Top News:

• Professor of Psychology Christopher Ferguson, Ph.D., wrote an opinion piece in the Tallahassee Democrat titled “Science has debunked the link between video games and real violence.” Ferguson refutes a recent column by activist Jack Thompson, stating, “The U.S. Supreme Court has already ruled any government regulation of violent video games to be unconstitutional. Furthermore, evidence is now clear any regulation would be entirely ineffective at reducing criminal violence.”

• Professor Chris Ferguson also wrote an article in SFGate on Jan. 14 titled “Does spanking harm our children?” Ferguson discusses some of the issues with the tendency of some in the scientific community to push for a moral agenda, while “miscommunicating the strength and consistency of their research.”

• Additionally, Professor Chris Ferguson was mentioned in a Jan. 15 Institute for Family Studies article titled “Psychology as Indoctrination: Girls Rule, Boys Drool?” Ferguson has noted that the American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines that emphasize “trying to get traditionally-masculine men to become something other than what they are is reminiscent of the ‘conversion’ therapies of decades past, which sought to convert homosexual men into heterosexual men,” the article states. 

• K.C. Ma, Ph.D., CFA, director of the Roland George Investments Program, was quoted in a U.S.  News & World Report article titled, “4 ways to spot a stock market peak” on Jan. 17. “An inverted yield often precedes a recession,” said Ma. “But it does not mean that an inverted yield curve predicts a recession.”

• Law Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy wrote the Atlantic Jan. 13 article, “Trump Can Say ‘Witch Hunt’ as Many Times as He Wants.” Professor Torres-Spelliscy is quoted in the Jan. 13 NewsMax article, “Dems Warn Trump After Cohen’s Father-in-Law Mentioned in Interview.” Professor Torres-Spelliscy was a guest on the Jan. 10 MPRnews program, “Where are we with the Mueller investigation?” Professor Torres-Spelliscy is quoted in the Jan. 13 Law & Crime article, “Trump’s Shot at Cohen’s Father-in-Law Looks an Awful Lot Like Witness Tampering, Dems Say.”

• Law Professor Peter Lake is quoted in the Jan. 13 Chronicle of Higher Education article, “Colleges Are Getting Smarter About Student Evaluations. Here’s How.”

Other News:

• Adjunct instructor of history Peggy MacDonald, Ph.D., was featured in a Jan. 13 story by The Gainesville Sun titled “Matheson History Museum director to depart role.” MacDonald will be stepping down from her position as director of Matheson History Museum in April.

• Law Professor Rebecca C. Morgan wrote the Jan. 10 Elder Law Prof Blog, “Is Hospital Care Elder-Friendly?”

• Law Professor Charles Rose is quoted in the Jan. 14 Tampa Bay Times article, “Uncertainty over lawsuit puts Hillsborough’s transportation plans on ice.”

• Stetson Law’s study abroad program in Cape Town, South Africa, is featured in the National Jurist feature article, “10 best reasons to study abroad this summer.”

Alumni News:

• Stetson Alumna Britt McHenry, ‘07, was featured in an in-depth article at the Washingtonian titled, “Meet Britt McHenry, the Fox News Star for Millennials,” on Jan. 13. McHenry hosts her own show on Fox Nation as a pundit and political news show host.

• Stetson Alumnus Sam Ryder was quoted in a Daytona Beach News-Journal article titled “Golf’s new rule sticks it to tradition.” A new rule allows golfers to keep the flag in the hole while putting on the green. Ryder, a professional golfer who plays on the PGA tour, said, “Optically, it seems like it should help from 25, 30, 35 feet. With the option to leave the pin in, it sorta gives you something more substantial as a target, like there’s something more to aim at so you can get a good visual of where the hole is.”

• William J. Schneider, M.D., ‘66, was featured in a 24-7 Press Release article for his attainment of the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Marquis Who’s Who. This award was given to him in recognition for his outstanding leadership in the medical field as well as over forty years of practicing medicine.

• Alumna Stacey Morris published the article “It’s 2019. Is Your MLP Or Midstream Investment Still Working For You” on Seeking Alpha on Jan. 16.

• The Jan. 15 Legal News Line mentions Stetson Law alumna Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody in the article, “Florida attorney general to serve on NAAG executive committee.”

• The Jan. 4 Dean Mead reports that Law alumnus Martin S. Friedman has joined the firm’s Orlando office. 

• Law alumna Jenny Bratton is quoted in the Jan. 10 Corsicana Daily Sun article, “Changing the world — one child at a time.”