Faculty-Staff Achievements
Ian Berry, the Dayton Director of the Tang Teaching Museum, was the master of ceremonies at
an event dedicating honoring artist Ellsworth Kelly and his distinctive style of abstraction.
Dan Nathan, professor of American studies, attended a plenary session at the North American
Society for Sport History annual meeting, held this year in Boise, Idaho. He also
recently reviewed the documentary film “Ted Williams: ‘The Greatest Hitter Who Ever
Lived’ ” (2018) for the June issue of the Journal of American History.
Monica Raveret Richter, associate professor of biology, published an article in the spring issue of the
environmental magazine Orion. The article, “,” explores philopatry — the tendency to return to or remain in a place — and the
dilemmas it presents on a changing planet. 
Joan Ann Swanson, assistant professor of education studies, wrote a chapter, “Technology as Skin,”
in the book “Digital Technology: Advances in Research and Applications,” to be released
in January 2020 by Nova Publishing.
Also, a paper by Swanson and Christine Reilly, assistant professor of computer science and The Charles Lubin Family Chair for Women
in Science, has been accepted for publication and presentation at the 2019 Frontiers
in Education (FIE) Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. "A Case Study in Constructivist
Pedagogy in a Computer Organization Course" will be presented at FIE, an international
conference for engineering and computer science education.
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