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Today@Sam will post summaries of coverage given to Sam Houston State University's many newsworthy people and programs. Please mail items to Today@Sam.edu. Submissions should include a contact name and phone number.
Brian Domitrovic, assistant professor of history, was part of a panel that discussed the decline of the dollar and how to fix it on the Oct. 22 episode of CNBC's The Kudlow Report. Following the segment, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who also appeared on the show, plugged Domitrovic's book Econoclasts. In addition, he was one of the experts who discussed the gross domestic product in a recent Public Radio International story.
Contact: Brian Domitrovic
"Voices From Death Row," compiled and edited by Paul Ruffin's 2008 Editing/Publishing class, is the subject of an article (Oct. 21) and video by " Voice of America," a multimedia international broadcasting service funded by the U.S. government which broadcasts approximately 1,500 hours of news, information, educational, and cultural programming every week to an estimated worldwide audience of 125 million people.
Contact: Paul Ruffin
Mary Alice Conroy, professor of psychology and director of the SHSU Psychological Services Center, appeared on "Fox and Friends," on Sept. 21 to comment on the pratice of allowing convicted criminally insane individuals out of their confines.
Contact: Mary Alice Conroy
Richard E. Watts, professor and director of the Center for Research and Doctoral Studies in Counselor Education, was quoted extensively in two articles published in the July and August 2009 issues of Counseling Today, the news magazine of the American Counseling Association. The articles discussed various ethical and clinical practice issues when working with religious clients in counseling.
Contact: Richard Watts
Brian Domitrovic, assistant professor of history, contributed an opinion piece to Investor's Business Daily on Sept. 3 entitled "Supply-Siders Can Ride to Rescue the Same Way They did in 1970s." Domitrovic's book "Econoclasts: The Rebels who Sparked the Supply-Side Revolution and Restored American Prosperity," was released in August by ISI Books (Intercollegiate Studies Institute). He recently discussed his book on nationally syndicated radio talk shows hosted by Lars Larson and Jim Bohannon.
Contact: Brian Domitrovic
John de Castro, dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, discussed ways to avoid gaining weight in the fall in a recent article published by the Honolulu Advertiser. Among the things de Castro discussed were that people eat about 200 calories more per day in the fall and that eating breakfast reduces the total number of calories consumed for the day.
Contact: John de Castro
Kristy Vienne, director of Sam's Student Money Management Center, addressed a national radio audience, taking questions and serving as an expert source on the topics of financial literacy and money management especially as they relate to college students, on the Joe Madison Show on XM radio. She also recently served as a source for an article in USA Today on the same topics.
Contact: Kristy Vienne
Mass communication department Dan Rather Chair Kelli Arena discussed life after CNN with TVNewser, part of the Mediabistro Web site that "dedicated to anyone who creates or works with content, or who is a non-creative professional working in a content/creative industry," in a story about what news personalities are doing after being laid off.
Contact: Kelli Arena
Criminal Justice professor and director of the Police Research Center Larry Hoover was recently featured in a Houston Chronicle article on a new technique the Houston Police Department is using to catch auto thieves: bait cars. Hoover said bait cars, wired for for video and sound that are left in theft hot spots, have been an effective tool for more than a decade that are intended take habitual car thieves off the streets as well as serve as a deterrent.
Contact: Larry Hoover
Spanish professor Enrique Mallen's online Picasso Project, which chronicles tens of thousands of the famous artist's works—including art, plays and poetry, has been featured in Argentina's Clarin and Spain's La Opinion De Malga newspapers.
Contact: Enrique Mallen
Robert Bruce, associate professor of history and military history expert, was interviewed by the Bryan-College Station Eagle regarding the the Black Hawk helicopter, its use and its safety for an article following the crash of one on the Texas A&M University campus.
Contact: Robert Bruce
David Webb, assistant director for the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas, spoke with the Houston Chronicle for a story about the new Harris County sheriff's plan to recruit more deputies and jailers and the factors the sheriff would need to consider in evaluating staffing needs.
Contact: David Webb
David Webb, assistant director for the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas, discussed with Houston's KTRH Radio the Houston Police Department's proposed field internship training program and the benefits of such a program, comparing it with a cadet program reintroduced by some departments in the United Kingdom as a positive initiative.
Contact: David Webb
A letter written by criminal justice professor Raymond Teske, Jr., to the Houston Chronicle was quoted in a separate article regarding the increase of black murders in Houston and things that could be done to curb youth racial violence.
Contact: Raymond Teske
Rita Watkins, executive director for SHSU’s Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas, was interviewed by the Waco Tribune-Herald for a story on the role of the Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas, the state's largest police officers' union, in mediating disputes.
Contact: Rita Watkins
An Associated Press story in which Doug Kingman, assistant professor of agricultural mechanization, discussed the use of animal fat as a possible replacement for petroleum as a fuel source has appeared on CNNMoney, Yahoo! Finance Canada, CNBC, Capitol Press Agriculture Weekly, the Detriot News, the Boston Globe and a number of other media outlets.
Contact: Doug Kingman
Larry Hoover, criminal justice professor and Police Research Center director, discussed problems with releasing raw police incident reports and other crime statistics on the Internet in an article by the Dallas Morning News that was also picked up by TMCnews.
Contact: Larry Hoover
Research by Sibyl Bucheli, entomologist and visiting assistant professor of biology, and Joan Bytheway, assistant professor of ciminal justice, was recently featured in ScienceNews, the magazine of the Society For Science & The Public. In the interview, Buscheli discussed the use of a caterpillars of the casemaking clothes moth, Tinea pellionella, that can yield enough DNA to identify the deceased if one eats human hair from a corpse.
Contact: Sibyl Bucheli
Mike Vaughn, criminal justice professor, was interviewed by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram for a story on inaccuracies and missing records in criminal databases in Texas.
Contact: Mike Vaughn
Sabin Holland, director of innovative collaborative programs for SHSU's Texas Research Institute for Environmental Studies, was featured in The Wall Street Journal's MarketWatch section for the "new self-sustaining, portable, and 'smart' wastewater treatment system" developed by TRIES and PCDworks, a technology innovation firm. The Deployable Aqueous Aerobic Bioreactor (DAAB) system converts wastewater anywhere around the world to EPA acceptable standards within 24-48 hours.
Contact: Sabin Holland
Willard Oliver, an associate professor of criminal justice, recently discussed the role of crime platforms between the presidential candidates in the 2008 election, as well as each candidate's stance on anti-crime initiatives, in an interview with the Washington, D.C., newspaper, The Washington Times.
Contact: Willard Oliver
David Gangitano, assistant professor of criminal justice, talked about the role of DNA in criminal investigations and how new techniques are making it possible to identify criminals with much smaller samples in an interview with the Houston Chronicle for a story marking the 20th anniversary the first Harris County conviction based on DNA.
Contact: David Gangitano
A study by Hiranya Nath, associate professor in the department of economics and international business, and two other researchers was mentioned in The Economist's June 2008 "What's in the journals" section, which looks "at noteworthy articles from the business journals." The of the article, first published in the " California Management Review" and looks at the contribution of information products and services to the economy, The Economist said, "the precision of the authors' findings will no doubt provoke debate."
Contact: Hiranya Nath
Melissa Morphew, associate professor of English, gave an interview with Commerce's National Public Radio station 88.9 KETR during a visit to Texas A&M University—Commerce, where she was participating in a reading of her works.
Contact: Melissa Morphew
Phillip Lyons, professor of criminal justice, was interviewed by the Bryan-College Station Eagle in a story discussing the statewide increase in the use of tasers by police departments.
Contact: Phillip Lyons
Donald Freeman, chair and professor of economics and international business, was quoted in a number of media outlets, including the LA Times, New York Times and Washington Post, regarding his 1998 study, titled "Beer and the business cycle," that examined sales from 1955 to 1994. In it, he says that economic problems have no effect on alcohol sales.
Contact: Donald Freeman
Larry Hoover, professor of criminal justice, was interviewed by Houston Channel 11 for a two-part series on the Houston Police Department's Crime Response Unit. Hoover said such blanket enforcement tactics can reduce crime by 20 percent, but there is a danger of overzealous policing infringing on constitutional rights.
Contact: Larry Hoover
Len Breen, associate professor in language, literacy, and special populations, was quoted in the Wichita Falls Times Record News about the use of newspapers as a classroom tool. Breen was the featured speaker at the Region 9 Education Service Center Newspapers in Education annual seminar.
Contact: Len Breen
Richard Eglsaer, associate provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, was interviewed July 21 on the Houston Fox 26 morning show on Sam Houston State's agreements with area community colleges. David Burris, professor of computer science, coordinated establishment of the agreements with 16 institutiions.
Contact: Richard Eglsaer, David Burris
Daniel Eckstein, associate professor of educational leadership and counseling, was featured as a guest on the Sirius Satellite
Radio network on a program called Doctor Radio. The program focused on birth order and how a person's health and personality are affected and shaped.
Contact: Daniel Eckstein
Larry Hoover and Phillip Lyons, both professors in criminal justice, were quoted in a Dallas Morning News story about a series of random roadway shootings in the Garland, Mesquite, Richardson and Plano areas.
Contact: Larry Hoover, Phillip Lyons
Larry Hoover, professor of criminal justice, and Brian Lawton, assistant professor of criminal justice, were both quoted in a Houston Chronicle story on increases in the rate of burglary crimes in Houston.
Contact: Larry Hoover, Brian Lawton
Sam Houston State University has been receiving international publicity this summer through several interviews with Enrique Mallén, professor of foreign languages and director of the Online Picasso Project. Media have included El Pais, Spain's top newspaper, NRM Comunicaciones, a radio station in Mexico with the second largest audience there, and El Liberal, a major newspaper in Argentina.
Contact: Enrique Mallén
A Houston Chronicle story on what beginning college students should know about budgeting and time management quoted Keri Rogers, assistant vice president for academic affairs and director of the university's First Year Experience program.
Contact: Keri Rogers
Mitch Roth, professor of criminal justice, was quoted in an Associated Press story carried by many Texas media outlets on a report suggesting that organizational changes are needed within the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Contact: Mitch Roth
The 2008 "Texas Teachers, Moonlighting and Morale" study by Daphne Johnson, Marilyn Rice, Samuel Sullivan and Abigail Beard was cited in an editorial on National Teacher Week in the San Angelo Standard-Times.
Contact: Daphne Johnson, Marilyn Rice, Samuel Sullivan
Trevor Thorn, director of admissions, was quoted in a Houston Chronicle story about students who enroll in private schools or move out of state to avoid having to take Texas public schools TAKS exit exams.
Contact: Trevor Thorn
Gene Theodori, associate professor in sociology, who has researched attitudes toward oil and gas drilling in urban areas, was quoted in a Reuters story on a campaign to win drilling rights from North Texas landowners.
Contact: Gene Theodori
Margo Frasier, criminal justice professor and former Travis County sheriff, was quoted in a Houston Chronicle story on first quarter crime statistics released by the Houston Police Department.
Contact: Margo Frasier
Chris Whitaker, president of the SHSU student body, was quoted in a Beaumont Enterprise story on the effectiveness of honor codes.
Contact: Chris Whitaker
Paul Ruffin, distinguished professor of English, was the subject of a feature story in the Southwestern Minnesota Independent newspaper. Ruffin gave a reading as part of the Visiting Writers Series at Southwest Minnesota State University.
Contact: Paul Ruffin
Teri Lesesne, professor of library science, was quoted in a Washington Post story on when it is appropriate to expose children to certain types of literature.
Contact: Teri Lesesne
John de Castro, dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, was quoted in the April 2008 edition of Prevention magazine. The article was listed under the Nutrition section and was entitled "Listen & Lose."
Contact: John M. de Castro
SHSU historian and Texana specialist Ty Cashion was quoted in a Feb. 29, 2008 Houston Chronicle story on trailriders making their way into Houston.
Contact: Ty Cashion
An article by political science students Gabriel Emile Eid, Fabia Bristow, and associate professor Masoud Kazemzadeh is carried online by Iranian.com. The article presents theories on the Feb. 12 assassination of terrorist Imad Mughniyah.
Contact: Masoud Kazemzadeh
Carlos Vargas-Silva, assistant professor in economics and international business, was quoted in a story in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette about a slowdown in money being sent home by Mexicans working in the United States.
Contact: Carlos Vargas-Silva
Larry Hoover, professor of criminal justice, was quoted at length in a Houston Chronicle story about the increase of homicides in Houston during November.
Contact: Larry Hoover
Jennifer Ackerman, in an opinion-editorial in The New York Times, quoted John de Castro, dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, on how to handle Thanksgiving eating.
Contact: John M. de Castro
Gene Pipes, education curator at the Sam Houston Memorial Museum, Jim Carter, professor in political science, and softball coach Bob Brock were quoted in an Associated Press story on Waco's plan to build a statue similar, though smaller, than Big Sam.
Contact: Gene Pipes, Jim Carter, Bob Brock
John de Castro, dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, was quoted in articles on eating on CNN.com and MSNBC.com.
Contact: John M. de Castro
Larry Hoover, professor of criminal justice and director of the Police Research Center at SHSU, was quoted in an Oct. 23, 2007 Houston Chronicle story about a new crime data system being used by the Houston Police Department.
Contact: Larry Hoover
Mitch Roth, professor of criminal justice and a criminal justice historian, was quoted in a Dallas Morning News story about the Dallas Police Department's mounted patrol unit.
Contact: Mitch Roth
Mitchel Roth, professor of criminal justice, was interviewed in a KHOU-TV news feature on Sept. 27 about prison escapes.
Contact: Mitch Roth
James Bexley, chair of banking, was quoted in an Aug. 14 San Antonio Express-News story about the unconventional expansion of a small San Antonio bank that has specialized in wealth management and trust services for 10 years into commercial banking.
Contact: James Bexley
Larry Hoover, professor of criminal justice, was quoted in a July 17 Dallas Morning News story about the closing of small interview rooms used by Dallas County law enforcement officials to interview jail inmates.
Contact: Larry Hoover
James Olson, distinguished professor of history, was quoted in a recent national Associated Press story on proposals to reform U. S. immigration laws.
Contact: James Olson
Jerry Dowling, professor of criminal justice, is quoted in a June 5 Houston Chronicle story on Houston's homicide rate being the 2nd highest in the United States.
Contact: Jerry Dowling
A nationally-distributed story by AP entertainment writer Jack Coyle quotes Jim Olson, distinguished professor of history, on John Wayne, whose 100th birthday is Saturday.
Contact: James Olson
Jim Olson, distinguished professor of history, is quoted in a Chicago Tribune/Los Angeles Times story on plans to celebrate John Wayne's 100th birthday. Olson is author of the biography "John Wayne: American."
Contact: James Olson
Dick Ward, former dean of the College of Criminal Justice, was quoted in an Associated Press story about what appears to be a Chicago policeman videotaped beating a woman half his size. The story was used by more than 200 media outlets throughout the United States and world.
Contact: Richard Ward
Marsha Harman, professor of psychology, was quoted in a March 24 Huntsville Item story explaining why an increasing number of kids are participating in a self asphyxia, or choking, "game" that has taken the lives of at least two Huntsville youths.
Contact: Marsha Harman
Rolando V. del Carmen, distinguished professor of criminal justice, was quoted in a March 1 Fort Worth Star-Telegram story about a mistrial in a murder case being tried there.
Contact: Rolando del Carmen
According to research by T. C. Sim, assistant professor of psychology, the key to capturing the attentions of a lover could be boosted massively by whispering into the left ear. Sim's findings were the subject of a United Press International story published in February 2007 by media in Georgia (Eurasia), India, England and Romania, as well as other areas.
Contact: T. C. Sim
Jerry Dowling, professor of criminal justice, has been quoted in an Associated Press story on a Legislative proposal to extend self-defense rights beyond the home.
Contact: Jerry Dowling
Rolando V. del Carmen, distinguished professor of criminal justice, was quoted in an Associated Press story about a Texas legislator's proposal to build a prison in Mexico to house Mexican national prisoners now in Texas.
Contact: Rolando del Carmen
Wes Johnson, associate dean in the College of Criminal Justice, was quoted in an Associated Press story about Mexican drug cartel leader Osiel Cardenas-Guillen, who was extradited to the United States in January.
Contact: Wes Johnson
Dennis Longmire, professor of criminal justice, was quoted in a Jan. 24, 2007 column in the Dallas Morning News and Denton Record-Chronicle concerning the need for citizens to trust and support their district attorney's office.
Contact: Dennis Longmire
Phillip Lyons, associate professor of criminal justice, was quoted in a Jan. 21, 2007 story in the Houston Chronicle about the city of Houston's interagency communication capabilities.
Contact: Phillip Lyons
Roger Hanagriff, associate professor of agriculture, was quoted in a Nov. 21, 2006 Houston Chronicle story on new standards now in place in Texas school lunchrooms.
Contact: Roger Hanagriff
Rowland Miller, professor of psychology, was quoted in a Nov. 21, 2006 Wall Street Journal story on artistic performances at corporate meetings.
Contact: Rowland Miller
John de Castro, dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, was quoted in an Nov. 20, 2006 story in the Los Angeles Times about tips on how to handle Thanksgiving holiday eating.
Contact: John M. de Castro
Joan Bytheway, a forensic pathologist and SHSU assistant professor, was quoted in the Galveston News Nov. 18, 2006 on her opinion relating to a petrified bone dug up in a quarry near Galveston.
Contact: Joan Bytheway
John de Castro, dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, was quoted in an Oct. 31, 2006 story in the Washington Post about eating habits of adults who are forced to eat certain foods as children.
Contact: John M. de Castro
Michael Henderson, assistant professor of art, was featured in an article in the Cornell Daily Sun about his exhibit, "Loop Negative One," at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art on the campus of Cornell University.
Contact: Michael Henderson
Holly Miller, associate professor of criminal justice, was quoted in a Dallas Morning News story about calls by political candidates for mandatory minimum sentences for sex offenders who target children.
Contact: Holly Miller
Willard Oliver, professor of criminal justice, was quoted in a Houston Chronicle story on decreasing crime rates in counties surrounding Houston.
Contact: Willard Oliver
Richard Ward, associate vice president of research and special programs, and Sam Souryal, professor of criminal justice, were quoted in a Dallas Morning News story on what happens when police officers go to jail.
Contact: Richard Ward, Sam Souryal
Teri Lesesne, professor of library science, was quoted in a New York Times story on the death of writer Maureen Daly.
Contact: Teri Lesesne
Robert Bruce, assistant professor of history, is quoted in a recent National Review article on the decline of military history and historians at universities. Said Bruce: “Military historians have been hunted into extinction by politically active faculty members who think military history is a subject for right-wing, imperialistic warmongers."
Contact: Robert Bruce
Willard Oliver, associate professor of criminal justice, was quoted in a recent Houston Chronicle editorial on the relationship between rising crime rates and hurricane refugees.
Contact: Willard Oliver
Jim Dozier, associate professor of criminal justice, was quoted in a Sept. 10, 2006 Houston Chronicle story on a proposed change in the chase policy for Houston policemen.
Contact: Jim Dozier
Teri Lesesne, professor of library science, was quoted in the Aug. 26, 2006 New York Times in a feature story about author Gary Paulsen.
Contact: Teri Lesesne
Roger Hanagriff, associate professor of agriculture, is quoted in the Odessa American in a story about the town of Marathon exploring ways to attract tourists. Hanagriff was scheduled to speak at a workshop on the topic.
Contact: Roger Hanagriff
Phillip Lyons, a former Alvin police officer and a criminal justice professor at SHSU, said in a Houston Chronicle story that calling drug use a "disease" is not an adequate excuse to decriminalize it.
Contact: Phillip Lyons
Dennis Longmire, professor of criminal justice, wa quoted in a story in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram about the use of the electric chair in Texas in carrying out capital punishment and how the chair is now viewed as a tourist attraction. He was quoted as saying, "I think it's a blemish on the character of an otherwise positive community."
Contact: Dennis Longmire
Gregg Buck, assistant professor of theatre, was recently featured in The Clarion News. He is working this summer at Clarion University of Pennsylvania as a guest faculty member for the 2006 Summer Theatre Festival.
Contact: Gregg Buck
Raymond Teske, professor of criminal justice, was qoted in a Fort Worth Star-Telegram article about the extension of time limitations for prosecuting crimes against children.
Contact: Raymond Teske
John M. de Castro, incoming dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, was quoted in an online article on food preferences and eating habits of young children.
Contact: John M. de Castro
Dennis Longmire, professor of criminal justice, was quoted in a June 18, 2006 Houston Chronicle story about the public's perception of crime as it relates to crime rate statistics and media coverage.
Contact: Dennis Longmire
Vincent Webb, dean of the College of Criminal Justice, was quoted in the June 13, 2006 Houston Chronicle in a story about crime rates released in a preliminary FBI report.
Contact: Vincent Webb
Phillip Lyons, executive director of the Texas Regional Community Policing Institute at SHSU, was quoted in an online story on the Dallas Channel 5 Web site about how police are reaching out to better serve Hispanics.
Contact: Phillip Lyons
Frank Krystyniak was quoted in a Newsday (Long Island, N. Y.) story on fashion trends among college basketball coaches.
Contact: Frank Krystyniak
Wes Johnson, associate dean of the College of Criminal Justice, was quoted in a Houston Chronicle story on the proliferation of television shows focusing on criminals.
Contact: Wes Johnson
Randy Garner, professor of criminal justice, was quoted in the March 2006 issue of Parents magazine regarding a study he recently conducted on using Post-It Notes to get quick feedback at work.
Contact: Randall Garner
Ty Cashion, associate professor of history, was quoted in an Associated Press Story about Texas politicians who still hang on to Sam Houston's legendary coattails. The story was used by the Huntsville Item, Bryan/College Station Eagle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Dallas Morning News, and a number of other Texas media.
Contact: Ty Cashion
Rowland Miller, professor of psychology, was quoted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in a story about the embarrassment of falling, as it relates to the Olympics and everyday life.
Contact: Rowland Miller
A book by Jess Nevins, assistant professor in the Gresham Library, was reviewed in the San Francisco Chronicle. The book is entitled The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana (Monkeybrain Books; 1,010 pages; $50) .
Contact: Jess Nevins
Teri Lesesne, professor of library science, was quoted recently in an MSNBC online story about libraries restricting access to the book The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things and Dallas Morning News, WFAA (online) and American Library Association Web page coverage of a controversy involving the book When Jeff Comes Home.
Contact: Teri Lesesne
Rolando V. del Carmen, distinguished professor of criminal justice, was quoted in Houston Chronicle stories on the attractiveness of criminal justice as a profession and the Houston police department's recruiting efforts.
Contact: Rolando del Carmen
Shirley Johnson, assistant professor in leadership and counseling, was quoted in an article in the Dec. 3, 2005 Houston Chronicle about report card distribution issues in public schools.
Contact: Shirley Johnson
Richard Eglsaer, associate vice president for academic affairs, was quoted in a Dec. 4, 2005 Houston Chronicle story about a state law that requires students who take more than 45 hours above their degree plan's required courses to play higher tuition.
Contact: Richard Eglsaer
Ty Cashion, associate professor of history, is quoted in a Houston Chronicle story on a controversial move to honor Lyndon Johnson, the only U. S. president from Texas. A United Press International brief on the topic was also carried by a number of other publications including media in India and England.
Contact: Ty Cashion
Joellen Tipton, director of residence life, was quoted in a USA Today story on the use of larger beds in some college and university dorms. Ron Pettitte, assistant director of housing, was interviewed by KBTX-TV (Channel 3) for a story on student satisfaction with the two new apartment-style facilities and plans to build another.
Contact: Joellen Tipton/Ron Pettitt
Harris County jail population forecasts by Charles Friel, criminal justice professor, were referenced in a July 24, 2005 Houston Chronicle story on overcrowding and other aspects of Houston jails.
Contact: Charles Friel
The work of Assistant Professor of Art Michael Henderson was described in a review in the New York Times on July 10, 2005. Henderson's video productions "Door" and "Wait: It Comes to Pass" are currently on display in the Carriage House of the Islip Art Museum. The museum is the leading exhibition space for contemporary art on Long Island.
Contact: Michael Henderson
Glen Kercher, professor of criminal justice, was quoted in a Waco Tribune-Herald story about sex offenders living in residential neighborhoods. He said that it is important for people to be aware of who lives in their communities. But at the same time, some of the public's fear about sex offenders, especially as they relate to child abductions, is overblown. "We should be vigilant," he said, "but not overreact."
Contact: Glen Kercher
David Webb, assistant director of the Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas, was quoted in a May 2, 2005 article in the Dallas Morning News about corporate sponsorship of police vehicles. Webb said that although the idea is viable, front-line patrol vehicles should not have logos, and the sponsorship on other cars should be heavily regulated.
Contact: David Webb
Michelle Lovering, health programming coordinator with the University Health Center, was quoted in a Bangor (Maine) Daily News column on May 3, 2005, about the Red Flag Days event at Sam Houston State University on May 2-3. The event, a campus Alcohol Abuse Initiative, was held to raise awareness that alcohol abuse is a problem. Lovering said, "We just want to make sure students notice the signs and know that there are resources they can go to for help."
Contact: Michelle Lovering
Dan Beto, director of the Correctional Management Institute of Texas, was quoted in a Jan. 1, 2005 story in the Fort Worth Star Telegram about the "Welcome Back" program, an e-mail referral system which connects ex-offenders with local religious communities and support groups across Texas. "Researchers will likely need about five years of data to assess whether Welcome Back helps keep ex-convicts from returning to prison," he said. But, Beto said, if Welcome Back helps even a small percentage turn their lives around, it will be worthwhile.
Contact: Dan Beto
Richard Ward, dean of the College of Criminal Justice, and Richard Li, director of the criminal justice forensics program, were listed in a Houston Chronicle story as members of a committee that will review applicants for the job of project leader to investigate serious problems in the Houston Police Department crime lab.
Contact: Richard Ward/Richard Li
Dennis Longmire, professor of criminal justice, was quoted recently in an Associated Press story on the declining number of executions in Texas in 2004. "There seems to be, at the end of the year, a sense of hope among those of us who have concerns about the death penalty system," said Longmire,
Contact: Dennis Longmire
Stephanie Frogge, a victims services specialist in criminal justice, was quoted in a recent Fort Worth Star-Telgram story about an elderly robbery victim. "It's a lot easier to knock down a little old lady on the street than rob a Wal-Mart," Frogge said.
Contact: Stephanie Frogge
Dan Beto, director of the Correctional Management Institute of Texas, was quoted in a story in the San Antonio Express-News. Beto praised the appointment of Carey Cockerell to head the state's Department of Family and Protective Services.
Contact: Dan Beto
Dan Beto, director of the Correctional Management Institute of Texas, was quoted in a story in the Indianapolis Star. Beto said the solution to the bad decisions that parole boards sometimes make is to stop building prisons and offer more drug rehabilitation services, work-release programs and other less costly alternatives to imprisonment.
Contact: Dan Beto
Glenn Sanford, director of the SHSU Honors Program, was quoted in a Sept., 22, 2004 article in the Houston Chronicle about students who have three major fields of study. Sanford's point--in most cases it is not a good idea.
Contact: Glenn Sanford
A terrorism discussion presented recently in The Woodlands by John Domino, Vic Lukaszewski and Richard Ward was covered by The Woodlands Villager. Americans hear the term "war on terrorism" almost every day, yet few can rarely pin point from whom and where it comes, said Lukaszewski.
Contact: John Domino, Vic Lukaszewski, Richard Ward
The Houston Chronicle has done a feature story on Russell Molina, 36, president of Custom Rubber Products of Houston, identifying him as a Sam Houston State University marketing major. Molina, whose family owns Molina's Mexican Restaurants and Cantinas, branched out by acquiring Custom Rubber and has had a good record so far, with big plans for its growth. The company makes custom-designed rubber products for the oil industry.
Rolando del Carmen, Distinguished Professor of Criminal Justice, was quoted in the August 29, 2004 edition of the Houston Chronicle on the effectiveness of "boot camps" in the treatment of offenders. He observed that "boot camps are more popular with the public than with the research scholars who judge success in terms of qualitative standards."
Contact: Rolando del Carmen
Stories in a number of Washington, D. C., metropolitan area newspapers recently discussed a Spanish language training program developed for Sam Houston State University students, and now independently marketed under the name "Command Spanish." The course was developed by former faculty member Sam Slick for criminal justice students.
Contact: Frank Krystyniak
Linda White, an adjunct professor of psychology at Sam Houston State, is featured in a June issue of Rolling Stone magazine in an article entitled "Forgiving the Murderer." White, who teaches a class on death and dying at SHSU, spoke of her own passage from being a sorrowing parent of a murdered child to becoming an expert on sorrow, and what she did to turn her grief and rage into peace.
Contact: Linda White
In a July 4, 2004 story, the Hattiesburg American reported the experience of Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Counseling Anthony Harris during his arrest as a child for marching on a picket line around the Forrest County Courthouse during Freedom Summer.
Contact: Anthony Harris
President James Gaertner was quoted in a June 23, 2004 Houston Chronicle story on marketing campaigns under way at colleges and universities.
Jim Marquart, professor of criminal justice, said in USA Today that the problems at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq were no surprise to him. "You have people who have not been trained to be correctional officers, and that is the key to this whole thing," Marquart said. "They lack the sense of understanding of what an inmate is. Prison is a weird and bizarre environment and it can warp and bend your mind." The USA Today article concluded that commanders had far too few trained interrogators and guards to question and control the complex mix of inmates at Abu Ghraib.
Contact: James Marquart
Sam Houston State University researchers are mentioned in a feature entitled "Unlock Your Inner Genius," which appears in the June 8, 2004 issue of Woman's World magazine. The section mentions the research conducted by psychology professors T. C. Sim and Carolyn Martinez who concluded that people undersrtand emotional requests better when they are spoken into the left ear---the one controlled by the right side of the brain where emotional and creative stimuli are processed.
The Associated Press has reported that Sam Houston State is among a group of five universities receiving a $1.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The group will study groundwater data and data on Rio Grande drainage basin management and remediation as well as how to clean up contamination.
SHSU faculty, administrators and students were quoted in an April 19, 2004 Houston Chronicle story on the College of Criminal Justice's unique victim studies program.
Robert Keppel, associate professor of criminal justice, was quoted in an April 3, 2004 story in the Kansas City Star on profiling as a tool to catch criminals, and especially serial killers. Keppel, a former Washington assistant attorney general with historical ties to the Green River serial killings case, said that no profile he knows about has ever been 100 percent accurate.
Contact: Robert Keppel
Dan Rather and Sam Houston State University were mentioned in a March 30, 2004 column by Jay Mathews of The Washington Post entitled "12 Steps to Conquering Your Ivy Addiction." Mathews said parents should not be disappointed if their children are not accepted by a prestigious college, citing many accomplished and successful people who have attended less highly-regarded institutions.
Contact: Frank Krystyniak
A March 30, 2004 Associated Press story related how Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra once worked at a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Kentucky, when he studied there, and his wife worked at a Burger King in Huntsville while he studied for a doctorate at Sam Houston State University. The story was about their daughter, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, taking a job at a McDonald's in Bangkok.
John Edens, a psychologist and professor at Sam Houston State University, was quoted in March 31, 2004 stories appearing in the Los Angeles Times and Fort Worth Star-Telegram about a study that blastsTexas for relying on questionable testimony from psychiatrists and psychologists when persuading jurors to impose the death penalty.
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Robert Donahoo, associate professor of English, was part of a recent Fort Worth Star Telegram story on Donahoo's literary hero, the aged and accomplished Horton Foote of Wharton. Foote's honors include two Academy Awards for screenwriting (To Kill a Mockingbird, Tender Mercies), a Pulitzer Prize for drama (The Young Man From Atlanta), and many others.
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Edward Blackburne,assistant professor of economics, was quoted at length in a Wednesday story in the Dallas Morning News about racial profiling in that area of the state. Blackburne worked with the Texas Coalition on Criminal Justice Reform, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and the NAACP to analyze racial profiling data from more than 400 law enforcement agencies for a report issued in February 2004.
Contact: Ed Blackburne
Sharon Williams-Brown, counselor at the University of the West Indies Health Centre, suggested in a recent story in the Jamaica Observer that questions developed by the SHSU Counseling Center can help determine if a relationship is unhealthy or violent.
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Mitchel Roth, associate professor in the College of Criminal Justice, was quoted in a story in the Houston Chronicle about whether women and men are treated differently in the criminal justice system.
Contact: Mitch Roth
Ed Blackburne, assistant professor in the College of Business Administration, was quoted in a Houston Chronicle story on the second Racial Profiling Statistical Report.
Contact: Ed Blackburne
SHSU Criminal Justice professor Charles Friel was quoted in a Houston Chronicle story on budget cuts in the prison system's education program, and its likely effect on crime.
Contact: Charles FrielJames Marquart, director of the Crime Victims' Institute and professor of criminal justice, appeared in a Feb. 24, 2004 news segment about female prison guards on Fox News at Nine.
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Sam Souryal, professor of criminal justice, was quoted in a Feb. 7, 2004 Fort Worth Star-Telegram article on controversies involving the Dallas police department and Dallas County sheriff's department.
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Rolando del Carmen, professor of criminal justice, was quoted in the Houston Chronicle Jan. 30, 2004 in a story on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to hear a case questioning the constitutionality of capital punishment for juvenile crimes.
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A Today@Sam series on General Sam Houston was used as a source for a lengthy profile on the Texas hero entitled "Sam Houston, The Tall Texan," on Investor's Business Daily's Investors.com.
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Raymond Teske, professor of criminal justice, was quoted in the Houston Chronicle Jan. 13, 2004 relating to a Harris County constable's plan to increase firearms and other equipment training for his deputies.
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Raymond Teske, professor of criminal justice, was quoted in the Dallas Morning News Jan. 2, 2004 on murder rate increases.
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Wesley Johnson, associate dean of criminal justice, was quoted in the Dallas Morning News on Dec. 7, 2003 in a story about the popularity of forensic science classes in criminal justice programs.
Contact: Wes Johnson
Charles Friel, professor of criminal justice, was quoted in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in a story concerning the practice of trying more juvenile offenders as adults.
Contact: Charles Friel
Raymond Teske, professor of criminal justice, was quoted in the Dallas Morning News, on hate crimes.
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Robert Keppel, associate professor of criminal justice, was interviewed by a number of reporters during the week of Nov. 3, 2003 about his reaction to the guilty plea by accused Green River serial murderer Gary L. Ridgway. Keppel is a former chief investigator for the Washington Attorney General's Office and was an original member of the Green River Task Force. He was interviewed live on CNN American Morning and was quoted by ABC News, The Seattle Times, The Daily Vangard, and the New York Post, among others. He was also featured in a story in The Houston Chronicle.
Contact: Robert Keppel
Raymond Teske, professor of criminal justice, was quoted in a story in The Houston Chronicle about the results of The Leanne Report, which shows that just one person out of the 940 charge in 2000 with felony DWI charges in Harris County won acquittal in a jury trial. Teske directed the study which was conducted by researchers and statisticians at SHSU.
Contact: Raymond Teske
A story on senior agriculture major Yvan Jayne was featured in the following media outlets: Atlanta Journal Constitution (GA), Newsday (NY), Guardian (United Kingdom), Tyler Morning Telegraph, News Journal, Belleville News-Democrat (IL), Aberdeen American News (SD), Wilmington Morning Star (NC), Times Daily (AL), Centre Daily Times (PA), Rocky Mount Telegram (NC), Duluth News Tribune (MN), Akron Beacon Journal (OH), Wichita Eagle (KS), Tuscaloosa News (AL), Grand Forks Herald (ND), Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (IN), Biloxi Sun Herald (MS), Macon Telegraph (GA), Wilkes Barre Weekender (PA), Fort Worth Star Telegram, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA), News 8 Austin and News 24 Houston.
Contact: Frank Krystyniak
Glen Kercher, professor of criminal justice, was quoted in the Fort Worth Star Telegram about the small number of probation officers assigned to the specialized unit for sex offenders in Tarrant County. He said that in some cases (probation) is a false sense of security because some probation officers may have limited time to devote to each case, and other officers may have too large a caseload.
Contact: Glen Kercher
Rita Watkins, executive director of the Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas, was quoted in the Fort Worth Star Telegram in an article about how few women reach the rank of police chief. Watkins stated that women want to be appinted to those types of positions based on their capabilities and not the fact that they are female.
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Brian Domitrovic, assistant professor of history, was part of a panel that discussed the decline of the dollar and how to fix it on the Oct. 22 episode of CNBC's The Kudlow Report. Following the segment, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who also appeared on the show, plugged Domitrovic's book Econoclasts. In addition, he was one of the experts who discussed the gross domestic product in a recent Public Radio International story.
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