. . . whose proposal to create a Children and the Law Reader (with Professor Lorillard of Southwestern University Law School) has been accepted by Vandeplas Publishing.

. . . who has been invited to participate in an international symposium at Santa Clara University School of Law in March 2009; the event is titled "Symposium on the Future of International Criminal Justice."

. . . who today is training members of the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office and area police department officers on federal legislation and enforcement for fighting human trafficking.

. . . whose article, “Teaching Every Student: A Demonstration Lesson that Adapts Instruction to Students’ Learning Styles,” will be published in the Spring 2009 of Perspectives.

. . . on the publication of the second edition of Criminal Law: Concepts and Practice (Carolina Academic Press), with co-authors Peter J. Henning, Andrew E. Taslitz, and Alfredo Garcia

. . . who has been invited to speak at the annual NAELA meeting in April; he will speak on the civil rights project.

. . . whose book chapter, When "Happily Ever After" Isn't: Gay Divorce in the United States, has been accepted for publication in the bound volume of conference proceedings from the International Society of Family Law 13th World Conference, Vienna, Austria, September 16-20, 2008.

. . . who was reappointed to the Executive Boards of the AALS Sections on International Legal Exchange and Graduate Programs for Foreign Lawyers.

. . . who spoke at the Law & Rhetoric Seminar sponsored by Mercer University School of Law in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Law Schools on Tuesday, January 6, 2009.

. . . who continues to serve on the Executive Committee of the AALS Section on Academic Support.

. . . who was elected Chair of the AALS Employee Benefits Section.

. . . who was elected Chair of the AALS New Law Professors Section.