Ray Cotrufo and Justin Lovich
Ray Cotrufo and Justin Lovich, Sport Management Department, each successfully defended their dissertations and earned their Ph.Ds. Cotrufo’s topic was “Examining the Influence of Ethical and Authentic Leadership Behaviors of NCAA Division I Athletic Directors.” Lovich’s dissertation was titled, “‘Unprecedented’: A Study of the National Football League’s Regulation of Labor through Punishment.”
Mark Dodds
Mark Dodds, Sport Management Department, made two presentations at the Sport Marketing Association Conference held Nov. 2-4 in Indianapolis, Ind. Also, he co-presented “Corruption’s impact on sport marketing: The case of EA Sports and Ticketmaster’s powerplay against Stubhub.”
Jeremy Jimenez
Jeremy Jimenez, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, was invited to present at a Presidential Panel session at the Comparative and International Education Society annual conference on Education for Planetary Sustainability. It was held in February in Washington, D.C.
Carrie Rood
Carrie Rood, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, had her article ““Working the Cracks”: Leveraging Educators’ Insider Knowledge to Advocate for Inclusive Practices” accepted into Equity and Excellence in Education.
Susan Rayl
Susan Rayl, Kinesiology Department, recently had two chapters and one book review published: “Smilin’ Bob Douglas and the Renaissance Big Five” in the book Separate Games: African American Sport behind the Walls of Segregation, edited by David K. Wiggins and Ryan A. Swanson, and published by the University of Arkansas Press, 2016. Also, “Robert L. ‘Bob’ Douglas: Aristocracy on the Court, an Architect of Men” in the book Before Jackie Robinson: The Transcendent Role of Black Sporting Pioneers, edited by Gerald R. Gems and published by the University of Nebraska Press, 2017. Her book review of The Rise and Fall of Olympic Amateurism, by Matthew P. Llewellyn and John Gleaves, University of Illinois Press, 2016, was published online by the Sport Literature Association on Jan. 10.
Bonni C. Hodges
Bonni C. Hodges, Health Department, has been appointed to a three-year term on the American School Health Association Editorial Board and its peer reviewed publication, the Journal of School Health.
Susan Peterson
Susan Peterson, Modern Languages Department, participated in a panel discussion broadcast by the radio station Cienpuntoyalgo in Cuernavaca, Mexico, on July 10, and via their website at cienpuntoyalgo.com.mx. The focus of the discussion was the role of the college professor when a student’s personal situation negatively impacts his or her academic performance. The program, called “Semaforo,” features a different topic and panel for each presentation and Peterson will be a future contributor to this program. She participated at the invitation of Aranzazu Garcia Gomez, professor at the Universidad LaSalle located in Cuernavaca, who was also a panelist. The program aired from 8-11 p.m. Central time.
Jenifer Phelan and Daniel Harms
Jenifer Phelan and Daniel Harms, library, presented “First Blood: Using Games to Teach Authority as Constructed and Contextual to Freshmen” on June 13 at the 2019 State University of New York Librarian Association (SUNYLA) Conference held at Onondaga Community College. Their presentation explored the Association of College and Research Libraries’ Information Literacy Framework’s threshold concept “Authority is Constructed and Contextual.”
Paul Arras
Paul Arras, Communication and Media Studies Department, presented a paper at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association annual conference held April 5 to 8. The paper was titled “9/11 News Coverage, From the Moment to Collective Memory.”
Susan J. Rayl
Susan J. Rayl, Kinesiology Department, wrote a biography of Albert “Runt” Pullins, a former Harlem Globetrotter, that was published in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement program. Pullins is a member of the 2022 class and was enshrined posthumously during ceremonies on Sept. 10 in Springfield, Mass.