Alexandru Balas
Alexandru Balas, International Studies Program and Clark Center for Global Engagement, had his review published in the Romanian Journal of Indian Studies. He reviewed two books about the relations between India and the European Union: Changing Indian Images of the European Union Perception and Misperception and India and the European Union in a Turbulent World, both edited by Rajendra K. Jain.
Tracy Hudson ’89, M ’93
Tracy Hudson ’89, M ’93, Physical Education Department, initiated a program to create a culture of care in the Physical Education Department. The goal of “Wear to Care in PE” is to engage students in different ways so they learn what a culture of care means and to start a conversation of how to create a culture of care. Students and staff can wear a color on a certain day which can inspire classroom discussions about what it means to care for others and to develop a culture of care within the Physical Education Department. This project has shown success in Dr. Hudson’s EDU 470: Foundations of Education in American Culture course.
Bridget Hier
Bridget Hier, Psychology Department, had her research article titled “Effects of the Good Behavior Game on Students’ Academic Engagement in Remote Classrooms During the Covid-19 Pandemic” published in the Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions.
Nancy Kane
Nancy Kane, Kinesiology and Physical Education departments, wrote a chapter titled “Cirit: An Etic View of Horseback Javelin,” that is included in the recently published book Do Cavalo, On Horses, edited by Constantino Pereira Martins.
Josh Peluso
Josh Peluso, Information Systems and Security, gave an online lecture entitled: "Defense in Depth Strategies" at the Cybersecurity in the Era of Artificial Intelligence, Edition II Program, hosted by Babeș-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on April 25, 2025.
Caroline Kaltefleiter
Caroline Kaltefleiter, Communication and Media Studies Department, had her article published in the journal Theory in Action. The article “Dive In: Transformative Education, Direct Action, and Innovative Media Strategies in an (Inter)Collegiate Partnership to Save a Community Pool” highlights an innovative media campaign, design choices and digital media used for capacity building, critical reflection and social justice.
Helene Roth Schmid
Helene Roth Schmid, Physical Education Department, was named the 2024 New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance’s North Zone Higher Education Professional of the Year. She will receive her award at a dinner to honor professionals on Tuesday, March 5.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, distinguished service professor emeritus of political science, recently was interviewed on the Canadian Broadcasting System and the Australian Broadcasting System on the New York attorney general’s ongoing legal action against the National Rifle Association and its former executive director Wayne LaPierre, who is currently being tried for a series of violations.
Charles Yaple
Charles Yaple, professor emeritus of recreation, parks and leisure studies, has a new book titled The 'Tree' of Us: Richford Boys Who Changed the World and What They Left Behind, a deeply personal narrative mixing biography, history and memoir to encourage the furtherance of a land ethic as envisioned by famed ecologist Aldo Leopold. Available on Amazon, the story follows the lives of three men, from the steeply forested hills of Richford, N.Y., who changed the world. Retired after 46 years teaching environmental and outdoor education courses, Yaple also is a co-founder, first board president and long-time director of the Lime Hollow Center for Environment and Culture in Cortland.
Brian Barrett
Brian Barrett, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, had his chapter titled "Rob Moore, social realism, and the sociology of education and knowledge" published in the <i>Research Handbook on Curriculum and Education</i> (Edward Elgar).