David Kilpatrick
David Kilpatrick, Psychology Department, was the featured presenter at the Wyoming School Psychology Association fall conference on Oct. 22 and 23 and an invited presenter at the Florida Association of School Psychologists annual conference on Oct. 30. His topic for both presentations was on highly effective interventions for reading difficulties and disabilities.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, is co-author of a new, third edition of The Gun Debate: An Encyclopedia of Gun Control and Gun Rights, just published by Grey House Publishers. Spitzer’s book co-author is Glenn Utter of Lamar University. The book is an A-to-Z compendium of topics and issues related to the American gun debate.
Gregory D. Phelan
Gregory D. Phelan, Chemistry Department, had three new United States patents issued in October and November. The patents are numbered 9,468,595, 9,469,941, and 9,493,670. The patents deal with applications of polymer science to consumer goods including cosmetics, bioengineered materials, preservation of wood and self-cleaning outdoor paints. More information about the patents that Phelan has been granted since joining the faculty at Cortland can be found on this database: http://bit.ly/2heJI7F
Christopher D. Gascón
Christopher D. Gascón, Modern Languages Department, presented “Taking Liberties with Cervantes, Calderón, and Lope,” at the annual conference of the Association for Hispanic Classical Theater held in March in El Paso, Texas. His paper analyzes how Spanish classical theater is transformed when performed in other cultural contexts.
Christa Chatfield
Christa Chatfield, Biological Sciences Department, and undergraduate research students Casey Peterson ’15 and Cassidy Sauer ’17, co-authored “The Extracellular Polymeric Substances of Legionella pneumophila Biofilms Contain Amyloid Structures,” published in February in Current Microbiology.
Gretchen Herrmann
Gretchen Herrmann, Library, has just published her article “Machiavelli Meets Christmas: The White Elephant Gift Exchange and the Holiday Spirit” in the December issue of the Journal of Popular Culture. The article analyzes the popular holiday game that involves stealing gifts as an inversion of the values and practices of giving that are highlighted in the holiday season.
Jeffrey Radloff
Jeffrey Radloff, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, and Bridget Miller, Teacher Education at the University of South Carolina, were selected to be the new co-editors of the peer-reviewed science education journal called Innovations in Science Teacher Education (ISTE) starting in Spring 2024. This is an Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE) affiliated publication.
Jaroslava Prihodova
Jaroslava Prihodova, Art and Art History Department, was invited to join the Evaluation Committee at the School of Art and Design Jan Evangelista Purkyne University at Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic. On June 19 and 20, all students will present their semestral project in front of the 10-person committee comprised of faculty, visiting scholars, professional artist outside of campus, students and the public. This visit is a first official step towards a collaborative project between SUNY Cortland and Jan Evangelista Purkyne University planned for summer 2019.
Alexander G. Gonzalez
Alexander G. Gonzalez, English Department, had his scholarly article, “Eavan Boland’s ‘The Glass King’ and R.G.Collingwood’s Theory of Art,” published in South Atlantic Review after many delays.
Ben Lovett
Ben Lovett, Psychology Department, had an article accepted for publication in the Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment. His article, co-authored with Lindsey Carter ’18, reports the results of a study investigating the effectiveness of separate room testing accommodations for college students with and without Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).