Joseph Anthony
Joseph Anthony, Political Science Department, co-edited Lessons Learned from the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election: Hindsight is 2020, recently published by Palgrave Macmillan Press. Scholars in the book contributed their research on how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the administration of the 2020 elections.
Kathleen Lawrence
Kathleen Lawrence, Communication Studies Department, had five of her poems published by the HIV Here & Now Project in March. They include “Mingle,” “Male Gaze,” “Muscle Men,” “Breasts and Below” and “Music Menu.” Also, her elegy for B. B. King will be published in an introduction to poetry textbook edited by Gerry LaFemina, forthcoming from Kendall-Hunt. In addition, she received an honorable mention for her abecedarian “Boy Hoods” in the non-rhyming poetry category of the 2015 Writer’s Digest Annual International writing competition. ?
Celeste McNamara
Celeste McNamara, History Department, presented a paper titled “Illicit Sex in Early Modern Venice” at the 2020 American Historical Association Conference in New York City, in a session organized by the Society for Italian Historical Studies.
Brittany Adams
Brittany Adams, Literacy Department, had an article, “Himpathy, Herasure, and Down Girl Moves: A Critical Content Analysis of Sexual Assault in Young Adult Literature,” published Aug. 1 in Journal of Literacy Research.
Juan Diego Prieto
Juan Diego Prieto, Political Science Department, participated in a virtual roundtable on The State in Latin America, held May 15 and organized by the Ecuadorean Political Science Association. On May 17, his commentary about an investigation of Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro was printed in the Latin America Advisor newsletter, published by the Inter-American Dialogue think-tank.
Gregory D. Phelan
Gregory D. Phelan, Chemistry Department, had a new patent issue on Aug. 30. The patent, titled “Methods for making biocompatible polymerizable acrylate products,” deals with creating biodegradable materials containing carbohydrates that can be used in tissue engineering. Details on the patent can be found at the following link: http://bit.ly/2bGvLZn. This is Phelan’s seventh patent to issue in 2016.
Also, on July 20, Phelan presented a summary of SUNY Cortland’s Noyce Project Phase II at the 2016 annual Noyce Scholarship National Conference held in Washington, D.C.
Guiseppe Getto
Guiseppe Getto, English Department, presented his paper, “Composing Digital Writing Relationships: Toward an Infrastructural Approach to Digital Design and Pedagogy,” at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, held March 21-24 in St. Louis, Mo. Also in March, his poem, “On the Banks of Forgetting,” was accepted by The Sugar House Review. Getto received a Faculty Research Program grant for his new research project “New Media Engagement: Designing Civic Practices for Digital Writers.” Professional writing majors Erin Garrison and Jack Labriola, a dual major, will serve as research assistants for the project. Additionally, Getto received a Teaching Innovation Grant for the development of his new class for the professional writing major titled PWR 410: Digital and Technical Writing for Community Development. Finally, he formed a partnership with a technical writing company called ifixit.com that engages students in the creation of documentation for repairing broken technological devices.
James Felton
James Felton, chief diversity officer, received an invite from SUNY Vice Chancellor and Chief Diversity Officer Carlos Medina to serve on the System-wide SUNY Diversity Advisory Board, which will serve as a standing advisory body to his office and the system provost. Felton was asked to join the board because of his experience and expertise. He will assist the university in working toward its overarching goal of becoming the most inclusive system of higher education in the country.
Tiantian Zheng
Tiantian Zheng, Sociology/Anthropology Department, delivered a keynote speech at the International SCON Summit on HIV/AIDS on Nov. 12 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Herb Haines
Herb Haines, Sociology/Anthropology Department, was interviewed live on April 6 by the host of “This Morning,” a public affairs program of the South Korean radio station TBS eFM. The program dealt with South Korea’s impending decision on whether to officially abolish capital punishment.