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Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Getting Press

November 2017

Among the Columbian College faculty getting press during October are the following individuals:

American Studies

Elisabeth Anker spoke to Aljazeera English about the Manafort indictment.

Chad Heap was quoted by Pink News in the article “A brief history of the Pansy Craze - the beginning of LGBTQ nightlife” and by Atlas Obscura in “For Decades, New York's Chinatown Duped 'Slum Tourists' With Faked Danger and Depravity.”

Vanessa Gamble was quoted by the Albany-Times Union in the article “In Albany, historian will discuss infamous Tuskegee medical study.”

Richard Longstreth was quoted by Curbed DC in the article “Crystal City: Frank Lloyd Wright’s long-lost D.C. masterpiece.”

Anthropology

Sergio Almécija was quoted by National Geographic in the article “Ancient Teeth Found in Europe Belonged to Mystery Primate.”

Eric Cline was quoted by The New York Times in the article "A Dig in Israel Unearths Clues About Ancient Food and Drink.”

Sean Roberts was quoted by The New York Times in the article “Once Closed and Repressive, Uzbekistan Is Opening Up.”

Art Therapy

Donna Betts was quoted by the Tallahassee Democrat (online) in the articles “Karen Pence to visit Florida State University Wednesday” and “Karen Pence promotes art therapy initiative at Florida State,” by Artsy in “What Is Art Therapy? And How Is It Helping People?” and by Florida State University News in "FSU Welcomes Second Lady Karen Pence for announcement of art therapy initiative."

Arts & Design

Dana Tai Soon Burgess was profiled by The Washington Post in the article “How a choreographer sees art in a new way, through dance” and by The Washington Diplomat in “Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dancers Give Life to ‘Face of Battle.’”

Biology

Gustavo Hormiga was quoted by Science Magazine in the article “Untangling Spider Biology.”'

Economics

Joseph Cordes spoke to Marketplace in the segment “Congress looks at capping your annual 401(k) contribution.”

Jay Shambaugh co-authored the article “Why Wages Aren’t Growing in America” for Harvard Business Review. He was quoted by ABC News Radio (online) in the article “Independent economists on why they aren't buying Trump's tax plan promise.”

Joann Weiner spoke to Gray Television in the segments “GOP Sen. Johnson promotes tax plan he says differs from party's framework” and "Democrats pushing for job outsourcing penalty in tax reform plan."

English

Jeffrey J. Cohen was quoted by Forward in the article "Is It Kosher to Wear a Rabbi Costume for Halloween?"

Edward Jones was mentioned by The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle in the article "Pulitzer-winning author Edward Jones to speak in Brighton."

Forensic Sciences

Mehdi Moini was quoted by Chemical & Engineering News in the article “Forgery of ancient silk leaves chemical footprint.”

Moses Schanfield was quoted by WVIR-NBC 29, Charlottesville, Va., in the article “Institute for Actual Innocence Believes Soering Not Guilty of Haysom Murders” and WDBJ-CBS 7, Roanoke, Va., in the article “Efforts continue to get Jens Soering released from prison.”

Geography

Scott Sklar authored the article “Puerto Rico needs microgrids and private buy-in for reliable energy” for The Hill.

History

Paula Alonso was quoted by Reuters in the article “Argentina Midterm Vote Leaves Peronism Divided, Leaderless.”

Eric Arnesen authored the article “Gunfight: The Battle over the Right to Bear Arms in America' by Adam Winkler” for the Chicago Tribune.

Gregg Brazinsky’s book Winning the Third World (University of North Carolina Press, 2017) was reviewed in Foreign Affairs.

Ronald Spector authored the article “What McMaster Gets Wrong About Vietnam” for Politico Magazine.

Media and Public Affairs

Robert Griffin was quoted by The Hill in “Parties face ideological splits.”

David Karpf authored the article “People are hyperventilating over a study of Russian propaganda on Facebook. Just breathe deeply” for The Washington Post. He was quoted by Politico in the article “Week 21: Hunting Trump Like He's Pokemon,” by the Los Angeles Times in “Despite backlash over political ads, Facebook's role in elections will only grow,” by The Washington Examiner in “Trump team ignores White House petitions after talk of pulling the plug,” by The Washington Post in “Facebook takes down data and thousands of posts, obscuring reach of Russian disinformation” and by The Guardian in “Russia's RT reveals Twitter's pitch to sell millions of dollars in 2016 election ads.” He spoke with NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt and to Aljazeera English about Russa, Facebook and the 2016 presidential election.

Frank Sesno spoke with Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson in the segment “The Big Ask.”

Nikki Usher authored the article “Are fancy socks—and other swag—the future of news?” for Columbia Journalism Review. She was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “Canning O’Reilly and other media men won’t change a thing. Here’s what would.”

William Youmans authored the article “‘Taking the knee’ and America’s unhealed racist wound” for Arab News (Saudi Arabia). He was featured by C-SPAN 2 in the segment “An Unlikely Audience: Al Jazeera’s Struggle in America.”

Philosophy

David DeGrazia was quoted by CBC News (Canada) in the article “Even the NRA wants a review of bump stocks after the Las Vegas shooting.”

Physics

Carol O’Donnell authored the article “Global Talent: The Role of Primary and Secondary Teachers and Leaders in Developing a Competitive STEM Workforce” for Diplomatic Courier.

Alexander van der Horst was mentioned by The Washington Post in the article “Skywatch: In November, Jupiter and Venus will greet us just before breakfast.”

Political Science

Brandon Bartels and Eric Kramon co-authored “Kenyans vote again today. Here’s what they think about the current election crisis” for The Washington Post.

Stephen Biddle was featured in a C-SPAN discussion of U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. He was quoted by Deutsche Welle (Germany) in the article “US military engagement in Niger and Africa: 3 things to know” and by USA Today in the article “Forces in Iraq, Syria will need U.S. help long after ISIS is gone, top commander says.”

Sarah Binder was quoted by The New York Times in the article “Trump’s Latest Show: Choosing a Fed Chairman.”

Bruce Dickson authored the article “China’s top leaders are meeting. What’s at stake?” for The Washington Post. He was quoted by The New York Times in the article “In China’s Coal Capital, Xi Jinping’s Dream Remains Elusive,” by The Diplomat in “How Effective Is CCP Propaganda?” and by The Wall Street Journal in “Xi’s Next Step: Demand More Fervor From China’s Communist Party.”

Alexander B. Downes co-authored “Is there a payoff from U.S. intervention to protect U.S. assets? We found few trade benefits” for The Washington Post.

Henry Farrell authored the articles “We know that evidence-based medicine works. So why don’t politicians support it?” “Congress doesn’t know enough to stop people enriching themselves at the public expense. Here’s how to fix this,” and “This is how social media data can help NGOs” for The Washington Post and “This year’s economics Nobel winner invented a tool that’s both brilliant and undemocratic” for Vox. He was quoted by USA Today in the article “Russian meddling in 2018 elections may prove difficult for Congress to stop.”

Danny Hayes was quoted by Vanity Fair in the article “The Media Turns To A Familiar Mass Shooting Script.”

Marc Lynch was quoted by McClatchy Newspapers in the article “Steve Bannon’s already murky Middle East ties deepen.”

Michael Miller co-authored the article “When democracies are under attack, it’s time to rein in executive power” for The Washington Post.

Elizabeth Saunders was quoted by The Christian Science Monitor in the article “Trump's move on Iran deal? At its core, a compromise with his cabinet” and by The New York Times in the article "Did the World Get Aung San Suu Kyi Wrong?"

David Shambaugh spoke to Bloomberg about China’s party congress. He was quoted by Xinhua in the articles “Interview: U.S. specialist lauds China's great achievements, expects better policies” and “China's success under CPC leadership inspiring for global development: observers,” and by O Globo (Brazil) in “Chinese indebtedness is a challenge to make the country a global power.”

John Sides authored the article “National anthem protests are becoming more popular. You can thank Donald Trump” for The Washington Post. He was quoted by Vox in the article “Congress is on track for a major government shutdown showdown” and was featured in The Washington Post article “Ed Gillepsie’s dog whistle.”

Public Policy and Public Administration

Lori Brainard was quoted by ABC News (online) in the article “FCC chairman silent amid Trump's attacks on press.”

David Brunori was quoted by The Washington Business Journal in the article “Looming tax debate highlights corporate loopholes. Here's who dodged the taxman in Greater Washington.”

Amit Ronen spoke to Marketplace about making solar energy more affordable.

Regulatory Studies Center

Susan Dudley authored the article “Trump Wants to Deconstruct the Administrative State. Can He?” for NBC News (online), "We Haven't Seen The Last Of The CRA Yet" for Forbes and co-authored the Forbes articles “Red Tape In Retreat?” with Brian Mannix and “"Drain The Swamp?" Trump Opts For Politics As Usual When It Comes To Ethanol” with Sofie Miller. She co-authored the article “Congress created a regulatory scheme that keeps its hands clean — time for accountability” for The Hill. She was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “Has Trump cut more regulations than any president in history?,” was featured in a C-SPAN discussion about federal deregulation and was mentioned by The Hill in the article “GOP in uncharted territory rolling back rules through resolutions.”

Sofie Miller was quoted by Bloomberg BNA in the article “Trump’s 2-for-1 Regulatory Policy Yields Minimal Results.”

Romance, German and Slavic Languages and Literatures

Christopher Rollston was quoted by Science in the article “Can the Museum of the Bible overcome the sins of the past?” and by Curbed in “Museum of the Bible's artifacts bring questions, concerns from scholars.”

Abdourahman Waberi authored the article “A graphic novel continues the investigation into the assassination of Judge Bernard Borrel” for Le Monde.

Sociology

Amitai Etzioni authored the article “An open letter to Jeff Bezos–you are needed to disrupt the health care sector” for Quartz and “Turn Health Insurance Subsidies into Health Insurance Vouchers” for HuffPost.

Gregory Squires authored the article “Harvey Is Not a Natural Disaster” for The American Prospect.

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