Mark Warford, associate professor of modern and classical languages, was featured in the article "Going for 90% Plus: How to Stay in the Target Language," which was published in the October 2012 issue of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages newsletter, the Language Educator.
Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published his article "Coping Skills, Mental Disorders, and Suicide among Rural Youths in China," coauthored with Li Ziyao, in the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 200 (10): 885–890. Li is a Ph.D. student at Shandong University School of Public Health; she visited Buffalo State for the past academic year under the auspices of Zhang.
Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published his article "Factors in the Neighborhood as Risks of Suicide in Rural China: A Multilevel Analysis," coauthored with Cuntong Wang, in the Community Mental Health Journal 48 (5): 627–633. Wang, a sociology professor in Beijing, has been working with Zhang for several years.
Zhang Jie, professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published his article "Psychometric Characteristics of the Duke Social Support Index in a Young Rural Chinese Population," coauthored by Jia Cun-Xian, in the journal Death Studies 36 (9): 858–869. Jia, professor of epidemiology at Shandong University in China, was a visiting scholar to Buffalo State about two years ago.
Ann Emo, assistant professor of theater, designed the costumes for Freud’s Last Session at Geva Theatre Center. Geva is a nationally renowned regional theater located in Rochester, New York. The play, which is directed by Skip Greer and stars Kenneth Tigar and Ron Menzel, relates a conversation between psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud and a young C. S. Lewis on the eve of England's entry into World War II. It runs through November 11.
Michael Johnson, associate professor of modern and classical languages, presented a 90-minute workshop, "Games and Puzzles for the Classical Mythology Classroom," at the 65th Annual Institute and Workshops of the American Classical League, held at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, June 28–30.
A chapter written by Amitra Wall, Susan Mary Paige, and Joe Marren, titled "Race, Class, Gender, and Technology: Questions for the 21st Century," has been accepted for publication in the Routledge International Handbook of Race, Class, and Gender.
Jean Gounard, director of international student affairs and vice president for advocacy of the Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Fulbright Association, spoke on future projects and funding of the Fulbright program at the chapter's fall Fulbright conference, held at Nazareth College in Rochester, New York, on October 5.
A paper by Sue Baldwin, assistant professor of health and wellness, titled "Training Tools for Healthy Schools: Promoting Health and Academic Success; Understanding the 2012 Proposed Updates to the SHI, HECAT, and School Health Guidelines" has been accepted for the International Conference on the Health Risks of Youth, to be held in Costa Rica January 2–5.
Sue Baldwin, assistant professor of health and wellness, was elected in May to a three-year term on the American Association for Health Education (AAHE) board of directors. Baldwin's election comes at a critical time in the field of health promotion and education as major professional health organizations navigate a merger with the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) to unify and solidify the field.