Mailing Address:
SCHOOL OF H&SS
PENN STATE BEHREND
170 KOCHEL CENTER
4951 COLLEGE DRIVE
ERIE PA 16563
Research Interests
Painting, Art, Art History, Composition and Rhetoric, Film Studies, Literary Non-Fiction
Publications
An Entire Building as an Art Project - September 12, 2023
The Jefferson Educational Society Turns 15 - June 8, 2023
Pain, Panic, and Progress: Responding to the overdose crisis in Erie - May 22, 2023
Podcast Review: Unreformed - February 16, 2023
Fighting Fentanyl in Erie - December 20, 2022
Chautauqua Artists in Residence 2022 - November 21, 2022
'Moving the Needle:' Funding and Equity in the Erie School District - September 7, 2022
Pride Month in Erie: An Intersectional LGBTQIA+ Community Comes Together - June 22, 2022
Public Schools on Trial - May 10, 2022
Book Review: "Devil House" - March 7, 2022
Dueling Dual Epidemics COVID-19 and opioid abuse in Erie County - October 21, 2021
Book Review: "The Next Shift: The Fall of Industry and the Rise of Health Care in Rust Belt America" - August 11, 2021
Misinformation in the Aftermath of Trump - May 11, 2021
Prophets, Polygamy, and a Presidential Assassin - April 12, 2021
Podcast Picks: You're Wrong About - March 16, 2021
Book Review: "Culture Warlords: My Journey into the Dark Web of White Supremacy" - March 12, 2021
Podcast Picks: Louder Than a Riot - February 18, 2021
HBO's Perry Mason Puts a Strong Cast to Good Use - August 26, 2020
The Case for a Citizen Review Board for Policing in Erie - July 28, 2020
2020 Virtual Pridefest Goes Digital at an Uncertain Moment - June 17, 2020
Anxiety, Hope, and Momentum: Checking in with Erie's transgender and gender-expansive community - January 15, 2020
Transgender Day of Remembrance Raises Visibility in Turbulent Times
Demanding More: The Fight for a Living Wage in Erie - July 17, 2019
Beer Bellies, Kitties, and Valentines - April 10, 2019
Hiding in Plain Sight: Another Sexual Abuse Scandal in the Catholic Church Leads to Horror and Exasperation - August 29, 2018
"Rust Belt New Americans" Welcomes Immigrants and Refugees in a Time of Crisis - July 4, 2018
Mystery and Mathematics Collide in "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" - May 23, 2018
Thollem's "Technicolor Grey Zone" Stresses Innovation and Collaboration at the Art Museum - May 23, 2018
Homegrown Horror: Unearth Puts Erie on the Map for Independent Cinema - April 25, 2018
Have a Chat and a Meal with Erie's Most Talented Filmmakers - March 28, 2018
Penn State Behrend's 2018 Gender Conference Encourages the Silent to Speak Up - March 28, 2018
Opioid Abuse in Erie: Pain, Grief, and Resolve in the Face of a Rapidly Escalating Crisis" - March 14, 2018
Shifting Focus - February 14, 2018
Parenting, poverty, and poetry collide in "The Florida Project" - January 17, 2018
Disability and Distress in the Trump Era - November 8, 2017
We Need Penn State Behrend's Annual Gender Conference Now More Than Ever - April 12, 2017
Time Served: Exiting the Criminal Justice System in Erie - March 15, 2017
Raw Emotion Takes Center Stage on "Opening Night" - January 18, 2017
Three Reasons TV Was Worth Watching in 2016 - December 21, 2016
The Jefferson Educational Society’s Global Summit VIII - November 7, 2016
What Can We Learn From History About the 2016 Election? An Interview with Doris Kearns Goodwin - November 9, 2016
"Salam Neighbor" Sets Up Shop at a Syrian Refugee Camp - October 26, 2016
Implementing Erie’s Comprehensive Plan Takes Center Stage at JES - October 12, 2016
The World is Ending! Head "Into the Forest" - October 26, 2016
Two Seasoned Documentarians Explore Cyberspace at the Erie Art Museum - October 12, 2016
Concentrated Poverty in Erie - September 28, 2016
Double-down on De Palma at the Erie Art Museum - September 28, 2016
Fall in Love and Start a Band on "Sing Street" - August 30, 2016
Re-live Your Childhood with "Raiders!" - August 31, 2016
Making Movies in Erie - July 6, 2016
"Farragut North" is the Perfect Play for an Election Year - June 8, 2016
Globetrotting Cinematographer Reflects on the Ethics of Her Craft in "Cameraperson" - June 22, 2016
Understanding Erie’s Transgender Community - June 8, 2016
"Janis: Little Girl Blue" Profiles One of the Key Icons of the Hippie Era - May 25, 2016
"Trapped" Explores the Ways that Safe Access to an Abortion Has Become Inaccessible - May 25, 2016
Addressing the Rising Number of Suicides in Our Community - May 25, 2016
Feel the Puritanical Wrath of "The Witch" - May 11, 2016
"City of Gold" Explores the Underground Cuisine of Los Angeles - April 27, 2016
"In Jackson Heights" Takes an Intimate Look at One of Our Most Diverse Communities - April 13, 2016
"The True Cost" Exposes the Dark Side of “Fast Fashion” - March 30, 2016
Author Margot Mifflin Explores the History of Women’s Tattoos during the 2016 Penn State Behrend Gender Conference - March 2, 2016
Bridging the Divide: An Interview with Benjamin Jealous - March 2, 2016
Conflict Kitchen Serves Foreign Policy on the Take-out Menu at Penn State Behrend - March 30, 2016
FILM at the Erie Art Museum Considers the Brutality of the Border with "Sicario" and "Cartel Land" - March 2, 2016
Get Connected with Penn State Behrend’s Digital Media Festival - March 16, 2016
Oberlin Historian Renee Romano to Speak at Penn State Behrend About Race and “Collective Memory” - March 16, 2016
"Room" Tells a Story of Abduction, Escape, and Resilience - February 3, 2016
Civil Rights Leader Benjamin Jealous Discusses Issues of Race at Penn State Behrend - February 3, 2016
Is "The Holy Mountain" the Weirdest Movie Ever Made? - February 17, 2016
Spike Lee’s "Chi-Raq" Offers an Audacious, Ambitious Look at the World We Live in - February 24, 2016
The Health of Nursing - January 20, 2016
Best of Enemies explores the partisan bickering of a bygone era
Explore the heights of the Himalayas in Meru - November 11, 2015
The Normal Heart explores the early days of HIV/AIDS activism
The Jefferson Educational Society's Global Summit VII - October 14, 2015
Fighting revenge porn through the legal system - September 30, 2015
'71 examines a troubling time in Irish history
A new generation of local filmmakers emerges with Erie's Voices
Timbuktu offers a thoughtful response to Islamic fundamentalism
Mad Max: Fury Road goes all in for action fans - September 2, 2015
Emerge 2040 readies for action
Moonrise Kingdom exemplifies the Wes Anderson firmula for filmmaking
Raiders of the Lost Ark to show its staying power at Porreco College
Slow West is an offbeat take on a classic Hollywood genre
Digging for Fire brings mumblecore to the mainstream - August 5, 2015
Blade Runner still packs a punch in spite of its imitators
Helping Hands: Collaborative efforts to make Erie safer
The Midnight Swim tells a spooky story for FILM
Web explores the potentials and perils of a more connected world
Citizenfour raises important questions about power and privacy - July 1, 2015
Erie's Summer JAM program kickstarts careers for young people - June 24, 2015
Creativity on display
How safe is Erie? - May 27, 2015
Transformazium comes to Penn State Erie
Whiplash makes jazz instruction feel like basic training - April 1, 2015
Chaos hits the road in Pierrot Le Fou
Happy Valley explores the aftermath of the Sandusky scandal
Emerge 2040 - March 1, 2015
LifeThruMusic
Explore the biases of the break-up with The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby - February 4, 2015
Snoetry celebrates our wintry region's love of the spoken word
LA based dance troupe Diavolo brings "Architecture in Motion" to MIAC - January 7, 2015
Prison state: Local organizations aim to help Erie's incarcerated - December 10, 2014
Destination Erie key recommendations unveiled - November 26, 2014
FILM screens gripping, unreleased 'The Tribe' - November 11, 2014
Erie's own to speak at Global Summit IV - November 7, 2014
Charles C. Mann presents at Global Summit IV - November 4, 2014
JES Global Summit IV: The world's leading minds gather in Erie - October 29, 2014
FILM presents 'Under the Skin' - October 15, 2014
'Mercy Killers' examines ethical, psychological, and social costs of our health care system - October 1, 2014
Provocative documentary 'Kids For Cash' approaches scandal with restraint and sobriety - September 3, 2014
Remembering the Adams Brothers - August 20, 2014
Building community from the Main Street outward - July 23, 2014
The reissuing of Lavender Country, the first openly gay country album - June 11, 2014