Lindsey Darvin
Lindsey Darvin, Sport Management Department, recently was featured in an SB Nation article about the NCAA NIL changes and the impact those may have for NCAA women student-athletes.
Maaike Oldemans and Jennifer Kronenbitter
Maaike Oldemans and Jennifer Kronenbitter, Memorial Library, presented at the Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians Conference 2017 in May at Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio. They presented “Technical Metamorphosis by Design.”
Kevin Dames and Aaron Jones
Kevin Dames, Kinesiology Department, and Aaron Jones, grad student, helped physics classes from Cortland High School visit the Biomechanics Laboratory in the Professional Studies Building for National Biomechanics Day. The high schoolers learned how to apply principles from their physics education, like free body diagrams, action-reaction, force and torque, to a human problem: postural control.
Kristine Newhall
Kristine Newhall, Kinesiology Department, contributed a chapter titled “Sports Administration: Heteronormative Presents, Queer Futures” in the recent collection Sex, Gender, and Sexuality in Sport: Queer Inquiries, published by Routledge. The chapter uses queer theory and cultural studies to explore the current climate of athletics departments and imagine future, more inclusive environments for sports administrators. The chapter was co-written with Dr. Nefertiti Walker of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Haiyan Zhang and Moyi Jia
Haiyan Zhang, Psychology Department, and Moyi Jia, Communication and Media Studies Department, had a study accepted and published at Current Psychology. The article title is "Social support and problematic internet use among college students: The roles of psychological need satisfaction and academic stage."
Richard Kendrick
Richard Kendrick, Institute for Civic Engagement and Sociology/Anthropology Department, contributed the lead story that will appear on the front page of the Bringing Theory to Practice Winter 2014 Newsletter, a national publication mailed to more than 40,000 subscribers. His article spotlights SUNY Cortland’s ability to create a campus culture of engaged learning with Bringing Theory to Practice grants.
Dennis L.C. Weng
Dennis L.C. Weng, Political Science Department, co-authored a paper, “Personality Traits and Voter Turnout in South Korea: The Mediation Argument,” that was accepted for publication in early 2017 in the Japanese Journal of Political Science. Also, Weng was an invited discussant and presented his paper titled, “Personality Traits and Individual Feeling of National Pride in South Korea,” at the American Political Science Association annual meeting in Philadelphia from Sept. 1 to 4. Also, Weng has received $2,500 from The Taiwan and Asia Program at Wake Forest University to host a guest speaker event this semester.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, chaired a panel on “Assessing the Presidency of Donald Trump” at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, held in Washington, D.C. Aug. 29 through Sept. 1.
Brock Ternes
Brock Ternes, Sociology/Anthropology Department, presented twice during the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting held Aug. 10 to 13 in New York City. His first presentation, “What Happens when Cultural Theorists Fall Down a Well? Bourdieu, Veblen, and Water Supplies,” described how owning a private water well is a significant predictor of conspicuous water consumption and conservation, nuanced practices that appear to happen simultaneously during droughts. His second presentation, “Revisiting Dillman: Does the Design and Personalization of Mailed Invitations Influence Online Survey Response Rates?” was coauthored with Todd Little, a professor at Texas Tech University. Their work offered evidence that minor stylistic changes in mailed notifications to complete internet-based surveys are connected to variations in nonresponse.
Benjamin C. Wilson
Benjamin C. Wilson, Economics Department, presented with co-authors their paper titled “Spatial Analysis in Pursuit of Equity for Future Generations” at the 13th International Post Keynesian Conference held Sept. 15 in Kansas City, Mo. The conference was hosted by the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the Binzagr Institute for Sustainable Prosperity.