Chris McRoberts
Chris McRoberts, Geology Department, co-presented a paper with undergraduate student Carolyn Furlong, titled “Commensal Endolithic Boring Traces on Spiriferid Hosts from the Middle Devonian of Central New York,” at the combined Northeast/Northcentral regional meeting of the Geological Society of America held March 20-22 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, is co-author of a new, third edition of The Gun Debate: An Encyclopedia of Gun Control and Gun Rights, just published by Grey House Publishers. Spitzer’s book co-author is Glenn Utter of Lamar University. The book is an A-to-Z compendium of topics and issues related to the American gun debate.
Jordan Kobritz
Jordan Kobritz, Sport Management Department, gave a presentation to a group of 30 high school students at the New York Times Pre-Collegiate Weekend Course, “Sports Management and Sports Media” on Nov. 21 in New York City. The title of the presentation was, “The Ins and Outs of Owning a Professional Sports Team.”
Szilvia Kadas
Szilvia Kadas, Art and Art History Department, participated in the Arts Letters & Number Summer Artist Residency Program in Averill Park, N.Y., and had a group exhibition at the end of her artist residency program on Aug. 13.
Ben Lovett
Ben Lovett, Psychology Department, had an article accepted for publication in the Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment. His article, co-authored with Lindsey Carter ’18, reports the results of a study investigating the effectiveness of separate room testing accommodations for college students with and without Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Henry Steck
Henry Steck, Political Science Department, delivered the keynote address at the 69th annual conference of the New York State Political Science Association held April 10-11 at State University of New York College at Plattsburgh. The title of his presentation was “Teaching Students About Democracy.” He also presented on a panel: “Diverse Perspectives on Democracy: Suggestions for a Syllabus.”
Christina Knopf
Christina Knopf, Communication and Media Studies Department, appeared on the podcast/vidcast “SciFiGangstas” on March 21, with scholars from Georgia State University, University of Calgary and University of Oklahoma to discuss the transmediation and enduring popularity of the villain Joker from “Batman.”
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, spoke to the Monroe County Bar Association on “Gun Violence—What to Do” on March 21 in Rochester, N.Y.
Gillian Mertens
Gillian Mertens, Literacy Department, had a recent co-authored article (with B. Adams, University of Alabama) receive an award from the Journal of Literacy Innovation for 2025 Article of the Year. The article’s title is "Two Louisvilles, Two Americas: Exploring Depictions of Racial Realism in Middle Grade Novels.” This open-access article can be found at this link.
John Suarez
John Suarez, Institute for Civic Engagement and coordinator for the Service-Learning Office, learned that the appendix of the SUNY Faculty Senate’s upcoming report on service-learning in the SUNY system will include a sample service-learning reflection assignment from SUNY Cortland’s Service-Learning Manual. The manual, written by Suarez in 2014 for SUNY Cortland faculty, can be found online.