Kudos

The Atlantic magazine published Elizabeth Spire’s poem “I” in its January/February issue. She is a professor of English at Goucher.

Nick Tabor ’13, a master’s in creative nonfiction graduate from Goucher, has been named the Maryland legislative relief staffer for the Associated Press.

Sean McComb ’13 is one of the top four finalists for National Teacher of the Year. He is an English teacher at Patapsco High School & Center for the Arts, which is a Goucher College professional development school.

Sheppard Pratt Health System announced the addition of Penelope “Penny” Cordish to its board of trustees. Cordish, an associate professor in English, has been a member of the department since 1976, serving as both chair of the faculty and chair of the department during her tenure. A graduate of Goucher, she also dedicates her time

The Daily Record takes a look at swim team member Nicole Craver and her work in the pool this season.

Victor Ricciardi, assistant professor of financial management, gave a presentation titled “The Psychology of Risk” at the Bay Area Behavioral Finance Symposium “Brains, Biases and Bull Markets” at Golden Gate University on November 9 in San Francisco.

The Baltimore City Paper says Goucher’s Director of Exhibitions and Art Collections Laura Amussen has a solo show “awash in tension.”

Birthe Veno Kjellerup, assistant professor in biological sciences, and Sarah Edwards ’11 recently had the paper “Applications of biofilms in bioremediation and biotransformation of persistent organic pollutants, pharmaceuticals/personal care products, and heavy metals” published by the international science publisher Springer.

Jamie Mullaney, associate professor of sociology and anthropology, and Janet Shope, associate dean for faculty affairs, use this Gender & Society blog post to discuss ideas behind their book Paid to Party: Working Time and Emotion in Direct Sales.