Kudos (Winter 2025)
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The latest media mentions, research and accolades for our expert faculty and staff
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Professor of Spanish Elise Bartosik-Vélez was interviewed for a podcast called American History Hit. The episode is titled “Who Was Christopher Columbus?” She also published “The Twists and Turns of Memory in the Discourse of Spanish American Independence” in Rubrica Contemporanea.
Associate Professor of East Asian Studies Shawn Bender’s latest book, Feeling Machines: Japanese Robotics and the Global Entanglements of More-Than-Human Care, was featured by the Association for Asian Studies.
Science highlighted Professor of Biology Scott Boback’s research with alumnae Madison McIntyre ’22 and Marja van Mierlo ’22 on how rattlesnakes harvest drinking water. Their research was published in the journal Current Zoology.
Associate Professor of History Say Burgin’s piece “White and Black activists worked strategically in parallel in Detroit 50 years ago, fighting for civil rights” was published in The Conversation and more than 30 additional outlets, including Yahoo! News, The San Francisco Chronicle and The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Additionally, her review of Dan Berger’s Stayed on Freedom: The Long History of Black Power Through One Family’s Journey was published in Monthly Review.
Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese Carolina Castellanos published Warrior Women and Trans Warriors: Performing Masculinities in Twentieth-Century Latin American Literature (Purdue University Press).
Professor of History David Commins’ contributions to a recent World Affairs Council of Harrisburg panel discussion on Middle East peace efforts were highlighted by the council.
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Maggie Douglas was quoted in Civil Eats in a story on insecticide use.
Professor of Earth Sciences Ben Edwards was interviewed by Reuters for its feature “Is Climate Change Lighting a Fuse Under Iceland’s Volcanoes?” The article appeared in at least 16 additional media outlets. Edwards’ research on glacial flows near active volcanoes was featured in AGU’s Eos and the Austrian publication Tips.at.
Professor of International Business and Management Steve Erfle wrote an article on continuing collaboration for the UC Davis mathematics newsletter. In December, he presented “Machines Calculate, but Humans Evaluate” at the Generative Art Conference at the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe, in Venice, Italy. The title was inspired by an email from his mentor, Don Chakerian, on the humanistic elements of generative art.
Professors Richard Forrester, Emily Marshall, Jeffrey Forrester, David Richeson and Jennifer Schaefer co-authored “Launching a Data Analytics Major: How Collaboration and Agility Built a Successful Program,” published in American Mathematical Monthly. The article details the development of the college’s data analytics program.
Professor of Earth Sciences Marcus Key and Rebecca Rossi ’12’s research on America’s oldest tombstone was reported on by Smithsonian Magazine and The Travel and featured on CNN, Yahoo! News and Artnet.
Professor of German Sarah McGaughey joined the new transatlantic leadership team of the International Research Group Hermann Broch in 2024. The group focuses on the Viennese Jewish author Hermann Broch (1886-1951). McGaughey and her co-leader, Professor Dr. Doren Wohlleben of Marburg, hosted a hybrid workshop with scholars from three continents in November 2024 in Marburg.
Visiting Professor of International Security Studies Jeff McCausland appeared on CBS News Radio multiple times to discuss developments in Ukraine and the Middle East. In his role as a national security analyst, he also provided insight into the vice presidential debate on more than 1,000 CBS radio stations nationwide. He contributed a piece to MSNBC titled “I Spent 30 Years in the Military. Trump Should Be as Far Away From U.S. Armed Forces as Possible.” McCausland discussed conflicts in Ukraine, Iran, Gaza and Lebanon during eight appearances on CBS News Radio’s The John Batchelor Show.
Associate Professor of Political Science Sarah Niebler was interviewed by The Philadelphia Inquirer, WITF-FM, LNP, WHYY-FM and WESA-FM about mail voting. She discussed the 10th Congressional District race with The Philadelphia Inquirer and the U.S. Senate race with WHTM-TV ABC27. The Los Angeles Times interviewed her about the role of women voters in the election, and she discussed partisan motivations with The Patriot-News/PennLive. Niebler also analyzed election outcomes for WPMT-TV FOX43 and WNEP-TV Scranton.
Assistant Professor of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies Katie Oliviero was quoted extensively in the Bucks County Beacon on big tech and menstrual surveillance.
Professor of History Matthew Pinsker was quoted in Smithsonian Magazine in a story about Abraham Lincoln’s life and legacy.
Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies Mireille Rebeiz has been actively contributing to discussions on Middle Eastern conflicts through various media outlets. She authored a piece for The Conversation on Israel’s assault on southern Lebanon, republished in at least 26 outlets, including Haaretz and Yahoo! News. Another article by Rebeiz on Hezbollah’s history and the potential impact of Hassan Nasrallah’s death was republished in nearly 40 outlets worldwide. ABC News Australia interviewed her three times about the Lebanon conflict. She also appeared on South African Broadcasting Corporation News and Newzroom Afrika. She wrote several opinion pieces for PennLive/The Patriot-News. Rebeiz has been quoted in Business Insider, Common Dreams, TRT World, Hong Kong’s Line Today and Animals 24-7 regarding efforts to rescue pets displaced by the Lebanon conflict. She has made eight appearances on BBC News Arabic to discuss international law and Human Rights Watch’s report on Gaza and Israel. Additionally, she discussed Lebanon’s broadening conflict on the YouTube channel Conf’d’Unis Vers Cité and the International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu with Newzroom Afrika.
Associate Professor of English Greg Steirer published an abridged chapter from his book Legal Stories: Narrative-Based Property Development in the Modern Copyright Era (University of Michigan Press, 2024) in the National Endowment for the Humanities’ magazine, Humanities. The feature is titled “How Dashiell Hammett Took on Hollywood and Shaped Modern Copyright Law.”
Phys.org, AZo Cleantech, Tech Explorist, Eurasia Review, Mirage News and The Microbiologist featured Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Kristin Strock’s research with Rachel Krewson ’20 on microbial oxidation in glacial lakes and rivers. Their research was published in the journal Scientific Reports.
Professor of Creative Writing Adrienne Su’s poem “Solitude” was featured in The Common.
Chemical & Engineering News published a letter by Assistant Professor of Chemistry Olivia Harper Wilkins ’15 in which she explained how her class discussed civic engagement as chemists in the wake of the 2024 election.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Kendall Winter published “Hamilton’s Voter Mobilization ‘Remixes’ Since 2016” in Musicology Now.
Administrator Accolades
President John E. Jones III ’77, P’11, has been a prominent voice in media coverage of legal and election-related developments. He appeared on CNN’s News Central to discuss federal charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams and was featured in The Fulcrum’s coverage of preparations for the Nov. 5 election. In an article in The Hill, he analyzed Republican legal challenges to overseas ballots. He appeared on MSNBC’s Chris Jansing Reports to weigh in on the potential advancement of special prosecutor Jack Smith’s case against President-elect Donald Trump. The Conversation published an interview with Jones about how the U.S. attorney general interacts with the federal judiciary. Jones also provided extensive commentary to WHTM-TV ABC27, addressing a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision on mail-in ballots, Elon Musk’s controversial plan to distribute millions of dollars to registered voters and an election law dispute involving Lancaster County and Franklin & Marshall College. On WPMT-TV FOX43, Jones discussed falling national trust in the judiciary and a U.S. Supreme Court case on gun laws. Additionally, Jones shared insights into how a new AI law might impact a deepfake scandal at a Lancaster County school. The Chronicle of Higher Education published a letter from Jones reflecting on Dickinson students’ resilience in the aftermath of the election. He spoke with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about the legal work surrounding elections in two separate stories and discussed U.S. Rep. Scott Perry’s federal cellphone case with The York Dispatch.
Associate Provost and Executive Director of the Center for Global Study & Engagement Samantha Brandauer ’95 co-authored a piece on hope for the future of international education in The PIE News.
Executive Director of the Center for the Futures of Native Peoples Amanda Cheromiah discussed President Biden’s designation of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School as a national monument with WITF-FM’s The Spark. Cheromiah was also the keynote speaker at the Naval Sea Systems Command Warfare Centers’ National American Indian Heritage Month observance.
Chief Information Officer and VP of Information and Technology Services Jill Forrester co-authored “A Road Map for Leveraging AI at a Smaller Institution” in EDUCASE Review.
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Director of Sustainability Learning Lindsey Lyons spoke with WHTM-TV ABC27 for a story on the popular Green Gifts Workshop.
Director of Energy Projects Matt Steiman collaborated with Professor of Theatre Design Kent Barrett on Life Waste: A Biogas Musical, featured in a special report by NPR’s StateImpact Pennsylvania. The Sentinel also reported on the production.
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