FACULTY NEWS “Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire.” ~ William Butler Yeats
Kilgore-Bowling advocate for social work educators statewide Genesia Kilgore-Bowling, Ph.D., MSW, CSW, ’00 is serving as the president of the Kentucky Association of Social Work Educators (KASWE) for this academic year. An associate professor of social work at UPIKE, KilgoreBowling is also director of the social work program. Social work educators from more than 20 public and private universities across the state are KASWE members. Kilgore-Bowling said the organization provides an opportunity for passionate social work educators to come together to provide each other with support and to share knowledge through engaging in professional development.
----------------------Griffin named KYCOM assistant dean of OPP Integration
Laura Griffin, D.O., FAAO, has been named assistant dean of osteopathic principles and practices integration at the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine. Griffin, who has provided clinical education at KYCOM and the Pikeville Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program for 10 years, also currently serves as professor and chair of osteopathic principles and practices at KYCOM. In her new role, Griffin will focus on strengthening students’ osteopathic education during third-year rotations, providing online education and traveling to core rotation sites for lectures and workshops. In addition, Griffin will be working with residency programs affiliated with the American Osteopathic Postgraduate Training Institute Consortium on graduate medical education standards.
KYCO faculty selected as associate editor of premier journal George Asimellis, Ph.D., associate professor at the Kentucky College of Optometry (KYCO), has been appointed associate editor for the Journal of Refractive Surgery (JRS), the official publication of the International Society of Refractive Surgery. KYCO is the only optometry school to have a faculty member among the select group of JRS associate editors. The journal, published bimonthly by SLACK Inc., contains articles and reviews related to refractive and corneal surgical procedures and offers access to abstracts from the articles.
----------------------Documentary on Breaks Canyon featured on ‘Kentucky’s largest classroom’
The Breaks: Centuries of Struggle, narrated by Mike Rowe of Deadliest Catch and Dirty Jobs and codirected and produced by UPIKE Assistant Professor of Film & Media Arts Andrew Reed, looks at the past, present and future of Breaks Canyon – known as “The Grand Canyon of the South.” The documentary, which aired on Kentucky Educational Television in April, was produced by Reed and Friends of Breaks Park and directed by Reed and Curtis Mullins. Rowe is executive producer. For more information, visit https:// thebreaksfilm.com/.
----------------------Stiles receives distinguished service award
Edward G. Stiles, D.O., FAAO, has received the Fellow of the American Academy of Osteopathy (FAAO) Distinguished Service Award. Stiles is professor of osteopathic principles and practices at the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine. The award is presented to fellows who have distinguished themselves in contributions to osteopathic literature; development of osteopathic theories, methods or procedures; research; osteopathic education; service to the AAO; public relations; service to public health; or osteopathic medical economics and advocacy. SPRING 2018 | UPIKE MAGAZINE
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