Newsletter Volume 8 Issue 13 - March 30, 2022 |
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Another Zoom update!
The most recent, as of this writing, is 5.10.0
If you have any problems getting the update, please contact Dianne at dianne.becht@emory.edu for more information.
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Lunch Colloquium - Monday, April 4, 2022 |
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“Innovative Treatments for PTSD: From Assessment to Virtual Reality
to the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program”
Barbara Rothbaum
Professor and Associate Vice Chair of Clinical Research in
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory School of Medicine,
Director of the Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program,
and Director of the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program
Zoom Lunch Colloquium
11:30 - 1:00 pm
Since we live in a dangerous world, it’s no wonder we hear so much about people affected by trauma (and no wonder we may be among such people ourselves). It’s not only soldiers returning from distant wars that have horror stories to tell. So do survivors of attacks here at home or accidents like car crashes or natural disasters that raze our communities to the ground. The strength and resilience of the human spirit are awe-inspiring, enabling most to come through such experiences well enough. But others suffer the severe, disabling, and often chronic condition called “posttraumatic stress disorder” or PTSD. Few know more about PTSD than Emory’s own Barbara Rothbaum, whose many achievements in the field have just been acknowledged (again) with the 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies. She will discuss the signs and symptoms of PTSD and review current treatments for the problem, focusing on cognitive behavioral treatments (CBTs), including the virtual reality exposure therapy she invented and has applied so successfully among the combat veterans she works with in the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program.
About Barbara Rothbaum:
Director of the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program, Barbara Rothbaum is Professor and Associate Vice Chair of Clinical Research in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory School of Medicine and Director of the Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program. A specialist in the treatment of anxiety disorders who has studied PTSD since 1986, she has briefed the Department of Defense and committees of both houses of Congress on an Institute of Medicine study assessing the treatment of PTSD. Among her many awards is the 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies, of which she is a past president. Her publications include over 400 scientific papers and chapters, eleven books, and four edited volumes. Her most recent book, written for a general audience in collaboration with Sheila Rauch, also a professor in the School of Medicine, is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford University Press, 2020).
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Sheth Lecture, Monday April 11, 2022 |
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Please join us for our
2022 Sheth Lecture
with Jamil Zainaldin
Monday, April 11, 2022
Zoom Meeting
11:30-1:00 pm
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Jamil Zainaldin
President Emeritus, Georgia Humanities Council
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Intended to celebrate “Creativity in Later Life,” the Sheth Distinguished Lecture is named in honor of Dr. Jagdish Sheth, the Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Marketing at Goizueta Business School, and Mrs. Madhuri Sheth, whose generous donation created the endowment that has made this very special annual event possible.
Each year since 2004, when James T. Laney offered the first of these lectures, we have invited a speaker of outstanding quality to present a talk that will somehow honor the topic during a lunch attended by emeriti, active faculty and staff, and any others interested from the university itself and the surrounding community. Since we are scheduling this year’s Sheth as a Zoom occasion, we will have to forgo the usual shared lunch, but we will not have to forgo “the speaker of outstanding quality.” This year’s invitee, Dr. Jamil Zainaldin, recently retired as long-time president of the Georgia Humanities Council, the organization that has worked so successfully—and in productive partnerships with so many—to ensure humanities and culture remain an integral part of the lives of Georgians.
From his days in graduate school, Jamil Zainaldin has had a strong attraction to both history and law. He decided on history because of the appeal of the broad historical questions and the framework that they provide for exploring all aspects of human experience. After completing a PhD in history at the University of Chicago, Dr. Zainaldin taught for four years, first at Northwestern University and then Case Western Reserve University. He attributes a National Endowment for the Humanities faculty seminar on aging as the catalyst for pointing his career in a new direction. History and the law could be combined, he realized, by pursuing a position in public policy.
He headed for Washington and landed a position on a legislative task force on social security, women, and aging. A historical framework centered his thinking about how policy evolves. Being an idealist, Dr. Zainaldin also found satisfaction in using his historical perspective and writing skills to assist in preparing studies that would shape legislation to achieve the best ends possible.
Following a year with a policy think tank, Dr. Zainaldin accepted the position of deputy director of the American Historical Association. He understood his work at the AHA as an extension of his interest in public policy, for he was working to increase the profession’s involvement with secondary schools and with federal policy that affects historical research. After four years at the AHA, it seemed a natural progression for him to move to the Federation of State Humanities Councils, where he stimulated the state councils to think about who they were and what they could contribute to the public. Additionally, he worked to build a greater appreciation in higher education for the role of scholars in public humanities programs.
After eleven years in Washington dealing with advocacy and administrative issues, Dr. Zainaldin came south in 1997, beginning his tenure as president of the Georgia Humanities Council, where he took wonderful advantage of the opportunity to work directly on projects that bring humanities, and especially history, to the people of Georgia. Among the most lauded of those projects is the New Georgia Encyclopedia, a digital compendium of 2000-plus articles on Georgia’s history and culture, first “published” in 2004 and updated regularly, produced in partnership with the University of Georgia Press, the University System of Georgia/Georgia Library Learning Online, and the Office of the Governor.
Though Dr. Zainaldin retired from his position with the Georgia Humanities Council in 2018 he has certainly not retired from pursuit of his lifelong mission to bring the great gifts of the humanities to the public in every way he can—and to assist others in doing the same. He has, among other post-“retirement” endeavors, co-authored a book on The Liberating Promise of Philanthropy: Stories of Grant-Makers in the South and allied with Dr. Sarah Higinbotham, Assistant Professor of English on Emory’s Oxford College campus, co-founder of Common Good Atlanta, the organization that offers accredited college courses to inmates in Georgia prisons. (We hope to have a program on the work of Common Good this coming summer, featuring both Sarah Higinbotham and Hal Jacobs, the documentarian who has just released a film on the program.)
Please join us on Monday, April 11, to hear what Jamil Zainaldin might share on the subject of “Creativity in Later Life.” We can’t imagine many are better qualified to address the subject than
he . . .
Note that anyone on the permanent registration list we use for our Lunch Colloquiums will receive the Zoom information necessary for attendance automatically. Others will need to register for the Sheth in particular—and may do so via the link in the left margin of this newsletter (above) or online via the listing on our website. All comers are welcome. We hope to see you there.
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Lunch Colloquium - Monday, April 18, 2022 |
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“The Monster in the Library: Unearthing a Course from
the Decidedly Undead Bram Stoker Archives”
Sheila Cavanagh
Professor of English and Director of the World Shakespeare Project
and The Emory Women Writers Resource Project
Joonna Trapp
Director of the Emory Writing Program and Writing Across Emory
Zoom Lunch Colloquium
11:30 - 1:00 pm
Emory has recently acquired the Bram Stoker archives, long in private hands. These materials reflect the preoccupations of the Irish-born Stoker as he researched and penned Dracula (1897) during his lengthy employment at London's famous Lyceum Theatre. And they also reveal the wide influence the novel has had on literary, filmic, and popular culture since his day. Professors Cavanagh and Trapp describe how they have united their scholarly interests in the world of the theater and the vampiric to teach a course utilizing these exciting materials. They will share how the collection has helped them and their students journey through the theater environment where Stoker worked closely with famous Shakespearean actors Henry Irving and Ellen Terry, through the wider literary world of London, and beyond, way beyond, both to the past, to Transylvania to meet Vlad the Impaler, and to the present, to examine the many permutations of Dracula still with us today.
About Sheila Cavanagh:
Sheila Cavanagh is Professor of English and Director of the World Shakespeare Project and The Emory Women Writers Resource Project. Author of Wanton Eyes and Chaste Desires: Female Sexuality in The Faerie Queene and Cherished Torment: The Emotional Geography of Lady Mary Wroth’s Urania, she has written many articles on early modern literature and pedagogy, among other topics. She served as the Global Shakespeare Centre/Fulbright Distinguished Chair and as Director of Emory’s Year of Shakespeare, and is currently on the Board of the Society of Woman Geographers. She received her PhD at Brown University and did graduate work at Trinity College, Dublin, and Georgetown University. She recently completed an MA in Public History at Georgia State University, which was preceded by an MST in College Teaching at the University of New Hampshire.
About Joonna Trapp:
Joonna Trapp is a Senior Lecturer in Emory’s Department of English, Director of the Emory Writing Program, and Director of Writing Across Emory. Before joining the Emory faculty in 2015 (first serving two years in the Emory College Writing Program), she held appointments as a tenured Associate Professor of English at Northwestern College, Associate Professor and Chair of English and Foreign language at Waynesburg University, and Associate Professor and Chair of Communication Studies at King University. Her primary research lies in the intersections between literature and rhetoric in American studies as well as in teaching and learning. Her book on the Lyceum Movement in the Old South is under contract with Parlor Press, and she is also currently researching Flannery O’Connor’s oratory and Harriet Beecher Stowe’s religious rhetoric. She received her PhD from Texas Christian University and her MA in Literature from the University of Maryland, College Park.
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BookFest Reading Suggestions |
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At our March 21 BookFest Lunch Colloquium, some of our Emeritus members shared interesting book recommendations that we would like to pass along to those who could not attend. The book titles can be found below, or by clicking here for the list that also includes photos of the book jackets -- and bonus information from Marilynne McKay about a free Merlin Bird ID app for your iPhone or Android that companions well with one of her book recommendations.
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Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn: A Saga of Race and Family, by Gary Pomerantz, 1997
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Flight Path: A Search for Roots Beneath the World's Busiest Airport, by Hannah Palmer, 2017
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Explosion at Orly: The Disaster that Transformed Atlanta, by Ann Uhry Abrams, 2002
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The Ministry for the Future, by Kim Stanley Robinson, 2021
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The Indigo Girl, by Natasha Boyd, 2018
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The Making of Asian America: A History, by Erika Lee, 2016
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The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz, by Erik Larson, 2022
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Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour, by Lynne Olson, 2011
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Reflected Glory: The Life of Pamela Churchill Harriman, by Sally Bedell Smith, 1996
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The Nickel Boys: A Novel, by Colson Whitehead, 2020
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The Copenhagen Trilogy, by Tove Ditlevsen, 2021
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The Lady and the Monk: Four Seasons in Kyoto, by Pico Iyer, 1992
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Hunting Mister Heartbreak: A Discovery of America, by Jonathan Raban, 1991
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Isaac Newton, by James Gleick, 2004
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A Sense of Self: Memory, the Brain, and Who We Are, by Veronica O'Keane, 2021
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The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier, by Thad Carhart, 2002
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The Spanish War: An American Epic 1898, by G. J. A. O'Toole, 1986
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A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters, by Andrew H. Knoll, 2021
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The Chronicles of Christoval Alvarez: Books 1-9, by Ann Swinfen, 2014
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Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive, 4th Edition, by Betty Edwards, 2012
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What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing--What Birds Are Doing, and Why, by David Allen Sibley, 2020
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Persist, by Elizabeth Warren
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The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World, by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and Douglas Abrams
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Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss, by Margaret Renkl
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The Journey to Separate but Equal: Madame Decuir's Quest for Racial Justice in the Reconstruction Era, by Jack M. Beermann
Thanks to the many volunteers who recommended these books: Marilynne McKay, John Sitter, Kurt Heiss, Brenda Bynum, Clark Lemons, Glenn Kellum, Virgil Brown, Vernon Robbins, Ron Gould, Viola (Tiny) Westbrook, Katherine Mitchell, and Delia Nisbet.
And a special thanks to the two who also helped to present the program, Ron Gould for serving as moderator and Marilynne McKay for preparing and orchestrating the PowerPoint presentation throughout the session.
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Following his welcome to the March meeting of the University Faculty Council, Chair Octavian “Tavi” Ioachimescu introduced Lynelle Cadray, University Ombuds, who reported on the work of her office. The Ombuds Office promote fairness, equity, and respect among the various members and units of the Emory community. Since the establishment of the Ombuds two years ago, the office has handled over 450 visits, which places it in the middle of peer institutions.
Next, Amir St. Clair, Associate Vice President and Executive Director for COVID-19 Response and Recovery, reported on past, present, and future containment measures for the pandemic.
David H. Howard, Committee Chair of the Policy Review Committee, reported on their discussion of the conflict of commitment and religious accommodation policies.
Finally, Aaronette McFarlin of the Emory Work Life team outlined their programming on Wellness and Wellbeing. They offer information and referrals for a wide variety of resources that relate to childcare, adult care, workplace flexibility, emergency backup care, and financial counseling.
The University Senate meeting began with the annual election of officers. Unanimously elected were Nitika Gupta as President-Elect and Shana Ware to continue as Secretary.
Amy Chen, Co-Chair of the University Senate Working Group on Dependent Care, reported that the group is in the information-gathering phase of developing a plan to provide on-site drop-in daycare for both well and sick children.
Sid Stein, Chair of the Fringe Benefits Committee, outlined two current priorities of the Committee: gathering data for possible improvements to the retirement plan, and addressing the difficulty many members of the Emory community experience in getting medical appointments at Emory, especially at the Clifton Road location.
Theresa Milazzo, Vice President for Human Resources, gave an update on the actions required by the lawsuit regarding record keeping in the retirement plans. Going forward, Fidelity will be the lead record keeper, with TIAA secondary and Vanguard no longer associated with record keeping. Detailed information about the changes will be sent to those concerned in the next month or so.
Carolyn “Carrie” Keogh, Chair of the Committee on the Environment, reported on that committee’s input to the graduate student housing project. They continue to recommend that the building be constructed in accordance with LEED Gold or Platinum certification. They are also monitoring the restoration efforts in Lullwater Preserve following repairs by Dekalb County to the sewer easement located there.
For more detailed information on either meeting, minutes will be posted and can be accessed with Emory login credentials at:
(Emory ID and password necessary to access)
-- Holly York, EUEC Representative to the Faculty Council and University Senate (2021-2024)
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Nanette Wenger
Professor Emerita of Medicine
W. Robert Taylor, MD, Director of the Division of Cardiology in the Emory School of Medicine recently shared some wonderful news regarding Emeritus member Nanette Wenger.
Stephane Kennedy, a grateful patient, has made a bequest to the University to support an endowed professorship to honor Dr. Nanette Wenger. The gift will endow the Dr. Nanette K. Wenger Distinguished Professorship for Women’s Heart Health Research.
This is a wonderful tribute to Nanette to acknowledge her numerous contributions to women’s heart health. A special thanks to Bryan Wells for his help with this and to our colleagues in development for making this happen.
Congratulations Nanette!
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Helen O'Shea
Professor Emerita of Nursing
On March 14, 2022, Helen O'Shea gave a Zoom presentation for the Valdosta State University Retirees Association.
The title was “Pre-Retirement Mentoring”
According to Helen, "It was a 30-minute PowerPoint presentation followed by about 20 minutes of questions and response. The retired faculty at Valdosta State would really like to establish a pre-retirement peer-mentoring program, similar to what we have here at our Emory Emeritus College, at their institution. I got the invitation because some of them saw my fall presentation to GA-HERO (the Georgia Association of Higher Education Retiree Organizations)."
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Joseph Miller, Jr., MD, Professor of Surgery
Joseph Irvin Miller, Jr, MD, 81, of Atlanta, GA passed away at home on December 23, 2021. Please click here to view an obituary.
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Walking the Campus with Dianne |
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The now long-gone building from our last walk was the old R. Howard Dobbs University Center, better known as the DUC.
The building was constructed in 1985 and included a wing designed by John Portman. The structure was named for R. Howard Dobbs, Jr., a trustee of Emory, who valued education and was gratified that the Dobbs University Center, made possible by his donation, was an integral part of Emory campus life.
The DUC was connected to the back of the Alumni Memorial building and the two together were called the Alumni Memorial University Center or AMUC.
In 2019 the DUC was carefully removed from the Alumni Memorial building (and demolished) to make way for the new, three-story Campus Life Center (CLC) that presently graces the campus grounds. The decision to replace the DUC was driven by the need for larger, more efficient dining services, technology and infrastructure upgrades, and more room for students to gather.
I've included a few more nostalgic photos of the DUC along with one, from the demolition phase, that reveals the remnants of the Emory Credit Union office that was once part of the building.
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Let's go from something that doesn't exist anymore to something that is working its way into existence. This spot is currently in the midst of becoming something big in a space that almost seems too small.
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Where will you find this on the Emory campus? |
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Emory University Emeritus College
The Luce Center
825 Houston Mill Road NE #206
Atlanta, GA 30329
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