Faculty-Staff Achievements
Hope Casto, associate professor and chair of the Department of Education Studies, has published a book chapter. The chapter “Rural School-Community Partnerships: Creating Community-Aware Educational
Practices” appeared in The Bloomsbury Handbook for Rural Education in the United States.
Kris Covey, assistant professor of environmental studies and sciences, presented at a National Science Foundation workshop, “Mitigating Climate Change.” The workshop is organized by UIDP and is intended to bolster linkages between universities and industry to solve pressing challenges.
Keelin Hollowood, assistant athletic director, will be inducted into the Greater Capital Region Track
and Field and Cross Country Hall of Fame on Oct. 23. Hollowood, a standout at Saratoga
Springs High School and Providence College, won consecutive championships in the 2,000-meter
steeplechase at the New Balance Outdoor High School Nationals in 2012 and 2013 and
competed for the Blue Streaks on five relay teams that won in national meets. She
ran on the 2013 NCAA championship cross country team at Providence and posted top-10
finishes on the track in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Big East Championships
for four straight years.
Stephen Ives, associate professor of health and human physiological sciences, was invited to the Editorial Advisory Board of the European Journal of Applied Physiology. He is the sole member from a liberal arts college. Ives also authored a research paper published in the Journal of Functional Morphology and
Kinesiology: “Effects of Warm-Up on Sprint Swimming Performance, Rating of Perceived Exertion, and
Blood Lactate Concentration: A Systematic Review.” The research was led by recent graduates Olivia Czelusniak ’21 and Emily Favreau ’21 as their senior thesis project.
Michael Janairo, manager of communications and strategic initiatives at the Tang Teaching Museum, gave a presentation for museum professionals called "Meet the Press: Practical Information When Working With the Media" at the Museum Association of New York Partnership Forum at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake, New York.
Chris Mann, associate professor of political science, spoke to CBS 6 News. In the segment, Mann
said Cuomo may not have the political imagery to run for office again, but he is likely
aiming to be seen as a respected elder statesman in the party in the long run.
Dan Nathan, professor of American studies, published a chapter on “Narrative/s in Sport History” in the Routledge Handbook of Sport History.
Oscar A. Pérez, associate professor of Spanish, co-edited a special issue of the literary studies journal Humanística devoted to the Generación de Medio Siglo, one of the most influential generations of 20th-century Mexican literature. He also published the article titled “‘He Did Not Know Which of the Two Shadows Was His’: A Posthumanist Reading of Amparo Dávila’s First Short Story Collection.” His work highlights the contemporary relevance of Amparo Dávila’s early work, which was recently published in English as “The Houseguest and Other Stories” (2018).
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