Anthropology
adrianaNumerous publications, presentations, and other accomplishments of anthropology faculty can be found in the department’s winter/spring newsletter.
Numerous publications, presentations, and other accomplishments of anthropology faculty can be found in the department’s winter/spring newsletter.
Gregory Yasinitsky, Regents professor, music, participated in the premiere of his commissioned composition “Sioux Center Shuffle” in Sioux Center, Iowa. He wrote the work especially for the Sioux Center High School Jazz Band. While there, Yasinitsky presented clinics and performed in concert as a guest artist with the Sioux Center ensemble.
Yasinitsky also performed recently as a guest artist at the Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. The program included Yasinitsky’s compositions “Flatten That Curve” and “Best of Friends.”
Yasinitsky recently also served as guest artist and commissioned composer at the Peaks Jazz Festival in Highland, Utah. The program included Yasinitsky’s new composition “Original Ray.”
In addition, Yasinitsky signed an agreement with iJazz Publications to internationally release several of his compositions, including: “Best of Friends,” “Lone Stars,” “Conspiracy Theory,” and “Flatten That Curve.”
Sociology faculty, staff, students, and alumni regularly publish and present great work—find many of their achievements in the department’s spring newsletter.
Meghan Martin, adjunct professor, biological sciences, WSU Vancouver, coauthored ?Consequences of nescient mating: artificial insemination increases cub rejection in the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)” in Applied Animal Behaviour Science. Martin also recently presented “Panda Speed Dating: Everybody Loves a Winner” at OMSI Science Pub in Portland, Oregon.
W. Puck Brecher, professor, history, authored Animal Care in Japanese Tradition: A Short History.
Greg Yasinitsky, Regents professor, music, was a featured saxophonist with Cassio Vianna’s Jazz Orchestra at the international conference of the Jazz Education Network in Dallas, Texas. Yasinitsky also recently received an ASCAP Plus Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. He has received ASCAP Plus awards every year since 1986.
Mary Stohr, professor, criminal justice and criminology, received the John Howard Award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Corrections Section.
Chris Dickey, assistant professor, music, released their fourth solo tuba album, Panorama, available on Apple Music, iTunes, and Spotify.
Io Palmer, professor, and Aisha Harrison, alumnus (’04), fine arts, received Artist Trust 2021 Grants for Artists’ Progress.
Peter Christenson, associate professor, fine arts, WSU Tri-Cities, exhibited F40.298: Generalized Opus Foramina, an immersive multimedia installation, at Jack Straw Cultural Center in Seattle. As part of his ongoing residency, Christenson will host a Youth Sound Art Workshop presented by the center, Arts & Visually Impaired Audiences, and the Washington State Department of Services for the Blind.