Texas Woman’s University faculty/staff are leaders in their fields, with an extensive list of publications to their credit. This quarterly report provides a sampling of their recent work, reported May-August 2021. Names of TWU faculty/staff/students are bolded.
Biology
Kaitlin Branch, Erica Garcia (graduate assistant, Denton), Yin Maggie Chen, Matthew McGregor, Mikayla Min, Rachel Prosser, Natalie Whitney, Juliet Spencer (Denton)
“Productive Infection of Human Breast Cancer Cell Lines with Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV),” Pathogens, 10(6), 641
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Nasrin Mirsaleh-Kohan (Denton), Sasan Esmaili, Andrew Bass, Michael Huels, Leon Sanche
“Chemical transformation of molecular ices containing N2O and C2D2 by low energy electrons: New chemical species of astronomical interest,” The Journal of Chemical Physics, Volume 154, Issue 22
Dental Hygiene
Deborah Testerman (Denton) and Leslie Koberna (Denton)
“Simulating the Classroom Experience with Zoom,” Faculty Focus, May 24
English, Speech & Foreign Languages
Angela Mooney (adjunct, Denton)
"Ela se faz presente: Construindo subjetividades em Um passaporte húngaro, Elena e Os dias com ele," Hispania, vol. 104 no. 2, 2021, p. 227-239.
J. Logan Smilges (English, Denton)
“Pride Feelings,” Disability Visibility Project blog, July 7. 2021
Angela Rodriguez Mooney (Denton)
“A ressignificação da corporeidade da mulher negra em Becos da memória, de Conceição Evaristo,” Veredas: Revista da Associação Internacional de Lusitanistas, no. 33, 2021, p. 31-47
Mathematics and Computer Science
Jörg Waltje (Center for Faculty Excellence, Denton) and Ann Wheeler (Denton)
“Three Mathematicians Walk into a Classroom … Counting on Humor to Teach Well,” book chapter in “Teaching Mathematics With a Sense of Humor,” Curious Academic Publishing
S. Ghosh, A.N. Chatterjee, P.K. Roy, N. Grigorenko, E. Khailov, and Ellina Grigorieva (Denton)
“Mathematical Modeling and Control of the Cell Dynamics in Leprosy,” Computational Mathematics and Modeling, Vol. 32, No. 1
Ellina Grigorieva (mathematics, Denton), Evgenii Khailov, Andrei Korobeinikov
“Optimal quarantine-related strategies for COVID-19 control models,” Studies in Applied Mathematics, May 25, 2021
Music
Kathryn L. Evans, Danielle Woolery (music, Denton)
“5 Tips to Make Yourself Marketable as a Music Educator,” National Association for Music Education, July 22, 2021
Multicultural Women's and Gender Studies
Agatha Beins (Denton)
“Films for the Feminist Classroom,” Issue 10.2
Nursing
Denise McNulty (adjunct, Houston)
“Creating a Model for Mindfulness in Nursing Professional Development Using Concept Analysis,” Journal for Nurses in Professional Development, 37(4), 200-205
Wyona Freysteinson (Houston), Rebecca Keele (Denton), Paul Yeatts (CRDA, Denton), Denika Douglas, Kristin Reeves, Tania Celia (Houston), Sandy Crisp, Kimberly Gonzalez (PhD student, Houston), and Jinlan Du (IT Solutions, Houston)
“Development and validation of the mirror image comfort and avoidance scale (MICAS),” Disability and Rehabilitation, Aug. 8, 2021
William Rosa, Kristin Levoy, Vanessa Battista, Constance Dahlin, Cheryl Thaxton (Dallas), Kelly Greer
“Using the Nurse Coaching Process to Support Bereaved Staff During the COVID-19 Crisis,” Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, June 2, 2021
Mari Tietze (Dallas), Susan McBride
“Robotics and the Impact on Nursing Practice: Case Study and Pilot Site Analyses,” Nursing World, American Nurses Association
Nutrition and Food Sciences
Francilia Brito Silva (graduate assistant, Denton), Dawn Osborn (student, Denton), Meghan Owens (work study, Houston), Tracie Kirkland (nursing adjunct, Houston), Carolyn Moore (Houston), Mindy Patterson (Houston), Wesley Tucker (Houston), Derek Miketinas (Denton), and Kathleen Davis (Denton)
“Influence of COVID-19 Pandemic Restrictions on College Students’ Dietary Quality and Experience of the Food Environment,” Nutrients, 13(8), 2790
Occupational Therapy
Casey Walker (graduate student, Denton), Angela Shierk and Heather Roberts (Denton)
“Constraint Induced Movement Therapy in Infants and Toddlers with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy: A Scoping Review,” Occupational Therapy in Health Care, Aug. 2, 2021
Vidya Pingale, Tina Fletcher (Dallas), Catherine Candler, Noralyn Pickens (Dallas), and Karen Dunlap (teacher education, Denton)
“Effects of Sensory Diets: A Single Subject Study,” Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Intervention, July 12, 2021
Tina Fletcher (Dallas), Emily Wiskera, Lynda Wilbur, and Natalie Garcia (graduate research assistant, Dallas)
“The sensory totes programme: sensory-friendly autism program innovations designed to meet COVID-19 challenges,” World Federation of Occupational Therapists Bulletin, June 28, 2021
Tina Fletcher and Linda Barnett (Dallas)
“Kente-Style Liturgical Stoles,” Handwoven magazine, September/October 2021 (Purchase required to read article.)
Physical Therapy
Shih-Chiao Tseng (Houston) and her DPT student research group: Kristine M. Hoerth, Anh-Tu A. Nguyen and Daniel Perales
Originally published June 26, 2020, "Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Enhances Retention of Visuomotor Stepping Skills in Healthy Adults" was selected to be featured in the Motor Neuroscience Editor’s Pick 2021 article collection.
Psychology & Philosophy
Ji-Woon Kim, Anita Autry, Elisa Na (psychology, Denton), Megumi Adachi, Carl Björkholm, Ege Kavalali and Lisa Monteggia
“Sustained effects of rapidly acting antidepressants require BDNF-dependent MeCP2 phosphorylation,” Nature Neuroscience, 24, 110-1109
Sociology
Philip Q. Yang (Denton)
“Race, Gender, and Perceived Employment Discrimination,” Journal of Black Studies, 52(5): 5009-527
Philip Q. Yang (Denton) and Erica Leone (sociology PhD student)
“Are Older People Really Happier Than Younger People?,” The Journal of Public and Professional Sociology, 13(1)
Jesse Patrick (alumnus) and Philip Q. Yang (Denton)
“Health Insurance Coverage before and after the Affordable Care Act in the USA,” Sci, Volume 3, Issue 2