Tiantian Zheng
Tiantian Zheng, Sociology/Anthropology Department, organized three conference panels. “How Should We Understand and Address Gender Based Violence Around the World,” was for the May 11 SUNY Graduate Research Conference. “Asian Queer Studies: A Critique of Euro-America Centric Queer Studies,” was for the annual conference of the Association of Asian Studies, held March 17 in Boston. “Dynamic Culture Issues in Global China” was organized for the New York Association of Asian Studies held Oct. 8, 2022, at Syracuse University.
Jacob Hall and Kate McCormick
Jacob Hall and Kate McCormick, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, co-authored an article published in TechTrends titled ‘My Cars don’t Drive Themselves’: Preschoolers’ Guided Play Experiences with Button‑Operated Robots. The article describes what preschool children’s computational thinking experiences are like when button-operated robots are introduced into their guided play.
Christina Knopf
Christina Knopf, Communication and Media Studies Department, had her book chapter, “Superman, a Super Freak: Returning the Man of Steel to the Circus in DC Bombshells,” published in Adapting Superman: Essays on the Transmedia Man of Steel, McFarland & Co., 2021.
Ryan Vooris
Ryan Vooris, Sport Management Department, presented his research on ESPN at the 11th Summit on Communication and Sport, held April 26 to 29 at Indiana University. Also, he served on a panel focused on the intersection of marketing and communication theory.
Kathleen A. Lawrence
Kathleen A. Lawrence, Communication Studies Department, received word that her poem “Blackest Night” was announced as one of the favorite poems selected by the editors from nearly 600 published by Scryptic Magazine to be included in the forthcoming celebratory Scryptic: Best of 2017-2018! anthology. Lawrence’s poem “My Name Is Not” was published in late March in Free Lit Magazine in the issue with a power theme. Her poem “Amelia's Bones,” written in response to continued speculation regarding Amelia Earhart’s final resting place, was accepted by The Broke Bohemian for publication in April. In addition, her speculative hay(na)ku titled, “Till Death Do Us Part” was accepted for publication in Star*Line magazine, Issue 41.2, the print journal of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, is the author of an article titled, “Gun Law, Policy, and Politics” that appears in the July/August issue of the New York State Bar Association Journal, the publication of the New York State Bar Association.
Eileen Gilroy
Eileen Gilroy, Communication Disorders and Sciences Department, shared that graduate students Erika Janny, Paige Knetchel and Min Ju Oh accepted a proclamation from the Cortland County Legislature declaring June 2022 as Aphasia Awareness Month in Cortland County. The students provided a brief presentation on Aphasia to the council and attendees of the May 26 meeting.
Jeremy Jimenez
Jeremy Jimenez, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, had his article titled “Indigenizing Environmental Sustainability Curriculum and Pedagogy: Confronting Our Global Ecological Crisis Via Indigenous Sustainabilities” accepted for publication in a forthcoming edition of the journal Teaching in Higher Education.
Steven Canals
Steven Canals, residence hall director for Shea Hall, participated in the Association of College and Personnel Administrators (ACPA) Conference held March 26-30 in Baltimore, Md. Canals serves as the Director of Convention Programs for the Standing Committee for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Awareness. He is responsible for planning and implementing several annual programs including: all identity based socials and Our Agenda-Educate, Advocate, Eliminate HIV/AIDS.
Tiantian Zheng
Tiantian Zheng, Sociology/Anthropology Department, presented “Money, Class, and Money Boys in Postsocialist China” at the Association of Asian Studies annual conference held March 28 in Chicago.