Faculty-Staff Achievements

Paul Arciero, professor of health and human physiological sciences, was featured by AARP for his research on the PRISE Lifestyle strategies of nutrition and exercise. They specifically highlighted his research on protein pacing and best time of day to exercise for women and men.

Paul Benzon, associate professor of English, had his interview with artist Kameelah Janan Rasheed reprinted in Amalgam, a journal that explores the intersection of typography, language, and power. 

Joseph Cermatori, associate professor of English, moderated a public, post-show discussion with stage director R. B. Schlather and his artistic collaborators about their production of G. F. Handel's 1725 opera “Rodelinda.” The production premiered Oct. 20 at Hudson Hall in Hudson, New York. Cermatori also served as the project's dramaturg. 

Monica Das, associate professor of economics, published the paper, “Which Way to Go Now? Financing Economic Growth in the Sustainable Development Era” in Asian Development Review.

Evan Mack, senior teaching professor of music, was featured in a story on NPR about his work with We Are Instrumental, an organization that has collected, fixed, and donated hundreds of instruments to schools in northern New York since its founding.

Maria McColl, associate director of institutes and camps, in Skidmore’s Special Programs Office, will serve as a panelist reviewing and rating grant applications for fiscal year 2024 in the upcoming Dance Program of the New York State Council on the Arts. 

Eric Morser, professor of history and faculty director of civic engagement, was interviewed by Hudson Mohawk Magazine about the Saratoga Labor History Digital Archive, a new website connected to his Bridge Experience course on American labor history.

Corinne Moss-Racusin, professor of psychology, is featured in the forthcoming book "Women in Science Now: Stories and Strategies for Achieving Equity." A full chapter in the book is structured around lengthy interviews with Moss-Racusin and includes detailed summaries of research she has conducted at Skidmore.

Murat C. Yildiz, assistant professor of Middle Eastern history, delivered the Harold Seymour Lecture in Sports History at Cornell University. The lecture, titled "Biceps and Balls on the Bosphorus: 'The Ottoman World of Sports'," is connected to his current book project on the creation of a shared sports culture among Muslims, Christians, and Jews in late Ottoman Istanbul.