“I felt like a ‘real’ sociologist.” That’s how senior sociology major Theresa Ward described the moment she was published in an academic journal and presented at a state-wide sociology conference with Dr. Lawrence Eppard, assistant professor of Sociology. Ward had a strong interest in completing an undergraduate research project and decided to ask Eppard to…
Dr. Jerry Carbo, professor of management, is making big changes in the work place and the classroom. Carbo is president of the National Work Place Bullying Coalition and in recent months helped move forward the Dignity at Work Act in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The act works to prevent, detect, remedy and eliminate workplace bullying.…
Join Eduardo Mack ’87 on Wednesday, February 16 at 6:30 p.m. in Grove Forum as he discusses Brazil’s fight against COVID-19. Brazil, the world’s fifth largest country, has been facing the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic along with the rest of the world. The response of the people and federal and state governmental authorities to COVID-19…
The Center for Land Use and Sustainability (CLUS) announces a call for student proposals to support research broadly related to the field of sustainability. Any undergraduate or graduate student at Shippensburg University is eligible to submit a proposal, as long as the project has a focus on environmental, economic, and/or social sustainability. Teams of students are also…
This story was first published and release by the Shippensburg Community Resource Coalition. Kindness is defined as “the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate.” Genuine kindness expressed through daily living has the potential to change lives by making individuals feel cared for. The “be kind.” movement brings awareness of the importance of kindness in…
Christopher Kovats-Bernat, adjunct assistant professor of Anthropology, published his second book, Anfans Difisil: A Study of Imperiled Childhoods in Haiti with Kendall Hunt Publishing. https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/anfans-difisil-study-imperiled-childhoods-haiti
Tim Hawkins, professor of Geography-Earth Science, published his article Atmospheric Drivers of Oceanic North Swells in the Eastern Caribbean in the Journal of Marine Science Engineering. The work was based on his Fulbright Scholar Award to Barbados and was published with colleagues from The University of the West Indies, the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology,…
Andrea Barrick, Social Work and Gerontology, completed E-Poster Presentation with Stephanie Rhee (contributor) “Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Intervention-Based Social Work Studies: A Content Analysis,” Society for Social Work and Research Conference, January 15, 2022, Hybrid/Washington, D.C.
James Lohrey, assistant professor of Communication, Journalism, and Media was recently invited for membership in the Indiana University of Pennsylvania chapter of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective honor society for all academic disciplines. Lohrey is currently a PhD candidate in the Media and Communications program at the…
Brian Wentz, professor of MIS, joined the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) US Technology Policy Committee (USTPC), to focus on the areas of Accessibility and Law. According to ACM, the USTPC is the focal point for ACM’s interaction with all branches of the US government, the computing community, and the public on policy matters related…