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

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

 

American Studies
John Vlach was quoted in the article ""The Architecture of Slavery” at the Chrysler shows the social and physical constructs of bondage" by The Virginian-Pilot.

Anthropology
Sarah Wagner authored the article “Why President Trump invoked the devastation of military deaths to push his Syria policy” for The Washington Post.

Arts & Design
Dana Tai Soon Burgess appeared on the podcast “A|Decibel” in the episode “Dana Tai Soon Burgess: How Dance Promotes Empathy by Exposing the Fragility and Vulnerability of the Human Body.”
Matt Eich was featured in The Eye of Photography in the article “W. Eugene Smith Fund for Humanitarian Photography : Leonian Grant : Matt Eich – Nadia Shira Cohen.”
Loren Kajikawa spoke to Nexstar Media Group about campaign soundtracks.
Lisa Lipinski was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “That photograph of Pelosi and Trump is a work of art. Some say it’s a masterpiece.”
Kip Lornell was quoted by The Washington Times in the article "D.C. looks to make go-go music the official sound of the city."

Biology
Keryn Gedan was quoted by Smithsonian in the article “Marshes Grow Stronger When Faced With Increased Carbon Dioxide” and by The New York Times in the article “As Sea Levels Rise, So Do Ghost Forests.” Time quoted her in the article “Ghost Forests Are Visceral Examples of the Advance of Climate Change.”
Matthew Kolmann was quoted by CNN in the article “Piranha swap out their old teeth with new set waiting in a 'crypt’” and by Science News in the article “Piranhas and their plant-eating relatives, pacus, replace rows of teeth all at once.”

Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Christopher Rollston was quoted by Newsweek in the article “2,000-year-old Hidden Inscriptions on Middle Eastern Pottery May Shine Light on Jewish Revolt Against the Romans.” The Miami Herald quoted him in the article “Dismissed as fakes for a century, enigmatic Puerto Rican stones could rewrite history.”

Economics
Jay Shambaugh was quoted in Reuters in the article “In a polarized age, Boston Fed wrestles with healing a fractured U.S. economy.”
Tara Sinclair was quoted by Marketplace in the article “4 things to know about monthly jobs numbers” and PolitiFact in the article “Has West Virginia's economy boomed since Trump, Justice took office?” Sinclair Broadcast Group quoted her in the article “Deficit nears $1 trillion in 2019, but 2020 Dems and Trump have little to say about debt” and PolitiFact quoted her in the article “Wisconsin GOP Sen. Ron Johnson overreaches on economic growth claim.”

English
Lisa Page authored the article “Zadie Smith’s debut short-story collection is a dazzling experiment in form and genre” for The Washington Post.

Geography
Ryan Engstrom was quoted by NPR in the article “After Hurricane Dorian, The 'Wikipedia Of Maps' Came To The Rescue.”
Dan Malouff authored the articles “200 original DC streetcars survived the 1960s. Today only one still carries passengers” and "Here are all @CouncilOfDC’s World Series tweets mocking Houston’s lack of zoning" for Greater Greater Washington.
Scott Sklar was quoted by Washington Business Journal in the article “Amazon will update HQ2 design to meet Jeff Bezos' climate goals.”
Dmitry Streletskiy was cited by The Washington Post in the article “Radical warming in Siberia leaves millions on unstable ground” and by Bloomberg in the article “Russia’s Thawing Permafrost May Cost Economy $2.3 Billion a Year.”

History
Denver Brunsman appeared on C-SPAN for the panel discussion “Fostering Civic Knowledge and Engagement.”
Hope Harrison appeared on C-SPAN for a discussion of the 70th anniversary of the Berlin airlift. She spoke to ABC News (Australia) in the segment “Why The Cold War Still Matters.” Her book was featured by O Globo (Brazil) in the article “The arc of memory."

Media and Public Affairs
Dante Chinni spoke to WAMU-FM’s 1A for the segment “Reversing The 'Brain Drain' In Rural America.”
David Karpf was quoted by Slate in the article “Bret Stephens Backs Out of Bedbug Debate.” DCist quoted him in the article “NYT Columnist Bret Stephens Cancels Conversation With GW Professor Who Called Him A Bedbug” and CNN quoted him in the article “Elizabeth Warren targets Facebook's ad policy -- with a Facebook ad.” He was quoted by Quartz in the article “Trump is using impeachment to collect new supporters with Facebook ads.”
Peter Loge was quoted by the New York Post in the article “Bernie Sanders in hospital for heart issue, taking break from campaign.” He authored the articles “How we argue about what happens next matters” for The Hill and “The Link Between Poor Decisions About Money and Ethics” for Campaigns & Elections. The Hill quoted him in the article “Trump's new challenge is officials dishing dirt.”
Ethan Porter was quoted in the articles “A viral video landed him a job on the Sanders campaign. His resignation highlights the pitfalls of the quest for digital dominance” by The Washington Post and "Twitter bans political ads ahead of 2020 election" by the Associated Press.
Frank Sesno was quoted by Variety in the article “Impeachment Inquiry Sends TV News Networks Into Media Scramble.” The Washington Post quoted him in the articles “As interviews get tougher, Team Trump doubles down on avoidance” and “Trump’s favorite venue for making news — or avoiding it — is right in front of the presidential chopper,” and Bloomberg quoted him in the article “Trump Can't Rely On Cable News Running His Rallies In Full Anymore.” New York Daily News quoted him in the article “Donald Trump basically asked to be booed at the World Series."

Physics
Neil Johnson was quoted by Die Welt (Germany) in the article “Why delete hate posts is futile.”

Political Science
Sarah Binder was quoted by The Wall Street Journal in the articles “Pence, Giuliani Say They Won’t Give Congress Documents in Trump Impeachment Inquiry” and “Mindful of Caucus Resistance, House Democrats Avoid Impeachment Vote.” Vox quoted her in the article “House Republicans’ impeachment stunt is an attempt to distract from the allegations against Trump” and Politico quoted her in the article “Fed risks more angry Trump tweets as pause in future rate cuts looms.” She spoke to Canada's CTV News Channel about the House impeachment inquiry and authored the article "Pelosi will get more out of today’s impeachment inquiry vote than Republicans. Here’s why" for The Washington Post.
Adam Dean co-authored the article “Beyond the Sacklers: Free-trade policies contributed to the opioid epidemic” for STAT.
Bruce Dickson was quoted by NPR in the article “Communist China Turns 70. Who Shares Its Economic Growth?” and by Bloomberg Businessweek in the article “Don’t Trust China to Make Our Subway Cars, Warns Industry.”
Danny Hayes authored the article “A new poll shows Elizabeth Warren leading the Democratic field, with 28 percent” for The Washington Post.
John Logsdon was quoted by Florida Today in the article “Elon Musk, Bridenstine Twitter battle underscores tensions between SpaceX and NASA.” He was quoted by Politico in the article “Licensing spacecraft of the future” and in the Space Roundup.
Marc Lynch was quoted by PBS’ Frontline in the article “Flashback: How US-Backed Kurds Defeated ISIS in Kobani, Syria.” The Nation cited him in the article “In the Midst of Chaos, an Invincible Arab Spring.”
Yonatan Lupu co-authored the article “Public opinion and domestic terrorism: What we can learn from Israel” for The Hill.
Cynthia McClintock was quoted by The New York Times in the article “Who Leads Peru? Power Struggle Creates Worst Political Crisis in Decades” and by The Wall Street Journal in the article “Peruvian Crisis Divides Political Class.”
Harris Mylonas was quoted by The New York Times in the article “Stay-at-Home Parents Work Hard. Should They Be Paid?”
Peter Reddaway was quoted by Mother Jones in the article “A Soviet-Born Billionaire Is Buying Influence at US Institutions. Anti-Corruption Activists Are Worried.”
David Shambaugh authored the article “China at 70 must take on its greatest challenge yet – political reform and opening up” for South China Morning Post.
David Szakonyi was quoted by Vice in the article “Ukraine Is Now ‘Auditing’ the Biden Case.”
Christopher Warshaw was quoted by the Associated Press in the article “California relishes role as liberal trendsetter, Trump foe.”

Public Policy and Public Administration 
Joseph Cordes was quoted by Nexstar Media Group in the article “Warner and Kaine introduce ‘Virginia Beach Strong Act’ in Senate.”
Leighton Ku was quoted by the Associated Press in the article “Republicans, Cooper again pitch favored NC budget results.” He spoke to WUNC-FM (Chapel Hill, NC) for the segment “A Researcher's Case For Medicaid Expansion” and Nexstar Media Group for the segment “Trump expands private options under Medicare.” The Raleigh News & Observer quoted him in the articles “NC taxpayers have paid $8.3 billion to expand Medicaid elsewhere” and “The newest, weakest Republican claim against expanding Medicaid in NC.” The Charlotte Observer cited him in the article “Expanding Medicaid could cut access to doctors” and Reuters cited him in the article "Trump rule on health insurance leaves immigrants, companies scrambling for answers." Spectrum News quoted him in the article “5 Things to Know: Fight Against Trump’s Public Charge Rule.” He authored the article “Medicaid expansion can and does improve access to care” for WRAL.com.
Sara Rosenbaum was quoted by Kaiser Health News in the article “VCU Health halting patient lawsuits that affected 56,000 over 7 years.” PolitiFact quoted her in the article “Online ads claiming AARP backed federal funding for Planned Parenthood are wrong.”
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg was quoted by The Boston Globe in the article “After months of waiting, college officials breathe sigh of relief over decision in Harvard case.”

Regulatory Studies Center
Susan Dudley was quoted by The Wall Street Journal in the article “Trump to Curb Use of Federal Guidance in Issuing Regulations.” She authored the article “New Trump Orders: Guidance Should Be A Shield, Not A Sword” for Forbes.
Jerry Ellig co-authored the article “Big Bad Trusts’ Are a Progressive Myth” for The Wall Street Journal. The New York Times quoted him in the article “Local News Is Dying. New York May Try to Pass a Law to Save It.”

Religion
Robert Tuttle was quoted by The Washington Times in the article “Indiana Catholic school teacher claims court battle over firing for gay marriage being politicized.”

Sociology
Robert Cottrol joined C-SPAN for the segment “Federalist Society Discussion on New 2019 Supreme Court Term.”
Amitai Etzioni appeared on C-SPAN to discuss his book Reclaiming Patriotism.
Hilary Silver was quoted by WJLA-ABC7 in the article “Study: DC rent is 3rd highest in the country; Here's how much income you need to afford it.”
Gregory Squires spoke to Nexstar Media Group in the segment “White House launches ‘opportunity zones’ website.”
Ronald Weitzer was quoted by Vice in the article “Massage Parlours with 'Happy Endings' Give These Sex Workers a Decent Living.”

Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
Nicole Jordan was quoted by WTOP-FM in the article “Listen up: Hearing tests and care are important parts of healthy aging.”
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