2004-05 Part I Academic Staff Professional Development Grant Awards
Last Name	First Name	Department Name	Summary
Bauer	Lia	Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation	Attend meeting of the ASBMR which highlights current research in bone biology and provides an understanding of the relationship between the clinical and basic science research. Provide me direction in my laboratory's interests to encompass molecular biology.
Duffy	J Trey	McBurney Disability Resource Center	Present accepted paper at international disability conference on "The Legalization of Disability: The Advantages and Disadvantages of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on Building Successful Disability Service Programs".
Duschak	Heidi	Department of Medicine	Attend the 115th AAMC Annual meeting in Boston, MA.  Exhibit an innovative externship program for medical students in the area of Alzheimer's disease.  Want to learn of other innovative and effective strategies for educating our medical students here at UW-Madison.
Gordon	Travis	Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Attend the Ohio Transportation Engineering Conference (OTEC) and present my research in freight transportation.  The event showcases research, policy and case studies that are of interest to the transportation community.
Heinkel	Colleen	Center for Health Systems Research & Analysis	Presenting a poster session on preliminary research on meaning and cancer using CHESS data at the 3rd Biannual International Conference on Meaning "Transforming Loss, Suffering, and Death through Meaning, Hope, and Faith in Vancouver, BC.
Kingsbury	Judith	Arboretum	Attend International Conference on Volunteer Administration.to build my skills in volunteer administration, focusing on broadening volunteer program participation to better reflect diverse populations of UW-Madison and the greater Madison community.
McElroy	Jane	UW Comprehensive Cancer Center	Attend spatial regression analysis workshop which will enhance my professional development. As an Assistant Scientist in the Women's Health Study focusing on cancer epidemiology, and as a research consultant for the Survey Research Shared Service program, which services CCC and UW.
McGrath	Robert	Counseling and Consultation Services	Bring in a consultant for a six hour workshop focusing on the most recent enurochemical and neurobiological theories describing consciousness and the alteration of consciousness through the use of chemicals, both legal and illegal.
McKeefry	Jason	Department of  Forest Ecology and Management	Present a paper at the largest annual  ESRI International User Conference held in San Diego, CA.  The paper will focus on professional development for users of geographic information systems (GIS).  My Department uses GIS every day for research and teaching.
Meili	Stephen	Law School	Participate in an intensive Spanish language program in Oaxaca, Mexico.  My goal is to become proficient in Spanish so that I can better serve the clients and supervise the students in the Law School's Consumer Laws Litigation Clinic, which I direct.
Moua-Vue	May Lee	International Student Services	Attend SIIC and gain essential knowledge and skills necessary to train participants in the expanding BRIDGE Program.  BRIDGE is an intercultural exchange program designed to connect American students with first-year international students new the United States.
Nolet	Kimberly	School of Nursing	Attend PRSA Intternational Conference.  Provide me with valuable training for my unique role in practicing public relations with internationa'l students, educators, governments and long-term care providers.
Reith-Rozelle	Judith	Agricultural Research Stations	Attend the International meeting of the ASA, CSAA and SSSA. This would give me an opportunity to obtain a broader understanding of agronomic research and will assist me in working with all of the researchers that have projects located at the West Madison Station.
Rodenkirch	Lance	Medical School-Administration	Attend advanced multi-photon laser classes at Coherent's training facility in Auburn, CA.  Successful completion will allow me to effectively and efficinelty operate, optimize and maintain The W.M. Keck Laboratory's laser systems here at the Medical School.
Sims	Paul	Department of Zoology	Attend microscopy meeting to present my submitted paper (Visualizing Green Fluorescent Protein and Fluorescence Associated with a Gold Conjugate in Thin Sections with Correlative Confocal and Electron Microscopy) and keep abreast of techniques and results.
Sisolak	Barbara	Department of Surgery	Provide a seminar series for our research staff who are actively involved in writing grants, abstracts, and manuscripts for publication.  Technical Communications will offer three workshops on pertinent skills in written scientific communication.
Steele	Thomas	Agricultural Research Stations	Attend the 2004 Canadian Institute of Forestry/Society of American Foresters Joint Convention in order to present two research papers and obtain current information on forest resource stewardship.  Incorporate into the curricula of two classes I teach.
Strunk/ Carlos/ Seltzer	Kelly/ Reyes/ Robert	Office  of Admissions	Visit 3 universities that successfully recruit undergraduate non-residents and students of color. Will gain crucial new perspectives to develop activities/programs for implementation; increase number of non-residents and students of color that enroll.
Usborne	Amy	Primate Research Center	Attend and present poster at Annual ACVP to expand my knowledge of training programs in veterinary pathology and increase exposure of the Primate Center program in the profession and to possible candidates.
Wang	Wuyi	Department of Botany	Attend the annual meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists which is the Plant Biology 2004 conference.  Want  to present our recent findings on the ethylene receptor signaling and to learn the most up-to-date advances in plant sciences.
Wright	Thomas	Agricultural Research Stations	Attend and participate in the 2004 International Annual meeting of the American Society of Agronomy. It will allow me to meet with researchers around the country and enhance my knowledge of Agronomic Research.