SCHOOL OF H&SS
PENN STATE BEHREND
170 KOCHEL CENTER
ERIE PA 16563
Research Interests
Painting, Art, Art History, Composition and Rhetoric, Film Studies, Literary Non-Fiction
Publications
Teens, Tension, and Technology: The Loneliness Epidemic - September 25, 2024
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, Erie Reader - 2019
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
71 examines a troubling time in Irish history, Erie Reader - 2015
A new generation of local filmmakers emerges with Erie's Voices, Erie Reader - 2015
Best of Enemies explores the partisan bickering of a bygone era, Erie Reader - 2015
Blade Runner still packs a punch in spite of its imitators, Erie Reader - 2015
Chaos hits the road in Pierrot Le Fou, Erie Reader - 2015
Creativity on display, Erie Reader - 2015
Emerge 2040 readies for action, Erie Reader - 2015
Happy Valley explores the aftermath of the Sandusky scandal, Erie Reader - 2015
Helping Hands: Collaborative efforts to make Erie safer, Erie Reader - 2015
LifeThruMusic, Erie Reader - 2015
Moonrise Kingdom exemplifies the Wes Anderson formula for filmmaking, Erie Reader - 2015
Raiders of the Lost Ark to show its staying power at Porreco College, Erie Reader - 2015
Slow West is an offbeat take on a classic Hollywood genre, Erie Reader - 2015
Snoetry celebrates our wintry region's love of the spoken word, Erie Reader - 2015
The Midnight Swim tells a spooky story for FILM, Erie Reader - 2015
The Normal Heart explores the early days of HIV/AIDS activism, Erie Reader - 2015
Timbuktu offers a thoughtful response to Islamic fundamentalism, Erie Reader - 2015
Transformazium comes to Penn State Erie, Erie Reader - 2015
Web explores the potentials and perils of a more connected world, Erie Reader - 2015
Explore the heights of the Himalayas in Meru - November 11, 2015
The Jefferson Educational Society's Global Summit VII - October 14, 2015
Fighting revenge porn through the legal system - September 30, 2015
Mad Max: Fury Road goes all in for action fans - September 2, 2015
Digging for Fire brings mumblecore to the mainstream - August 5, 2015
Citizenfour raises important questions about power and privacy - July 1, 2015
Erie's Summer JAM program kickstarts careers for young people - June 24, 2015
How safe is Erie? - May 27, 2015
Whiplash makes jazz instruction feel like basic training - April 1, 2015
Emerge 2040 - March 1, 2015
Explore the biases of the break-up with The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby - February 4, 2015
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