Eileen Gravani, Jacqueline Meyer and Deborah Wilson
Eileen Gravani, Professional Studies, and Jacqueline Meyer and Deborah Wilson, both from the Communication Disorders and Sciences Department, presented a poster session at the 2010 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention held Nov. 18-20 in Philadelphia, Pa. The poster was titled “Explicit Teaching of Narrative Structure to Preschool Children: A Pilot .”
Jeremiah Donovan
Jeremiah Donovan, Art and Art History Department, was invited to exhibit his recent ceramic artwork at the Navio Artisans Gallery in New Bedford, Mass. The exhibition, “Circling into Now,” opened Oct. 1.
Tiantian Zheng
Tiantian Zheng, Sociology/Anthropology Department, was recently nominated and elected to serve on the executive board of the New York Association of Asian Studies. She has also been serving on the executive board of Chinese Society of Women’s Studies since 2006.
Szilvia Kadas
Szilvia Kadas, Art and Art History Department, had her latest solo exhibition, “Poetry in Visual Form” open on Sept. 4 in Nyiregyhaza, City Gallery, Hungary. The exhibition showcases 40 original illustrations by Kadas and will be on display until Wednesday, Oct. 9.
Amy Russell and Chris Scagnelli
Amy Russell and Chris Scagnelli, Academic Support and Achievement Program, conducted presentations at the annual SUNY Council on Writing conference. Russell presented “Ignore the Writing: A Framework to Recognize and Validate Student Learning” and Scagnelli presented “I H8 Numb3rs: A Skill-Building Activity for Numeracy and Research Writing.” Both presentations were delivered on Oct. 20 in Farmingdale, N.Y. to multi-national audience.
Tadayuki Suzuki
Tadayuki Suzuki, Literacy Department, and Darryn Diuguid of McKendree University, wrote an article titled “A Visit with Princess Boy, Jazz, Kyle, Morris and Jacob: Analyzing Recent Picture Books with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Characters.” The article was published in the February issue of the Journal of Interdisciplinary Education, Volume 15, Issue 1.
John Suarez
John Suarez, Service-Learning Coordinator at the Institute for Civic Engagement, has been accepted into the new Community and Civic Engagement Corps of New York Campus Compact (NYCC). Suarez’s expertise is in the area of developing and delivering tailored role-play and simulation events. The purpose of this Corps is to provide “a searchable database of Community and Civic Engagement experts from across the state. We are doing this in order to serve higher education better and move New York to the forefront of national community and civic engagement in higher education movement.”
Nance S. Wilson
Nance S. Wilson, Literacy Department, presented a paper and a workshop at the International Literacy Association Annual Convention in St. Louis, Mo. On July 18, she presenter her paper, “Keeping Our (Hi)stories Alive: Providing Perspective on Current Practice and Policy,” and on July 19 she presented the “Integrating E-Readers into the Secondary Classroom” workshop.
Jill Murphy
Jill Murphy, Health Department, and her project staff team of 15 undergraduate and graduate students and alumni surveyed more than 500 adult cigarette smokers and e-cigarettes users over 13 days of the 2019 New York State Fair as part of the “Patterns of Electronic Cigarette Use Among Adults in New York State” research project.
Murphy’s research interests include tobacco control and cancer prevention. Previously she conducted a survey of tobacco users at the fair in 2011. This latest research at the fair will allow her to compare changes (from 2011 to 2019) in the patterns of electronic cigarette use among adults in New York state and examine smokers’ beliefs about the harm or safety of various tobacco and nicotine projects.
Murphy teaches epidemiology courses where students learn about how to collect, gather and analyze survey data to answer a research question. This project at the fair provided a fun and real-world experience for students to see how data is gathered from humans “in the field,” which in this case was the fairgrounds.
Several SUNY Cortland undergraduate and graduate students took part in experiential learning and were able to apply and practice their survey research skills and communication skills as they interacted with fairgoers and invited them to participate in a brief survey. Also, the students had the chance to speak with potential college-bound students who are interested in attending SUNY Cortland and speak with numerous proud SUNY Cortland alumni who were at the fair.
Now that the surveys are complete, Murphy will work with undergraduate students to compile the data, analyze it and then write up the results for publication and dissemination. The findings from this research will be important given the public health epidemic of vaping which has received considerable attention in the news.
Gary Moulsdale and Richard Montgomery
Gary Moulsdale, a tenor, Richard Montgomery, a pianist, both from the Performing Arts Department, will perform Schubert’s 1827 song cycle “Die Winterreise” (The Winter Journey) at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 9, in the Dowd Fine Arts Center, Room 110. Based on a selection of poems by Wilhelm Müller, the Winter Journey tells the story of a lost love: a young man who had thought he was about to be engaged to be married flees the town where his former love lives. She has turned away from him, and in his despair, he flees into the winter wilderness. The concert is free and open to the public.