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Columbian College of Arts & Sciences: Faculty Getting Press

October 2021

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

American Studies

Melani McAlister was quoted by Slate in the article “The Uproar Over the ‘Ultimate American Bible.’”

Suleiman Osman’s book was quoted by Vox in the article “What we talk about when we talk about gentrification.”

Anthropology

David Braun was quoted by Live Science in the article “What is the oldest-known archaeological site in the world?”

Sarah Wagner was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “Covid-19 memorial in D.C. gives Americans a place to reconcile their loss.”

Arts & Design

Kym Rice was quoted by The Washingtonian in the article “Arts Guild.”

Biology

Adam R. Smith was quoted by DCist in the article “Could The Escaped Zebras Survive Roaming Around Prince George’s County Forever?”

Economics

Diana Furchtgott-Roth authored the articles “Electric Vehicles Powerless During Hurricanes”; “Terrorists Shouldn’t Take Your Time”; “There’s Safety In Pipelines”; and “UK Supply Chains Rely On Truckers,” for Forbes.

Steven Hamilton co-authored the article “It’s time to consider booster jabs for healthcare workers,” and was quoted in the article “Vaccination rates may have peaked: what Scott Morrison does next is critical,” for The Sydney Morning Herald. One of his tweets was also mentioned by MSNBC’s “All In With Chris Hayes.” He was also quoted by The Sydney Morning Herald in the article “Josh Frydenberg will consider Reserve Bank review after OECD recommendation.” Additionally, he authored the article “How we dodged a bullet by sinking the French submarines deal,” for The Sydney Morning Herald.

Annamaria Lusardi was quoted by Forbes in the article “Free Personal Finance Courses For Schools: New Program Aims To Expand Teen Financial Literacy Across The U.S. With Backing From Charles Schwab Foundation.”

Jay Shambaugh spoke to BBC World about the US economic recovery. He was quoted by Sinclair Broadcast Group in the article “Delta variant hitting economic recovery, so what's next?”

Tara Sinclair was quoted by PolitiFact in the article “The looming debt-ceiling showdown: What you need to know.”

Joann Weiner spoke to Hearst TV about President Biden’s economic agenda.

English

Jung Yun authored the book review “‘Edge Case’ begins with a husband’s disappearance and turns into much more,” for The Washington Post.

Media & Public Affairs

Jesse Holland spoke to the Black News Channel about various issues including climate change and the resettlement of Afghan refugees. (1, 2, 3). He also spoke to the Black News Channel about the California gubernatorial recall election, about the Haitian immigration crisis and voting rights (1, 2), and about the plight of small landlords during the pandemic.

David Karpf was quoted by Nexstar Media Group in the articles “Trump lawyer who wrote plan to overturn election set to speak at national political science conference despite members’ objections,” and “Conservative group calls decision to cancel its in-person panels at political science conference ‘gutless,’ but some say the move doesn’t go far enough.” He was also quoted by Inside Higher Ed in the article “‘In New Territory.’”

Ethan Porter’s research was featured by Nieman Journalism Lab in the article “Misinformation is a global problem. One of the solutions might work across continents too.”

Thomas Shanker spoke to NPR during the podcast "Great Podversations."

Cheryl W. Thompson contributed to the article “How 9/11 Changed TV, Arts, Sports, Education, More,’’ in an essay titled “Policing,” for The Washington Post.

Rebekah Tromble was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “Misinformation on Facebook got six times more clicks than factual news during the 2020 election, study says,” and by Columbia Journalism Review about disinformation on Facebook in the Media Today roundup. She was also quoted by The Washington Post about a problem with Facebook data in The Technology 202 newsletter, by CBC News in the article “Misinformation on Reddit has become unmanageable, Alberta moderators say.” and by Fast Company in the article “Death threats, misinformation, and racism in Silicon Valley: Meet the designer shaping the future of Twitter.”

Philosophy

David DeGrazia was quoted by Stat in the article “Return of the mammoth? George Church-backed company launches with $15 million for elephant-sized quest.”

Physics

Sylvain Guiriec was interviewed by Ouest France in the article “Astrophysics. A supernova created by the fusion of two stars.”

Neil Johnson spoke to WAMU-‘s “1A’’ in the segment “Extremely Online: The Fight Against COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation.”

Political Science

Sarah Binder was quoted by The New York Times in the articles “Fed Officials’ Trading Draws Outcry, and Fuels Calls for Accountability,” and “Should Biden Reappoint Jerome Powell? It Depends on His Theory of Change.” She was also quoted by Politico in the article “Biden’s Fed choice: Follow Trump’s path, or pass over the Dem,” and by CNN in the article “Democrats' aging leaders need all their skills for the task ahead.” Additionally, she was quoted by The Associated Press in the article “A potential Powell renomination for Fed faces some dissent.”

Richard Chasdi spoke to Al-Sharq about Afghanistan threats.

Bruce Dickson was quoted by Postmedia Network in the article “Who's Joseph Tsai? The Canadian man of action behind Alibaba's embattled Jack Ma.”

Michael J. Goff spoke to CBS National Morning News about congressional redistricting and gerrymandering.

Samuel Goldman was quoted by The New York Times in the article “How Has Joe Biden Become So Unpopular?”

Joseph Grant was quoted by The Wall Street Journal in the article “Black Lawmakers, Now Winning in White Communities, Call for End to Packing Black Voters in House Districts.”

Joyce Karam was quoted by The Associated Press in the article “Mideast in shambles, but the world has moved on for now.”

John Logsdon was quoted by The Washington Post in the articles “Elon Musk is dominating the space race. Jeff Bezos is trying to fight back,” and “'They could be your neighbors’ and they’re going to space. SpaceX gets ready to fly the Inspiration4 crew.” He was also quoted by The New York Times in the article “‘Very Ordinary’ Astronauts Prepare for an Extraordinary Launch to Space”; by Business Insider in the article “NASA's top official says Blue Origin lawsuit could delay human return to moon”; and by NPR in the article “Shadowed By Controversy, NASA Won't Rename New Space Telescope.”

Marc Lynch co-authored the article “Academic experts believe that Middle East politics are actually getting worse,” for The Washington Post.

Kimberly J. Morgan authored the article “If Democrats want to go big on social protection, taxing rich people won’t be enough,” for The Washington Post.

Christopher Warshaw was quoted by The Associated Press in the article “Indiana Redistricting Plan Criticized as Aiding Republicans.” He was also mentioned by WFYI-PBS, Indianapolis.

Public Policy and Public Administration

Kathryn Newcomer was quoted by WBEZ-FM, Chicago in the article “Top Chicago Park District Watchdog Faced ‘Extensive’ Investigation In Previous Job At Cook County.”

Religion

Robert Tuttle was quoted by The Washington Times in the article “Federal judge sides with gay teacher suing Catholic school over firing.”

Romance, German and Slavic Languages and Literatures

Catherine Adoyo was featured in the PBS documentary “Dante.”

Sociology

Antwan Jones was quoted by HealthDay in the article “More Affordable Housing, Healthier Hearts?” His research was also featured by Psychology Today in the article “Can Affordable Housing Improve Heart Health?”

Hilary Silver authored the article “Eviction moratoriums shouldn't be left for the states,” for The Hill.

Gregory Squires was quoted by HealthDay in the article “More Affordable Housing, Healthier Hearts?”; by WESA-FM, Pittsburgh, in the article “Report Finds 'Staggering' Imbalance In Lending To Pittsburgh’s Minority Residents”; and by Pittsburgh-Post Gazette in the article “North Side group, Pittsburgh councilmen: Lack of private lending a problem for affordable housing.” His research was also featured by Psychology Today in the article “Can Affordable Housing Improve Heart Health?”

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