Dr. Mindy Erchull and Dr. Miriam Liss, along with a former student Stephanie Lichiello, recently had a paper titled “Extending the Negative Consequences of Media Internalization and Self-Objectification to Dissociation and Self-Harm” published in the October online first edition of the journal Sex Roles. Our findings suggest that self-harm and dissociation, both outcomes associated with the literature on trauma, are related to self-objectification and media internalization. We suggested that objectification could be considered a form of insidious trauma or microaggression.
Erchull and Liss Publish Paper with Former Student
Arneson Presents at Library Conference
University Librarian Rosemary Arneson and Central Rappahannock Regional Library Librarian Joy McIntire presented a session titled “Made in the Library” at the Virginia Library Association Annual Conference in Williamsburg. Arneson described the UMW ThinkLab and the work that faculty and students are doing there, and McIntire discussed the collaborations the CRRL librarians are doing with George Meadows in the College of Education. The program included demonstrations of e-textiles, Cubelits, wind tunnels, and firing the rocket launcher.
IMPACT OF SHUTDOWN GROWING BY THE DAY (The Free Lance-Star)
Rob Sarvis, a Libertarian Alternative to McAuliffe and Cuccinelli, Gains Traction in Va. Governor’s Race (The Washington Post)
Making a Point: Did Babe Ruth Call His Shot? (Chicago Side Sports.Com)
McAuliffe Tries to Ride Shutdown to Victory (Human Events.Com)
Courtney Clayton Publishes Article
Courtney Clayton, Assistant Professor of Education, publishes her article “Exemplary Teachers of English Language Learners: A Knowledge Base” in the 2013 Fall Issue of the Journal of Research in Education. The Journal of Research in Education (JRE) is a peer-reviewed journal that provides a forum for sharing scholarship among researchers and practitioners in education.
Colin Rafferty in Best American Essays
An essay by Colin Rafferty, assistant professor of English, has been named a Notable Essay in the 2013 edition of Best American Essays, edited this year by Cheryl Strayed. Rafferty’s essay, “Notes Towards Building the Monument,” was originally published in the Spring 2012 issue of Witness. This is the third time in four years that Rafferty has been among the writers of Notable Essays in the Best American Essays series.