Thomas Hischak
Thomas Hischak, Performing Arts Department, has written a chapter on the “American Musical Theatre” for The Oxford Handbook of American Drama, published by Oxford University Press in December 2013.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, gave a talk on, “Is Gun Control Un-American or at Least Unconstitutional?” at Temple Concord in Syracuse, N.Y., on Oct. 14 as part of the temple’s scholars series. On Oct. 25, Spitzer presented “The American Gun Debate is Under Water” at the TEDxCortland Conference held at Tinelli’s Hathaway House in Cincinnatus, N.Y.
Alexis Blavos
Alexis Blavos, Health Department, had her manuscript “A Social Marketing Intervention to Prevent Drowning Among Inner-City Youth,” accepted for publication in the journal Health Promotion Practice. Also, her oral presentation, “Building your Health Advocacy Toolkit: Tactics for the Trenches,” was accepted for presentation at the 2017 Health Education Advocacy Summit to be held Oct. 21 to 23 in Washington, D.C. In addition, Blavos had an oral presentation, “To CHES or CPH? The Future of Credentialing in Public Health,” and a poster presentation, “Health Related Risk Behaviors and Health Outcomes Among Cannabis Users,” accepted for presentation at the American Public Health Association 2017 meeting Nov. 4 to 8 in Atlanta, Ga.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, is the author of the new fifth edition of The Politics of Gun Control. Published by Paradigm Publishers, the book is widely recognized as the standard work on the subject.
Helena Baert and Matthew Madden
Helena Baert and Matthew Madden, Physical Education Department, served as planners for the Central South Zone Conference held at SUNY Cortland on Friday, Jan. 19. The conference, part of the Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, included more than 25 sessions and brought together over 170 physical education and health professionals from Central New York. The conference was well attended and participants and presenters included current students, faculty, alumni and members living and/or working in Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Schuyler, Tioga and Tompkins counties. Student volunteers from the Alliance of Physical Education Majors (APEM) helped make the conference a success. Baert is past president of the Central South Zone.
Susan J. Rayl
Susan J. Rayl, Kinesiology Department, presented a paper titled “Schizophrenia and Elite Athletes: The Struggles of Kamara James” at the Center for Sociocultural Sport and Olympic Research (CSSOR) Second Annual Conference held March 15-16 at California State University, Fullerton. Kamara James was a competitor, who suffered from schizophrenia, in the Women’s Epee event in Fencing at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. A new international conference, CSSOR attracted participants from several countries, including Germany, Brazil, France, China, Canada, Australia and the United States.
Nancy Kane
Nancy Kane, Performing Arts Department, performed in the Endicott Performing Arts Center’s production of “Great Expectations” this summer.
In other news, Kane has assumed full director duties for Twin Tiers Honor Flight, a nonprofit local hub of the national Honor Flight Network, which takes WWII, Korean Era, and terminally ill veterans at no charge to Washington, D.C. to visit their war memorials and Arlington National Cemetery.
Julie Ficarra
Julie Ficarra, International Programs Office, gave a keynote address titled “Using Critical Discourse Analysis to Locate Hidden Curriculum in Study Abroad” at the NAFSA Research Symposium in Washington D.C. The Association of International Educators’ symposium brings together scholars and practitioners from across the field of international education for critical discussions of theories, methodologies, and practices in international education.
Gregory D. Phelan
Gregory D. Phelan, Chemistry Department, presented results of his research at the American Chemical Society’s 245th National Meeting held in April in New Orleans, La. The presentation was titled “Plasticizers, Supersurfactants, and Cosmeceutical Additives Produced from Derivatives of Acetone” and was presented during a session of the Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Division.
Rhiannon M. Maton
Rhiannon M. Maton, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, was co-editor of the 1st edition of a Routledge Handbook, Handbook on Teachers’ Work: International Perspectives on Research and Practice.