Top Stories

• John Riggs, DBA, professor of Practice in Marketing and director of the Centurion Sales Excellence Program, and Cedric Burkhardt, alumnus and Centurion Program delegate, were interviewed by TV station Fox 7 Austin for the segment, “Learning about the business side of auto racing.”

• Chris Ferguson, PhD, professor of Psychology, was quoted in the article, “Does hate-filled political rhetoric fuel extremism?” posted May 14 on CQ Research.

• Chris Ferguson, professor of Psychology, was interviewed May 18 by Spectrum News 13 for the segment, “Study into global homicide and suicide rates,” about his research on predictors of homicide and suicide cross-nationally, including video games, economic factors and guns.

• Chris de Bodisco, PhD, assistant professor of Economics, was interviewed May 13 by Fox35 Orlando for the segment, “Recovery after gas hoarding,” due to the recent shutdown of a pipeline on the East Coast.

• A short video, “Les Kurbas: Ukrainian Avant-garde Theatre,” by Mayhill Fowler, PhD, associate professor and director of SPREES, was featured in the post, “10 things everyone should know about Ukraine,” on May 16 on the website UAZMI – Ukraine & World News.

• Stetson students Nesha Mutuku, a management senior, and Kendall Buck, an entrepreneurship and management sophomore, were featured in the article, “Stetson students win $20,000 at pitch competitions,” in the May 15 Daytona Times, and “Stetson entrepreneur students win cash awards,” in the May 19 West Volusia Beacon. Lou Paris, MBA, director of the Prince Entrepreneurship Leaders Program, was quoted in the Daytona Times article.

• Asal Mohamadi Johnson, PhD, associate professor of Public Health, wrote the piece, “Editorial: Bring DeLand’s Black community into the fold,” in the May 19 West Volusia Beacon.

• Stetson Law Professor Louis J. Virelli III, JD, was quoted on Yahoo News and insider.com in the May 18 article, “Amy Coney Barrett took speaking fees from a group that pushed Mississippi’s abortion ban. A constitutional law expert says that won’t stop her ruling on the case.”

Other News

• Chris Ferguson, professor of Psychology, wrote a guest column, “Campus sexual assault investigations must be fair to accuser and accused,” published in the May 15 Orlando Sentinel.

• Randall Croom, PhD, assistant professor of Management, was cited in the article, “Keynote speakers announced for FICPA MEGA Conference 2021,” in a May 13 post on CPA Practice Advisor.

• Ray Nault, EdD, Stetson’s new vice president of Enrollment Management, was cited in “People on the move” in the May 13 Orlando Sentinel.

• Kelly Smith, PhD, assistant professor of Political Science, was interviewed for the article, “Enriching Education: Universal Preschool,” May 19 on Motherhood Moment.

• Stetson student Emily Derrenbacker, a junior studying English, political science and sociology, wrote the commentary, “Why should Florida’s Legislature pass policies to encourage renewable energy?” that appeared May 17 in the Gainesville Sun and also in the Leesburg Daily Commercial.

• Chris Ferguson, professor of Psychology, was interviewed May 19 by Spectrum News 13 for the segment, “‘A little bit like whiplash’: Is anxiety over changing guidelines normal?”

• Chris Ferguson, professor of Psychology, was quoted in the March 29 article, “Why It’s So Hard to Unplug,” in Lifewire.com.

Alumni News

• Alumnus and MLB pitcher Logan Gilbert was featured in the article, “Mariners set to promote top pitching prospect Logan Gilbert, Jarred Kelenic ahead of series vs Cleveland,” posted May 13 on the CBS Sports website. Gilbert and former Stetson players Corey Kluber and Jacob deGrom were featured in the May 12 post, “What to expect from Logan Gilbert in MLB,” on MLB.com.

• Logan Gilbert also was featured in the May 14 article, “Seattle Mariners’ Logan Gilbert shaky in debut, but ‘feel like I belong here’,” on the ESPN website, and “Logan Gilbert’s rough debut shouldn’t scare off fantasy baseball owners,” on the New York Post website.

• Alumnus Allen Groves was profiled May 17 in the article, “Dean of Students Allen Groves departs from U.Va. after more than 14 years,” on the website of The Cavalier Daily.

• MBA alumnus Chase Rogers was cited May 17 in “Horizon Commercial Realty welcomes three new employees” on lanereport.com.

• MBA alumnus Brian Vann was profiled in the May 19 article, “Lighthouse Works Adds Brian Vann to Board of Directors,” on West Orlando News.