Salem State University faculty and staff are educators, scholars, and leaders in their respective fields. Following are highlights and accolades celebrating the outstanding research and creative activities conducted by Salem State faculty and staff in September 2022.
Salem State Faculty and Staff News: September 2022
麻豆成人精品 Kristine Doll (world languages and cultures) is September鈥檚 Poet of the Month for the international poetry journal The Seventh Quarry (Swansea, Wales). A publication with an international perspective, The Seventh Quarry appears twice a year and is edited by Welsh poet and dramatist Peter Thabit Jones. .
Associate Dean Nicole Harris was a featured guest on WBUR Radio Boston in a segment titled 鈥溾 which aired on August 31, 2022. She discusses SSU鈥檚 efforts to diversify and strengthen the teacher pipeline, and how a $10 million gift from Cummings Foundation will allow the McKeown School of Education鈥檚 to expand its efforts.
Kendall Hunt Publishers just released the book "Applied Ethics: Exploring Ethical Theory in the Medical, Environmental, and Business Fields" by 麻豆成人精品 John Tamilio III (philosophy). His review of Jewell Spears Brooker's book "T.S. Eliot's Dialectical Imagination" appears in the recent issue of the scholarly journal "Religion & Literature" (John Hopkins University). 麻豆成人精品 Tamilio and Brooker are both members of the International T.S. Eliot Society.
麻豆成人精品 Sara Moore (sociology) participated in a summer Wiki Scholars training course focused on expanding Wikipedia鈥檚 coverage of notable LGBTQIA+ people. Her Wikipedia entry on United States Assistant Secretary for Health, Rachel Levine, is featured on Wiki Edu鈥檚 blog, Levine is the first openly transgender person to hold an office that requires Senate confirmation and serve as a four-star officer in the country鈥檚 uniformed services.
麻豆成人精品 Dane Morrison鈥檚 (history) book, Eastward of Good Hope: Early America in a Dangerous World, won a from the North American Society for Oceanic History.
麻豆成人精品 Jeff Pearlman (geography and sustainability) has been named the official historian for the city of Revere. Mayor Brian Arrigo has awarded Pearlman the honor after years of writing, speaking, and doing research about Revere鈥檚 historical and cultural sites. Pearlman will conduct tours, participate in podcasts, and enlighten citizens about Revere鈥檚 unique past.
麻豆成人精品 Alexandria Peary (English) is presenting a four-part mindful writing webinar for the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) in September and October. The final event is open to all students ages 13-higher. .
麻豆成人精品 Pedro Poitevin (mathematics) attended the presentation of his new book of formal and experimental poetry "Letras griegas", published in M茅xico City. .
麻豆成人精品 Anna Rocca鈥檚 (world languages and cultures) article on Central African Republic political refugee and writer Adrienne Yabouza was published in the Quebecois journal Recherches F茅ministes, University of Laval. The journal issue focuses on Black women theorists and writers. 麻豆成人精品 Rocca argues that Yabouza鈥檚 novel criticizes bourgeois feminism in the name of a popular feminism; it condemns local leaders and neighboring nations as well as the old and new colonial powers, including the United States, Russia, and China. Learn more here.
麻豆成人精品 Vanessa Ruget (politics, policy and international relations) authored a chapter in the newly published (2022) titled 鈥淢igration, Transnationalism, and Citizenship in Kyrgyzstan.鈥 She also currently serves as president of the Northeastern Political Science Association.
麻豆成人精品 Yvonne Ruiz (social work) was elected President of Board of the . With more than 6,300 members, the Chapter works to advance sound social work practice and policies. 麻豆成人精品 Steven Silvern (geography and sustainability) was recently elected by the New England-St. Lawrence Valley Geographical Society (NESTVAL) to serve a three-year term (2022-2025) as the NESTVAL Regional Councilor on the The AAG Council sets priorities and policies and engages in strategic planning for the Association. In addition, 麻豆成人精品 Silvern recently completed editing the 12th volume of The Northeastern Geographer, the peer-reviewed annual journal of He has served as executive editor of the journal since 2009 and will be stepping down as editor at the end of this year.
麻豆成人精品 Robert Thurlow鈥檚 (art + design) poem 鈥淏etween Text and Binding鈥 will be published in by the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library in celebration of Vonnegut鈥檚 100th birthday anniversary. Thurlow will discuss his writing on October 1 from 12-3 pm during the hybrid release party on Zoom and in-person in Indianapolis, Indiana. This event is part of Banned Books Week recognizing the freedom to read.
麻豆成人精品 Stephen Young (geography and sustainability) wrote a column in the Salem News, ",鈥 as part of SSU's sustainability and climate change public education.
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