Accomplishments: College of Liberal Arts
Lynn Comella (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) has been elected co-chair of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies Adult Film History Scholarly Interest Group. Her three year term begins in July. She is an associate professor of gender and sexuality studies.
Jes煤s Galindo, Manuel Rodr铆guez and Lizette Arellano (all World Languages and Cultures) presented, respectively, the papers 鈥淓l homosexual y el revolucionario en El beso de la mujer ara帽a,鈥 鈥淣iebla: La voz masculina y sus interlocutoras femeninas,鈥 and 鈥淓l vencimiento del hombre blanco por la mujer negra en Maldito amor de Rosario Ferre鈥 at the鈥
Tracy Johnson and Alysse Chavez (both Liberal Arts) presented at the 2018 National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Region 9 Conference in Santa Rosa, California. They presented "But, Nobody Told Me! Addressing Information that is Not Heard Through the Grapevine." The presentation focused on the familiar phrase from students, 鈥渂ut鈥
Margaret Harp (World Languages and Cultures) presented the paper "Les Heures et les Psaumes: Navigating the Third Religious War in Le Printemps d'Yver" at the annual conference of the Renaissance Society of America, which took place in New Orleans earlier this moth. She also chaired one conference panel session.
Susan Byrne (World Languages and Cultures) presented the paper "Ficino's Plotinian Metaphysics in Early Modern Spanish Poetics" during the Renaissance Society of America (RSA) conference held in New Orleans earlier this month. She also chaired three conference sessions, and completed her three-year term as Discipline Representative in鈥
John M. Bowers (English) delivered the keynote lecture "J.R.R. Tolkien and the Pardoner's Tale" earlier this moth for the 6th Biennial ASU Chaucer Celebration sponsored by the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Arizona State University.
Jennifer Reed (Sociology) was interviewed for an episode titled, 鈥淓cosexuality鈥 on the new series, Slutever. It first aired March 21 on Viceland, a cable TV channel from VICE media. In her dissertation, Reed, a Ph.D. candidate, analyzes the ecosexual movement as a case study of intersectional activism. Her segment is available online.
Rebecca Gill (Women's Research Institute of Nevada and Political Science) delivered the keynote address at the 13th annual Nevada Women's Hall of Fame reunion earlier this month. The event honored the 2018 inductees, as well as the 2018 Pioneer Award Honoree, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman. In her speech, Gill discussed the progress of women in鈥
Barbara Roth (Anthropology) is the author of the book Agricultural Beginnings in the American Southwest, which was awarded the 2017 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award in Anthropology/Archaeology. The book synthesizes current data on the introduction of domesticated plants and an agricultural way of life to U.S. Southwest.
Simon Gottschalk (Sociology) was interviewed by KNPR on his new book, The Terminal Self: Everyday Life in Hypermodern Times.
Elizabeth M. Lawrence (Sociology) and co-authors recently published their article "Residential Mobility Across Early Childhood and Children鈥檚 Kindergarten Readiness" in Demography.
Matthew Le Claire (Liberal Arts), Erdogan Kaya (Education), and Michael Isaacs (Life Sciences) are this year's recipients of the Graduate College's Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Awards.
1st Place - Matthew Le Claire (College of Liberal Arts)
2nd Place - Erdogan Kaya (College of Education)
3rd Place - Michael Isaacs (School of Life鈥