Fall 2025 Faculty Highlights

Gilah Yelin Hirsch, professor of art emerita, was the featured speaker at the Tribute to Shulamis Yelin in Montreal honoring her late mother, a noted Canadian poet and writer. She also presented at McGill University’s Summer Program in Social and Cultural Psychiatry: Art and Healing, exhibited work in Imagine at Gallery 495 in Los Angeles, and had her painting, “Dorland Pond #16, As Above So Below,” featured in Healing and the Invention of Metaphor (Cambridge University Press, 2025). Hirsch also served as a visiting artist and keynote speaker at Kúpula Art México for the International Art and Science Festival 2025 in Mexico City.

Assistant Professor of Art Jimena Sarno opened her first major solo museum exhibition, Rhapsody, at MASS MoCA. For Rhapsody, Sarno collaborated with artists, teachers, and makers, most of whom are from the Global South, combining filmmaking, sound, and sculpture with contemporary and traditional craft practices. The exhibition will be on view until February 2027.

Assistant Professor of Strategy Chacko George Kannothra, along with his co-authors, presented research at several international and national conferences this year, including the European Group of Organizational Studies (EGOS) Colloquium in Athens, Greece, the Alberta Institutions Conference in Banff, Canada, the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics Conference in Montreal, Canada, and the California Entrepreneurship Educators Conference in San Diego. Their presentations examined topics such as inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems, community-oriented markets, and identity-based market categories.

Edward R. Curammeng, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director in the College of Education, was appointed Associate Editor for Educational Studies, the flagship journal of the American Educational Studies Association.

Associate Professor of Teacher Education Minhye Son‘s co-authored article was selected for the 2024 Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education Distinguished Article Award. The paper examined how early childhood student teachers of color developed cultural competence during their fieldwork. Findings revealed that their cultural understandings were shaped by personal and family experiences, and that they used culture as an asset-based pedagogical tool to guide their teaching practices.

Associate Professor and Chair of Marital and Family Therapy Karen Quek presented “Integrating Intersectional Identities in Social Justice Supervision” for the AFTA Conversations with the Author series on Oct. 10. The series, hosted by the American Family Therapy Academy, highlights scholars with recent publications or ongoing projects who lead discussions on their work.

Associate Professor of Political Science Chris Hallenbrook published his first book, Justice Across Generations, as part of the Political Philosophy and Public Purpose series at Palgrave Macmillian Press. The book creates a social contract theory of intergenerational justice — specifically, one that builds on the work of John Rawls. He and his co-author apply the theory to important public policy areas, including the national debt, education, the development of artificial intelligence, and racial justice.

Associate Professor and Chair of Anthropology Ken Seligson co-authored a chapter titled “Water Management in the Puuc Region: A GIS Approach” in the mainly Spanish-language edited volume “El Agua en Mesoamérica y Aridoamérica: Gestión y uso,” edited by renowned Mexican and Spanish archaeologists Geiser Gerardo Martín Medina and Juan García Targa.

“The clinical nurse specialist is a valuable asset to organizations as they are solving problems before they become an issue, working behind the scenes to support nursing and patient outcomes” – Clinical Nurse Specialist Coordinator and Lecturer Julie Devaney was a featured expert in a HealthcareDegree piece about how to become a clinical nurse specialist.

“One big mistake people make when comparing car insurance is not looking at the details of the coverage to make sure each quote has the same coverage. As many people are now buying online, these online sites often quote on the minimum coverage so that their monthly premium looks better than that of the competition.” – Lecturer of Finance Michael Manahan spoke to WalletHub about comparing car insurance rates.

“Competition is a key factor in the car insurance industry and therefore the consumers would be well-served to search, compare and make decisions based on comparing at least 3 auto insurance quotes.” – Radu Munteanu, lecturer of economics, was a WalletHub featured expert about car insurance.

“My advice would always be only apply for credit when you need it. If you need it and you find a card offering benefits useful to you, that is the card to apply for (not everyone values the same perks).” – Melissa St. James, associate professor of management and marketing, gave WalletHub expert advice about best rewards credit cards.