Recent Faculty Publications

Dedicated teachers and mentors, Lafayette faculty also produce new knowledge in a broad range of fields.

Publications coauthored with students:

Susan Basow, Dana Professor of Psychology

(coauthor Suzanne Montgomery ’03 [A.B. psychology and English]). “Student Ratings and Professor Self-Ratings of College Teaching: Effects of Gender and Divisional Affiliation.” Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education 18 (2005): 91-106.

Laurie Caslake, assistant professor of biology

(coauthors Skye S. Harris ’02 [B.S. biology], Christine Williams ’03 [B.S. biology], and Nancy Waters, associate professor of biology). “Mercury-Resistant Bacteria Associated with Macrophytes from a Polluted Lake.” Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 174 (2006): 93-105.

Sharon Jones, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering

(coauthor Nicole Joy ’04 [A.B. engineering and mathematics-economics]). “The Inequity of the Revised Arsenic Rule for Very Small Community Drinking Water Systems.” Environmental Science & Policy 9 (2006): 555-62.

Nancy Waters, associate professor of biology

(coauthors Laurie Caslake, assistant professor of biology, Skye S. Harris ’02 [B.S. biology], Christine Williams ’03 [B.S. biology], and). “Mercury-Resistant Bacteria Associated with Macrophytes from a Polluted Lake.” Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 174 (2006): 93-105.

Other recent publications:

Robert Cohn, Berman Professor of Jewish Studies

“Constructions of the Kielce Pogrom.” Midstream, July/August 2006: 16-21.

Bernard Fried, Kreider Professor Emeritus of Biology

ed. (coeditor Joseph Sherma, Larkin Professor Emeritus of Chemistry). “Foreward: Special TLC Issue.” Journal of Liquid Chromatography & Related Technologies 29.14 (2006): 2007-08.

Lyle Hoffman, professor and head of physics

(coauthors R. Auld, R. F. Minchin, J. I. Davies, B. Catinella, W. van Driel, P. A. Henning, S. Linder, E. Momjian, E. Muller, K. O’Neil, S. Sabatini, S. Schneider, G. Bothun, L. Cortese, M. Disney, M. Putman, J. L. Rosenberg, M. Baes, W. J. G. de Blok, A. Boselli, E. Brinks, N. Brosch, J. Irwin, I. D. Karachentsev, V. A. Kilborn, B. Koribalski, and K. Spekkens). “The Arecibo Galaxy Environment Survey: Precursor Observations of the NGC 628 Group.” Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 371 (2006): 1617-40.

Chuck Holliday, professor of biology

(coauthor J. R. Coelho). “Improved Key to New World Species of Sphecius (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae).” Annals of the Entomological Society of America 99.5 (2006): 793-98.

Guy L. Hovis, John H. Markle Professor of Geology

(coauthor P. S. Neuhoff). “Thermodynamic Properties of Natrolite.” Zeolite ’06 – 7th International Conference on the Occurrence, Properties and Utilization of Natural Zeolites, Socorro, NM, July 16-21, 2006: 134-35.

Scott Hummel, associate professor of mechanical engineering

(coauthors R. A. Waite, A. Herr, and G. Dalton). “Analysis of the Stress Field in a Threshold-Galling Test.” Tribology International 39 (2006): 1421-27.

Owen McLeod, associate professor of philosophy

“Adjusting Utility for Justice: A Reexamination of the Connections between Desert and Intrinsic Value.” In The Good, the Right, Life and Death: Essays in Honor of Fred Feldman, ed. Kris McDaniel, Jason R. Raibley, Richard Feldman, and Michael J. Zimmerman. Aldershot, England: Ashgate P, 2006: pp. 115-33.

Michael O’Neill, associate professor of English and director of theater

“O’Neill’s Ireland: Old Sod or Blarney Bog?” Laconics 1 (2006): http://www.eoneill.com/library/laconics/1/1o.htm.

Cliff Reiter, professor of mathematics

“With J: The Hodge Podge Machine.” APL Quote Quad 34.4 (2004): 2-7.

Joseph Sherma, Larkin Professor Emeritus of Chemistry

ed. (coeditor Bernard Fried, Kreider Professor Emeritus of Biology). “Foreward: Special TLC Issue.” Journal of Liquid Chromatography & Related Technologies 29.14 (2006): 2007-08.

Suzanne Westfall, professor and head of English

“What Hath REED Wrought? REED and Patronage.” In REEDin Review: Essays in Celebration of the First Twenty-Five Years, ed. Audrey Douglas and Sally-Beth MacLean. Toronto: U of Toronto P, 2006: pp.85-100.

Skip Wilkins, assistant professor of music

Skip Wilkins Quintet: Volume 1. Dreambox Media, DMJ-1101. www.dreamboxmedia.com [composed and arranged by Skip Wilkins].