Bruce Q. Sun, assistant professor of mathematics, published his paper “The Impact of the Internet on Global Industry: New Evidence of Internet Measurement,” coauthored with Ting T. Huang, in the journal Research in International Business and Finance, 37: 93–112.

The following faculty and staff members have earned an Online Course Design Specialization Certificate from the Instructional Resources Department:

• Geraldine Bard, Professor Emerita, English
• Drew Hemler, Graduate Assistant
• Aimee Levesque, Lecturer, English
• Steve Peraza, Lecturer, History and Social Studies Education
• Christine Taylor, Lecturer, Computer Information Systems
• Jo Yudess, Lecturer, Center for Studies in Creativity
• Ling Zhai, Lecturer, Modern and Classical Languages

The following faculty members have earned an Advanced Online Course Design Specialization Certificate from the Instructional Resources Department:

• Christine Taylor, Lecturer, Computer Information Systems
• Jo Yudess, Lecturer, Center for Studies in Creativity

Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, contributed the chapter "Plasma Testosterone Differences between Suicide Attempters and Community Controls in Both Men and Women of China," coauthored with Cun-Xian Jia, to the book Neurobiology of Men's Mental Health (T. R. Rice and L. Sher, eds.; Nova Science Publishers Inc., 2015; pp. 153–167). Cun-Xian Jia was a visiting scholar to Buffalo State's Center for China Studies in 2013.

Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published his paper "Characteristics of Chinese Rural Young Suicides: Who Did Not Have a Strong Intent to Die," coauthored with Sun Long, in the journal Comprehensive Psychiatry 57: 73–78. Sun Long was a visiting scholar to Buffalo State's Center for China Studies in 2015.

Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published his paper "Offspring Caregivers’ Depression Affected by Intergenerational Disagreements on Preferred Living Arrangement for the Elderly: A Phenomena with Chinese Characteristic," in the Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics 61 (3): 363–370. The article's coauthors are Guo Lihua, Ma Wei, Sha Xiaojuan, Yi Xiangren, Zhang Bingyin, Wang Chunping, and Wang Shumei.

Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published his paper "The Moderating Effect of Social Support on the Relationship between Impulsivity and Suicide in Rural China," coauthored with Lin Lin, in the Community Mental Health Journal 51 (5): 585–590. Lin Lin was a visiting scholar to the Buffalo State Center for China Studies in 2014.

Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published his paper "The Effect of Community Stress and Problems on Psychopathology: A Structural Equation Modeling Study," coauthored with Juncheng Lyu, Hong Shi, and Suzhen Wang, in Comprehensive Psychiatry 65: 24–31.

Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published his paper "Psychological Strains and Suicide Intent: Results from a Psychological Autopsy Study with Chinese Rural Young Suicides," coauthored with Sun Long, Li Han, and Qiong Wu, in the International Journal of Social Psychiatry 61 (7): 677–683. Sun Long and Li Han were visiting scholars to Buffalo State over the past few years.

Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published his paper "Potential Years of Life Lost due to Suicide in China, 2006–2010," coauthored with Sun Long, in the journal Public Health 129 (5): 555–560. Sun Long was a visiting scholar to the Buffalo State Center for China Studies in 2015.

Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published his paper "Insomnia Symptom, Mental Disorder and Suicide: A Case-Control Study in Chinese Rural Youths," coauthored with Sun Long and Xianchen Liu, in the journal Sleep and Biological Rhythms 13 (2):181–188. Sun Long was a visiting scholar to the Buffalo State Center for China Studies in 2015.