Haskins named President of the Maryland Council of Problem Gambling
Dr. Deborah Haskins, Assistant Professor of Counseling, was named President of the Maryland Council of Problem Gambling in August of 2012. The Council is partnered with the University of Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling, which received state funding in July 2012 to provide awareness, training, prevention and a hotline on problem gambling in the state...
Haskins delivers keynote address at the Problem Gambling Awareness Conference
Dr. Deborah Haskins, Assistant Professor of Counseling, delivered the keynote address, “African Americans and Problem Gambling? Who Says It Is a Problem?” for the UCLA Gambling Studies Program annual Problem Gambling Awareness conference on March 5, 2012 in San Diego during National Problem Gambling Awareness Week.
Chiang presents paper at Mathematics in 21st Century: Advances and Applications
Dr. Lee Chiang, Associate Professor of Mathematics, presented a paper titled “Simulating Interaction of Counterinsurgency and Insurgency” at the Mathematics in 21st Century: Advances and Applications conference held at the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, China on July 7, 2012.
Goldberg presents poster at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association
Dr. Roberta Goldberg, Professor of Sociology, presented a poster titled “Hot Topics, Cool Classrooms: Using Film and Media to Inspire the Sociological Imagination” at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association in Denver, Colorado on August 19, 2012.
Thorbjornsen Poem “Gone: A Reflection on the Morning after Graduation” Published
Wendy Thorbjornsen, Assistant Professor of English, had her piece “Gone: A Reflection on the Morning after Graduation” published in Women in Higher Education. Enjoy the reflective essay at http://www.wihe.com/displayNews.jsp?id=37084.
DeBoy research published in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Cynthia DeBoy’s co-authored paper “Q-Space and Conventional Diffusion Imaging of Axon and Myelin Damage in the Rat Spinal Cord After Axotomy” was published in the April 2010 edition of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
DeBoy research published in Experimental and Molecular Pathology
Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Cynthia DeBoy’s paper “FTL-3 Expression and Function on Microglia in Multiple Sclerosis” written in collaboration with Dr. Peter Calabresi, Johns Hopkins University, was published in the May 2010 edition of Experimental and Molecular Pathology.
Maguire paper on Haiti published by US Institute for Peace
Associate Professor of International Affairs Dr. Robert Maguire’s paper “Transending the Past to Build Haiti’s Future” was published by the US Institute for Peace in the December 6, 2010 issue of PeaceBrief.
Dr. Baugh’s Panel Presentation on Reframing Immigration Research
Dr. Stacey Baugh’s panel presentation on the topic: “Reframing Immigration Research: Promoting Community-Research Partnerships to Bring Community Voices to the Forefront of Service and Policy” was accepted by the Baltimore Immigration Summit. The panel presentation will be held Friday, Nov. 19 at the 2010 Baltimore Immigration Summit. Towson University’s Baltimore Immigration Summit is a one-day event which...
Raul Tovares, Associate Professor Interviews on Earthbeat (WPFW Radio)
Associate Professor of Communication Dr. Raul Tovares, appeared on the radio program, “Earthbeat” on September 14, 2010. Professor Tovares was interviewed on the media frames of Latino immigrants and the relationship of this framing to the anti-immigrant wing of the environmental movement. “Earthbeat” is a nationally syndicated radio program that addresses climate and clean energy issues.