Faculty and Staff Notes

Kara Yoo Leaman publishes in Journal of Music Theory

July 8, 2021

Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Aural Skills Kara Yoo Leaman published an article titled "Musical Techniques in Balanchine's Jazzy Bach Ballet" in the Spring 2021 special issue (on dance and music) of the Journal of Music Theory.

Vladimir Ivantsov chairs North American Dostoevsky Society essay contest

July 8, 2021

Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian Vladimir Ivantsov has organized and chaired the 2020-21 North American Dostoevsky Society Undergraduate Student Essay Contest. The Contest is designed to recognize outstanding undergraduate essays focused on the works of Fyodor Dostoevsky. More on this can be found on the official blog of the North American Dostoevsky Society.

Abby Aresty presents on course with Rachel Gibson '20 at conference

June 29, 2021

TIMARA Technical Director and Lecturer Abby Aresty and Rachel Gibson '20 presented their course, "Crafting Sound: Simple Sonic Interfaces for Education and Creation," at the international virtual Interaction Design and Children ACM conference. Gibson, Aresty, and Ian Moo '21 also presented their works-in-progress paper, "Apples and Oranges: Comparing Crafty Sonic Circuits for Electronics Education," at IDC.

Al Evangelista debuts new dance performance work in D.C. festival

June 29, 2021

Assistant Professor of Dance Al Evangelista debuted "Dragon Fruit," a new performance work as part of The Spill by Excessive Realness. The evening of new works was hosted by Washington, D.C.-based Dance Place's Gaze Festival

Sergio Gutiérrez Negrón reviews book

June 29, 2021

Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies Sergio Gutiérrez Negrón reviewed Poets, Philosophers, Lovers: On the Writings of Giannina Braschi, edited by Frederick Luis Aldama and Tess O'Dwyer for World Literature Today.

Franne Kamhi coauthors paper in Journal of Experimental Biology

June 22, 2021

Franne Kamhi, visiting assistant professor of neuroscience, coauthored the paper "Minding the gap: Learning and visual scanning behaviour in nocturnal bull ants," in the Journal of Experimental Biology.

Abby Aresty presents award-winning paper with Rachel Gibson '20

June 21, 2021

Abby Aresty, technical director and lecturer in TIMARA, and Rachel Gibson '20 presented their paper "Changing GEAR: The Girls Electronic Arts Retreat's Teaching Interfaces for Musical Expression" virtually at the New Interfaces for Musical Expression in NYU Shanghai, June 14-18, 2021. The paper has won an award (Learn to Play/Play to Learn) and honorable mention (Pamela Z diversity award) at the New Interfaces for Musical Expression conference.

Ben Schiff featured in Fine Woodworking magazine

June 21, 2021

Emeritus Professor of Politics Ben Schiff's woodworking is published in Fine Woodworking magazine online.

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