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Professional Activities

Scholarship

Serge Lee, Social Work, spent six weeks (April/May 2007) during his sabbatical as a Fulbright Senior Specialist grantee providing lecture and curriculum development in social work to Guizhou University for Nationalities, Guizhou Province, China, and assisted in implementation of the UC Davis Cancer Center's "Hmong Hepatitis B Prevention" research project which being conducted by Asian Americans Network for Cancer Awareness Research and Training. 

Terry Thomas, Education, was a speaker at the 17th biennial World Conference for Gifted and Talented Education held at Warwick University, England, Aug. 6-9. His presentation described how the Academic Talent Search and Accelerated College Entrance programs at Sacramento State are blurring the traditional boundaries between public school and university curricula and how they represent model University/School Partnerships for advanced students. Thomas also served as chair of a session focusing on academic acceleration for gifted and talented students.

Francis Yuen, Social Work, is the co-editor of a new book, Disability and Social Work Education: Practice and Policy Issues published by The Haworth Press. The book explores the complex issues associated with disability and examines effective strategies and the latest research information for professional practice and education.

Mark Brown, Government, spoke in June at the Centre for Ethics and Technology, Delft University of Technology, and at a workshop titled, "The Commodification of Academic Research" at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. Brown also presented a paper on the politics of bioethics at the annual meeting of the Science and Democracy Network in Cambridge, England. His article, "Can Technologies Represent Their Publics?" was published in the current issue of the journal Technology in Society.

Martin Brittan, Biological Sciences Emeritus, was honored with a historical perspective in the February 2007 issue of Copeia, the journal of the American Society of Icthyologists, in which his 40-year career at Sacramento State was featured.

Capital Public Radio received two awards from the Public Radio News Directors Inc., at a July ceremony in New Orleans. Awards included Best Documentary for “Dina’s Diary,” produced by Paul Conley and Dina Howard and Best Series, (second place) for “All About Bonds,” produced by Marianne Russ and Jenny O’Mara.  

In the News

Tim Hodson, Center for California Studies, was quoted in: the May 22 Fresno Bee about lawmakers’ need to appear productive to support the state’s term limits initiatives; in the June 6 Alameda Times Star, Oakland Tribune, San Jose Mercury-News and Marin Independent Journal about lawmakers’ struggles in writing a physician-assisted suicide measure; in the May 13 Hayward Sunday Review, San Mateo Co. Times, Tri-Valley Herald and San Bernardino Sun about privatizing the California lottery; in the May 30 Oakland Tribune, Alameda Times Star and Fremont Argus about a national advocacy group for term limits; in the May 20 Woodland Hills Daily News and the May 22 Pasadena Star News about the state budget process reformation; and in the June 3 San Jose Mercury-News about the legislature’s productivity through introduction and possible passage of several historic bills.

Barbara O’Connor, Communication Studies, was quoted in: the May 24 San Francisco Chronicle about Senator Carole Migden’s admission of poor health and how it affects the public’s view of her recent traffic violations; in the June 5 San Francisco Chronicle about Mayor Gavin Newsom’s popularity and fundraising abilities keeping potential mayoral challengers at bay; and was interviewed on May 24 on KFBK 1530 about the ethics of disclosing illnesses when running for state office.

William Vizzard, Criminal Justice, was quoted in the April 26 Capitol Weekly about the importance of maintenance of certain semi-automatic rifles.

Amy Liu, Sociology, was quoted in the April 26 Placer Herald about a public opinion survey by the Institute of Social research regarding the environment.

Dennis Tootelian, Business, was quoted in the June 13 Sacramento Bee about Raley’s focus on a smaller market.

Lorie Hammond, Teacher Education, was quoted in the June 7 Sacramento Bee about the establishment of the Golden State Middle School community gardens.

EunMi Cho, Special Education, was interviewed in the June 10 Sacramento Bee about her work with a dyslexic Sacramento State student.

Tim Fong, Ethnic Studies, was quoted in the June 10 Sacramento Bee about parallels between the recent alleged coup to overthrow the Laotian government and the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion.

Jon Syer, Government, was interviewed on June 5 on KFBK 1530 about the alleged plot to overthrow the communist government of Laos.