Michelle Cryan
Michelle Cryan, Publications and Electronic Media Office, developed a prototype for an app designed to teach sign language to pre-verbal children. She submitted the app project as the thesis for her master’s degree in Information Design and Technology at SUNYIT. The paper and a prototype of the app can be found at http://people.sunyit.edu/~cryanm/. Cryan wrote and illustrated a lift-the-flap sign language book that was published in 2007 by Gallaudet Press.
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.
Jacob Wright
Jacob Wright, Career Services, received the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award for Individual Excellence at the annual SUNY Career Development Organization (SUNYCDO) conference held June 13 in Suffern, N.Y. Recognized for his outstanding performance and significant contribution to the career services field, the career coach and educator served as vice chair of the DEI Committee and the Conference Program Committee for SUNYCDO during the 2023-24 academic year.
Michelle LoGerfo
Michelle LoGerfo, Marketing Office, won the Totally Unfair Insider and Nepotism Award for her entry “Nasonnaise” at the inaugural Duck and Red Octopus Short Funny Animated and Stop-Action Film Festival held Sept. 23 at the Ake Gallery in Cortland, N.Y. Also, she served as a judge for the festival, alongside comedy and animation industry professionals including the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants Tom Kenny, CatDog creator Peter Hannan, Adventure Time writer and voice actor Martin Olson, Emmy Award winning writer Gene Grillo and others.
Dennis L.C. Weng
Dennis L.C. Weng, Political Science Department, participated in a live interview via Skype with news channel ETTV in Taiwan on Nov. 8, to discuss the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Also, he was invited to publish an op-ed article about the election in The United Daily News newspaper in Taiwan.