Faculty Dr. Laura Johnson Sociology

Dr. Laura Johnson, lecturer in Sociology and Environmental Studies, authored the cover story in the April 20th issue of the North Coast Journal, highlighting the environmental and socio-political power of Humboldt County's community food system.
Full article can be found here
http://www.northcoastjournal.com/humboldt/grab-it-by-the-horns/Content?…

Student Jamal Jones English

Jamal Jones (English major, graduating in May) has been promoted to head coach of the varsity football team and teacher at Arcata High School. Jamal's achievement was recently recognized on KIEM-TV. View the full interview here: http://kiem-tv.com/video/jones-named-arcata-varsity-football-coach.

Faculty Dr. Renée M. Byrd Sociology

Dr. Renée M. Byrd was awarded a 2017-18 American Association of University Women Publications Grant to finish her book, "Punishment's Twin: Carceral Logics, Abolitionist Critique and the Limits of Reform."

Student Noemi Pacheco-Ramirez

Ms. Pacheco-Ramirez received a Young Adult Professional Scholarship to attend the Childhood Obesity Conference, the theme of which is "Good Health for All: Addressing where we Live, Learn, Work, and Play," in San Diego in June. The goal of the scholarship is to "inspire, nurture, and motivate the younger generation to take an active role in influencing positive community change."

Faculty Sarah Jaquette Ray

Dr. Ray co-edited two new books that have just been published: Disability Studies & the Environmental Humanities: Toward an Eco-Crip Theory (Univ. Nebraska Press), which builds the connection between the field of disability studies and the field of environmental humanities, and Critical Norths: Space, Nature Theory (Univ. Alaska Press), which pulls cross-disciplinary essays together to challenge dominant notions of the "North."

Faculty Janelle Adsit English

Janelle Adsit has received a Presidents’ Council on Underserved Communities (PCUC) Professional Development Award to attend the 2017 NASPA Closing the Achievement Gap: Student Success in Higher Education Conference in Washington, D.C. this June.

Faculty Armeda C. Reitzel, Kim Vincent-Layton, and Pamela Dougherty Communication

Dr. Armeda C. Reitzel, Chair of Communication, was the lead presenter of an education session titled "Yes, you can teach public speaking online! The process of redesigning a face-to-face public speaking course into a successful fully online course!" at the Online Learning Consortium Innovate 2017 Conference in New Orleans, LA on April 6, 2017. Her two HSU instructional designers, Kim Vincent-Layton (via Zoom) and Pam Dougherty (onsite), joined her in discussing the highlights of redesigning the fundamentals of speech communication course into an award-winning online offering.

Faculty Rosemary Sherriff Geography

Rosemary Sherriff co-authored a paper with three alumni, Kelly Muth, Madelinn Schriver, and Rebecca Batzel, in the Journal of Biogeography on spruce response to climate change in Southwest Alaska. Weblink: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jbi.12968/epdf

Faculty James Floss Communication

James Floss, Lecturer in the Communication Department, served on a panel for The Northern Humboldt Union High School District's Career Frontiers Program, in partnership with College of the Redwoods, the Decade of Difference Initiative, and Humboldt State University, who invited local high school students and their parents to a series of college information panels. He answered their questions and shared insights and perspectives about the differences between high school and college, along with his expectations for being successful in college. He also provided testimony from 25 of his current freshmen students on the rigors of being a college student.

Student Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Philips and Phil Santos Communication

HSU students Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Philips and Phil Santos advanced to the top 16 at the U.S. Universities Western Regional Debate Championships held March 24-26 at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma WA.

USUW as it is called brought over 60 debating pairs representing 20 schools from Arkansas to Hawaii, from UCLA in Southern California to the University of British Columbia in B.C. Canada. Lizzie and Phil advanced to the quarterfinal round (the top 16) where they lost a close debate about whether or not the EU should pursue protectionist economic policies with the UK post "Brexit." The tournament is touted as a regional preview of the National Championships which the team will be attending next week.

Faculty Kerri J. Malloy Native American Studies

Kerri J. Malloy, Lecturer in Native American Studies, presented his paper Tuluwat: From Apology to Support at the Emerging Expertise: Holding Accountability Accountable conference (April 6-9, 2017) at the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. The conference brought together a diverse array of early career scholars, lawyers, policymakers, and NGO Staff to work on issues germane to the aftermath of mass violence to generate novel ideas about past cases and contemporary ones. Participants explored “accountability” as a theoretical concept, methodological concern, moral principle, legal demand, and a form of ethical engagement.

Faculty Cutcha Risling Baldy Native American Studies

Dr. Cutcha Risling Baldy published two articles.

"We Fight for the Land, The Earth, Everything: From Bears Ears to the High Country of California" was published in an edited collection "Edge of Morning: Native Voices Speak for Bears Ears." A copy of this book was sent to members of Congress to support making Bears Ears a national monument.

"Water Is Life: The Flower Dance Ceremony" was published in the 30th Anniversary Edition of News From Native California Magazine. This article explores the connection between Native women and water.

Both articles can be found on Dr. Risling Baldy's website: http://www.cutcharislingbaldy.com/publications.html

Faculty Hunter H. Fine Communication

Hunter Fine was invited to present communication scholarship on two panels at the Central States Communication Association Conference, Minneapolis, MN, 2017:

"The Cultural Practice of Riding Waves: Deconstructing Performances of Empire and Resistance." Contributed paper presentation “Framing: Dimensions of Culture, Identity, Media and Power” in the Intercultural Communication Interest Group.

Contributed position presentation “Community Policing—How Communication Education, Training and Theory can help Create Better Relationships among Law Enforcement and the Community” in the Intercultural Communication Interest Group.

Faculty Stephen Cunha Geography

Geographer Stephen Cunha’s Perestroika to Parkland: The Evolution of Land Protection in the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan, appears in Annals of the American Association of Geographers 107:2. In a span of twenty-four years a perestroika-inspired citizen and government coalition created one of the largest protected areas in the Palearctic Realm. The national park and World Heritage Site represents a significant milestone in the global movement that began in Yosemite to protect landscapes for the use and enjoyment of all people. See: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/wWsw383Cn56BPvEXq8Mb/full

Faculty Leena Dallasheh History

Dr. Dallasheh was invited to present a paper at Cornell University. Entitled "Between Nation and State: Nazareth’s Palestinian Citizens’ legal Strategies in Israel," the paper was presented, despite the storm. It was also streamed and can be watched at: https://cornell.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=191386bb-a712-4d16-9d14-d8c7204ab990

Faculty Matthew Derrick Geography

Matthew Derrick received a Title VIII Fellowship to study the Kazakh/Kyrgyz language at the Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI) this summer at the University of Wisconsin.

Faculty Thomas D. Mays History

History Professor Thomas D. Mays' fourth book, "American Guerrillas," will be out the first week in April. Here is a link to read more: http://lyonspress.com/book/9781493022298

There will be a book signing Friday, April 7 from 6-8 at the Wine Spot on F Street in Old Town Eureka.

Faculty Sarah Jaquette Ray

Dr. Ray was invited to speak about the environmental humanities, race, and justice at the University of Oregon on March 2. The visit also included a writing workshop for a collection Dr. Ray is producing with colleagues there, titled Latinx Literary Environmentalisms: Justice, Place, and the Decolonial.

Student Madi Whaley, Jacqueline Lowe, Miranda Olberg, Natalia Cordoso

ENST major Madi Whaley, ENGL majors Jacqueline Lowe and Miranda Olberg, and E&C master's student Natalia Cordoso, were selected to present their own research at the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment conference in Detroit in June. Madi, Jacqueline, and Miranda received undergraduate research awards from CAHSS to support their trip.

Student Shanti Belaustengui Pockell

ENST major Shanti Belaustengui Pockell has been accepted to join the California Student Sustainability Coalition Writing Team-- a huge honor. The CSSC unites, connects, supports, and empowers students from across California to transform their educational institutions and communities into models of ecological, economic, and social sustainability. The Writing Team creates written content related to the student or youth voice in the sustainability movement to be featured on the CSSC website, newsletters, and other social media platforms. Shanti will be turning in about 1,000 words a month, highlighting the work of the HSU community in regards to Sustainability and Environmental Justice work.