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Columbian College of Arts & Sciences: Faculty Getting Press

June 2021

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

American Studies

Gayle Wald spoke to Connecticut Public Radio’s “The Colin McEnroe Show” in the segment “The Poet Laureate Of Rock 'N' Roll At 80.”

Anthropology

Sean M. Lee was quoted by National Geographic in the article “Chimpanzee moms are like us: They mourn, dote, and take 'me' time.”

Sarah Wagner was featured by The New York Times in the article “Make Time to Mourn.”

Arts & Design

Matthew R. Wilson was mentioned by Broadway World in the article “Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Announces Return To Live Performances at PFI Park."

Biology

Keryn Gedan was quoted by Science News in the article “‘Tree farts’ contribute about a fifth of greenhouse gases from ghost forests.” She was mentioned by Chesapeake Bay Journal in the article “At Deal Island, marsh grass predicts where land will drown.”

John Lill was quoted by The Washington Times in the article “'It's just magical': Brood X cicadas about to emerge by billions.” He co-authored the article “Five myths about periodical cicadas,” for The Washington Post. He was also quoted by USA Today in the article “Brood X cicadas threatened by 'death-zombie fungus' that rots half their bodies away,” and by IFL Science in the article “Brood X Cicada Orgy Crashed By A Mind-Altering Fungus That Eats Butts.” He was featured in the video “Wet hot cicada summer: An endless buffet for hungry animals and scientists,” by The Washington Post. He was also quoted by Smithsonian Magazine in the article “Cicadas Fall Prey to a Psychedelic-Producing Fungus That Makes Their Butts Fall Off”; by NPR in the article “Brood X Cicadas Are Busy And So Are The Scientists Who Study Them”; and by Reuters in the article “WIDER IMAGE Getting up close with cicadas to find climate change clues."

Zoe Getman-Pickering co-authored the article “Five myths about periodical cicadas,” for The Washington Post. She was quoted by WUSA-CBS9 in the article “Cicada fast facts: What's true and false about Brood X,” and in the article “They're here: Brood X cicadas have begun emerging in the DMV.” She was featured in the video “Wet hot cicada summer: An endless buffet for hungry animals and scientists,” by The Washington Post. She was also quoted by Wired in the article “We Hiked Along With Cicada Biologists So You Don’t Have To.” Her photo was included by The Associated Press in the article “AP PHOTOS: Get ready to be bugged by cicadas.” She was also quoted by NPR in the article “Brood X Cicadas Are Busy And So Are The Scientists Who Study Them.”

Economics

Diana Furchtgott-Roth spoke to Bloomberg about job growth and conservative theory after the Trump administration.

Steven Hamilton authored the articles “Why I love Josh Frydenberg’s budget in all its big-spending glory,” and “‘No jab, no franking credits’: Let’s get creative to get Australia vaccinated,” for The Sydney Morning Herald.

Jay Shambaugh was quoted by Marketplace in the article “’Relief payments boosted Americans’ bank balances. Here’s how.”

Tara Sinclair was quoted by PolitiFact in the article “How big is the threat of inflation in the post-pandemic era?”

Joann Weiner was quoted by WTTG-Fox5 in the article “Find out why prices are on the rise in the DC area.”

English

Lisa Page authored the book review “Katherine Johnson of ‘Hidden Figures’ tells her story in her own words,” for The Washington Post.

Jung Yun spoke to WYPR-FM in the segment “Empathy Through Art: Asian American Pride.”

History

Christopher Brick authored the article “From Jan. 6 to Rick Santorum's firing, America's historical illiteracy is on display,” for USA Today.

Benjamin Hopkins was quoted by Spectrum News in the article “‘Let's be honest about where we're putting our troops': Congressman weighs in on pulling out of Afghanistan.”

Media & Public Affairs

Ari Isaacman Bevacqua was mentioned by The New York Times in the article “From Newsroom to Classroom: When Times Staff Members Double as Professors.”

David Karpf was quoted by Roll Call in the article “Cicadas are coming. Last time they attacked John Kerry.”

Peter Loge was quoted by Deseret News in the article “How to get Jason Chaffetz to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to your mom”; by Business Insider in the article “Donald Trump’s new blog? Much-hyped ‘communications platform’ shows former president is just ‘shouting into the void’”; and by Business Insider in the article “Donald Trump's new blog crashed after he posted an unverified claim about election fraud in Arizona.”

Ethan Porter was quoted by Poynter in the article “CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on truth, objectivity and the assault on democracy.”

Steven Roberts authored the article “Dispatch from the front lines of war and publishing,” for The Washington Post.

Frank Sesno was quoted by Politico Magazine in the article “The Fox News Reporter the White House Hates to Love.”

Rebekah Tromble was quoted by Agence France-Presse in the article “Facebook reverses ban on content suggesting Covid-19 is man-made.”

Organizational Sciences and Communication

David Costanza was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “The Jean War between millennials and Gen Z cannot be won.”

Physics

Neil Johnson was quoted by UPI in the article “Study: Online support for extremist groups Boogaloo, IS evolved in similar ways.” He spoke to BBC World Service. He was also quoted by Vice News in the article “What the Boogaloo Bois and ISIS Have in Common.”

Political Science

Celeste Arrington was quoted by Yonhap News Agency in the article “Biden makes strong case for engagement, but N. Korea unlikely to react soon: experts.”

Sarah Binder was quoted by The New York Times in the article “We May Not Have a Full Two Years’: Democrats’ Plans Hinge on Good Health,” and in the article “How the Storming of the Capitol Became a ‘Normal Tourist Visit.” She authored the article “4 reasons the GOP wouldn’t vote for a Jan. 6 commission,” for The Washington Post.

Nathan Brown spoke to BBC News about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and to PRI’s “The World.” He also provided comments for ABC News Radio about the Israel-Palestinian conflict. He was quoted by Agence France-Presse in the article “Black Lives Matter did not voice support for Hamas,” and by Politico in the article “Blinken announces $110M in new Gaza funding — now comes the hard part.”

Bruce Dickson was quoted by The Christian Science Monitor in the article “Chinese put premium on owning homes. Now Beijing wants to tax them.”

Henry Hale signed the letter “Open Letter in Support of Free Inquiry and Discussion,” in War on the Rocks. He also authored the article “The Politics of Who You Know,” for War on the Rocks.

Joyce Karam was quoted by The Associated Press in the article “On the sidelines, Hezbollah looms large over Gaza battle.”

John Logsdon spoke to CBS Radio for the 60th anniversary of President Kennedy’s speech challenging man to go to the moon.

Marc Lynch was quoted by The New Yorker in the article “Joe Biden, Crisis Diplomat.”

Public Policy and Public Administration

David Brunori was quoted by Charleston Post and Courier in the article “Updated SC law grants in-state tuition to veterans regardless of when they served.”

Regulatory Studies Center

Bridget Dooling was quoted by Bloomberg Law in the article “Emergency OSHA Covid Rule Drawn Out by More White House Meetings.”

University Writing

Jameta Nicole Barlow was quoted by Healthline in the article “Black Women and Cortisol: How Chronic Stress Affects Your Fitness.”

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