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Dr. Christine Fletcher

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Christine Fletcher is associate professor of theology at Benedictine University and an Oblate of St Procopius Abbey, Lisle, IL. At Benedictine she has designed a new Theology program which includes a certificate in Theology in Life. She holds a Masters in Politics and Philosophy from Oxford University and a PhD in Theology with subspecialties in Business ethics and literature from Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, England.

She has worked in various fields including merchant banking and IT consulting as well as having edited a magazine on business ethics. Among her academic presentations was a paper at a conference at the Vatican sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. While living in England she occasionally appeared on BBC1's Heaven and Earth discussing ethical questions.

She has been married to her husband Peter for 39 years, and they have four grown children.

24/7 Christian by Christine M. Fletcher
Call Number: 248.4
ISBN: 9780814649688
Publication Date: 2015
How do we reconnect our faith and our life and move beyond being hour-a-week Christians? In 24/7 Christian, Christine Fletcher brings the riches of the Second Vatican Council with its teachings on the universal call to holiness, the freedom of conscience, and the role of the laity in the world together with the wisdom of the Rule of St. Benedict to provide a practical guide to becoming a Christian 24/7. Fletcher shows the importance of Catholics’ faith in meeting the challenges facing people today, including climate change, global inequality, and family breakdown.
The Artist and the Trinity by Christine M. Fletcher
Call Number: 283.42092 S274 F612
ISBN: 9781620323755
Publication Date: 2013
The Artist and the Trinity aims to create a Christian theology of work based on Dorothy L. Sayers' analogy of the Trinity to the process of artistic creation. Sayers' analogy gives us an account of the person that does not collapse into the atomism of the individual of modern liberal capitalism, but is fully relational. By putting Sayers into dialogue with Alasdair MacIntyre, the book develops a fully Trinitarian theology of work that accounts for the interdependence of human beings, and for the ethical requirements of caring for the weak, the young, and the old in a way that is gender neutral.

"Love in the Time of Adultery: The Moral Vision of Jane Austen and Dorothy Sayers." Australian Broadcast Company. 2014 http://www.abc.net.au/religion/articles/2014/02/11/3942497.htm

Books

The Artist and the Trinity: Dorothy L. Sayers Theology of Work. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Press, 2013

Peer-reviewed publications

‘Restoring the sense of Divine vocation to work’ Crucible The Anglican Journal of Social Ethics, January 2011
‘An Anglican Middle Axioms reading of Caritas in Veritate,’ College Theology Society Annual Volume 2010
‘Dorothy L. Sayers in the Public Square’ VII: An Anglo-American Literary Journal, Vol. 26. 2009
‘Code of Practice or Virtuous Practitioner? Virtue Ethics and Reputational Risk’ International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management, Volume 8, Issue 7, pp.31-38. http://ijm.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.28/prod.900

Conference presentations

‘Why work? A theological and practical exploration of vocation.’ NetVUE National Conference, Indianapolis, IN, March 14-16, 2013
‘Vatican II and Evangelization: The Lay Vocation to Evangelize,’ Vatican II: Teaching and Understanding the Council after 50 Years The University of St. Thomas September 20-22, 2012
‘Integrating CST into undergraduate Business Ethics: a research based approach,’ Renewing Mission and Identity in Catholic Business Education, University of Dayton, June 2012. Available at http://www.stthomas.edu/cathstudies/cst/conferences/Dayton/daytondocs/Fletcherfinapaperl.pdf
‘Gender and the Family: MacIntyre and (the first) St Benedict’. Center for Ethics and Culture Conference 2008 The Family Searching for Fairest Love. Available at https://sites.google.com/a/nd.edu/the-notre-dame-center-for-ethics-and-culture/programs/fall-conferences/the-family/program/Fletcher%2CChristine.pdf
‘The Benedictine Tradition, Catholic Social Teaching and the Mission of Business Education in the Catholic University’ John Kevin Doyle and Christine M. Fletcher. Available at: www.stthomas.edu/CathStudies/cst/conferences/becu/Finalpapers/DoyleandFletcherFina.pdf
‘Dorothy L. Sayers: an exemplar for lay theology’ Inklings Forever Vol. VI. Upland, IN: Taylor University, 2008.
‘Sayers the Management Guru’. Proceedings of the 2007 Wheaton Convention. Dorothy L. Sayers Society, 2007.
‘CST. CST and the Purpose Driven Company’. The Sixth International Conference on Catholic Social Thought and Management Education: The Good Company , Pontifical University of St Thomas, Rome, Italy October 5 -7, 2006 Available at: http://www.stthomas.edu/cathstudies/cst/conferences/thegoodcompany/Finalpapers/Fletcher%20Final%20Paper.pdf
‘Love Marriage and Adultery: comparing the moral vision of Dorothy L. Sayers and Jane Austen’. Proceedings of the 2006 Convention, Dorothy L. Sayers Society, 2006.
‘Dorothy Sayers and the Responsibilities of the Christian Writer.’ Inklings Forever Vol. V. Upland, IN: Taylor University, 2006. pp 46-53.
Trinitarian Theology, Equality, and Social Ethics: A Study of Sayers and LaCugna. The Call to Justice: The Legacy of Gaudium et Spes 40 Years Later. The Vatican, March 16-18, 2005 www.stthomas.edu/CathStudies/cst/conferences/gaudium/papers/Fletcher.pdf
‘Selling the Kingdom: Sayers, Advertising and Theology’ Proceedings of 2003 Convention The Dorothy L Sayers Society, 2003.

Book reviews

Satz, Deborah. Why Some Things Should Not Be for Sale: The Moral Limit of Markets. Journal of Markets and Morality, Volume 14, No.1, 2011.
Thurmer, John. A Detection of the Trinity. VII Volume 27, 2010.

Other publications

‘Bibliography of Dorothy L. Sayers’ writings on Work’ The Wade Center at Wheaton College. Available at http://wheaton.edu/wadecenter/Journal-VII/Contents/~/media/Files/Centers-and-Institutes/Wade-Center/Fletcher_Appendix_web.pdf
‘The mystery of the lay vocation’ Priests & People February 2003
Gluttony, Blackfriars Publications, 2000
‘How can the Communion of Saints help?’ Priests & People, November 1999
‘Catholic Child/Public School’ Envoy, July/August 1999
‘How can the parish help?’ Priests & People, March 1999
‘Do the right thing!’ Ethos Ethics in Business, April/May 1998
‘Hierarchies, motherhood and power’ Priests & People, August/September 1997
‘Parish mission or parish mission statement?’ Priests & People, June 1997
Embrace the Family of God Approved Resource Calendar Year V, Archdiocesan Spiritual Renewal, (Editor), Archdiocese of Philadelphia, April 1995
Growing up at Risk in Connecticut, a children's advocacy book for legislators, the media and public interest groups. Co-editor and writer. Hartford, 1983

Dr. Rita George-Tvrtkovic

Rita George-Tvrtković is assistant professor of theology at Benedictine University, where she specializes in historical theology, medieval Christian-Muslim relations, and interreligious dialogue. Her new book, A Christian Pilgrim in Medieval Iraq, introduces Riccoldo da Montecroce, a 13th century Italian Dominican who lived in Baghdad and wrote extensively about Islam and Muslims. Before earning her PhD from the University of Notre Dame, she served as associate director of the Archdiocese of Chicago's Office for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs. She and her husband Zoran live in Chicago with their two children, Luka and Anya.

A Christian Pilgrim in Medieval Iraq by Rita George-Tvrtkovic
Call Number: 261.27 G349c 2012
Publication Date: 2012
This book analyses the events of a decade long encounter between an Italian Dominican, Riccoldo da Montecroce (c. 1243-1320), and the Muslims of Baghdad, as recounted by the friar himself. While many of Riccoldo's views of the Muslims are consonant with those of his medieval confreres, the author examines the much more ambivalent sections of his writings, such as his praise-filled descriptions of Muslim praxis, his obvious love of Qur'anic Arabic, his frequent references to personal encounters with Muslims, and his candid descriptions of the wonder and doubt which these confrontations often elicited. The author argues that the tensions and inconsistencies inherent in Riccoldo's account of Islam should not be viewed as defects. Rather, she contends, their presence illustrates the complex nature of interreligious encounter itself. In addition to a critical discussion, this volume provides--for the first time--English translations of two remarkable Riccoldian texts: The Book of Pilgrimage (Liber peregrinationis) and Letters to the Church Triumphant (Epistolae ad ecclesiam triumphantem).

Books

A Christian Pilgrim in Medieval Iraq: Riccoldo da Montecroce’s Encounter with Islam. Medieval Voyaging Series (Turnhout: Brepols Publishing, 2013).
Nicholas of Cusa and Islam. Edited by Donald Duclow, Ian Levy, and Rita George-Tvrtkovic. (Leiden: Brill, forthcoming 2014).

Peer-reviewed articles

“After the Fall: Riccoldo da Montecroce and Nicholas of Cusa on Religious Diversity.” Theological Studies 73.3 (September 2012): 641-662.
“Hildegard’s Hexaemeron: Biblical Exegesis in Light of the Rule.” American Benedictine Review (accepted for publication in 2013).

Chapters in books

“Towards a Theology of Islam.” In The Cambridge History of Later Medieval Theology, 1050-1500, ed. Joseph Wawrykow and Thomas Prügl (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, forthcoming 2013).
‘Riccoldo da Montecroce on bismillah and salawat.’ In Ritus infidelium, ed. John Tolan and José Martínez Gázquez (Madrid: Casa de Velázquez, forthcoming 2013).
“Islam,” chapter (co-authored with Zeki Saritoprak) in World Religions - A Comparative Theological Approach, ed. Wilhelmus Valkenberg (Winona, Minn.: Anselm Academic, forthcoming 2014).
“Spiritual Friend, Spiritual Kin” in Interreligious Friendship, ed. James Fredericks and Tracy Sayuki Tiemeier (forthcoming 2015).

Dr. Christine Isom-Verhaaren

READ poster - Christine Isom-Verhaaren Christine Isom-Verhaaren received a BA in History and an MLS from Brigham Young University and an MA and Ph.D in 1997 in Ottoman history from the University of Chicago, where she was a student of Halil Inalcik. She has been teaching Middle East history at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois since 2001. Dr. Isom-Verhaaren is the author of numerous journal articles (links posted in right column) and is currently writing The Sultan's Fleet, under contract with IB Tauris. She is editing with Kent F. Schull of SUNY Binghamton, Living in the Ottoman Realm: Creating, Contesting, and Resisting Ottoman Identity from the 15-20th Century.

Allies with the Infidel by Christine Isom-Verhaaren
Call Number: 261.27 I85a 2011
Publication Date: 2011
In 1543, the Ottoman fleet appeared off the coast of France to bombard and lay siege to the city of Nice. The operation, under the command of Admiral Barbarossa, came in response to a request from François I of France for assistance from Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent in France’s struggle against Charles V, the Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain. This military alliance between mutual "infidels," the Christian French King and the Muslim Sultan, aroused intense condemnation on religious grounds from the Habsburgs and their supporters as an aberration from accepted diplomacy. Memories of the Crusades were, after all, still very much alive in Europe and an alliance with "the Turk" seemed unthinkable to many.Allies with the Infidel places the events of 1543 and the subsequent wintering of the Ottoman fleet in Toulon in the context of the power politics of the sixteenth century. Relying on contemporary Ottoman and French sources, it presents the realpolitik of diplomacy with "infidels" in the early modern era. The result is essential reading for students and scholars of European history, Ottoman Studies, and of relations between the Christian and Islamic worlds.

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Barbarossa and His Army Who Came to Succor All of Us: Ottoman and French Views of Their Joint Campaign of 1543-1544.
French Historical Studies; Summer2007, Vol. 30 Issue 3, p395-425.

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The article focuses on the alliance between Muslim Ottomans and Christian Frenchmen in the 16th century and its manifestations. It reconstructs the events of 1543-1544, the wintering of the Ottoman fleet in the French port of Toulon. It is argued that the Ottomans and the French did not consider their allies from religious perspective alone, as such their religious differences did not prevent them from conducting joint military action against their mutual enemies.
Constructing Ottoman Identity in the Reigns of Mehmed II and Bayezid II: Transforming Balkan Elites into Ottomans
Turkish Studies Association Journal (forthcoming)
An Ottoman Report about Martin Luther and the Emperor: New Evidence of the Ottoman Interest in the Protestant Challenge to the Power of Charles V
Turcica:1996, Vol. 28, p. 299-318.

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There is, among the correspondence in the Ottoman archives dating to the reign of Süleyman, an intelligence report of one Mehmed of Draç who transmits information he obtained from a merchant recently returned from Spain, France and Italy. The report reveals the Ottoman preoccupation with the two events in Europe which most affected the ability of Süleyman's enemy, Charles V, to respond to Ottoman pressure. The conflict between Catholics and Protestants as evinced in this document shows that the Ottomans understood the importance of the Lutheran threat to Charles V's power as early as 1530. The document also points to Ottoman interest in the diplomacy of the period which centered around the rivalry between Francis I, king of France, and Charles V. The historical significance of this report lies in the evidence it provides that the Ottomans were informed and interested participants in the events of sixteenth-century Europe. They sought intelligence and obtained information for their military and diplomatic strategy, basing their actions on informed decisions.
Royal French Women in the Ottoman Sultans' Harem: The Political Uses of Fabricated Accounts from the Sixteenth to the Twenty-first Century.
Journal of World History; Jun2006, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p159-196.

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The article discusses the development of tales about the French women in the Ottoman sultans' harem, which were used to support political aspirations. Due to the limited contact of the women in the harem, it provided an opportunity for the invention of tales that have been incorporated to history. The presence of French women with royal connections was used for political purposes from sixteenth to the twenty-first century. The tales fall into two groups: myths about a fictional fifteenth-century French princess and fantasies concerning Nakshidil, a nineteenth-century valide sultan. The earlier myths that explained the alliance between the Ottoman sultan and the king of France, lost its political significance with the entrance of Nakshidil in the imperial harem.
Shifting Identities: Foreign State Servants in France and the Ottoman Empire
Journal of Early Modern History; 2004, Vol. 8 Issue 1/2, p109-134.

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This essay compares the use of "foreign" state servants in the early-modern kingdom of France and the Ottoman Empire. In both realms, identity was understood as a matter of loyalty not to a defined territory but rather to a dynasty; hence service to the dynasty offered a ready path for assimilation. For a contemporary Ottoman historian, "the inhabitants of Rum" were a people of diverse origins, often descended from converts to Islam. For French jurists, the basic component of citizenship in the kingdom was personal choice; thus French "identity" was gained or lost as outsiders chose to serve the king, or natives of France chose to serve one of his rivals. This fluidity in matters of identity may be illustrated by three careers. George Paleologus Dysphatos (d. 1496), having converted to Roman Catholicism, rose to prominence under Kings Louis XI and Charles VIII, while a man known only as Hüseyn, the subaşt of Lemnos, was important as a diplomat and intelligence-gatherer in the service of Sultan Bayezid II; only from a chance reference in a letter of Charles VIII concerning Hüseyn do we know that he was George's cousin, obviously a convert to Islam. Christophe de Roggendorf (1510-post 1585) who was an Austrian nobleman and who had fought in Austrian armies against Ottoman forces. When Emperor Charles V ruled against him in an inheritance dispute he switched sides, moving to Istanbul where he served Sultan Süleyman for a time. But since he would not convert to Islam, preventing his being eligible for an important office, Roggendorf changed his allegiance again, ending his active career as an honored commander and diplomat under Kings Henri II and Charles IX. As these examples suggest, this was an era in which rulers competed for the loyalty of talented men, regardless of their origins, and potential state servants chose identities that served their own ambitions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Süleyman and Mihrimah: The Favorite's Daughter.
Journal of Persianate Studies; Jan2011, Vol. 4 Issue 1, p64-85.

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Due to the fact that an Ottoman princess never succeeded to the throne, princesses are usually dismissed as political ciphers lacking power or influence. Mihrimah (Mehr-o-māh), the only daughter of Süleyman (Solaymān) and his concubine (later wife) Hurrem (Khorram), wielded more power during her father's reign than did her brothers. Together with her mother, and her grand vizier husband, Rüstem (Rostam) Pasha, she belonged to the most powerful faction of her father's reign. Rare among Süleyman's favorites, these three never lost his regard leading to loss of status and/or life. By examining Mihrimah's architectural patronage, her correspondence with her father, her amassment of great wealth, and her involvement in administrative appointments and decisions regarding military expeditions, this article analyzes the particular quality and origin of Mihrimah's influence and power. It argues that because Mihrimah was female and ineligible to succeed to the sultanate, she was able to develop a closer relationship with her father than could his sons who were candidates for the throne, and thus potentially could revolt against him. This closeness continued even after death, for Mihrimah was the only one of Süleyman's children to be buried with him in his tomb. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Dr. Tim Marin

Dr. Tim Marin's READ Poster Tim Marin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Physical Chemistry
Department Chair of Chemistry and Physics (2011-present)
BenU faculty since 2003
Ph.D. Northwestern University (2001)
M.S. Northwestern University (1997)
B.S. Benedictine University (1996)

Courses Taught: Classical Thermodynamics, Quantum and Statistical Mechanics, Molecular Dynamics and Kinetics, Physical Chemistry Laboratory, General Chemistry, General Chemistry Laboratory, Computational Modeling of Physical and Chemical Principles

Awards and Recognition: Benedictine University Distinguished Faculty Award for Research, 2009 College of Science Dean's Award for Research, 2008

Research Area: radiation chemistry, spectroscopy, photophysics, electron-transfer processes, chemical and physical properties of water

Elemental and Isotopic Analysis of Trace Lanthanides Using One Pot Sequestration and Resonance Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Ilya A. Shkrob, Michael R. Savina, Timothy W. Marin, and Keith A. Lehuta. submitted to Analytical Chemistry.
Radiation Stability of Cations in Ionic Liquids. 4. Task-Specific Antioxidant Cations for Nuclear Separations and Photolithography. Ilya A. Shkrob and Timothy W. Marin. in press, Journal of Physical Chemistry B.
Radiation Stability of Cations in Ionic Liquids. 3. Cyclical Guanidinium Cations. Ilya A. Shkrob, Timothy W. Marin, Huimin Luo, and Sheng Dai. in press, Journal of Physical Chemistry B.
Radiation Stability of Cations in Ionic Liquids. 2. Improved Radiation Resistance Through Charge Delocalization in 1-Benzylpyridinium. Ilya A. Shkrob, Timothy W. Marin, Jasmine L. Hatcher, Andrew R. Cook, Tomasz Szreder, and James F. Wishart. in press, Journal of Physical Chemistry B.
Radiation Stability of Cations in Ionic Liquids. 1. Alkyl and Benzyl Derivatives of 5-Membered Ring Heterocycles. Ilya A. Shkrob, Timothy W. Marin, Huimin Luo, and Sheng Dai. in press, Journal of Physical Chemistry B.
Improving Radiation Stability of Cations in Ionic Liquids by Means of Charge Delocalization. The Case of 1-Benzylpyridinium. Ilya A. Shkrob, Timothy W. Marin, and James F. Wishart. in press, Journal of Physical Chemistry B.
Mechanistic Insight in the Protective Action of Bis(oxalato)borate and Difluoro(oxalate)borate Anions in Li-Ion Batteries. Ilya A. Shkrob, Ye Zhu, Timothy W. Marin, and Daniel Abraham. in press, Journal of Physical Chemistry C.
Reduction of Carbonate Electrolytes and the Formation of Solid-Electrolyte Interface (SEI) in Lithium Batteries. 2. Radiolytically Induced Polymerization of Ethylene Carbonate. Ilya A. Shkrob, Ye Zhu, Timothy W. Marin, and Daniel P. Abraham. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2013, 117, 19270-19279.
Reduction of Carbonate Electrolytes and the Formation of Solid-Electrolyte Interface (SEI) in Lithium Batteries. 1. Spectroscopic Observations of Radical Intermediates Generated in One-Electron Reduction of Carbonates. Ilya A. Shkrob, Ye Zhu, Timothy W. Marin, and Daniel P. Abraham. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2013, 117, 19255-19269.
Photo- and Radiation- Chemistry of Halide Anions in Ionic Liquids. Ilya A. Shkrob, Timothy W. Marin, Robert A. Crowell, and James F. Wishart. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2013, 117, 5742-5756.
Ionic Liquids Based on Polynitrile Anions: Hydrophobicity, Low Proton Affinity, and High Radiolytic Resistance Combined. Ilya A. Shkrob, Timothy W. Marin, and James F. Wishart. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2013, 117, 7084-7094.
A Vacuum Ultraviolet Filtering Monochromator for Synchrotron-Based Spectroscopy. Ireneusz Janik and Timothy W. Marin. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment, 698, 2013, 11, 44-48.

Elemental and Isotopic Analysis of Trace Lanthanides Using One Pot Sequestration and Resonance Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Ilya A. Shkrob, Michael R. Savina, Timothy W. Marin, and Keith A. Lehuta. submitted to Analytical Chemistry.
Radiation Stability of Cations in Ionic Liquids. 4. Task-Specific Antioxidant Cations for Nuclear Separations and Photolithography. Ilya A. Shkrob and Timothy W. Marin. in press, Journal of Physical Chemistry B.
Radiation Stability of Cations in Ionic Liquids. 3. Cyclical Guanidinium Cations. Ilya A. Shkrob, Timothy W. Marin, Huimin Luo, and Sheng Dai. in press, Journal of Physical Chemistry B.
Radiation Stability of Cations in Ionic Liquids. 2. Improved Radiation Resistance Through Charge Delocalization in 1-Benzylpyridinium. Ilya A. Shkrob, Timothy W. Marin, Jasmine L. Hatcher, Andrew R. Cook, Tomasz Szreder, and James F. Wishart. in press, Journal of Physical Chemistry B.
Radiation Stability of Cations in Ionic Liquids. 1. Alkyl and Benzyl Derivatives of 5-Membered Ring Heterocycles. Ilya A. Shkrob, Timothy W. Marin, Huimin Luo, and Sheng Dai. in press, Journal of Physical Chemistry B.
Improving Radiation Stability of Cations in Ionic Liquids by Means of Charge Delocalization. The Case of 1-Benzylpyridinium. Ilya A. Shkrob, Timothy W. Marin, and James F. Wishart. in press, Journal of Physical Chemistry B.
Mechanistic Insight in the Protective Action of Bis(oxalato)borate and Difluoro(oxalate)borate Anions in Li-Ion Batteries. Ilya A. Shkrob, Ye Zhu, Timothy W. Marin, and Daniel Abraham. in press, Journal of Physical Chemistry C.
Reduction of Carbonate Electrolytes and the Formation of Solid-Electrolyte Interface (SEI) in Lithium Batteries. 2. Radiolytically Induced Polymerization of Ethylene Carbonate. Ilya A. Shkrob, Ye Zhu, Timothy W. Marin, and Daniel P. Abraham. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2013, 117, 19270-19279.
Reduction of Carbonate Electrolytes and the Formation of Solid-Electrolyte Interface (SEI) in Lithium Batteries. 1. Spectroscopic Observations of Radical Intermediates Generated in One-Electron Reduction of Carbonates. Ilya A. Shkrob, Ye Zhu, Timothy W. Marin, and Daniel P. Abraham. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2013, 117, 19255-19269.
Photo- and Radiation- Chemistry of Halide Anions in Ionic Liquids. Ilya A. Shkrob, Timothy W. Marin, Robert A. Crowell, and James F. Wishart. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2013, 117, 5742-5756.
Ionic Liquids Based on Polynitrile Anions: Hydrophobicity, Low Proton Affinity, and High Radiolytic Resistance Combined. Ilya A. Shkrob, Timothy W. Marin, and James F. Wishart. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2013, 117, 7084-7094.
A Vacuum Ultraviolet Filtering Monochromator for Synchrotron-Based Spectroscopy. Ireneusz Janik and Timothy W. Marin. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment, 698, 2013, 11, 44-48.
Toward Radiation-Resistant Ionic Liquids. Radiation Stability of Sulfonyl Imide Anions. Ilya A. Shkrob, Timothy W. Marin, Sergey D. Chemerisov, Jasmine Hatcher, and James F. Wishart. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2012, 116, 9043-9055.
Heteroatom-Transfer Coupled Photoreduction and Carbon Dioxide Fixation on Metal Oxides. Ilya A. Shkrob, Nada M. Dimitrijevic, Timothy W. Marin, Haying He, and Peter Zapol. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2012, 116, 9461-9471.
Photoredox Reactions and the Catalytic Cycle for CO₂ Fixation and Methanogenesis on Metal Oxides. Ilya A. Shkrob, Timothy W. Marin, Haying He, and Peter Zapol. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2012, 116, 9450-9460.
Radiation-Induced Fragmentation of Diamide Extraction Agents in Ionic Liquid Diluents. Ilya A. Shkrob, Timothy W. Marin, Jason R. Bell, Huimin Luo, Sheng Dai, Jasmine L. Hatcher, R. Dale Rimmer, and James F. Wishart. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2012, 116, 2234-2243.
Electron Localization and Radiation Chemistry of Amides. Ilya A. Shkrob and Timothy W. Marin. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2012, 116, 1746-1757.
Radiation and Radical Chemistry of NO₃^-, HNO₃, and Dialkylphosphoric Acids in Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids. Ilya A. Shkrob, Timothy W. Marin, Sergey D. Chemerisov, and James F. Wishart. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2011, 115, 10927-10942.
Surface-Modified, Collapsible, Controlled-Pore Glass Materials for Sequestration and Immobilization of Trivalent Metal Ions. Ilya A. Shkrob, Angela R. Tisch, Timothy W. Marin, John V. Muntean, Michael D. Kaminski, and A. Jeremy Kropf. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2011, 50, 4686-4696.
Hydrogen-Bonding Interactions and Protic Equilibria in Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids Containing Crown Ethers. Timothy W. Marin, Ilya A. Shkrob, and Mark L. Dietz. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2011, 115, 3912-3918.
On the Radiation Stability of Crown Ethers in Ionic Liquids. Ilya A. Shkrob and Timothy W. Marin. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2011, 115, 3903-3911.
Radiation-Induced Redox Reactions and Fragmentation of Constituent Ions in Ionic Liquids. II. Imidazolium Cations. Ilya A. Shkrob, Timothy W. Marin, Sergey D. Chemerisov, Jasmine Hatcher, and James F. Wishart. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2011, 115, 3889-3902.
Radiation-Induced Redox Reactions and Fragmentation of Constituent Ions in Ionic Liquids. I. Anions. Ilya A. Shkrob, Timothy W. Marin, Sergey D. Chemerisov, and James F. Wishart. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2011, 115, 3872-3888.
Mechanistic Aspects of Photooxidation of Polyhydroxylated Molecules on Metal Oxides. Ilya A. Shkrob, Timothy W. Marin, Sergey D. Chemerisov, and Michael D. Sevilla. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2011, 115, 4642-4648.
Extraction and Reductive Stripping of Pertechnetate from Spent Nuclear Fuel Waste Streams. Ilya A. Shkrob, Timothy W. Marin, Dominique C. Stepinski, George F. Vandegrift, III, John V. Muntean, and Mark L. Dietz. Separation Science and Technology, 2011, 46, 357-368.
Photooxidation of Nucleic Acids on Metal Oxides: Physicochemical and Astrobiological Perspectives. Ilya A. Shkrob, Timothy W. Marin, Amitava Adhikary, and Michael D. Sevilla. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2011, 115, 3393-3403.
Photocatalytic Decomposition of Carboxylated Organic Molecules and Biomarkers on Light-Exposed Martian Regolith and Its Relation to Methane Production on Mars. Ilya A. Shkrob, Sergey D. Chemerisov, and Timothy W. Marin. Astrobiology, 10, 2010, 425-436.
Carbonate Radical Formation in Radiolysis of Sodium Carbonate and Bicarbonate Solutions up to 250 °C and the Mechanism of Its Second-Order Decay. Kyle S. Haygarth, Timothy W. Marin, Ireneusz Janik, Kotchaphan Kanjana, Christopher M. Stanisky, and David M. Bartels. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 114, 2010, 2142-2150.
Electron Solvation by Clustered H-Bond Complexes of Water with Tri-n-Butylphosphate. Ilya A. Shkrob and Timothy W. Marin. Chemical Physics Letters, 465, 2008, 234-237.
Recombination of the Hydrated Electron at High Temperature and Pressure in Hydrogenated, Alkaline Water. Timothy W. Marin, Kenji Takahashi, Charles D. Jonah, Sergey D. Chemerisov, and David M. Bartels. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 111, 2007, 11540-11551.
Reaction of O₂ with the Hydrogen Atom in Water up to 350 °C. Ireneusz Janik, David M. Bartels, Timothy W. Marin, and Charles D. Jonah. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 111, 2007, 79-88.
Temperature and density dependence of the light and heavy water ultraviolet absorption edge. Timothy W. Marin, Kenji Takahashi, and David M. Bartels. Journal of Chemical Physics, 125, 2006, 104314.
Pulse Radiolysis of Supercritical Water III. Spectrum and Thermodynamics of the Hydrated Electron. David M. Bartels, Kenji Takahashi, Jason A. Cline,Timothy W. Marin, and Charles D. Jonah. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 109, 2005, 1299-1307.
Reaction of Hydrogen Atoms with Hydroxide Ions in High-Temperature and High-Pressure Water. Timothy W. Marin, David M. Bartels, and Charles D. Jonah. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 109, 2005, 1843-1848.
Evaluation of Silica-Coated Tubing for the Measurement of Hydrogen Peroxide in Hot Water. Timothy W. Marin and David M. Bartels. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 43, 2004, 1888-1889.
Reaction Rates of the Hydrated Electron with N₂O in High-Temperature Water and Potential Surface of the N₂O^- Anion. Kenji Takahashi, Shintaro Ohgami, Yasushi Koyama, Sadashi Sawamura, Timothy W. Marin, David M. Bartels, and Charles D. Jonah. Chemical Physics Letters, 383, 2004, 445-450.
37. Reaction of OH^· Radicals with H₂ in Sub-Critical Water. Timothy W. Marin, Charles D. Jonah, and David M. Bartels. Chemical Physics Letters, 371, 2003, 144-149.
Pulse Radiolysis Studies of Supercritical Water II. Reaction of Nitrobenzene with Hydrated Electrons and Hydroxyl Radicals. Timothy W. Marin, Jason A. Cline, Charles D. Jonah, David M. Bartels, and Kenji Takahashi. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 106, 2002, 12270-12279.
Pulse Radiolysis of Supercritical Water. 1. Reactions Between Hydrophobic and Anionic Species. Jason A. Cline, Kenji Takahashi, Timothy W. Marin, Charles D. Jonah, and David M. Bartels. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 106, 2002, 12260-12269.
Ultrafast Electron Transfer in the [Co(Cp)₂|V(CO)₆] Radical Pair. Timothy W. Marin, Bradley J. Homoelle, and Kenneth G. Spears, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 106, 2002, 1152-1166.
Vibrational Coherence Due to Promoting Mode Activity in the Relaxation Dynamics of the Class III Mixed-Valence Molecule [Ru₂TIEDCl₄]⁺. Timothy W. Marin, Bradley J. Homoelle, Kenneth G. Spears, Joseph T. Hupp, and Larry O. Spreer. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 106, 2002, 1131-1143.
Ph.D. thesis: Vibrational Effects in Electron Transfer and Radiationless Decay. Timothy W. Marin, June, 2001.

Dr. Joaquin Montero

Dr. Joaquin Montero
Associate Professor
Department of Languages and Literature

Alejandro de Macedonia. (I), diarios de juventud
Call Number: 863.6 M778a v.1
Publication Date: 2003

Works in progress

"The Legacy of Alexander the Great". Historical non-fiction. In English.
"111 Poems of a Lost Heart/111 poemas de un corazón perdido". Poetry. In Spanish and illustrated by Dr. Montero.
"The Makedonian". Historical Action Graphic Novel. In English, written and illustrated by Dr. Montero.

Dr. James Pelech

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Associate Professor
Department of Education

Visit his website to learn more.

Guide to Transforming Teaching Through Self-inquiry by James Pelech
Call Number: 371.102 P381g 2013
The Comprehensive Handbook of Constructivist Teaching: From Theory to Practice. by James Pelech
Call Number: 371.102 P381c 2010

Periodical articles

Pelech J. Benedictine Pedagogy Through A Constructivist Lens: Curricular Theorizing Of A High School Teacher Turned College Professor [e-book]. Online Submission; 2006.
Pelech J. Current Practices in Quantitative Literacy. Mathematics Teacher [serial online]. September 2007;101(2):158-159.
Pelech J. Mathematics and Sports. Mathematics Teacher [serial online]. October 2011;105(3):237.
Pelech J. Mathematics in Ten Lessons: The Grand Tour. Mathematics Teacher [serial online]. December 2011;105(5):397-398.
Pelech J. Pricing the Future: Finance, Physics, and the 300-Year Journey to the Black- Scholes Equation: A Story of Genius and Discovery. Mathematics Teacher [serial online]. April 2013;106(8):638-639.
Pelech J, Parker J. Sharing Teaching Ideas: The Graphing Calculator and Division of Fractions. Mathematics Teacher [serial online]. April 1, 1996;89(4):304-05.
Pelech J, Parker J. The graphing calculator and division of fractions. Mathematics Teacher [serial online]. April 1996;89:304-305.

Dissertation

Benedictine Pedagogy Through a Constructivist Lens: Curricular Theorizing of a High School Math Teacher Turned College Professor: Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of Doctor of Education in the Foster G. McGraw Graduate School, National
Call Number: 370.1 P381b
Location: Archives & Special Collections
Publication Date: 2006

Benedictine University Nutrition instructor Jodie Shield, MED, RDN, LDN is the co-author (with Nutrition instructor, Mary Catherine Mullen, MS, RDN, LDN) of the book, Healthy Eating, Healthy Weight for Kids and Teens.

Ms. Shield is an active blogger and has been a noted consultant and spokesperson in the field of nutrition for three decades. A former national media spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, she is Founder and President of Healthy Eating for Families Inc., a nutrition communications consulting company based in Chicago.

She has authored over 300 consumer and professional articles, written and developed consumer education materials and programs, is currently a contributing editor for Food and Nutrition Magazine, and is the family nutrition expert for Sears Fit Studio.

Visit her website to learn more.

Healthy eating, healthy weight for kids and teens by Jodie Shield and Mary Catherine Mullen
Call Number: 613.2083 S555h 2012
Publication Date: 2012
Using a family approach, the book describes eight strategies for managing weight; learning to make good, appealing food choices; staying active; and building better long-term habits for a healthy life. Also included are 44 easy recipes to get readers started.

Dr. Sarah Ware

About the Author
New Publications

Dr. Sarah Ware

Sarah Blossom Ware was born to hippie parents in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1974. When she was three years old, she moved with her parents and two-year-old brother to the Ozark Foothills where she lived out her youth as an Arkansas hillbilly. Sarah has written a humorous yet true snapshot memoir entitled Hillbilly Justice on the School Bus documenting her childhood experiences.

Sarah received a doctorate degree in 2006 from Wageningen University in the Netherlands. She currently resides with her husband and four daughters in the Chicago area where she teaches in the Department of Biological Science at Benedictine University. (From Amazon Author Central)

Benedictine University Featured Faculty: Dr. Sarah Ware
Candor Interview by Azka Kahn (Note: This Candor article states that Dr. Ware studied in Germany, but it was really in the Netherlands.)
Dr. Ware's LinkedIn Page:

Hillbilly Justice on the School Bus by Sarah Blossom Ware
Call Number: Archives & Special Collections
ISBN: 9781494941222
Publication Date: 2013
Hillbilly Justice on the School Bus is a delightful snapshot memoir of life in the Ozarks that is chock-full of wacky anecdotes in chapters such as "What Happens at the Blue Hole Stays at the Blue Hole" and "Salt and Salve, a.k.a. Henry Gets Potty Trained." Ware weaves together history and humor to honor the wonderfully unique and resourceful people who live in the Ozark Foothills of Northwest Arkansas.

Dr. Ovid Wong

Ovid K. Wong is currently an associate professor at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois. He holds a joint appointment with the School of Education and the College of Science. He received his B.SC. and Dip.Ed from the University of Alberta in Canada, his M.Ed. from the University of Washington, Seattle, and his Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from the University of Illinois. His experience in public education spans more than 20 years, from the urban classroom in Chicago to the suburban office of the assistant school superintendent.

In 1989, Dr. Wong received the National Science Foundation's Outstanding Science Teacher in Illinois award and the Science Teaching Achievement Recognition (STAR) award from the National Science Teachers Association. In the same year, he visited the former Soviet Union as the science delegation leader with the student ambassador program. He was the first recipient of the outstanding alumni award from the University of Alberta in 1992 and the first recipient of the distinguished alumni award from the College of Education at the University of Illinois in 1995.

In the summer of 2012, Dr. Wong was invited by the Department of Foreign Expert Affairs in China to train young faculty at Dalian Nationalities University.

He is the author of 28 books and had received the Midwest Book Author award from the Children's Reading Roundtable of Chicago. His recent books are dedicated to coaching teachers and students to effectively prepare for the state-mandated examination in Illinois and New York.

High-Poverty, High-Performing Schools by Ovid K. Wong
Call Number: 371.207 W872h 2012
ISBN: 9781607097891
Publication Date: 2012
In a recent international comparative study, the United States public schools did not fare well with the rest of the world. To the disappointment of many, the No Child Left Behind law did little to improve student achievement. Nevertheless, a small pocket of poverty schools worked against the odds of limited resources and performed to new heights of academic excellence. These high-poverty, high-performing schools were studied to identify the common trends and to reveal their secrets of success. The secrets include a unique combination of leadership, curriculum, instruction, assessment, and evaluation. Can the high-poverty, high-performing schools be the success model of our next generation schools? As concerned citizens and stakeholders of education, we need to find out how our country can get back on track to become an educational leader again so we may compete in the fierce global economy.
Elementary Science with Classroom Experiments for ISAT
Publication Date: 2011
Prepares Students to Excel on the State Science Achievement Test

Easy hands-on step-by-step experiments enhance the learning experience. Chapters begin with an Introduction to Scientific Words and Phrases and end with a Lesson Summary. Discussion and questions follow each experiment.

Equalize Student Achievement by Ovid K. Wong
Call Number: 371.2 W872e 2010
ISBN: 9781607091455
Publication Date: 2010
This book paints a comprehensive picture of school finance to illuminate issues with the current system and suggest ways to improveme that system.
Pivotal Strategies for the Educational Leader by Ovid K. Wong
Call Number: 371.2001 W872p 2008
ISBN: 9781578867400
Publication Date: 2008
Public education has been criticized for under-achieving schools and one key phrase for long-term school success is school leadership. Taken comprehensively, leadership emphasizes the importance of where the leader stands at times of decision, challenge, and conflict. The Art of War, written by Sun Tzu, a Chinese military strategist more than 2500 years ago, represents a very complex work of philosophy and military strategy. A good part of the work describes the pivotal role of a leader and his understanding and application of the winning factors. The Art of War application to education is about solving (i.e. fighting) problems (i.e. the enemy) to improve student and school success. The Art of War describes the significance of a leader and his knowledge and prudent application of the strategies. At the core of theses strategies is the non-negotiable moral purpose of the leader to be reinforced by other fine qualities as wisdom, commitment, discipline, and courage. Readers will be amazed and rewarded by finding the relevance and practicality of this ancient Eastern philosophy.
Using Data Analysis to Improve Student Learning by Ovid K. Wong; Ming-Long Lam
Call Number: 379.15802 W872u
ISBN: 9781578864799
Publication Date: 2007
This book offers a unique blend of presenting the variables of student and school improvement systematically and systemically to include the research and the data analysis to make students successful.

Dr. Richard Zabransky

About the Author
Samples of Work

"As far as my writing goes, I graduated from San Francisco State with an MA in literary arts in 1976, which I believe is the Pleistocene Age. I've published two dozen or so poems mainly in literary magazines such as Prairie Schooner, Poetry East, Mississippi Valley Review, Tamaqua, Whetstone, Ascent, Spoon River Review and others. Poems are like photographs to me, freezing experiences to examine the details. I enjoy reading poems for the surprises they often offer. Everyone has stories and insights to share whether through sports, physics, dance, painting or any of the personal forms of expression. Poems have allowed me to say what I otherwise wouldn't have said."

Dr. Mardelle Fortier

Award winning author, Dr. Mardelle Fortier has won numerous poetry prizes, particularly through Poets and Patrons of Chicago. Dr. Fortier is the author of close to 100 published poems, 25 short stories, and 10 book reviews. Before her retirement, Dr. Fortier served an instructor in the Benedictine University Writing Program. She has also taught creative writing and composition at several Chicago area colleges.

Read a selection of Dr. Fortier's poems

White Fire: for Olympic Skaters by Fortier, Mardelle
Call Number: 811.6 F741w
Publication Date: 2013

Poetry

"A Last Christmas." Hazmat Review 11.1 (2009): 13.
"In My Rounded White Bed I Lie." Spirit That Moves Us 1 (1983): 76.
"Looking Into The Eyes Of Wolves." Natural Bridge 15 (2006): 56.
"Peaceniks In The Garden." Hazmat Review 8.2 (2006): 10.
"Skin." Hazmat Review 8.1 (2006): 95.
"Soft Woman/Hard Woman." Hazmat Review 10.1 (2008): 127.
"Telephone." Hazmat Review 8.2 (2006): 106.
"The Far End Of The Lake (1950'S)." Kalliope 28.2 (2006): 80.
"The Last." Hazmat Review 8.2 (2006): 102.
"The Young Girl Reads." Kalliope 28.2 (2006): 81.

Fiction

"Top Secret." "Eunuch Patrol." Black Petals. #55, #57, 2011.
"Blind Cat." Altered States. Main St. Rag Publications, 2011
"Legend." Black Petals, #53, '10.
"Shadow City." "There is No Crime In Helmouth." Black Petals, #50, #51.
"Judge Judas." CrimeStalkers CaseBook, #20. 2010.
"Last Circle of Hell." "First Contact." Black Petals, #48.
"Prize Poets." DuPage Valley Review. Benedictine University. SP '09.
"Sunday." Bibliophilos. Summer, 2007.
"I am Not a Lone Gunman." CrimeStalkers CaseBook, Sp. '10.
"Contamination." Black Petals." #43. '07.
"The Order." Black Petals." Jan., '07.
"Senior Moon." "The Last." Prairie Light Review, College of DuPage, Fall '06.
"A Most Dangerous Man." Black Petals. SU '06.
"Open Wound." Quantum Pulp. Benedictine Univ., Sp '06.
"Clueless." Woman's World, Vol. XXVII, No. 17, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 4/25/06.
"Moonlight in the Bedroom." Prairie Light Review, Dec. '04.
"Saved by Flowers." Bibliophilos, Vol VII, No. 1, Fall '02.
"Poet in the Coffeehouse." "Ride in Lightning." Quantum Pulp, Sp '02.
"What I Knew." My Little Magazine, Winter '01.
"Extra Credit." My Little Magazine, SP '00.
"The Salt." Bibliophilos, Vol. III, No. 3, Summer '00.
"The Bunk." Bibliophilos, Fall '00.

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Dr. Christine Fletcher

Dr. Rita George-Tvrtkovic

Dr. Christine Isom-Verhaaren

Dr. Tim Marin

Dr. Joaquin Montero

Dr. James Pelech

Jodie Shield, MED, RDN, LDN

Dr. Sarah Ware

Dr. Ovid Wong

Dr. Richard Zabransky

Dr. Mardelle Fortier