Kevin Heisey, David Snyder and Taerin Chung
Kevin Heisey and David Snyder, Sport Management Department, and Taerin Chung, M.S. '10, a former graduate student in the Sport Management Program, presented “The Effect of Foreign Players on Attendance in the Korean Professional Baseball League” at the 2nd European Conference in Sports Economics held Oct. 5-6 at the German Sport University Cologne in Cologne, Germany.
David J. Barclay
David J. Barclay, Geology Department, had his paper accepted for presentation at the 2010 annual meeting of the Geological Society of America, being held Oct. 31-Nov. 3 in Denver Colorado. Barclay will present “High-Resolution Valley Glacier Records from Southern Alaska for the First Millennium A.D. Ice Advance and Subsequent Medieval Warm Period.” More than 6,000 scientists are expected to attend the annual meeting.
Greg Sharer, Ralph Carrasquillo and Nan Pasquarello
Greg Sharer, Student Affairs, Ralph Carrasquillo, Residence Life and Housing, and Nan Pasquarello, Judicial Affairs, presented “Mentoring New Student Affairs Professionals: Toward More Aware Leadership” at the New York State College Student Personnel Association (CSPA) Conference held Oct. 4 in Rochester, N.Y.
Amanda Mullan
Amanda Mullan, political science student, had her paper, “To Drill or Not to Drill? Policy and Politics of Drilling for Natural Gas in the Marcellus Shale” published in the “New York State Assembly 2010 Distinguished Intern Reports.” Her paper was one of 16 nominated for publication from among the 154 intern reports and one of only eight selected.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, is co-author of a new book titled Encyclopedia of Gun Control and Gun Rights. Spitzer’s co-author is Glenn Utter, Lamar University. The book is a compendium of all aspects of the gun issue in America and abroad. It will be published next year by Grey House Publishers.
Ute Ritz-Deutch
Ute Ritz-Deutch, History Department, was a commentator at the annual conference of the German Studies Association held Oct. 8 in Oakland, Calif. She commented on the panel “Wishful Brothers: The Invention of Native Americans in German Literature, Media, and Performance.”
Thomas Hischak
Thomas Hischak, Performing Arts Department, had his book, Off-Broadway Musicals: From Greenwich Village to The Toxic Avenger, released by Scarecrow Press/Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. The non-fiction book is a critical study that examines 375 off-Broadway musicals between 1919 and 2009.
Mary Ware
Mary Ware, Foundations and Social Advocacy, co-authored a publication with Mary Stuck of SUNY Oswego titled, “Diversity in Career and Technical Education On-Line Classrooms: Considering Issues of Gender, Race and Age.” The publication was published in the International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, Vol. 1, #3 (July-Sept.) 2010.
Ben E. Wodi
Ben E. Wodi, Health Department, spent the summer as a visiting professor at the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. While there, he reviewed the university’s Master of Public Health and Master of Science in Public Health degree program proposals. Wodi is currently working with SUNY Albany School of Public Health to enable the University of Port Harcourt to pursue the United States Council on Education for Public Health Accreditation (CEPH) for the proposed degree programs.
Wodi is working with SUNY Cortland administration to explore the possibility of a partnership between University of Port Harcourt and SUNY Cortland. The University of Port Harcourt has expressed interest in student and faculty exchanges involving academic and cross-cultural endeavors.
As a Scholar in Residence, Wodi gave two public lectures. “Carbon Footprints, Climate Change and Public Health in Sub-Saharan Africa” was delivered to the university community. “Optimizing Health-care Delivery in the Rivers State of Nigeria Through Primary Health Care: The Role of Stake Holders,” was delivered to the Nigerian Medical Association, Rivers State Branch, at its Aug. 4 annual conference.
In addition, Wodi granted an extensive radio interview on “The Role of Primary Health Care in Nigeria’s Health Care Delivery System.” He granted a similar interview on “Energy Exploration and Public Health in Nigeria” to the editor-in-chief and chief executive officer of Energy Information Services of Nigeria Wodi was subsequently appointed a columnist for the Nigerian Energy Chronicles, Nigeria’s premier energy weekly, which is also published online.
Cynthia J. Benton and Kathleen A. Lawrence
Cynthia J. Benton, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, and Kathleen A. Lawrence, Communication Studies, collaborated on an action research project that was presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators on Feb. 14 in Orlando, Fla. Their work was titled “An X-Factor for Preservice Teacher Excellence: Practicing Communication and Presentation Skills in Multiple Contexts.”