Thomas Reigstad, professor emeritus of English, presented “More Eyes: Everybody Needs an Editor” as an invited speaker at the third annual Indie Author Day, held at the Downtown Central Library on October 13. Indie Author Day is a national effort to connect writers with public libraries during a day of presentations, panel discussions, writing, and open mics. The library showcased more than 50 local authors and presentations by four local publishing experts.

Amy Crockford, lecturer in the Speech-Language Pathology Department, published her first children’s book, My Happy Place, which chronicles the experiences of a 10-year-old deaf girl. Ms. Crockford is a course instructor for SLP 101 and SLP 102, American Sign Language 1 and 2. She will host a family-friendly book-signing event on Saturday, September 22, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Flight of Five Winery, 2 Pine Street, in Lockport. September is National Deaf Awareness Month.

Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published his paper "Features for Medically Serious Suicide Attempters Who Do Not Have a Strong Intent to Die: a Cross-Sectional Study in Rural China," coauthored with Sun Long and Dorian Lamis, in the journal BMJ Open 8 (9): 1–6. Dr. Sun was a visiting scholar at Buffalo State in the 2014–2015 academic year.

Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published his paper "Suicide Acceptability and Suicide Attempt: A Case-Control Study with Medically Serious Suicide Attempters Aged 15 to 54 Years in Rural China," coauthored with Sun Long, in the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 206 (9): 694–698. Dr. Sun was a visiting scholar at Buffalo State in 2014–2015.

Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published his paper "Early Warnings for Suicide Attempt among Chinese Rural Population" in the Journal of Affective Disorders 238: 353–358. The study's coauthors were Juncheng Lyu, Yingying Wang, and Hong Shi.

Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, and Dwight A. Hennessy, chair and professor of psychology, published their study "Psychological Strains and Psychological Distress among Chinese Rural Migrant Workers," coauthored with Shuzheng Ren, in the Asian and Pacific Migration Journal 27 (2): 231–241. Dr. Shuzheng was a visiting scholar to the Center for China Studies at Buffalo State for his Ph.D. training in 2016–2017.

Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published his paper "How to Integrate Proxy Data from Two Informants in Life Event Assessment in Psychological Autopsy" in the journal BMC Psychiatry 18 (1): 115. The study's coauthors were Wang Youqing and Fang Le. Dr. Fang Le was a visiting scholar with the Buffalo State Center for China Studies in 2008–2009 and 2015–2016.

Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published his paper "Linking Psychological Strain and Suicide Ideation: A Test of the Mediating Effect of Self-Determination Among Chinese Workers" in the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 206 (5): 362–369. The study's coauthors were Yuxin Liu, Jianwei Zhang, and Chen Chen.

Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published his paper "The Impact of Negative Life Events on Attempted Suicide in Rural China," coauthored with Liu Yanzheng, in the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 206 (3): 187–194.

Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published his paper "Social Support as a Mediator of Physical Disability and Depressive Symptoms in Chinese Elderly" in the Archives of Psychiatric Nursing 32 (2): 256–262. The study's coauthors were Xie Hui, Wenjia Peng, Yang Yang, Dan Zhang, Yaoyao Sun, Menglian Wu, Jihui Jia, and Yonggang Su.