Faculty attend conferences

Veronica Tichenor, Associate Professor of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences – attended the American Sociological Association’s Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL August 21-25, 2015 where she presented her paper “Developing Sociological Writers: An Assessment of Tutoring and Paired Instructor Interventions.”

Linda Weber, Professor of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences – attended the Association for Applied & Clinical Sociology in Montgomery, Alabama Oct. 8 – 10, 2015 where she presented her “Trust” research.

Daniel Jones, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology, College of Engineering – attended the 2015 Engineering Technology Leaders’ Institute in Arlington, VA October 8-10, 2015.

Kathryn Stam, Associate Professor of Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences – attended the 44th Annual Conference on South Asia at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI October 22-25, 2015.  She presented a paper,  “Trust and Identity for Bhutanese-Nepali Refugees in the U.S.” in a panel called Reflections from the Field: Methods and Research. he also presented a paper, “Snapshots of Resettlement: Stories of Asian Refugees in Upstate NY,” at the New York Conference on Asian Studies at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY. Oct 16-17, 2015. The conference theme was Global Asia: Social, Cultural, and Political Spaces. She displayed the Starting Over project traveling exhibit that was funded by the UUP-IDA award last summer and designed by web coordinator Lynne Browne.

Kristina Boylan, Associate Professor of History, College of Arts and Sciences – will be attending Association for Interdisciplinary Studies Pre Conference and Conference at Merrimack College in North Andover, MA October 21-25, 2015.  Her presentation is called “Integration for Whom? Preliminary Findings from Using an Interdisciplinary, Service-Based learning Assignment Across Two Different Interdisciplinary Studies Classes.”

Jerome Niyirora, Assistant Professor of Health Information Management, College of Health Sciences and Management – will be attending and presenting at the INFORMS Conference in Philadelphia, PA November 1-4, 2015.