Jeremy Jiménez
Jeremy Jiménez, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, had his co-written article about high school student experiences in the first combined LGBTQ+/Ethnic Studies course in a U.S. public school published in The Journal of Social Studies Research.
Tiantian Zheng
Tiantian Zheng, Sociology/Anthropology Department, was invited by four universities to deliver two campus-wide book talks on her book Tongzhi Living, one talk on criminology and fieldwork, and one talk titled “Gender, Law and Women Trafficking in Chinese History.” The talks were presented at University of Macau in September 2021, Case Western University on Feb. 11, University of Toronto on March 5 and University of London on March 21.
Teagan Bradway
Teagan Bradway, English Department, published a book chapter, "Geometric Kinship: Sensuous Abstraction and the Accumulation of Forms in Black Queer Kinaesthetics,” in Contemporary Queer Modernisms, edited by Melanie Micir, published by Routledge, p. 148-164. The book is open access and available to download for free at this link: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edit/10.4324/9781351234306/contemporary-queer-modernism-melanie-micir.
Seth N. Asumah
Seth N. Asumah, Africana Studies and Political Science departments, was a recipient of the Professor Ali A. Mazrui Outstanding Publication/Book and Educational Activities Award, presented at the 39th annual conference of the New York Africana Studies Association (NYASA). The conference was held at SUNY Cortland on April 4-5.
This inaugural award for NYASA was developed to echo and honor Ali A. Mazrui, a prominent Africanist, Albert Schweitzer Professor in the Humanities, and the director and founder of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies at Binghamton University. NYASA developed the award to honor Mazrui for his commitment to NYASA and his distinguished scholarship, publication, educational activities, intellectual vibrancy, national and international prominence and reputation.
Asumah is the first scholar and educator in NYASA to receive this award. He is a State University of New York Distinguished Teaching Professor, professor of political science, professor of Africana studies and chairperson of the Africana Studies Department at SUNY Cortland.
Tiantian Zheng
Tiantian Zheng, Sociology/Anthropology Department, was invited by Brown University to deliver a campus talk on March 14. She also presented a talk at the Annual Conference of American Applied Anthropology in New Mexico on March 19.
Jean W. LeLoup
Jean W. LeLoup, International Communications and Culture emerita, and the U.S. Air Force Academy, had her article published in the spring issue of The IALLT Journal for Language Learning Technologies. It was titled “Effectiveness of Computer-Graded vs. Instructor-Graded Homework Assignments in an Elementary Spanish Course: A Comparative Study at Two Undergraduate Institutions.” LeLoup and co-authors Richard Dabrowski and Lunden E. MacDonald collaborated on a cross-institutional research study involving the U.S. Air Force Academy and Metropolitan State University of Denver. The study investigated issues involved in different types of online student activities.
Kim Wieczorek
Kim Wieczorek, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, represented the New York State Association of Teacher Educators (NYSATE) at the annual Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) conference held Feb. 15 to 19 in Atlantic City, N.J. As president of NYSATE, she attended the Council of Unit Presidents on Feb. 16. On Feb. 18, she presented her research titled “Pathways to Teaching: The Vague Infrastructure for Potential Teaching Candidates” in a thematic research session.
Thomas Hischak
Thomas Hischak, professor of theatre emeritus, had his book The Thornton Wilder Encyclopedia published by Rowman & Littlefield in February. Hischak has also signed a contract with Bloomsbury Press (London) to write The Abbott Touch: The Theatre of George Abbott.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, is the author of an article titled, “What's Behind NRA TV's Grotesque Take on ‘Thomas & Friends’,” posted Sept. 14 on the CNN.com website. The article examines the political agenda and tactics behind NRA TV’s depiction of a cartoon character in Ku Klux Klan garb.
Mark Dodds
Mark Dodds, Sport Management Department, was elected president of the Sport and Recreation Law Association.