Faculty-Staff Achievements
Monica Das, associate professor of economics, published "Understanding the relationship between income inequality and pollution: A fresh perspective
with cross-country evidence" in World Development Perspectives. The paper uses a novel approach to re-examine
the relationship between income inequality and pollution and shows that protecting
the environment can have an added advantage of creating a just and inclusive society.
The article was co-authored by S. Basu of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission
for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
David Howson, senior teaching professor and Arthur Zankel Executive Director of Arts Administration, was one of three expert panelists on a nonprofit board roundtable webinar about
"Leading Your Board Through Executive Transition," presented by BoardStrong.
Vojtech (Vojta) Kejzlar, assistant professor of statistics, delivered an invited talk, titled “Bayesian Uncertainty Quantification of Computer
Models” as part of the Mathematics and Statistics Department colloquium series at
Vassar College on April 22.
Jill Linz, senior instructor of physics, authored an article published in the Journal of the Acoustic Society of America
(JASA), titled “Designing an introductory musical acoustics course using physics education
research techniques and the impact COVID-19 pandemic had on the course structure.”
Christian Howat ’22 and Marley Schmidt ’23, whose support made it possible to adapt
and deliver the course during the pandemic, were both acknowledged in the article.
Jennifer Mueller, associate professor of sociology and director of Intergroup Relations Program (IGR), was recently interviewed on Queens Podcast Lab’s “The Annex Sociology Podcast” and discussed her recent article, “Anticipating White Futures: The Ends-Based Orientation of White Thinking.”
Dennis Schebetta, assistant professor of theater, was featured in the Times Union article “In Skidmore play, robots built by Ballston Spa students kidnap woman.”
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