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Provost invited to annual legislative weekend in Annapolis
Patricia Ramsey, provost and vice president for academic affairs, recently participated as a guest panelist at the annual Legislative Weekend hosted by the Maryland Black Caucus Foundation and the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland.
More than 400 guests attended the conference that addressed issues affecting many black communities in the state of Maryland such as affordable housing, education, healthcare, employment, and social justice. Ramsey, who earned a doctorate in biology from Georgetown University and Master of Arts degree in biology from Harvard University, was invited to speak on her experience as underrepresented minority in biomedical sciences in the workshop “Relevancy of HBCUs in the 21st Century.”
Roby appointed to AVECO certifying board
Tamarkius Roby, Lincoln’s veteran affairs coordinator, was appointed to the board of the Association of Veterans Certifying Officials also known as AVECO.
“AVECO does very important work for our veterans,” said Roby. “I look forward to serving on the board and doing my part to ensure veterans are aware of the educational benefits available to them.”
AVECO offers training and resources to administrators and counselors who educate and assist veterans with their education benefits in higher education and places of employment.
Semychayevskyy presents at WCPEC conference
Andriy Semychayevskyy, a physics and engineering science professor, recently had his peer reviewed paper "Time-frequency analysis of particle beam interactions with resonant and guiding structures," published by Progress in Electromagnetics Research M. The paper details the results of his 2017 research project at the Fermi National Accelerator Lab in Batavia, Illinois.
Semychayevskyy also presented his NSF funded research at the World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion in Waikoloa, Hawaii. His paper “Photoluminescence imaging vs. transient photoconductance characterization at high injection: case of mc-Si” appeared in conference proceedings.
"I hope that some results from my research can be of use to my current engineering science students," said Semychayevskyy. He is currently working on a peer-reviewed article on a related topic.
Walsh completes exams for doctorate
Julia Walsh, an assistant professor of nursing, is currently attending Immaculata University for a Doctorate of Education in higher education with a concentration in nursing. This fall, she successfully completed written and oral comprehensive examinations. Her dissertation research will focus on the impact of admission criteria on NCLEX- RN first time pass rates in bachelor of nursing programs in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Pelliccio completes doctorate dissertation, receives publication acceptance
Dr. Lukas Pelliccio, a visiting assistant professor in mass communications, recently completed a successful Doctor of Philosophy dissertation defense at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. His dissertation is titled "A Grounded Theory of the Process of Interpersonal Ostracism Message Reception" was received and accepted at the University’s Department of Communication Studies.
Pelliccio has also been published in two scholarly journals. His article titled: “A critique of anti-Bullying campaigns: How Neoliberalism, ostracism, and dissimilar definitions distort campaign rhetoric,” has been accepted for publication in the prestigious Iowa Journal of Communication.
His co-authored article “Cultural and transnational and influences on the use of information communication technologies in adult long-distance family relationships: An extension of media multiplexity theory” has been published in the Journal of Family Communication.
Compiled by Devin Bonner, Office of Communications and Public Relations
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