Faculty and Staff Notes
Ann Cooper Albright Book Review Published in "Times Literary Supplement"
A book review by Professor of Dance Ann Cooper Albright was published May 2, 2025, in the Times Literary Supplement 鈥淒ance Moves: Women鈥檚 choreography as a force for change.鈥 This spring, Cooper Albright performed and taught as a guest artist at UCLA World Arts and Cultures, Ohio State University, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She also hosted a series of podcasts featuring writers from her new edited volume Resistance and Support: Contact Improvisation @ 50 and was featured on the Act/Re/Act podcast hosted by Daniel Burkholder.
Joshua Sperling Essay Published in "Tussle Magazine"
Assistant Professor of Cinema and Media Joshua Sperling published an essay on the visual artist Iliana Ortega in .
Katie Lind Delivered Talk at Syracuse University Project Advance Seminar
Visiting Assistant Professor of Writing and Communication Katie Lind delivered the talk 鈥淐ultivating the Eco-Citizen鈥 at the Syracuse University Project Advance seminar. The presentation offered practical and theoretical considerations for empowering high school and college students to become more environmentally aware and civically engaged. She will deliver the same presentation on May 20 in New York City.
Timothy LeFebvre Sang Title Role at Tri-Cities Opera
Professor of Voice Timothy LeFebvre sang the title role in Verdi鈥檚 Rigoletto with Tri-Cities Opera in Binghmamton, New York, as part of the company鈥檚 75th anniversary season. LeFebvre is a frequent performer with the company, having sung more than 15 leading roles with them during the last 35 years.
Andrew Macomber Awarded Grant from Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program
Assistant Professor of East Asian Religions Andrew Macomber was awarded a subvention grant from the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies (administered by American Council of Learned Societies) for the publication of his book Cadaverous: Postmortem Contagion and Ritual Immunity in Medieval Buddhism (University of Hawaii Press, 2026).
Jeff Witmer to Receive Founders Award
Professor of Statistics Jeff Witmer was selected to receive a , one of five such honorees nationwide for 2025.
Joshua Davidson Papers Published
Assistant Professor of Statistics and Data Science Joshua Davidson published two papers: "" (coauthored with Julene Paul of the University of Texas at Arlington) in the Transportation Research Record; and "" (coauthored by colleagues from Yale University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and University of Pennsylvania) in the Journal of Planning Education and Research.
Marc Blecher Coauthored Book Translation Published
James Monroe Professor of Politics and of East Asian Studies Marc Blecher and Philippe Schmitter published 丕賱爻賷丕爻丞 毓賱賲賸丕: 賲賯丿賲丞 賳賯丿賷丞 (al-Siy膩sa 士Ilman: Muqaddima Naqdiyya) (), the Arabic translation of Politics as a Science (2020).
Nathan DeProspo Receives Best Paper Award
Visiting Assistant Professor of Writing and Communication Nathan DeProspo received the Best Paper Award (Early Career Researchers Category) from the Centre for Research in Posthumanities for the paper "Animality and/as Alterity in (Post)Humanist Thought."
Cindy Frantz Quoted in "Guardian" Article
Professor of Psychology and Environmental Studies Cindy Frantz was quoted in the April 2025 Guardian article 鈥.鈥