Faculty-Staff Achievements, March 28, 2016
Publications and Exhibitions
Robert Boyers
Robert Boyers, professor of English and editor of Salmagundi, had an essay titled in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
David Domozych
David Domozych, professor of biology, was co-author of a paper titled in the February issue of the journal PLOS ONE. The paper describes the evolution, distribution and role of extensins, a group of
cell wall proteins in green algae and plants.
Karen Kellogg
Karen Kellogg, associate professor of environmental studies and director of sustainability, co-authored
an article with Caroline Hobbs '16 titled in the online journal Solutions, Volume 7, Issue 1.
Jon Ramsey
Jon Ramsey, former dean of studies, had published (Bedford/St. Martin's Press). The book is a compilation of a wide variety of scenarios
Ramsey created for his business writing classes at the University of California at
Santa Barbara.
Linda Simon
Linda Simon, professor emerita of English, has had an essay, titled published in Girls' Series Fiction and American Popular Culture by Lexington Books.
Activities
Penny Jolly
Penny Jolly, professor of art history, has had a busy schedule. She delivered a lecture titled
"Dressing Renaissance Bodies: Metaphors and Meanings" for the Society for Study of
Women in the Renaissance, at CUNY Graduate Center in NYC. Her article "Cultural Representations:
Head and Body Hair in Medieval Art" will be published in A Cultural History of Hair from . Finally, she recently completed a review of the Art History Department at Drew University
in Madison, N.J.
A.J. Schneller
A.J. Schneller, visiting assistant professor of environmental studies, published a new book chapter
titled "Writing Letters to the Editor to Promote Environmental Citizenship and Improve
Student Writing" in (Springer, 2016, L. Byrne Ed.).
Natalie Taylor, associate professor of government, delivered a lecture titled on March 18 at Lee University in Cleveland, Tenn.
In the News
Anthony Holland
The cancer research of Anthony Holland, associate professor of music, was featured in a story titled in the website About.com.
Mimi Hellman
Mimi Hellman, associate professor of art history, was quoted in the article on the website Archinect.
David Karp
David Karp, professor of sociology and director of Skidmore’s Project on Restorative Justice,
was interviewed for an article titled in the journal Education News.
Christopher Mann
Christopher Mann, assistant professor of government, was quoted in the story in the Las Vegas Sun.
Corinne
Moss-Racusin
A study by Corinne Moss-Racusin, assistant professor of psychology, was cited in an article titled in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Sheldon Solomon
Sheldon Solomon, professor of psychology, was interviewed for an article titled on the WBUR website. The article was based on a talk he gave at the Boston Museum of Science. Solomon was also quoted in a Schenectady Sunday Gazette article titled (Gazette story is behind a paywall).
The Alma Thomas exhibition currently open at the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery
was featured in The New York Times (online and print) .
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