Stetson University in the News, Oct. 30-Nov. 4, 2021

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Meg Young

Top Stories:

• Instructor Meg Young, chair of the Rainbow Alliance Scholarship Committee for DeLand Pride, was quoted in the News Daytona Beach article, “Study: LGBTQ Students Four Times As Likely To Attempt Suicide,” on Nov. 3. “School should be that place where there is a little bit of safety,” Young said. “I think with the internet, bullying has gone viral, literally. When you think about it from that perspective, there’s no escaping your bullies.” 

• Stetson’s partnership with several Seminole County public schools to increase restorative justice practices was featured in a WFTV (an Orlando-based ABC affiliate) virtual channel 9 segment on Nov. 4.

• Professor and Jessie Ball duPont Endowed Chair of Social Justice Education Rajni Shankar-Brown, PhD, wrote an article in The Connector magazine’s October 2021 issue, entitled “Florida Climate Change and its Impact on Families Living in Poverty.” Shankar-Brown was also featured in an article at The DC Line on Oct. 27 entitled, “As STAY DC application deadline passes, advocates push to keep relief flowing.”

• Chipper Stempkowski, management senior, and Kendall Buck, entrepreneurship and management junior, were featured in The West Volusia Beacon story, “Cairns Foundation Innovation Challenge winners announced.” Stempkowski won first place and $10,000 while Buck placed second and won $5,000 during the pitch competition.

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Hari Pulapaka, PhD

• Associate Professor of Mathematics Hari Pulapaka, PhD, published his first weekly “Chef’s Corner” column for the West Volusia Beacon on Nov. 2.

• Associate Professor and Chair of Economics and Global Development Program Director Alan Green, PhD, was featured in the Nov. 1 Ledger article on supply chain issues in Florida ports.

• Kendall Buck, entrepreneurship and management junior, and alumna Nesha Mutuku, were featured in an EVOLVE Business and Entrepreneur magazine story for winning pitch competitions that totaled $20,000.

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Chris Ferguson, PhD

• Professor of Psychology Christopher Ferguson, PhD, was quoted in the Oct. 28 Lifewire article, “How YouTube Leads the Way to Better Kids’ Content.” He was also featured in a News Daytona Beach WNDB 93.5 FM/1150 AM segment on Oct. 28.

• Law Professor Robyn Powell was interviewed on Bay News 9 for an Oct. 28 segment called, “Some workers with long COVID have protections but may still face hurdles.”

• Adjunct Law Professor Scott Stephens was featured on NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered on Oct. 28 for a piece called, “A closer look at Florida school boards and the governor’s authority.”

• Stetson environmental science student Megan Martin was featured in the West Volusia Beacon article, “Filming the ways in which birds connect us,” on Oct. 29. Martin is a professional birdwatcher and directed an hour-long film titled, “Pájaros Sin Fronteras / Borderless Birds” last year.

Other News:

• Stetson’s Jazz Ensemble was featured in the Hometown News Volusia “Out & About” section on Nov. 5. The ensemble is scheduled to perform at the Athens Theatre in DeLand.

• The Hometown News Volusia featured the Stetson School of Music’s performances for the week of Oct. 31 in the Out & About section.

• Law Professor Louis J. Virelli III and Adjunct Professor Jay Wolfson were interviewed on Bay News 9 for a segment about Gov. Ron DeSantis’s lawsuit against the Biden administration.

• Law Professor Judith Scully was quoted in an Oct. 28 article in The Weekly Challenger called, “Higher education consortium announces inaugural Racial Justice Student Fellows.” This press release was also featured on Tampa Bay Newswire.

• Law Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy was mentioned by New York University Law Review for her latest article, “The Political Branding of Us and Them: The Branding of Asian Immigrants in the Democratic and Republican Party Platforms and Supreme Court Opinions 1876-1924.”

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Robyn Powell, JD, PhD

• Law Professor Robyn Powell was featured on The Regulatory Review for her latest essay, “Justice for Parents with Disabilities and Their Children.”

• Law Professor Rebecca C. Morgan wrote the following blogs for the Elder Law Prof Blog: Oct. 24, “FTC Report to Congressional Committees On Protecting Older Adults 2020-2021.”

• Law Professor Ellen Podgor wrote the following blog for the White Collar Crime Prof Blog: Oct. 29, “Corporate Executives – Beef Up Your Legal Teams.”

• Law Professor Royal Gardner spoke at a wetlands/climate change conference called, “Bring back bogs, let’s re-peat!” hosted by The Greens/EFA in the European Parliament on Oct. 27.

• Law Professor Andrew Appleby was quoted in an Oct. 22 article on Bloomberg Law News called, “Digital Tax Pact With Europe May Complicate Maryland’s Ad Tax.”

• Law Professor Christine Cergniglia will be presenting at the virtual conference, “How can law clinics adapt to tackle climate change,” hosted by the universities of King’s College London, Strathclyde and York, in association with the Clinical Legal Education Organisation, on Nov. 3.

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Stetson University in the News is a weekly roundup of media coverage that mentions Stetson, its faculty, students, staff and alumni.

Alumni News:

• Stetson alumnus Tim O’Keefe was named Dean Emeritus of the College of Business at the University of West Florida, as announced on Nov. 5 by the university’s website.

• Alumna Diana Ferguson was featured in the Daily Post Athenian article, “Area artists team up for ‘Strange Narratives’ exhibit,” on Oct. 30.

• Law alumna Brooke Brady is one of six applicants nominated to fill the vacancy on the Duval County Court Bench created by the appointment of Judge London Kite to the Circuit Court, according to the Jacksonville Record & Observer.

• Law alumna and retired Georgia Chief Justice Carol Hunstein was featured in The National Law Review and on the Nelson Mullins blog on Oct. 25.

• Law alumnus Jim Lewis announced his campaign for Florida Attorney General, according to Florida Politics.

• After a thorough application process, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland appointed Law alumna Noelle Sharp as an assistant chief immigration judge to begin supervisory immigration court duties and hearing cases in October 2021.