Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, spoke to the Monroe County Bar Association on “Gun Violence—What to Do” on March 21 in Rochester, N.Y.
Gillian Mertens
Gillian Mertens, Literacy Department, had a recent co-authored article (with B. Adams, University of Alabama) receive an award from the Journal of Literacy Innovation for 2025 Article of the Year. The article’s title is "Two Louisvilles, Two Americas: Exploring Depictions of Racial Realism in Middle Grade Novels.” This open-access article can be found at this link.
John Suarez
John Suarez, Institute for Civic Engagement and coordinator for the Service-Learning Office, learned that the appendix of the SUNY Faculty Senate’s upcoming report on service-learning in the SUNY system will include a sample service-learning reflection assignment from SUNY Cortland’s Service-Learning Manual. The manual, written by Suarez in 2014 for SUNY Cortland faculty, can be found online.
Mary Emm
Mary Emm, Communication Disorders and Sciences Department, along with graduate students Emily Tackabury and Jenna Venditti, presented a poster at the American Speech and Hearing Association Convention held Nov. 20-22 in Orlando, Fla. The poster is titled “Evidence-Based Practice Model: Collaborate. Learn. Apply.”
Tyler Bradway
Tyler Bradway, English Department, had his article, “Sexual Disorientation: Queer Narratology and Affect Plots in New Narrative,” published in July in Textual Practice.
Gillian Mertens
Gillian Mertens, Literacy Department, received the Gary Moorman Early Career Literacy Scholar Award from the American Reading Forum. This award is given to an outstanding scholar in the first five years of their career who has engaged in outstanding research and scholarship.
Madeleine Orr
Madeleine Orr, Sport Management Department, made 2020’s class of Top 30 under 30 sustainability leaders. Sponsored by Corporate Knights, with support from Telus, there were two requirements listed when nominations were opened to the public: nominees must be under age 30 and either work in Canada or be a Canadian working abroad.
Kathleen A. Lawrence
Kathleen A. Lawrence, Communication Studies Department, received word that her poem “Blackest Night” was accepted for publication in the upcoming issue of Scryptic Magazine. Her poem “I’m Going to Make You Love Me” was also accepted for publication in Star*Line, the print journal of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association. In addition, her poem “Three’s A Crowd,” forthcoming in the anthology Hay(na)ku 15, will be displayed in “Words with a View,” an exhibit planned for August through November at the Kresge Foundation International Center of the San Francisco Public Library.
Erik Lind
Erik Lind, Kinesiology Department, presented at the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) regional meeting Nov. 3 and 4 in Harrisburg, Pa. The research, titled “Heart Rate, Perceived Exertion and Speech Characteristics across Cycling Exercise Intensity Levels,” was co-authored by Communication Disorders and Science graduate student Sarah E. Fuller ’17, Associate Dean of the School of Professional Studies Eileen Gravani, and Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Kevin D. Dames.
Jeremy Jimenéz
Jeremy Jimenéz, Foundations and Social Advocacy, published an article, "Demodernizing Schooling: Educating for future worlds without colonial empires’ resources," in the Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education.