Faculty and Staff Notes
Stephen Crowley Writes Op-Ed
November 25, 2019
Professor of Politics Stephen Crowley wrote an op-ed in the Plain Dealer calling on Senator Rob Portman of Ohio to push back against President Trump's policy on Ukraine to instead promote a peace process in the region.
Stiliana Milkova Reviews Volume of Essays
November 22, 2019
Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Italian Stiliana Milkova reviewed Elena Ferrante's new volume of essays Incidental Inventions.
Paul Thibodeau's Research Featured on Podcast and NPR
November 21, 2019
Associate Professor of Psychology Paul Thibodeau's research on word aversion was featured on the podcast Subtitle and on NPR.
Wendy Beth Hyman Publishes Co-Edited Collection, Interviewed
November 21, 2019
Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature Wendy Beth Hyman has published a co-edited collection, Teaching Social Justice Through Shakespeare: Why Renaissance Literature Matters Now, with Edinburgh University Press. Tania Boster, executive director of integrative and experiential learning, and director of curricular initiatives at the Bonner Center, contributed a chapter. The book is open access.
Hyman was also recently interviewed for an episode of the podcast, That Shakespeare Life, about her research on jacquemarts, clockworks, and automatons in the Renaissance.
Roberto Hoyle Publishes Article
November 20, 2019
Assistant Professor of Computer Science Roberto Hoyle published the article "Moving beyond ‘one size fits all’: Research considerations for working with vulnerable populations" in ACM Interactions magazine.
Sebastiaan Faber Co-Edits Book
November 19, 2019
Professor of Hispanic Studies Sebastiaan Faber co-edited a new book with Liverpool University Press. Transatlantic Studies: Latin America, Iberia, and Africa is a 480-page volume with essays by 35 leading scholars working in Iberian, Latin American, African, and Luso-Brazilian studies. The other editors are Cecilia Enjuto-Rangel, Pedro García-Caro, and Robert Patrick Newcomb.
Bridget Flynn Presents at Conference
November 17, 2019
Sustainability Manager Bridget Flynn presented at the Behavior, Energy, & Climate Change (BECC) conference, which ran November 17 to 20 in Sacramento, California. She spoke about the collaboration between the Office of Environmental Sustainability and Psychology Department on Community-Based Social Marketing (CBSM) research.
Chanda Feldman Interviewed
November 12, 2019
A feature interview with Assistant Professor of Creative Writing Chanda Feldman about her poetry book, Approaching the Fields, appears in the current print and online issue of the literary magazine, The Journal.
Film by Rian Brown-Orso and Geoff Pingree Released on Amazon Prime
November 7, 2019
The Foreigner's Home, a film about Toni Morrison at the Louvre, directed by Associate Professor of Cinema Studies Rian Brown-Orso and Professor of Cinema Studies and English Geoff Pingree, was just released on Amazon Prime. The pair were also interviewed about the documentary by CAN Journal.
Meredith Gadsby Attends Celebration of Toni Morrison's Life and Legacy
November 7, 2019
Meredith Gadsby, associate professor of Africana studies and faculty liaison, Toni Morrison Society, attended a Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Toni Morrison at Lorain County Community College (LCCC) on November 6, 2019. Morrison, Nobel Prize Laureate, novelist, literary and cultural critic was honored for her profound contributions to the arts, culture, and the humanities. Keynote speaker Dr. Marilyn Sanders-Mobley, a founding member of the Toni Morrison Society, reminded guests of Morrison's brilliant explorations of human experience and most of all, her "profound love for Black people." LCCC students Jason Jordan and Toni McClinton expressed great pride in their research on Morrison, feeling deeply connected to her story of growing up in Lorain, Ohio. A short documentary showed her commitment to elevating that history by embedding places from her hometown in her novels. Jewon Woo, associate professor of english at LCCC, guides her students through Morrison's work, leading their research on her representation of the intimate lives of Black communities in the Midwest. Professor Emerita Marilyn Valentino and Denise M. Douglas, dean of social sciences and human services, hosted a diverse audience that included members of Morrison's family.