James F. Hokanson, Bryanne N. Bellovary and Erik Lind
James F. Hokanson, Bryanne N. Bellovary and Erik Lind, Kinesiology Department, along with three exercise science students, Madison Rees, Danielle Toth and Matthew Ballesteros, presented multiple papers at the State of New York Undergraduate Research Conference hosted by Buffalo State on April 23. The research focused on investigations of changes in body weight perception, heart rate and blood pressure while standing in an Alter-G lower body positive pressure treadmill.
Evan Faulkenbury
Evan Faulkenbury, History Department, had an article published in the peer-reviewed journal The Public Historian, considered the definitive voice of the public history profession. The article is titled “Howard Zinn’s Public History.”
Gretchen Herrmann
Gretchen Herrmann, Library, presented a paper titled “Valuing Affect: The Centrality of Emotion, Memory and Identity in Garage Sale Exchange” at the 111th annual meetings of the American Anthropological Association Nov. 14-18 in San Francisco, Calif. The paper deals with affective elements of the exchange, including particular stories and memories that are passed along and with the transformative potential for participants in exchanging evocative aspects of their lives.
Kathleen A. Lawrence
Kathleen A. Lawrence, Communication and Media Studies Department, recently had a poem titled, “Hold Her Down, Shut Her Up” published in New Verse News. This poem was written in response to Senator Susan Collins’ speech to announce her decision to continue to support Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, despite dramatic testimony during the hearing and after reviewing the report of the brief FBI investigation. Lawrence parallels the physical silencing of Christine Blasey Ford by her attacker as described in her testimony to Collins’ muddled expository rationalizing why any further investigation is unnecessary. This is the third poem Lawrence has published in the last month interpreting the political-cultural environment of the current chaotic milieu.
Mechthild Nagel
Mechthild Nagel, Philosophy and Africana Studies departments and the Center for Ethics, Peace, and Social Justice, has substantially revised the entry on “Feminist Perspectives on Class and Work,” published in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Frederic Pierce
Frederic Pierce, Communications Department, presented “Making College Great Again: How to Market Higher Education Like Donald Trump,” at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District II Annual Conference, held Feb. 25 to 27 in National Harbor, Md.
James Hokanson
James Hokanson, Kinesiology Department, was senior investigator on a research study with kinesiology undergraduate student Allison Schumann, who was awarded Top Five Student Researcher at the American College of Sports Medicine regional conference held Nov. 3 and 4 in Harrisburg, Pa. There were more than 100 submissions from colleges and research 1 universities throughout the mid-Atlantic region, and over 700 attendees. Their research explores running economy on a lower body positive pressure treadmill.
Beth Klein
Beth Klein, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, recently presented a plenary session on the “Status of the New York State Environmental Literacy Plan” at the New York State Outdoor Education Association (NYSOEA) conference in Callicoon, N.Y. Klein co-chairs the NYSOEA Environmental Literacy Plan Committee which is leading the development of a state-wide environmental literacy plan.
Ellis McDowell-Loudan
Ellis McDowell-Loudan, Sociology/Anthropology Department, hosted the planning board meeting of the International Iroquois Research Conference on Saturday, April 23, in the archaeology lab in Moffett Center, Room 2124. McDowell-Loudan is part of the group involved in the planning and implementation of the conferences’ transfer from the Rensselaerville Conference Center in New York, to the NAV Canada Training and Conference Center in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. The annual meeting will be held near Akwesasne, Ontario, Canada. Also in April, McDowell-Loudan attended the Annual Joint New York Archaeological Council/New York State Archaeological Association Meetings held April 15-18 in Gloversville, N.Y. She presented a paper, “New Perspectives on Wyns Farm Site: Contributions of Gordon DeAngelo,” as part of the Gordon DeAngelo Memorial Symposium titled “The Interface Between Avocational and Professional Archaeologists.”
John Suarez
John Suarez, Institute for Civic Engagement, hosted the second teleconference of the North/South Central New York Applied Learning Coalition. Two SUNY Cortland students joined 10 applied learning professionals from seven colleges and universities in a two-hour discussion that generated ideas to address student food insecurity, to improve assessment of applied learning projects’ learning outcomes, and to increase student participation in voting-related activities.