Angela Pagano and Noyce Scholars Dominick Fantacone and Sarah Smith
Angela Pagano, Biological Sciences Department, along with SUNY Cortland Noyce Scholars Dominick Fantacone and Sarah Smith, presented a workshop session at the Noyce Northeast Regional Conference on Oct. 14 in Philadelphia, Pa. Their session was titled “Bringing Space Down to Earth! Teaching Secondary Science Using NASA Materials.” Context-based inquiry teaching approaches, especially those emphasizing links between science, technology and society, have been shown to improve student attitude toward science, increase understanding of scientific concepts and the nature of science, and reduce gender differences in attitude toward science. Cornell University’s Center for Radiophysics & Space Research Education & Public Outreach (CRSR-EPO) partnered with SUNY Cortland’s adolescence education: science program to offer professional development workshops aimed at creating context-driven, inquiry-based lessons using NASA content, teaching materials and activities. During the session, presenters provided an overview of NASA materials available to educators, worked through a selection of activities, and provided examples of how these materials can be incorporated into the secondary science curriculum. Access to plans created in the professional development series was provided.
Moyi Jia
Moyi Jia, Communications and Media Studies Department, co-authored a study that was published in Business and Professional Communication Quarterly. The title is “Communicative Care: How Companies Approach Mental Health CSR on Social Media.”
Li Jin and Kristina Gutchess ’13
Li Jin, Geology Department, coauthored a paper with former Cortland student Kristina Gutchess ’13 that was recently published in the Environmental Science and Technology. The title of the paper is “Long-Term Climatic and Anthropogenic Impacts on Streamwater Salinity in New York State: INCA Simulations Offer Cautious Optimism.”
Brian Williams
Brian Williams, Political Science Department, guested edited and wrote an introduction for a recently published special issue of Theory in Action, focusing on the topic of anarchism and democracy.
Patricia Roiger
Patricia Roiger, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, was featured in a Cortland Standard article titled “History Lesson a ‘Hoot.’” Roiger regularly contributes to the program called ”Time Travel,” created by the Cortland County Historical Society and the Cortland Free Library to teach children about history.
Mechthild Nagel
Mechthild Nagel, Philosophy and Africana studies departments, had her book titled Ludic Ubuntu Ethics: Decolonizing Justice published with Routledge’s series in Justice Studies in Penal Abolition and Transformative Justice.
Ann McClellan
Ann McClellan, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, presented her paper, “‘Oh, Watson, the (Record) Needle!’: Sherlock Holmes and American Jazz,” at the annual Popular Culture Association conference on March 29 in Chicago, Ill. Also, on April 23 she gave a virtual talk for the Groton Public Library in Groton, Mass., on “The Sherlock Holmes You Never Knew: Black American Adaptations, Then and Now.”
Robert Ponterio
Robert Ponterio, Modern Languages Department, with Jean LeLoup, professor emerita of Spanish, U.S. Air Force Academy, and Mark Warford, Buffalo State College, presented a session at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) annual convention on Nov. 18 in Denver, Colo. Titled “90% Target Language in the Classroom: Yes We Can!” focused on techniques for teaching in the target language. The session explored research that supports 90-100 percent use of the target language in language classes at all levels as recommended in ACTFL’s position paper. It also addressed techniques for implementing the recommendations and for training pre-service and in-service teachers.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, is the author of an article titled, “Misfire in the 2012 Election,” published in the Fall 2012 issue of Presidents and Executive Politics Report. The article analyzes the impact of the gun issue on the 2012 presidential election.
Chris Manaseri
Chris Manaseri, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, had his article titled “Keeping Schoolhouses in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State,” published in the Country School Journal, Volume 6.