Cameron University
Faculty Scholarship Exhibit
Recognizing Scholarly Activities of the Faculty of
Cameron University
April 2010
MISSION STATEMENT
Cameron University provides a diverse and dynamic student
body access to quality educational opportunities; fosters a
student-centered academic environment that combines
innovative classroom teaching with experiential learning;
prepares students for professional success, responsible
citizenship, life-long learning, and meaningful contributions to a
rapidly changing world; and is a driving force in the cultural life
and economic development of the region.
CORE VALUES
 Student Learning
 Excellence in teaching, scholarship, service, and mentoring
 Leadership in our community and region
 Shared Governance
 Diversity
 Responsible Stewardship of public and private resources,
the public trust, and Cameron’s future.
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CAMERON UNIVERSITY FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP
EXHIBIT
Dr. John McArthur, Vice President for Academic Affairs
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Dr. Oris Odom II, Dean
Ali Soylu (with Quincy Jones and Teddy Neighbors)
Publication
 “A Continuous Struggle: Employment Discrimination.” The Global Studies
Journal, 2009.
Presentation
 “Alterations of Recruiting Practices in the Face of Changing Physician Values
and the Federal Self-Referral and Anti-Kickback Laws.” American Institute of
Higher Education, Nashville, TN, 2009.
Presentation
 “Age Discrimination in Relation to Downsizing.” The 40th Annual Conference
of Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), New Orleans, Louisiana, 2009.
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SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Dr. Ronna Vanderslice, Dean
Jennifer Dennis (with Mary John O’Hair)
Presentation
 “Overcoming Obstacles in the Use of Authentic Instruction: Case Studies of
High School Mathematics and Science Teachers.” American Association of
Colleges for Teacher Education 61st Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2009.
Courtney Glazer
Presentation
 “A Postpositivist View of Assessing Teacher Dispositions: Ensuring Quality
Through Trustworthiness.” American Educational Research Association
Conference, San Diego, California, 2009.
Susan Hall
Publication
 “The Last Laugh: A Critique of the Object Economy in Margaret Atwood's
Oryx and Crake.” Contemporary Women’s Writing, 2009.
Jennifer Holloway and J. Chiodo
Publication
 “Social Studies IS Being Taught in the Elementary School.” The Journal of
Social Studies Research, Fall 2009.
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Susan Hoppe
Presentation
 “Graduate Students Grade Online Instruction.” Oklahoma Association of
Colleges for Teacher Education, Norman, Oklahoma, 2009.
SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS
Dr. Von Underwood, Dean
William Carney
Publications
 “Removing Barriers to Virtual Collaborative Writing.” In Virtual
Collaborative Writing in the Workplace: Computer-Mediated
Communication Technologies and Processes, 2010.
 “Rhetorical Preferences of Caribbean Students: An Empirical Study.”
Intercultural Communication Studies, 2009.
Douglas Catterall
Publications
 “Fortress Rotterdam? Rotterdam's Scots Community and the Covenanter
Cause, 1638-1688." In British and Irish Emigrants and Exiles in Europe,
1603-1688, Brill, 2010.
 “Interlopers in an Intercultural Zone? Early Scots Ventures in the 17thCentury Atlantic World." In Bridging the Early Modern Atlantic World,
Ashgate, 2009.
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Sarah Janda
Publication
 “Pride of the Wichitas: A History of Cameron University.” Oklahoma
Heritage Association, 2010.
Katherine Liontas-Warren
Paintings
 A Family Portrait, Pastels, 2008.
 The Global Watcher, Pastels, 2009.
 A Regional Search, Pastels, 2009.
Yingqin Liu
Publication
 “The Impact of Cultural Factors on Chinese and American College Students'
Rhetorical Choices in Argumentative Discourse: A Contrastive Study.”
Intercultural Communication Studies, 2009.
Mark J. Stegmaier
Publications
 “An Imaginary Negro in an Impossible Place? The Issue of New Mexico
Statehood in the Secession Crises 1860-1861.” New Mexico Historical
Review, Spring 2009.
 “An Ohio Republican Stirs Up the House. The Blake Resolution of 1860 and
the Politics of the Sectional Crisis in Congress.” Ohio History, 2009.
 “Cartography, Politics and Mischief.” Prologue, Quarterly of the National
Archives and Record Administration Winter 2009.
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Hyunsoon Whang
Piano Recitals
 Cameron University, An Elegant Evening, 2009.
 Tartu College Cultural Art Program, Viola Recital with Piano, 2009
 The Shepley Program of Music and Art, 2008.
Chamber Music
 Congregation Kol Ami, Gypsy Rhonda to Dumke. An Evening of Chamber
Music, 2009.
 Kent State University, Chamber Music, 2008
Tony Wohlers
Publications
 “The Digital World of Local Government: A Comparative Analysis of the
United States and Germany.” Journal of Information Technology & Politics,
April-June, 2009.
 “Challenging the Urban Growth Machine: The Role of Neighborhood
Associations in Local Government.” Illinois Political Science Review, Spring
2009.
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Dr. Reza Kamali, Dean
Ioannis Argyros and Said Hilout
Publications
 “Efficient Methods for Solving Equations and Variational Inequalities.”
Polimetrica, 2009.
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 “Aspects of the Computational Theory for Certain Interactive Methods.”
Polimetrica, 2009.
 “Convergence and Applications of Newton-type Iterations.” Springer, 2008.
Pedro Antonio Diaz-Gomez (with Dean Hougan)
Conference Proceedings
 “Three Interconnected Parameters for Genetic Algorithms.” Proceedings of
the Eleventh Annual Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference
2009. Montreal, Canada.
 “Initial Population Diversity and Performance Independence.” Proceedings
of the 2009 Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition,
2009.
Brandon McDonald
Publications
 “Use of Habitat during Drought by the Common Muskrat (Ondatra
zibethicus) in Southwestern Oklahoma.” The Southwestern Naturalist,
2010.
 “An Annotated List of Disciplines and Sub-disciplines in the Biological
Sciences.” Bioscience Education, 2008.
Javed Muhammad (with Krishnaiyan Thulasiraman, Guoliang Xue, and Tachun
Lin)
Conference Proceedings
 “Circuits/Cutsets Duality and a Unified Algorithmic Framework for
Survivable Logical Topology Design in IP-over-WDM Optical Networks.” IEEE
INFOCOM, Brazil, 2009.
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 “Logical Topology Augmentation for Guaranteed Survivability under
Multiple Failures in IP-over-WDM Optical Networks.” IEEE International
Symposium on Advanced Networks and Telecommunication Systems
(ANTS), India, 2009.
Karla Oty (with Aykut F. Kahraman and Abhijit Gosavi)
Publication
 “Stochastic Modeling of an Automated Guided Vehicle System with One
Vehicle and a Closed-Loop Path” IEEE Transition on Automation Science and
Engineering, July 2008.
Philip Schroeder
Publication
 “Chemical and Physical Properties of Mineral Sands Mine Soils in
Southeastern Virginia” Soil Science, January 2007.
Linda Wright Smith
Presentation
 “Rotoscope Machine to Motion Capture: Digital Storytelling’s Visual
Ontology.” Oklahoma Research Day 2009.
 “Digital Storytelling in a Postmodern World.” Oklahoma Research Day 2008.
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Scholarly Activities of the Faculty of Cameron University
This publication includes selected scholarly activities of the faculty of Cameron
University. The dual goals of professional development at Cameron University are
continued learning of the faculty and contribution in the faculty member’s
discipline. All faculty are recognized during a Scholar’s Reception at the end of the
spring semester. The scholarly activities include those for the past two calendar
years. Criteria for inclusion include publications, presentation of papers at
professional or scientific meetings, and creative works.
Research Committee Members
Philip Schroeder, (Chair)
Mohammad Tabatabai
Justin Walton
Ann Nalley
Gary Buckley
Tony Wohlers
Frank White
Ryaichi Nakahara
Jake McClellan
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