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Professional Activities

Students

John Nurmi, Cale Nasca and Darina Palacio received certificates of acknowledgement from Emir Macari, dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science. The three students are the outgoing captains of the Sacramento State American Society of Civil Engineers. They served, respectively, as the captains for the concrete canoe, steel bridge, and water treatment regional competitions.

Scholarship

Tony Platt, Social Work, had an op-ed piece, “Northern Ireland’s Past Has a Future,” published in the Los Angeles Times on May 9.

Tom Knutson, Communication Studies, discussed Thai cultural values as a guest on KXJZ’s Insight program hosted by Jeffrey Callison. Knutson spoke on the role played by Sacramento State students serving as English language assistants at the Chitralada Royal Palace School in Bangkok, a program he and Richard Adams, English, created. Casey Mayville, one of the Sacramento State students who recently returned from the Chitralada program, also took part in the interview.

Charles Postel, History, has had his book, The Populist Vision, published by Oxford University Press. The book offers a diverse and complex history of America’s Populist movement, challenging entrenched misconceptions, according to Edward L. Ayers, of the University of Virginia.

Jeff Lustig, Government, gave the keynote talk at the Trust & Accountability Conference at San Jose State University on April 27. The talk was titled “From Professional Autonomy to the Knowledge Factory.” The conference was sponsored by San Jose State’s Institute for Social Responsibility, Ethics and Education.

Timothy Capron, Criminal Justice, has been accepted as an Academic Fellow with the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies in Washington, D.C. Located in Israel, the program focuses on the threat of terrorism to democracy and consists of lectures by academics, diplomats and military officials from around the world, as well as field trips to facilities throughout Israel.

Joseph A. Palermo, History, will have an article published in the July-August issue of Military History Magazine that analyzes the signs and symbolism of a sample of army recruiting posters from six nations.

Gregory R. Wheeler, associate dean, Undergraduate Studies, was elected to a fellowship in the Geological Society of America. Wheeler’s name will be published in the July issue of GSA Today, and announced at the “Presidential Address and Awards Ceremony” at the October annual meeting in Denver, Colo.

Leah Vande Berg, a former Communication Studies professor who died two years ago, has had a book she co-edited published this month. Bad Girls: Cultural Politics and Media Representation of Transgressive Women was released by Peter Lang Publishing.

Edward Baranowski, Foreign Languages, presented a paper at the 42nd “International Congress on Medieval Studies” held in Kalamazoo, Mich. The paper was titled “Documents from the 1602-1603 Sebastin Vizcano Expedition up the California Coast.”

Lindy Valdez and Roberto Quintana, Kinesiology and Health Science, made presentations at the Hawaii Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance State Convention on May 5. Topics in the three presentations included “Body Composition Measurement,” “Truth or Consequences of Movement,” and “Putting the Magic Back in P.E.”

Katherine McReynolds, Chemistry, has co-authored a paper, “Chemotherapeutic Interventions Targeting HIV Interactions with Host-associated Carbohydrates.” It appears in the May issue of Chemical Reviews.

Lani Fraizer, adjunct instructor, College of Continuing Education, has been invited to present at the Paris International Conference on Education, Economy & Society in the summer of 2008. She will present information related to increasing female participation in IT along with other topics.

In the News

Barbara O’Connor, Communication Studies, was quoted: in the March 18 San Gabriel Valley Daily Tribune about Senate Leader Don Perata locking three Democratic Senate members out of their offices for a day; in the April 4 Pleasanton Valley Times about the campaign message of a bill that enacts term limits but, if passed, can also extend lawmakers’ time in office; in the April 1 Pasadena Star News and the April 2 San Mateo County Times about the benefits of gubernatorial candidates having three televised debates instead of one; and was interviewed on Capital Public Radio on April 26 about Hillary Clinton receiving Fabian Nuñez’ support for her presidential run; and on KFBK 1530 about NBC airing a video the Virginia Tech shooter sent to them.

Tim Hodson, Center for California Studies, was quoted: in the March 27 Los Angeles Times and the March 29 Paradise Post about local government officials out-earning their state counterparts; in the April 6 San Jose Mercury-News about Californians’ proclivity to rewarding the Legislature when they perceive that it is functioning smoothly; in the April 7 Los Angeles Times about the reasons why state agency officials deserve increased salaries; and in the April 29 Sacramento Bee about the sincerity of the leaders in the Legislature to reach an agreement about redistricting measures.

Dennis Tootelian, Business Administration, was quoted in the April 7 Monterey County Herald about private business using automated answering systems.

Robert Waste, Public Policy and Administration, was quoted in the April 19 Sacramento Bee about the positive impact state pensioners have on California’s economy.

James Sobredo, Ethnic Studies, was quoted in the April 24 Sacramento Bee about “Little Manila” in Stockton.

Bruce Snyder, Government, wrote an op-ed piece in the April 20 Sacramento Bee about the Don Imus controversy.

Randy Phelps, Astronomy and Physics, was interviewed on KCRA Channel 3 on April 25 about the discovery of a new planet.

William Vizzard, Criminal Justice, was interviewed on KXTV Channel 10 on April 16 about gun control legislation.

Tom Kando, Sociology, was interviewed on KCRA Channel 3 on April 19 about and individual who claimed he might commit a crime similar to the Virginia Tech shooting.

Amy Liu, Sociology, was interviewed on Capital Public Radio on April 20 about a survey she conducted regarding flooding in the Sacramento region.