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Christopher D. Gascón

Christopher D. Gascón, Modern Languages Department, had his article “La vida es sueño Reimagined: Inversion, Mimicry, and Communitas in Teatro Inverso’s Rosaura (2018)” published in Comedia Performance. The article analyzes a recent performance of an adaptation of a Spanish classic in the midst of the #MeToo movement.

Li Jin

Li Jin, Geology Department, co-authored a paper titled “Chloride sources in urban and rural headwater catchments, central New York” with Kristina Gutchess ’13, lead author, who is now a Ph.D. student at Syracuse University. The article will appear in the journal Science of the Total Environment.

Kathleen A. Lawrence

Kathleen A. Lawrence, Communication Studies Department, recently had two of her published poems nominated for 2017 Best of the Net: “Just Rosie” was nominated by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association (SFPA), and “High Tea” was nominated by Highland Park Poetry. In addition, her poem “Extracurricular” was published in Sonic Boom Journal in August. Star*Line, SFPA’s print journal, recently accepted her poem “Vampirette.” Her poems “wide eyed wallflowers,” “Lovely and Dilapidated” and “My Father - Somonka” will appear in Undertow Tanka Review. Also, her poem “Invisible, Fat Me” is forthcoming in Blynkt Magazine.

Molly McGowan

Molly McGowan, English Department, facilitated a full-day Appreciative Inquiry (AI) Summit for the Division of Student Services and Administration at Troy University in Alabama. Appreciative Inquiry is an organization development model for facilitating positive change in human systems, such as organizations, groups and communities. The outcomes of the summit were to introduce Troy staff to the concepts and examples of AI and, as fully engaged participants, learn the basic techniques of AI so they can begin to apply them at their university.

Moyi Jia

Moyi Jia, Communication and Media Studies Department, had her article, “Effect of teacher social support on students’ emotions and learning engagement: a U.S.-Chinese classroom investigation,” published on Jan. 23 in Humanities and Social Science Communications.  

Louise Mahar and Joseph Agnew

Louise Mahar, Recreational Sports, and Joseph Agnew, a graduate assistant for fitness, presented at the National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association Regional Conference held at Syracuse University in November. The presentation centered on how SUNY Cortland has integrated its Kinesiology/Fitness Development curriculum into the fitness component of the Campus Recreation Program, through Field Experience classes. The current structure as well as the history of the program was described. Strong emphasis was placed on how integrating the two programs has strengthened the quality of student employees, recreational use of the facility and fitness programs offerings.

Kevin Dames

Kevin Dames, Kinesiology Department, and former department members Jordyn Naylon, ’16, M ’18, Larissa True and Mark Sutherlin had their paper published in Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. The project, Novice Users of a Bodyweight–Supporting Treadmill Require Familiarization, establishes minimum time of use thresholds to obtain reliable oxygen consumption and muscle activity data while running on an AlterG® treadmill. 

Noelle Chaddock

Noelle Chaddock, Multicultural Life and Diversity Office, gave a talk at the SUNY Voices System Wide Conference titled “Cultivating Inclusive Campuses Through Intentional Dialogue and Civil Discourse” on March 5 in Albany, N.Y. Also, on Jan. 12, Chaddock presented an opening daylong faculty, staff and senior administration diversity workshop with the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry titled “Cultivating Inclusive Leadership: Frameworks and Practices for ESF” in Syracuse, N.Y.

Chris Manaseri

Chris Manaseri, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, co-presented on Partnerships in Support of the Principal Pipeline at the Commonwealth Council of Educational Administration and Management (CCEAM) Conference, held Nov. 13 to 16 in the Republic of Malta. Manaseri presented with his wife, former SUNY Cortland Associate Professor Holly Manaseri, now associate director of the Educational Leadership Certification Program at the University of Rochester. Their presentation featured the partnerships they created with Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES leadership to promote the professional development of future and current school leaders. 

Tadayuki Suzuki

Tadayuki Suzuki, Literacy Department, presented “Pondering and Examining Equity and Identities in Gender-Nonconforming Children’s Books” at the National Association for Multicultural Education of New York State, held Oct. 5 in Rochester, N.Y.