Accomplishments: College of Liberal Arts

Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) was quoted in an article titled, "7 Juneteenth Foods and Traditions," published in History.com. It provides a historical overview of the holiday and its continued importance for Americans in the 21st century.
Published: Annaliese Grant (Sociology) recently published an article about the role of socioeconomic status, shared television time, and family relationships in the Journal of Children and Media, titled, "The role of socioeconomic status in U.S. children’s co-viewing television and family member relationship quality over time."
Teresa (Tess) Walker and Brenna Renn (both Psychology) recently published a chapter detailing "Models of Integrated Behavioral and Mental Health in Primary Care" in the textbook, "Geriatrics Models of Care" (2nd ed). This text reviews various evidence-based and emerging models of care for best practice care of older adults and emphasizes an…
Gary Totten (English) published the article "Naturalism and the New Woman: Theodore Dreiser's "Sister Carrie" and Grant Allen's "The Woman Who Did" in the journal Studies in American Naturalism. The article examines the representation of New Woman characters in these two novels in relation to the genre conventions of literary naturalism…
Aldo Barrita, Richard Chang, Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt (all Psychology), and colleagues recently published a paper, "Immigration Status Microaggressions: A Moderated Mediation Analysis of Cultural Stress, Fear, Internalization, and Psychological Stress Among Latinx and Asian College Students" in Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority…
François-Nicolas Vozel (World Languages and Cultures) published an essay titled "Under the Cobblestones, Prehistory! Maurice Blanchot, Marguerite Duras, and the Afterlife of May ’68" in Romanic Review 115.1: 190-212 (Columbia University / Duke U.P.).  The essay investigates how Blanchot and Duras experienced May ’68 as a miraculous…
Anthony King (Psychology) presented his research titled "Are College Students More Likely to Problem Gamble if They Were Raised in Las Vegas? An Analysis of Early Gambling Exposure and Its Relationship to Gambling in Adulthood" at the 17th Annual Nevada State Conference on Problem Gambling.
Arpine Mkrtchyan (World Languages and Cultures) was selected by George Washington University with the French Embassy in Washington D.C. and the Paris Ile-de-France Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the French for Professions training program from May 21 to 24 at George Washington University. This is a hands-on training session …
John M. Bowers (English) published his article “Durin’s Stone, Ruthwell Cross, and Dream of the Rood” in Tolkien Studies, 20 (2023). This includes his newly discovered translation by J. R. R. Tolkien of the Old English masterpiece Dream of the Rood.
Professor Roberto Lovato (English) will be featured for his investigative reporting in the film, Hacking Hate. The film is a feature-length documentary about the rise of online extremist hate groups around the world. The film's world premiere will take place at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 9, 2024.
John Tuman, Michelle Kuenzi (both Political Science), and Hafthor Erlingsson, '19 Ph.D. Political Science, have published an article titled, "Structural adjustment, economic performance, and electoral volatility in presidential elections in Latin America," in the journal Latin American Policy.
Wendy Chen (English) published her debut novel Their Divine Fires (Algonquin, May 7, 2024), which received a starred Kirkus review that called the work a "poignant, impressive debut."