Jacqueline Augustine and Kevin Dames
Jacqueline Augustine and Kevin Dames, Kinesiology Department, recently co-authored the manuscript “Efficacy of an Audio-Based Biofeedback Intervention to Modify Running Gait in Female Runners” which was published in November in the Journal of Sports Rehabilitation.
Brittany Adams
Brittany Adams, Literacy Department, had an article titled “Beyond Perpetrators, Victims, and Survivors: Young Adult Literature as Bystander Intervention Education” published in Volume 49, Issue 3 of The ALAN Review.
Joshua Peluso, Chris Cubells, Eli Simon and Matt Mccarthy
Joshua Peluso, Chris Cubells, Eli Simon and Matt Mccarthy, all from Systems Administration and Web Services, presented on DevOPs at the SUNY Technology Conference on June 19 in Lake Placid, N.Y. The session, titled “DevOps Stack: Systems Engineers and Software Engineers Living Together,” explored concepts of leadership, teamwork and technologists working together in a cohesive, empathetic and productive environment.
Danica Savonick
Danica Savonick, English Department, had an article titled “The Pedagogical Legacy of bell hooks” published in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Tom Lickona
Tom Lickona, Center for the 4th and 5th Rs, keynoted a national conference on character education in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Nov. 17. The following week, Lickona conducted “Smart & Good Schools” seminars for teachers and school leaders in Singapore. The week of Dec. 5, he speaks to parents at the Guadalajara campus of Tec de Monterrey, Mexico, on “Raising Children of Character.” Lickona’s Character Matters book was published last year in Spanish by Producciones Educacion Aplicada.
Gigi Peterson
Gigi Peterson, History Department, presented a poster session at the annual conference of the National Council of the Social Studies, which centered on the theme “Advancing Social Justice.” Due to the virtual nature of the conference, held Dec. 4 through 6, her presentation, “A Community Action Project Pilot: Teacher Candidates Take ‘Informed Action,’" will be on online display through April. She looks forward to adding sections on the Fall 2020 Community Action Projects carried out by teacher candidates in her Foundations of Social Studies class.
Gigi A. Peterson
Gigi A. Peterson, History Department, will lead a program that includes several SUNY Cortland students and alumni in a Universität Potsdam Summer School, “Teaching the SDGs” (United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.) The program takes place in Germany from Saturday, Aug. 27 through Saturday, Sept. 3. The group will participate in “Engaging with Global Citizenship,” one of several courses at the summer school. This class centers on issues of migration, language and culture and identities. Instructors from the fields of English language education, literature and history will guide participants in developing their understanding of historical and contemporary migrations, and of transformative, culturally responsive pedagogy that empowers diverse learners. Students began background preparation through modules in history and language and culture education, and they are meeting their German partners virtually before the week in Potsdam.
The SUNY Cortland instructors include two area social studies teachers who continue to collaborate with Peterson and the Adolescence Education Social Studies Program as SUNY Cortland alumni-teacher associates. They are Caitlin Goodwin ’11, M.S.Ed. ’16, McGraw Middle School, and Taylor Weigand '10, Binghamton High School. Both have extensive international and classroom experience and will be important contributors to this international learning community.
Li Jin
Li Jin, Geology Department, co-authored a paper that was recently accepted for publication in Science of the Total Environment. The paper is titled “Water Quality Modelling of the Mekong River Basin: Climate Change and Socioeconomics Drive Flow and Nutrient Flux Changes to the Mekong Delta.”
Danica Savonick
Danica Savonick, English Department, delivered a keynote for Digital Humanities Week at Duke University on March 28. In her talk, “The Feminist Genealogies of Digital Pedagogy,” Savonick situated current conversations around digital pedagogy, public humanities and student writing within a genealogy of feminist and anti-racist aesthetics and activism. Video of the event is available here.
Rena Janke, Greg Phelan, Kerri Freese, Dave Dickerson and Mary Gfeller
Rena Janke, Biological Sciences Department, Greg Phelan and Kerri Freese, Chemistry Department, and Dave Dickerson and Mary Gfeller, Mathematics Department, participated in a workshop on campus along with 17 Noyce scholars and 11 local teachers and administrators on March 24. Held in conjunction with the SUNY Cortland Noyce Project and sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the workshop’s goal was to support the teaching success and retention of Noyce scholars by addressing issues related to successfully teaching mathematics and science in a high-need environment. The Noyce scholars attended four break-out sessions on the following topics: the summer before your first year teaching; setting the tone for a successful class: classroom management; what to expect and how to handle situations common in high-need schools; and get a job offer you'll love – how to market yourself and find the right fit. The latter was led by Judi Riley, assistant superintendent for Pupil and Personnel Services for the Cortland City School District.