Alex Vizgaitis
Alex Vizgaitis, Psychology Department, recently had an article titled “Self-Reported ADHD Symptoms: Evidence for Cautious Use in an Assessment-Seeking Sample” published in the Journal of Attention Disorders.
Frederic Pierce
Frederic Pierce, Communications Department, presented “Making College Great Again: How to Market Higher Education Like Donald Trump,” at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District II Annual Conference, held Feb. 25 to 27 in National Harbor, Md.
Janet Duncan
Janet Duncan, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, has been invited by Disability Rights International to provide technical assistance in community living and assessing family needs in Tbilisi, Ga., in October. This work is part of a long-term project with a Georgian NGO, Partners for Equal Rights, and supports its efforts to return children with disabilities to their home communities and to close institutions for children. Duncan will present to Georgian government policy officials about supporting families with children who have disabilities. Disability Rights International is an award-winning human rights organization based in Washington, D.C. Recently a documentary about children with disabilities living in deplorable conditions in Georgia was aired on the PBS program, “The Visionaries.”
Brian Williams
Brian Williams, Political Science Department, recently had his book, Anarchism and Social Revolution: An Anarchist Politics of the Transitionary State, published as part of Springer Nature's series: Contributions to Political Science.
Carolyn Bershad
Carolyn Bershad, Counseling and Student Development, has learned that the office was awarded full re-accreditation by the International Association of Counseling Services (IACS), the only association that accredits counseling services on university and college campuses. Approval by IACS is dependent upon evidence of continuing professional development as well as demonstration of excellence in counseling performance. The office offers individual and group counseling for students, as well as consultation and outreach to the campus community.
Moyi Jia
Moyi Jia, Communication and Media Studies Department, presented with her co-author at the National Communication Association annual convention, held virtually in October. Their study is titled “Promoting Mental Health on Social Media: A Content Analysis of Organizations’ Tweets” and was accepted by Health Communication division.
Ben Wodi
Ben Wodi, Health Department, served as Environmental-Occupational Safety and Health Career panelist and workshop facilitator at the American Public Health Association annual conference held Nov. 4 to 8 in Atlanta.
Ryan Vooris
Ryan Vooris, Sport Management Department, had a research article about perceptions of media bias among viewers of ESPN published in Communication & Sport.
Lisa Czirr, Jeremy Pekarek and Hilary Wong
Lisa Czirr, Jeremy Pekarek and Hilary Wong of Memorial Library presented virtually at Eastern New York Association of College and Research Libraries on Wednesday, May 19. The title of the presentation was “New Visions for Old Tools: Reinventing Libguides for Online Instruction during COVID.”
Evan Faulkenbury
Evan Faulkenbury, History Department, had his peer-reviewed article, ‘“Monroe is Hell’: Voter Purges, Registration Drives, and the Civil Rights Movement in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana,” published in the Winter 2018 issue of Louisiana History.