Faculty Publications
Research by Economics Professor Mark Crain Featured in The Wall Street Journal
Research on state fiscal policies by Mark Crain, Simon Professor of Political Economy, has been featured in the Dec. 10 edition of The Wall Street Journal. The article, “How to Control State Spending,” looks at ways for state governments to limit budget growth including using the item-reduction veto, which allows a governor to single out [...]
Professors Duhl and Lamb-Faffelberger Advance Scholarship through Editorial Positions at International Journals
Lafayette’s international reputation continues to grow as Olga Anna Duhl and Margarete Lamb-Faffelberger, professors of foreign languages and literatures, have been appointed editors of leading peer-reviewed journals in their fields. Both professors are dedicated to maintaining and elevating the high intellectual caliber of the publications. Duhl, who specializes in French, will serve as the correspondent [...]
Professor Manuel Ospina-Giraldo Receives USDA Grant to Study Organism that Caused the Irish Potato Famine
Research by Professor Manuel Ospina-Giraldo on the organism that caused the Irish Potato Famine is being funded as part of a $999,900 “Education in Genomics-Based Microbial Forensics” grant from the United States Department of Agriculture. The grant, which is also funding projects by researchers at Penn State and Franklin & Marshall, is creating an integrated [...]
Prof. D.C. Jackson Receives International Honor and is Keynote Speaker for 75th Anniversary of Hoover Dam
D.C. Jackson, professor of history, will be the keynote speaker at the Hoover Dam 75th Anniversary Celebration Oct. 22 in Las Vegas, Nev., and also received an international honor from the Institution of Civil Engineering (ICE). Part of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ 140th annual Civil Engineering Conference, the Hoover Dam symposium will celebrate [...]
Professor Robin Rinehart Turns Scholarly Lens on Controversial Sikh Religious Text in Her Upcoming Book
Professor Robin Rinehart has always been fascinated by the interactions among different religions in the Punjab region, divided between India and Pakistan. Having lived on both sides, she became absorbed in the area’s culture and history, so the exploration of the controversial Sikh text the Dasam Granth is a natural extension of her research interests. [...]
Professor Osvaldo Cleger’s New Book Explores the Impact of Blogs on Literature
While working on his doctoral dissertation at the University of Arizona several years ago, Professor Osvaldo Cleger stumbled upon what would become the topic of his book, Narrar en la era de las blogoficciones [The Art of Narrating in the Age of Blog-Fictions]. He kept a miscellaneous blog in which he chronicled his dissertation research. [...]
Professor Rosie Bukics Honored for Her Book Reading, Writing, and Thriving
Rose Marie L. Bukics, Thomas Roy and Lura Forrest Jones Professor of Economics, was honored by the American Educational Publishers Association for her book Reading, Writing, and Thriving: How to Make The Wall Street Journal a Key Part of Your Business Curriculum. The book offers faculty at the nation’s colleges and universities insights on integrating [...]
American Musical Instrument Society Honors Professor Ingrid Furniss
When Ingrid Furniss was 11 years old, she and her family spent three months in Europe visiting museums, learning about different cultures, and exploring archaeological sites, including Pompeii and the Roman coliseum. “I decided, at the age of 11, that I would be an archaeologist,” she says. Over the years, Furniss, assistant professor of art, [...]
Research by Prof. Kira Lawrence Published in Science
How will global climate change if human activities continue to release large quantities of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide into the atmosphere? Understanding past changes in climate and surface ocean temperatures can help scientists better predict future changes in climate. Kira Lawrence, assistant professor of geology and environmental geosciences, is a paleo-climatologist, someone who [...]
Professor Robert Mattison Writes Catalogue for New York Exhibition on Painter Theodore Stamos
Robert Mattison, Metzgar Professor and head of art, has written a 106-page catalog, Theodore Stamos: A Communion with Nature, to accompany a retrospective of Stamos’ painting running through June 19 at the Hollis Taggart Galleries in New York City. The catalog is the authoritative work on Stamos’ career. Stamos was the youngest member of the [...]
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