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Soaring Beyond in Excellence

At Georgia Southern, we celebrate the achievements that inspire us to reach new heights. The Congratulations Corner is your space to spotlight the incredible work happening across our campuses鈥攚hether it鈥檚 earning accolades, publishing impactful research, or receiving noteworthy appointments.

Let鈥檚 continue to soar together! Share your success stories with Mary Kate Allen at mallen@georgiasouthern.edu to be featured in the next newsletter.

These are the successes highlighted in the latest edition of Excellence in Action.

Publications

AEPCEC:

  • Md Arifur Rahman, Marzieh Bahreman, Bishal Silwal, and Hossein Taheri (Manufacturing Engineering) published “Acoustic monitoring and control of Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing using Hidden Markov Models and reinforcement learning” in the Journal of Manufacturing Processes.
  • A. Nayak, L.S. Rowles, T. Echols, B. Bakaric, C. Rowland, C. Kinard, T. Barnett, S. Kodolkar, S. Jhanwar, R. Moonka, S. Chakraborty, and D. Weindorf (Civil Engineering and Construction) published “Prediction of Compost Physicochemical Properties Using Image-Based Feature Extraction and Machine Learning” in Waste Management.
  • M. A. Ibrar, A. A. Sabari, R. K. Mazumder, M. Usama, and A. M. Salman (Civil Engineering and Construction) published “Assessing Population Vulnerability to Water Service Disruptions: A Targeted Index to Inform Infrastructure Planning and Management” in the Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management.
  • Azharul Islam, Abujar Gifari, Muhammad Mutahir, Junan Shen, and Xiaoming Yang (Civil Engineering and Construction) published “Experimental evaluation and predictive modeling of asphalt binders modified with ground tire rubber” in the Journal of Infrastructure Preservation and Resilience.
  • A. Behdad, I. Kim, Y. Feng, J. Eun, and J. Lee (Civil Engineering and Construction) published “Freeze鈥搕haw infiltration governed by soil freezing characteristic curves and hydraulic impedance in unsaturated sands” in the Canadian Geotechnical Journal.
  • K. Park, Y. Voeurn, H. Kweon, and D. Lee (Civil Engineering and Construction) published “Enhanced Seam Segmentation for Automated Welding Robot in Construction Through Transfer Learning: Addressing Limitations of Bilateral Segmentation Network” in Scientific Reports.
  • Md Tanvir Rahman Rifat, Shuvo Dip Datta, Md. Mehrab Hossain, Md Shah Jamal, Marcel Maghiar, Sani Aliyu, and Irfan Gazi (Civil Engineering and Construction) published “A hybrid framework for occupational risk prioritization in construction projects using Monte Carlo simulation and utility theory” in Scientific Reports.
  • Dr. Vijayalakshmi Ramasamy, Rafe Sumnan Azade (Graduate Student), and Matthew Ragsdale (Graduate Student) (School of Computing) had their paper “GraphSentinel: Incremental CTI Knowledge Graph Updates with Structure-Aware Entity Alignment and Conflict Detection” accepted for publication in Springer Nature鈥檚 Social Network Analysis and Mining.
  • Dr. Meenalosini Vimal Cruz and Akshay Bhuvaneswari Ramakrishnan (Presidential Research Fellow) (School of Computing) had their review “Transdiagnostic EEG Signatures in ASD and ADHD: A Comparative Review of Computational Biomarkers and Neuromodulatory Interventions” accepted for publication in Brain Sciences.
  • Dr. Qiushi Wei (School of Computing) and co-authors had “ShardBridge: Enabling Efficient Cross-Shard Transactions via Payment Channels” accepted for presentation/publication at the IEEE ICNP 2026 conference.
  • Dr. Salim Sazzed (School of Computing) had a manuscript accepted for publication in JMIR Infodemiology.

CBSS: 

  • Hodge, G., Graham, A., Dawson, A., & Posick, C. (2026). Qualified immunity? Public support for qualified immunity in policing. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, 20, paag021. https://doi.org/10.1093/police/paag021
  • Landers, E., McBrayer, J. S., Pannell, S., & Posick, C. (2026). The Impact of Incivility on Faculty in Colleges of Education in the Southern United States. Journal of Academic Ethics, 24, 72.
  • Spencer, M. D., Cohen, N. D., & Connealy, N. (2026). When wildfires suppress crime: A spatial analysis of post-wildfire trends in Los Angeles. Applied Geography, 193, 104078. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2026.104078
  • Lofaro, R. J., Bell, E., & Jensen, C. (2026). Representative Bureaucracy and Administrative Burdens: Exploring the Intersection of Lived Experience, Gender, and Professional Qualities. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, muag018.
  • Jackson, W. T., & Lofaro, R. J. (2026). Protecting the Citadel of Democracy: A Political and Administrative Response. Public Administration Review, 86(3), 626-640.
  • Lofaro, R. J., Confer, L., Bohler, R., & Schwind, J. (2026). Rurality weakens the positive association between the COVID-19 pandemic and substance use treatment involving medications for opioid use disorder. Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 100408.
  • Cragun, R., Gull, B., Nielsen, M., Phillips, R., & Smith, J. (2026). The Demography of Exiting, Retention, and Conversion among Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Utah. Secular Studies, 8(1), 1-32. https://doi.org/10.1163/25892525-bja10091
  • King, H. C., McFarland, H. K., & Randall, K. R. (2026). The effects of context fading on combined contingency and context changes: A preliminary human-operant investigation. Learning and Motivation, 95, Article 102297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lmot.2026.102297
  • Rickert, N. P., Gregg, K., & Leckie, A. (2026). Lessons from the field. Engaging parent researchers: Pilot study collecting behavior change data in a family-community education program. Family Relations, 75(3), 1606鈥�1617. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.70170
  • Rickert, N.P., Wickline, V., Baldwin, C., Gambacorta, D., Hackney, A., & Molter, A. (2026). Research Methods in Psychology: Thinking like a Psychological Scientist.
  • Yu, J., Yang, X., Bekerian, D.A., & Bansal, S.* (2026). Longitudinal changes in developmental functioning among children with autism spectrum disorders receiving school-based early intensive behavioral intervention in China. Frontiers in Education.
  • Yu, J., Bekerian, D.A., & Khandelwal, R.* (2026). Why do people comply with health guidelines in a competing information environment? PLoS One, 21 (6): e0352421.
  • Yu, J., Osback, C., & Bekerian, D.A. (2026). The interplay of attachment styles and early maladaptive schemas across different populations. BMC Psychology, 14, 650.
  • Albanese, Anthony. 2026. 鈥淧opulism, Anti-Intellectualism, and Political Performance: Understanding Patterns in U.S. Presidential Campaign Rhetoric, 1952-2020.鈥� Sociological Forum. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/socf.70092.
  • Albanese, Anthony and Allison Kurpiel. 2026. 鈥淒ifferentiated Threat and Religious Dominance: The Distinct Dynamics of Xenophobia and Islamophobia in the United States.鈥� Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 65(1): 49-65.
  • Collins, J., & Brunson, A. (2026). White Spaces and Missing Faces: Examining Black Representation in Caldecott Medal鈥搘inning Children鈥檚 Books through the Lens of the Racial Contract, 1970鈥�2020. Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, 23326492261437413.
  • Malcom, N. L., & Kane, M. D. (2025). “Go ahead and bring me up on charges – the rocks will sing out”: Organizational structure, ally activism, and the struggle for marriage equality in the UMC. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. https://doi.org/10.1111/jssr.70099
  • McLean, B., & Rahilly, E. (2026). 鈥淢y God Doesn鈥檛 Have a Gender鈥�: Trans And Non-Binary Persons鈥� Religious Experiences in the US South. Critical Research on Religion. Online first. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20503032261451235
  • Silva, E. O. (2026). Contested Realities and Identity Destigmatization: Identity Construction in the Culture Wars. De Gruyter.
  • Richardson, J., Locker, Jr., L., Roberts, J. E., Williams, J. L., Stalnaker, C., & Wessel, L. Brief Report: An Investigation of Parasocial Relationships and Political Orientation. North American Journal of Psychology, 28(2), 1345-1356.
  • Lofaro, R. J., & Schwind, J. S. (2026). Service-learning in rural contexts: Examining community-based pedagogy in public service education. Teaching Public Administration, 01447394261445750.
  • Albanese, Anthony. 2026. 鈥淟uther and Jessie Bernard: Values and Positivist Developments in Origins of American Sociology and Luther鈥檚 鈥極nion Skins.鈥欌�� Journal of Classical Sociology. 26 (2): 108-27.
  • Silva, E. O. (2026). Contested Realities and Identity Destigmatization: Identity Construction in the Culture Wars. De Gruyter.
  • Palmer, N., & Schueths, A. M. (2026). The sociological eye. In S. Medley-Rath (Ed.), Teaching introduction to sociology. Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • Friedman, B., Brunson, A. L., & Marsh, K. (2026). Not Like Us鈥擝lack Women Scholars, Strategic Flourishing, and Breaking Free from the Burden of Institutional Transformation. Humanity & Society, 50(1), 22-49.
  • Da Cruz, Jose. US Army War College, Academic Year 2026鈥�27 Annual Estimate of the Strategic Security Environment ( US Army War College Press, 2026)
  • Brown, C., Lubecki, Jacek. Democratic Purgatory: Failure of Consolidated Democracies in Latin America and East-Centreal Europe, Central European University Press
  • Friedman, B., Brunson, A., & Marsh, K. (2026). No You Not a Colleague: Black Women Scholars in Bloom. Journal of Black Sexuality and Relationships 12(4), 157-184. .
  • Julia Schmidt-Pirro and Robert Pirro. “Salon and Sociability in Nature: Music and Text in Louise Reichardt’s Lieder,” R. Durkin, K. Clausius, C. Hoene, and K. Butler, eds. The Routledge Companion to early Modern Music and Literature

COSM:

  • Jos茅 A. Jim茅nez published the paper 鈥溾�� in the Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids (IF 3.6, Q2) in collaboration with Prof. Luiz Jacobsohn from the Materials Science and Engineering Department at Clemson University. The paper was published Open Access via the GALILEO agreement with Elsevier.
  • 1. Shen, M., Li, J., He, J., & Gao, L.* (2026). Microbial community dynamics in agroecosystems: from disease suppression to soil health. Frontiers in Microbiology, 17, 1860528. (Editorial). 
  • Dr. He attended and presented at The 23rd World Congress of Soil Science conference. 
  • Patil, U. N.*; Badave, T.; Keshri, S.; Landge, S. M.*, 鈥淪tructural and non-covalent interaction analysis of choline amino acid ionic liquids: Insights from 鈥媎ensity functional theory鈥�, 2026, Computational and Theoretical Chemistry,鈥� 1264, 115948鈥�.鈥�   
  • Govan, R. D.; Camp, T. C.; Hernandez, V. F.; Obiako, P.; Bose, D.; Ghosh, D.*; Landge, S.M.*; Aiken, K.S*.; 鈥淩ecognition of Cu2+ and Al3+ by a Quinolinyl 1,2,3-Triazole Chemosensor: A Comparative Study鈥�, Sensors 2026, 26, 4508.   
  • Dr. Landge was invited as a keynote speaker in the 7th International Caparica Conference on Chromogenic and Emissive Materials (IC3EM), 2026, Caparica, Portugal. Landge, S.; 鈥淟ight, Logic, and Life: Expanding the Functional Horizons of 1,2,3-Triazoles鈥�, 
  • Westervelt, S.; Landge, S.; 鈥淢icrowave-Assisted Green Synthesis of Pyridine affixed bis-functionalized 1,2,3 Triazoles as Anion Sensors鈥�, 7th International Caparica Conference on Chromogenic and Emissive Materials (IC3EM), 2026, Caparica, Portugal [Poster Presentation].
  • Subrata Ghosh , , , , , , , , , , and , Understanding the role of entropy in designing high-performance thermoelectrics. Sci. Adv.12, eaed6943(2026). DOI: 
  • Dutta, A., Biswas, M.A., Gerhard, E., Das, M., Meng, L., Zhang, W.Q., Li, W.J., Calva, A.M., Pathak, S., Yang, J.Y., Yin, J.Y., Meyet, J., Das, S., Poudel, B., Abdullah, A., Che, Y.J., Chuang, C.H., Yang, J., Wang, S.H. 鈥� Cheng, H.Y. ,  Controlling thermoreversibility and hole conductivity in thermoresponsive ionic biogels using phase morphology for neurohaptics. Sci. Adv.12, eaee0777(2026). DOI: 
  • Dr. Perez was invited as a keynote speaker for the SERDP & ESTCP Webinar series: Destruction of Energetic Materials.
  • White, Yelena. Nonlinear ultrafast laser processing of diamond surfaces for precision microfabrication, Physical Sciences and Technology, 2026, 13, 18-27.  
  • Ipede, O.; M. Lin, C. Hladik, W. Tu. 2026. Urban Oases: The Critical Role of Green and Blue Spaces in Mental Well-Being. Sustainability, 18(2), 642, https://doi.org/10.3390/su18020642.
  • Machado, M.R., Rosko, H.M., Moulton, A.A., Zhang, Z. (2026). The Labor of Nature/The Nature of Labor. Global Environmental Change, Volume 100,  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2026.103200
  • Rahman, M., Islam, M. S., Crawford, T., Robinson, E., & Hossain, M. F. (2026). A GeoAI Framework for Coastal Flood Risk Assessment: Integrating Remote Sensing and Socioeconomic Data. Frontiers in Climate, 8, 1831382.https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/climate/articles/10.3389/fclim.2026.1831382/full\
  • Rahman, M. K., Paul, B. K., Mahmood, S., & Islam, M. S. (2026). Understanding household decision-making in flash flood evacuations: evidence from Northeastern Bangladesh. Climate and Development, 1鈥�11. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17565529.2026.2702039
  • Carter, P. L., & Potter, A. E. (2026). Affect in practice: The ethics of deploying affect. In T. Micieli-Voutsinas & C. Person (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Heritage and Affect: Designing and Experiencing Places of Heritage (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003566892-47
  • Potter, A. E., Hanna, S. P., Carter, P. L., Eaves, L. T., Cook, M. R., & Forbes Bright, C. (2026). “It Takes an Emotional Toll on All of Them”: Considerations for the ethics of the technological deployment of affect and emotion at museums interpreting African American history. In T. Micieli-Voutsinas & C. Person (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Heritage and Affect: Designing and Experiencing Places of Heritage (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003566892-52
  • Jeangkhwoa, P., Rattananupong, V., Chaloemthanetphong, A. et al. A novel Candidatus Rickettsia chiangmaiensis and occurrence of Candidatus Rickettsia laoensis in hard ticks from Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. Sci Rep (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-62151-9
  • Rakotonirina, A., Rahola, N., Apanaskevich, D.A. et al. Ticks and tick-borne diseases on southwestern Indian Ocean islands. Parasites Vectors (2026).
  • Heather M. Joesting, Justin Hinson, and Maygan Palacios “Optimal Storage and Germination Conditions for the Nursery Production of Spartina alterniflora in Coastal Georgia,” Journal of Coastal Research 42(4), 789-795, (1 July 2026).
  • Heather M. Joesting, Alexander Gregory, Justin Hinson, and Maygan Palacios “Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Phenology, Fecundity, and Fertility for Spartina alterniflora in Coastal Georgia,” Journal of Coastal Research 42(4), 769-779, (1 July 2026).
  • Heather M. Joesting and Maygan Palacios “Is Local Best? Growth and Survival of Spartina alterniflora from Different Sources in a Simulated Georgia Salt Marsh,” Journal of Coastal Research 42(4), 780-788, (1 July 2026).
  • Rahman, M., Islam, M. S., Crawford, T., Robinson, E., & Hossain, M. F. (2026). A GeoAI Framework for Coastal Flood Risk Assessment: Integrating Remote Sensing and Socioeconomic Data. Frontiers in Climate, 8, 1831382.
  • Scott Westervelt (MS APS), Grace Bennett (MS APS/PhD BMED), Mark dela Cerna*, Shainaz Landge* (*co-corresponding) published: Development of Interdisciplinary SynZyme CURE: A Bridge between Organic Synthesis, Protein Biochemistry, and Drug Discovery, Journal of Chemical Education, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.6c00350 
  • Lynch, W. E.; Padgett, C. W.; Jones, K. 鈥淭hree crystal structures of the 4-bromobenzyltriphenylphosphonium cation with perchlorate, tetrafluoroboraate and triiodide anion鈥� Acta. Cryst E82(8) 946-951.
  • Wanduku, D., & Xu, Y. (2026). Elementary statistics: MATH 1401 and STA 1401 (Custom ed. for 91猎奇). McGraw-Hill Education. https://www.mheducation.com/highered/custom/product/9798219124112.html
  • Wanduku, D. (2026, May 14). Modeling epidemic dynamics with renewal processes and general lifetime distributions [Oral presentation]. Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference (BAMM! 2026), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/bamm/2026/thu/10/
  • Wambua, J., & Wanduku, D. (2026, April 23). Stabilized optimization methods for multinomial logistic regression in statistical learning [Poster presentation]. GS4 Student Scholars Symposium, 91猎奇, Statesboro, GA, United States. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/research_symposium/2026/2026/188
  • Olofin, D. O., & Wanduku, D. (2026, April 23). Computational maximum likelihood estimation of nonlinear time series regression models with correlated ARMA errors [Poster presentation]. GS4 Student Scholars Symposium, 91猎奇, Statesboro, GA, United States. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/research_symposium/2026/2026/174
  • Austin Seymour, Christian Peterson, Raymond Osafo, Abdullahi A. Ashimi, Dylan Williams, Laura Echezabal, Chelsea Carrier, Alysa Clarke, Clifford W. Padgett, Mark Vincent C. dela Cerna, Zheni Utic, Divine Wanduku, Nathaniel Shank, Karelle S. Aiken, Jannet Kocerh, 2026. 鈥� A LAT1-Compatible, Leadlike Tyrosine-Naphthoquinone Conjugate With Anticancer Activity.鈥� Drug Development Research 87: e70269. .
  • Divine Wanduku, Modeling Epidemic Dynamics with Renewal Processes and General Lifetime Distributions General Lifetime Distributions , Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference ,
  • Alsharman, M., Samawi, H. M., Kersey, J., & Wanduku, D. (2026). F-score for medical diagnostics tests under tree or umbrella ordering: proposing new measures of accuracy and optimal cut-off point selection. Journal of Applied Statistics, 1鈥�26.
  • Kersey, S.N., Computational Comparison of B-Spline Interpolation and Quasi-Interpolation on Full and Sparse Grids, La Matematica 5, 46 (2026).
  • S. Kersey, Application of Sparse Grids to Approximation and Optimization, in Recent Advances in Approximation and Potential Theory, Ed. A. Stokolos (2026).
  • Chukwu C.W., Chukwu, C.W., Lawal, M.A., Aldila, D. and Obaido, G., Evaluating Syphilis Transmission Among MSM Population: A Mathematical Model for Reinfection, Two-Stage Treatment and Treatment Failure. Frontiers in Public Health, 14, p.1841745, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1841745
  • Martin N.K., Chaillon, A., Vickerman, P., MacGregor, L., Chukwu C.W., Wynn, A. and Fierer, D.S., 2026. Optimizing HCV Screening to Maximize Health Benefit Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Clinical Infectious Diseases, p.ciag416, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciag416
  • C. Chukwu, August 12, 2026, University of Pretoria, Statistics Seminar, Talk Title: Mathematical Biology: A Key Tool in Forecasting and Controlling Infectious Diseases
  • C. Chukwu, 14th European Conference on Mathematical & Theoretical Biology, Joint event by SMB and ESMTB 13 鈥� 17 July 2026, University of Graz, Austria, Topic: A Hybrid Modeling Framework for Forecasting the 2025 Texas Measles Outbreak and Evaluating Vaccination Strategies, https://ecmtb2026.org/, See Abstract,
  • LUDWIG KOHAUPT AND YAN WU, Linear algebra and power method combined with method of deflation applied to Toeplitz sinc matrices: A new approach for the computation of eigenvalues and eigenvectors, MODERNMATHEMATICALMETHODS 4 (2026), No. 2, pp. 85-118.
  • Adams, A., Carroll, D., An, T., Chamblee, G., & Jin, H. (2026, June 30-July 2). Growing scientists: A pollinator garden project for middle school life science [Poster session]. 2026 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)/National Science Foundation (NSF) National Noyce Summit, Washington, DC.
  • Carroll, D., An, T., Chamblee, G., & Jin, H. (2026, June 30-July 2). Summer institute builds problem-based learning strategies and lesson planning for pre-service teachers [Poster session]. 2026 American Association for the Advancement of Science 10
  • An, T., Buchbinder, O., & Vestal, S. (2026, June 22-25). FullProof鈥檚 impact on college students鈥� confidence and proof writing [Poster session]. MATHPIE2026: Argumentation and Proof in the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics and Interactions with Other Disciplines. Milan, Italy.
  • Nguyen, H., Chamblee, G., & An, T. (2026). Examining K-8 preservice teachers鈥� number sense knowledge using IKAN from the Georgia Numeracy Project. In S. Q. Fuentes & M. Bloom (Eds.), Collaboration to advance science & mathematics education (pp.147-156). International Consortium for Research in Science & Mathematics Education (ICRSME).
  • Maylath, M., & An, T. (2026). From data analysis programming to geometric reasoning: Leveraging GenAI in higher education. In F. Mumcu, 艦. G枚k莽earslan, & Z. Lavicza (Eds.), AI in action: Transformative pathways in STEM teaching and learning. Springer.
  • Chang, S. (2026). The converse of Zeckendorf theorems for real numbers. Acta Mathematica Universitatis Comenianae, 95(1), 17鈥�29.
  • Chang, S. (2026). Expansions of positive integers in terms of Fibonacci terms with equally spaced indices. Elemente der Mathematik, 81, 45鈥�53.
  •  Chang, S. (2025). Terminal digits under Zeckendorf expansion. Mathematical Communications, 30(2), 221鈥�229
  •  Chang, S., & Aguilar, S. (2025). The 3rd order Zeckendorf expansions. The Fibonacci Quarterly, 63(4), 658鈥�676.
  • Chang, S. (2025). Distribution of Zeckendorf expressions. Integers, 25, Article A25.
  • Chang, S. The Zeckendorf Shift, AMS Southeastern Sectional Meeting 2026, Special Session on Modular Forms
  • Chang, S. Zeckendorf Expansions, Integers 2025
  • Saeed Nasseh, Maiko Ono, Yuji Yoshino, Tor algebra of local rings with decomposable maximal ideal, Archiv der Mathematik (Basel), 126 (2026), no. 2, 127-137.
  • Saeed Nasseh, Maiko Ono, Yuji Yoshino, Semi-fiber products of algebras and lifting of complexes, accepted and to appear in the Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society.
  • Saeed Nasseh,  Spring Southeastern Section Meeting of the AMS, Special Session on Modules over Commutative Rings, 91猎奇, Savannah, March 28-29, 2026
  • Saeed Nasseh, Gong Show presentation at the conference: A Celebration of Golod’s Mathematical Legacy, University of Warwick, April 23, 2026
  • Saeed Nasseh, Seminar on Commutative Algebra and Representations, Okayama University, June 2, 2026
  • Equivariant Morse theory for Lie algebra actions on Riemannian foliations, Yi Lim and Zuoqin Wang, accepted by the Transaction of the AMS for publication
  • Yi Lin,. Geometry and Topology Seminar, May 2026, Jagiellonian University., Krakow
  • Yi Lin, Geometry and Topology Seminar, June, 2026, Westlake University, Hangzhou
  • Yi Lin, Geometry and Topology Seminar, July 2026, Sichuan University, Chengdu
  • Yongki Lee, A sharp threshold for wave breaking in nonlocal Whitham-type equations, J. Differ. Equ. 483 (2026)
  • Conference presentation: cvitem{2026}{Approximating 1-D Manifolds from Noisy Point Clouds,

AMS Southeastern Sectional Meeting, March 2026, Savannah Georgia.}

  • Jize Yu: Invited talks: 1. ICM 2026 Satellite Conference on Algebraic and Geometric Representation Theory}, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (Contributed Talk) Jul. 2026

2. Algebra Seminar at UGA , Nov. 2nd, 2026

3. Geometric Methods in Representation Theory Seminar at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Sep 25th, 2026

4. Algebra Seminar at UVA, Sep 18th, 2026.

  • Josh Gibson presented at the International Congress of the International Union for the Study of Social Insect. Frankfurt, Germany. Title: Behavioral Interactions in an Ant Social Parasitism System and Evidence for a Native Supercolony
  • Sheridan, N.E., Fisher, K.C., Seyoum, S., Schrey, A.W. (2026) Further evidence that reduced representation approaches are effective for symbiotic anthozoans without reference samples. Mar Biol 173, 116.

JPHCOPH:

(JPHCOPH Faculty in Bold):

1)    H. Samawi, M. Alsharman, and J. Kersey, 鈥淒iagnostic Accuracy Measures and Optimal Cut-Off Points for Nested Disease Subtypes Within the Disease Ordinal States,鈥� Pharmaceutical Statistics25, no. 3 (2026): e70099, https://doi.org/10.1002/pst.70099.

2)    Rani, Richa, Adhikari, Atin, Kumar, Sudhir, A Casual Acquaintance: Exposure to Glyphosate or Glyphosate-Based Herbicides Alters Gut Bacterial Communities to Shape the Disease Outcomes, Advanced Gut & Microbiome Research, 2026, 9526059, 17 pages, 2026.

3)    Riggins, A., Chopak-Foss, J., Cowan, L.T., Mayo-Gamble, T., & Opoku, S. Abortion Policy Restrictiveness and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy in the U.S.: A Multilevel Analysis.  Journal of Women鈥檚 Health.  

4)    Chopak-Foss, J., Roy, V., Turner, C., Martin, H., Barton, C., Defoe, T., Twum, F., Mallhi, A. K., Ogwara, C., Kiely, K., Hansen, A. R., & Zhang, J. (2026). Breastfeeding May Confer Long-Term Immunity Against Emerging Infectious Pathogens鈥擡cological Evidence over 2 Full Years of the COVID-19 Epidemic in Georgia, United States. Breastfeeding Medicine.

5)    Riggins, A. D., Guerrette, J., Masud, N., Hassani Goodarzi, T., Taylor, J., Kuqi, A., Chopak-Foss, J., & Cowan, L. T. (2026). Screen time and mental, emotional, developmental, and behavioral disorders in U.S. Children. Children鈥檚 Health Care, 1鈥�11.

6)    Nwaonumah, E. C., Chopak-Foss, J., Magnusson, B. M., & Cowan, L. T. (2026). Age at Sexual Debut Through a Life Course Lens: A Sex-Stratified Analysis. International Journal of Sexual Health, 1鈥�10.

7)    Burke EM, Fox JA, Gusman S, Tager K, Wurtz R, Shah GH, Lichtveld MY. Building data science capacity in the public health workforce: a Public Health Data Science Life Cycle framework. Front Public Health. 2026;14:1887767. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2026.1887767

8)    Shah GH, Tallon L, Williams KS. Artificial Intelligence and the Public Health Workforce: From Adoption to Accountable Practice. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 2026;32(5):651鈥�653. .

9)    Azu EU, Shah GH, Naderimoghaddam T, Yu L. Multimorbidity patterns and mortality risk in a national sample of US adults identified using latent class analysis. Diseases. 2026;14(8):270. doi:10.3390/diseases14080270.

10)    Thapa, S., Alliu, I., & Adhikari, A. (2026). Air quality surveillance through time-series forecasting: a comparative SARIMA analysis of NO2 and SO2 in Baltimore and New York. International journal of environmental health research, 1鈥�11. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2026.2701053

11)    Alliu I, Shah G, Thapa S, Asifat O. Life-stage differences in the longitudinal associations of multimorbidity profiles with economic burden, health-related quality of life, and inpatient utilization. Healthcare (Basel). 2026;14(16):2478. doi:10.3390/healthcare14162478

12)    Michael Samawi, Hani Samawi, Gulzar Shah, Majd Al-Saleh (2026). Respiratory-Support Phenotypes and In-Hospital Mortality in Pediatric Postprocedural Respiratory Complications. Healthcare, 14(17), 2805 (MDPI).

13) Samawi M, Samawi H, Shah GH, Al-Saleh M. Bloodstream infection and hospital outcomes among very low birth weight discharges: mortality, mechanical ventilation, and prolonged hospitalization in the 2022 HCUP Kids鈥� Inpatient Database. Children. 2026;13:1182. doi:10.3390/children13091182.

14) Sejoro S, Peace KE (2026): Accelerated approval pathway for oncology: Summary of approvals and withdrawals, 1992-2026. RAPS Regulatory Affairs Journal, Nov./Dec. 2026 Issue.

15) Muzamil M, Shah G, Shaheen F, Khanam A, Khan MA, Taj S. Exploring the association between emotional intelligence and social isolation and its impact on university students’ academic achievement. Aposta Rev Cienc Soc. 2026;24(118):e1593. doi:10.23900/ra.v24i118.1593

16) Clower V, Hansen A, Jones J, Aslan A. Personalized environmental risk communication and cancer screening intent among rural private well users. Preventive Medicine Reports. 2026. Volume 70, October 2026.

PCOB:

Gabby Swab 鈥� Published the book “Leadership Lessons from the Upside Down: A Stranger Things Deep Dive,” available through Emerald Publishing, Amazon, Target, and Walmart.

Arda Yenipazarli 鈥� Published in Production and Operations Management; the article was also featured on the journal’s LinkedIn page.

Omid Ardakani 鈥� Published in Applied Stochastic Models in Business and Industry; also presented at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Kwabena Boakye 鈥� Published in The Journal of Rural Health.

Katia Galdino 鈥� Her case study on CZM Foundation Equipment was recognized as one of Ivey Publishing’s 2025鈥�2026 Bestsellers, after earlier being named a top-10 international business case study.

Cuiping Schiman 鈥� NBER paper on GLP-1 use and mental health; her related work on GLP drugs was also covered in the media.

WCHP:

Langdon, Jody (2026). Beyond survival in academia: A response to our ever-changing landscape. Quest, 1鈥�17.

Abel MG, Langford EL. Physiological Issues Related to Fire and Rescue Personnel. In: NSCA鈥檚 Essentials of Tactical Strength and Conditioning, 2nd ed. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics; 2026.

Fennell, C., Langford, E.L., Mitchell, S.M., Henderson-Mitchell, R.J., Kuys, A., Munoz, E.M. (2026). The effect of a high-intensity functional warm-up on deadlift one-repetition maximum performance. International Journal of Strength and Conditioning, 6(1). 

Gonz谩lez鈥怓imbres, R. A., Cuevas鈥怌astro, C. S., Ram铆rez鈥怱iqueiros, M. G., Valencia鈥怓alc贸n, T., & Flatt, A.A.  (2026). Free鈥恖iving associations between resting heart rate parameters and cardiometabolic health in adults. Physiological Reports, 14(13), e71008. 

Huebner, M., Riemann, B.L. Postural stability under sensory challenge in Masters weightlifters and its association with weightlifting performance and peak power: a cross-sectional observational study. BMC Sports Science, Medicine, and Rehabilitation. In Press.  DOI:

Dempsey, C.A., Riemann, B.L., Murphy, K.M., Ramirez, V.J.  Reliability and agreement of a novel trunk extension strength assessment device and association to dynamic performance.  Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation.  In Press. DOI:

Stoddard, S.M., Lewis, K., Riemann, B.L., Davies, G.J. Effects of neurocognitive reactive activities on upper extremity closed kinetic chain functional performance testing.  Shoulder and Elbow.  In press.  DOI:

Blalock, A., Riemann, B.L., Flatt, A.A. Validity of the polar H10 for heart rate variability and cardiac autonomic reflex tests.  Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic & Clinical.  2026;266:103447. DOI:

University Libraries:

Ayinde, L. A., Katta, K., & Adebayo, J. O. (2026). Users鈥� perceptions of generative artificial intelligence and copyright infringement: an exploratory analysis. Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management, 1-26.      

Coates, K. & Li, L. (2026). Empowering college students with generative AI literacy in higher education. The 12th Asian Conference on Education & International Development Official Conference Proceedings, Tokyo, Japan. (pp.277-290).

Bynoe, V., Karadjova-Kozhuharova, K.G., & Carmichael, L. R. (2026, June). Advancing the curriculum in response to job market needs. 12th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd鈥�26) Conference Proceedings.  

Adams, A. L. (2026). Intellectual property resources. [Review of Electronic Frontier Foundation鈥檚 website by K.J. Reagan]. Public Services Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1080/15228959.2026.2698499 

Adams, A. L. (2026). Intellectual property resources. [Review of Book R茅sum茅s from Unite Against Banned Books by J. Swaringen]. Public Services Quarterly.    

Swaringen, J. (2026) Diving in head-first: An anecdote about change in the classroom. In L. Morin and H. McClure (Eds.), Emergent Strategy in Library Instruction: Stories, Reflections, and Imaginings. Litwin Books.   

Bareford, L., Snyder, E. & Bester, E. (2026, June 6). Practical play: Supporting palliative care & community health education using commercial board-game simulations [Conference presentation]. Game-Based Learning Virtual Conference 2026. 

Bynoe, V., Karadjova-Kozhuharova, K.G., & Carmichael, L. R. (2026, June 16). Advancing the curriculum in response to job market needs. [Conference presentation]. 12th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd鈥�26), Valencia, Spain.  

Coates, K. & Li, L. (2026, July 31). Creative academic learning: AI-powered tools for more academic success. [Presentation]. Georgia Library Instruction, Teaching, and Reference 

(GLITR) Conference

Johnson, A. (2026, July 15). Hands on and all in from year one [Conference presentation]. Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Collective. Virtual. 

Johnson, A. (2026, July 30). Collections without walls: Teaching with physical and digital collections in an asynchronous information studies course [Conference presentation]. Georgia Library Instruction, Teaching, and Reference (GLITR) Conference. Virtual. 

Olmstadt, W. (2026, July 15). Exploring leadership and followership experiences of rural public library staff supporting telehealth in the United States [Conference presentation]. 14th International Congress on Medical Librarianship, Glasgow, Scotland. Virtual. 

Randtke, W. , & Dickson, C. (2026). The Georgia Library Quarterly thanks past and current members of the peer review board. Georgia Library Quarterly, 63 (3), 12-20.

Randtke, W. (2026, July 16). Internet age restrictions: A rapid imminent threat to privacy and intellectual freedom for people of all ages [lightning talk]. Code4Lib Southeast 2026. Athens, Georgia, USA.

Reagan, K., Anderson, S., Huling, H., Brannen, G., & Morrison, G. (2026, June 11-13). Toward a culturally responsive critical AI literacy [Conference poster]. Teaching and Learning with AI, Kissimmee, FL, United States  

Reza, M. & Swaringen, J. (2026). IP in the classroom: Launching a 3-credit course [lightning talk]. 47th Annual USPTO Patent and Trademark Resource Center Training Seminar. Virtual. 

Swaringen, J. & Spencer, R. (2026, July 31). The power of the pop-up library: Creating community connection through collections [Presentation]. Georgia Library Instruction, Teaching, and Reference (GLITR) Conference. 

Presentations & Accolades

AEPCEC:

  • Walaa Abo Elenin (School of Computing) received the College Teaching Award during the Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing鈥檚 Fall 2026 Convocation.
  • Dr. Rami Haddad (Electrical and Computer Engineering) was inducted into IEEE鈥揈ta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN), the international honor society of IEEE.
  • Dr. Rana (School of Computing) served as an Invited Keynote Speaker at the 2026 International Conference on Emerging Frontiers in Science and Technology (ICEFRONT).
  • E. Ogun, Y. Voeurn, and D. Lee (Civil Engineering and Construction) presented “Two-Stage Adversarial Refinement for Autonomous Robotic Systems Focused on Thin and Branched Crack Segmentation in Building Structures” at the ASCE i3CE 2026 conference in Incheon, South Korea.
  • Y. Voeurn, E. Ogun, and D. Lee (Civil Engineering and Construction) presented “Autonomous Mobile Robotic System for Real-Time Crack Detection and 3D Profiling for Automated Repair” at the ASCE EMI 2026 conference in Boulder, Colorado.
  • Surendra Nepal, Elnaz Safapour, and Behzad Rouhanizadeh (Civil Engineering and Construction) presented “Mapping the Research Landscape of Transportation Resilience: A Bibliometric Study” at the ASCE ICTD 2026 conference in Detroit, Michigan.
  • Saurab Baral, Elnaz Safapour, Behzad Rouhanizadeh, and Anupa Silwal (Civil Engineering and Construction) presented “A Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Sustainable Transportation Systems” at the ASCE ICTD 2026 conference in Detroit, Michigan.
  • J. N. Rafi and R. K. Mazumder (Civil Engineering and Construction) presented “A Framework to Integrate Seismic Vulnerability into Asset Management of Water Distribution Systems” at the 13th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering in Portland, Oregon.
  • F. Naeijian, T. Woodard, S. Ayittah, J. Sudweeks, F. Cubas, and L. Rowles (Civil Engineering and Construction) presented “Charting synergistic pathways for increased water efficiency in Coastal Georgia” at the 2026 Community Development Society (CDS) Annual Conference in Savannah, GA.
  • X. Yang (Civil Engineering and Construction) presented “Extraction of 3-D Roadway Geometry Information from Public Data” at the 2026 ITE Georgia Chapter Summer Seminar in St. Simons Island, GA.
  • Dr. Nam (Civil Engineering and Construction) delivered two invited presentations to a research group at Ajou University in South Korea.
  • Elsie Lappin (Graduate Student, Manufacturing Engineering) was invited to present her research at the University System of Georgia Board of Regents meeting.
  • Asif Zaman (Graduate Student, Civil Engineering and Construction) won 1st Place in the poster competition at the 2026 Community Development Society Annual Conference for the poster “Mapping Septic System Vulnerability and Microbial Contamination Pathways in Coastal Georgia” (co-authored with R. Mazumder and L. Rowles).
  • Yong Ann Voeurn (Student, Civil Engineering and Construction) was selected as a Top Five Finalist in the Student Paper Competition at the ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference (EMI 2026).
  • Haydar Haydar (Graduate Student, Manufacturing Engineering) was selected as one of five finalists in the NSF Manufacturing Blue Sky competition and presented at the MSEC/NAMRC conference.
  • Md Arifur Rahman (Student, Manufacturing Engineering) won 2nd Place at the statewide Innovation Summit held at Kennesaw State University.
  • Elizabeth Sills (Electrical and Computer Engineering) was awarded the 2025鈥�26 IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Scholarship Plus Award.
  • Zach Davis (Student, Mechanical Engineering) received the Ralph K. Hillquist Honorary SAE Scholarship ($3,400) under the mentorship of Dr. Valentin Soloiu.
  • Hanora Watson (Student, Mechanical Engineering) won First Prize ($1,500) in the technical poster competition at the 2026 Georgia Environmental Conference under the mentorship of Dr. Valentin Soloiu.
  • Julker Nayen Rafi (Graduate Student, Civil Engineering) received the ASCE/UESI Pipelines Student Scholarship, the Savannah Foods and Industries Engineering Scholarship, and a GSO Travel Grant.
  • Dr. Vijayalakshmi Ramasamy (School of Computing) was selected for the 2026 NSF CISE Aspiring PI Workshop.
  • Dr. Dong Lee (Civil Engineering and Construction) served as Session Chair at the ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering (i3CE 2026) in Incheon, South Korea.
  • Dr. R. K. Mazumder (Civil Engineering and Construction) served as Session Chair for the Research Symposium and as a Steering Committee Member for the ASCE/UESI Pipelines Conference in Detroit, MI.

CBSS:

  • Dr. John Peden selected as one of OCPD 2026 Career Champions
  • Rosko, Helen (PI); Bodkin, Candice (Co-PI): Georgia Sea Grant | Inland Rural Coastal Resilience: Municipal planning for resilience coastal communities and economies | Awarded $60,000
  • Mazumdar, Ram (PI); Rowles, Stetson (Co-PI); Bodkin, Candice (Co-PI) | Georgia Environmental Finance Authority  | Georgia Environmental Finance Authority: A Hurricane-Resilient Asset Management Plan for Georgia Southern Drinking Water System | Awarded $390,000
  • Rowles, Stetson (PI); Bodkin, Candice (Co-PI); Mazumdar, Ram (Co-PI) | Georgia Environmental Finance Authority | Flood-Informed Resilience Planning for Vulnerable Septic Systems in Georgia Communities | Awarded $390,000
  • Altman, Heidi, Jennifer Tookes, and Ryan McNutt | National Park Service | Ethnographic Overview and Assessment for Andersonville National Historic Site | Awarded $44,800
  • J. Matthew Compton, Subawardee | National Endowment of the Humanities | Many Eyes on the Road to Revolution in Colonial Georgia. Rediscovering our Revolutionary Tradition grant | Awarded $29,813
  • Rosko, Helen and Bodkin, Candice | Community Development Society Annual Conference | Community Development Society Annual Conference
  • Patterson, Kristina | Community Development Society Annual Conference | Building the Village: Leveraging Cross-Sector Partnerships for Youth Development
  • Building the Village: Leveraging Cross-Sector Partnerships for Youth Development | Public Management Research Conference | How Electoral Outcomes Shape Perceived Administrative Burden in Voting
  • Lofaro, Ryan (Rob Bohler presented) | College of Problems on Drug Dependence 2026 Annual Meeting | Cigarettes and E-Cigarettes in Recovery: A National Cross-Sectional Analysis of Use Patterns and Associated Factors
  • Lofaro, Ryan | Community Development Society Annual Conference | Building Cross-Sector Partnerships to Support Recovery in Rural Communities
  • Lubin, Jonathan | International Conference On Urban Affairs | Regional governance and city environmental sustainability policy: baseline evidence on institutional effects during 2010-2011
  • Prince, William | Midwest Political Science Association | Creative Differences: Sectoral Comparisons of Collaboration and Public Value Creation
  • Prince, William | Public Management Research Conference | Balancing Flexibility and Fragility: The Role of Non-Core Staff in Nonprofit Resilience During Crisis
  • Albanese, Anthony | American Sociological Association | When the Leader Fails: Charismatic Leadership as Interpreted by the Far Right.
  • Wood, M. Jared | Georgia Academy of Science | Ashes to Waxes, Rust to Trust.
  • Rickert, Nicolette | American Psychological Association | Parental control, ethnic identity, and college: The role of self-regulation
  • VanWilligen, Marieke | Southern Sociological Society | Domestic Violence and Structural Sexism: A Look at Predictive Variables.
  • Brunson, Alicia and Marieke Van Willigen | Southern Sociological Society | Baseline Empathy and Pedagogical Innovation: Teaching Global Sociology to First-Year Students in Southeast Georgia.
  • Daniel Mancill | Southern Political Science Association | “Faculty Perspectives on Civic Engagement Pedagogy: A Qualitative Research Study
  • McNutt, Ryan | International Fields of Conflict | War is a Racket: Clydeside, the Confederacy, Commerce, and Cotton.
  • Baas, Gretchen | Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology | Beyond firearm availability: School disciplinary culture and the cross-national contagion of school shootings
  • Derlic, Dragana | Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology | Carceral Affects: Narratives of Solitary Confinement from Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
  • Derlic, Dragana | Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology | Attitudes Toward Community Sanctions: A cross-national comparison of criminal justice students in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the United States

PCOB:

Jason Beck 鈥� Presented at two international conferences, in Edinburgh and Stockholm.

Constantin Ogloblin 鈥� Presented at the Global Banking and Finance Association Conference.

Jason Beck 鈥� Hosted the AP Business with Personal Finance Summer Institute (20 teachers trained) and organized the K-5 Economics Expo with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (48 teachers trained).

Chris Brunt 鈥� Piloting the Supplemental Instruction program in Econ, with plans to expand to other high-enrollment courses if the pilot succeeds.

Billy Jones 鈥� Led Georgia Southern to a #2 national ranking in Salesforce and Smart Fox certification.

Bob Szymanski 鈥� All 10 students in his SAP certification prep course passed the certification exam.

Prof. Amie Ellis & Scott Ellis 鈥� Led a 6-day Lean Six Sigma Workshop at Syfan Logistics, where 9 students earned Yellow Belt certification.

Madison Marshall 鈥� Accompanied accounting and marketing students presenting at Hyundai.

Michael Toma 鈥� Presented in Dublin; also gave a live TV interview on WTOC Morning Break and spoke with Yahoo Finance.

Maliece Whatley 鈥� Represented Parker at the Georgia Society of CPAs conference, presenting on a panel about the state of accounting education in Georgia alongside faculty from Kennesaw State, UGA, Georgia State, and University of North Georgia.

University Libraries:

Professor Jeff Mortimore was selected for the Harvard-Simmons Data Services Continuing Professional Education Program. This eleven-week program offered by the Countway Library of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Simmons University’s School of Library and Information Science through the Research Data Management Librarian Academy (RDMLA) gives participants the opportunity to complete coursework in research data management foundations, AI tools for library research, and data curation. Participants will also complete a 50-hour capstone project with an experienced data services mentor. Tuition is fully covered through a gift from Elsevier. 

Rachel~Anne Spencer was accepted to participate in Communities of Practice for the Advancement of Library Instruction (COPALI) for summer 2026. This summer鈥檚 topic is Pedagogy. The course began on June 29, 2026. 

WCHP:

Joseph Kardouni, PT, DPT, Sandra John, Emma Williams and Bryan Riemann, Ph.D., presented their work titled “Wearing Body Armor Changes Shoulder Girdle and Trunk Kinematic During Lifting” at the 2026 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida

Charles 鈥淗al鈥� Wilson, Jr., Ph.D., professor in 91猎奇’s Waters College of Health Professions, recently served as an invited speaker at the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association (GACA) Leadership Summit in Athens, Georgia. Wilson presented “Establishing an Organized, Consistent, and Predictable Team Environment,” sharing strategies for creating positive, structured team cultures that support student-athlete success. 

Nancy Henderson, PT, Ph.D., along with colleague CPT Amanda McElroy, presented their work “Same Scan. Different Questions. Shared Goal” during the American Physical Therapy Association and Inteleos collaborative education session

Brandonn Harris, Ph.D., joined NPR’s In These Times with Bill Nigut to discuss the global impact of the FIFA World Cup and what hosting the tournament has meant for Atlanta. 

Diana Botnaru, MD, MPPM, was elected as President-Elect of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL). 

DPT students, Ashley Nelson and Morgan McGarrity, along with Haley Worst, Ed.D., DPT, and Nancy Henderson, Ph.D., DPT, presented their poster titled “Implementing Injury Prevention in the Military: Soldier Insights on Educational Gaps and Barriers” at the Military Health System Research Symposium

Tamerah Hunt, Ph.D., ATC, FACSM, was honored as the 2026 recipient of the Marsha Grant-Ford EDAC Distinguished Research Award during the EDAC Town Hall at NATA week. 

The RiteCare Center received the Excellence in Research Award at the 2026 Lead with Intent Symposium 

Kristen Zosel, Ph.D., presented “Social Influence and Network Structure as Drivers of Musculoskeletal Injury Risk and Recovery in Soldiers” at the Military Health System Research Symposium

Shaunell McGee earned a Ph.D. in Education with a concentration in Organizational Leadership.

Dissertation Title: 鈥淎 Quantitative, Casual-Comparative Study of Black and White First-Year, First-Generation Students鈥� Adaptation to College鈥�

Ahmadi, A., Langdon, Jody, Elavsky, S., Noetel, M., Ryan, R.M., Reeve, J., Ahmadi, M., Burns, E., De Cocker, K., Daumiller, M., Haerens, L., Martinkova, P., Marsh, H., Murayama, K., & Symonds, J. (2026). Development and validation of the need supportive and need thwarting interpersonal behaviour scale in education [Oral Presentation]. 9th International Self-Determination Theory Conference, Geneva, Switzerland.

Two presentations during the International Conference on Movement Science and Technology 2026 (West Lafayette, Indiana, August 14-16): 

  • Li, L., (2026) Evidence of Neuroplasticity in People with Peripheral Neuropathy and Its Effect on Postural and Gait Stability, in Proceedings of the 2026 International Conference on Movement Science and Technology (August 14-16, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA)
  • Tang, H., Qu, H., & Li, L., (2026) Non-rigid Hindfoot-Ankle Complex Kinematics during Bilateral Heel-Rise: An Exploratory 2D X-Ray Study, in Proceedings of the 2026 International Conference on Movement Science and Technology (August 14-16, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA) (Note: Hui Tang graduated from our MSK program with a master鈥檚 degree in 2024; she is a doctoral student at UT Austin.) 

Bryan Riemann presented the research paper 鈥淪tatistical Parameter Mapping Analysis of Trunk, Shoulder Girdle, and Shoulder Kinematic Alterations Associated with Body Armor鈥� at the 2026 International Shoulder Group Congress in Lyon, France.  Prior to the Congress, he participated in discussions regarding the updating of the International Society of Biomechanics Shoulder Group Standards for defining upper extremity joint coordinate systems.

Dr. Brandonn Harris was recently awarded Fellow status by the American Psychological Association (APA). According to the APA,  鈥淔ellow status is an honor bestowed upon APA members who have shown evidence of unusual and outstanding contributions or performance in the field of psychology. Fellow status requires that a person鈥檚 work has had a national impact on the field of psychology beyond a local, state or regional level.鈥�

Bryan Riemann was recently selected to join a group of 20 international experts on a Delphi panel tasked with standardizing isokinetic testing reporting guidelines. Spanning 9 core domains and 4 supplementary modules, the panel鈥檚 work establishes new benchmarks for transparency and reproducibility in test setup, protocol execution, and data processing worldwide.

The respiratory therapy program was awarded the AARC Marketing Grant in the amount of $5,000 to support outreach efforts designed to introduce prospective students to respiratory therapy as a rewarding and high-demand health care profession

MSK graduate (Spring 2026) Sarah Hines won the award for Master鈥檚 Student Outstanding Poster Presentation showcasing data from her thesis at the NSCA National Conference (Recovery Following Firefighting Tasks in Structural Firefighters).

WCHP 2025鈥�2026 Faculty Award recipients:

Emily Langford 鈥� Award for Junior Scholarship

Tamerah Hunt 鈥� Award for Senior Scholarship

Stephen Griffin 鈥� Award for Junior Service

Diana Botnaru 鈥� Award for Senior Service

Abigail Johnson 鈥� Award for Junior Teaching

Mary Beth Yarbrough 鈥� Award for Senior Teaching

Jessica Mutchler 鈥� Award for Senior Teaching

Appointments

PCOB:

Ken Wang 鈥� Selected as one of six mentors serving in the Statesboro Rotary Emerging Professionals Program.

Rachel Smith 鈥� Began serving as Chair of Consortia for the Society of Industrial-Organizational Psychology; also co-authored a new book chapter on early academic leadership.

Gabby Swab 鈥� Began serving as President of the Eastern Academy of Management.

Billy Jones 鈥� Invited to join the Editorial Review Board of the International Journal of Consumer Studies.

Andrea Scheetz 鈥� Elected Secretary of the Forensic Accounting Section, American Accounting Association.

Steve Charlier 鈥� Invited to continue serving on the editorial board of Academy of Management Learning & Education through 2029.

University Libraries

Dr. Lisa Carmichael, Dean of University Libraries, was elected Vice-Chair of CAGAL – Chief Academic Officer Advisory Group for Academic Libraries. 

Dr. Katia Karadjova, Associate Dean of Libraries & Professor, was elected as vice-chair of the USG CAGAL Library Impact & Value (LIV) Committee.

WCHP:

T. Joy Roberts, clinical coordinator for radiation therapy, has been selected to serve a one-year term as a mentor in the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Foundation Sponsor a Student Mentorship Program

Vishakha Rawool, Ph.D., has been selected as the incoming editor-in-chief of Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research (JSLHR)

Sidney Stoddard, Jr., PT, DPT, Ed.D., was appointed to the role of communications chair for the American Physical Therapy Association Federal Section