Christina Papaleo
Christina Papaleo, Residence Life and Housing Office, was awarded the Outstanding Contribution to Social Justice Award at the College Student Personnel Association of New York State (CSPA-NYS) Annual Conference on Oct. 15 in Albany, N.Y. The award honors outstanding service to social justice in New York state. Recipients of this award have contributed significantly to the higher education community through their commitment to social justice.
Eric Edlund
Eric Edlund, Physics Department, had his article titled “Rendezvous revisited: The search for fast intercept solutions” published in the August issue of the American Journal of Physics.
Ryan Fiddler, Erik Lind, James Hokanson and Phil Buckenmeyer
Ryan Fiddler, Erik Lind, James Hokanson and Phil Buckenmeyer, Kinesiology Department, attended the American College of Sports Medicine regional conference on Nov. 3 and 4 in Harrisburg, Pa. Lind presented “Altering Awareness: Attentional Focus Responses to Weighted and Unweighted Walking and Running on a Treadmill,” with Kinesiology Department co-authors Hokanson, Debra Van Langen, Larissa True, Fiddler and graduate student Saige Hupman.
Kate McCormick
Kate McCormick, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, had an article published in the Journal of Early Childhood Research. “Mosaic of care: Preschool children’s caring expressions and enactments” was published on Nov. 1 as an advance online publication.
Samuel S. Avery
Samuel S. Avery, Communication Studies Department, had his short film, “LocoMotion,” accepted into the 2016 Miami Fear Film Festival. Watch Film.
Doug Langhans
Doug Langhans, Admissions, has been elected to the board of directors for Study New York, a consortium of SUNY, CUNY and private institutions formed to promote New York as a destination for international students. Langhans has served on the consortium’s programming committee for a number of years and has represented the consortium at various events including the American International Recruitment Council Conference, the International Consultants for Education and Fairs (ICEF) North American Workshop, National Association of Foreign Student Advisers (NAFSA): Association of International Educators Annual Conference, and the EducationUSA Forum.
Kathleen A. Lawrence
Kathleen A. Lawrence, Communication and Media Studies Department, had her poem, “Three's a Crowd,” published in Hay(na)ku 15, edited by Eileen R. Tabios for Meritage Press, xPress(ed), & Paloma Press. Also, she had her poem titled “Scarlet Letter” published in New Verse News the last week of September. The poem, written as a scrambled abecedarian, looks at the use of the word “accuser” when talking about women in the news, like Dr. Christina Blasey-Ford, for giving testimony about sexual assault identifying powerful men. This was one of several poems Lawrence has written lately that reflect the use of poetry for reflection about news stories, current events and elements of popular culture.
Jordan Kobritz
Jordan Kobritz, Sport Management Department, co-authored an article titled “Hosting a New Event? Preparation is the Key to Success” for the August/September edition of Facility Manager, the official publication of the International Association of Venue Managers.
Ibipo Johnston-Anumonwo
Ibipo Johnston-Anumonwo, Geography Department, was named a Zonta Woman of Achievement for her achievements in scholarship and teaching, as well as her dedication to the YWCA and Zonta. She served as a U.S. delegate at a 2007 YWCA international conference in Nairobi, Kenya, which led to her being recognized by the organization. The award will be presented at a lunch reception on May 7 in Solon, N.Y.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, is the author of the new paperback edition of his book, Guns across America: Reconciling Gun Rules and Rights, published by Oxford University Press. This edition is a revised version of the original edition published in 2015. The book has been favorably reviewed in the “New York Review of Books” and “The American Interest,” among other publications.