Faculty and Staff Notes
Barbara Craig Participates in Panel Discussion
March 5, 2020
Economics Professor Barbara Craig was invited to participate at the Women in Economics Symposium at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland on February 27, 2020. Professor Craig was part of the panel, "The Road to a PhD" with Margaret Jacobson '11 and others.
Evan Kresch Publishes in Journal of Economic Letters
February 28, 2020
Assistant Professor of Economics Evan Kresch published "Political Determinates of Investment in Water and Sanitation: Evidence from Brazilian Elections" in the Journal of Economics Letters.
Jason Stalnaker Coauthors Publication
February 28, 2020
Associate Professor of Physics Jason Stalnaker coauthored a publication that appeared in the journal Physics of the Dark Universe. The paper describes an analysis method for detecting dark matter using a network of optical magnetometers. Oberlin student P. Claire Segura ’20 is also a coauthor on the paper.
Joshua Sperling's Book Translated into Korean
February 27, 2020
Visiting Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies and Creative Writing Joshua Sperling's book A Writer of Our Time: The Life and Work of John Berger has been translated into Korean.
Ruth McDowell Publishes
February 26, 2020
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Ruth McDowell published an article in the American Journal of Physiology on her research at the Cleveland Clinic.
Clayton Koppes Presents Two Papers
February 25, 2020
Clayton Koppes, professor of history, presented a paper "I Feel Your Pain: Bill Clinton, AIDS, and the Politics of Disappointment" at the American Historical Association annual meeting in New York City on Jan. 3, 2020. His co-author and co-presenter was David L. Kelly, an independent scholar from Palm Springs, California.
They will present another paper, "The Plague and the Presidents: Reagan, Bush, Clinton and AIDS Avoidance" at the Organization of American Historians annual meeting in Washington, D.C., on April 3.
Hal Sundt Publishes Story about Burmese Pythons
February 25, 2020
Visiting Assistant Professor of Writing and Communication Hal Sundt's story "Pythons of the Everglades" was published in the Bitter Southerner. The story was made possible by funding through a grant-in-aid from Oberlin College.
Megan Long Gives Invited Talk
February 25, 2020
Associate Professor of Music Theory Megan Long gave an invited talk titled "What Do Signature Signify: The Curious Case of Seventeenth-Century English Key" on February 21, 2020 at the University of Chicago.
Caroline Jackson Smith Serves as Panelist
February 24, 2020
Professor of Theater and Africana Studies Caroline Jackson Smith served as a panelist at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage for a discussion about black theater, with a focus on the history of African-American theater in Northeast Ohio. The talk was held in connection with the Maltz's special exhibit Leonard Music: The Power of Music .
Hal Sundt Publishes Story on the Future of Amusement Parks
February 24, 2020