Faculty-Staff Achievements
Paul Arciero, professor of health and human physiological sciences, will present at the Second International Conference on Neuroprotection by Drugs, Nutraceuticals and Physical Activity, which will be held online Dec. 9-10.
Jordana Dym, professor of history, has published a new book, “Mapping Travel: The Origins and Conventions of Western Journey MapsBrill Research Perspectives in Map History” (Leiden: Brill, 2021). Drawing on a thousand years of European travel writing and map-making, Dym suggests maps in the 15th century emerged as tools for Europeans to support and report the results of land and sea travel. With each succeeding generation, linear journey maps have become increasingly common and complex, responding to changes in forms of transportation and print technology.
Catherine Golden, professor of English, is the author of "Differently Abled, Differently Drawn: Changing Views of Disability in The Little Lame Prince," published in Illustration Magazine 68 (Summer 2021).
Sara Lagalwar, associate professor and director of the Neuroscience Program, has published the
article “Intercellular Propagation and Aggregate Seeding of Mutant Ataxin-1” in the Journal of Molecular Neuroscience with Haoyang Huang ’20, Nicholas Toker ’15,
Eliza Burr ’17, Jeff Okoro ’18, Maia Moog ’14 and Casey Hearing ’14.
Pushkala Prasad, professor of management, delivered an invited seminar on Hermeneutics as a Research
Methodology at the Design and Sustainability Research Center at the Federal University
of Parana in Brazil in November.
David Read, senior lecturer in computer science, is quoted in the Times Union article “Albany marked a crypto-hiring standout, primed for becoming a hub.”
Denise Smith, professor of health and human physiological sciences, has received the Order of
Merit Military Firefighters Department of the Federal District Emperor Dom Pedro II
award, given to individuals that provide outstanding service to Brazilian military
firefighters. Smith received the award for her contributions to the field of firefighter
physiology and her research partnership with the Brazilian fire service. Her research
has increased understanding of the risks associated with firefighters’ occupational
activity and has helped decrease the risk of firefighters’ death worldwide.
David A. Snider, lecturer of arts administration, is publishing a new book. In “Managing Arts Organizations” (Rowman & Littlefield, January 2022), Snider provides a playbook for navigating
arts management in a new era and seeks to inspire a new generation of arts managers.
Many of the ideas from the book were developed in the classroom at Skidmore.
Bob Turner, associate professor and chair of political science, and his Scribner Seminar were featured
in the Foothills Business Daily article “Skidmore polling: Dalton took votes from Kim. West lost votes to lawsuit.”
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