Simon Gottschalk (Sociology) was interviewed about his article on "The Infantilization of Western Culture" by Chinese Social Sciences Today. He is the author of The Terminal Self.    
An-Pyng Sun (Social Work) is the author of Treating Addictions: The Four Components, a book published by Routledge in July. It is based on her ACQS model of the four essential components of treatment: addiction fundamentals (A) co-occurring disorders (C) quality of life (Q) social and macro factors (S) After an introduction discussing the…
Jungsun (Sunny) Kim and Anthony Gatling (both Hospitality) recently published their paper "The Impact of Using a Virtual Employee Engagement Platform (VEEP) on Employee Engagement and Intention to Stay" in the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. The purpose of this study is to investigate…
Jungsun (Sunny) Kim (Hospitality) and her co-authors' paper "Impact of a Gaming Company's CSR on Residents' Perceived Benefits, Quality of Life, and Support" was recently published in Tourism Management. This study found that the gaming company's corporate social responsibility was composed of four…
An undergraduate student, Miles Mercer, was first author on a recent publication: "Running economy while running in shoes categorized as maximal cushioning." This publication is a result of a research project Miles conducted as an INBRE scholar awardee. John Mercer and John Young (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) were co-authors on…
Josh Bailey, recent doctorate graduate (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) and current assistant professor at University of Idaho, published a manuscript titled "Effects of treadmill running velocity on lower extremity coordination variability in healthy runners" in Human Movement Sciences. Julia Freedman-Silvernail, Janet Dufek, James Navalta,…
Simon Gottschalk (Sociology) was quoted in a  Christian Science Monitor article titled "Are you What You Post? Social Media and the Accountability Debate" Gottschalk is the author of  The Terminal Self.
Erika Engstrom (Communication Studies) and Joseph M. Valenzano III of the University of Dayton received the First Place Faculty Paper award for "True Believers, Poseurs, and Becoming 'Woke': Portrayals of Religion in 'Orange Is the New Black'" by the Religion and Media Interest Group of the Association for Education in Journalism and…
Satish C. Bhatnagar (Mathematics) was invited to speak to students and faculty of the Government Rajindra College, Bathinda, in India. The college is his alma mater. The topic of the talk was the uniqueness in the education dystems of India and the United States.

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