Danica Savonick
Danica Savonick, English Department, delivered the plenary address for Bryn Mawr College’s 9th Annual Blended Learning in the Liberal Arts Conference. Her talk, “Savor this Moment: The Activist Possibilities of Digital Pedagogy” is available online.
Seth N. Asumah, Mechthild Nagel and Ibipo Johnston-Anumonwo
Seth N. Asumah, Political Science and Africana Studies departments, and Mechthild Nagel, Philosophy and Africana Studies departments and the Center for Gender and Intercultural Studies, presented a workshop titled “Diversity Leadership, Inclusive Excellence and the Emerging Roles of Chief Diversity Officers and Faculty Engagement” at the November SUNY Diversity Conference in Albany, N.Y. Ibipo Johnston-Anumonwo, Geography and Africana Studies departments, gave a workshop on “Visualizing Diverse Worlds: Film and Social Media in the Social Science Classroom.” Both Asumah and Nagel served on the SUNY-wide diversity conference organizing committee and also chaired sessions at the conference.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, is the author of an article titled, “There’s No Second Amendment Right to Large-Capacity Magazines,” published in the New York Times on Aug. 5. The article was written in the aftermath of two recent mass shootings.
Eileen Gilroy and Jill Toftegaard
Eileen Gilroy and Jill Toftegaard, Communication Disorders and Sciences Department, presented a poster co-authored by Timothy Davis and Catherine MacDonald, Physical Education Department, at the annual American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention on Nov. 16 in Boston, Mass. The poster, “Interprofessional Education (IPE) in Clinical Training,” highlighted the ongoing collaboration between graduate speech pathology clinicians and undergraduate adapted physical education students.
In 2015, ASHA established a strategic objective to advance IPE within the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology. With these changes, IPE is being incorporated not only into clinical practice and continuing education programs, but into student curriculum and training as well. The presentation was well attended and inspired other clinical training programs to talk about developing similar programs.
Tiantian Zheng
Tiantian Zheng, Sociology/Anthropology Department, gave two presentations, a panel discussion and a paper presentation, at the Annual Conference of the American Anthropological Association held Nov. 18-22 in Denver, Co.
Tara Mahoney and Lindsey Darvin
Tara Mahoney and Lindsey Darvin, Sport Management Department, had a book chapter published in a new textbook, The Business of eSport.
Caroline Kaltefleiter
Caroline Kaltefleiter, Communication Studies Department, gave a talk titled “Start Your Own Revolution: Anarchy and Action of the Riot Grrrl Movement” at the International Girls Studies Conference held in April at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom. Also, she gave an invited lecture on the “Herstory of the Riot Grrrl Movement” at the University Loughborough.
Rhiannon Maton
Rhiannon Maton, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, is a co-editor for a special series for Critical Education journal, titled Contemporary Educator Movements: Transforming Unions, Schools and Society in North America. Series co-editors have recently published the first issue in the series: Teacher Learning In/Through Social Movements.
Henry Steck
Henry Steck, professor emeritus of political science, presented a lecture at the Ratiu Dialogues on Democracy-Transylvania 2019, held May 19 to 22 in Turda and Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The title of his presentation was “Democracy: 1989 and After.”
Jordan Kobritz
Jordan Kobritz, Sport Management Department, presented at the 28th Annual Sport and Recreation Law Association Conference on March 4-7 in Charlotte, N.C. The title of his presentations were “Wind, Rain and Injuries: An Analysis of the Legal Risks Associated with Tarp Duty,” and “How Much is Too Much? Is the Unlimited Authority of the NFL Commissioner No Longer in the ‘Best Interests of the Game?’”