John C. Hartsock
John C. Hartsock, Communication Studies Department, recently spent 10 days in China lecturing on American literary journalism, investigative journalism and media law. Hartsock was invited by the School of Journalism and Communication at the South China University of Technology in Guangzhou from Oct. 21 to Nov. 1. In addition, Hartsock participated in a translation workshop in which students are translating his History of American Literary Journalism into Mandarin Chinese.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, is the author of two new articles: “Guns Don’t Belong Near Polling Places. Right Wingers Want Them There Anyway” appeared in the Washington Post on Sept. 30, and his article “President Trump’s Record on Promises: Did He Keep Them?” was in the Syracuse Post-Standard on Oct. 4.
Mechthild Nagel
Mechthild Nagel, Philosophy Department and Center for Gender and Intercultural Studies, had her article, “Ubuntu and African Prison Intellectuals” published in the Spring 2013 journal of the International Society for the Study of European Ideas.
Nance S. Wilson
Nance S. Wilson, Literacy Department, presented a paper and a workshop at the International Literacy Association Annual Convention in St. Louis, Mo. On July 18, she presenter her paper, “Keeping Our (Hi)stories Alive: Providing Perspective on Current Practice and Policy,” and on July 19 she presented the “Integrating E-Readers into the Secondary Classroom” workshop.
Dennis Weng
Dennis Weng, Political Science Department, was invited by the Taiwan newspaper, United Daily News, to submit an op-ed article published in a forthcoming issue on the topic of the recent (April) meeting between President Trump and President Xi from China.
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.”
Brittany Adams
Brittany Adams, Literacy Department, had an article titled “Supporting Preservice Teacher Development of Culturally Responsive Reading Instruction Through a Cross-Course Assignment” published in Reading Horizons. Also, her article “Boundaries, Objectification, and Gender Norms: Addressing Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment with Middle Grade Literature” was published in Middle School Journal.
Jeanine Rose
Jeanine Rose, Academic Support and Achievement Program, presented on methods of electronic recordkeeping, reporting and surveying for supplemental instruction at the Northeastern Regional Supplemental Instruction (NERSI) Conference in Lowell, Mass.
Ryan Vooris
Ryan Vooris, Sport Management Department, co-presented a paper titled “Genre Effects on eSport Consumption Habits” at the International Association for Communication and Sport annual summit in Boise, Idaho on March 30.
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.