Faculty-Staff Achievements
Yelena Biberman-Ocakli, associate professor of political science, published 鈥溾�� on the Atlantic Council website. In the article, she offers analysis and policy
recommendations ahead of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken鈥檚 first visit to India.
Biberman emphasizes the importance of preserving democratic values while deepening
U.S.-India ties.
Evan Mack, senior teaching professor of music, is a finalist for the . Mack鈥檚 鈥淎 Nearer Mother,鈥� is inspired by the life of Ruth Coker Burks and tells
the story of one woman鈥檚 quest to help early victims of the AIDS epidemic end their
lives in peace. The award from
SUNY Potsdam鈥檚 Crane School of Music encourages and acknowledges the creation of new
opera works that explore themes related to social justice, diversity, equity and/or
inclusion.鈥�
Christopher Mann, associate professor of political science, appeared in two news stories aired by CBS
6 Albany: 鈥�鈥� and "."
Aarathi Prasad, assistant professor of computer science, and her research are featured in an article in Communications of the ACM, a leading publication for the computing and information technology fields. The article "" discusses Prasad's on efforts to limit screen time.
Rachel Roe-Dale, professor and chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, contributed two chapters to . The first, entitled 鈥淢athematics,鈥� examines the contributions of Victorian women to the field of mathematics. The other is on Florence Nightingale and focuses on her life and work.
Ron Seyb, associate professor of political science, was interviewed by WNYT NewsChannel 13 for the news story "."
Lisa Trumble, IT project management administrator, successfully defended her thesis to earn an
MFA in Creative Writing (Fiction) from Ashland University in Ohio. Her work-in-progress,
鈥淗elp Me Remember,鈥� is a novel of a family鈥檚 love, conflict, and change following
the death of their father and the subsequent discovery of their mother鈥檚 illness from
dementia.
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