Updates about the latest accomplishments—including latest research, publications, and awards—by students, faculty, and staff
Dan Aldag with jazz great Matt Wilson and the HSU Jazz Orchestra, presented a clinic at the Jazz Educators Network national conference entitled "Getting Off The Page: Moving Your Big Band Beyond Written Arrangements"
The Learning Center was recently granted International Tutor Training Program Certification (ITTPC) through the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA). The certification qualifies the Learning Center's training program to grant participants an internationally-recognized tutor credential.
Publication: Shelbie A. Christensen and Robert W. Zoellner; "Chemistry with a Capital Z: The superheavy elements. Oganesson: Superheavy element 118: A review"; The Hexagon of Alpha Chi Sigma 2018, 109(4), 51-53,61.
Invited paper in the Tansley Review series published by the journal New Phytologist: "Mosaic modularity: an updated perspective and research agenda for the evolution of vascular cambial growth"
https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.15640
Invited Presentation at the Shamir Research Institute, University of Haifa, Qatsrin, Israel entitled "Apparent Competition, Hyperpredation, and Spillover in Ecological Restoration: The tales of two lupines and a fish"
Certificate of Merit for the paper entitled "Classfiers for Predicting Undergraduate Computer Science Performance" presented at the 2018 International Conference of Data Mining and Knowledge Engineering in London, U.K.
Invited Presentation at the Northern California Botanist Symposium: "Restoring a population of Applegate's milkvetch (Astragalus applegatei): lessons learned for conservation"
Publication in the journal Limnology and Oceanography.
https://aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/lno.11022
Published paper in Journal of Theoretical Biology: Methods for determining key components in a mathematical model for tumor–immune dynamics in multiple myeloma.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022519318304259
Published "An Analysis of Recycling High Density Polyethylene with Limited Resources" in the International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, Vol 13 No. 2.
https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/ijsle/article/view/11621
Paper presented at the national meeting of the Botanical Society of America in Rochester, Minnesota: "Fossil plants at the intersection of evo-devo and phylogeny: celebrating the contributions of Gar W. Rothwell to biodiversity and evolution"
"A Bridge to the future for stem cell students" highlights HSU STEM alumni.
https://blog.cirm.ca.gov/2019/01/22/a-bridge-to-the-future-for-stem-cel…
Asst. Professor Pamela H. Bowers was recently appointed as Co-Chair of the "Teaching Methods and Learning Styles" Track for the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) for a 3-year term.
Appointment is listed here: https://www.cswe.org/Events-Meetings/2019-APM/Proposals/2019-APM-Tracks/Teaching-Methods-and-Learning-Styles.aspx
Kamila Larripa was accepted to the Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics's Collaborative Workshop in Mathematical Biology at UCLA.
MSW students Ruby Aguirre, Katelyn Harris, Molly Rose Hilgenberg, and Melody Soper had a literature review published in *Contemporary Social Work*.
The review was written for the SW 582 class taught by Social Work Professor Pam Bowers and it was recently accepted in this journal:
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/crsw/vol9/iss1/13/
MORE INFO HERE:
Abstract - Sex trafficking is a pervasive threat across the globe and all fifty states of the United States, especially for underage female youth. However, there is a dearth of literature and awareness in domestic rural areas. Sex trafficking is a form of human trafficking that threatens all communities, including rural areas. This extended literature review looks closely at recent studies, and the grey literature to garner a better understanding of the implications for rural social work practice. The review concludes with recommendations and implications for future research, policy, and practice.
John Veit (SOC MA 2018) published a book reviewed in High Times of “Where There’s Smoke: The Environmental Science, Public Policy, and Politics of Marijuana (University of Kansas Press 2018, which featured two chapters written by Dr. Silvaggio and one by Sociology lecturer Karen August.
https://hightimes.com/culture/book-review-where-theres-smoke-will-light…
Dr. Anthony Silvaggio presented his research on the environmental impacts of cannabis in Vienna, Austria on December 8, 2018. Silvaggio opened a two-day conference on cannabis sustainability sponsored by FAAAT (For Alternative Approaches to Addiction, Think & do tank). The conference followed the 61st meeting of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs at the United Nations Vienna headquarters. His presentations was featured in High Time Magazine in an article written by a recent HSU Sociology MA graduate Jon Veit.
https://hightimes.com/news/world/un-drug-commission-delays-thc-reschedu…
Keynote Presentation, "Canvas and the World: Inspire, Innovate, Impact" at CSU Fresno Technology, Innovations, and Pedagogy Conference, January 2018
On Friday, January 11, the Arcata Bay String Quartet (Cindy Moyer and Karen Davy, violins; Sherry Hanson, viola; and Garrick Woods, cello) performed quartets by Franz Joseph Haydn, Robert Schumman, and Claude Debussy on the Redding Performing Arts Society Concert Series. Their trip to Redding also included performances for music students at Sequoia Middle School and University Preparatory School.
Jeff Dunk and 17 co-authors (9 of whom were HSU alumni or faculty) published a peer-reviewed paper in PLOS ONE (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.02106…). The paper summarizes the use of modern conservation planning applied to the northern spotted owl's critical habitat designation process.
Mark Colwell, Katie Raby and Lizzie Feucht published a paper in Wader Study (https://www.waderstudygroup.org/publications/wader-study/), an international journal dedicated to shorebird ecology and conservation. Their paper summarizes the efficiency of plovers breeding at various locations in Humboldt County over the past 18 years, with the aim of improving conservation and management practices.
Based on her current research project, International Studies Program Leader Alison Holmes published an open letter on the USC Center for Public Diplomacy blog to the new governor on the day of his inauguration about the need for a 'new globalism' for California (https://www.uscpublicdiplomacy.org/tags/open-letter). It was was picked up and republished by the Pacific Council (https://www.pacificcouncil.org/newsroom/new-globalism-open-letter-calif…).
2018 HSU Distinguished Alumni Awardee, Brandie Wilson,(SOC BA 2009; SOC MA 2011) was recognized in New York Times as a memorable person of the year.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/28/us/18-memorable-people-in-2018.html?…
Published, jointly with Alice Fialowski (ELTE, Budapest) a new peer reviewed paper in Linear Algebra and it's applications. The full text of the article is temporarily available at https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1YFcD5YnCXqL3
Published book chapter: Carter, A. S., Hundhausen, C. D., & Olivares, D. (2019). IDE-Based Learning Analytics for Computing Education: A Process Model, Critical Review, and Research Agenda. In The Cambridge Handbook of Computing Education Research. Cambridge University Press.
Accepted to American Insitute of Mathematics research program
https://aimath.org/programs/squares/
Peer-reviewed article in Annals of Botany: "Grimmiaceae in the Early Cretaceous: Tricarinella crassiphylla gen. et sp. nov. and the value of anatomically preserved bryophytes"
https://academic.oup.com/aob/article/121/7/1275/4850661
Peer-reviewed article in American Journal of Botany: "Origin of Equisetum: Evolution of horsetails (Equisetales) within the major euphyllophyte clade Sphenopsida"
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ajb2.1137
Kassandra Weber (‘19) won 2nd place for the Steven Chu Award for best undergraduate research talk at the annual American Physical Society Far West Section Meeting that took place at CSU Fullerton on October 19-20th.
https://www.aps.org/units/cal/awards/index.cfm
Poster presented "Analyzing Taxonomic Diversity of the Human Gut Microbiome Using R"
Published book chapter in Understanding Complex Systems in Mathematics, Springer
Congratulations to Kassandra Weber (‘19) who won 2nd place for the Steven Chu Award for best undergraduate research talk at the annual Far West Section Meeting of the American Physical Society that took place at CSU Fullerton on October 19-20! Kassandra’s talk concerned ongoing research in gravitational physics that takes place at HSU.
Dr. Anthony Silvaggio presented his research on the post-prohibition environmental impacts of cannabis agriculture at the International Cannabis Policy Conference (ICPC) in Vienna, Austria. The ICPC is an overlapping and parallel conference at the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (UNCND).
Dr. Jeff Kane was invited to give a talk entitled "Ecological insights of litter flammability traits in southeastern US tree species" as part of the Carlton N. Owens lecture series at Mississippi State University.
Kerri J. Malloy (Native American Studies) has been invited to join the faculty of the Raphael Lemkin Seminar for Promoting and Protecting Civil and Human Rights, March 11 - 15, 2019 at the former concentration camps at Auschwitz and Birkenau by the Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation.
This seminar is for US government officials (USAID, FBI, CIA, State, DOJ). He will teach on Risk Factors in Deeply Divided Societies drawing on Native American representations and experiences in history, how it is remembered, taught, processed, and understood to help understand some of the deep divisions that remain in American society.
On November 29, Professor Robert Cliver of HSU's History Department presented a paper titled "Institutional Continuities across Wartime, Postwar, and Communist Regimes - The Case of the China Sericulture Company" at the British Academy in London for the conference, How Maoism was Made: Analysing Chinese Communism beyond the Totalitarian Lens, 1949-1965.
Nicole Jean Hill's photo series of amateur MMA and boxing subcultures was released as a monograph by Lost Alphabet Press. The book So You Wanna Fight? documents the ceremonial pageantry and bodily chaos of this American rite of passage.
Librarian Katia G. Karadjova presented at the IX International and Interdisciplinary Alexander Von Humboldt Conference held in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, November 19-24, 2018. Her paper presentation was on "Aleko Konstantinov, the father of Bulgarian travel literature and his presence in American libraries."
Dr. James Graham was awarded a research grant from the Archaeologocal Research & Supply Company for conducting a study entitled, "Spruce Grove Ethnographic Village Archaeological Study."
Peer-reviewed article in Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society: "An Early Devonian permineralized rhyniopsid from the Battery Point Formation of Gaspé (Canada)"
https://academic.oup.com/botlinnean/article-abstract/187/2/292/4939107
Received NACIS Student Map Award for Research.
Schatz Energy Fellow Thalia Quinn presented for a panel discussion on Broadening Access to Solar: Jobs, Careers, and Futures, at the American Solar Energy Society’s 47th annual conference in Boulder, Colorado. Panelists discussed paths for the solar energy field to increase inclusivity and the economic opportunities of underrepresented communities. Thalia shared her recent journey from undergraduate work in chemical engineering into the field of renewable energy. Moderated by Annie Lappé, the panel also included representatives from Grid Alternatives, the American Association for Blacks in Energy, Power52, SolarWorld, and Sandia Labs.
Serves on the City of Arcata's Creeks and Watersheds Committee.
Presented HSU gravitational physics research at the American Physical Society Far West Section Meeting on 10/19 at CSU Fullerton.
Presented a worshop entitled "Equality vs. Equity: Using Assets and Cultivating Students" at the Frontiers in Education 2018 conference: Fostering Innovation through Diversity.
fie2018.org
Presented a paper at CCSC NW 2018: Kinne, J., Misner, E., Carter, A. S., & Tuttle, S. M. (2018). Evaluating the Efficacy of Clicker-Based Peer Instruction across Multiple Courses at a Single Institution. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges.
Amy Rock has been invited to join the editorial board of Cartographic Perspectives, the journal of the North American Cartographic Information Society. The journal serves as the premier open-access journal for creative and rigorous research in cartography and geographic visualization.
Presented their research project at the Virtual Food: Edible Matter the Techno-Playground preconference at the National Communication Association Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Presented Performing Academic Labor Precarity: Working Class to Class and Paycheck to Paycheck at the National Communication Association Annual Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah
Co-editor of "Letters of Martin Fleischmann and Melvin Miles" published 2018.