{"id":74671,"date":"2025-04-21T15:16:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T22:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=74671"},"modified":"2025-04-21T15:16:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T22:16:42","slug":"april-21-25-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/april-21-25-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Spotlight: April 21-25, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kudos to these faculty, staff and programs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">E-mail your announcements to <\/span><a href=\"mailto:Inside@nau.edu\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Inside@nau.edu<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, or use our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/news-tip\/#.YEjwNWhKg2w\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">online submission form<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Communication studies major <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Evelyn Ramos<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> won the Michael Dues top paper award for her research paper \u201cWomen Fight Back: A feminist critique of SZA&#8217;s Kill Bill\u201d at the Southwest Communication Association C.A.R.E.S. Conference. Ramos also presented this paper in a panel discussion with fellow communication studies student <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Suzanne Moreno<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, who discussed her paper \u201cTerra Lume: Illuminating Leadership Through Care, Purpose, and Meaning.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At the same conference, School of Communication associate teaching professor <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jermaine Martinez <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">presented his paper \u201cElevating Awareness: Dealing with speech anxiety during delivery\u201d and served as the conference\u2019s web editor.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Marie Baker-Ohler<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the communication studies program director, was elected to serve as the president of the Southwest Communication Association for the 2025-26 academic year. Baker-Ohler previously served as the association\u2019s vice president in the 2024-25 academic year.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pamela Buzzard<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, associate librarian for health sciences at Cline Library, co-authored the article \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/02763869.2025.2469915\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">A toolkit for academic libraries to create interdisciplinary interest in the <\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/02763869.2025.2469915\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">All of Us<\/span><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/02763869.2025.2469915\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Researcher Workbench across campus communities<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u201d published in Medical Reference Services Quarterly. The eponymous toolkit aims to simplify bringing the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchallofus.org\/data-tools\/workbench\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">All of Us Researcher Workbench<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to academic institutions to enhance each library\u2019s research capacity for biomedical and public health data.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">John Doherty<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, librarian and head of research and instruction services, presented a paper at the Southwest Popular\/American Culture Association Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The paper discussed the influence of author Jorge Luis Borges\u2019 short story \u201cThe Library of Babel\u201d in the futuristic representations of libraries in \u201cStar Trek.\u201d Doherty was also recently appointed to the editorial board of the Museum of Science Fiction\u2019s Journal of Science Fiction.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Theresa Carlson<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, librarian and head of content and discovery services at Cline Library, joined Doherty to co-facilitate a panel on using open educational resources (OER) at the OERizona Network Annual Regional Conference. The panel included Department of Global Languages and Cultures assistant teaching professor <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Karen Lopez Alonzo<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">;<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Jessica Barnes<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, associate teaching professor for the Department of Geography, Planning and Recreation; Department of English associate professor <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sandra Davis<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">; School of Communication assistant professor <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ashleigh Day<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Joshua Merced<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, assistant teaching professor for the Department of Geography, Planning and Recreation; and<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Michael Rulon<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, associate teaching professor for the Department of Global Languages and Cultures. Rulon also participated in a faculty panel of Arizona university and community college OER adopters called \u201cInspiring Creative Change with OER.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tracy Glau<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, assistant librarian in research and instruction services at Cline Library, was invited to present at the Northeast Historical Film Summer Symposium. Her paper, \u201cTwentieth Century Postcards: Travel Logs Before Travel Blogs,\u201d draws from a collection of more than 1,000 postcards from 1900-1999 to discuss the images, linguistic notes, histories and personal stories present within the medium.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Catherine Lockmiller<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, health sciences librarian at Cline Library, authored the article \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org\/2025\/false-positive-transphobic-regimes\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">False Positive: Transphobic Regimes, Ableist Abandonment, and Evidence-Based Practice<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u201d published in the peer-reviewed journal In The Library With The Lead Pipe. Lockmiller\u2019s paper explores evidence-based practice (EBP) as a system of knowledge governance, its implementation in library work and the means by which librarians\u2019 commitments to EBP serve the interests of oppressive regimes.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"9\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mary DeJong<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, associate librarian for environment, forestry and natural sciences, co-authored the article \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi-org.libproxy.nau.edu\/10.1002\/jwmg.22680\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">A celebration and reflection on the equity trend between women and men in wildlife publishing<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u201d published in the Journal of Wildlife Management. The article reviews the research articles published in the journal from 1999-2020 to describe the equity trends between women and men.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"10\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science (APS) professor <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Christopher Edwards <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and research scientist <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cheng Ye <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">co-authored the article \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1029\/2024JE008541\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Remote Determination of Martian Chloride Salt Abundances<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u201d published in JGR Planets. The article details researchers\u2019 efforts to produce high-resolution, site-specific salt abundance maps of Mars\u2019 surface using visible\/near-infrared reflectance spectra.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"11\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">APS doctoral student <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alicia Allen<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Chair <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">David Trilling <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and alumnus <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Andrew McNeill<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> co-authored the article \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/1538-3881\/adbf99\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Infrared Fluxes and Lightcurves of Near-Earth Objects: The Full Spitzer Sample,<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d published in The Astronomical Journal. This paper processes and displays light data from the Spitzer Space Telescope regarding 2,175 near-Earth objects.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"12\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Allen also presented at the 2025 <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Arizona Astrobiology Symposium<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, a two-day student-organized event hosted at Arizona State University geared toward those interested in life beyond Earth.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"13\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">APS professor <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mark Loeffler <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">received a $439,000 grant from the NASA Solar System Workings program for his work, titled \u201cElectron-Induced Sputtering of Condensed Gases Relevant to Outer Solar System Surfaces.\u201d Loeffler\u2019s research aims to predict whether and to what degree exospheres may form around icy bodies in Earth\u2019s solar system.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"14\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">APS associate professor <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cristina Thomas <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">attended and presented at the \u201cApophis T-4 Years: Knowledge Opportunity for the Science of Planetary Defense\u201d workshop in Tokyo. The two-day workshop focused on international collaboration opportunities for Earth-based observations and investigations, placing the greatest emphasis on the asteroid Apophis and related science.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"15\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">APS postdoctoral scholar <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Christopher Wolfe <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and Edwards co-authored the paper \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1029\/2024JE008470\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Characterizing Inter-Annual and Inter-Seasonal Dust Deposition and Removal on Mars Using Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) Infrared Data<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u201d published in JGR Planets. Using data from the Thermal Emission Imaging System, this paper reveals that dust on Mars\u2019 surface can be deposited or removed over small areas, and changes in dust thickness can range from a few microns to hundreds of microns. This data has profound implications for modern understandings of Martian dust storms.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/april-21-25-2025\/\">Kudos to these faculty, staff and programs. Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community? E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu, or use our online submission form. Communication studies major Evelyn Ramos won the Michael Dues top paper award for her research paper \u201cWomen Fight Back: A feminist critique of SZA&#8217;s Kill&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":96,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spotlight"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/96"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74671\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}