Julie Ficarra
Julie Ficarra, International Programs Office, gave a keynote address titled “Using Critical Discourse Analysis to Locate Hidden Curriculum in Study Abroad” at the NAFSA Research Symposium in Washington D.C. The Association of International Educators’ symposium brings together scholars and practitioners from across the field of international education for critical discussions of theories, methodologies, and practices in international education.
C. Ashley Ellefson
C. Ashley Ellefson, professor emeritus of history, had his recent writings placed on the Web in mid-January as Volume 847 of the Archives of Maryland Online. His manuscript is titled “Fortune’s Orphan: The Troubled Career of Thomas Macnemara in Maryland, 1703-1719.” According to Ellefson, Macnemara was probably the best lawyer of his time in Maryland, but he was constantly in trouble because he was not afraid to challenge a corrupt political system and a haphazard system of justice. At the same time, he was popular enough with the voters of Annapolis that he became a member of the city council. From there he became an alderman, then mayor of the city and finally an alderman again. Historians have condemned him because they have believed everything his enemies said about him without looking further. In his manuscript, Ellefson has tried to present a more realistic view of Macnemara.
Jim Hokanson, Ryan Fiddler and Erik Lind
Jim Hokanson, Ryan Fiddler and Erik Lind, Kinesiology Department, moderated research sessions at the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) regional meeting held Nov. 3 and 4 in Harrisburg, Pa.
David Barclay, Jason Graves and Michael Kloczko
David Barclay, Geology Department, wrote a paper that will be published in Quaternary Science Reviews in December. Two former Cortland students, Jason Graves ’01 and M.S.Ed. ’05, and Michael Kloczko ’03, co-authored the paper, titled “Late Holocene Glacial History of the Copper River Delta, Coastal South-Central Alaska, and Controls on Valley Glacier Fluctuations.” The paper details the glacial-geomorphic histories of four glaciers, including the longest and most detailed tree-ring dated glacier record yet developed for Alaska, and shows solar irradiance to be the primary climatic driver of glacier fluctuations prior to the 20th century.
Rhiannon Maton
Rhiannon Maton, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, had her article, co-authored with four undergraduate and graduate students, published in the Journal of Children’s Literature. The students include Breeana Dexter M ’19, Nicolette McKeon ’21, Emily Urias-Velasquez ’22 and Breanna Washington ’19, M ’21. The article, “Far Apart, Close in Heart: Exploring Representations of Familial Incarceration in Children’s Picturebooks,” examines how children’s picture books depict breaking the law, communication with loved ones incarcerated, racial identities and the socioemotional support systems available to children.
Gretchen Herrmann
Gretchen Herrmann, library, presented her paper, “Stuff at High Tide: The Ebb and Flow of Household Clutter Witnessed through the U.S. Garage Sale,” at the 110th annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association held Nov. 16-20 in Montreal, Canada. The paper focuses on the over-accumulation of consumer goods in the last 40 years and the ways in which garage sales serve as “release valves” for too much household clutter.
Tom Lickona
Tom Lickona, Center for the 4th and 5th Rs and professor of education emeritus, shares that his blog posts, “8 Ways Parents Can Teach and Get Respect” and “Talking to Teens about Love and Sex,” were chosen by Psychology Today editors as “essential reads” for parents.
Thomas Hischak
Thomas Hischak, Performing Arts Department, has written a chapter on the “American Musical Theatre” for The Oxford Handbook of American Drama, published by Oxford University Press in December 2013.
Tiantian Zheng
Tiantian Zheng, Sociology/Anthropology Department, organized a panel and presented her paper at the annual New York Conference of Asian Studies at Vassar College in October.
Brice Smith
Brice Smith, Physics Department, is an invited presenter at a public forum titled “New York’s Energy Plan: Scaling Up Renewable Energy or Business as Usual?” being held Wednesday, March 5, in Ithaca, N.Y. The associate professor and former senior scientist at the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research has focused his work on renewable and sustainable energy systems for more than a decade. The forum will be moderated by Tony Ingraffea, a member of Cornell University’s School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and is free and open to the public.