Faculty and staff sketches
Campus community members who received recognition, gave presentations or media interviews, or had research published are listed.
April 23, 2024 (Volume 47, Number 17)
October 12, 2021 (Volume 45, Number 4)
Hospitality and tourism management faculty, from left, Paul Stansbie and John W. Lipford
Photo Credit: University Communications
In the News
Hospitality and tourism management faculty members Paul Stansbie and John W. Lipford were interviewed for stories about the hospitality industry and COVID-19 job loss in articles published by MoneyGeek.
A new website, In Memoriam, pays tribute to people who have helped shape Grand Valley.
PNHA alumni named to GRBJ list
Eight GVSU alumni from the Public, Nonprofit and Health Administration program were recently named to the Grand Rapids Business Journal’s Grand Rapids 200 list, recognizing the most powerful business leaders in West Michigan. The list recognizes the region’s top business leaders across diverse fields. Alumni are listed below.
Sketches
Faculty and staff members who have given presentations or had their research published are detailed below. The campus community can self-submit a sketch online for future publication.
Paul Leidig, professor and director of the School of Computing, was recognized as a Fellow of CSAB, the lead society for accreditation of degree programs in computer science, information systems, software engineering, information technology, cybersecurity and data science. The CSAB Fellow Award is given in recognition of individuals who have given sustained, quality service to the computing profession and to computing education through the activities of CSAB.
Christina Catanese, education specialist at Annis Water Resources Institute, gave presentations, “Moving Field Guide: A Kinesthetic Approach to Environmental Education” and “Dancing Your Environment,” at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station’s K-12 Partnership Summer Institute.
Jennifer Marson-Reed, assistant professor of criminal justice, was a co-author of an article, "The Rwandan Diaspora: Residual Politics and the Culture of Silence," published in the Journal of Sociology and Social Work.
Valerie Good, assistant professor of marketing, was co-author of an article, "More Than Money: Establishing the Importance of a Sense of Purpose for Salespeople," published in the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science.
Ronald Loeffler, associate professor of philosophy, was a co-organizer of a conference, "Ethics, Practical Reasoning, Agency: Wilfrid Sellars' Practical Philosophy," co-sponsored by Grand Valley and Georgetown University at Qatar and gave a presentation, "Moral We-Intentions as Individualistic We-Attitudes," at the event.
Movement science faculty Ingrid Johnson and Tess Armstrong had their work cited in an article, "Making Dance Fun in Physical Education," published in Kinesiology Today. Johnson was interviewed for an article, "Returning to Gym Class: Reasons to be Excited and Cautious," published by Planbook.
David Alvarez, professor of English, wrote a chapter, "Bridging Migratory Faultlines: Francis Alÿs's Performance at the Strait of Gibraltar," for a book, Figures of the Migrant: The Roles of Literature and the Arts in Representing Migration, published by Routledge; and gave a presentation, "Necro-Political Negotiations: Tanatorios, Funerals, and Borders in M.G. Sanchez's Past: A Memoir," at the Mediterranean Studies Association conference.
Jim McNair, associate professor of water resources, was a co-author of an article, "A Stochastic Model of Epilithic Algal Succession and Patch Dynamics in Streams," published in Ecosphere.
This article was last edited on October 15, 2021 at 8:44 a.m.
Campus community members who received recognition, gave presentations or media interviews, or had research published are listed.
April 23, 2024 (Volume 47, Number 17)
Faculty and staff members who gave presentations, had research published, received accolades or gave media interviews are listed.
April 9, 2024 (Volume 47, Number 16)
Campus community members who received recognition, gave presentations or had research published are listed.
March 26, 2024 (Volume 47, Number 15)