Sociology
seabertsonClayton Mosher, professor, sociology, WSU Vancouver, received the Vancouver Police Department’s Team Commendation for his service on the Community Resource Team.
Clayton Mosher, professor, sociology, WSU Vancouver, received the Vancouver Police Department’s Team Commendation for his service on the Community Resource Team.
Lawrence Hatter, assistant professor, history, was awarded a month-long research fellowship at the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon in Vernon, Virginia.
Vilma Navarro-Daniels, associate professor, foreign languages and cultures, authored “De la Península Ibérica a la Península de los Balkanes: Descentramiento de la identidad nacional en ‘Gerreros’ de Daniel Calparsoro” (“From the Iberian Peninsula to the Balkans: Decentering National Identity in Daniel Calparsoro’s ‘Warriors'”) in Cuaderno Internacional de Estudios Humanísticos y Literatura (International Journal of Humanistic Studies and Literature), Universidad de Puerto Rico at Humacao. She also authored “‘De jueves a domingo’, de Dominga Sotomayor Castillo, o ‘el viaje a ninguna parte’ de in país llamado Chile” (“Dominga Sotomayor Castillo’s ‘From Thursday through Sunday’ or ‘The Journey to Nowhere’ of a Country Named Chile”) in Letras Hispanas, Texas State University.
John Barber, instructor, English/creative media and digital culture, WSU Vancouver, created the sound installation “A Mighty Span” at the Clark County Historical Museum.
Carolyn Long, professor, political science, philosophy, and public affairs, WSU Vancouver, was honored by Clark College in Vancouver, Wash., with an Iris Award, which recognizes outstanding women in Southwest Washington.
Buddy Levy, clinical professor, English, coauthored with Erik Weihenmayer No Barriers: A Blind Man’s Journey to Kayak the Grand Canyon.
Anna Plemons and Beth Buyserie, clinical assistant professors, and Patricia Freitag Ericsson, associate professor, English, coauthored the chapter “Retention, Critical Pedagogy, and Students as Agents: Eschewing the Deficit Model” in Retention, Persistence, and Writing Programs (University Press of Colorado). The trio also will present “Retention, Persistence, and Writing Programs: Supporting Student Success” at the National Conference on College Composition and Communication in Portland, Ore., in March.
Matthew Sutton, professor, history, authored an essay in “Forum: Studying Religion in the Age of Trump” in Religion and American Culture’s (University of California Press).
Matthew Tatz, graduate student, music, won first place in the young artist brass division at the Northwest Regional Music Teachers National Association Competition, and advances to the national competition in Baltimore in March.
Gregory Yasinitsky, Regents professor and director, music, authored Greg Yasinitsky’s Jazz Concerto for Piano and Orchestra to be premiered January 19 by the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra with soloist Willis Delony.