

Xiao, Peter. INuNdATIONS. 7 May-18 Jun. 2021, Quad City Arts, Rock Island, IL. Exhibition.

Xiao, Peter. “Istoria (Homage to Lorenzetti).” Bigger than Big, juried by Melanie Pennington, Jul. 2021, The In Art Gallery. Online Exhibition.

Xiao, Peter. “Through.” Bigger than Big, juried by Melanie Pennington, Jul. 2021, The In Art Gallery. Online Exhibition. Award of Excellence winner.

Xiao, Peter, et al. Our Common Loss. 16 Aug.-16 Sep. 2021, Memorial Union Gallery, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND. Juried Exhibition.