Lin Lin
Lin Lin, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, will present three papers at the 90th Annual National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) annual conference from Nov. 10-14 in Denver, Colo. Lin and two co-authors will present their published article on social studies titled “Whose History? An Analysis of the Korean War in History Textbooks from Six Countries: the United States, China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea and Russia.” As one of the co-authors, Lin will present another presentation on the topic of “Collective Memories of World War II in History Textbooks from China, Japan and South Korea.” The manuscript has been sent to Curriculum Inquiry and is under review. Both papers will be presented at the College and University Faculty Association (CUFA) session of NCSS. With three Chinese faculty members from other universities, Lin will present on the topic of “Learning and Teaching about the Reemerging China: Stories and Perspectives of Chinese Immigrant Social Studies Educators in the U.S.”
Gregg Weatherby
Gregg Weatherby, English Department and local actor and poet, will perform the work of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21, at the 1890 House on Tompkins Street in Cortland. Thomas was well known for his dramatic readings during his lifetime, both on the radio and on tour, and is best known for the poems “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” and “Fern Hill,” as well as the play Under Milkwood. The performance, presented by Ad Hoc Theatre and The 1890 House, is free and open to the public. It will include the seasonal classic story “A Child's Christmas in Wales” featuring local actor and elementary school student Stuart Carr. Weatherby has published three volumes of poems, “Under Orion,” “Bone Island” and “Approaching Home.” His most recent acting credits include work with Ad Hoc Theatre and the Ithaca Shakespeare Company.
Katie Silvestri
Katie Silvestri, Literacy Department, co-authored an article about Twitter as a kind of digital literacy that was recently published in School-University Partnerships. Co-authors are Jevon Hunter of Buffalo State College and Madison Ackerman of Niagara County Community College. The article shares the qualitative research findings of an emerging professional development schools partnership that investigated the way Twitter, as a type of digital literacy, mediated literature discussions of Lois Lowry’s “The Giver” between urban high school students and master’s degree literacy specialist candidates. The findings were organized into three themes that indicated Twitter’s productive use for literacy engagement among participants: (a) extending time-on-task engagement by encouraging text-specific discussions; (b) organizing cognitive engagement through questions to enhance text comprehension; and (c) facilitating affective engagement by generating enthusiasm and a desire to be part of a broader, more authentic literacy community. Collectively, these findings have implications for designing socially mediated digital literacy activities that lead to theorizing about the potential of adolescent online literacies in classrooms, leveraging 21st century literacy-based technologies for academic learning, and expanding the literacy pedagogy of preservice teachers.
Doug Langhans
Doug Langhans, Admissions, was a panelist on the International Education in 2020: A Year End Review webinar presented by InternationalStudent.com. Langhans, Study New York Chair, and three other industry leaders from various study state consortia, discussed the challenges and changes that have occurred in the international student recruitment field due to the global pandemic.
Kevin Dames
Kevin Dames, Kinesiology Department, presented research conducted with former student Cabel McCandless M ’21 and Christopher Aiken from New Mexico State University at the 46th annual meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics held in August in Knoxville, Tenn. The project, “A Battle of Balance: Differences in postural stability among cross-country runners, trail runners, and healthy non-runners,” found trail runners exhibit greater balance control than their cross-country peers and the control group. Improved balance may be an adaptation to chronic training on highly dynamic trail surfaces with uneven contours, unexpected shifting of materials underfoot such as rocks or sand, and frequent changes in step length to accommodate stepping over obstacles.
Eileen Gravani, Jacqueline Meyer and Deborah Wilson
Eileen Gravani, Professional Studies, and Jacqueline Meyer and Deborah Wilson, both from the Communication Disorders and Sciences Department, presented a poster session at the 2010 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention held Nov. 18-20 in Philadelphia, Pa. The poster was titled “Explicit Teaching of Narrative Structure to Preschool Children: A Pilot .”
Jeremiah Donovan
Jeremiah Donovan, Art and Art History Department, was invited to exhibit his recent ceramic artwork at the Navio Artisans Gallery in New Bedford, Mass. The exhibition, “Circling into Now,” opened Oct. 1.
Tiantian Zheng
Tiantian Zheng, Sociology/Anthropology Department, was recently nominated and elected to serve on the executive board of the New York Association of Asian Studies. She has also been serving on the executive board of Chinese Society of Women’s Studies since 2006.
Szilvia Kadas
Szilvia Kadas, Art and Art History Department, had her latest solo exhibition, “Poetry in Visual Form” open on Sept. 4 in Nyiregyhaza, City Gallery, Hungary. The exhibition showcases 40 original illustrations by Kadas and will be on display until Wednesday, Oct. 9.
Amy Russell and Chris Scagnelli
Amy Russell and Chris Scagnelli, Academic Support and Achievement Program, conducted presentations at the annual SUNY Council on Writing conference. Russell presented “Ignore the Writing: A Framework to Recognize and Validate Student Learning” and Scagnelli presented “I H8 Numb3rs: A Skill-Building Activity for Numeracy and Research Writing.” Both presentations were delivered on Oct. 20 in Farmingdale, N.Y. to multi-national audience.