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Faculty and Staff Activities

Christopher Xenakis

Christopher Xenakis, Political Science Department, is the author of a new book, World Politics and the American Quest for Super-Villains, Demons, and Bad Guys to Destroy. The 593-page text is published by Cognella Academic Publishing, with a 2014 copyright.

Genevieve Birren

Genevieve Birren, Sport Management Department, gave an invited presentation on the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act at the National Sports Law Institute's Fall Symposium held Oct. 15 at Marquette University Law School. 

Robert Spitzer

Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, spoke on “Gun Policy and Schools After Parkland” at the SUNY Student Assembly Spring Conference held in Syracuse on April 7.

John C. Hartsock

John C. Hartsock, Communication and Media Studies Department, had his article, “Explorando o Journalismo Literario e a Verdaded no Vinho,” published in the recent issue of the journal Brazilian Journalism Research. The article was translated into Portuguese by Mateus Yuri Passos of the Universidade Metodista de São Paolo.

Kathleen A. Lawrence

Kathleen A. Lawrence, Communication and Media Studies Department, recently had two poems published. They were written in cherita form on the theme of Bouquet in the “Poet’s Salon” of Colorado Boulevard, edited Aug. 7 by Kathabela Wilson. The two cherita, titled “six years old” and “like roots extending,” were accompanied by a photo taken by Lawrence captioned as “Summer’s Bouquet.” Also, Lawrence received word that her two abecedarians titled “Vacay” and “Bath” have been accepted for publication in the December 2019 issue of Rosebud Magazine with Michael Kriesel, poetry editor.

Jena Nicols Curtis and Susie Burnett M ’15

Jena Nicols Curtis and Susie Burnett M ’15, Health Department, had their research article, “Affirmative Consent: What Do College Student Leaders Think About ‘Yes Means Yes’ as the Standard for Sexual Behavior?” published in the American Journal of Sexuality Education. 

Katherine M. Polasek

Katherine M. Polasek, Kinesiology Department, co-authored an article titled “Women in Sport and Exercise Psychology: A North American Perspective” that was recently published in the International Journal of Sport Psychology.

Mechthild Nagel

Mechthild Nagel, Philosophy Department and Center for Gender and Intercultural Studies (CGIS), holds a German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) 2012-13 Visiting Professorship at Fulda University of Applied Science, a partner university of SUNY Cortland. Recently, she presented a paper titled “An Ubuntu Ethics of Punishment” at the 7th Philosophy Conference hosted by Athens Institute for Education & Research (ATINER) in Athens, Greece. Also, Nagel has been invited to chair the program committee for gender studies, which will be embedded in the 2014 sociology conference hosted by ATINER.

Lauren deLaubell and Jennifer Kronenbitter

Lauren deLaubell and Jennifer Kronenbitter, Memorial Library, presented “Adapting the Jigsaw to Grow Online in a Hurry” at the SUNYLA 2021 (Virtual) annual conference held June 16 to 18. They shared the classroom technique called the jigsaw method used by SUNY Cortland and was modified for use in a professional development program and online instruction reboot.

Bonni C. Hodges

Bonni C. Hodges, Health Department, organized the webinar “School Health Education in the 21st Century” for the American Association for Health Education [AAHE]. AAHE webinars are developed for professionals, students and the general public for professional development, continuing education credit and general knowledge. The webinar was developed and presented by Hodges and her colleagues Donna Videto, Health Department; Tami Benham-Deal, University of Wyoming; and Nancy Hudson, Council of Chief State School Officers. It was delivered live on Nov. 16 and is available as a webinar-on-demand through AAHE.