Ship alumni make their mark at Behavior by Design, LLC

Several Ship alumni proudly represent the psychology department at Behavior by Design, LLC in York. Behavior by Design is a business that began in 2010 with a mission to improve the lives of the developmentally disabled through quality Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services, or applied techniques for assessing and modifying behavior. Today, the organization serves…

HOCO 2020 student celebration planned

Students are invited to celebrate Homecoming 2020 with a variety of socially distanced, in-person events on November 13 and 14. On Friday, November 13, starting at 8:00 p.m. head to the Hockey Rink and win prizes during Bingo. The end of the semester celebration kicks on Saturday, November 14 at 8:00 p.m. at ShipRec and…

Jerry Carbo presents marketing and management research

Dr. Jerry Carbo, professor of management and marketing at Shippensburg University, had two articles accepted for conference presentations and one for publication. His co-authored article, “Leader Power and Agency-Communion Orientations As Moderators of The Effects of Organizational Characteristics On Workplace Bullying”, was presented at the 63rd Midwest Academy of Management Annual Conference and accepted for…

Library hours for end of semester and break announced

The Library announced new hours for the remainder of the fall 2020 semester and winter break. Fall 2020: November 20 – 7:15 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. November 21-22 – Building closed November 23-29  – Building closed               November 23-25 – 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. – Virtual administrative services November…

Karin Bohleke brings a photo to life for Winterthur Museum

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but in Dr. Karin Bohleke’s case, it was worth well over a thousand stitches. The Winterthur Museum, a museum of American decorative arts in Delaware, commissioned Bohleke, director of the Fashion Archives and Museum of Shippensburg University, to recreate the lost 1916 wedding gown of Ruth…

Andrea Barrick selected for national mentoring program

Andrea Barrick, social work and gerontology, was selected to participate in the 2020-2021 Midwest Political Science Association Academic Mentoring Program.  She will be a mentor to Paz Irarrazabal, Universidad de O´Higgins, Santiago, Chile. 2020-2021 Midwest Political Science Association Academic Mentoring Program- Mentor to Paz Irarrazabal, Universidad de O´Higgins, Santiago, Chile.

Cristina Rhodes publishes article on picture book

English’s Cristina Rhodes’s most recent article “Processes of Transformation: Theorizing Activism and Change Through Gloria Anzaldúa’s Picture Books” was recently published in online format in Children’s Literature in Education. The article explores how Gloria Anzaldúa’s picture books provide additional theoretical frames that complement her existing scholarship. While much has been said about her contributions to the fields…

Mohammad Rahman launches new research on Gen Y consumers

Mohammad Rahman, management, marketing and entrepreneurship, is working on new research on engaging Gen Y consumers in online brand communities in the US and China. He and his co-authors introduced a new framework for assessing the quality of a brand’s online brand community and its impact, alongside brand involvement, on Socialization as part of the…

Matthew Fetzer publishes book on hate crimes

Matthew Fetzer, criminal justice, has just published a book entitled “The Measurement of Hate Crimes in America” as a result of his sabbatical research from the spring.  This book provides a single source for information on hate crime legislation, the measurement of hate crime in the United States, how hate crimes are unique relative to…