Publications + Presentations

When Nicole Ward stepped on stage to give a talk to one of her professional organizations, she was thinking about the speech—not the pioneering gesture taking the podium would be. It had a catchy main title, “Modeling Mayhem,” and focused on a key aspect of her life’s work: what goes wrong in the…

In the 1960s, when matchmakers paired writers with receptive readers overseas, so-called “World Literature” was born The spark for William Marling’s new book—Gatekeepers: The Emergence of World Literature and the 1960s—came 20-odd years ago, while lecturing on the hard-boiled detective story as…

Michael Clune, professor of English, penned an opinion piece on what it’s like to use virtual reality—and the difference between seeing something through the eyes of someone else and seeing it from the user’s own perspective. His article, titled “Virtual reality reminds users what it's like to be…

More than 600 attendees gathered in Cleveland last month for Health Journalism 2016, the annual conference of the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ). This highly regarded event highlighted the perspective of numerous experts from the schools of medicine and nursing on a vast array of…

Erik M. Jensen, the Coleman P. Burke Professor of Law, wrote an opinion piece for The Baltimore Sun, titled “Let the pols pick the nominees.” In his article, he argued that often, the winners of the primaries are radically on the left and right, and opposed by a majority of voters. He explained…

Rigoberto C. Advincula, professor of macromolecular science and engineering, worked overseas in the Philippines as part of Visiting Professor Program (VPP) with Philippine Development Foundation in late April. Advincula is on the board of trustees of the organization. During his time in the…

Maureen Kenny, professor of lawyering skills, has recently given many presentations in the Cleveland area on human trafficking. She gave the following talks: “Legal Developments in Sex Trafficking Laws,” NEO Human Trafficking Symposium, Cleveland, August 2015; “Representing the Minor and Adult…

Matthew Rossman, professor of law, wrote an opinion piece for The Plain Dealer titled “Homeowners hardest hit by foreclosure crisis deserve 'disaster' relief.” In his article, Rossman explains how certain communities were hit hardest by foreclosures—and never recovered. He proposes providing…

Images generated within the Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics (CCIPD) made the front cover of the April edition of European Urology, the highest ranked urology journal in terms of impact factor. The images shown are a result of work in the center’s group on quantitative…

Two faculty members in the School of Law landed in top 10 categories on the Social Science Research Network website for articles they've published. Michael Scharf, co-dean of the School of Law and the Joseph C. Hostetler - BakerHostetler Professor of Law, was named in the top 10 for downloads in…