Research

Dr. Daniel Torres, Professor of Spanish in Modern Languages at Ohio University, published two books recently. Morirás si da una primavera [You Shall Die of AIDS in the Spring] (2014), a novel published as an e-book En el imperio de los sentidos [In the Realm of the Senses] (2013), poetry […]

Dr. José “Pepo” Delgado-Costa, Associate Professor of Spanish at Ohio University, published Imaginario de luna in July. Abstract in English and Spanish: Un arecibeño regresa a su pueblo con el propósito de avanzar el proyecto de historia oral que para la celebración del quincentenario de La Villa preparan su amigo […]

Dr. Robert Miklitsch, Professor of English at Ohio University, edited the new book “Kiss the Blood Off My Hands: On Classic Film Noir,” which will be released on Sept. 15. The book contains “white-hot essays on overlooked aspects of classic film noir,” according to the book jacket. Abstract: Consider the […]

Rachel’s Blue, a new novel by Dr. Zakes Mda, Professor of Professor of Creative Writing: Fiction and Ohio University alum, was released in August. This time Mda sets his scene very close to home—at the Farmer’s Market in Athens and in nearby Rome Township. Mda is Ohio University alum, having […]

Dr. Ursula Castellano, Associate Professor of Sociology, presents a paper on “My Function is to Change Behavior: An Ethnographic Examination of Mental Health Court Judges” at the European Consortium for Political Research on Sept. 5 in Glasgow, Scotland. Abstract: Mental health courts (MHCs) represent a radical departure from the traditional way […]

Dr. Jieli Li, Professor of Sociology at Ohio University, is the editor of a new book on “Environment and Sustainable Development in Asia, Volume 4,” a series of Globalization, Development and Security in Asia. Singapore and London: World Scientific Publishing, 2014. Li also co-authored two chapters in the book: Chapter […]

Dr. Jieli Li, Professor of Sociology, was invited to deliver a keynote speech on “Challenges of Globalization and Regional Development: A Perspective of International Sociology” at the International Symposium on Globalization and Regional Social Development at Guangxi University in Nanning, China, in June. Li also presented research papers at two […]