Kudos

How to Disappear Completely, a book by Kelsey Osgood, a master’s in creative nonfiction graduate from Goucher, has received a lot of attention since it was published in November. Check out these two pieces in New York magazine and The New Yorker.

Judy Labensohn, a 2001 master’s in creative nonfiction graduate from Goucher, has an essay, “Follow Me,” nominated for a 2014 Pushcart Prize. Read it here.

Laura Tillman, a 2013 master’s in creative nonfiction graduate from Goucher, recently received the American Psychoanalytic Association’s Award for Excellence in Journalism. She won for the article “What Does it Take for Traumatized Kids to Survive?” in the June 2013 Pacific Standard. You can read the piece here.

Victor Ricciardi, assistant professor of financial management, was interviewed by Cynthia Nevels about his new book, Investor Behavior: The Psychology of Financial Planning and Investing, on on Disrupt Radio. Listen here.

Jenny Lenkowski, assistant professor of biology, co-authored the paper “Müller glia: Stem cells for generation and regeneration of retinal neurons in teleost fish” in Science Direct. Take a look here.

Sheri Booker, a master’s in creative nonfiction graduate from Goucher College, was nominated by the NAACP Image Awards for “Outstanding Literary Work from a Debut Author” for her first memoir, Nine Years Under: Coming of Age in an Inner-City Funeral Home.

Assistant Professor of English William U’Ren was part of a panel discussion on Midday with Dan Rodricks on WYPR 88.1 FM on Friday, February 7, to discuss cinematic adaptations of literature. To listen, click here.

Science Direct recently published Assistant Professor of Microbiology Birthe Veno Kjellerup’s paper “Effects of activated carbon on reductive dechlorination of PCBs by organohalide respiring bacteria indigenous to sediments.” Check it out here.

The Resource Handbook for Academic Deans from the American Conference of Academic Deans includes a chapter by Goucher College Provost Marc Roy titled “Preparing for a Successful Career in Academic Leadership: Understanding Your Role.”

Kelly Brown Douglas, chair of Goucher College’s religion program, will serve as the Denison University Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Learning keynote speaker on January 27. The Newark Advocate called Brown Douglas “a leading voice in the development of a womanist theology,” and Essence magazine counts her “among this country’s most distinguished religious thinkers,