Academic Excellence
The University of Dayton’s faculty and other professionals engage in scholarship, research and artistic creation that enrich student learning and contribute substantially and meaningfully to the region, the nation and the world.
From Catholic issues to the courtroom, University of Dayton experts were tapped for their expertise on some of the hottest topics and biggest news of the 2012-13 academic year.
Culture and Society
Political science lecturer Dan Birdsong was quoted in The Columbus Dispatch and the Dayton Daily News Jan. 27 about state politicians getting in hot water over posts on social media outlets.
America magazine noted research by Anthony Smith, assistant religious studies professor, in a Feb. 4 story about filmmaker John Ford.
CBSNews.com quoted associate sociology professor Art Jipson's research about how the homeless use social media.
WOSU-FM, a National Public Radio affiliate in Columbus, interviewed sociology assistant professor Jamie Longazel for a story about the needs of Somali immigrants in the city.
Communication assistant professor Joe Valenzano III was a guest on WLW-AM Dec. 7 discussing the fiscal cliff, civility in the classroom and NFL brand messaging.
Serdar Durmusoglu, assistant marketing professor, talked to the Dayton Daily News Nov. 8 about how Black Friday is creeping into Thanksgiving; BloombergBusinessweek picked up the story.
FederalNewsRadio interviewed assistant professor of political science Michelle Pautz Oct. 26 about her research on how government and civil servants are portrayed in movies.
The Catholic Beat on Oct. 26 featured history professor Larry Schweikart's documentary Rockin' the Wall as PBS stations nationwide prepared to broadcast it.
The New York Times tapped Jim Farrelly's expertise in pop culture in a Sept. 30 feature about the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles."
Sociologist Art Jipson's research on how homeless people use Facebook was a hot topic in the media during August. CBS Radio News, CBSNews.com, NBCNews.com's Technolog and the Religion News Service interviewed Jipson for separate stories. The Huffington Post and The Washington Post blog were among the many outlets that picked up a Religion News Service story or carried the news release.
International Issues
Mark Ensalaco, associate professor of political science and director of human rights research, talked to WLW-AM twice: once on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and two days later about attacks on the U.S. consulate in Libya. WHIO-TV also interviewed Ensalaco about Libya.
Ensalaco returned to CNN en Español's "Directo USA" to discuss the bombing in Syria that killed four high-level government officials. CNN en Español reaches nearly 30 million homes in North and South America.
Ensalaco also talked to WLW-AM's Bill Cunningham about terrorism at the Olympics.
The Washington Times interviewed philosophy professor Messay Kebede for an Aug. 21 story about Ethiopia’s stability after the death of its long-time leader.
CBS Radio News interviewed Mark Ensalaco, associate professor of political science, about a terror attack in Pakistan.
The Economist carried a letter to the editor on the LIBOR by assistant professor of finance Sanders Chang in the July 21 edition.
Community and Economic Development
The Dayton Daily News' "Ideas and Voices" section featured a full-page debate among University of Dayton economists Richard Stock, Tony Caporale and Trevor Collier about who — and what policies – deserve credit for Ohio's economy.
Law
The Associated Press picked up an Akron Beacon Journal story quoting law professor Jeff Morris on fewer Ohio bankruptcies in 2012. At least 40 outlets in carried the story.
Paul McGreal, law school dean, and Eric Chaffee, chair of the School of Law's Project for Law & Business Ethics, talked about BP's oil spill settlement in separate WLW-AM interviews during the week of Nov. 12.
WLW-AM interviewed associate law professor Thaddeus Hoffmeister about a book on the military operation that killed Osama bin Laden.
A Wall Street Journal law blogger talked to School of Law Dean Paul McGreal about corporate compliance classes in law schools. JDJournal picked up the blog post.
Susan Brenner, NCR Distinguished Professor of Law and Technology, talked to The Atlantic Wire about scenarios of system and infrastructure shutdowns and hacks in the event of a cyberwar.
Business
The Associated Press picked up a Dayton Daily News story quoting Tracy Harmon-Kizer, assistant professor of marketing, about licensing the likenesses of Orville and Wilber Wright. The Washington Post, Huffington Post and Kansas City Star were among the nearly 80 outlets that picked up the story.
Bloomberg Businessweek, among others, picked up a Sept. 21 Dayton Daily News story quoting Serdar Durmusoglu, assistant professor of marketing, on the Kroger grocery chain’s move to carry clothing. McClatchy News Service distributed the story.
Education
Teacher education professor Thomas J. Lasley II spoke to WYSO-FM Jan. 31 about his assumption that Gov. Kasich's new education plan would include digital innovations.
Current Events
The University of Dayton School of Law received a mention during an NBC TODAY show interview with Tom Hagel, law professor, on the eve of his brother Chuck's Senate confirmation hearings for Secretary of Defense.
Joe Valenzano, assistant professor of communication, was quoted in two stories Jan. 19 and Jan. 20 in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about President Obama's second inauguration.
Jamie Longazel, assistant professor of sociology, gave several interviews in January about the U.S. Senate proposal for comprehensive immigration reform. He was the guest for a full hour Jan. 29 with Wisconsin Public Radio and a segment on 700 WLW-AM. The Columbus Dispatch and The Hill in Washington, D.C., also quoted him in stories Jan. 29. He was also interviewed for immigration-related stories in The Hill, Jan. 17, and CNBC Jan. 7.
In a lengthy discussion, Mark Ensalaco, director of human rights research, talked to 700 WLW-AM for a full hour about a Congressional proposal on immigration.
CNN.com talked to Raul Ordoñez for a series of four articles about Boeing Dreamliner issues. Yahoo! Canada and Yahoo! Finance Canada were among the outlets picking up the story. Ordoñez also did radio interviews about the Dreamliner with KIRO-AM in Seattle and China Radio International, which originates from Beijing and airs in Australia, northern California, Houston, Hawaii and Ontario, Canada.
Panzer Chair in Education Charles Russo wrote an op-ed Jan. 30 for Education Week opposing proposals to put armed teachers in schools.
Several media outlets featured commentary from Charles Russo, education professor and Panzer Chair in Education, on school safety in the wake of a school shooting in Newtown, Conn. The Christian Science Monitor quoted him in a Dec. 20 story about arming teachers; local Dayton TV stations WDTN and ABC 22/Fox 45 interviewed him Dec. 14 on the day of the shooting, and ABC 22/Fox 45 interviewed him again Dec. 21 for a follow-up story about firearms training for teachers. On Dec. 30, the Dayton Daily News published an op-ed from Russo opposing the idea of arming teachers.
Allen McGrew, geology professor, talked to WLW-AM in Cincinnati about an earthquake in Kentucky during the week of Nov. 12.
Louisville Business First quoted auto history professor John Heitmann in a Sept. 14 story about Ford recalls.