Dr. Jennifer Martin
Dr. Jennifer Martin, Hall Family Foundation Professor of Theatre, was the developer and founding editor of the Journal of the Association of Theatre Movement Educators. It is a peer-reviewed digital, kinetic, on-line journal designed specifically for research and scholarship in movement-dependent art forms including theatre, dance and performance art. Her prototype article “Using a Period Movement Score in Actor, Training, Rehearsal and Performance: The Restoration Period and “The Country Wife” can be viewed through the following link:
Michael Henry (Communications Studies) is the only A&S faculty member to be named to the 13-member UM System eMentors group to work with others interested in “…integrating eLearning methodologies into their courses…” Michael has been teaching online courses for over 15 years. To learn more about Michael and the eMentors group, go to: www.umsystem.edu/ums/departments/aa/elearning/ementors.shtm
Kristi Holsinger (Criminal Justice and Criminology) has combined her teaching and research with service learning for her students as mentors in the juvenile justice system. See:
www.umkc.edu/news/feature.asp?id=117
Tony Caruso (Physics) has just been awarded $293,722 by the Office of Naval Research to further his research on developing a High Efficiency Solid State Neutron Detector.
Dr. Jennifer Martin, Hall Family Foundation Professor of Theatre, was the developer and founding editor of the Journal of the Association of Theatre Movement Educators. It is a peer-reviewed digital, kinetic, on-line journal designed specifically for research and scholarship in movement-dependent art forms including theatre, dance and performance art. Her prototype article “Using a Period Movement Score in Actor, Training, Rehearsal and Performance: The Restoration Period and “The Country Wife” can be viewed through the following link:
Michael Henry (Communications Studies) is the only A&S faculty member to be named to the 13-member UM System eMentors group to work with others interested in “…integrating eLearning methodologies into their courses…” Michael has been teaching online courses for over 15 years. To learn more about Michael and the eMentors group, go to
Kristi Holsinger (Criminal Justice and Criminology) has combined her teaching and research with service learning for her students as mentors in the juvenile justice system. See:
Tony Caruso (Physics) has just been awarded $293,722 by the Office of Naval Research to further his research on developing a High Efficiency Solid State Neutron Detector.
Dan McIntosh (Physics) studies galaxies and their mergers and has his students looking to the stars for data. He has been featured in several recent interviews and stories and was just awarded a two-year grant titled: “Catching Galaxies in the Act” in the amount of $42,988 from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement. See also:
http://www.umkc.edu/news/feature.asp?id=113
http://archive.kcur.org/kcurViewDirect.asp?PlayListID=7071
Keith Buszek (Chemistry) was interviewed about the counterintuitive research results that emerged from the joint efforts of two teams of synthetic chemists and computational chemists involving faculty at UMKC, UCLA and the University of Minnesota. For the interview, go to:
Toya Like (Criminal Justice and Criminology) was interviewed by KCTV5 after a recent homicide and discusses the data reporting that Missouri has the second highest rate of homicides among blacks. For more, go to:
