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May 2018

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

 

American Studies

Vanessa Northington Gamble was quoted by NPR in the article “'Father Of Gynecology,' Who Experimented On Slaves, No Longer On Pedestal In NYC.” She appeared on NPR’s All Things Considered in the segment “Controversial Statue Of 19th Century Gynecologist Removed From Central Park.”

Chad Heap's work on "slum tourism" was mentioned by National Geographic in the article "Inside the Controversial World of Slum Tourism."

Gayle Wald appeared on Fox 8 News in the Morning in the segment “A closer look: Sister Rosetta Tharpe.”

Anthropology

Arts & Design 

Avi Gupta’s photography was featured in U.S. News and World Report in the article “The Courage to Be Seen.”

Andy Johnson’s exhibition Queer(ed) Performativity was reviewed by Washington Blade

Biology

Gustavo Hormiga was quoted by The New York Times in the article “A New Spider Family Tree Tries to Untangle the Evolution of Webs.”

East Asian Languages and Civilizations 

Young-Key Kim-Renaud was quoted by Expresso (Portugal) in the article “From Top Ranks to Behind Bars.”

Economics 

Michael Moore was quoted by The Washington Times in the article “Trade war fears mount as China lists tariff targets, Trump doesn’t flinch” and by NBC News in “Why Trump is reconsidering joining the TPP trade agreement he slammed.” He spoke to Marketplace about tariffs on steel.

Jay Shambaugh co-authored the article “Why we need to help kids go to college wherever they want” for the CNN website. 

Joann Weiner spoke to Hearst TV about a Supreme Court hearing on paying online sales tax.

History

Eric Arnesen appeared on a C-SPAN discussion of the April 1968 riots in Washington, D.C.

Media and Public Affairs

Emma Briant was cited by several media outlets including the Associated Press, BBC, Business Insider, The Washington Post, Daily Mail and The Guardian for evidence she submitted to the UK Parliament on Cambridge Analytica. She authored “Cambridge Analytica and SCL- How I Peered Inside the Propaganda Machine” for The Conversation.

David Ensor spoke to CGTN America in the segment “The Heat: Are Americans engaged in international affairs?

Robert Entman co-authored “Framing in a Fractured Democracy: Impacts of Digital Technology on Ideology, Power and Cascading Network Activation” with Nikki Usher in the Journal of Communication. He was cited by The Conversation in “Cambridge Analytica and SCL-how I peered inside the propaganda machine” and by the Associated Press in “UK academic says data firm helped Trump campaign spread fear.”

Peter Loge was quoted by NPR in the article “'Choose Life': Politically Opposed Marches, Parallel Messages.”

Patricia Phalen was quoted by The Christian Science Monitor in the article “Why embrace of 'Roseanne' doesn't always extend to politics.”

Ethan Porter was cited by Vox in the article “9 essential lessons from psychology to understand the Trump era” and by UChicago News in “Study shows power of imagery in improving perceptions of president.”

Steven Roberts hosted “The American Promise: Immigration in Montgomery County” for Montgomery Community Media.

Nina Seavey was quoted by International Documentary Magazine in “Top Five Required Films.” 

Frank Sesno spoke to CNN’s Tonight With Don Lemon in the segment “Sinclair under fire for mandating anchors to read statement criticizing ‘fake news’” and by Headline News in “Sean Hannity’s ‘mystery client’ problems.” He was quoted by Politico in the article “CNN jabs at Trump while the Post analyzes him” and by The Salt Lake Tribune in “Mr. No Comment: Meet the Utahn who speaks for the special counsel’s Russia-Trump probe, but don’t expect him to say too much.” He was cited by Poynter in the article “13 J-school deans and chairs issue letter of concern to Sinclair.”

Nikki Usher was cited by Slate in the article “Did a Lack of Local News Cause Trump’s Election? It’s Hard to Say.” Her book, Interactive Journalism: Hackers, Data, and Code, was reviewed in the Newspaper Research Journal

Political Science

Stephen Biddle was quoted by The Washington Examiner in the articles “Trump's Syria decision shows healthy aversion to 'nation-building,' experts say,” and “How Trump is changing minds on pulling US troops out of Syria,” by The Washington Post in “Trump tries to appear strong in Syria even as he plans to withdraw,” by Circa in “After missile strikes, what is the US policy in Syria?” and by Roll Call in the articles “Obscured By Ryan’s Exit, US-Russia Tensions Boil,” “Trump Orders New Syria Strikes After Assad Chemical Attack” and “Analysis: Trump’s Syria Strikes Highlight Congress’ War Powers Impotence.”

Sarah Binder was quoted by The New York Times in the article “New York Fed Names John Williams President, Bucking Calls for Diversity,” by The Washington Post in “Trump wants the Senate to get rid of the filibuster. Good luck with that,” by The Wall Street Journal in “Trump’s Establishment Picks Show Support for Fed Status Quo,” by HuffPost in “Marco Rubio Had An Odd Explanation For Changing His Position On A Trump Nominee” and by Yahoo! Finance in “Paul Ryan, lame duck: What does the future hold for him?

Nathan Brown was quoted by The New York Times in the article “Egyptian Military Court Sentences Sisi Critic to 5 Years in Prison.”

Henry Farrell authored the article “Mark Zuckerberg runs a nation-state, and he’s the king” for Vox. He co-authored the articles “Forget Congress. Facebook’s real problem is in Europe” and “Trump doesn’t like China’s economic nationalism. So why is his administration stirring it up?” for The Washington Post.

Marc Lynch was quoted by Vox in the article “America is fawning over Saudi Arabia’s repressive dictator” and by The New York Times in “America’s Three Bad Options in Syria.”

Elizabeth Saunders authored the Washington Post articles “Bolton starts today, with a Syria crisis on the agenda. But there are limits to what he can do” and “Last week the U.S. bombed Syria, but not much changed. Here’s what you need to know.” 

John Sides authored the article “Why the U.S. tax system is so complicated — but Americans are proud to pay taxes anyway” for The Washington Post

David Szakonyi was featured in a C-SPAN discussion of the implications of Russia’s presidential election. He was quoted by Vice News in the article “Trump and Putin Appear to be Giving Their Relationship Another Chance After Syria.”

Organizational Sciences and Communication

David Costanza authored the article “Can We Please Stop Talking About Generations as if They Are a Thing?” for Slate. He appeared on the ESPN’s The Right Time with Bomani Jones in the segment “Father Prime.” His research was mentioned by Bloomberg in the article “The Long Baby Boomer Reign Isn’t Ending Just Yet.”

Psychology

Public Policy and Public Administration

David Brunori was quoted by The Indianapolis Star in the article “Hoosier Lottery often pulls plug on high-dollar scratch-off games before all prizes can be won” and by the Louisville Courier-Journal in “What the recent tax reform bills mean for the average Kentuckian.”

Elizabeth Rigby’s research with graduate student Cory Maks-Solomon was cited by Vox in the article “Studies: Democratic politicians represent middle-class voters. GOP politicians don’t.”

Andrew Reamer was quoted by ABC News in the article “Census staff warned of immigrant fears long before citizenship question.”

Regulatory Studies Center

Susan Dudley authored the article “IRS rulemaking should follow HHS model” for The Hill. She was quoted by Politico in the article “Mulvaney prevails in turf battle over tax regs” and by NPR in “Senate Votes To Roll Back Rules Aimed At Fair Auto Lending For Minorities.”

Romance, German and Slavic Languages and Literatures 

Sociology

Antwan Jones was quoted by Gray TV in the article “Entrepreneur reflects on legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”

Hilary Silver was quoted by The Chicago Tribune in the article “50 years after the Fair Housing Act passed, black Chicagoans reflect on refuge found in South Side co-op.”

Gregory Squires coauthored the article “Five decades after Fair Housing Act, segregation continues” for The Baltimore Sun. He was quoted by Forbes in the article “The 1968 Fair Housing Act; 50 Years Of Progress, Still An Uphill Climb To Equality.” He was featured in a discussion marking the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act on WCNY-FM’s Capitol Pressroom

Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Cynthia Deitch was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “Men are concerned about what #MeToo is doing to men at work.”

Daniel Moshenberg spoke with Radio France International in the segment “Women must be part of sustainable development discussion in urban settings: expert.”
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