Faculty Staff Achievements Sept. 10, 2025
Adrian Bautista, dean of students and vice president for student affairs; Carly Connors, executive director of alumni engagement; Ben Harwood, lead instructional technologist of IT-Learning Experience Design and Digital Scholarship Support (LEDS); Katie Hauser, associate professor and associate chair of art history; Xiaoshuo Hou, professor and chair of sociology; Rachel Mann Rosan, teaching professor and field placement coordinator of psychology; and Shannon Rodriguez, executive director of the Career Development Center, participated in the , a program designed to advance initiatives around career preparation, general education, and high-impact practices.
Yelena Biberman-Ocakli, associate professor of political science, published 鈥溾�� in the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs and on militarization to the Department of Defense "Strategic Multilayer Assessment."
Tory Chase, visiting assistant professor of environmental studies and sciences, co-authored 鈥�,鈥� published in Coral Reefs.
Marc Conner, president and professor of English, chaired a panel and presented a paper on 鈥淣ew Work in Ralph Ellison Studies鈥� at the American Literature Association conference in Boston on May 23.
David Domozych, professor emeritus of biology and former director of the Skidmore McGraw Microscopy Imaging Center, co-authored 鈥�,鈥� published in Current Biology. The article explores green algae as model systems for understanding environmental stress in plants.
Catherine J. Golden, professor of English, published three articles: 鈥淒istillation: The Artistry of William Grill鈥� in Illustration Magazine; 鈥淏ig Cat, Little Cat, Big Cat, Little Cat: A Story of Loss and Love鈥� in Oh Reader; and 鈥溾�� in Visualizing Objects, Places, and Spaces: A Digital Project Handbook. In July, she presented 鈥淭he Victorian Language of the Flowers鈥� at the Saratoga County History Center in Ballston Spa and 鈥淭hose Scandalous Victorians鈥� at Wiawaka Center for Women in Lake George.
Jason Ohlberg, associate professor and chair of dance, contributed the chapter 鈥溾�� to Stories We Dance / Stories We Tell, published by McFarland Press. He also presented on a panel about the project at the Dance Studies Association鈥檚 annual conference in Washington, D.C.
Ryan Overbey, associate professor and chair for religious studies, presented a paper at the International Association of Buddhist Studies conference in Leipzig, Germany, on a panel on Buddhist studies and digital humanities.
Robert ParkeHarrison, professor and chair of art, was featured at through Maine Media College with Witnessland, a photography exhibition created with Shana ParkeHarrison. The show presented 25 years of work, including The Architect鈥檚 Brother, recent projects and sculpture. Their exhibition, Mending the Earth, will be featured at the 2025 Biennial in Paris from Sept. 11 through Oct. 12 at L鈥橝cad茅mie du Climat. Their surreal, staged photographs explore humanity鈥檚 impact on nature.
Rodrigo Schneider and Smriti Tiwari, both associate professors of economics, published a paper, 鈥�" in Economics and Politics. The study found that proximity to refugee shelters in Boa Vista, Brazil, was associated with increased support for right-wing candidates in the 2018 elections.
Michael Swellander, assistant teaching professor of world languages and literatures, published "," a collection of translated primary documents on the political, poetic, and historiographical importance of cultural journalism in 19th-century Germany. The volume includes critical introductions by more than 20 scholars in German studies, media studies, and related fields.
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