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Faculty-Staff Achievements

May 8, 2024

Lucas LaFreniere, assistant professor of psychology, published a scientific article, "Savoring Changes Novel Positive Mindset Targets of GAD Treatment," in .

Don McCormack, dean emeritus, will be honored at the for his contributions to the arts and jazz scene in Saratoga Springs.

Sonia Silva, associate professor of anthropology, has had an essay, “Boundary Situations: An Existential Account of Wounded Healing,” published in a collective volume coming out of the University of Toronto University Press, “.”

Chris Vecsey, associate professor and director of the Neuroscience Program, published a research article titled "hkb is required for DIP-α expression and target recognition in the Drosophila neuromuscular circuit" in . This article includes two alumni, Terrence Gatton ’20 and Bill Wu ’23 as co-authors, and acknowledges 17 additional students who contributed to the project across two semesters of Vecsey's NS202: Neurophysiology course.


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