Faculty and Staff Notes
Cindy Frantz Gives Talks at Miami University
Professor of Psychology and Environmental Studies Cindy Frantz presented two talks in Oxford, Ohio, in October: 鈥淣urturing Nature鈥 at the Lane Library Oxford, as part of the Big Read, and 鈥淩econnecting to Nature through Technology鈥 at Miami University.
Darla French Gives Presentations at Conference in St. Louis
Lecturer and Lab Coordinator in Biology Darla French attended the National Association of Biology Teachers鈥, where she gave on topics related to enhancement of teaching and learning in her department鈥檚 200-level core courses. The NABT conference gathers more than 1,500 high school and college biology faculty for three days of sessions on pedagogical trends and methods in biology education.
Jo Line Recent Book Published
Program Director for Community-Engaged Research and Learning and Lecturer Jo Line authored the book, which will be published by Routledge on November 7.
Joshua聽Davidson Participates in Panels at Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning
Assistant Professor of Data Science and Computer Science Joshua Davidson took part in two panels at the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Meeting in October: one on "Navigating the Complex Dynamics of Accessibility, Safety, and Mobility for Vulnerable Road Users" and a second on "Navigating the Academic Job Market."
Nathan DeProspo Coauthored Article Published in "Rhetoric Society Quarterly"
Visiting Assistant Professor of Writing and Communication Nathan DeProspo coauthored the article 鈥,鈥 recently published in Rhetoric Society Quarterly. The piece will appear in an upcoming forum on Marxism and rhetorical studies.
Sheila Miyoshi Jager Book Published in Taiwanese
The Taiwanese edition of (Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2023), by Professor of East Asian Studies Sheila Miyoshi Jager, was published in September 2025.
Andrew Macomber Gives Plenary Talk
Assistant Professor of East Asian Religions Andrew Macomber gave the plenary talk at the 2025 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, on October 20. His talk was titled 鈥淭he Stranger, Corpse Medicine, and Technology: Human Exploitation Folklore in Japan.鈥
Chris Trinacty Presents 鈥淏ecoming a Detective鈥 Paper
Professor of Classics Chris Trinacty gave the paper 鈥淏ecoming a Detective: Reading with Seneca鈥 during fall break at Ohio University and the University of Arizona. The paper discusses Seneca鈥檚 鈥淣atural Questions鈥 and 鈥淥edipus鈥 as well as an unpublished poem of Ted Hughes that depends on his reading of Seneca鈥檚 鈥淥edipus.鈥 It is fair to say that the poem could revolutionize the study of Ted Hughes and make us question all we know about the poet and his oeuvre.
Joshua Davidson Serves as Panelist for Association of Collegiate Schools
Assistant Professor of Data Science and Computer Science was on two panels at the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Meeting in October: one on "Navigating the Complex Dynamics of Accessibility, Safety, and Mobility for Vulnerable Road Users" and a second on "Navigating the Academic Job Market."
Amanda Hodes Poems Published
Lecturer of Creative Writing Amanda Hodes published two new poems, "Fracking Operation" and "Smelting Operation," in the journal (issue 25.3).