Thomas Hischak
Thomas Hischak, professor emeritus of theatre, has had the third edition of his textbook Theatre as Human Action: An Introduction to Theatre Arts published by Rowman & Littlefield.
Susan Rayl
Susan Rayl, Kinesiology Department, recently had two chapters and one book review published: “Smilin’ Bob Douglas and the Renaissance Big Five” in the book Separate Games: African American Sport behind the Walls of Segregation, edited by David K. Wiggins and Ryan A. Swanson, and published by the University of Arkansas Press, 2016. Also, “Robert L. ‘Bob’ Douglas: Aristocracy on the Court, an Architect of Men” in the book Before Jackie Robinson: The Transcendent Role of Black Sporting Pioneers, edited by Gerald R. Gems and published by the University of Nebraska Press, 2017. Her book review of The Rise and Fall of Olympic Amateurism, by Matthew P. Llewellyn and John Gleaves, University of Illinois Press, 2016, was published online by the Sport Literature Association on Jan. 10.
Theresa Curtis
Theresa Curtis, Biological Sciences Department, and Eric Plante ’15, are coauthors on the manuscript “Microencapsulated equine mesenchymal stromal cells promote cutaneous wound healing in vitro” that recently was published in Stem Cell Research & Therapy. The results demonstrate that stem cells might be a promising new therapy for impaired skin wounds, and encapsulation of the stem cells is a suitable way to deliver a continuous supply of the healing factors to the wound. This research was performed in collaboration with researchers from the Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University.
Gregg Weatherby
Gregg Weatherby, English Department, has announced that his third poetry collection, Approaching Home, will be released Feb. 1, 2013, from Finishing Line Press. The poems deal with his return to Cortland after several decades. Weatherby’s collection has received advanced reviews from notable authors, including poet, translator and editor Burt Kimmelman.
Julie Ficarra
Julie Ficarra, International Programs Office, had her article, “Extending Colonial Critiques Beyond Service Learning in the Global South: The Case of Florence, Italy” published in CAPA: The Global Education Network’s Occasional Publication #9, Empires of the Mind? (Post)Colonialism & Decolonizing Education Abroad. The article draws attention to the idea that unequal relations of power exist between visiting U.S. students and host communities, not only in the global south where students often engage in service learning, but in Europe where students are more often engaged in traditional classroom-based and experiential learning.
Moyi Jia
Moyi Jia, Communication and Media Studies Department, co-authored an article that was published in December in Health Communication, one of the leading journals in this field. The article is titled “Promoting Mental Health on Social Media: A Content Analysis of Organizational Tweets.”
Rhiannon Maton
Rhiannon Maton, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, recently had her interview with Chicago school nurse Dennis Kosuth published in the journal Spectre. The article is titled ““Front row seat to all that's wrong”: School nurse organizing in Chicago.”
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.
Jeremy Pekarek
Jeremy Pekarek, Memorial Library, presented a poster titled “The Tale of two hats: Time-management in the life of an Archivist & Instructional Services Librarian,” at the virtual New York Archives Conference on June 12.
Teagan Bradway
Teagan Bradway, English Department, gave an invited talk at the University of Pennsylvania on March 21. Bradway’s talk was titled “Renarratable Bonds: Queer Relationality in the Scene of Redress” and is drawn from her forthcoming article in differences: a journal of Feminist Cultural Studies.