Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, political science, is the author of an article titled, "Why do Americans love guns so much, and does everyone own one?" for a book titled, 20 Questions About America, to be published by the U.S. State Department for distribution around the world. The book brings together essays that address a variety of commonly asked questions about American life of interest to people around the world.
Brian D. Barrett
Brian D. Barrett, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, had his article, “The ‘Invisible Institution’ and a Disappearing Achievement Gap” published in the Fall 2009 issue of Religion and Education. The article examines the relationship between religious involvement and educational outcomes among urban African-American adolescents. He presented aspects of the paper on campus at a Black History Month Sandwich Seminar in February 2009 and in New York at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association.
Anthony Taylor
Anthony Taylor, professor emeritus of psychology, serves as a pro bono consultant in the research unit at the headquarters for Wildlife Conservation Society in the Bronx, N.Y. In 2009, he co-authored two journal articles: “Belonging at the Zoo: Retired Volunteers, Conservation, Activism and Collective Identity,” that appeared in Ageing & Society (29, 2009, 351-368); and “What Information Do Zoo and Aquarium Visitors Want on Animal Identification Labels?” that ran in Journal of Interpretation (14, No.2, 2009, 7-19).
Cynthia J. Benton
Cynthia J. Benton, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, co-presented a paper with Undergraduate Research Council Fellowship Awardee Jeremiah J. Best, a senior childhood education major from Inlet, N.Y. They delivered “Gender and Teaching Choice: Males’ Career Decisions and Elementary Teaching as a Profession” at the International Conference on Education held in January in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Jason Tucker
Jason Tucker, English Department, served on the panel “Balancing Professional Writing with Your Creative Side,” at The Association of Writers and Writing Program’s 2011 AWP Conference on Feb. 4 in Washington D.C.
Barbara Wisch
Barbara Wisch, Art and Art History Department, had an article accepted by the Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome. The article, titled “The Matrix: Le sette chiese di Roma of 1575 and the Image of Pilgrimage,” will appear in issue 56, 2011.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, was invited to be a guest blogger for the Web site The Huffington Post. He has since written two articles for The Huffington Post, one on the Senate filibuster and the other on President Obama’s misuse of the veto power.
Marley Barduhn
Marley Barduhn, academic affairs, was recognized on Dec. 1 by the Cortland Rotary Club for her contributions to the community and to international education. Barduhn is one of 20 outstanding community leaders being honored with The Paul Harris Fellow Award during Rotary’s 90th anniversary celebration year from July 2009 to June 2010. Barduhn’s many contributions noted by the Rotary included her service with the Cortland Caring Hospice, contributions as an EMT in critical incidence stress management and response team training, impact on migrant families through the Migrant Education Outreach Program at SUNY Cortland, which she oversees, and commitment to the importance of study abroad programs and internships.
Mark Prus
Mark Prus, Academic Affairs, co-authored “The Effects of Prevailing Wage Regulations on Construction Efficiency in British Columbia” with Kevin Duncan, Colorado State University-Pueblo, and Peter Philips, University of Utah. The study, which examines the effect of prevailing wage legislation on the efficiency of school construction, was published by International Journal of Construction Education and Research in 2009.
Brian D. Barrett
Brian D. Barrett, Foundations and Social Advocacy, had his article titled “Religion and Habitus: Exploring the Relationship Between Religious Involvement and Educational Outcomes and Orientations Among Urban African American Students,” published in a special issue of Urban Education on “Bringing the Neighborhood into the Classroom.” Additionally, he was interviewed for a podcast released in association with the special issue and available at iTunes.