ORGSP NEWSLETTER
April 2011
LMU’s Medical Librarian
Ms. Lisa Travis has had a busy
four years since she first took the
position as Lincoln Memorial
University’s Medical Librarian.
She came to LMU from South
College in Knoxville, TN, where
she served as a librarian for five
years. Her role at Lincoln Memorial University now is to provide
reference assistance, collection
development support, bibliographic instruction, and circulation support to the faculty, staff,
and students within the DO and
PA programs of Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College
of Osteopathic Medicine. She has
an impressive list of scholarly activity beginning from the time she started here at
LMU. Following is a collection of activities that have not been listed in previous
issues of this newsletter. We are very proud to have Ms. Travis here at Lincoln
Memorial University!
HONOR
 Outstanding Research Project for research paper co-authored with Donna Palazzolo; LMU Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) program; December 10, 2010
PUBLICATIONS
 Smith, G. D., & Travis, L. (2011). Getting to know human papillomavirus
(HPV) and the HPV vaccines. JAOA: The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, 111(3, Suppl. 2), S29-S34. Retrieved from http://
www.jaoa.org/cgi/reprint/111/3_suppl_2/S29
 TEL lesson plans. (2010). Contributor. See lessons 64-66 for mathematics at
http://tntel.tnsos.org/telmanual.htm
 Travis, L. (2010). One of many free survey tools: Google Docs. Journal of
Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, 7(2), 105-114.
PRESENTATIONS
 Travis, L. (2011, March 24). Games, tutorials, and more: Partner to provide
helpful links for the curriculum. Presentation at TLA (Tennessee Library Association) Conference 2011, Murfreesboro, TN.
 Ames, F., Powers, E., Travis, L., & Warwick, S. (2010, November 14). Tips
for the creation and transformations of new medical libraries. Poster session
presented at the SC/MLA Annual Meeting, St. Petersburg, FL.
 Ames, F., Powers, E., Travis, L., & Warwick, S. (2010, April 7-9). Tips for
the creation and transformations of new medical libraries. Poster session presented by Elaine Powers at the AACOM (American Association of Colleges
of Osteopathic Medicine) Annual Meeting, North Bethesda, MD.
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LMU’s Medical Librarian (continued)
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Powers, E. G., Pierce, J., & Travis, L. (2009, May 19). “COOL” libraries’
use of web 2.0 tools. Poster session presented at the MLA Annual Meeting
and Exhibition, Honolulu, HI.
SERVICE
 Librarian Selector for Anatomy/Physiology, Medicolegal Issues, and Nursing
Informatics/ Member of the Editorial Board of Doody’s Core Titles (CT),
Doody’s CT 2011
 Judge for papers and posters, SC/MLA Annual Meeting; St. Petersburg, FL;
November 14-15, 2010
 Reviewer, Resume Review Project, Tennessee Valley Chapter of the Special
Libraries Association, 2010-2011
 Tenn-Share Electronic Resources Committee (TSERC) Special Library Product Review Committee, June 2010 – present
 Vice Chair, Council of Osteopathic Librarians (COOL), 2009 – present
 Secretary, Tennessee Health Science Library Association (THeSLA), 2009 –
present
 Librarian Selector for Nursing Theory / Member of the Editorial Board of
Doody’s Core Titles (CT), Doody’s CT 2009, 2009
 Research Committee Chair, Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association
(SC/MLA), 2008 – 2009
 Judge for posters and paper; SC/MLA Annual Meeting; Birmingham, AL;
October 2008
 Librarian Selector for Radiologic Technology and Medical Physics / Member
of the Editorial Board of Doody’s Core Titles (CT), Doody’s CT 2008.
Article information provided by Lisa Travis. Photo
taken in LMU-DCOM building.
Recent Publications and Conferences by Dr. Shu-li Chen
Dr. Shu-li Chen also has an impressive list of scholarly activity recently, which
has not yet been listed in the newsletter and is listed below.
 Brown, J. W. Chen, S.-L., Mefford, L., Callen, B., Brown, A., McArthur, P.,
& Pickwell, J., & Holt, W. (2011). ―Becoming an older volunteer: A
grounded theory study.‖ Nursing Research and Practice, doi:10.1155/NRP.
 Chen, S.-L. (2011, Jan.). AACN 2011 Doctoral Education Conference: Innovations and Challenges in Doctoral Nursing Education, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Contact Hours: 17.25, Completed Date: January
26-29, 2011, San Diego, CA
 Chen, S.-L. (2011, March). Elder’s Housing Network. Invited to speak at the
International Conference of Demented Elderly Care, Chiayi, Taiwan, Republic of China.
 Chen, S.-L., Modrcin, M. A., & McGuire, S. (2011, July). Building an evidence-based graduate nursing program: A feasibility study in Tennessee,
USA. Abstract submitted on December 1, 2010, for paper presentation in
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, 22st International
Nursing Research Congress. Cancun, Mexico.
Article information provided by Dr. Shu-li Chen
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Recent Scholarly Activity in the Business Department
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Dr James F. Hoelscher, Assistant
Professor of Management at the
Lincoln Memorial University
School of Business, attended and
presented his research to the Annual Conference of the Northeast
Decision Sciences Institute
(NEDSI) held in Montreal, CN,
from Apr. 14-16, 2011. He also
attended various AM sessions
At left is Dr Luis E. Rivera, Professor of Fialong with presenting his paper
nance, Dowling College, New York and Editor―The Ethics of Yield Spread Prein-Chief, Journal of Business and Economics;
mium: A Case Study of Illinois
and the dissertation mentor of Dr. James HoelMortgage Brokers/Bankers.‖ Sev- scher, at right. This photo was taken recently at
eral suggestions were made regard- the Annual Conference of the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute held in Montreal, CN in
ing the possibility of a follow-up
April. Article information and photo provided
study using the same population to by Dr. Jack McCann and Dr. Suhanya Aravaobtain results pre- and post-Dodd- mudhan.
Frank Financial Regulation bill. In
addition, he chaired a session over two presentations entitled: ―Private Benefits‖ and ―CEO Compensation.‖
Drs. Jack McCann, Don McCarren, and Okeniyi Oke attended the Society for
Advancement of Management International Business (SAMIB) Conference in
Orlando, Florida, held on March 31-April 3, 2011.
Drs. Jack McCann, Suhanya Aravamudhan, Don McCarren, Okeniyi Oke, coauthored: "The Antecedents to Microlending as Corporate Strategy." The paper was presented by McCann, McCarren, and Oke to the SAMIB conference.
The paper was produced as a result of an LMU mini-grant and will be published in proceedings of the conference and also has an opportunity to be published in the SAM Advance Management Journal, if chosen from among the
other conference submissions.
Dr. Jack McCann and Dr. Roget Holt co-authored: ―Sustainable Leadership:
A Manufacturing Perspective.‖ This paper was presented by Dr. McCann to
the SAMIB conference. It will be published in proceedings of the conference
and has been accepted for publication in an upcoming edition of the International Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing (IJSM).
Dr. Oke and Dr. McCann also served as discussants in several sessions of the
MIB conference.
On Monday, April 4, 2011, the Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) Students
In Free Enterprise (SIFE) advanced to the SIFE USA National competition
after competing at the SIFE USA Regional Competition held in Atlanta, GA.
Fifty-seven teams from four-year institutions competed at the regional competition with 27 advancing. The national competition will take place May 10-12
in Minneapolis, MN. The LMU SIFE team advanced after competing against
Fort Valley State University, The University of Alabama, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, Florida State University and Voorhees College.
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Recent Scholarly Activity in the Business Department (Continued)
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The LMU SIFE team has 19 active members including the presenting team of
Trevor Jones, Chris Graves, Lia Bevins, Trey Goins, JR Roden, Sofia Lopez
Mimendi, and Carla Dunn. Assistant Professor of Management, Christy Graham, serves as the program advisor. SIFE has been active at LMU for eight
years and this is the fifth time that the team has won their region to advance to
the Nationals. During this academic year, the LMU SIFE team organized several projects, including the Campbell’s Let’s Can Hunger Food Drive, as well
as a workshop called International Etiquette 101 that featured several international speakers discussing business etiquette in their home countries. SIFE is
an international non-profit organization active on more than 1,400 university
campuses in 48 countries. SIFE teams create economic opportunities in their
communities by organizing outreach projects that focus on market economics,
entrepreneurship, personal financial success skills and business ethics.
Suhanya Aravamudhan has had a recent article entitled ―Market Segmentation
of non-adopters of balanced scorecard using CHAID analysis‖ published in
the International Journal of Data analysis Techniques and Strategies, Vol.3,
No.2, pp.143-158.
Dr. Jack McCann has had a recent article published in the Journal of Multidisciplinary Research. The article is entitled ―Product or Customer Centered Organizations and Leadership Styles.‖ The citation for this article is: McCann,
J. (2011). ―Product or Customer Centered Organizations and Leadership
Styles.‖ Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, Vol. 3, No. 1, Spring 2011, pp
65-80. ISSN 1947 (print); ISSN 1947-2919 (online).
For just a brief overview of Dr. McCann’s work, the abstract from the article
states: ―The purpose of this study was to determine whether organizations in
the United States are product or customer centered, as perceived by their marketing managers. The research was designed to evaluate the levels of product
centered and customer centered behaviors in United States organizations. This
study included a target population of the 2009 Fortune 500 companies in the
United States. Product or customer orientation, and outcome factors, were
rated by marketing managers in these organizations using the Product Centered or Customer Centered Questionairre (V-1). Leadership orientation and
outcome factors were measured through direct report ratings of CEOs Multifactor Leadership Questionairre (MLQ 5X) (short form). The research addressed the following questions: Are organizations in the United States product or customer centered, as perceived by their marketing managers? Is there
a correlation between product and customer centered tendencies and leadership orientation and outcome measures of the multi-factor leadership questionnaire?‖
Dr. Peevely and Dr. Brown Co-author Paper
Dr. Gary Peevely presented a paper at the American Education Research Association annual conference in New Orleans, LA on Sunday, April 10. The title of the
paper was "Resource Equity and Education Outcomes in the Multiethnic Southeastern Black Belt" The co-author of the paper was Dr. Benjamin Brown, also a
professor in the Education Doctorate program.
Article provided by Dr. Gary Peevely
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Lincoln Museum’s Civil War Symposium
The Lincoln Museum’s Humanities and Fine Arts Symposium was Thursday,
April 7. These are very interdisciplinary presentations with faculty, student and
even staff participating. Dr. Joanna Neilson organizes one of these per semester
for the entire campus. This may be a good vehicle to expand campus-wide participation in scholarly activities.
Article provided by Thomas Mackie
Dr. Carter Attends the ITEEA
Dr. Karen Carter attended the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association's (ITEEA) to present a book written with six others entitled: The
Connection to the 21st Century Workforce: Technology and Engineering Education. Dr. Carter’s contribution was Chapter 2: Occupations of the 21st Century.
Article provided by Dr. Karen Carter
Recent Scholarly Activity in the Department of Social Work
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Dr. Kay Paris and Ms. Rebecca Patterson presented on ―Helping Field Supervisors Accept 2008 EPAS Changes‖ at the 28th Annual Meeting of the Association for Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors, February 24, 2011,
in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Dr. Kay Paris and Ms. Rebecca Patterson participated in the Council on Social Work Education Reaffirmation Workshop, March 4, 2011, in Alexandria,
Virginia.
Article provided by Dr. Kay Paris
Recent Scholarly Activity from Dr. Adam Rollins
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LMU Assistant Professor of Biology, Dr. Adam W. Rollins, co-authored a
poster entitled, ―Dictyostelid Cellular Slime Molds of Kenya‖ which was presented at the 86th Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science
on April 2, 2011.
Dr. Rollins also presented a talk entitled, ―Myxomycetes, Dictyoselid Cellular
Slime Molds, and Algae Associated with Soils of Different Forest Types in
the Great Smoky Mountains National Park‖ at the 14th annual Discover Life
in America ATBI Conference on April 8,
2011.
Article provided by Dr. Adam Rollins
Recent Scholarly Activity from Dr. Peggy Quarles
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Dr. Quarles presented on Emotional Intelligence at the Association of Teacher
Educators on February 2011 in Orlando, Florida.
Dr. Quarles presented on Emotional Intelligence at the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning International Conference on March 2011 at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, GA.
Dr. Quarles had an article published entitled "Multicultural Education Should
be Number One Goal in Every Classroom" in the Tennessee Association of
Supervision and Curriculum Development Journal in Spring 2011.
Dr. Quarles has served on three dissertation committees to date and has two
more upcoming at LMU in Spring 2011.
Dr. Quarles will be a Presentation Proposal Reviewer for the Association of
Teacher Educators Conferences in Philadelphia (Summer 2011) and San Antonio (March 2012).
Information provided by Dr. Peggy Quarles
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Recent Scholarly Activity from Dr. Natalie Shirley
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Dr. Natalie Shirley was invited to an oral presentation at a Platform Session at the American Association Anatomists Annual Meetings held in Washington, D.C. from April 9-13. The presentation was
entitled The Medial Clavicular Epiphysis: Evidence
for Secular Change in Skeletal Maturation. It was
given as part of the Biological Anthropology Platform Session held on Monday, April 11.
Dr. Shirley presented a poster at the American Association of Physical Anthropologists Annual Meetings held in Minneapolis, MN from April 1316. The poster was entitled Secular Change in
Clavicle Length in the American Population (1840-1970). The poster was developed by Natalie Shirley and Sandra Cridlin, and it was presented Friday,
April 15 as part of the Human Biology/Growth and Development session. The
abstract is published in American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Volume
52, Supplement, p. 273.
Dr. Shirley had an article published in Clinical Anatomy 24(3): 372-80, which
was co-authored by Shirley NR, Wilson RJ, and Meadows Jantz L. and entitled ―Cadaver Use at the University of Tennessee’s Anthropological Research
Facility.‖
Article and photo provided by Dr. Natalie Shirley
Recent Scholarly Activity from Elissa Graff, Assistant Professor of Art
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Elissa Graff presented a paper entitled "Preserving Traditional Culture in the
Cumberland Gap - A Follow Up" during the Reflections on Educational Studies session at the Thirty-Fourth Annual Appalachian Studies Conference.
Elissa Graff's conference paper from the School of Visual Arts 24th Annual
National Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists: ―Green,
Greener, Greenest: Romancing Nature Again‖ has been published in the proceedings journal. The paper can be read on pages 143-149 of http://
media.schoolofvisualarts.edu/sva/media/18944/medium/Proceedings2010.pdf
Article provided by Elissa Graff
Recent Scholarly Activity from Dr. Ann Callahan
Dr. Ann Callahan's workshop
proposal, ―Teaching Spiritual
Care: Resources & Results‖
has been selected for inclusion
in the program at National Association of Christians in Social Work's 61st Convention in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in
October 2011.
Article provided by Dr. Ann Callahan
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Recent Grant Submissions
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Dr. Natalie Shirley, LMU-DCOM; Lee Jantz and Mohamed Mahfouz, University of Tennessee—Application for grant submitted to NIF.
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Dr. Natalie Shirley, LMU-DCOM; Mohamed Mahfouz, University of Tennessee; Nicholas Herrman, Mississippi State University—Application for
grant submitted to NIF.
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Dr. Natalie Shirley, LMU-DCOM; Mohamed Mahfouz, University of Tennessee—Application for grant submitted to NIF.
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Robert Sabbatini—Applications submitted to the Charles M. and Mary D.
Grant Foundation and the Scripps-Howard Foundation for LMU College
Bound: Can You See It? A program designed to prepare middle school students for college.
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James Dawson—Application submitted to the BlueCross BlueShield Tennessee Foundation for the Math Science Center.
Upcoming Funding Opportunities and Deadlines
Details and deadlines for each opportunity can be found by clicking on the corresponding links. This list can also be found on the ORGSP website under funding
sources, as well as a variety of public, private, and institutional funding source
databases.
http://www.lmunet.edu/curstudents/ORGSP/funding-sources.shtml
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Federal Registrar
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Minorities / Women
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April 2011
Foundations Corner
By Martha Scheidler, Director of Foundations
Hurry up and wait! That seems to be the way I
feel when submitting grant proposals. The narrative and budget must be edited and polished,
attachments gathered and arranged in the exact
order requested. One final proof and then the
document gets mailed or electronically filed.
And then we wait, sometimes up to nine months
for a response. Foundation boards and program
officers will evaluate the myriad of applications
they receive to ensure that the organizations and
projects they are funding will be successful.
I recently served on a peer review panel for the
Tennessee Arts Commission. Lest you think that
sounds impressive, let me assure you that reviewing 25 grant applications is not that easy!
However, it was a great opportunity to compare
and analyze writing styles. Here are some key reminders for all grant seekers:
Answer the question! If the question is on evaluation, explain the evaluation
process.
Don’t just say that you do something, explain how you do it. If you say you
―empower girls‖ tell the reviewer how you do that.
Pay attention to detail. If you are cutting and pasting from one document
into another make sure your sentences actually make sense.
Follow directions. Font size does matter!
Spell out acronyms as close to the top of each page as possible. The reviewer should not have to guess what the ABC, DEF and XYZ programs
stand for.
Be concise. The reviewer should be able to easily follow your narrative.
So what? You may have a terrific program and a lot of participants but you
need to show the foundation that you make a difference, serve a need or
impact lives.
Be accountable. You will need to send the foundation a report on activities.
Keep good records of your expenses and track evaluations.
And all those things make for a well written grant proposal. Now we must
sit back and wait!
You can reach Martha at:
(423) 869 - 6398
or
martha.scheidler@lmunet.edu
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A Note From the LMU Institutional Review Board
Please remember that all research proposals and projects involving human subjects, must
have IRB approval prior to the presentation of any information gathered during the
course of the research.
Under federal policy, the IRB cannot grant retroactive IRB approval.
For more information regarding the LMU IRB, please visit
http://www.lmunet.edu/curstudents/ORGSP/IRB.shtml.
ORGSP Contact Information
pauline.lipscomb@lmunet.edu
or call (423) 869-6214
carolyn.gulley@lmunet.edu
or call (423) 869-6291
laura.gambrel@lmunet.edu
or call (423) 869-6834
If your grant award, application, presentation, or
publication has not been mentioned in this edition, please forward your information to us using the contact information listed.
The ORGSP is located in Duke Hall, Suite 304
As a reminder, all applications for external funding must first begin by contacting the
ORGSP.
The ORGSP staff would like to thank everyone
for their submissions to the newsletter!