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Columbian College of Arts & Sciences: Faculty Getting Press
July 2020

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

American Studies
Elisabeth Anker spoke to Al Jazeera English and Al Jazeera Arabic about the killing of George Floyd and the protests that have erupted. She also spoke with Al Jazeera English for the segment “How should US police forces be reformed?”
Vanessa Northington Gamble spoke to WBUR-FM’s Here and Now in the segment “Racial Health Disparities In Richmond, Virginia, From 1918 Flu To Coronavirus.” She was quoted by USA Today in “Fact check: Father of modern gynecology performed experiments on enslaved Black women."

Arts & Design
Kip Lornell was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “On Facebook Live, an uneasy look at the past, present and future of go-go, an art form that has always spoken to the moment.”
Matthew R. Wilson appeared on the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company segment “Past is Prologue: A Conversation with Resident Director Matthew R. Wilson.”

Biology
Gustavo Hormiga was quoted by the Minneapolis Star Tribune in the article “Spiders and birds share insect declines.”

East Asian Languages and Literatures 
Immanuel Kim was featured by BBC Mundo in the article “Corea del Norte: el best-seller que arroja luz sobre la hermética sociedad del país asiático.”

Economics
Stephanie Riegg Cellini spoke to NPR’s With Good Reason for the segment “The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges.”
Steven Hamilton was quoted by The Sydney Morning-Herald in the article “From bulbs to free parking: How the states have dealt with COVID-19.”
Joann Weiner was quoted by Nexstar Media Group in the article “White House executive order values skills over education for federal employees.”

English
Lisa Page authored the book review “Brit Bennett’s ‘The Vanishing Half’ is a fierce examination of passing and the price people pay for a new identity” for The Washington Post.

Forensic Sciences
Victor Weedn was quoted by NJ.com in the article “N.J. increased its coronavirus death toll by 15%. Data suggests that total is closer to the grim reality.”

Geography
Lisa Benton-Short was quoted by Smithsonian Magazine in the article “How Urban Design Can Make or Break Protests.”
Dan Malouff authored the articles “See Tysons’ “active street” in photos,” “537 incredible photos of DC in the 1980s & ‘90s” and “Washington’s unbuilt highways” for Greater Greater Washington.
Dmitry Streletskiy was quoted by Bloomberg in the article “Huge Spill Stains Arctic and Climate Change Could Be the Cause” and by Winston Salem Journal in “Our view: An Arctic view.”

History
Eric Arnesen was quoted in the Público article “Medio siglo de "rabia latente": del largo y cálido verano del 67 a la primavera americana de George Floyd.”
Sara Matthiesen authored the article “How to Stop the Cuts” for The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Ronald Spector was quoted by Politico in the article “Nightly: Coronavirus Special Edition” and by the Washington Examiner in “Trump echoes Reagan and Nixon in law-and-order tack.”

Media and Public Affairs
Imani Cheers spoke to Bloomberg TV about the protests that have erupted over the killing of George Floyd and to CGTN for the segment “Expert: BLM is more than just words, holidays, protests.” HuffPost quoted her in “Feeling Social Media Burnout? Here's How Else To Be An Ally Right Now.”
David Ensor was quoted by The Hill in the article “Trump's new head of US media agency under fire from both sides” and by Vox in “The head of US broadcasting is leaning toward pro-Trump propaganda. Biden would fire him.” He spoke to The World for the segment “Battle for the soul of the Voice of America” and to Sinclair Broadcast Group about revelations in John Bolton’s book about President Trump.
Jesse Holland spoke to WYTV-ABC33 about the importance of Juneteenth. He authored the article “I’m a Black Reporter. Covering America Almost Broke Me” for Foreign Policy.
Peter Loge authored the article "Pete Buttigieg’s Ethical Rhetoric of Civil Religion" for the National Communication Association’s Communication Currents series. He spoke to Al Jazeera about President Trump’s approval rating for his handling of the pandemic and racial protests. Sinclair Broadcast Group quoted him in “Public health officials grapple with threats, protests as they fight to contain outbreak.”
Jason Osder’s documentary Let the Fire Burn was featured in the Rolling Stone article “Fight the Power: 18 Docs to Help Explain Today’s Unrest.”
Frank Sesno was quoted by the Financial Times in the article “Journalists caught in the crossfire of US protests” and by the Los Angeles Times in “Trump gets an all-Trump channel. It could be his future.”
Janet Steele was quoted by Le Figaro (France) in the article “Trump ally reshuffles US public media leadership,” by Asia Times in “Voice of America to become Voice of Trump” and by The Straits Times in “Trump appointee shakes up US broadcasting, raising fears.”
Cheryl W. Thompson was quoted by the Associated Press in the article “Headline-making missteps put focus on newsroom diversity.” She authored the article "Feds Spend Billions On COVID-19 Contracts, Often Without Fully Competitive Bidding" for NPR.
William Youmans was quoted by Al Jazeera in the article “Family of slain autistic Palestinian not optimistic over inquiry.”

Philosophy
David DeGrazia was quoted by Science Magazine in the article “Is it time to replace one of the cornerstones of animal research?”

Physics
Neil Johnson was quoted by Nature in the article “How Facebook, Twitter and other data troves are revolutionizing social science” and by Science Magazine in "Just 50% of Americans plan to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s how to win over the rest."

Political Science
Sarah Binder was quoted by Roll Call in the article “States need money. The Fed has it. Politics may be an obstacle.”
Alexander Downes contributed to the article “Is Trump hurting the military?” for The Washington Post.
Henry Farrell was quoted by China’s Xinhua News Agency in the article “Experts say decoupling from China perilous, impossible.” He authored “European Union isn’t likely to blacklist U.S. travelers” for The Washington Post.
Samuel Goldman was quoted by The National Review in the article “Conservative Academics Reflect on the Relationship of Politics to Scholarship.”
John Logsdon was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “Trump campaign pulls ad about SpaceX launch after former astronaut calls it political propaganda,” by Axios in “NASA's 2024 moonshot may not work,” by Forbes in “What A Trump Loss In November Would Mean For NASA’s Lunar Return” and by CNN in “12 False claims Trump has made about Obama since last month.”
Garry Young was quoted by The New York Times in the article “Why Washington’s Streets Have Filled With Troops the Mayor Did Not Want.”

Psychological & Brain Sciences
Sherry Molock was quoted by HealthDay in the article “For Stressed-Out Black Americans, Mental Health Care Often Hard to Come By.”

Public Policy and Public Administration 
Allison MacFarlane was quoted by the Washington Examiner in the article “Trump policy change could be game changer for small nuclear reactors.”
Sara Rosenbaum was quoted by Kaiser Health News in the article “Social Media Fears About Lack Of Coverage For Protest Injuries Are Overblown.”

Regulatory Studies Center
The Regulatory Studies Center was featured in the Bloomberg Law articles “Trump Spring Regulatory Agenda Back on Track After Virus Pause” and "White House Debuts New Regulatory Playbook After Virus Delay (2)," in the Financial Times article “Trump eases environmental rules during pandemic” and in the Forbes article “How Donald Trump Has Cut Regulation - But Also Added It.”
Bridget Dooling was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “The Energy 202: Coronavirus pandemic could give Democrats easier way to repeal major Trump EPA rules.” She was featured in the Vox article “Trump’s favorite weapon in the coronavirus fight: Deregulation.”

Religion
Robert Tuttle was quoted by The Washington Times in the article “Supreme Court's LGBTQ ruling threatens to inundate small businesses.”

Sociology
Antwan Jones was quoted by HuffPost in the article “Feeling Social Media Burnout? Here's How Else To Be An Ally Right Now.”
Gregory Squires co-authored the articles “Pollution, Place, and the Unnecessary Tragedy of Premature Death: Lessons for Covid-19” for Planetizen and “Pollution in Black neighborhoods part of Louisville's systemic racism” for the Louisville Courier Journal.
Ronald Weitzer was quoted by Sinclair Broadcast Group in the article “As Minneapolis moves to dismantle police force, calls rise to 'defund' departments.”

University Writing
Jameta Nicole Barlow was quoted by Mashable in the article “13 mental health resources for black people trying to cope right now” and by The New York Times in “Check in on Your Black Employees, Now.”
Sandie Friedman authored the article “Don’t Grade Them” for Inside Higher Ed.
Gordon Mantler was quoted by Mother Jones in the article “What Happens When a Massive Racial Justice March on Washington Goes Digital?”

Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Kavita Daiya authored the article “The Current Plight of International Students” for Inside Higher Ed.
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