Tiantian Zheng
Tiantian Zheng, Sociology/Anthropology Department, recently had her article, “Transnational Migration, Global Links, and Social Inequality: Human Trafficking and North Korean Women in China,” published in the March issue of The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Global Studies.
Frederic Pierce
Frederic Pierce, Communications Department, presented “Making College Great Again: How to Market Higher Education Like Donald Trump,” at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District II Annual Conference, held Feb. 25 to 27 in National Harbor, Md.
Gretchen Herrmann
Gretchen Herrmann, Library, presented a paper titled “Valuing Affect: The Centrality of Emotion, Memory and Identity in Garage Sale Exchange” at the 111th annual meetings of the American Anthropological Association Nov. 14-18 in San Francisco, Calif. The paper deals with affective elements of the exchange, including particular stories and memories that are passed along and with the transformative potential for participants in exchanging evocative aspects of their lives.
John C. Hartsock
John C. Hartsock, Communication Studies Department, had his book Literary Journalism and the Aesthetics of Experience published by The University of Massachusetts Press in January. The volume is a theoretical examination of issues that arose from his earlier A History of American Literary: The Emergence of a Modern Narrative Form (2000), the first history of the genre of narrative literary journalism.
In related news, an excerpt from Hartsock’s new book was published in the fall issue of the journal Literary Journalism Studies. “The Literature in the Journalism of Nobel Prize Winner Svetlana Alexievich” examines the work of the first author to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature for journalism. Alexievich is a Belorussian literary journalist.
Kathleen Lawrence
, Communication Studies Department, had a poem titled “King,” — elegizing blues great B.B. King — appear as an exemplary poem in the textbook Composing Poetry by Gerry LaFemina, published by Kendall Hunt, in November. In December, two haiku titled “The Oldies” and “The Uninvited” were published on two separate days by haikuniverse. In January, the poem “Just Rosie,” about the Jetsons' robot maid, appeared in the journal Eye to the Telescope. Also in January, Lawrence was chosen as Poet of the Week by the Poetry Super Highway website, publishing her poem “Holly Would.” In February, four poems —“Goddesses,” “Tree Swing,” “Space Travel” and “Scientifically Speaking”—were published by Altered Reality Magazine. Since March of last year, Lawrence has had 44 poems published or forthcoming.
Lin Lin
Lin Lin, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, presented “No Excuse to Live in a Bubble: How Do Children in Your Classroom Stay Connected to the World?” at the National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference on Nov. 30 in Chicago. She also served as discussion facilitator for the international assembly at this conference.
Brian D. Barrett
Brian D. Barrett, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, had his article, “Is Interdisciplinarity Old News? A Disciplined Consideration of Interdisciplinarity,” published in the current issue of the British Journal of Sociology of Education. Aspects of the article were developed in papers he presented at a Sandwich Seminar titled “Is it the End of the University as We Know It: Do We Feel Fine?” at SUNY Cortland, in October 2009, and as plenary speaker at the Sixth International Basil Bernstein Symposium in Brisbane, Australia, in July 2010.
Ben Wodi
Ben Wodi, Health Department, served as Environmental-Occupational Safety and Health Career panelist and workshop facilitator at the American Public Health Association annual conference held Nov. 4 to 8 in Atlanta.
Moyi Jia
Moyi Jia, Communication and Media Studies Department, presented with her co-author at the National Communication Association annual convention, held virtually in October. Their study is titled “Promoting Mental Health on Social Media: A Content Analysis of Organizations’ Tweets” and was accepted by Health Communication division.
James Hokanson
James Hokanson, Kinesiology Department, was senior investigator on a research study with kinesiology undergraduate student Allison Schumann, who was awarded Top Five Student Researcher at the American College of Sports Medicine regional conference held Nov. 3 and 4 in Harrisburg, Pa. There were more than 100 submissions from colleges and research 1 universities throughout the mid-Atlantic region, and over 700 attendees. Their research explores running economy on a lower body positive pressure treadmill.