Achievements

Nicolas Malloy, Amy Rock

Geography

Nicolas Malloy and Amy Rock have just published Geospatial Concepts: The Fundamentals of Geospatial Science, a low-cost, interactive text on the foundational knowledge of geospatial science. Topics include cartography, geographic information systems, remote sensing, and mobile mapping with GPS.

This book uses the ePub 3.0 specification, which is natively accessible to screen readers, and allows for many interactive options that enrich the reading experience, such as links to external resources, files, and videos.

To learn more, watch the following video: https://youtu.be/_5l9na4DLyM. The book is available through Amazon.com.

Josh Meisel

Sociology

Josh Meisel gave an invited lecture, "Navigating 'Legal' Cannabis," as part of the Cannabis in Context lecture series at the Hearst Museum of Anthropology at UC Berkeley. This lecture was based on his qualitative work with a student research team examining bad experiences with cannabis edibles and a survey of a national panel. He also attended the First Annual Research Briefing given by the Berkeley Cannabis Research Center.

Leena Dallasheh

History

Leena Dallasheh participated at a symposium, World War II and The Middle East at The Pennsylvania State University, marking 80 years to the outbreak of WWII. She presented a paper entitled "Working Through the War: Palestinian Labor Defying Colonialism," which discussed the rise of Palestinian trade unionism during the war.

Armeda Reitzel

Communication

Armeda Reitzel was one of 26 scholars invited to participate in the National Endowment for the Humanities Institute "Middle Eastern Millennials through Literature, Culture, and Media” at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Arizona in August 2019. She is developing instructional materials on the Middle East for use in intercultural communication courses based on what she learned at the NEH Institute.

Alec Cole, Peter Blickensderfer, Madi Kaisan

Dance, Music & Theatre

Congratulations to HSU Film Students whose films are finalists in the 2019 CSU Media Arts Festival. Alec Cole for his film A TEMPLE TO COMEDY. Peter Blickensderfer and Madi Kaisan for their film DANH TINH.

Karen Davy

Music

Karen Davy, lecturer in the Music Department, was a contributor to an article about the renowned violin pedagogue, Kató Havas, called "A Teacher for All" in the August 2019 edition of The Strad magazine.

Amy Rock

Geography

Dr. Amy Rock was recently appointed to the American Association of Geographers' Committee on the Status of Women in Geography. The focus of this standing committee is to monitor and promote opportunities for women, and identify outstanding mentorship within the discipline.

Dr. Leslie L. Rossman

Communication

Dr. Leslie L. Rossman attended the first Rhetoric Society of America's Project in Power, Place, and Publics summer institute the University of Nevada, Reno where she participated in intensive, immersive, and collaborative research and writing in the academic labor precarity working group.

Alison Holmes, PhD

International Studies

International Studies Program Leader Alison Holmes was invited to be a Visiting Scholar at Sacramento State's Center for California Studies and presented a summary of her sabbatical research in a keynote entitled, “California as nation-state: Inevitable or Innovative?”

The talk was followed by a panel including: Jamie Callahan, Deputy Cabinet Secretary Governor Newsom’s office; Anka Lee, Director of International Relations CA Assembly; and Douglas Smurr, Of Counsel Gordon & Rees Scully Mansukhani (and former head of CA trade office in Mexico City).

Joshua Frye

Communication

Joshua Frye was recently featured on the podcast, HEADSCRATCHER: Making Sense of Young Adulthood. The host of the podcast, Benjamin Laufer, talked with Frye about strategies for effective activism within the contemporary environmental movement and public speaking, among other topics. The podcast is focused on diverse issues relevant to young adults coming of age in the current moment to help inform and inspire the next generation with lessons on leadership, social advocacy, and innovation. Frye appeared on episode 8 within the EXPERT series. The HEADSCRATCHER podcast's episodes are available on iTunes, Spotify, TuneIn Radio app, and other social media platforms.