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October 2011

Researcher Profile: Dr. John Copeland

Information for this article submitted by Dr. John Copeland

As a wildlife biologist, Dr. John Copeland has an interest in all life forms and has pub-lished papers on mam-mals, fish, birds and amphibians. For the last few years his re-search interest has centered on amphibi-ans and reptiles. He serves on the Northern Cumberlands Forest Resources Science Ad-visory Committee which provides infor-

mation on rare and endangered species for the development of the North Cumber-lands Forest Resources Habitat Conservation Plan. A draft of this plan has recently been submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office for approval. Dr. Copeland also enjoys collaborating with colleagues and students on projects and currently has three such projects underway. Dr. Copeland and Dr. Adam Rollins along with Heather Barker, a former wildlife and fisheries management student, have determined the presence of chytrid fungus infecting a wood frog, Lithobates sylvatica, population in Cumberland Gap National Park. It appears they have docu-mented the first occurrence of the chytrid fungus in the state of Kentucky. In addi-tion, Dr. Copeland and Dr. Aggy Vanderpool have a project underway to delineate potential hellbender, Cryptobranchus alleganensis, habitat in the Powell River. They have recruited two junior science seminar students, Jesse Tussing and Connie Hodg-es, to assist with this project. Dr. Copeland, Professor Jessica Evans, and two junior science seminar students, Amanda Carver and Darcy Tatsch are also involved in an amphibian and reptile survey at Panther Creek State Park. Dr. Copeland’s most recent publication “Land Mollusca of Norris Dam State Park with Notes on Cumberland Plateau and Blue Ridge Affinities” was a joint adventure with a former LMU wildlife and fisheries management student Daniel Douglas and Dr. Ron Caldwell. Dr. Copeland has also initiated an investigation concerning life his-tory information for Wehrle’s Salamander, Plethodon wehrlei, in Campbell County, Tennessee. Only seven or eight specimens of this salamander have ever been rec-orded in Tennessee and Dr. Copeland and his students caught three of those report-ed. Two science seminar students, Jessica Pleasant and Amber Stoerp, assist with this project. Additionally, Dr. Copeland acts as mentor for science seminar research projects. J. T. Bellows is investigating white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, response to scents and lures. Brent Rutter is studying a population of the Ravine Salamander, Pleth-odon richmondi, located here on the Harrogate campus. Lori Lundy is looking to cor-relate different aging techniques for aging gray squirrels, Sciurus carolinensis.



October 2011

ALLM Recieves Grant from Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area

The Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area (TCWNHA) has awarded the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum (ALLM) $10,000 for an educational DVD Project entitled “The Civil War at the Cumberland Gap”. The ALLM will work in conjunction with the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, FamFive Pro-duction (Steve Dean), and WBIR TV to complete the project. WBIR TV already funded production of one segment – A Footnote in History – that was broad-cast on their Heartland Series. This was a match for the TCWNHA grant. The Cumberland Gap National Historical Park has also written a grant requesting $10,000 from the National Park Foundation for this project as well. Dr. Michael Clyburn and Dr. Dennis J. Smith (Carter and Moyers School of Education) will oversee the production of lesson plans for each segment of the DVD. Research is underway for the remaining segments with completion expected late 2012 – early 2013. Congratulations to the ALLM museum staff!

Photo submitted by Tom Mackie

Welcome Ms. Melissa Mira-cle to the ORGSP! Melissa is a 2003 graduate of LMU and brings with her 19 years of

experience as an administra-tive assistant for RAGE,

Inc. She currently lives in Tazewell, Tn. with her hus-

band Bill and son Corey.



October 2011

LMU-DCOM a Bee Hive of Scholarly Activity

Information submitted by Amy Drittler

Dr. Burt Routman, professor and chair of family medicine, spoke on the topic “So, I’m Old, Doc . . . Now What?” at the annual Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Association (TOMA) conven-tion in Chattanooga, TN.

Dr. Greg Thompson, assistant professor of OMM/family medicine and chair of OPP, ap-peared in the Heartland Series special “Hands” produced by WBIR-TV in Knoxville, TN. Thomp-son spoke about the history and practice of os-teopathic medicine.

Dr. Jonathan Leo, professor of neuroanatomy and associate dean of students, recently had his article “Knowledge of ghostwriting and financial conflicts-of-interest reduces the perceived credibility of bio-medical research” published on www.biomed.com. The research entailed the use of statistics to inves-tigate the impact of conflicts-of-interest (COI) in academic medicine. The article was co-authored by Dr. Leo’s research partner, Dr. Jeffrey R. Lacasse. The research concluded that increased disclosure of COI resulted in lower credibility ratings among practicing clinicians.

Dr. Mary Beth Babos, assistant professor of pharma-cy, presented two topics at the annual Tennessee Os-teopathic Medical Association (TOMA) conference in Chattanooga, TN. The presentations were: “When the Tocsin Tolls: a case based review of common toxi-dromes” and “When Drugs Collide: a review of clini-cally relevant drug interactions.”



October 2011

Medical Librarian’s Activities Represent a Broad Range of Scholarly Work

Lisa Travis, LMU Medical Librarian, epit-omizes the diverse ways to engage in scholarly activity. Her work over just the last several months shows her range and her understanding of scholarship. Congratulations to Lisa for an impressive list of accomplishments!

PUBLICATIONS

Travis, L. D. (2011). Book review: Matter

of conscience: Redemption of a

hometown hero, Bobby Hoppe. Tennes-

see Libraries, 61(2).

Travis, L. D. (2011). Natural Medicines

Comprehensive Database (NMCD). Jour-

nal of Electronic Resources in Medical

Libraries, 8(2), 169-180. doi:10.1080/15424065.2011.576615

PRESENTATIONS

Hester S, Travis L, & Vaughn C. (2011, August 24). Panel discussion on health lit-

eracy. Panel discussion at KAHSLC meeting, Knoxville, TN.

POSTERS

Travis, L. (2011, October 8). Linking your alumni with electronic library resources.

Poster session presented at the SC/MLA Annual Meeting, Augusta, GA.

Travis, L. (2011, October 8). On par with electronic books. Poster session present-

ed at the SC/MLA Annual Meeting, Augusta, GA.

Powers, E., Ames, F., Marquardt, L., McMillion, A., Robertson, M., Skica, J. K.,…

Travis, L. (2011, April 13-15). Essential board review resources recommended by

osteopathic medical students. Poster session presented by Elaine Powers at the

AACOM & AODME (Association of Osteopathic Directors and Medical Educators)

2011 Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD.

Ames, F. R., Powers, E., & Travis, L. (2011, April 13-15). The range and value of

services provided by libraries at colleges of osteopathic medicine. Poster session

presented by Frank R. Ames at the AACOM & AODME 2011 Annual Meeting, Bal-

timore, MD.

Information submitted by Lisa Travis

Photo by Melissa Miracle



October 2011

School of Business Welcomes Esteemed Speakers

Dr. Stephen Lemay

The School of Business welcomed one of the foremost experts on the field of marketing and logistics, Dr. Stephen LeMay, on September 29. Dr. LeMay pre-sented “Planning and Organizing the Supply Chain-The Basics”.

Dr. LeMay writes and consults on human resources, supply chain security, in-frastructure, research methods, and a range of other topics. He studied the impact of heavy trucks on highways in Mississippi and covered infrastructure issues for the Delta Project. He has coauthored two books, a collection of teaching materials on logistics, and over 75 articles in academic and trade pub-lications. He teaches marketing and logistics at Dalton State College in Dalton, GA. He is also Professor Emeritus in Marketing and Logistics at Mississippi State Univer-sity. He received his MBA and his doctorate in transportation and logistics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He received a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Northwestern University. He was a Russian linguist in the United States Air Force from 1972-1978. He runs distances, writes poetry, and read voraciously. He was born in Knoxville, TN, and currently lives in Ringgold, GA.

Information submitted by Dr. Jack McCann—Photo by Melissa Miracle



October 2011

School of Business Welcomes Esteemed Speakers Continued

The School of Business welcomed one of the experts in the field of supply chain management, Dr. George Messer, to present "Inventory Decisions to Im-prove Supply Chain Performance."

Dr. Messer served seven years as the Clayton State Univer-sity School of Busi-ness’ first Eminent Scholar, and Charles S. Conklin Chair in Lo-gistics and Supply Chain Management. He was handed a blank sheet of paper by the Dean of the School of Business at Clayton State to de-velop both the under-graduate and gradu-ate majors for supply chain management at Clayton State Univer-sity. He designed and developed a supply chain management program that met the needs of employers and students in South

Metro Atlanta. Messer interviewed local businesses to see how they thought a program could serve them. With the airport and the Atlanta Air Cargo Associa-tion, as well as freight forwarding centers and customhouse brokers in Atlanta, he found an underserved market. These businesses needed people to be front line supervisors, and they were able to meet that need with the program he designed, recruited for, and taught in. He retired from Clayton State University as Professor of Management, in 2008. Dr. Messer received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee and his masters and Ph.D. from Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas. Prior to his appointment to the Conklin Chair in 2001, he was a Department Head and Deputy Director for the United States Army Material Command Lo-gistics Leadership Center, in Texarkana, Texas.

Dr. George Messer

Information submitted by Dr. Jack McCann—Photo by Melissa Miracle

Sue Weaver Dunlap, class of 99, and writer-in-residence Darnell Arnoult at the Table Rock Writers Workshop at Wildacres Retreat Center in Little Switzerland, NC in September.



September 2011

Darnell Arnoult, LMU Writer-in-Residence, spoke to the Middlesboro Profession-al and Business Women’s Club on June 13, 2011 on the topic “Women Mentor-ing Women.” As a featured author at the On the Same Page Festival in Ashe County, NC, September 22-24, Arnoult gave a reading and spoke about the im-pact family life has had on her creative work. As part of the same festival, Ar-noult was the featured speaker at a luncheon on Friday where attendees dis-cussed poetry writing with Arnoult, and Saturday she served on a panel of Southern authors exploring the festival’s theme, “Family Matters.” Lastly, Arnoult served on the faculty of Table Rock Writers Workshop at Wild-acres Retreat Center in Little Switzerland, NC September 19-23, where she lead a five-day class “Poetry: Writing, Writing, and Rewriting” with a focus on energy and play when composing formal poetry. The now independent Table Rock Writ-ers Workshop is a continuation of what was until 2010 The Duke Writers Work-shop, a program of Duke University. Arnoult is a veteran faculty member, having taught for this workshop consecutively for 16 years.

Busy Days for LMU Writer in Residence

Autumn, the year’s

last, loveliest smile.

~William Cullen

Bryant

ENJOY FALL!

Dr. Charles Hubbard delivered a

lecture on Lincoln and the Con-

stitution at Columbia State Com-

munity College in Columbia, TN

on Oct. 3rd. The speech was

hosted in conjunction with a

special exhibit, Lincoln: The Con-

stitution and the Civil War, creat-

ed by the National Constitution

Center and the American Library

Association Public Programs

Office. The exhibition runs

through Oct. 28 at the John W.

Finney Memorial Library on the

CSCC campus.



October 2011

The first STEM Initiative meeting to discuss Vertical Integration was held at Cum-berland Mountain Research Center on September 29, 2011 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. Educators from Lincoln Me-morial University, Cumber-land Gap High School, Livesay Middle School, Powell Valley Middle School, Forge Ridge Elementary School and the Claiborne County Board of Education were present.

Lincoln Memorial University provided refreshments and the meeting be-gan with some social time and introductions. The group discussed the meaning of Vertical Integration and engaged in a “brainstorming” session to discuss how to implement Vertical Integration and to identify critical areas and issues. The next meeting date was set for December 7, 2011.

LMU Hosts First Meeting for STEM Vertical Integration Initiative

Article and photo from the Abraham Lincoln Institute for the Study of Leadership and Public Policy

Information submitted by Dr. Ron Caldwell

Dr. Hubbard Delivers a Lecture at Columbia State Community College

http://www.lmunet.edu/alinstitute/index.shtml



October 2011

Foundations Corner

Someone asked me to define the most important element of grant writing. My prompt response was “Read the directions!” OK, maybe it’s not that simple. But reading the funder’s guidelines and submission instructions are meant to be helpful to grant seekers. Every foundation is different, from the method by which they want to be contacted (or not) to what attachments must be includ-ed. Not every proposal is going to be funded, and if funded, the grant award may not be huge, however that should not discourage you from applying. For-mulating a proposal, creating a case statement and establishing a realistic budget for your project will help you focus on the most important and essen-tial elements of the project. This will also help you establish benchmarks and evaluate objectives and outcomes.

Please contact me before you begin a project so that I can help you do the research to find an appropriate foundation. In most cases, I will ask you to write a summary or abstract of your project. This should answer the questions: who, what, where, why, and how. Once I have that basic information it will be easier to narrow search parameters. As always, Pauline, Marca and I are available to help you through the grant process with routing forms, budgets and appropriate signatures.

By Martha Scheidler, Director of Foundations

October Foundation Submissions: Jack McCann submitted a proposal to the Appalachian Re-

source Commission for support of the Center for Economic Development.

Curt Klinghoffer submitted proposals to the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund for World School.

Turner Bowling submitted a proposal to Enterprise Holdings for the High Adventure Series.

Robert Sabbatini submitted a proposal to Walgreens for

sponsorship of IronABE.



October 2011

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Notes From the ORGSP

As a reminder, all applications for external funding must first begin by contacting the ORGSP.

Photo submitted by Tom Mackie

Starting this month the ORGSP will feature an LMU researcher each month. Dr. John Copeland was featured this month on page 1.

To participate or nominate someone for the Researcher Profile for future editions, please contact the ORGSP using the contact information listed

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