Timothy J. Baroni
Timothy J. Baroni, Biological Sciences Department, co-authored a peer-reviewed paper that was published in the Japanese journal of mycology, Mycoscience. “A New Species of Laccaria in Montane Cloud Forest from Eastern Mexico” was co-authored with Leticia Montoya and Victor M. Bandala from Net Biodiversidad y Sistemática, Instituto de Ecología, Xalapa, Mexico, and Thomas R. Horton from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Images of the mushrooms and scanning electron micrographs of the basidiospores of Laccaria roseoalbescens from their article were featured on the journal cover of that volume. There are nearly 90 species of Laccaria described from around the world, 20 from North America. Many of these species are important for the agroforest industry and are used in nurseries to form robust symbiosis with economically important forest tree seedlings such as pine and oak before they are planted in reforestation projects.
Claus Schubert
Claus Schubert, Mathematics Department, taught an honors abstract algebra course for the Summer Math Institute (SMI) held from June 10 through Aug. 2 at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. The SMI is a National Science Foundation-sponsored program designed to increase diversity in the mathematical sciences by encouraging highly talented students from underrepresented minorities to pursue a Ph.D. in mathematics. The program prepares the students with an intensive eight-week course and an undergraduate research experience.
Ji-Ryun Kim and John Foley
Ji-Ryun Kim, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, and John Foley, Physical Education Department, recently had their research published in the Korean Journal of Special Education. The title of their article is “Stability of Students’ IEP Status and Related Factors: Analyses of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - Kindergarten Cohort.”
Student Achievements
Matthew Norris, a senior exercise science major from Homer, N.Y., was nominated by SUNY Cortland faculty members for a Phi Kappa Phi honor society national fellowship. Norris will pursue a doctorate in physical therapy at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, N.Y. this fall.
Norris is accomplished academically and has made significant contributions to campus through his involvement in bringing Around the World for Yeardley program and developing the Mental Health Mondays for student athletes. Also, he is a member of the Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference All-Academic Team among many other activities on campus and in the community.
Anne Burns-Thomas
Anne Burns-Thomas, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, led a post-keynote discussion with Paul Gorski at the Noyce NE Regional Conference held March 20-22 in Philadelphia, Pa. Participants reflected on Gorski’s keynote, which addressed key insights from his latest book, Reaching and Teaching Students in Poverty: Strategies for Erasing the Opportunity Gap. Gorski questions how strategies for teaching and relating with families in poverty might change if we truly understood the barriers they experience — barriers that have nothing to do with their cultures or their attitudes about school or their desires to learn. Participants talked about those challenges, how they affect the school experiences of low-income students, and how educators can mitigate them by providing equitable, engaging learning environments.
Karen Downey and senior Josh Eller
Karen Downey, Chemistry Department, recently took senior Josh Eller to the Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Pittsburgh, Pa., to present the results of their research into the computational assessment of electron density in metallo-organic catalytic species for formation of carbon-phosphorous bonds.
Caroline Kaltefleiter
Caroline Kaltefleiter, Communication Studies Department, presented at the Anarchist Studies Network Conference held Sept. 24-26 in the United Kingdom. The conference theme was Anarcha-Feminism and her talk was titled, “Who Has the Microphone? Anarchy, Action and (R)evolution of the Riot Grrrl Movement.” The event was hosted by the Department of Politics and International Relations at Loughborough University.
Roseann D. Lorefice
Roseann D. Lorefice, Modern Languages Department, received the Dorothy Ludwig Memorial Award for Outstanding Service from the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers, Inc.
Laura Davies
Laura Davies, English Department, had her essay, “Popcorn and Peter Elbow: Ways to Help Your Kids with Their Writing,” published by NCTE’s Commission for Writing Teacher Education’s blog, viewable on this link.
Alexander G. Gonzalez
Alexander G. Gonzalez, English Department, had his short article “Additional Interpretations of Eavan Boland’s ‘I Remember’ and ‘In Her Own Image’” published in ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes, and Reviews.