Faculty-Staff Achievements, April 16, 2025

Yelena Biberman-Ocakli, associate professor of political science, gave two talks on dual-use biotechnology and ran two wargames to gather data for her book project at the U.S. Naval War College (Ethics and Emerging Military Technology Program) in Newport, Rhode Island, and the U.S. Army War College (Department of Strategic Wargaming) in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Hajar Hussaini, visiting assistant professor of English, read her creative work from the anthology “Rumi Roaming: Contemporary Engagements and Interventions” (Guernica Editions, 2025). The anthology was launched virtually on Sunday, April 6, at the Roshan Institute for Persian Studies at the University of Maryland and on Wednesday, February 26, at a one-day symposium at the University of Birmingham.

Bernardo Ramirez Rios, associate professor of anthropology and director of Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx studies, published "The Art of Fernando Valenzuela: Baseball and Chicanx Culture in California" in the book “Sports through the Lens: Essays on 25 Iconic Photographs” (University of Texas Press, 2025).

Mike Salisbury, environmental service technician, was the focus of a piece on Spectrum News, “Winning over nerves, man goes from college custodian to community DJ,” about his work as a community DJ on Skidmore College’s station WSPN 91.1 FM.

Rodrigo Schneider, associate professor of economics, co-authored a paper published in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, “Natural disasters and voting behavior under authoritarian regimes: Evidence from the Brazilian shrimp vote,” examining the relationship between natural disasters and increased voter support for authoritarian regimes.