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• California TV station ABC 10 interviewed Rajni Shankar-Brown, PhD, professor and Jessie Ball duPont Endowed Chair of Social Justice Education and president of the National Coalition for the Homeless, for the Dec. 20 broadcast segment and website report “30% of country’s homeless population lives in California.” “The data is unfortunately heartbreaking, but not a surprise,” Shankar-Brown said. “In fact, I would say from my end, the numbers are actually underestimated.”

The Davis Vanguard also quoted Shankar-Brown in the Dec. 30 article, “Commentary: Is It Really As Simple As Build More Homes?”

• The New York Post, Love By Life and other media outlets featured senior Anthony Rivardo in the Dec. 24 story, “ ‘Fireside Rangers’ podcaster says Blueshirts used his voice for ad without permission: suit.” News Talk AM 1490 also featured the story in a Dec. 26 broadcast segment.

• Reason quoted Christopher Ferguson, PhD, professor of Psychology, for the January 2023 story, “In Defense of Algorithms.” Preexisting mental health problems can combine with non-digital life stressors to create “pathological technology use,” Ferguson said. But “parents come along or politicians come along and all they can see is the symptom, so they think let’s take the video games away, or Facebook or Instagram away, and everything will be resolved. In reality, that’s not the case at all.” The story was reposted by Before It’s News and other media outlets.

• The PlayerFM podcast, Something You Should Know, interviewed Christopher Ferguson, PhD, Professor of Psychology, for the segment “Why Smart People Make Bad Choices,” which focused on his new book, “Catastrophe!: How Psychology Explains Why Good People Make Bad Situations Worse.”

• DeviceDaily on Dec. 28 reposted a 2018 Engadget/Yahoo story, “New tech ‘addictions’ are mostly just old moral panic,”which quoted Christopher Ferguson, PhD, Professor of Psychology.

• Celebrity Net Worth and Heavy Hype cited Major League Baseball pitcher and Stetson alumnus Jacob deGrom in the Dec. 19 story, “By Signing Jacob deGrom, the Texas Rangers Have $700 Million Committed to Three Players.”

Other Stories

• Coastal News Today quoted David Griffis, MA, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Science and Geography, in the Dec. 16 story, “Are growth and development to blame for all the flooding?”

• HappeningNext cited Stetson’s Second Stage Theatre in the Dec. 19 post, “Malcolm X The Musical.”

• HappeningNext cited Stetson College of Law in the Dec. 18 post, “Administrative Law Section – Judge’s Panel.”

• The blog Balkinization posted, “Dark Money in Florida Politics Highlights Where Professor Levinson was Right” by Law Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy on Dec. 26. The blog also cited Torres-Spelliscy in the Dec. 19 post, “LevinsonFest on Voting Rights.”

• The Faculty Lounge cited Law Professor Louis J. Virelli III in the Dec. 20 post, “ALI Elects 31 New Members.”

• VNExplorer quoted Christopher Ferguson, PhD, Professor of Psychology, in the Dec. 21 story, “No dodging the law!”

• Wiley Online Library cited Law alumna Kathryn J. Pelham, Associate Director of Accessibility Resources and ADA Coordinator for students at Stetson Law, in the Dec. 21 post, “Accommodating graduate students.”

• HappeningNext cited Stetson’s duPont-Ball Library in the Dec. 23 post, “Paranormal Museum Tours.”

• Motherly cited Christopher Ferguson, PhD, Professor of Psychology, in the Dec. 22 story, “Are video games bad for kids? Here’s what parents should know.”

• The Edvocate cited Stetson in the Dec. 28 post, “10 Pet-Friendly Colleges.”

• The West Volusia Beacon cited Stetson in the Dec. 29 story, “Ready to kick off 2023? First, let’s look back on 2022.”

• Forbes and New York Folk cited Law Professor Ellen S. Podgor in the Dec. 20 story, “Fraud in the Valley.”

• LA Progressive cited Stetson Law in the Dec. 24 story, “Robert Bork Gets His Revenge.”

• St. Pete Catalyst cited Stetson in the Dec. 31 story, “Catalyze 2023: Councilmember Deborah Figgs-Sanders.”

• Triangle News Leader cited Stetson’s Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience in the Jan. 4 story, “What will the county look like in 2070?”

• Smart Retailer quoted senior Lauren Klein in the Jan. 4 story, “What Gen Z Really Wants from Retailers.”

• Winter Park Magazine profiled the late Gamble Rogers, renowned folk music artist and one-time Stetson student, in the Jan. 4 story, “Musical Masters.”

Alumni News

• Florida Today profiled Law alumnus and retiring judge David Dugan in the Dec. 19 story, “Torres: A longtime judge with a heart for helping others leaves the bench.”

• The St. Pete Catalyst cited the late Law alumnus Bernie McCabe and Stetson College of Law in the Dec. 15 story, “Leaders welcome 2nd District Court of Appeals.”

• The University of Massachusetts Amherst website and PressReleasePoint profiled alumna Sofiya Alhassan in the Dec. 15 story, “Provost Tricia Serio Names Wilmore Webley, Sofiya Alhassan to Leadership Positions in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.”

• Arkansas Money & Politics profiled alumna Amy Charpentier in the Dec. 15 article, “Arkansas Money & Politics Power Women of 2022.”

• Internet Cloning cited Law alumnus Adrian Soud in the Dec. 18 posts, “Gov. DeSantis appoints four appellate judges after the Florida Supreme Court denied the challenge” and “The Week in Appointments.” Florida Bar News and Florida Daily cited Soud in the Dec. 20 post, “Governor appoints four to the Fifth DCA.”

• The Floridant, EIN Presswire and other media outlets cited alumna Alexandria Hill in the Dec. 20 post, “Florida: Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Four to the Clay County Development Authority.”

• Attorney at Law Magazine profiled Law alumnus Kellen Bryant in the Dec. 19 story, “Carla Trinca-Conley & Kellen Bryant: Serving Baby Boomers with Care & Compassion.”

• The website of Virginia Commonwealth University profiled Double Hatter Andrew Daire in the Dec. 21 post, “Education dean named provost at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.”

• The website purosautosdallas.com cited alumnus Tyler Smith in the Dec. 28 post, “Download Photoshop CC 2015 Version 18 Full Product Key X64 2023.”

• The Floridant cited Law alumnus John Griffin in the Dec. 29 post, “Florida: Governor Ron DeSantis Reappoints Two to the Board of Optometry.”

• The Hamilton County Herald cited Law alumna Crystle Carrion in the Dec. 30 post, “TBA taps 3 from area for Leadership Law.”

• YFS Magazine profiled Law alumnus Dante Weston in the Dec. 30 story, “Donaldson & Weston Co-Founder Dante Weston Shares Success Tips.”

• Outlook cited alumnus Don Kennedy in the Jan. 2 post, “Nerve Renew Reviews: Does it Can Relieve Nerve Pain?”

• Vote Tags cited alumnus Caleb Matthews in the Jan. 4 post, “Case Study ME by Caleb Matthews.”

• CityBiz profiled Law alumnus Matthew Kramer in the Jan. 3 story, “Brinkley Morgan Promotes Attorney Matthew Kramer to Partner.”

• The Roanoker profiled alumna Alison Clifton in the Jan. 3 story, “40 Under 40: Dr. Alison Clifton.”

• Business Law Today cited Stetson Law in the Jan. 3 story, “Pro Bono Leadership a Highlight of Glass Cutter Award Winner Kathleen McLeroy’s Trailblazing Career.”

• The Ormond Beach Observer profiled Double Hatter Jennifer Miko in the Jan. 4 story, “Standing O: Jennifer Miko shares the trail to happiness with community.”