Archive for February 2nd, 2015

Spurgas to present research on women’s sexuality at international conference

Spurgas to present research on women’s sexuality at international conference

Sociology professor Alyson Spurgas interviewed women for her research to examine the relationship between low sexual desire and trauma.
Sociology professor Alyson Spurgas will present her research on women's sexuality at an inter-disciplinary conference in Barcelona, Spain. Photo by Theresa San Luis
She will present her findings at the International Congress for Critical Social Psychology: Affect, Embodiment, […]

SIUE professor compares famous writer’s early work to internet bloggers

SIUE professor compares famous writer’s early work to internet bloggers

Americans may have been blogging, perhaps a century before the invention of the internet.
SIUE History professor Jason Stacy made a presentation on Walt Whitman in December. Stacy said Whitman's writing as a journalist is similar to the writing style of today's bloggers. (File photo)
According to SIUE history professor Jason Stacy, journalists of small daily and weekly […]

SIUE professor says female entrepreneurs played pivotal roles in Japanese culture

SIUE professor says female entrepreneurs played pivotal roles in Japanese culture

More than 20 years ago, SIUE professor Christienne Hinz sat in a café in Fukuoka, Japan, studying and observing how an elderly Japanese woman interacted with her customers.
SIUE history professor Christienne Hinz is studying the cultural impact of the social roles of working class Japanese women. (Photo courtesy of Hinz)
“Grandmother,” as the woman was known […]

Stellar Student profile: Ryan Evans

Stellar Student profile: Ryan Evans

Ryan Evans keeps a picture of his mother in his wallet. He keeps the picture to remind him of his mother, whom he had to leave behind in the Philippines more than 15 years ago. Evans said it also serves as a reminder of the life he left behind.
Ryan Evans, a senior Applied Communications major, […]

Smithiger’s percussion students create impact

Smithiger’s percussion students create impact

SIUE performed before a national audience of music educators in Nashville last Fall. Photo courtesy of Smithiger.
SIUE percussion students make an impact beyond the practice rooms and rehearsals, according to director Dan Smithiger.

Last fall, a percussion ensemble of his was among 10 chosen to perform before a larger venue—a national one—at the Gaylord Opryland Convention […]

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