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Professional Activities, January-March 2025
Tyler M. Argüello
Tyler M. Argüello and Jennifer L. Kenney (Social Work) published an empirical article that is the first of its kind in the social work literature. Given our socio-political climate, this is a timely contribution to health care practitioners-at-large and social work education. Argüello developed a graduate elective about how to conduct queer-affirmative practice (for future helping professionals), harnessing a novel and original curriculum along with his recognized 2019 book that is a first in the field. Using a quasi-experimental design, Argüello tested this curriculum across multiple semesters. The analysis showed significant effects in cultivating practitioners who develop knowledge, skills, beliefs and disposition that is LGBTQ+ competent and queer-affirmative. The authors also provide flat-footed recommendations for queer-affirmative competency-based accreditation standards for health professional programs, which currently do not exist.
Serpil Atamaz
Serpil Atamaz (History) is the co-editor of “Transforming Empire: The Ottomans from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean,” published recently by Brill. This book places the Ottoman Empire within the global context and provides insight into the multifaceted trans-imperial and transnational connections that characterized it in different periods.
Shawna Malvini Redden
Shawna Malvini Redden (Communication Studies) and her co-author Amy K. Way, associate professor at Villanova University, recently published a research article in the Western Journal of Communication titled "How Young People Frame ‘The Other’ Online: How Empathy, Experience, and Awareness Transform Allyship and (In)action on Social Media Platforms." The article suggests ways to increase allyship online and make online spaces more inclusive for young people.
George I. Paganelis
Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection Curator George I. Paganelis (University Library) had an article entitled "California Zephyr: The Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection as a Cultural Repository and Research Destination" published in the current issue of the American Journal of Contemporary Hellenic Issues.
Cynthia Linville
Cynthia Linville (English) had 12 poems and 10 photographs published in 2023-24 in Our California, The Poeming Pigeon, Verse-Virtual, Al-Khemia Poetica and Medusa's Kitchen.
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