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Faculty and Staff Activities

James F. Hokanson

James F. Hokanson, Kinesiology Department, served as a mentor for senior exercise science student Corey Temple in his poster presentation at the 2016 SUNY Undergraduate Research Program: Exploration and Observation, held Feb. 24 in Albany, N.Y. Temple’s poster was titled, “Running Economy on an Alter G Treadmill.”

Ray Cotrufo

Ray Cotrufo, Sport Management Department, presented “An Examination of Fan Reactions to NFL Cause Related Marketing” at the Sport Marketing Association Conference, held Oct. 22-24 in Philadelphia, Pa.

Kathryn Kramer

Kathryn Kramer, Art and Art History Department, had her critical review of the exhibition, “Person of the Crowd: The Contemporary Art of Flânerie” (Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pa.) published in the current issue of Afterimage: The Journal of Media Arts and Cultural Criticism.

Melissa A. Morris

Melissa A. Morris, Physics Department, had two postdoctoral researchers visit SUNY Cortland for 10 days in late May to work on her NASA project, “The Formation Environment of Chondrules in Planetesimal Impact Plumes.” They were visiting from University of Oxford and Montreal, Canada.

Also, Morris served on a NASA review panel in early June.

In late June, Morris and Anthony Terzolo, her undergraduate student research assistant, presented posters at the Gordon Research Conference on the Origin of Solar Systems. Morris and Terzolo presented “The Indirect Detection of Liquid Water in Extrasolar Protoplanetary Disks,” and Morris and four coauthors presented “Modeling Collisional Ejecta in 3-D with Adaptive Mesh Refinement.” The conference was at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass.

Kathleen A. Lawrence

Kathleen A. Lawrence, Communication Studies Department, recently learned that her poem “Wherefore Art Thou?” was accepted for publication by Star*Line, the print journal of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association. “I'm Going to Make You Love Me,” a speculative piece, will be in the upcoming issue, Star*Line 41.3, July 2018.

Tadayuki Suzuki

Tadayuki Suzuki, Literacy Department, had his article, “Wandering the Web - Exploring Information of Japanese Americans’ Experiences in Internment Camps During World War II,” published in the journal Against the Grain, 28.

Harry M. Sydow

Harry M. Sydow, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, will earn the title of lecturer IV emeritus when he retires from the College on Aug. 31. He joined SUNY Cortland in July 2001 and is a coordinator/supervisor of field studies. 

Tim Delaune

Tim Delaune, Political Science Department, was a presenter and panel chair/discussant on multiple panels at the Western Political Science Association annual meeting held March 24 -26 in San Diego, Calif. Delaune presented work in progress on the lessons that can be drawn from films and literature about the American West in regard to ethical policing.

Kate McCormick

Kate McCormick, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, recently co-presented a paper at the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry held May 15 to 18 in Champaign-Urbana, Ill. The presentation was titled “Rhetorical Questions: Examining Early Faculty Experiences Through Found Poetry” and was presented with co-author Libba Willcox from Valdosta State University.

Emmanuel S. Nelson

Emmanuel S. Nelson, English Department, is the editor of the recently published book Bharati Mukherjee: Critical Perspectives (London and New York: Routledge, 2017).