Michael Hough
Michael Hough, Biological Sciences Department, had his article, “Geum ×cortlandicum (Rosaceae), a new natural hybrid plus three Geum urbanum hybrids new to the flora of New York,” published in the August 2018 issue of Phytoneuron, an open-access journal. Geum ×cortlandicum M. Hough is a previously undescribed hybrid of two common native species, G. canadense and G. laciniatum. The taxon is named for Cortland County, N.Y., where this and three other Geum hybrids have recently been collected by the author. Two of the other hybrids, G. ×catlingii and G. ×macneillii, are new to the flora of New York and the other, G. ×intermedium, is not only new to New York but had not previously been reported from North America.
Patricia Roiger
Patricia Roiger, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, presented “Toddler Tales: Mothering Toddlers Brings Challenges and Pleasures Like Nothing Else. Tips, Tricks and Strategies to Navigate Gentle Discipline, Extended Nursing, Weaning and More” at the New York State La Leche League Conference, held Nov.7-9 in Syracuse, N.Y.
Carol Costell Corbin
Carol Costell Corbin, Advisement and Transition, was elected to the board of the New York State Transfer and Articulation Association (NYSTAA) as a four-year public school representative. Elections were held at the annual conference in Albany in May.
Richard Hunter
Richard Hunter, Geography Department, co-authored a research article titled “Relationship between socioeconomic vulnerability and ecological sustainability: The case of Aran-V-Bidgol's rangelands, Iran,” that appears in the journal Ecological Indicators.
Susan Rayl
Susan Rayl, Kinesiology Department, presented a paper titled "“The Icing on the Cake”: Peter Westbrook and his World Class Fencers,” at the fourth annual conference of the Center for Sociocultural Sport and Olympic Research on March 19 at the California State University at Fullerton.
Richard Kendrick and Timothy Rodriguez ’08
Richard Kendrick, Institute for Civic Engagement and Sociology/Anthropology Department, and Timothy Rodriguez ’08, a graduate student at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, presented a seminar on April 18 at Syracuse University. They discussed “Building a Culture of Volunteering” with the Leaders for Democracy Fellows, which included journalists, activists, and non-governmental organization leaders from the Middle East and North Africa.
David Barclay
David Barclay, Geology Department, led a dendroarchaeology focus group at the 2013 North American Dendroecological Fieldweek held June 24 to July 1 at Cornwall, N.Y.
Kate McCormick
Kate McCormick, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, presented at the 2019 Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Conference held in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She presented a paper titled, “‘Wake up! I’m here to help!’: Participatory research possibilities with young children.”
C. Ashley Ellefson
C. Ashley Ellefson, professor emeritus of history, was interviewed by a reporter from the Baltimore Sun for an article that ran in the March 16 issue about the impending appeal of capital punishment in Maryland. Last fall, Ellefson provided a law clerk in the Maryland attorney general’s office with information on executions in Maryland from 1776 through 1800.
Ann Blanton
Ann Blanton, Communication Disorders and Sciences Department, presented a research poster with colleagues Heather Thompson, Rachel Stark, and Nicole Albert titled “NF1, NF2, Schwannomatosis, and Dysphagia: A Systematic Review of the Literature” at the Joint Global Neurofibromatosis Conference held Nov. 2 to 6 in la Maison de la Chimie, Paris, France. The poster presented a seminal report about the lack of information on dysphagia in the populations with Neurofibromatosis 1, Neurofibromatosis 2, and Schwannomatosis who present with non-malignant and malignant tumors of the head and neck. The conference was attended by medical professionals and patients with NF1, NF2, and Schannomatosis and their families from around the world.