Columbian College of Arts & Sciences: Faculty Getting Press
April 2019

Among the Columbian College faculty getting press during March were the following individuals:

 

Anthropology 
Alison Brooks and graduate student Kimberly Foecke were quoted by Chemical & Engineering News in the article “Reconstructing the caveman diet and converting carnivores.”
Sean Roberts was quoted by the Associated Press in the article “Kazakh activist decries official pressure in China spat.”
Bernard Wood was quoted by National Geographic in the article “‘Hobbit’ human story gets a twist, thanks to thousands of rat bones.”

Arts & Design
Dana Tai Soon Burgess was featured in the Dance Informa article “Networking dos and dont’s for dancers: Building connections and community.”
John Wetenhall was quoted by ArtFix Daily in the article “Rockwell’s Four Freedoms and Other Iconic Works Arrive in Washington.”

Biology
Keryn Gedan was quoted by The News-Journal in the article "Sea level rise: Saltwater intrusion laying waste to Delmarva farms." 
R. Alexander Pyron and postdoctoral scientist Vijayakumar Seenapuram Palaniswamy were featured in several media outlets for their discovery of a new frog species in India, including Smithsonian Magazine, Science News, The Guardian, LiveScience and The Hindu. Pyron also spoke to Britain’s talkRADIO about the discovery.

East Asian Languages and Literatures
Immanuel Kim was quoted by The Nation in the article “North Korea Through the Eyes of an American Dissident.”
Young-Key Kim-Renaud appeared on CGTN World Today to discuss the Hanoi summit.

Economics
Michael Moore was quoted by NBC News in the article “The art of the compromise: What a U.S.-China trade deal might — and might not — accomplish.”
Jay Shambaugh was cited by Bloomberg in the article “Powell’s Labor Market Worries Find Plenty of Support in the Data.”
Tara Sinclair was quoted by PolitiFact in the article “In 2019, the United States will rack up about $100 million in debt every hour.” Her research was cited by Bloomberg in the articles “Tech Talent Shortages Aren’t as Big as You Think, Research Shows” and “Tech talent shortages may be overhyped, researchers find.”

English
Thomas Mallon’s novel, Landfall, was reviewed in The New York Times Book Review. He was profiled in the "Weekend Confidential" feature of The Wall Street Journal.

Forensic Sciences
Victor Weedn was quoted by The Charlotte Observer in the article “A DNA test might help exonerate this man. A judge won’t allow it.’’

Geography
Dan Malouff authored the articles “A beautiful sight: Purple Line trains inside their New York factory” and “Check out these historic train stations in the Washington region” for Greater Greater Washington.
Scott Sklar was quoted by the Washington Examiner in the article “Daily on Energy: Pressure mounting against White House climate panel,”  by WAMU-FM in the article “Welcome To Spotsylvania: The East Coast Battleground For Big Solar” and by NPR in the article “A Battle Is Raging Over The Largest Solar Farm East Of The Rockies.”

History 
Eric Arnesen was featured on C-SPAN3 in "Containment Policy in Southeast Asia" and on C-SPAN2 in "Land of the Fee."
Allida Black was quoted by PolitiFact in the article “Did Michelle Obama have a staff of 23 while Melania Trump has just 4?”
Diane Cline was interviewed by The Huffington Post (Greek Edition) about her book The Greeks: An Illustrated History.

Media and Public Affairs
Emma Briant was quoted by CNN in the article “Powerful House Judiciary committee sends document requests to Facebook” and interviewed in a ZDF (Germany) documentary on Cambridge Analytica and Brexit.
David Karpf was featured in The New York Times article "Michael Avenatti’s Biggest Case Yet: His Own."
Michele Kimball presented research to the Senate Armed Services Committee on the substandard conditions of privatized family housing. Her findings were cited by the Military Times, The Washington Post, Reuters and CBS. She also appeared on C-SPAN.
Peter Loge was a guest on the "Time4Coffee" podcast episode “How to Break Into Politics & Public Policy.” He spoke to Fox News Channel in the segment “Are Republicans prepared to take on health care reform?”
Ethan Porter was featured in the American Prospect article “How to Rebuild the Labor Movement, State by State” and in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution article “AT&T’s WarnerMedia restructuring breaks apart Turner Broadcasting.”
Frank Sesno was quoted by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in the article “AT&T’s WarnerMedia restructuring breaks apart Turner Broadcasting” and by Atlanta Magazine in “Atlanta’s arts community relies on support from SunTrust and Turner. So what do the latest corporate shakeups mean?” He spoke to CNN in the segment “Trump defends Fox host who made offensive remarks” and to CGTN America in “The Heat: Mueller report issued in US-Russia investigation.”
Janet Steele appeared on the podcast "The Journalisms of Islam: Contending Views in Muslim Southeast Asia" to discuss her book Mediating Islam. 
Silvio Waisbord was featured in the Jornal de Negócios (Portugal) article “Silvio Waisbord: O discurso de ódio está em todo o lado.”
William Youmans was quoted by The Atlantic in the article “The Covington Catholic Case Could Turn on ‘Actual Malice'," written by SMPA alumnus Scott Nover, BA ’17, MA ’18. He was interviewed for the Circa News segment “What happened to Napster? The wild story behind the startup that revolutionized music.”

Political Science
Sarah Binder authored the articles “The Senate confirmed Eric Miller to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals — despite his home state senator’s objections. That’s new” and “The Senate voted to block Trump’s national emergency declaration. Now what?” for The Washington Post. She was quoted by MarketWatch in the articles “Powell’s ‘60 Minutes’ message to stress Fed independence and efforts to support average American” and “The democratization case for Stephen Moore at the Fed," and by The Wall Street Journal in the article "Economist Stephanie Kelton’s Path From Academia to Politics." She was also quoted in the articles “Trump taps a strident Powell critic for spot on Fed board” by Reuters, “Trump Fed Pick Moore Has Burned Bridges But Made Few GOP Enemies” and “House Democrats Push Policy Focus After Mueller Probe Letdown” by Bloomberg and “How Much Does Nancy Pelosi Have to Worry About a Left-Center Split?” by The New York Times. She appeared on C-SPAN2 to discuss the federal government and public opinion. 
Henry Farrell authored the articles “Zuckerberg’s announcement changes everything for Facebook,” “The Christchurch shooting suspect comes from an extreme online culture,” “Trump confused everyone by canceling North Korea sanctions. The explanation may have been a coverup” and “Europe just hit Google with a 10-figure fine. Again” for The Washington Post. He was quoted by Agence France-Presse in the article “Facebook’s privacy move: major pivot or headfake?”
John Logsdon was quoted by Scientific American in the article “SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Signals Sea Change in U.S. Spaceflight,” by Business Insider in “SpaceX just successfully launched the first commercial spaceship made for NASA astronauts,” by Forbes in “Canada Makes A Risky Bet On A Giant Robot Arm” and by The Wall Street Journal in “We Were Promised Space Colonies. What Went Wrong?” He spoke to NPR’s All Things Considered in the segment “SpaceX Readies For Key Test Of Capsule Built To Carry Astronauts Into Space” and to Nexstar Media Group about the proposed Space Force. He provided comments on Vice President Pence’s proposal about returning to the moon for the USA Today article “Pence calls on NASA to land astronauts on moon by 2024,” for Fox News Channel in "Are we really in a new space race with China and Russia?" and for BuzzFeed in “The Vice President's Plans To Land Astronauts On The Moon By 2024 Will Cost Billions.”
Marc Lynch was quoted by The Economist in the article “Protests are making a comeback in the Arab world.’’
Mike Mochizuki was quoted by The Asahi Shimbun (Japan) in the article “Okinawa panel to study alternative plans for Henoko base relocation.”
John Sides was quoted by Vox in the article “What we know about Trump’s reelection odds — no matter which Democrat runs against him” and in the Financial Times article "The bond market shadow over Donald Trump’s re-election."

Public Policy and Public Administration 
Stephanie Riegg Cellini was quoted by USA Today in the article “A college closed, leaving thousands without a degree. How to keep it from happening to you.”
Andrew Reamer was quoted by The New York Times in the article “Census Bureau Will Ask for Federal Files on Noncitizens.”

Regulatory Studies Center
The Regulatory Studies Center was cited by Fox News Channel (online) in the article “The Trump economy is going gangbusters (and even liberal economists are starting to admit it).”
Bridget Dooling was quoted by E & E News in the article “Who will be Trump’s next regs czar? Here are 4 contenders.”
Susan Dudley authored the article “Appliance Standards Are Expensive, And Regressive Too” for Forbes.
Jerry Ellig was quoted by Bloomberg Government in the article "Consumers Seen on Hook for $42 Billion From Trump’s Deregulation."
Hal Singer was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “Does Elizabeth Warren’s breakup plan for the tech giants mark the end of a political romance?”
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