Faculty and Staff Notes

Andrew & Pauline Delaney Professor of Mathematics Susan Colley was interviewed on Count Me In with Della and Deanna, a podcast about “Broadening the understanding of what it means to be a mathematician.” Colley shares her story and discusses the influence of a strong educational beginning, the importance of effective communication, and the value of daily intentional efforts to recharge and reset.

Associate Professor of Comparative Literature Stiliana Milkova coedited a special issue of the online journal Reading in Translation on Italian writer Domenico Starnone. The issue contains 13 essays, translations, reviews, and an exclusive interview with Starnone. 

Assistant Professor of Politics Jenny Garcia has been appointed to the editorial team of Political Research Quarterly, the flagship journal for the Western Political Science Association.

Associate Professor of Creative Writing Emily Barton contributes to a NJ Monthly article on author G. Willow Wilson.

The story “Pythons of the Everglades” by Visiting Assistant Professor of Writing and Communication Hal Sundt ’12, which was published in The Bitter Southerner, was long-listed as a notable essay in "The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2021." This story was made possible in part because of a Grant-in-Aid from Oberlin.

Associate Professor of Africana Studies and Comparative American Studies Yveline Alexis was a guest on the Haitian Diaspora show, Tele Lacaye (At Home)." Professor Alexis discusses her book, Haiti Fights Back: The Life and Legacy of Charlemagne Peralte, with host Jimmy Jacques. The interview is available here.

Assistant Professor of Sociology Alicia Smith-Tran ’10 recently published the article “Black Girls RUN! and the Importance of Finding a Fitness Community” in Engaging Sports, an official publication of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. 

Visiting assistant professor of comparative literature Anna Levett published a review of Under the Dome: Walks with Paul Celan, translated by Rosmarie Waldrop, in Reading in Translation. 

TIMARA Technical Director Abby Aresty and Oberlin alum Rachel Gibson '20 presented their “Crafting Sound Workshop” exploring the intersection of sound, hybrid technologies, and critical making at Union College's Engineering and Liberal Education Symposium.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Writing and Communication Hal Sundt ’12 has received a book deal from Lyons Press for his first book of nonfiction, tentatively titled Go Ugly Early: A Story of Survivable Design and the Air Force's Un-Killable Jet, which will chronicle the design, development, and service life of the A-10 Thunderbolt II (a.k.a "The Warthog").