SUNY Empire Spotlight: Oct. 2024
(SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY — OCTOBER 30, 2024) The latest news on research efforts, awards, grants, and media appearances from Empire State University faculty and staff.
Luis Camacho, assistant professor in the School of Business, was recognized with the “Excellent and Distinguished Academic and Scientist Friend of the Universidad de Orienta Award” in San Miguel, El Savador on October 5, 2024.
Valeri Chukhlomin, professor in the School of Business, published “AI-Driven Strategies for Local Businesses in the Global Economy: SUNY Microcredential in Advanced Artificial Intelligence for Economic and Business Analysis” with Upward Mobility Books.
Michelle Eades-Baird, associate professor in the School for Graduate Studies, and Dan Nyaronga, professor in the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, published “Psychological, Informational, and Material Factors Impacting Girls’ Menstruation-related School Absenteeism in Rural Tanzania” in the East African Journal of Education Studies.
Karis Jones, assistant professor in the School for Graduate Studies, published “Fandoms in the Classroom.” The book, published with Myers Education Press, examines how to keep school-aged children more engaged in the classroom using their interests and roleplay to reimagine education.
Elise Kermani, adjunct professor, screened four films at The Center for Performance Research in Brooklyn, New York on October 13, 2024. Kermani’s films use mythology to tell stories with different perspectives, often incorporating artistic dance and music.
Maureen Kroning, interim dean of the School of Nursing and Allied Health, delivered a keynote address at the New York Community College Trustees (NYCCT) 70th annual conference. Kroning was asked to speak because of her impactful research on the nationwide nursing shortage, community health, and how New York State legislation can help.
Tom Mackey, professor in the School of Arts and Humanities, co-edited “Teaching Digital Storytelling: Inspiring Voices Through Online Narratives,” with Dr. Sheila Aird, former director of European Programs. Aird and Mackey also co-authored a chapter on framing. The book emerged from their co-teaching of Digital Storytelling, a legacy course at Empire State University that was revised as a virtual exchange between students in the U.S. and in Prague, Czech Republic. Mackey was also the keynote speaker for the XI Simposio Internacional, organized by the University of Magdalena in Santa Marta, Colombia. The conference focused on challenges and opportunities with artificial intelligence in education.
Raul Manzano, visiting assistant professor in the School of Arts and Humanities, received a merit award for “Between Good and Evil,” an oil painting, at the 2024 Center for Contemporary Arts National Juried Art Competition in Abilene, Texas.
Jenny Mincin, associate professor in the School for Graduate Studies, was invited to the editorial board for the “Palgrave studies in Disaster and Emergency Management.” The journal provides state-of-the-art summaries of the field of disaster science and emergency management. The series aims to transfer evidence-based scholarship that enables researchers, practitioners, and students to impact science, practice, and policies. Each volume addresses social and global inequities in an effort to reduce human suffering. The series sets an agenda for future research, policy, and practice interventions needed to move scholarship and emergency management forward. The Board is currently soliciting proposals for short volumes or authored monographs and edited collections that address critical topics of concern worldwide. Mincin plans to contribute to the series as well.
Shaun Richman, program director in the School of Arts and Humanities, published “Misjudging Labor” in The New York Review.
Jason Russell, professor in the School of Graduate Studies, was named an external faculty associate of the Global Labor Research Center at York University in Toronto, Canada.
Gayle Stever, professor in the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, published a new book “Parasocial Experiences: Psychological Theory and Application” with co-author David Giles. The book, published with Oxford University Press, presents a combination of theoretical and applied approaches to parasocial relationships.
Lynette Stewart, associate professor in the School of Human Services, was named to “The Qualitative Report” editorial board. Stewart will help carry out the journal’s editorial mission, provide guidance and mentorship to new authors, and review manuscripts along with a team of academic peers and editors.
Nan Travers, director of the Center for Leadership in Credentialing Learning, co-presented “Miles to Go: The Journey of Credential As You Go” at the 2024 Convergence: Credential Innovation in Higher Education in New Orleans, Louisiana.
President Lisa Vollendorf published an Op-Ed on autism-supportive education on the Presidents Forum. Vollendorf discussed Empire State University’s work as an autism-supportive institution and encouraged other university leaders to examine their systems and see how they can better serve learners of all backgrounds and expand access to higher education.
Melissa Wells, director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, authored an issue of the National Association of Special Education Teachers “The Practical Teacher,” “Supporting Students with Disabilities in Transitional Services: Advocating for Post-Secondary Success.”
Melissa Wells, Christine Paige, executive director of Empire Online, Winifred Storms, Interim Coordinator of UG Academic Advising Services, Shannon Pritting, director of library services, open and digital learning assets, and Associate Provost Robert Sanders presented “From the Ground Up: Care and Collaboration through Access and Affordability” at the 86th Annual Association for Continuing Higher Education Conference on October 15, 2024.