Research and Honors, March 2025
Research and Honors is a monthly column of the Illinois State Report newsletter, celebrating recent Honors, Publications, and Presentations of faculty and staff.
Presentations
Camille Cole, HIS, presented a paper on “What did it mean to be Ottoman in the Gulf, c. 1900?” at a workshop on Ottoman belonging at the University of Michigan’s Center for Armenian Studies.
Kyle Ciani, HIS, moderated the LGBTQA+ Speaker Series with authors Jenna Goldsmith and Rachel Spangler on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, as part of the LGBTQA+ Inaugural Alumni Weekend.
Distinguished Professor Willard Bohn, LAN, presented a paper titled “Thirty Years of Apollinaire Scholarship” at the University of California Library in Berkeley.
Katrin Paehler, HIS, delivered a paper titled “From ‘Felizitas’ to ‘Gambit:’ Vetting Hildegard Beetz for U.S. Intelligence Work in Berlin and Beyond” at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Intelligence History in Washington, D.C. She has also joined the Society’s Board.
Dawn Beichner-Thomas, WGS/CJS, co-presented “Feminist Approaches to Justice: 30 Years Since the Beijing Declaration” on an international webinar.
Publications
Caitlin Mercier, WGS/PSY, authored “Centering veg*ns of color: An intersectional imperative to anti-veg*n stigma” in the Journal of Health Prevention and Health Promotion, Vol. 6 (1), pp. 31 –51, and co-authored “Skin Deep: A Relational Cultural Approach to Colorism,” in Professional Psychology: Research and Practice.
William Thomas McBride, ENG, edited MLA’s Approaches to Teaching Stoker’s Dracula.
Daniel G. Lannin, PSY, and Amanda Martin, BIO, co-authored “Conflicted Help-Seeking: Vulnerable and Grandiose Narcissistic Traits in College Students” published in Journal of College Student Mental Health, and Lannin also published The art and science of helping: Developing fundamental skills in a multicultural age. Routledge.
John Blakeman and Susana Calderon, MCN, co-authored an article titled “Describing acute coronary syndrome symptom information on social media platforms” in the
Journal: Heart & Lung 2025, Volume 70, Issue 2 (March-April).
Rajeev Goel, ECO, and James R. Jones, Katie School of Insurance and Risk Management, co-authored Unraveling Spillovers on Health Insurance: The Impacts of Culture and Fraud on Health Insurance Coverage in Managerial and Decision Economics.
Dawn Beichner-Thomas, WGS/CJS, authored “The UN Declaration on Future Generations and the SDGs: The Role of Young People in Transformation,” 79th Meeting of the American Society of Criminology.
Jin Park, KNR, authored “A Qualitative Study of NCAA Division II College Athletes’ Mentoring Relationship Experiences in Higher Education” in the Journal of College Student Development, December 2024.
Ui-Jeen Yu, FCS, authored “Investigating antecedents of adopting wearable technology products among Gen Z” in the International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education, February 2025.
David Lane, CJS, authored “Introduction: Notes on the Social Construction of Expertise” in The American Sociologist.
Livia Stone, ANT, authored “Autogestion: Correcting the History of Self Management” in the journal, Left History.
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Latest Publications
- Grounds crew plans controlled burns throughout month of MarchControlled open burning will be conducted by Illinois State University maintenance staff to manage vegetation on campus properties during the month of March, beginning over spring break.
- Retirement Recognition Reception, April 28, 2025President Aondover Tarhule will host Faculty, Administrative/Professional, and Civil Service retirees on Monday, April 28, 2025, for the Retirement Reception.
- ISU to celebrate neurodiversity with events and workshopsStudent Access and Accommodation Services, in collaboration with the Center for Integrated Professional Development, is thrilled to announce Neurodiversity Celebration Week, happening March 17-23, 2025.
- Milner Library welcomes guest speakers on topic of artificial intelligenceMilner Library, in partnership with the Julia N. Visor Center, is excited to invite the Illinois State campus community to two events discussing artificial intelligence and its impact on student success.
- BN-CARE team recipient of Environmental Stewardship Award for 2024-25The Bloomington-Normal Community Air Research Education team has been awarded the Environmental Stewardship Award for 2024-25.
- Dr. Jeri Beggs named Director of Intercollegiate AthleticsPresident Aondover Tarhule has named Dr. Jeri Beggs as Illinois State University’s Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, effective immediately, following a national search that began in November 2024.
