STEPHANIE ATHEY, PH.D., professor of cultural studies and honors program director, presented “Rising from the Ruins: Reviving Global Learning Outcomes in Health Science, Humanities and Education” at the Association for Academic Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean conference.

KENNETH CALHOUN, MFA, assistant provost, published a new short story in Ploughshares called “Breadshow.” He has been invited to read at a literary and music performance, “Earfull,” this spring in Watertown, Massachusetts.

HEATHER FLAHERTY, M.ED., senior professional advisor, presented at the Global Community for Academic Advising NACADA Region 1 conference with KATRINA DALY, M.S., professional advisor, MICHELLE NIESTEPSKI, PH.D., dean of student success, and VIKKI TURNQUIST, M.ED., senior professional advisor. On behalf of the Academic Advising Center, they shared “Patience: The Number One Skill in Your Advisor Toolkit."

MARC FOURNIER, interim director of facilities and sustainability, has led the University and Lasell Village on a number of comprehensive energy-efficiency projects in partnership with World Energy Services, Eversource, National Grid, staff, and others to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, cut utility costs, and mitigate our impact on climate change.

RAYMOND GUILLETTE, ED.D., visiting professor of data analytics and statistics, was accepted to the Domo for Higher Education group as a representative for the University. He will work with other educators to collaborate on success with Domo in the classroom and empower students with data.

CRIS HAVERTY, PH.D., assistant vice president of workforce development and global engagement (above left), presented a master class with RON LAHAM, M.S. (above fourth from left), assistant professor of exercise science, and faculty from Ulster University at the W5 Belfast Friendship Series Conference on Career Pathways in Sports and Health Sciences.

GAIL JAUREGUI G’19, MBA, program chair of fashion design and production, and KRISTIN KINSKY ’93, MBA, associate professor of fashion, participated in Lasell’s alumni event in New York City in January and met with fashion alumni at the New York Athletic Club.

ASHMITA KHASNABISH, PH.D., lecturer, chaired a Northeast Modern Language Association panel, “Pain, Vulnerability, Capability, and Surplus Emotion,” in Boston on March 9. She presented a paper, “Lahiri and Transformation Through Language,” as part of the panel.

SARA LARGE, PH.D., associate professor of writing, presented “Reframing Writing Support: A Workshop Model for First-Year Writing” with ANNIE OU, PH.D., associate professor of writing, at the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) convention in March. She also published work in the Journal for Research & Practice in College Teaching and TextGenEd: Teaching with Text Generation Technologies, Continuing Experiments.

JAMES WILLIAM LINCOLN G’13, PH.D., Nancy Lawson Donahue ’49 Professor of Ethics and assistant professor of philosophy, had work published in Eidos: A Journal for Philosophy of Culture and the American Association of Philosophy Teachers’ (AAPT) Studies in Pedagogy Journal. He delivered a presentation, “Welcoming Beyond Words: Student Security and Belonging in the Classroom” for the AAPT 2023 Teaching Talk series.

JULIE MCBRIEN, MLIS, library director, notes that the Jessie S. Brennan Library was named a recipient of the inaugural Insight Into Diversity magazine 2024 Library Excellence in Access and Diversity (LEAD) award. The award honors academic library programs, policies, and initiatives that encourage and support DEI across their campus and surrounding community.

JOANN MONTEPARE, PH.D., director of the RoseMary B. Fuss Center for Research on Aging and Intergenerational Studies, received a grant from the RRR Foundation for Aging. She also authored a report, “Evidence-based Strategies for Creating Age-Inclusive Campuses,” which will appear in the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.

CLAUDIA RINALDI, PH.D., chair of the undergraduate education program, presented the closing keynote at the Branching Minds Summit on “Addressing the Needs of Multi-Lingual Learners within a Multi-Tiered System of Support Framework.” She was also invited by Understood.org and Unidos US to launch an awareness campaign for parents to support their children who may have learning and attention issues.

STEPHEN SARIKAS, PH.D., professor of biology, presented a workshop, “Do you have skeletons in your closet?” at a virtual conference of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society. He shared activities that demonstrate the functional connection between the skeletal system and other organ systems, stimulate kinesthetic and visual learning, and keep students engaged in the laboratory.

ANH TRAN, PH.D., Joan Weiler Arnow ’49 Professor of Economics and Management, published “The Relevance of Adam Smith Today” in Thanh Nien, a Vietnamese newspaper. He was also interviewed by the newspaper about the special meaning of the first conference on Adam Smith held in the country, at which Tran delivered the keynote speech.

BRIAN WARDYGA, ED.D., professor of communication, won the “Best of Competition” for his faculty radio station promo at the BEA Festival of Media Arts. The second edition of The Video Games Textbook received a recommendation by Game Informer magazine in its “Back to School Buying Guide.”

KURT WIRTH, PH.D., assistant professor of communication, was named a judge for the American Marketing Association’s fall collegiate competitions.

ZANE ZHENG, PH.D., associate professor and chair of academic research, was appointed research director of Psi Chi starting July 1.