NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. — Penn State New Kensington honored campus faculty and staff at the 23rd Faculty Research Reception on Dec. 2 in the Elisabeth S. Blissell Library. The annual celebration was organized and led by Jennifer Gilley, head librarian at the New Kensington campus.
Publications
- Cathi Gerhard (2025). “The Grave’s Edge.” Episode 7, "The Atomic Voodoo Lounge" podcast.
- Craig Hammond (2025). "The Centrality of Slavery: Enslavement and Empire in the Middle Mississippi Valley, 1750–1820." University of Pennsylvania Press.
- Piotr Tarka, Rick Harnish, and Jasurbek Babaev (2025). “Embracing hedonism while being young: The effects of compulsive buying, compulsive hoarding, and spendthriftness.” Psychology & Marketing.
- Rick Harnish, Brenna Traver, Piotr Tarka, Rajan Nataraajan and Frederick Slack (2025). “Attitudes toward protecting pollinators: The impact of perceived physical attractiveness and fear of pollinators.” Psychological Reports.
- Rick Harnish, Nicole Ryerson and Piotr Tarka (2023). “Purchasing under the influence of alcohol: The impact of hazardous and harmful patterns of alcohol consumption, impulsivity, and compulsive buying.” Psychological Reports.
- Rick Harnish (2024). “Introduction: Special Issue on gun violence.” Psychological Reports.
- Kasey Hudak, Rachel Davidson and Elizabeth Winters (2024). “Educational digital storytelling and intercultural identity management: A case study for short-term study abroad experiential learning pedagogies.” International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Article 7.
- Kasey Hudak (2025). “Demystification of a living doll: Semiotics in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie.” In E. R. Aguiló-Pérez and R. C. Hains (Eds.), "Barbie in the Media: The Transmedia Presence of Mattel’s Celebrity Doll" (pp. 99–120). Palgrave Macmillan.
- Rujirutana Mandhachitara (2025, July). “Trends towards extreme luxury travel by ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs).” Mystique of Luxury Brands Conference, Taipa, Macau, China.
- Rujirutana Mandhachitara (2025). “Designing classrooms for immersive experiential-based learning projects.” International Journal of Education Economics and Development.
- Joie Marhefka (2025, March). “What are Gen Z career aspirations?” TechNation.
- Joie Marhefka (2025, June). “Regional conferences provide numerous benefits.” TechNation.
- Joie Marhefka (2025, September). “The future: Summer fun sharpens skills.” TechNation.
- Alba Benito-Kaesbach, Ana Beltrán-Sanahuja Robert Mathers and Carlos Sanz-Lázaro (2025). “Understanding the degradation of bio-based polymers across contrasting marine environments using complementary analytical techniques.” Journal of Cleaner Production.
- Seth Waugaman, Mykyta Dementyev, Elmira Abassi GharehTapeh, Carlos Lopez, Robert Mathers and Robert Hickey (2025).“Nanoparticle loading in swollen polymer gels: An unexpected thermodynamic twist.” Nano Letters.
- Penelope Morrison, Katherine McLean, Richard Wentling, Elizabeth Schachte and Bobur Rakhmatullaev (2025). “Medical-legal partnerships for women with co-occurring intimate partner violence and opioid use disorder: An exploratory study.” Violence Against Women.
- Penelope Morrison, Amanda Lowe and Esther Obonyo (2025). “Qualitative findings from the ‘Healthy Residents’ study: An exploratory study of housing and psychosocial health.” Housing and Society.
Awards
- Craig Hammond, George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Pepsi Umberger, Excellence in Teaching
- Robyn Chotiner, Excellence in Teaching
- Joie Marhefka, Arlene Hall Excellence in Service Award
- Kristin Pueschel, University College Faculty Service Award
- Jill Dickun, Service to Penn State New Kensington Campus Staff Award
- Maria Kanute, Service to Students Staff Award; Club Advisor Award