Lauren Scagnelli '12 M '14
Lauren Scagnelli '12 M '14, Conley Counseling and Wellness Services, presented at the New York State College Health Association Conference on “Combating Food Insecurity on Campus.” The conference was held Wednesday, Nov. 13 and Thursday, Nov. 14 in Utica, N.Y.
Marissa Whitaker M ’17
Marissa Whitaker M ’17, Conley Counseling and Wellness Services, presented on cannabis education and harm reduction at the New York State College Health Association Conference, held Nov. 13 and 14 in Utica, N.Y.
Kent Johnson
Kent Johnson, Sociology/Anthropology Department, was a speaker in the roundtable discussion “Gender and Kinship in the Deep Past: Unified Analysis for the 21st Century?" at the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association on Nov. 20 in Tampa, Fla.
Kent Johnson
Kent Johnson, Sociology/Anthropology Department, gave a talk titled "A Re-evaluation of Evidence for Kinship at Çatalhöyük" at the inaugural World Neolithic Congress held Thursday, Nov. 7 in Sanliurfa, Turkey.
Jeff Radloff
Jeff Radloff, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, received the 2024 STANYS Excellence in College Teaching Award from the Science Teachers Association of New York State, Inc. On Nov. 2, @STANYSorg posted “Dr. Radloff’s work in #STEMEd and critical media literacy is shaping the future of teacher preparation.”
Alex Corbitt
Alex Corbitt, Literacy Department, was lead author of an article recently published in Pedagogies: An International Journal. “Expanding reader-response: Tracing emergence, nested ontology, and affect across playful activities” is about how to rethink how individuals “read” and analyze moments of play.
Alexandru Balas
Alexandru Balas, International Studies, published a book chapter titled "Mixing Western and Eastern Medical Practice in the Ottoman Empire: the Adventures of a Transylvanian Doctor in Constantinople, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt and Iraq (1815–1838)" in the edited volume Travellers in Ottoman Lands II: The Balkans, Anatolia and Beyond. (Oxford: Archaeopress, 2025)
Alexandru Balas, Jeremy Jimenez and Maria Timberlake
Alexandru Balas, Jeremy Jimenez and Maria Timberlake participated in an international conference, “Sustainable Development Goals: Confluence of Local, National and Global Actions,” hosted at St. Aloysius (Deemed to Be University) in Mangalore, Karnataka, India from Jan. 15 to 17. SUNY Cortland served as an institutional partner for the three-day conference, along with Universidad Católica de Valencia in Spain and Sophia University in Japan. Balas, professor of international studies and director of the Clark Center for Global Engagement, and Jimenez, associate professor of foundations and social advocacy, each delivered individual technical sessions. “Building Peace: Internal Wellbeing (SDG3) and External Conflict Resolution (SDG16)” was presented by Balas, while Jimenez’s talk was titled “End of Modernity.” Timberlake, associate professor of foundations and social advocacy, was joined by students Isabella Powell and Alexa Trotta for a paper panel presentation.
John Suarez
John Suarez, Galpin Institute for Civic Engagement, co-organized and conducted the “STEM IS Civic Discourse” event in SUNY’s Public Good U Conference from Feb. 7 to 9 in Albany, N.Y. He facilitated an event in which 18 faculty and staff members applied civic discourse guidelines in the context of STEM innovations that posed societal challenges. Over Zoom, Nirav Patel, University of Colorado Boulder, provided a rationale and guidelines for discussion. By the end of the session, participants noted the importance of information literacy skills, understanding people’s personal connections to issues and the skills needed to manage class discussions that could go in directions not anticipated by the educator. In fall 2026, SUNY will launch its new Civic Discourse course competency.
Teagan Bradway
Teagan Bradway, English Department, was elected to serve a five-year term on the Modern Language Association (MLA) Sexuality Studies Executive Committee. She also gave a presentation on LGBTQ+ kinship narratives at the annual MLA Convention held in New Orleans, Louisiana.