Jordan Kobritz and Ray Cotrufo
Jordan Kobritz and Ray Cotrufo, Sport Management Department, presented “Beyond the Box Score: The Case for Integrating Sport Analytics into the Sport Management Curriculum” at the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA) conference in Philadelphia on Feb. 13.
Jeremy Jiménez
Jeremy Jiménez, Foundations and Social Advocacy, coauthored a book chapter titled “Portrayal of Religion Against the Backdrop of Progress and Modernity in the US and Canadian Social Science Textbooks from 1850 to 2010,” published in Comparative Perspectives on School Textbooks: Analyzing Shifting Discourses on Nationhood, Citizenship, Gender, and Religion.
David Dickerson and John Suarez
David Dickerson, Mathematics Department, and John Suarez, Institute for Civic Engagement, had their article, “The imperative of definition,” accepted for the September 2018 issue of MathAMATYC Educator Journal.
Dickerson and Suarez explore the kinds and uses of definitions in natural language, compare and contrast these with the kinds and uses of definitions in mathematics, then suggest a revised language and a vocabulary reserved specifically for definitions in mathematics classrooms.
Kate McCormick
Kate McCormick, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, co-authored an article published in the Journal of Research in Childhood Education titled, “Early childhood professional well-being as a predictor of risk of turnover in child care: A matter of quality.” The article describes the relationship between early childhood educator’s risk of leaving their positions and their sense of well-being.
Eileen Gilroy and Nicole Scalera
Eileen Gilroy, Communication Disorders and Sciences Department, and Nicole Scalera, a second-year graduate student in the department, presented a poster at the New York State Speech, Language and Hearing Association Convention on April 8 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The poster is titled, “The Use of Surface Electromyography as a Component of Speech Pathology Intervention for Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion: A Case Study.”
Kent Johnson
Kent Johnson, Sociology/Anthropology Department, presented a paper at the 14th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East in Lyon, France, in June.
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.