Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published his paper "The Association between Psychological Strains and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from Medical Staff in China" in the Journal of Affective Disorders 260: 105–110. The paper's coauthors were Sibo Zhao, Jie Zhang, Yanzheng Liu, Haoyi Ji, and Bob Lew. Sibo Zhao and Haoyi Ji were recent visiting scholars to Buffalo State College.

Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, and coauthors Wang Jichao and Wei Yan published their paper "Relative Income and Subjective Well-Being of Urban Residents in China" in the Journal of Family and Economic Issues 40 (4): 673–680.

Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published his paper "Suicide Reduction in China" in the American Journal of Public Health 109 (11): 1533–1534. AJPH is one of the world's foremost journals in public health.

Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published his paper "Who Gains More? The Relationship between Parenthood and Well-Being" in the journal Evolutionary Psychology 17 (3). The paper's coauthors were Quanlei Yu, Lin Zhang, Qiuying Zhang, Yafei Guo, Shenghua Jin, and Jianwen Chen.

Wendy Mornelli, senior manager of applied research and training, and Robin Coffey, senior training coordinator, with the Institute for Community Health Promotion/Learning, Engagement, and Development Services (ICHP/LEADS), presented at the New York Public Welfare Association Winter Conference in Albany on January 22. The presentation focused on self-care, organizational supports for self-care, and the importance of self-care, especially for human services professionals, and was based on a literature review and some limited data gathering from social service districts within New York state. LEADS partnered with Catherine Mazzotta, assistant professor of social work at Buffalo State, who served as the lead researcher and primary author of the related white paper, "Worker Self-Care as a Service Delivery Best Practice." The research, paper, and conference presentation were sponsored by the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance.

Mark K. Warford, associate professor and chair of the Modern and Classical Languages Department, received a master of arts in Spanish translation and interpreting, with certificates in literary translation and health care interpreting, from the University of Texas, Río Grande Valley, in fall 2019. His GPA was 4.00/4.00.

Carol Beckley, associate professor of theater and assistant director of the honors program, has been accepted by Faculty Guild as a SUNY representative fellow in a semester-long OER (open educational resources) asynchronous online “teaching circles” program. As a Faculty Guild fellow, Dr. Beckley will spend time weekly focusing on improved pedagogy and teaching practice around OER with peers from across the SUNY network.  

Arjun K. Pathak, assistant professor of physics, along with other collaborators, has published three peer-review articles:

“Magnetic and Transport Behaviors of Non-centrosymmetric Nd7Ni2Pd,” in AIP Advances (American Institute of Physics) MMM2020 (1);

“Extreme Ultraviolet Time- and Angle-Resolved Photoemission Setup with 21.5 meV Resolution using High-Order Harmonic Generation from a Turn-Key Yb:KGW Amplifier,” in the Review of Scientific Instruments 91 (1); and

“Managing Hysteresis of Gd5Si2Ge2 by Magnetic Field Cycling,” in the Journal of Applied Physics 126 (24).

Joseph Zawicki, associate professor of earth sciences and science education, was named 2019 Citizen of the Year by the Erie Niagara Chapter of the New York State Society of Professional Engineers. The award recognizes Dr. Zawicki's lifetime efforts in the STEM fields, particularly his leadership as president of the executive board of WNY STEM Hub.

The Erie Niagara Chapter of NYSSPE is a professional organization of licensed engineers in several disciplines (civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, environmental, industrial). The chapter’s outreach includes working to expose primary and secondary students to the STEM fields in order to build interest in careers in science, math, and engineering. It has also been working to create student chapters that would expose college students to the engineering profession and impart the need for professional licensing.

The University Police Department held its annual awards ceremony on January 13, recognizing the following members of UPD for their outstanding police work, as well as members of the campus community and law enforcement partners for their assistance to the University Police Department:

SUNY Police Chiefs Association 2019 Professionalism Award
Lieutenants Daniel R. Harris and Willard C. Moreland
Investigators Steven W. Cahoon and Renee M. Polniak
Officers Steven M. Buscaglia, James M. Fitzgerald, Edward A. Helling, Scott K. Richards, James R. Urbanski, and R. John Wood
Staff Assistant Darlene M. DiCesare

Buffalo State UPD Excellent Police Service Award
Lieutenant Willard C. Moreland and Officer James R. Urbanski

Buffalo State UPD Meritorious Police Service Award
Officers Brian J. Bidell, Robert B. Fletcher, and Hadeel Z. Karzoun

Erie County Stop DWI Award
Officer Edward A. Helling

UPD Appreciation Award
Therese M. Locher of Buffalo State’s Procurement Services
Marcia S. Sypniewski and Joyce C. Sniegowski of Buffalo State’s Facilities Business Operations
Marlaine Hoffmand and Stuart Weissman of the Erie County Central Police Services Information Services
Crime Analysts Kathryn Billanti and Jenna Dutko of the Erie Crime Analysis Center

Harris Family Student Personal Safety Achievement Award
UPSA Coordinator Pharo V. Inwang II