Sharon L. Todd
Sharon L. Todd, Recreation, Parks and Leisure Studies Department, was inducted into the South Central Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame on Nov. 16. Part of Todd’s athletic career involved serving as assistant coach of SUNY Cortland’s field hockey team for 12 years, while also serving as a faculty member.
Frank Rossi and Terrence Fitzgerald
Frank Rossi, Chemistry Department, and Terrence Fitzgerald, Biological Sciences Department, are the principal authors of an article titled “Response of the neonate larvae of Cactoblastis cactorum to synthetic cactoblastins, a newly identified class of pheromonally-active chemicals found in the caterpillar’s mandibular glands” appearing in the journal Chemoecology. Four recent Cortland students are coauthors of the paper: Daniel Rojas ’19, a current a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Delaware, Danielle A. Cervasio ’17, currently a PhD candidate at Stony Brook University majoring in neuroscience, John Posillico ’16, now a middle school science teacher in New York City, and Kyle Parella ’17, currently a PhD candidate in biochemistry at SUNY ESF. The paper is the fifth to be published by the principal investigators that explores the possibility of using the insect’s own pheromones as an eco-rational alternative to biocides in managing populations of the invasive caterpillar. The research was support by grants from the USDA-APHIS.
Eric Edlund
Eric Edlund, Physics Department, learned that his most recent article, “Interception and rendezvous: An intuition-building approach to orbital dynamics,” was published in May in the American Journal of Physics.
Ben Lovett
Ben Lovett, Psychology Department, had an article accepted for publication in the journal History of Psychology. The article, “For Balance in the Historiography of Psychology” will be part of a special issue section on debates over styles of presenting the history of psychology.
Jena Nicols Curtis
Jena Nicols Curtis, Health Department, presented at the Ending Violence Against Women’s International Conference held April 18-20 in Orlando, Fla. She presented “Working to Better Understand How Domestic Violence Survivors Experience and Interpret Abuse: Research Findings & Strategies for Outreach and Intervention.” The conference brought together more than 2,000 law enforcement personnel, prosecutors, victim advocates, judges, parole and probation officers, rape crisis workers, health care professionals, faith community members, educators and researchers from around the world to collaborate on ending gender-based violence.
Lin Lin and Krystal Barber
Lin Lin and Krystal Barber, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, made an asynchronous presentation, “Tapping into the Potential of Student Engagement with UDL Principles in Pedagogical Courses” at the Fall 2021 NYACTE-NYSATE Conference sponsored by the New York Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and the New York State Association of Teacher Educators.
Jennifer Wilson
Jennifer Wilson, Communications Office, will be inducted into the State University of New York Council for University Affairs and Development (SUNYCUAD) Hall of Fame Class of 2018 on June 7 during the organization’s annual conference in Syracuse, N.Y. She and fellow honoree Nancy Prott of Upstate Medical University co-chaired the conference corporate sponsorship committee for five consecutive conferences through 2016, raising support and serving as sponsor liaisons for conferences in Syracuse, Farmingdale, Lake Placid, Rochester and Cooperstown. Each year, the SUNYCUAD Board of Directors adds up to two new Hall of Fame members who have distinguished themselves, their institutions and the State University by their significant contributions to the organization and its mission of service and education. Each honoree has his or her name added to a permanent plaque housed at the State University headquarters in Albany.
Brian Barrett
Brian Barrett, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, served as a guest editor for the most recent issue of The Curriculum Journal. He contributed two articles to the issue: “After the Knowledge Turn? Politics and Pedagogy,” with co-authors Ursula Hoadley, Alka Sehgal Cuthbert and John Morgan, and “An Engaging Pedagogy for an Academic Curriculum,” with Elizabeth Rata and Graham McPhail.
Tiantian Zheng
Tiantian Zheng, Sociology/Anthropology Department, organized three conference panels. “How Should We Understand and Address Gender Based Violence Around the World,” was for the May 11 SUNY Graduate Research Conference. “Asian Queer Studies: A Critique of Euro-America Centric Queer Studies,” was for the annual conference of the Association of Asian Studies, held March 17 in Boston. “Dynamic Culture Issues in Global China” was organized for the New York Association of Asian Studies held Oct. 8, 2022, at Syracuse University.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, has been appointed to the editorial board for the new “Contemporary Social Issues” project to be published on the Web by ABC-CLIO Publishers. The series consists of Yes, No and Other essays addressing contemporary controversial issues including capital punishment, legalization of marijuana, prostitution, health care, immigration, climate change and privacy, among others.