Faculty Scholarship & Creative Activity
CCSU faculty consider teaching as their first calling. They are also remarkable scholars and artists. Here is a sampling of scholarly and creative activity during the past year.
Publications
Professors of Reading and
Language Arts Helen Abadiano (editor), Jesse Turner, Lynda Valerie (associate
editors), Teachers
as Literacy Leaders: Bringing About Change in Communities. NERAJ.
Professor of Sociology Stephen Adair, “The Commodification of Information and Social
Inequality.” Critical Sociology
36(No. 2): 243-263.
Professor of Anthropology Abigail Adams, Co-editor with Dr. Timothy Smith, After the Coup: 1954 Guatemalan Coup,
History, and Anthropological Reflections. University of Illinois Press.
Associate Professor of Psychology Carrie
Andreoletti, “The content and consequences of age
stereotypes.” In J. C. Cavanaugh & C. K. Cavanaugh (Eds.), Aging in America: Vol. 1. psychological
aspects of aging (pp. 135-155).
Praeger.
Associate Professor of
Physical Education and Human Performance Jan Bishop, Fitness Through Aerobics, 8th ed. Benjamin Cummings
Publishers.
Assistant Professor of History Kate McGrath, “Royal Madness and the Law: The Role of Anger in Representations of
Royal Authority in Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Anglo-Norman Texts.” In Medieval
Madness and Law, edited by Wendy Turner, 123-145. Brill.
Professor of Criminology and Criminal
Justice Raymond “Chip” Tafrate, Anger Management for
Everyone: Seven Proven Ways to Control Anger and Live a Happier Life,
Impact.
Associate Professor of History John Tully, Ireland and Irish Americans,
1932-1945: The Search for Identity, Irish Academic Press
Assistant Professor of Physical Education
and Human Performance Mike Voight, Mental Toughness
Training for Basketball, Coaches Choice Publishers.
Associate Professor of Finance Zakri Bello, “The
Volatility of Equity Mutual Fund Returns,” North
American Journal of Finance and Banking Research.
Professor of Educational Leadership Karen
Beyard, L.
Torrs-Rodriguez, M.B. Goldstein, “Critical elements of student assistance
programs: A qualitative study.” Children
and Schools, 32, 93-102.
Professor of History Jay Bergman, Meeting
the Demands of Reason: The Life and Thought of Andrei Sakharov, Cornell
University Press.
Assistant
Professor of Teacher Education Barbara Clark and Associate Professor of
Geography Charles Button, “Sustainability Transdisciplinary
Education Model: Interface of art science and the community (STEM).” International Journal of Sustainability in
Higher Education.
Professor of Physics and Earth Sciences
Mark Evans, “Progressive
Forelandward Tectonic Loading During Growth of the Central Appalachian
Fold-and-Thrust Belt: Evidence from Fluid Inclusions,” Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v 41, p.130.
Professors of Psychology Carolyn Fallahi,
Carol Austad, Marianne Fallon, and L. Leishman, “Perceptions of the Recent Virginia Tech
Tragedy,” Journal of School Violence, 8,
120-135.
Associate Professor of Finance Joseph
Farhat, "Market
Efficiency in Emerging Markets: Does the Legal System Matter?" Global Journal of Finance and Economics.
Professor of Philosophy
Eleanor Godway, “The Crisis of the Personal”
Appraisal,” Journal of the Society for Post-Critical and Personalist Studies.
Professor of Philosophy
Pablo Iannone, “Globalization and Latin American Thought,” Blackwell Companion to Latin American Philosophy, Susana
Nuccetelli, Ofelia Schutte, & Otávio Bueno, (eds.). Blackwell.
Professor of Physics and Earth Sciences
Kristine Larsen, “12 Websites for Combating the 2012
Hysteria: Resources and Activities for Educators.” The Classroom Astronomer
#3:10-13, 2010.
Professors of Psychology Laura Levine and
James Conway, “Self-other Awareness and Peer Relationships in Toddlers: Gender
Comparisons,” Infant and Child
Development.
Professor of Modern Languages Antonio García-Lozada, “Identity, Language and Geographical
Spaces: Latino Literature in the United States.” Revue Mosella.
Assistant Professor of Teacher Education
Kurt Love and
A. DeLeon, “Anarchist Theory as Radical Critique: Challenging Hierarchies and
Domination in the Social and “Hard” Sciences. In R. Amster, A. DeLeon, L.
Fernandez, A. Nocella & D. Shannon (eds.), Contemporary Anarchist Studies: An Introductory Anthology of Anarchy in
the Academy. Routledge.
Professor of Psychology Marisa Mealy and WG Stephan, “Empathy in Intergroup
Relations.” In J. M. Levine
and M. A. Hogg (Eds.). Encyclopedia
of Group Processes and Intergroup Relations. Sage.
Professor of Modern Languages Maria
Passaro, “Dal ‘Pascal’ al ‘Kaos’,” Letteratura,
America Oggi.
Assistant Professor of Sociology Fiona
Pearson, “TANF Policy and the Erosion of College
Access for Low-Income Mothers” in Motherhood at the 21st Century:
Experience, Identity, Policy and Agency, edited by Andrea O’Relly. Columbia
University Press.
CSU Professor of Teacher
Education Timothy Reagan, Language Planning and Language Policy
for Sign Languages (vol. 16,
‘Sociolinguistics in Deaf Communities Series’). Gallaudet University
Press.
Assistant Professor of
Manufacturing and Construction Management Linda Reeder, Guide
to Green Building Rating Systems: Understanding LEED, Green Globes, ENERGY
STAR, the National Green Building Standard, and More. John Wiley.
Associate Professor of
Manufacturing and Construction Management Ravindra Thamma, “Estimating Position and Orientation of
an Unmanned Guided Vehicle with Ultrasound and Radio Frequency Sensing.” Journal of Technology Interface. (Special
Edition).
Associate Professor of
Special Education Joan Nicoll-Senft and Professor of Teacher Education Susan
Seider, “Assessing the Impact of the 4Mat Teaching
Model Across Multiple Disciplines in Higher Education. College Teaching, (58)1, 19-27.
Professors of Psychology Bradley M. Waite,
and Laura Bowman,
“Instant Messaging, Multitasking and
Media Use of College Youth: Connections to Impulsiveness and Distractibility.” American Journal of Media Psychology.
Assistant
Professor of Teacher Education Jacob Werblow,
Robinson, Q.L., & Duesbery, L.,
“Regardless of School Size, School Climate Matters: How Dimensions of
School Climate Affect Student Dropout Rate,” in W. Hoy and M. DiPaola’s Analyzing
School Contexts (pp. 191-208).
Information Age Publishing.
Professor
of History Louise Blakeney Williams,
“Yeats in 1914: A Cosmopolitan Modernist and the ‘Great Menace of
Nationalism’,” in Michael Walsh, ed., London, Modernism, and 1914. Cambridge
University Press.
Professor
of History Matthew Warshauer, Andrew Jackson in Context. Nova Science
Publishers.
Assistant Professor of
Manufacturing and Construction Management Haoyu Wang, Frederick W. Werner & Associate Professor of Manufacturing and
Construction Management Ravindra Thamma, An Innovative Application of 3D
CAD for Human Wrist Ligamentous Injury Diagnosis, International Journal of Engineering Research and Innovation.
Presentations
CSU Professor of
Philosophy Felton Best, presented at the
Northeast Group on African American Religion Conference, Providence, RI.
Professor of Philosophy
David Blitz, presented at the Bertrand Russell Society annual conference, McMaster
University, Hamilton, Ontario.
Professor of Art Cassandra Broadus-Garcia, presented at National Conferences of the National Association of African-American Studies, National Association of Hispanic & Latino Studies, National Association of Native American Studies and National Association of Asian Studies, in Baton Rouge, LA
Associate Professor of
Accounting Cheryl Crespi, presented
Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Accounting Association.
Professor of Psychology
Joanne DiPlacido, presented at 31st Annual Meeting of Society of
Behavioral Medicine, Seattle, WA.
Professors of Engineering
and Technology Education Michele Dischino, James Delaura, Patrick Foster, and
David Sianez, presented at American
Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Louisville, KY.
Professors of Management
Information Systems Marianne D’Onofrio, Tomas Jarmoszko, J Lee-Partridge, and
Olga Petkova, presented at Conference on Information Systems Applied Research,
Washington, DC.
Professor of Accounting
Lawrence Grasso, presented at Lean Accounting Summit, Orlando, FL.
Assistant Professor of Mathematical
Sciences Shelly Jones, presented at Annual Meeting of the National Council of
Supervisors of Mathematics, Washington, DC.
Assistant Professor of Modern Languages
Jakub Kazecki,
presented at conference on Belief and Disbelief in the Space between 1914-1945,
Portland OR.
Assistant Professor of Philosophy Audra
King,
presented at North American Society for Social Philosophy’s 26th International
Social Philosophy Conference, Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA.
Professor of Physics and Earth
Sciences Jennifer Piatek, presented at Geographical Society of
America—NE/SE Section Conference.
Professor of Educational
Leadership Olusegun Sogunro, presented at the 2nd International
Conference on Education, Economy, and Society, Paris, France.
Professor of Biomolecular Sciences Thomas
King and E. Adkins, presented at 64th Annual
Eastern College Science Conference, Westchester NY.
Professor of Mathematical Sciences Jeffrey
McGowan,
presented at special session on inverse spectral problems, AMS National
Meeting, San Francisco, January 2010.
Professor
of Sociology Beth Merenstein, presented at
Annual Meetings of the Eastern Sociological Society, Boston, MA.
Professor of Music Carlotta Parr, presented at the 10th International
Society for the Philosophy of Music Education (ISPME) in Helsinki, Finland.
Professor of Modern Languages Carmela
Pesca, presented at the Annual Conference of
the American Association of Teachers of Italian, University of Salento, Lecce,
Italy.
Professor of Mathematical
Sciences Tom Roman, presented at 12th Marcel Grossmann
Meeting on General Relativity and Gravitation, Paris, France, July 2009.
Professor
of Modern Languages Shizuko Tomoda,
presented at Association of Asian Studies New England Regional Conference,
Brown University, Providence, RI.
Professor
of Reading and Language Arts Kenneth Weiss, presented
at Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers, Charlotte, NC.
Professor
of Physics and Earth Sciences Michael Wizevich, presented
at Geological Society of American, Portland OR.
Professor
of Political Science Diana Cohen, presented at
American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada.
Performances
Associate Professor of Music Brian
Kershner,
performed the international premiere of his new work, Bagatelles for Clarinet
and Bassoon at the July 2009 meeting of the International Double Reed Society
in Birmingham, England.
Professor of Music Carl Knox, directed
the CCSU Jazz Ensemble at Villanova Jazz Festival competition, earning three
Outstanding Soloist awards and 2nd place ensemble.
Professor of Music Pamela Perry, conducted concerts with the University Singers in New Britain,
Hartford, and Newtown.
Professor of Music Julie Ribchinsky, principal cellist with the Eastern
Connecticut Symphony for three performances.
Associate Professor of Theatre Kenneth Mooney,
designed critically acclaimed production of “The Lady with all the
Answers,” Theatre Works in Hartford, subsequently moved to Capital Rep
Theatre, Albany, NY
Associate Professor of Theatre Josh Perlstein, reading of “Gathering Shells” in New York at the Abingdon Theatre in November 2009
Exhibition
Associate Professor of Art Mike Alewitz, ArtUp Gallery, Group Show for the G20 Conference, Pittsburgh, PA
Professor of Art James Buxton, Art Works by James Buxton, Dept. of Transportation, Newington, CT
Assistant Professor of Art Tom Edwards, exhibited at Haslem Gallery, Washington DC
Professor of Art Sean Gallagher, Climate Gallery, Long Island City, Queens, New York. “Prolific Impressions: Printmaking Now” Juried by Kelly Driscoll, Associate Professor of Fine Art, Pratt Institute.
Professor of
Mathematical Sciences S. Louise Gould, "Cuboctahedral
Symmetries to Travel," Joint
AMS/MAA Meeting, San Francisco.
Professor of Art Cora Marshall, International Brushstrokes: An Artistic Tapestry of World Cultures by Artists of African Descent, UBS Gallery, Stamford, CT
Professor of Art Mark Strathy, curated Steve DiBenedetto: Recent Paintings. A NY artist who blurs the line between abstraction and narrative.
Professor of Art Ron Todd, An Exhibition titled Meldings at the Downtown Gallery in New Britain. This exhibition was collaboration with Professor of Music Charles Menoche. It consisted of a video/sound environment.
