Faculty Rosemary Sherriff Geography

Rosemary Sherriff published two articles with co-authors over the summer months in the journals Ecology and Ecological Applications. These articles focused on the effects of disturbance-climate interactions in forest ecosystems in context of restoration and climate change concerns: spruce beetle and climate interactions in Alaska (Ecology), and fire history and restoration in mixed conifer forests of Colorado (Ecological Applications).

Faculty Jody Sekas Theatre, Film & Dance

During the month of June, Jody Sekas was hired as Assistant Art Director for a New Breed Entertainment/Matriarch Media Group independent feature film, “The Lost Coast Tapes.” It was a great opportunity to work alongside film & TV industry pros such as Production Designer Chris Davis & Prop Master Christian Ramirez (The Deadliest Warrior), Director Corey Grant (Hip Hop Task Force, Dysfunctional Friends) and Stunt Coordinator Eric Chen (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Transporter 2). He was able to bring five HSU theatre and film students with him as interns on the film.

Faculty Mary Scoggin Anthropology

Mary Scoggin, professor of Anthroplogy, co-authored the report Tribal Corridor Management Planning: Model, Case Study, and Guide for Caltrans District 1, recently released by the Mineta Transportation Institute.

The report presents a guide to tribal corridor management planning to address California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 1 personnel and members of the North Coast Tribal Transportation Commission proposals to develop innovative, context-sensitive and interpretive "tribal transportation corridors" along stretches of state highways that cross tribal lands in Northern California.

Faculty Daniela Mineva Music

Daniela Mineva, Assistant Piano Professor, played solo piano recitals in France and Bulgaria, April 2011. She was also part of the prestige judging panel at the International Music Competition "Music and Earth," Sofia, Bulgaria.

This past spring, Dr. Daniela Mineva has also played concerts and conducted piano and chamber music master classes at Drake University, Northern Colorado University and Concordia University. She is also very excited for a future project which involves participating in two new CD's with her violin partner Dr.Bin Huang for Hong Kong Record Company.

Student Bryan Kelly and John Folstrom Politics

Politics student Bryan Kelly was named the recipient of the 2011 David Kalb Award and Politics student John Folstrom received honorable mention. The David Kalb Award is given to a student who has demonstrated interest in politics and leadership on campus. David Kalb, who generously funds the awards every year, is an HSU alumnus who was ASB president and a political science major in the 1970s.

Faculty Robert Cliver History

Professor Robert Cliver of HSU's History Department has published an article this week in the online peer-reviewed journal of world history The Middle Ground. The article, titled "Tremors in the Web of Trade: Complexity, Connectivity and Criticality in the Mid-Eighth Century Medieval World" can be found online at http://www2.css.edu/app/depts/HIS/historyjournal/index.cfm?cat=5&art=40.

Student Robin Ray Politics

Student Robin Ray was selected to represent HSU in the 2011 Panetta Congressional Internship Program. The Panetta congressional intern is an outstanding student from any major who has demonstrated how the internship will benefit their plans for public service. Tuition, travel, living expenses and a stipend are paid by the Panetta Institute for Public Policy.

Student Ryder Dschida and Michelle Kiso History

Students Ryder Dschida and Michelle Kiso were named the 2011 Hennessey Award winner and runner-up, respectively. The Dr. John Hennessey Award was established in memory of Dr. John Hennessey, a professor of History and department chair at Humboldt State University who, after his retirement from the History Department, provided many years of service to the university. The award is given each year to a history major and graduating senior who has demonstrated academic excellence in the study of history.

Student Levi Mogg History

Student Levi Mogg is the 2011 recipient of the Johnston-Aronoff Award. The Johnston-Aronoff Award is given each year to an outstanding student from Humboldt County who is pursuing a career in teaching history at the K-12 level. The award was established by Guy Aronoff, a professor in the HSU History Department, and his wife, Judy Johnston, in memory of Guy’s father, David Aronoff, and Judy’s mother, Aldy Johnston. Both were lifelong learners, and while neither were native Californians, they both very much loved California as their adopted home.

Student Matthew Herrera and Monica Mays History

Students Matthew Herrera and Monica Mays won first and second place, respectively, in the 2011 Charles R. Barnum History Contest. The Charles R. Barnum History Awards celebrate original historical research of Humboldt County. The awards were established in 1952 by a grant from Charles Barnum, a realtor and insurance broker in Eureka who was a member of the Humboldt State College Advisory Board from 1946 to his death in 1953. Up to $2,500 in prize money is distributed each year.

Student Yang Yang Geography

Yang Yang, a Geography and International Studies major at Humboldt State University, has won the $250 “Outstanding Student Paper” award from the Ethnic Geography Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers in 2011. Yang has also presented this paper at the annual conference of the Association of American Geographers in Seattle on April 15th, 2011, and has received the award as an invited guest at the awards Luncheon. Yang will be pursuing her Master in the Human Geography Research program at the London School of Economics and Political Science this fall.

Student Club Sara Wilmot Journalism & Mass Communication

The Lumberjack Newspaper took second place for General Excellence in the California Newspaper Publishers Association 2010 Better Newspaper Contest at a ceremony in Los Angeles on April 16. It came in second in the state, in the university category, to The Daily Bruin at UCLA. The contest was judged on three consecutive issues of the newspaper produced by a team of students led by graduating journalism major Sara Wilmot. The Lumberjack Newspaper is produced as part of JMC 327: The Newspaper Laboratory at Humboldt State.

Faculty John W. Powell Philosophy

John W. Powell, Philosophy, will have his article, "Conceptual and Other Problems with Outcomes Assessment," appear in the American Association of University Professors May 2011 Journal of Academic Freedom.

He will also present to the East-West Philosophy Center conference, held every five years at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, on the topic "Theory as Authority," May 18th.

Student Ashley Randall and Ezra Hayman Communication

Ashley Randall and Ezra Hayman presented research papers at the 3rd Annual Bay Area Undergraduate Communication Research Conference at San Jose State University. Randall's paper was a neo-Aristotelian rhetorical criticism of Harvey Milk's 19789 "Hope" speech, and Hayman's was an ideological rhetorical criticism of identity construction on Facebook user profiles. Both of them began their research for a Communication Research methods class in Fall 2010.

Faculty Jean O'Hara Theatre, Film & Dance

In June, O’Hara will direct an indigenous spoken word performance at the Alainait Festival in Canadian Arctic, specifically in Iqaluit, Nanuvut. She will also be presenting the paper "Performing Borderlands: Agokwe's Investigations of Post-Colonial Impacts on Aboriginal Communities" at the Association for Theatre in Higher Education conference in August. She will also be presenting on the panel "Buddies in Bad Times Redefines Queer Theatre in Canada" at this same conference.

Faculty Dr. Michael S. Bruner and Mr. Jason D. Meek Communication

Bruner & Meek are happy to report that their book chapter, "A Critical Crisis Rhetoric of Seafood," appears in Janet Cramer, Ed., "Food as Communication" (Peter Lang: New
York and Bern, February 2011), pp. 271-295.

Faculty Dr. Marisol Cortes Rincon; Sarah Nicole Boudreaux ; Robert Gustas ; and Jeff Bryant Anthropology

Dr. Marisol Cortes Rincon presented on her research at the Society for American Archaeology (SAA) on April 1st, 2011. Her paper is titled “Dos Hombres to Gran Cacao Settlement Survey Project: Preliminary Findings.” The research is based on her archaeological work in Belize, Central America.

Additionally, three of her students also presented at the SAAs: Sarah Nicole Boudreaux – (University of Texas at Austin) “Overview of Settlement Survey Studies at Programme for Belize Archaeological Project (PfBAP)”; Robert Gustas (HSU) “Peoples of Humboldt County – A Cultural Center”; and Jeff Bryant (HSU-CRF) “Spatial Visualization: Dos Hombres to Gran Cacao Settlement Survey.”

Student May Patino and Graeson Harris-Young Anthropology

May Patino and Graeson Harris-Young will present their research on mona monkeys at the American Association of Physical Anthropologists' conference in Minnesota in April 2011. Their paper is titled “Comparison of Boom Calls in Cercopithecus mona in Benin and Grenada”. This research is based on vocal analyses done in the Biological Anthropology Research Laboratory with Professor Mary Glenn. May and Grae also plan to submit this paper for publication in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology.

Student Sandy Strayer Anthropology

Sandy Strayer presented her research at the Society for California Archaeology symposium on March 12th, 2011. Her paper is titled “Ribar High 2 Ground Stone Tool Analysis”. Her research is based on lithic analysis which she carried out as part of a course taught by Professor Marisol Cortes-Rincon. Sandy was invited to submit her article for publication in the Proceedings of the Society for California Archaeology.

Faculty Drs. Sheila and Steve Steinberg Sociology

Drs. Sheila and Steven Steinberg contributed a book chapter entitled "Geospatial Analysis Technology and Social Science Research" to the newly released book: Handbook of Emergent Technologies in Social Research, edited by Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber, Oxford University Press, 2011.