Nance S. Wilson
Nance S. Wilson, Literacy Department, recently had her blog post published. Titled “Interactive, Asynchronous On-line Discussions,” it describes how teachers can engage students in interactive, asynchronous online discussions that not only play an important role in online and hybrid classes, but are critical to assuring active participation by students.
Tiantian Zheng
Tiantian Zheng, Sociology/Anthropology Department, was invited by University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) on Nov. 13 and Sun Yat-Sen University, China on March 18 to deliver campus-wide talks on her book Tongzhi Living: Men Attracted to Men in Postsocialist China and the contribution of anthropology to public health.
Rhiannon Maton
Rhiannon Maton, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, recently co-edited a special issue on the #RedForEd educator union strikes for Critical Education journal. The issue is titled “Understanding the 2018 Statewide Walkouts” and is part of the “Contemporary Educator Movements: Transforming Unions, Schools and Society” special series that Maton co-edits for the same journal.
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.
Hilary Izatt
Hilary Izatt, Political Science Department, has been informed that her article, “Asymmetry of Power and Attention in Alliance Relations: The US-ROK Case,” has been accepted for publication in the Australian Journal of International Affairs, to be published in 2016. Izatt co-authored the article with Gi Wook Shin and Renni Moon.
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.
Jeremy Jimenez
Jeremy Jimenez, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, gave a talk to middle/high school students and teachers about “Ecological Justice and the 9 Planetary boundaries” at the sixth annual Central New York Youth Climate Summit held Feb. 11 at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
David Barclay, Jason Graves and Michael Kloczko
David Barclay, Geology Department, wrote a paper that will be published in Quaternary Science Reviews in December. Two former Cortland students, Jason Graves ’01 and M.S.Ed. ’05, and Michael Kloczko ’03, co-authored the paper, titled “Late Holocene Glacial History of the Copper River Delta, Coastal South-Central Alaska, and Controls on Valley Glacier Fluctuations.” The paper details the glacial-geomorphic histories of four glaciers, including the longest and most detailed tree-ring dated glacier record yet developed for Alaska, and shows solar irradiance to be the primary climatic driver of glacier fluctuations prior to the 20th century.
Mark Dodds
Mark Dodds, Sport Management Department, presented “Using the Law to Combat Sport Corruption” at the 2019 Current Legal and Ethical Issues in Sports and Entertainment event held at Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, Wisc.
Thomas S. Hischak
Thomas S. Hischak, Performing Arts Department, recently signed a contract with Rowman and Littlefield to write the non-fiction book, Encyclopedia of Notable Film Composers. Also, he was recently interviewed on camera for the BBC-TV documentary “Secret Voices of Hollywood” about vocal dubbing in Hollywood musicals.