Dr. Leah Long, instructor in art history, is a member of an archaeological field project investigating the major Greco-Roman marble quarries of Turkey. A collaboration between classical archaeologists, epigraphers, geologists, and material scientists, the project is based at the University of Warsaw.  Fieldwork has focused on the ancient cities of Ephesus and Aphrodisias and the quarries at Dokimeion and Proconnesus, which exported marble during the Roman Empire.

Dr. Averi Fegadel, assistant professor of criminology, won the Student Paper Award from the American Society of Criminology’s Division of White-Collar and Corporate Crime. The paper was based on Fegadel's dissertation, “Toxic Colonialism and Green Victimization of Native Americans: An Examination of the Genocidal Impacts of Uranium Mining.” Fegadel will receive her award and also present a poster related to her topic at the annual American Society of Criminology conference in November.

Dr. Temma Balducci, professor of art history and department chair, was invited to speak at the conference “Aesthetic Orders of Dwelling: The Visual Politics of Dwelling and Domesticity in the Art and Visual Culture of Modernity,” hosted by the Institute for Art History and the Mariann Steegmann Institute of Art & Gender. Her paper was titled “Creativity, Domesticity, and the Female Body: Matisse’s Red Studio (1911).”

Christy Brinkley (right), director, and Sheila Stowers, associate director, Office of Behavioral Research and Evaluation (OBRE), led the unit’s work on a needs assessment for the Crowley’s Ridge Development Council (CRDC) and its service area. The assessment, which included surveys and virtual focus groups, outlined the top needs in the communities served by CRDC and offered suggestions from residents on how CRDC can help meet those needs.

Congratulations to Jordan Carmer, named as most outstanding part-time employee during the annual Distinguished Performance Awards ceremony for his work as testing coordinator, Access and Accommodation Services. He was commended for his efforts to respond effectively during the pandemic by implementing virtual test proctoring, and for his work in coordinating and connecting volunteer note-takers with the registered students who need that service.