Stetson in the News: August 2-8, 2024
Top Stories
• Technologist Mag, Yahoo! Life, the Daily Guardian AE and other media outlets quoted Christopher Ferguson, PhD, professor of Psychology, in the Aug. 1 story, “Think you’re addicted to your phone? You may have PSU.” “Technology overuse is best understood as a new symptom of age-old disorders such as depression, anxiety or ADHD, not a new set of problems,” Ferguson said. “Even if we could wave a magic wand and make all smartphones go away, these kids could still have problems overdoing other stuff.”
Women’s Health quoted Ferguson in the Aug. 5 story, “Teens with ‘problematic smartphone use’ are twice as likely to have anxiety, new studies show.” Head Topics cited Ferguson in the Aug. 4 story, “Why you probably shouldn’t worry about your teenager’s ‘smartphone addiction.’ ”
• Deutsche Welle, MSN South Africa, DNYUZ and other media outlets quoted Mayhill Fowler, PhD, associate professor of History and director of SPREES — Stetson’s Program in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies — in the Aug. 2 story, “Why is Ukraine’s theater scene thriving amid war?” “This is part of a phenomenon about reclaiming Ukrainian culture from Russia,” Fowler said. “Many 19th-century Ukrainian plays were written under the yoke of the Russian Empire,” and the current scene represents “a possibility to write a new chapter of Ukrainian cultural history.”
• Television station Central Florida News 13 interviewed Matthew Hurst, PhD, associate professor of Finance and director of the Roland and Sarah George Investments Institute, for the Aug. 5 broadcast segment, “Stocks Tumble Over Worries of Recession.”
• Television station WOFL FOX 35 News and WOGX Fox 51 interviewed Kelly Smith, PhD, assistant professor of Political Science, for the Aug. 2 broadcast segment, “Race for the White House.”
• CommonDreams.org quoted Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, JD, professor of Law, in the Aug. 2 story, “ ‘How Is This Legal?’ Elon Musk’s Pro-Trump Super PAC Accused of Voter Deception.” Salon, Yahoo! News and inkl quoted Torres-Spelliscy in the Aug. 7 story, “Experts say Elon Musk’s PAC could be in legal trouble for falsely claiming it registered voters.”
• The Tampa Bay Times, Yahoo! News and the Orlando Sentinel also quoted Torres-Spelliscy in the Aug. 5 story, “Getting flooded with election texts? Here’s how to spot a scam.”
• Yahoo! News and WKRN also quoted Torres-Spelliscy, JD, professor of Law, in the Aug. 7 story, “‘Voters have a right to know’: Experts react to the FBI’s seizure of Rep. Ogles’ phone.”
• Radio station WNYC also quoted Torres-Spelliscy in an Aug. 1 broadcast segment on campaign financing.
• LawSites cited Kirsten K. Davis, JD, professor of Law, faculty director of Online Legal Education Strategies, and provost faculty fellow for Generative Artificial Intelligence and Higher Education, in the Aug. 5 story, “At Two Back-to-Back Conferences, Evidence that We’re Moving the Ball Forward on Using AI in Law.”
• The Prompt Journal featured the July 15 article, “Crossing the Threshold with Apples, Potatoes, and Limes: Using the ‘Grocer’s Dilemma’ to Introduce Law Students to Malleability in the Law” by Kirsten K. Davis, JD, professor of Law, faculty director of Online Legal Education Strategies, and provost faculty fellow for Generative Artificial Intelligence and Higher Education, in the Aug. 5 story.
Other Stories
• The Daytona Beach News-Journal cited Stetson in the Aug. 6 stories, “Driving on Volusia County beaches will be free for residents starting Oct. 1” and “Residents will be able to drive on the beach for free. Here’s what we know.” Fox 35 Orlando cited Stetson in the Aug. 6 online story, “Volusia County residents will no longer have to pay to drive on the beach.” The website of the city of New Smyrna Beach also reported the story.
• LawSites cited Stetson in the Aug. 1 story, “Remember that ABA Survey of Law Schools with AI Classes? This May Be a More Accurate List.”
• Hometown News cited Stetson in the Aug. 1 story, “Next stop, DeLand: SunRail station reaches homestretch.”
• The Abington Journal cited Stetson in the Aug. 6 story, “Keystone College opens pet-friendly residence hall.” American School & University cited Stetson in the Aug. 5 story, “Pennsylvania college has established a pet-friendly residence hall.”
• The Kingsport Times-News cited Stetson in the Aug. 1 story, “Emory & Henry College transitions to a university.”
• The Martinsville Bulletin featured incoming transfer student Megan Vaughn in the Aug. 3 story, “The VMNH housed two Smithsonian interns for the summer.”
• The University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business featured David Mascio, former professor of Applied Investments and chair of the Roland George Investments Program, in the Aug. 1 story, “Meet Warrington’s new faculty for 2024.”
• The West Volusia Beacon cited Stetson in an Aug. 6 letter to the editor titled “Another endorsement of Harper Hill,” and an Aug. 5 letter to the editor titled “Reader also endorses Harper Hill.”
• Orlando Economic Partnership cited Stetson’s Center for Public Opinion Research in the Aug. 7 story, “Orlando Economic Partnership and OUC Announce Orlando MSA Business Conditions Survey Collaboration.”
Alumni
• USA Today, MSN and AOL featured a profile of alumna Leanh Pinto in the Aug. 7 story, “Path to Freedom: Florida restaurant owner recalls daring escape by boat from Vietnam.”
• Radio stations WAJR and WEPM cited alumnus and renowned actor Ted Cassidy in an Aug. 2 broadcast.
• The Sylva Herald & Ruralite featured Law alumnus Chris Hess in the July 31 story, “Hall of Fame inducts Graci, Hess, Jaimez.”
• The Institute of Finance & Management featured alumnus Phil Binkow in the Aug. 2 post, “The New Age of Fraud: How to Prepare & Defend Your Company Against Modern Threats.”
• The radio program “This Week in America” on Aug. 3 interviewed Law alumnus Roger Messer about his book “Tort Wars.”
• The Red River Parish Journal profiled alumnus Shane Thomas in the Aug. 5 story, “Dr. Shane Thomas named director of Choral Activities at NSU.”
• Forbes featured the Aug. 5 story, “Which States Will Catch the Wave of the Energy Transition?” by Law alumnus John Kostyack.
• The website lkldnow.com featured Law alumni Blair Allen and Catherine L. Combee in the Aug. 6 story, “Public Defender | Circuit Judge.”
• The Hoover Institution profiled James E. Goodby, the recipient of an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Stetson Law, in an Aug. 7 post on its website.
• Trenam Law profiled alumnus Paul Bain in the Aug. 7 story, “Trenam Shareholder Paul Bain Selected to Serve on the Florida Commission on Ethics.”
