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Faculty and Staff Activities

Jack Carr

Jack Carr, Communication and Media Studies Department, performed the role of the bastard fop, Don John, in “Much Ado About Nothing” for Shakespeare-in-the-Park at Thornden Amphitheatre, in Syracuse, N.Y., the only live theatre presentation in Onondaga County this summer. This was followed by an ensemble role in a COVID-compliant mashup on the lawns behind the former Case Mansion in Auburn, N.Y., of the Greek tragedy “Antigone” by Sophocles and “Letters to Soldiers Lost,” reading actual letters that had been left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, and singing contemporary folk songs, two of which were written by college students for the original production on the West Coast. For this work, Carr and his SUNY Cortland colleague Nancy Kane, Kinesiology Department, were cited by the Theatre Association of New York State (TANYS). Carr is currently playing Malvolio in “Twelfth Night,” to be posted to YouTube at Thanksgiving. Also, he is putting finishing touches on an original script, “Maintenance,” with his friend and collaborator, Cortland native Matthew B. Steele.   

Regina B. Grantham and graduate student Kelli Carsten

Regina B. Grantham, Communication Disorders and Sciences Department, along with graduate student Kelli Carsten and colleague Nikki Curtis, Pediatric Developmental Therapy, presented a poster at the American Speech and Hearing Association Convention held Nov. 20-22 in Orlando, Fla. The poster was titled “Impact of Common Core State Standards on SLP Service Delivery: Current Practices and Implications.” Also, Grantham was appointed to serve on the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s (ASHA) Board of Ethics for four years. ASHA is the national, professional and credentialing association for the profession of speech-language pathology and audiology with a membership of more than 173,000 members and affiliates. 

David Kilpatrick

David Kilpatrick, Psychology Department, presented a one-hour workshop at the annual conference for the New York Association of School Psychologists on Oct. 28. The workshop was titled “Not all Phonemic Awareness Tests are Created Equal.” Phonemic awareness is a very important linguistic skill that affects learning to read. The workshop was designed to assist school psychologists in determining if a student’s reading difficulties were influenced by difficulties in phonemic awareness. The conference was held Oct. 27-28 at the Turning Stone Resort in Oneida, N.Y. 

Cheryl Hines

Cheryl Hines, Advisement and Transition, presented a poster titled “Supporting Non-Traditional Students in a Traditional Setting” at the annual National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) conference held in October in Phoenix, Ariz.

Kathleen A. Lawrence

Kathleen A. Lawrence, Communication and Media Studies Department, had her speculative abecedarian “The Large Tale of the Tiny Girl and her Big Dreams” published in Star*Line Magazine’s May issue. It is the print journal of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association. This poem is a retelling of Danish author Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale, Thumbelina

Craig Foster

Craig Foster, Psychology Department, had his article, “Race and the NFL: Teaching the chi-square goodness of fit test” published in September in Significance, a magazine published for the Royal Statistical Society and the American Statistical Association.

Celeste McNamara

Celeste McNamara, History Department, organized and chaired a panel on “New Approaches to Catholic Reform” at the annual meeting of the Renaissance Society of America in Toronto. The panel highlighted the work of scholars working in history and art history who are bringing innovative methods and exploring new sources to provide new interpretations of 16th-17th century Catholicism.

Lauren deLaubell

Lauren deLaubell, Memorial Library, contributed to a resource list published in early December by the Association of College and Research Libraries' Choice blog, Toward Inclusive Excellence (TIE). The resource list is titled “Resources for Understanding the Ethical Implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Moyi Jia

Moyi Jia, Communication and Media Studies Department, recently presented two papers at the Eastern Communication Association Convention held April 10 to 14 in Providence, RI. They are titled, “Communicating Social Support to Enhance Student Emotional Wellness: Exploring Supportive Message Sources, Types, and Effectiveness” and “Computer-Mediated Communication and the Dual Identification in Chinese Organizations.”

Dennis L.C. Weng

Dennis L.C. Weng, Political Science Department, co-authored a paper, “Personality Traits and Voter Turnout in South Korea: The Mediation Argument,” that was accepted for publication in early 2017 in the Japanese Journal of Political Science. Also, Weng was an invited discussant and presented his paper titled, “Personality Traits and Individual Feeling of National Pride in South Korea,” at the American Political Science Association annual meeting in Philadelphia from Sept. 1 to 4. Also, Weng has received $2,500 from The Taiwan and Asia Program at Wake Forest University to host a guest speaker event this semester.