Kent M. Johnson
Kent M. Johnson, Sociology/Anthropology Department, had his chapter, “Opening Up the Family Tree: Promoting More Diverse and Inclusive Studies of Family, Kinship, and Relatedness in Bioarchaeology,” published recently in the edited volume Bioarchaeologists Speak Out: Deep Time Perspectives on Contemporary Issues. The volume was published by Springer.
Eamon O'Shea
Eamon O'Shea, University Police Department, received a State University of New York 2021 University Police Award in a ceremony hosted by the SUNY Police Chiefs Association on Nov. 16 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The annual awards honor lieutenants, officers and staff who played a key role in life-saving events in the past year, as well as others on the New York University Police force for their outstanding professional service.
Mechthild Nagel
Mechthild Nagel, Philosophy and Africana Studies departments and the Center for Gender and Intercultural Studies, had her article, “The Case for Penal Abolition and Ludic Ubuntu in Arrow of God,” published in a Max Planck Working Papers series.
Samantha Moss
Samantha Moss, Kinesiology Department, was a contributing author to a paper recently published in the International Journal of Kinesiology and Sports Science titled, “Disparities in Physical Activity and Depressive Symptoms among Young Adults in the Early Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic.”
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, is the author of a book chapter titled “The Five Rules of Trump” for a new book on the Trump presidency, Presidential Leadership and the Trump Presidency, published by Palgrave Macmillan.
Lin Lin
Lin Lin, Childhood and Early Childhood Education Department, presented at the National Council for the Social Studies annual convention on Nov. 21 in Boston, Mass. Her presentation was titled “Chinese History Teachers (ir)Responsive Instruction after September 11, 2001.”
Heather Bartlett, Ross Borden, Jack Carr, Mary Lynch Kennedy, Christine Lemchak, Deborah Rogers and Anne Wiegard
English Department faculty members Heather Bartlett, Ross Borden, Jack Carr, Mary Lynch Kennedy, Christine Lemchak, Deborah Rogers and Anne Wiegard completed an intensive, week-long media literacy course in August at Project Look Sharp at Ithaca College. They received training in the theory and practice of media literacy, learned applications for digital technology and developed media literacy projects for their courses.
Sebastian Purcell
Sebastian Purcell, Philosophy Department, presented a paper titled “Decolonial Socialism” at the American Philosophical Association 116th Annual Meeting held Feb. 21 in Denver, Colo. Also, he has been invited to present his paper titled “Phronesis and Ixtlamatiliztli: Aristotle and the Aztecs on Practical Wisdom” on March 18 at Princeton University in New Jersey.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, is the author of the new eighth edition of his book, The Politics of Gun Control, just published by Routledge. First published in 1995, the book has become the standard in the field and is widely cited and used across several fields of study.
Thomas Hischak
Thomas Hischak, professor emeritus of theatre, has signed a contract with Rowman & Littlefield to write the non-fiction book 1939 At the Movies: A Chronicle of Hollywood's Greatest Year.