Dr. Sahli chaired the statewide Vascular Plants Technical Committee for four years. This committee is a subcommittee of the Pennsylvania Biological Survey and plays an advisory role in helping DCNR identify plant species that have a risk of extirpation from the state of Pennsylvania. For More: http://www.pabiologicalsurvey.org/pabs-technical–standing/vascular-plants-technical/vptc-members.html
On April 5, 2023, Professor Jirard presented her paper, “Sex, Drugs, and Rock-n-Roll: Celebrity Biography through the lens of the Reelz Show Autopsy . . .The Last Hours of . . . .” at the Popular Culture Association’s national conference in San Antonio, Texas. For More: https://pcaaca.org/conference/2023
Dr. Moraña presented a paper on “Los desafíos de la narrativa de Samanta Schweblin” at the XXXII Congreso Internacional de Literatura y Estudios Hispánicos (CILH) March 9-11, Cartagena, Colombia.
Dr. Rhodes is the scholar-in-residence at Hollins University’s Children’s Literature and Children’s Book Illustration program this summer. For More: https://www.hollins.edu/academics/graduate-degrees/childrens-literature-graduate-program/2023-summer-speakers-and-guests/
Arelys Madero-Hernandez & Carlos E. Rojas-Gaona, Criminal Justice, presented a paper at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) Annual Meeting entitled “Collective Efficacy and Crime: Exploring the Longitudinal Mechanisms in Los Angeles, 2000-2008.” This is a state-of-the-art study addressing the longitudinal effects of collective efficacy on crime, more specifically, the impact of collective efficacy…
Dr. Carey was the featured guest for the podcast, “The true horrors behind Pennsylvania’s ‘haunted asylum.'” Jawncast, KYW Newsradio, April 13, 2023. To listen to the podcast: https://omny.fm/shows/the-rundown-from-kyw-newsradio/jawncast-pennhurst-asylum-disability-rights.
Dr. Zume receives a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for his research project: IRES TRACK 1: US-Ghana Student Research Experience: Understanding and conceptualizing threats and solutions of onsite sanitation and sea level rise on coastal groundwater resources. This three-year grant will recruit 15 students (5/year) nationally, including underrepresented groups, for international water quality and sanitation…
Professor James Lohrey, Communication/Journalism & Media recently presented his research-in-progress at the annual National Communication Association conference in New Orleans, November 16-19. His research, A Qualitative Grounded Theory Study Exploring the Lack of Identifiable Queer Youth on Television Impacting Social Norms for Queer Young Adults, serves as the basis for Lohrey’s upcoming dissertation that he is…
Dr. Luis Melara, Mathematics, was recently appointed member of the Career Opportunities Committee for the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. This committee serves as a resource for current information concerning the availability and demand of trained individuals in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science. SIAM is an international community with over 14,000 individual members. More here: https://www.siam.org/about-siam/committees/career-opportunities-committee
Dr. Luis Melara, Mathematics was recently appointed Chair of the Diversity Advisory Council (DAC) for the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). The DAC addresses policy issues with SIAM related to underrepresented groups. SIAM is an international community with over 14,000 individual members. Find out more here: https://www.siam.org/about-siam/committees/diversity-advisory-committee