Dr. Philip McClure, Professor of Physical Therapy, and Dr. Angela R. Tate, Adjunct Professor of Physical Therapy, published an article titled "A Clinical Method for Identifying Scapular Dyskinesis, Part 1: Reliability," in the April 2009 issue of the Journal of Athletic Training (Vol. 44, No. 22, pp. 160-164.) They were the lead authors for a five-person research team that conducted this study, which was funded by a grant from the National Athletic Trainers' Association Research and Education Foundation. Taken collectively, their findings suggest that abnormal scapular movement patterns in young, athletically active adults can be visually recognized and distinguished from normal patterns with satisfactory reliability by trained athletic trainers and physically therapists using the Scapular Dyskinesis Test (SDT). The test represents a reliable and feasible method for clinical examination of overhead athletes, and the reliability was better than that for a previously described visual classification system. A second, related article by Tate, McClure, and their team, "A Clinical Method for Identifying Scapular Dyskinesis, Part 2: Validity," exploring the validity of the SDT, appears in the same issue of the Journal of Athletic Training on pp. 165-173.

Chris Sim and Joe Zaweski, Academic Coordinator of the Christiana Campus, were honored by their alma mater, Drexel University, with induction into Pi Alpha at the 37th annual American Academy of Physician Assistants' conference. Pi Alpha is the national PA honor society organized for the promotion and recognition of both PA students and graduates. Membership signifies the inductees' significant academic achievement and honors them for their leadership, research, community/professional service, and other related activities. The society also encourages a high standard of character and conduct among students and graduates.

Also at the annual American Academy of Physician Assistants' conference in San Diego, Dr. David Paulk delivered a talk on "Effective Public Speaking with Leaving Your Seat and Surviving Child Abuse, A Professional's Experience." Notes Paulk, "I had access to an audience response system during my child abuse talk, and interestingly enough, 50 percent of those in attendance reported a history of abuse, with 63 percent of participants stating that emotional abuse had affected their lives in adverse ways. Not surprising, but wow, that many!" Donna Agnew and Paulk delivered a talk on "Difficult Patient Communication and Communicating with the Difficult Patient." Paulk also has been invited to Mozambique to teach parenting skills to mothers in that region.

"The African American Museum in Philadelphia, (formerly called the African American Cultural and Historical Museum) will be reopening in June. The new documentary film, Black Soldiers in Blue, that I gave some help to, will be part of the grand reopening program and part of the Juneteenth Celebration," says Dr. James Paradis, Adjunct Professor of History. The world premiere of the film is Saturday, June 20, at 2:30 p.m. at the museum. The film is a documentary on Camp William Penn, the first Federal training ground for black troops during the Civil War. The film is directed by Warren Bass and produced by Zilan Munas. Black Soldiers in Blue tells the story of the recruitment of black volunteers, their training, their hardships, their heroism and their enormous contribution to Union victory. The filmmakers will be present along with Civil War historian Paradis and members of the U.S.C.T. 3rd Regiment Re-enactors. Read more.

"The Disallowance of Double Deductions: Are Tax-Deduction Options Available?" by Thomas M. Brinker Jr., Professor of Business Administration, and Christopher M. Harvey was published in the April 2009 Journal of Financial Service Professionals. Brinker also spoke on "Understanding the Medical Expense Deduction for Families of Children with Special Needs" at the Financial Planning Association's 22nd Annual Spring Symposium on May 19 at Villanova University.

 Dr. Marianne Miserandino, Associate Professor of Psychology, was named the Arcadia University Professor of the Year for 2009 at the Undergraduate Commencement on May 15. Arcadia University participates in the national Professors of the Year Program, jointly sponsored by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

"In bestowing this honor on Professor Miserandino, we recognize her dedication to undergraduate teaching and to her students; her contributions to the pedagogy of psychology; and her service to her profession and to Arcadia University," said Dr. Michael Berger, Associate Vice President and Provost. "Dr. Miserandino's success in the classroom is attested to in the voices of the students she teaches, who note that she 'is one of the warmest, most involved, and, more importantly, most knowledgeable professors' I have ever had, that 'she teaches with an engaging style that applies real-world experiences to textbook information,' and that 'her assignments taught us to push our own boundaries to see what theories and beliefs controlled our own behavior.'" Read more.

 Dr. Ana Maria Garcia, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Chair of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice, was named the seventh recipient of the Lloyd M. Abernethy Faculty Outstanding Service Award at the Graduate Commencement on May 14.

The Faculty Outstanding Service Award was created in 1997 to complement existing awards that recognized faculty members for their teaching excellence and for their research or creative arts achievements. When Professor of History Lloyd M. Abernethy was selected to be the second recipient in 1999, the faculty decided to name the award after him in recognition of his 42 years of service to Beaver College and Arcadia University.

"As her faculty colleagues note in their nomination letters, Dr. Garcia has consistently and graciously provided her expertise, energy and time to students, faculty, staff and administration throughout her 12 years at the University," said Dr. Michael Berger, Academic Vice President and Provost. "Unfailingly, Ana is available to anyone who needs help, be they students seeking tutoring or advising, departmental faculty needing her assistance with problem solving or just an opportunity to 'let off steam,' and/or professors wanting to lobby her regarding campus governance issues." Read more.