John Toomey, associate professor of music, was featured in a July 28 Chronicle of Higher Education story about how he teaches jazz appreciation classes via TELETECHNET.
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Daniel Sonenshine, eminent scholar of biological sciences, was quoted in a July 11 New York Times story about ticks.
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Thomas Cash, professor of psychology, was quoted in a July 18 New York Times story and a June 22 Pompano Beach, Fla., Ledger story about body image.
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Debra Major, associate professor of psychology, was quoted in an Associated Press story about her study of working mothers' relationships with their bosses that ran in many newspapers across the country, including the June 25 Los Angeles Times and the July 16 Boston Globe. It also ran on the June 16 MSNBC Web page.
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John R. Broderick, vice president for institutional advancement, was featured in a June 19 PRWeek commentary, which asked four public relations professionals to answer the following question: What should Microsoft's PR machine do in the wake of the antitrust verdict?
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Paul Stepanovich, assistant professor of community health professions, was quoted in a July 26 London Free Press story and a recent Dallas Morning News story about a study he co-authored on measuring companies' emotional health.
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Stephen Medvic, assistant professor of political science, was quoted in June 13 Philadelphia Daily News story about Pennsylvania's Gov. Ridge.
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Steve Wells, associate professor of engineering technology; John Keeling, lecturer of business management; and James V. Koch, president; were quoted in a June 11 Minneapolis and St. Paul Star-Tribune story about teaching courses over the Internet.
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Melvin Williams, eminent scholar emeritus of exercise science, physical education and recreation, was cited in a June Washington Post story about calorie-shedding exercises.
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Gail Johnson, assistant professor of urban studies and public administration, wrote an article, "Leadership in the 21st Century: Attending to the 'Soft Stuff,'" for the July PA (Public Administration) Times.
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Bryan Porter, assistant professor of psychology, was quoted in July 18 Times-Union stories about red-light running.
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Gary Edgerton, chair of communication and theatre arts, was quoted in a July 16 Boston Sunday Herald story about the anniversary of the death of John F. Kennedy Jr.
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Kevin Gallup, adjunct instructor of art, was quoted in an Associated Press story about the city of Norfolk's "Mermaids on Parade" project. It ran in the June 29 Washington Times.

The following were quoted or featured recently in The Virginian-Pilot:

James McLaughlin, vice president for distance learning, was quoted in a July 8 story about a possible partnership with Kazakhstan whereby Old Dominion would help the country establish a distance learning program.
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Maurice Berube, eminent scholar of educational leadership and counseling, wrote a commentary, "University Presidents: Our Silent Generation," that was published July 30.
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Lucien Lombardo, professor of sociology and criminal justice, wrote a commentary about the Virginia State Board of Social Services' recent decision to change its rules to permit foster parents to spank. It was published July 10.
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Vinod Agarwal and Gilbert Yochum, professors of economics, were cited in July 7 and 18 stories about their quarterly economic forecast for Hampton Roads. Yochum was also quoted in a July 12 story about the role of defense spending in the region, and a July 12 Daily Press story about the growth of the area's non-defense economy.
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Ken Daley, professor of art, was quoted in a July 3 story about female college presidents in Virginia.
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Robert Holden, associate professor of history, was quoted in a June 21 story about his Fulbright grant to study in Costa Rica.
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Pierce Tyler, instructor of English, was quoted in a July 10 story about a project he is heading for Portsmouth's Old Towne Civic League Foundation to put hundreds of old Portsmouth photos on the Web.
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Kevin Gallup, adjunct instructor of art, was quoted in June 22 and 28 stories about the vandalism and thefts of some of the mermaid sculptures he had designed for Norfolk's "Mermaids on Parade" project.

The following were quoted or featured recently in local, state and regional publications:

James V. Koch, president, was quoted in a June 28 New Journal and Guide story about President-elect Roseann Runte.
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Robert Ash, eminent scholar of aerospace engineering,was quoted in a recent Richmond Times-Dispatch story about signs of liquid water on Mars.
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Michael Pearson, professor of English, wrote an article about a travel writing seminar he led recently for the Aug. 1 Port Folio Weekly.
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Deborah Bauman, associate professor of dental hygiene, was quoted in a July 9 Daily Press story about a recent student of hers, Jennifer Caswell, who overcame a deformity of her right hand to earn a degree in dental hygiene.
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David Johnson, associate professor of art, was featured in a June 27 Port Folio Weekly story titled, "The Art of Stealing."
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Mitch Brindley, sailing coach, was quoted in a June 15 Richmond Times-Dispatch story titled, "Physics for Sail."
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Linda McGreevy, associate professor of art, was quoted in a June 13 Port Folio Weekly story about the new Naro Expanded Video.

The following faculty were interviewed recently by the electronic media:

Steve Yetiv, associate professor of political science, was interviewed Aug. 7 by Voice of America for broadcasts to the Mideast and Europe on whether the United States should continue economic sanctions against Iraq and on how to jump-start the Mideast peace process. He also was interviewed July 31 on WVEC-TV's "On the Record" show and by WNIS radio July 14 about the Mideast peace process.
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Bryan Porter, assistant professor of psychology, was interviewed on the July 21 WHRV "HearSay" show about red-light running.
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Michael Adams, adjunct instructor of foreign languages and literatures, was interviewed on the June 15 WHRV "HearSay" show about the Russian Ship "Mir" at OpSail.
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Mounir Laroussi, research professor of electrical engineering, was featured in a July 25 space.com story about force fields and "plasma" shields.
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Paul Stepanovich, assistant professor of community health professions, was quoted in a July/August ITrecruitermag.com story about a study he co-authored on measuring companies' emotional health.
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