Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, is interviewed in a new feature-length documentary, “The Price of Freedom.” Produced by Flatbush Pictures and Tribeca Films, it takes a fresh look at America’s gun history and the contemporary gun controversy from multiple perspectives, including a deep dive into the pivotal role of the NRA. The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City at Hudson Yards on June 16. Spitzer, who also served as a consultant, attended the premiere. The film is expected to have a July theatrical release.
Rhiannon Maton and Jessica Carrick-Hagenbarth
Rhiannon Maton, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, and Jessica Carrick-Hagenbarth, Economics Department, had their article “This Could Be Me': Simulation of Refugee Experiences” published in Kappa Delta Pi Record. The authors discuss how the kinesthetic, affective and conceptual learning triggered through simulation can support future teachers in building empathy for refugees and immigrants.
Alexis Blavos
Alexis Blavos, Health Department, recently conducted an invited national webinar for the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) titled “Next Steps: Advocating for Gun Violence Prevention after the Advocacy Summit.”
Kimberly Rombach, Krystal Barber and Kim Wieczorek
Kimberly Rombach, Krystal Barber and Kim Wieczorek, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, had their article, “The Power of Backstitching: A Model to Strengthen Student Learning About Racial Justice, Multicultural Perspectives,” published in the journal Multicultural Perspectives, volume 24, issue 1.
Tadayuki Suzuki
Tadayuki Suzuki, Literacy Department, presented “Implementing the DLTA with Kamishibai (Japanese Paper Theater)” at the New York State Reading Association Conference on Nov. 14 in Rochester, N.Y.
Nance S. Wilson
Nance S. Wilson, Literacy Department, had the following published. “Trying to Make Sense of E-readers” was published in the Summer/Spring 2014 issue of the Journal of Reading Education with V. Zygouris-Coe and V. Cardullo as co-authors; “Text Complexity of Popular Middle Grade Texts: How Do Popular Middle Grades Texts Stack up to CCSS Standards?” co-authored by M.D. Koss, was published in AMLE Magazine; Wilson’s textbook, Literacy Assessment and Instructional Strategies: Connecting to the Common Core, and co-authored by K. Grant and S. Golden, was published by Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Robert Darling
Robert Darling, Geology Department, presented “Breccia-filled Fractures on Western Adirondack Summits: Relicts of an Ordovician Paleosurface?” at the combined Northeast/Northcentral regional meeting of the Geological Society of America. It was held March 20-22 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Alexis Blavos
Alexis Blavos, Health Department, and her research team published an article, “Preparing Public Health Advocates,” in the journal Health Promotion Practice.
Denise D. Knight
Denise D. Knight, English Department, will have her essay, “Charlotte Perkins Gilman In and On Italy,” published in Transatlantic Conversations: Nineteenth-Century American Women's Encounters with Italy and the Atlantic World, forthcoming from the University of New Hampshire Press in 2017.
Mechthild Nagel
Mechthild Nagel, Philosophy and Africana Studies departments and Center for Gender and Intercultural Studies, gave an invited talk titled “Reconsidering the US’ Prison Dilemma: A Critique of the Affective Economy of Mass Incarceration” at a special seminar for the Microeconomic Seminar Series held June 11 at Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona.