Emily Quinlan and Susan Stiner
Emily Quinlan and Susan Stiner, Advisement and Transition, attended the Western New York Advising Conference on Feb. 15 in Niagara Falls, N.Y. They presented “A Comprehensive Approach to Advising the Undecided Student” to a full room of approximately 50 conference attendees. The conference theme was “The Evolving Students: Strategies and Trends in Advising.”
Kevin Dames
Kevin Dames, Kinesiology, and student Gwyneth Laukaitis, Kinesiology. presented research titled "Collegiate female lacrosse players demonstrate asymmetry in time to stabilization following lateral hops" at the American Society of Biomechanics Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh. Their research identifies deficits in medial and lateral hop landings which could contribute to the high prevalence of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in female field sport athletes.
Ashley Crossway
Ashley Crossway, Kinesiology Department, recently coauthored an article with colleagues. “Sports Medicine Physicians Comfort and Competence in Caring for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Patients and Athletes,” was published in January in Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine.
Lin Lin, Margaret Gichuru and Mechthild Nagel
Lin Lin and Margaret Gichuru, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, and Mechthild Nagel, Philosophy and Africana Studies departments, made a synchronous presentation “Teaching Philosophy to Children in the Time of the Pandemic” at the Fall 2021 NYACTE-NYSATE Conference sponsored by the New York Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and the New York State Association of Teacher Educators.
Carolyn Bershad
Carolyn Bershad, Counseling and Student Development centers, has learned that the office was awarded full re-accreditation this fall semester by the International Association of Counseling Services (IACS). Accreditation by IACS is a voluntary evaluative process involving a written self-study and the adherence to established standards of practice. These standards are articulated by the IACS Board of Accreditation, the members of which are directors of counseling services located throughout the United States and internationally. IACS is the only accreditation association that accredits counseling services on university and college campuses.
Raymond J. Cotrufo
Raymond J. Cotrufo, Sport Management Department, received notice that his article, “NFL Player Safety: Does Prioritizing Player Welfare Attract Consumers,” will be published in the International Journal of Sport Management. In the study, college-aged participants completed a survey providing information regarding their exposure to increased player safety measures implemented by the National Football League, and whether or not these measures influenced their consumption intentions toward the League. Results demonstrated that exposure to increased player safety in the NFL influenced participants in a positive way, especially in the cases of their intentions to consume NFL-related media and their intentions to discuss the NFL with others.
Seth Asumah and Mechthild Nagel
Seth Asumah, Political Science and Africana Studies departments, and Mechthild Nagel, Philosophy and Africana Studies departments and the Center for Gender and Intercultural Studies, presented a workshop at the Commission on Access, Diversity and Excellence (CADE) Conference of Association of Public and Land-grant Universities held July 28 in New York, N.Y. The workshop was titled “Diversity Leadership, Inclusive Excellence and the Emerging Roles of Chief Diversity Officers and Faculty.” Ibipo Johnston-Anumonwo, Geography and Africana Studies departments, chaired the session.
Jennifer Wilson
Jennifer Wilson, Communications Office, earned a Judges’ Citation for Excellence in Writing – News Writing from the SUNY Council for University Advancement (SUNYCUAD) for her feature story “Iraq War Translator Aspires to Teach Immigrant.” Wilson will accept the Excellence in Writing award at this year’s conference June 12 to 14 in Saratoga, N.Y.
Dennis L.C. Weng
Dennis L.C. Weng, Political Science Department, presented “Party Nomination Strategies in Taiwan’s Mixed Electoral System” at the Taiwan in the Realm of East Asia Conference on Oct. 22 at Wake Forest University, N.C.
Matt Seyfried
Matt Seyfried, Sport Management Department, was selected to receive a Sport Industry Professional Service and Leadership Award from Ithaca College. The award is given in recognition of individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the sports industry and support the mission of the college’s Department of Sport Management and Media. Matt will be formally recognized at the annual Sport Management and Media Awards Program which follows the annual Sport Management and Media Hole-in-One Golf Tournament on Saturday, April 28, at the Country Club of Ithaca.