The following poems by Peter Grieco, lecturer, College Writing Program, have been published over the last six months or are forthcoming: “Now There’s the Internet,” in Blue Collar Review (2008); “C Cleft,” in HazMat(2008); “White Out,” in Confrontation: A Literary Journal(2008); “Potluck” and “Psalm Something,” in The Fifteen Project (2008); “Otopathy,” in Black Book Press 34(January 2008); “Six Incidents” and “Triptychs,” in Black Robert Journal (February 2008); “Two Philosophers on the Pathless Ocean,” in The Beatnik Cowboy 13(December 2007); “Notes on Slam Dunks,” in Timber Creek Review (2008); “Draft of Political Cantos,” inSituations 2 (2008); “Frost Flowers” and “Tarot,” in The Cynic Online Magazine (2008); “Pittston,” in Italian Americana (Spring 2008); “On Streets of Dreams,” inThe Armchair Aesthete (Fall/Winter 2007); “Likyan Cities,” in Wolf Man Journal (Spring 2008); “Ji-Young’s Diary” and “Postscript,” in Poetry Revolt (2007); “Rhythms,” in Ship of Fools (2007); and “Inside the Cathedral,” in Aquapolis (June 2007).

Lisa Berglund, associate professor, English, has been awarded two highly competitive fellowships: a Michael J. Connell Fellowship at the Huntington Library (July 2008) and a Donald and Mary Hyde Fellowship for the Study of Dr. Samuel Johnson and his Circle at the Houghton Library at Harvard (2009). Berglund will be working on editions of the works of Johnson’s friend and biographer Hester Lynch Piozzi and researching annotations in early-nineteenth-century dictionaries.

Robert Wood, professor, Design, has put together a solo exhibition of recent clay, glass, and mixed-media sculptures that was originally exhibited at the Arthur Butcher Gallery at Concord University in Athens, West Virginia, October 11–November 9, 2007. In conjunction with the invitational exhibition, Wood presented an artist workshop and slide lecture on his work. The exhibition traveled to the Pierce Art Gallery at West Virginia University Institute of Technology, in Montgomery, West Virginia, November 12–December 1, where he also gave an artist slide lecture on his artwork. The exhibition was then picked up by the Sisson Art Gallery at Henry Ford Community College, in Dearborn, Michigan, January 14–March 10, where Wood will give an artist workshop this month. Other recent activities include an invitational outdoor sculpture installation in the Brodie Sculpture Garden at SUNY Geneseo. In February, Wood was co-juror for the 100 American Craftsmen exhibition that will take place at the Kenan Center in Lockport this summer.

John Thompson, associate professor, Computer Information Systems, presented an online workshop, “Dynamic Collaboration, Discussion and Facilitation Practices,” with two instructors from other colleges for the Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C) February 27–March 7.

John Song, Professor, Criminal Justice, is the lead author on an article titled “Perceptions of Policing: A Comparison of Vietnamese and Latino Immigrant Communities,” with Guadalupe Vidales and John Dombrink, published in Law Enforcement Executive Forum 8 (1): 85–107. Song also coauthored a paper with Doris Chu of Arkansas State, “Chinese Immigrants’ Perceptions of the Police in Toronto, Canada,” which has been accepted for publication in Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, published by the University of Cincinnati.

Zhang Jie, professor, Sociology, and director, Center for China Studies, published his article “Psychological Tensions Found in Suicide Notes: A Test for the Strain Theory of Suicide,” coauthored with David Lester, in theArchives of Suicide Research 12 (1): 67–73.

Susan Mary Paige, Lecturer, Exceptional Education, co-presented “‘Stop Talking Smart’ and Other Stories from the Working Class,” with Gillian Richardson, executive director of the Literacy Empowerment Action Program (LEAP) of WNY, at the LEAP Professional Development Seminar on Twenty-First-Century Literacy, in Buffalo on March 1.

Jill Norvilitis, associate professor, Psychology; and
Zhang Jie, professor, Sociology, and director, Center for China Studies, published their article “Self-Reported Symptoms of ADHD Among College Students in China and the United States” in the Journal of Attention Disorders 11 (5): 558–567. Coauthors on the article were Travis Ingersoll, an undergraduate student in psychology, and Jia Shuhua, a visiting scholar to Buffalo State from China.

Eileen Merberg, retention and leadership specialist, Residence Life, presented two workshop sessions at the Western New York Student Leadership Conference, held at UB on February 23: “Facilitating Trust Through Effective Group Behavior” and “The Leadership Practices Inventory: How to Turn Challenging Opportunities into Remarkable Success.” Twenty students from Buffalo State attended this regional conference.

Susan Hall, lecturer, Educational Foundations, successfully defended her dissertation for her Ph.D. in higher education administration from the University at Buffalo in December. Her dissertation was titled “Faculty Attitudes and Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Traditional Versus Distance Methods of Delivery in Pre-Service Business Education Programs.”