Louise Mahar and Evan Nolan
Louise Mahar and Evan Nolan, Recreational Sports Department, will present at the NIRSA Region I Conference, geared to leaders in collegiate recreation, on Nov. 17 in Hartford, Conn. Their presentation, “Personal Training, Upgraded: How to Create or improve a Campus Recreation Personal Training Program” focuses on sharing resources from the model program developed at SUNY Cortland. The presentation is designed to help colleges and universities create or improve their personal training program.
Tiantian Zheng
Tiantian Zheng, Sociology/Anthropology Department, is the organizer and chair for a panel titled “Mediating State-Society Relationships Across China, Korea, and the Philippines” to be presented virtually on March 26 at the Association of Asian Studies Annual Conference.
David Barclay
David Barclay, Geology Department, was a co-author on an international collaborative project that was recently published in Science Bulletin. The study, “Global wood anatomical perspective on the onset of the Late Antique Little Ice Age (LALIA) in the mid-6th century CE,” used tree-ring data from around the world to examine the spatial and temporal expression of this climate event, which was the largest volcano-induced cooling event of the past two millennia.
Gregory D. Phelan
Gregory D. Phelan, Chemistry Department, served as part of the leadership team at the 2012 United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship National Conference held Jan. 12-15 in New Orleans. He also led a breakout meeting at which he was nominated and elected to serve as the president of the International Entrepreneurship Special Interest Group for a two-year term.
Fang “Faye” Yang
Fang “Faye” Yang, Communication Studies Department, was the lead author of the article “Do Violent Movies Scare Away Potential Visitors,” published in a recent issue of the International Journal of Advertising. The article explores transportation theory’s role in the relationship between movie watching and tourism.
Caroline Kaltefleiter
Caroline Kaltefleiter, Communication and Media Studies Department, moderated a discussion with film director James Dean Le Sueur, who directed The Art of Dissent, one of the feature films screened at the BlackBird Film Festival held June 17 to 20. The Art of Dissent documents the power of artistic engagement and inspired resistance in Czechoslovakia before and after the 1968 Soviet-led invasion. In addition, Kaltefleiter was a producer for the film “Fill the Need,” which features original music written and performed by Colleen Kattau, Modern Languages Department, and also was screened at the festival.
Kristine Newhall
Kristine Newhall, Kinesiology Department, had her commentary titled “Marchand’s ‘Kissing’ and the NHL’s Hypocrisy” published on Engaging Sports, a blog devoted to the critical analysis of sports cultures. The piece, published in June after the NHL playoffs, offers an intersectional critique of the NHL’s culture of violence.
Robert Spitzer and Brian Williams
Robert Spitzer and Brian Williams, Political Science Department, participated in activities at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, held Aug. 30 to Sept. 2 in Boston, Mass. Williams presented a paper titled, “Democratization and Polarization in Belgium” for a panel on “The Historical Development of Legislatures.” Spitzer served as a discussant for a panel on “Executive Power and Democratic Functioning in the Trump Era.” He also participated in the governing board meeting of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honors society. He has served on the board for the last three years.
Terrence Fitzgerald and Frank Rossi and alumni Mike Kelly ’14 and Tyler Potter ’14
Terrence Fitzgerald, Biological Sciences Department, Frank Rossi, Chemistry Department, and alumni Mike Kelly ’14, and Tyler Potter ’14, are coauthors of an article titled “Trail Following Response of Larval Cactoblastis cactorum to 2-Acyl-1,3 Cyclohexane Diones” appearing in the current issue of the Journal of Chemical Ecology. The paper reports the isolation and identification of a pheromone that might serve as a bio-rational substitute for a chemical pesticide in the management of the caterpillar. The caterpillar is an invasive species originally from Argentina that attacks prickly pear cactuses in the Gulf Coast states. Kelly is currently a graduate student at SUNY Cortland and Potter is in the Chemistry Ph.D. program at Yale University. Both students worked on the study as Cortland undergraduates. The United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service supported the study.
Zachary Wilson
Zachary Wilson, Advisement and Transition, was awarded the New York State Transfer and Articulation Association’s (NYSTAA) New Professional Award at their annual conference on May 24 in Rochester, N.Y. The New Professional Award was established to recognize the service of new members to NYSTAA. It recognizes the enthusiasm of new members to become involved with the organization and promotes continued service. Wilson, who is the university’s transfer mobility advisor, is the co-chair of the NYSTAA Scholarship Committee and has assisted in raising thousands of dollars in scholarships for students at member schools.