Faculty and Staff Notes
Joshua Freedman Attends Princeton Workshop
Assistant Professor of Politics Joshua Freedman attended the “Images of Order” book-in-progress workshop at the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies.
Kathy Abromeit Completes Term as National Chair for Music Library Association
Conservatory Library Head Kathy Abromeit completed a three-year term as national chair of the Music Library Association’s Black Music Collections Interest Group.
Will Parsons Coauthors Article with Students
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Will Parsons coauthored the article “Synthesis and Evaluation of N-Arylsulfonylated Succinimides as Activity-Based Probes,” which was published in Synlett. His coauthors were Jo Chvatal ’24, Dat Nguyen ’24, and Alex Xie ’26.
Darling Presents Research in Europe
Professor of Psychology Nancy Darling presented her research on adolescents’ medical adherence at Erasmus University in Rotterdam and Utrecht University in the Nehterlands. Related work by Darling and students Lorna Luo, Sophia Carter, and Nam Nguyen will be presented at the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood in June.
Cindy Frantz Quoted in "National Geographic" Article
Professor of Psychology and Environmental Studies Cindy Frantz was quoted in the National Geographic article “Listening to Birds Sing Really Does Soothe Your Brain. Here’s Why.”
Sandra Zagarell Leads Class at Tulane University
Emeritus Professor of English Sandra Zagarell led a class on American regionalism at Tulane University in April 2025. Zagarell virtually presented the paper “Jewett's Complicated Sympathy” at the Jewett Unbound conference in Paris in October 2024.
Sheila Miyoshi Jager Accepted Award in London
Professor of East Asian Studies Sheila Miyoshi Jager accepted the 2024 Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History from the 9th Duke of Wellington at the Royal United Services Institute in recognition of The Other Great Game: The Opening of Korea and the Birth of Modern East Asia as the best book in English on military history in 2024. The presentation happened in London on May 15, 2025.
Ann Cooper Albright Book Review Published in "Times Literary Supplement"
A book review by Professor of Dance Ann Cooper Albright was published May 2, 2025, in the Times Literary Supplement “Dance Moves: Women’s choreography as a force for change.” This spring, Cooper Albright performed and taught as a guest artist at UCLA World Arts and Cultures, Ohio State University, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She also hosted a series of podcasts featuring writers from her new edited volume Resistance and Support: Contact Improvisation @ 50 and was featured on the Act/Re/Act podcast hosted by Daniel Burkholder.
Joshua Sperling Essay Published in "Tussle Magazine"
Assistant Professor of Cinema and Media Joshua Sperling published an essay on the visual artist Iliana Ortega in Tussle Magazine.
Katie Lind Delivered Talk at Syracuse University Project Advance Seminar
Visiting Assistant Professor of Writing and Communication Katie Lind delivered the talk “Cultivating the Eco-Citizen” at the Syracuse University Project Advance seminar. The presentation offered practical and theoretical considerations for empowering high school and college students to become more environmentally aware and civically engaged. She will deliver the same presentation on May 20 in New York City.