Kent Johnson
Kent Johnson, Sociology/Anthropology Department, was an invited speaker at the “Beyond Genetics: Exploring Non-Biological Kinship in Prehistoric Times” conference hosted by the Austrian Archaeological Institute and the Austrian Academy of Sciences. The conference was held Oct. 4 and 5 in Vienna.
Jaroslava Prihodova
Jaroslava Prihodova, Art and Art History Department, was invited to join the Evaluation Committee at the School of Art and Design Jan Evangelista Purkyne University at Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic. On June 19 and 20, all students will present their semestral project in front of the 10-person committee comprised of faculty, visiting scholars, professional artist outside of campus, students and the public. This visit is a first official step towards a collaborative project between SUNY Cortland and Jan Evangelista Purkyne University planned for summer 2019.
Kathleen A. Lawrence
Kathleen A. Lawrence, Communication and Media Studies Department, received word that her poem “Puberty & Junk in my High School Locker” will be published in the Spring ’19 Issue of Peach Velvet Magazine. In addition, her haiku “Dearest Logophile,” was included in the Valentine’s Day special by Haikuniverse on Feb. 14.
Tadayuki Suzuki
Tadayuki Suzuki, Literacy Department, was nominated as a board member for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Advisory Committee of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).
Christa Chatfield
Christa Chatfield, Biological Sciences Department, and undergraduate research students Casey Peterson ’15 and Cassidy Sauer ’17, co-authored “The Extracellular Polymeric Substances of Legionella pneumophila Biofilms Contain Amyloid Structures,” published in February in Current Microbiology.
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.
Tiantian Zheng
Tiantian Zheng, Sociology/Anthropology Department, was invited by Syracuse University in March and May and Case Western University in January to deliver three campuswide talks: two book talks on Tongzhi Living, and another talk on “Undertaking Sensitive Fieldwork” for Syracuse University in May.
Kristine Newhall
Kristine Newhall, Kinesiology Department, was quoted in a New York Times article, “Californians Will Soon Have Nonbinary as a Gender Option on Birth Certificates,” on Oct. 19 about California’s new legislation allowing for a gender-neutral designation on IDs and birth certificates and other official documents; specifically, how Title IX compliance might be affected by the law. Also, Newhall coauthored an article titled “‘Stick to Soccer’: Fan Reaction and Inclusion Rhetoric on Social Media” published in Sport in Society. Along with being published online, it will be in the forthcoming special issue on Women’s Soccer in the U.S., to be released in print in 2018.
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. ?
Tyler Bradway
Tyler Bradway, English Department, was interviewed about his book, Queer Kinship: Race, Sex, Belonging, Form, on the New Books Network podcast.