Professor Rosemarie Sokol Chang (Psychology, Evolutionary Studies) co-edited “Evolution’s Empress: Darwinian Perspectives on the Nature of Women,” published by Oxford University Press. This book, co-edited with Maryanne Fisher (St. Mary’s University) and Justin Garcia (The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University) includes cutting-edge research on the interface of evolutionary psychology and feminist perspectives on humanity. Read more here.
Campus News
- New Paltz selects Interim Dean of the School of Business
- SUNY New Paltz picked as site for Governor Cuomo’s NYS Master Teacher Program
- Dr. Hamilton Stapell Named 2012-13 Teacher of the Year for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- New Paltz ranked second in list of top 50 affordable colleges
- New Paltz names Nicolette Glebatis as class of 2013 valedictorian
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Awards, Honors, Appointments and Recognition
Professor Vicki Tromanhauser (English) has won the Andrew J. Kappel Prize in Literary Criticism for her article “Mrs. Dalloway’s Animals and the Humanist Laboratory” forthcoming in Twentieth-Century Literature. Professor Eve Waltermaurer (Sociology) has received a $12,104 grant from Family of Woodstock for her project titled, “Evaluation of Ulster County’s Juvenile Justice Alternative to Juvenile Detention.” Waltermaurer has also received a $7,755 grant from Council on Addiction Prevention and Education (CAPE) for her project titled, “Council on Addiction Prevention and Education Youth Risk Survey.” Professor Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro (Geography) has received a $7,214 grant from SUNY/RF Sustainability Fund for his...
Publications
Professor Sarah Wyman (English) published an article on East/West literary politics titled, “Facing Problems of Representation in Robert Olen Butler’s ‘Open Arms’ and ‘Letters from my Father,’” in Amerikastudien/American Studies, the official journal of the German Association for American Studies.
Awards, Honors, Appointments and Recognition
Professor Laura J. Dull (Secondary Education) has been awarded 2013 Spring Fellowship for study in Korea. This fellowship, provided by the Korea Society, involves a 10-day history and cultural tour of Korea.
Publications
Professor Aaron Haselton (Biology) coauthored a review article titled, “The Adult Dipteran Crop: A Unique and Overlooked Organ,” in the Annual Review of Entomology (2013). This review was written with Professor John Stoffolano Jr. (University of Massachusetts at Amherst). Professor Emeritus Ronald Knapp (Geography, Asian Studies) authored “The Peranakan Chinese Home: Art & Culture in Daily Life,” with photography by A. Chester Ong, which was published in December 2012. Professor Emeritus Lee Cahn co-authored, with Professor Emeritus Ruth Anna Abigail (Azusa Pacific University) a chapter titled, “Working with You Is Killing Me: Learning How to Effectively Handle Workplace Conflict,”...
Awards, Honors, Appointments and Recognition
Professor Tom Meyer (Secondary Education) has received a $1,000 grant from Ulster County Community Foundation for his project titled, “HVWP Young Writers’ Program.” Professor Emeritus Gerald Sorin has won the 2012 National Jewish Book Award (NJBA) for Biography for his book “Howard Fast: Life and Literature in the Left Lane” (Indiana University Press, 2012). An award ceremony will be held at the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan on March 14 at 8 p.m. Sorin will discuss his book at two events on campus: in the Honors Center on Feb. 21 at 5 p.m., and at the Elting Memorial...
Publications
Professor Sarah Wyman (English) has published a chapter, Charting the Body: Percival Everett’s Corporeal Landscapes in re:f (gesture) in the book, “Perspectives on Percival Everett,” edited by Keith Mitchell and Robin Vander (University Press of Mississippi, 2013).
Awards, Honors, Appointments and Recognition
Professor kt Tobin-Flusser, assistant director of the Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO), has received a $219,434 grant from New York State Water Resources Institute at Cornell University for her project titled, “Planning & Implementing Green Infrastructure to Improve Watershed Resiliency in the Saw Mill Brook Watershed and Village of New Paltz.” Professor Stacie Nunes (Physics) has received a $90,000 grant from Orange County Community College (OCCC) for her project titled, “Subcontract from SUNY Orange (OCCC) : Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge.” Professor Praowpan Tansitpong (Business) has successfully completed a degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Management...
Student artwork and faculty essay published in “Keep Delete”
Digital illustrations by undergraduate graphic design students in Professor Amy Papaelias’s (Art) Spring 2012 Interaction Design, an upper-level course in the Graphic Design Program, were selected for publication in “Keep Delete: turning messages into keepsakes” (October 2013, CreateSpace) by Andrea Wilkinson, Lecturer at the Media, Arts, Design faculty in Limburg, Belgium. “Keep Delete” is about turning digital messages on the verge of being forgotten, deleted, outdated, or even lost into tangible artifacts. The publication includes more than 100 designed artifacts from designers, students, and artists from around the world and essays from designers reflecting on the relationship between design...