Zhang Jie, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published the article "Confucian Values, Depression and Suicidal Ideation Among Rural Chinese” in the Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion, 17:1-14. The article’s coauthors were Shuo Dong, and David Lester.
Zhang Jie, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published the article “Suicide Means, Timing, Intent and Behavior Characteristics of the Suicides with Schizophrenia” in Psychiatry Research 306:14267. The article’s coauthor was Juncheng Lyu.
Zhang Jie, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published the article "Were Suicide Deceased More Determined to Die Than Attempters? A Comparison Study Based on Two Psychological Autopsy Studies" in the journal Psychology, Health & Medicine (October 2021). The article’s coauthors were Li Ning and Quin Zhou. Dr. Li Ning was a visiting scholar at Buffalo State College during the 2018–2019 academic year.
Zhang Jie, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published the article "Religion, Strain and Suicidality among Chinese Young Adults” in the Journal of Religion and Health 60 (6): 4537–4555. The article’s coauthors were Bob Lew and Wei Wang. Wei Wang was a visiting scholar at Buffalo State College during the 2018–2019 academic year.
Curtis Haynes, associate professor of economics and finance, will present “Black Political Economy: A Bridge between Economics of Scarcity and Abundance; A Perspective” on Wednesday, February 23, at 2:30 p.m. as part of the webinar “Racial Capitalism and Black Political Economy,” sponsored by the Association for Social Economics (ASE).
ASE fosters research in the relationship between economics and broader questions of human dignity, ethical values, and social philosophy. This webinar in honor of Black History Month brings together a panel of experts to discuss the interconnectedness of race and capitalism, consequences, and potential solutions.
Dr. Haynes’s fellow panelists will be Rhonda Sharpe, from the Women’s Institute for Science, Equity, and Race; and Leon Prieto, from Clayton State University. The moderator will be Jessica Gordon Nembhard, from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Please register online.
Michael Littman, associate professor and chair of the Business Department, was chosen by the American Councils for International Education to participate in the Central Asia University Partnership Program (UniCEN). His application was one of only 10 awarded to USA Scholars and 10 awarded to Central Asia University Scholars of more than 300 applicants received. The goal of this program is to build capacity for substantive international engagement between higher education institutes in the USA and Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan). Dr. Littman will be partnering with Kyrgyz State University in the capital city of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
The project will allow for his spring semester students in BUS 300: International Business to use a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) strategy with partner students at Kyrgyz State University. This project will enhance the cultural knowledge and intercultural communication of Buffalo State students as they work in a global, virtual team to solve a UN Sustainable Development goal of providing clean water.
Dr. Littman previously completed COIL projects with the Amsterdam School of International Business, where he has been a guest professor since 1994, and last year with RMIT, the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia.
In September 2017, he spent time at Nazabayev University in Nur-Sultan (formerly Astana) Kazakhstan as a member of the Planning Committee of the International Project Management Associate World Conference, where he was one of four international scholars who provided closing remarks to the conference. He presented his research paper, "Positive Project Management Change through Ethical Leadership," coauthored with his son, Ezra.
"Impossible Dreams: The Great Gatsby, Bodega Dreams, and the Colonial Difference," an article by Lorna Perez, associate professor of English, has been published in Centro Journal 33 (3), Fall 2021. Centro Journal is the leading peer-reviewed journal of Puerto Rican studies and is a publication of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College.
Zhang Jie, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published the article "Social Exclusion and Psychopathologies of Chinese Floating Populations" in the Journal of Affective Disorders Reports 6 (December 2021): 100263. The article's coauthors were Yilin Ye and Jichao Wang.
Zhang Jie, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published the article "Prediction of Recurrent Suicidal Behavior among Suicide Attempters with Cox Regression and Machine Learning: A 10-Year Prospective Cohort Study" in the Journal of Psychiatric Research 144: 217–224. The article's coauthors were Yan-Xin Wei, Bao-Peng Liu, Xin-Ting Wang, Jie Chu, and Cun-Xian Jia.
Margaret "Maggie" Keef and Andrea Nikischer have been named the 2022 SUNY Online Teaching Ambassadors for Buffalo State College. This honor recognizes exemplary online educators who are both enthusiastic and effective in online teaching while being a positive and strong advocate for online teaching in the SUNY community and at Buffalo State.
Maggie Keef, M.S.Ed., is a full-time lecturer in the Fashion and Textile Technology department who started developing and teaching her online courses in 2013. She serves on Buffalo State's Digital Learning Environment Project Team and Approved Applied Learning Oversight Committee, in addition to the Online Inclusion Committee at Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design. Ms. Keef is a SUNY Online faculty fellow, where she works closely with the instructional design team and also mentors faculty during online course design and development through facilitating discussions within the campus's Online Course Development Series. She also serves on many panels for online presentations including the OSCQR Q&A Session.
Andrea Nikischer, associate professor and interim chair of the Social and Psychological Foundations of Education and Adult Education Department, has taught 100 percent online asynchronous for over 10 years, and she is the program coordinator for Buffalo State's first 100 percent online graduate program, Adult Education. Dr. Nikischer has created a number of new online courses, programs, and microcredentials. She serves on the Buffalo State Online Oversight Committee, coordinated the development of the School of Education’s Online/Hybrid Course Review Process, and has provided a variety of online teaching professional development sessions to Buffalo State faculty and Open SUNY. Dr. Nikischer has produced presentations and publications on important issues in online teaching and learning, including, “Naked Teaching Online: Privileging Touch over Tools in Online Courses” and “Universal Design for Trauma.” She was previously recognized as an “Open SUNY Exemplar Coach and Mentor” and “Open SUNY Experienced Online Practitioner.”
Ms. Keef and Dr. Nikischer will be recognized at the SUNY Online Summit being held virtually February 28–March 4.