North Dakota State University

Fargo, N.D., March 1, 2013 — Michael Krush, assistant professor of marketing at NDSU, co-wrote the paper, “Enhancing market-sensing capabilities: An examination of the interactive effects of sales capabilities and marketing dashboards,” which will be published in Industrial Marketing Management.
 
Industrial Marketing Management provides theoretical, empirical and case-based research geared to the needs of marketing scholars and practitioners researching and working in industrial and business-to-business markets. 
NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.

Fargo, N.D., March 1, 2013 — Sathish K.R. Padi, a graduate student in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, received a Graduate Student Travel Award to the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics annual meeting at the Experimental Biology 2013 Conference in Boston.
 
Padi also received a Young Investigator Award from the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine to present research at the same conference. He will discuss his research on the epigenetic mechanisms of vitamin D in colon cancer. Padi is from India and has been a graduate student at NDSU since 2008. He works with Bin Guo, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences. The awards will be presented during the conference April 20-24 in Boston. 
NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private research universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.

Fargo, N.D., March 1, 2013 — Kelly Sassi, assistant professor with a joint appointment in English and education at NDSU, had her research paper, “A Review of the Literature on Pedagogical Approaches to Native American/American Indian Literatures,” published in Applied Social Sciences: Education Sciences by Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Sassi’s research addresses the achievement gap between Native American students and majority white students in the United States and teaching strategies to diminish the gap. 
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NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private research universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.

Fargo, N.D., March 1, 2013 — Pharmacy practice faculty have written papers accepted for publication.
Jeanne Frenzel, associate professor of pharmacy practice; Elizabeth Skoy, assistant professor of pharmacy practice; and Heidi Eukel, assistant professor of pharmacy practice, co-wrote "Viewing Student Produced Videos to Increase Knowledge of Self-Care Topics and Nonprescription Medications" that has been accepted for publication in the Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning.

Skoy, Eukel and Frenzel also co-wrote the paper, "A Cross-Over Comparison of Two Forms of Simulation to Train and Assess Pharmacy Students' Injection Technique." It has been accepted for the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education.

David Scott, professor of pharmacy practice; and Mark Dewey, assistant professor of pharmacy practice, co-wrote "What Types of Nursing Homes are More Likely to Adopt a Pharmacist's Medication Review Recommendations?” that was accepted for publication in The Consultant Pharmacist.

NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private research universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.

Fargo, N.D., March 1, 2013 — Khang Hoang has joined the NDSU Center for Computationally Assisted Science and Technology as a research scientist.
 
At the center, Hoang’s research includes computational studies of materials for rechargeable alkali-ion battery electrodes and solid electrolytes, hydrogen storage, thermoelectrics and photovoltaics. Applications of such research include electrical energy storage for hybrid and electric vehicles, storing hydrogen for subsequent use in vehicles, directly converting waste heat into electricity, and direct solar-to-electric energy conversion. 
Hoang’s expertise includes condensed-matter theory and computational materials science, with major interests in theory and modeling of advanced materials for energy-related applications, using first-principles density-functional theory calculations and Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations. 

He received a doctorate in theoretical condensed-matter physics from Michigan State University. Hoang served as a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California-Santa Barbara in the materials department. He later was contracted as a postdoctoral research fellow in the Center for Computational Materials Science of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory through George Mason University. 

Hoang is a member of the American Physical Society and the Materials Research Society and the author or co-author of 23 peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals including Angewandte Chemie, Physical Review Letters and Chemistry of Materials. 

NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private research universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.

Fargo, N.D., March 1, 2013 — Pancreatic cancer is a deadly disease with increased incidences in the recent years. According to NDSU researchers, epidemiological data show chronic stress in a negative social and psychological state such as depression might serve as a risk factor for cancer development and progression. However, the underlying biological mechanisms are not well understood.
 
Erxi Wu, assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences at NDSU, and Fengfei Wang, research associate of pharmaceutical sciences, co-wrote the article, “B2-AR-HIF-1a: a Novel Regulatory Axis for Stress-Induced Pancreatic Tumor Growth and Angiogenesis,” which will be published by Current Molecular Medicine.
 
“It is noted that in Asian countries, like China, doctors usually do not tell patients they have cancer directly after a diagnosis because the doctor is concerned the stress caused by knowing they have the deadly disease may worsen the cancer status, but the scientific evidence is not known so far,” said Wu, the paper’s senior author. 
The authors created a new stress model system to determine the effects of chronic stress on pancreatic cancer progression. They show chronic stress not only results in mice gaining depression behavior due to an elevated level of epinephrine, but also induces cancer progression. They further demonstrate that the pancreatic cancer development and progression induced by chronic stress was blocked by a B2-AR inhibitor ICI118 551 or a HIF-1a inhibitor 2-Methoxyestradiol and that the chronic stress up-regulates the expression of MMP-2, MMP-9, and VEGF via a HIF-1a-dependent B-AR signaling pathway.
 
“Our data suggest that B2-AR-HIF-1a axis regulates stress-induced pancreatic tumor growth and angiogenesis. This study may have a therapeutic or preventive potential for the patients with pancreatic cancer who are especially subject to psychosocial stress,” Wu said. 

The paper was co-written with Qingyong Ma lab at Xi’an Jiaotong University, China. “Collaborating with Dr. Ma, we together would like to find better cancer therapeutics and elucidate the mechanisms of the targeted therapy for pancreatic carcinoma,” Wu said. 

NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private research universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.
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Fargo, N.D., March 1, 2013 — “Examining factors contributing to the development of FEMA-Approved Hazard Mitigation Plans,” was published in the Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. The article was written by George Youngs, professor of emergency management at NDSU, D. K. Yoon, former NDSU assistant professor, and Daiko Abe, a graduate student in NDSU’s Department of Emergency Management.

The article analyzes data from multiple, nationwide data sets and examines the relative role of staff resources, financial resources and disaster experience in predicting whether local governments have FEMA-approved multi-hazard mitigation plans. 

“The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requires local governments to secure approval from FEMA for their multi-hazard mitigation plans if the local governments wish to be eligible for mitigation funding, but a significant number of local governments still do not have approved plans,” Youngs said. 

NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private research universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.

Fargo, N.D., March 1, 2013 — Kim Owen, advanced applications and outreach coordinator in NDSU’s Information Technology Division, and Michael Fary, enterprise data architect at the University of Chicago, co-wrote a white paper on “Developing an Institutional Research Data Management Plan Service.” 

The co-authors presented the paper at the 2012 Annual Educause Conference in Denver Nov. 8. In January, the paper was published in the Educause Library, an international repository for information concerning use and management of information technology in higher education. It also will appear in the February issue of the Educause Review Online. 
Owen and Fary, both members of the Educause Advanced Core Technologies Initiatives Data Management Working Group, co-wrote the paper to provide guidance on developing research data management planning services at higher education institutions. Their findings are based on a broad sampling of trends in these services at institutions across the United States and internationally. 

“With federal agencies now requesting specific information regarding data sharing and data management, higher ed campuses are keenly aware of the need to provide support services for research activities at all stages,” Owen said. 
At NDSU, staff members in the Libraries and Information Technology Division have formed a Research Data Working Group, which operates under the direction of Provost J. Bruce Rafert. The group aims to increase knowledge of best practices for long-term data management, raise awareness of data management resources and tools available at NDSU, and provide data management planning assistance to researchers. 

For more information about NDSU’s Research Data Working Group, go to www.ndsu.edu/research_data. To access an electronic copy of the white paper, go to www.educause.edu/library. 

NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private research universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education
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Fargo, N.D., March 1, 2013 — Jill Zuber, NDSU assistant professor of accounting, co-wrote “The Influence of Attraction and Company Values on Aggressive Corporate Tax Decision- Making,” which was accepted for publication in the Journal of Accounting, Ethics and Public Policy.

Zuber wrote the article with Debbe Sanders of Washington State University, Vancouver. 

NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private research universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.

Fargo, N.D., March 1, 2013 — Samee U. Khan, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at NDSU, and colleagues from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and China University of Geosciences received the Best Paper Award for their paper, “A Simulation Study on the Effect of Individuals’ Uncertain Behaviors in Indoor Evacuation.”

The paper received the award from among 161 submissions at the 12th International Conference on Scalable Computing and Communications, held in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China, Dec. 17-19. The conference was sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, USA. 

This is the second best paper award won by Khan since he joined NDSU in 2008. In 2012, he published more than 50 research artifacts, including one book. Khan is an adjunct professor in the NDSU Department of Computer Science and an adjunct professor of computer science with the COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan. Khan also is visiting professor of cloud computing at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. 

NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private research universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.

Fargo, N.D., March 1, 2013 — J. Sivaguru, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has been named editor of Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology – A: Chemistry, an Elsevier Journal. 

Sivaguru joined the editorial team Jan. 1 and will handle all submissions from North and South America. The journal publishes results of fundamental studies on all aspects relating to chemical phenomena induced by interactions between light and molecules/ matter of all kinds. The impact factor of the journal for the past five years has been 2.925 according to Thompson Reuters. 

For more information about Sivaguru, visit http://sivagroup.chem.ndsu.nodak.edu. For more information about the Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology – A: Chemistry, visit www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-photochemistry-and-photobiology-a-chemistry. 

NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private research universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.

Fargo, N.D., January 3, 2013 — Several faculty members and students in the NDSU animal sciences department co-wrote articles that were published recently. Anna Grazul-Bilska, M.L. Johnson, Pawel Borowicz, Dale Redmer and Larry Reynolds had “Placental Development During Early Pregnancy in Sheep: Effects of Embryo Origin on Fetal and Placental Growth, and Global Methylation” published in Theriogenology.

Philip Steichen, Kim Vonnahme and Marc Bauer published “Influence of Nitrogen and Sulfur Intake on Bovine Uterine pH Throughout the Luteal Phase” in the Journal of Animal Science. 

Steve Eckerman, Greg Lardy, Megan Van Emon, Bryan Neville, Paul Berg and Chris Schauer published “Effects of Increasing Dosages of Zeranol Implants on Lamb Growth, Carcass Characteristics, Blood Hormones and Nitrogen Metabolism” in the Journal of Animal Science. 

Rob Maddock published “National Beef Tenderness Survey – 2010: Warner-Bratzler Shear-force Values and Sensory Panel Ratings for Beef Steaks from United States Retail and Foodservice Establishments” in the Journal of Animal Science. 

NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.

Fargo, N.D., January 3, 2013 — Heather Fuller-Iglesias, assistant professor of human development and family science at NDSU, presented two papers at the 65th annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America held Nov. 14-18 in San Diego. The first paper was titled “Marital Quality Among Mexican Adults: El que se casa por todo pasa.” The second paper was titled “Negativity within Mexican adults’ highly positive family relationships.”

Ardith Brunt, associate professor of dietetics, with former doctoral student Nandita Bezbaruah will give a Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Journal Club webinar Feb. 4 called “The Influence of Cartoon Character Advertising on Fruit and Vegetable Preferences of 9- to 11-Year-Old Children.” The authors will review and discuss their research articles and students will have an opportunity to ask authors questions.

Abby Gold, assistant professor and food and nutrition specialist, and Glenn Muske from NDSU Extension Service were awarded a grant for $74,980 from a USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program, titled “Expanding Opportunities for Sustainable Small Farm Specialty Crop Producers: Training Educators in Feasibility Analysis/Local Foods; Marketing and Business Management; and Community Building/Food Safety.” 

Amelia Asperin and Jaeha Lee, assistant professors of apparel, design and hospitality management, had two poster presentations at the recent International Textiles and Apparel Association conference. They were “Exploring student and alumni purchase behavior of university-licensed merchandise” and “Innovative branding: The university tartan.” 
Kwangsoo Park, instructor of hospitality management, had a paper, titled “Religion and perceived travel risks,” accepted for publication in Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing. The paper was co-written with He Li and Wesley Roehl at Temple University. The paper will be published in 2013. 

Kyle Braulick, an alumnus of the Advanced Athletic Training Master’s Degree Program, adviser Kevin Miller, Jay Albrecht (former faculty member), Jim Deal, head of human development and family science, and Jared Tucker (former faculty member) had a manuscript accepted in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The study, titled “Significant and serious dehydration does not affect skeletal muscle cramp threshold frequency,” examined whether serious dehydration increases cramp risk. The results showed when fatigue is controlled, dehydration (as high as 5 percent body mass loss) does not increase the risk of cramping. The article will be published online in December and appear in print in 2013. 

Kevin Miller, assistant professor of athletic training, co-wrote a paper, titled “The importance of target tissue depth in cryotherapy application,” accepted for publication in the Journal of Athletic Enhancement. Co-written with Jeremy Hawkins of Illinois State University, the manuscript discusses how cold therapy treatments should focus on the depth of treatment rather than the amount of subcutaneous fat of patients. Treatment guidelines for cold therapy also were recommended based on the results to help guide clinical decision-making. 

Mari Borr, assistant professor of education, and Virginia Clark Johnson, dean of human development and education, and colleagues from Central Washington University, Texas Tech University, South Dakota State University and University of Nebraska-Lincoln, had a feature article accepted for publication in the fall 2012 issue of the Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences. The article, “The Use of Messages and Media in an Inter-institutional, Online Approach to FCS Teacher Preparation,” describes the inter-institutional master’s degree program in family and consumer sciences education offered through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance, and distance teaching techniques they have developed in teaching courses in the program. 

Counselor education associate professors Jill Nelson, Brenda Hall and James Korcuska and doctoral students Brynn Luger, Amber Bach-Gorman and Mary Onungwe attended the North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision conference in Kansas City. Hall and Nelson presented their work, “Strategies for Engaging Site Supervisors in Clinical Supervision Training.” Nelson, Korcuska, Bach-Gorman, Luger and Onungwe presented “Who’s Keeping the Gates of Professional Counseling? A Qualitative Study of Clinical Supervisors.” Luger presented “Working on the Reservation: A Resource Review and Call to Action for Counseling Practitioner Wellness.” Bach-Gorman presented her research, “Supervision Straight Talk: A Qualitative Analysis of What Masters Level Counselors-in-Training Conceptualize as the Supervisory Working Alliance and Ruptures during their Internship Experiences.” 
Linda Manikowske, associate professor of apparel, design and hospitality management, presented an innovative teaching session at the International Textile and Apparel Association meeting in Honolulu. The paper, titled “Service –Learning Supports Professional Development in a Pre-Internship Seminar Course,” was co-written by WooMi Phillips, assistant professor of apparel, design and hospitality management, and Matthew Skoy, assistant director of Service Learning and Civic Engagement, NDSU Memorial Union. 

Cali Anicha and Christine Okurut-Ibore, doctoral students in education, had a paper accepted for the 2013 AERA annual meeting to be held in San Francisco April 27-May 1. The paper is titled “An Exploratory Inquiry: What Constitutes Right-Relationship in Global South-North Educationist Collaborations?” The exploratory inquiry imagines a critical complexivist pedagogy for teacher professional development through some initial responses – from a Global Southerner and a Global Northerner – to the question, “What might genuinely collaborative and emancipatory professional development praxis among teachers engaged in transnational alliances for educational, economic, and environmental equity and justice look like?” 

In October, Liz Erichsen, assistant professor in the School of Education presented results from the report titled, “North Dakota Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant Infrastructure Baseline Evaluation,” to North Dakota’s State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup and the Department of Human Services administrators in Bismarck in the capitol building. 

Erichsen co-wrote the following four articles that have been accepted for publication and currently are in press: “Student satisfaction with blended and online courses based on personality type” in the Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, “The complexity of culture: Toward a theory for understanding student culture as an emergent system” in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching “Sociotechnical systems approach: A case analysis of a blended doctoral program” in The Journal of Continuing Higher Education and “Student satisfaction with graduate supervision in doctoral programs primarily delivered in distance education settings” in Studies in Higher Education. 

NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.

Fargo, N.D., January 3, 2013 — A paper co-written by Kenneth Lepper, associate professor of geology at NDSU, recently was named an “Editors Choice” selection by the Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences.

The article, “A Sault-outlet-referenced mid- to late-Holocene paleohydrograph for Lake Superior constructed from strandplains of beach ridges,” was selected for the journal’s November issue. 

According to Lepper, the paper “presents a paleohydrologic record of lake level change in Lake Superior from 4,500 years ago to the present day. This geologic data provides a baseline for understanding how Lake Superior and other large lakes may respond to changing climate.” 

Other authors included John W. Johnston of the University of Toronto Mississauga, Erin P. Argyilan of Indiana University Northwest, Todd A. Thompson of Indiana University, Steve J. Baedke of James Madison University, Douglas A. Wilcox of SUNY-The College at Brockport, and Steven L. Forman, University of Illinois at Chicago. 

The Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, published since 1963, is a monthly journal that reports current research related to such topics as climate and environmental geoscience; geoarchaeology and forensic geoscience; geochronology and geochemistry; geophysics; hydrology; mineralogy and petrology; planetary geoscience; soil sciences; and structural geology and tectonics. 

NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.