Noteworthy
"Noteworthy" is a monthly compilation of important awards, achievements and grants received by Columbian College faculty, students and alumni. Articles published in academic journals are also included among these recognitions.
Recent Recognition
Shelley B. Brundage (Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences) and Julia Kerrigan, BA ’23, (Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences) appeared on the Stuttering Foundation’s podcast to discuss their research on lived experiences of children who stutter in their own voices.
Ya-Chih (Jessica) Cheng (Forensic Sciences) presented at the Society of Forensic Toxicology Conference in St. Louis in both the Cannabinoid Workshop and the platform presentation.
Meghan Demeter, ENRP ’16, (Environmental Resource Policy) joined the United Nations Environment Programme’s International Methane Emissions Observatory as the program manager for the Methane Alert and Response System.
Justine Feighery, MPP ’11, (Public Policy) was promoted to managing director of corporate partnerships for UNICEF USA.
Sarah Hassaine, MPP ’08, (Public Policy) gave a TEDx Talk titled “Perceptions vs Reality: Reality Talk from a D&I Leader,” exploring the dynamic intersection of diversity, inclusion and real-world challenges.
Graduate student Luke Johnson (New Media Photojournalism) was awarded first place in student portfolios at the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar.
Alex Nyerges, BA ’79, MA ’82, (Museum Studies, American Civilization, Anthropology) co-authored the book American, Born Hungary: Kertesz, Capa, and the Hungarian American Photographic Legacy (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2024).
Graduate student Oscar Nzekwu (SMPA) was featured in a Planet Forward podcast segment on sustainable fashion.
Kieran O’Keefe, PhD ’21, (History) was featured in a C-SPAN segment on his lecture “Why General Horatio Gates Became a Revolutionary” at Fort Ticonderoga’s 20th Annual Seminar on the American Revolution.
Shane Ryan, MPA ’15, (Public Affairs) was promoted to aircraft procurement appropriation manager at the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Office within the U.S. Department of the Air Force.
Nina Gilden Seavey (History, Media and Public Affairs) authored The Documentary Filmmaker’s Workbook (Vervante, 2024).
Senior physics majors Quinn Stefan published her first peer-reviewed article, “Radiative corrections in super rosenbluth experiments” in The European Physical Journal with co-author Axel Schmidt (Physics).
Eiko Strader (Public Policy, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Sociology) contributed a guest blog to the Wiki Education Foundation titled “Professor engages students in feminist praxis with Wikipedia assignment.”
Zhoudan Xie, PhD ’25, (Economics) co-authored the working paper “The Economic Impact of Uncertainty about U.S. Regulations of the Energy Sector” for the GW Regulatory Studies Center.
Ning Yu (Music) received the Yvar Mikhashoff Prize for international composers and performers of contemporary concert music.