College of Social & Behavioral Sciences Faculty Accomplishments
Infinite Possibilities
Assistant professor of history James Almeida published a review of Paula C. Zagalsky's book, Obedecer, negociar y resistir: Tributo y mita indígena en Potosí, siglos XVI y XVII in Hispanic American Historical Review.
Daniel Bedford, professor of geography, presented “Spatial Patterns of Exposure to Extreme Heat in Ogden, Utah” at the inaugural National Conference of the National Sustainability Society.
Professor of social work Mark Bigler presented “Integrating harm reduction into the preparation of substance use treatment providers and policy makers” at the Utah Fall Conference on Substance Use.
Timothy Black, assistant professor of psychology, published "Preliminary Analysis of Genetic Markers for Functional Ethanol Tolerance in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) Using a Free-Flying Paradigm" in Insects.
Professor of geography Eric Ewert presented “Utah’s ‘Mighty 5’ National Park Campaign Had Some Mighty Big Consequences” at the 2024 AAG Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Regional Division Annual Meeting. Ewert presented “The Unsustainability of Tourism Promotion” at the 2024 Basecamp Conference on Science, Planning, and Management for Outdoor Recreation & Gateway Communities.
Ryan Frazier, assistant professor of geography, presented “A Land Acknowledgment Map for Northern Utah” at the North American Cartographic Information Society Annual Meeting.
Visiting international professor of history Abdulnaser Kaadan presented “An Evaluation Study of the Glossary of Century” at the 5th Joint International Conference - Manuscripts of the 7th Hijri Century. Kaadan presented “Historical Aspects of Dialysis” at Dialysis Conference, Utah Department of Health & Human Services. Kaadan was invited by the Federal of Islamic Medical Associations (FIMA), UK, to present “The Practice of Pediatrics in the History of Islamic Medicine.”
Jordyn Leslie, assistant professor of psychology, published “Branching Out: The Nonwork Nature and Employee Outcomes (NEO) Model” in Occupational Health Science.
Director of the neuroscience program and associate professor of psychology Aminda O'Hare attended the 64th meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research to present her work, "Slow vs. Fast Processing: Unique Contributions of Trait Anxieties and Depression", moderate the Women In Science and Education (WISE) committee luncheon panel on "International Mentoring: Challenges and Benefits" and serve in her capacity as co-chair of WISE. O'Hare was elected as the Secretary of the National Chapter of Nu Rho Psi, the honors society for neuroscience.
Professor of political science Richard Price published "Silencing Trans Voices" in Politics, Groups, and Identities. Price presented “Building a Queer Right to Read: The ALA’s Gay Taskforce in the 1970s and ‘80s” at the Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association.
Bradford Reyns, professor of criminal justice, published Understanding Crime Prevention: From Theory to Practical Application (Taylor & Francis, 2024).
Assistant professor of history Nathan Rives presented "'We Are Not at War with Her Charitable Institutions': New England's Bible Societies and the British in the War of 1812" at the New England Historical Association 2024 Spring Meeting.
Kerry Kennedy, chair of the Department of Social Work & Gerontology, and Corina Segovia-Tadehara, director of the Master of Social Work program, completed the Council on Social Work Education's Leadership Director Academy.
Assistant professor of psychology Kathryn Sperry and three WSU psychological science students, Evangelina T. Marquez, Emilia Griffiths, and Jack Stuart, published “Implicit Juror Bias: Does Racial Priming Impact the Race-Crime Congruency Effect?” in Psi Chi Journal.
Janicke Stramer-Smith, professor of political science, presented “Follow the Money: Linking the Military's Economic Interests and Political Behavior in the Middle East” at the International Political Science Association's 75th Anniversary Conference on Democratization and Autocratization. Stramer-Smith appeared on Scholar's Circle radio program/podcast "Foreign Policy Differences of Candidates in 2024 Presidential Elections," recorded live at the International Studies Association Region West annual conference.
Chair of the Department of Criminal Justice Molly Sween chaired the planning committee for the third annual Human Trafficking & Exploitation Symposium at Weber State University.
Stephanie Wolfe, professor of political science, published “Memorial museums and burial sites: Rwanda’s unfinished memory work” in Memory Studies.