Research Highlights |February 2025, FAU BOCA RATON | |
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Florida Atlantic Designated an R1: Very High Research Spending and Doctorate Production University
The R1 Classification in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is a highly coveted achievement in the collegiate world, symbolizing the pinnacle of research excellence. Florida Atlantic shares R1 status with less than 5% of the nation’s 4,000 universities and further strengthens Florida’s academic research enterprise in joining five fellow Florida State University System institutions with this important recognition. To qualify for R1 status, institutions must spend at least $50 million on research and development and produce at least 70 research doctorates annually. The College of Arts and Letters has doubled grant funding over the past year through NSF, NEH, NIH, Fulbright Mellon and other prestigious grants, and has had a significant increase in the number of Ph.D. graduates. READ MORE
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NSF Grant Joins School of Public Administration with Japanese Team to Analyze Flood Risk
Alka Sapat, Ph.D, Professor and Director of the School of Public Administration, is the co-principal investigator on a project that is designed to create a modeling system that considers the differential impacts of floods on vulnerable groups, including low-income, minority, disabled and elderly individuals. READ MORE
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Kingsley Tufts Poetry Awards
Romeo Oriogun, Assistant Professor of Poetry, was a finalist for the 2025 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Awards. The Tufts poetry awards are two of the most prestigious prizes a contemporary poet can receive, and they come with the world’s largest monetary prize for a single collection of poetry. Oriogun has also published three new poems in Great River Review (Autumn 2024) and two new poems in The American Poetry Review (Jan/Feb 2025). His poetry has appeared in The New Yorker, Poetry, American Poetry Review, among others. READ MORE
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New Album Features Works by Kevin Wilt
A new album featuring the chamber music of Kevin Wilt, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Music, will be released in February by PARMA Recordings, a prominent classical record label. It was produced in partnership with FAU’s Hoot/Wisdom Records. On Sunday, February 23, there will be a concert in the University Theatre on the Boca Raton campus to celebrate this major collaboration between Hoot/Wisdom, Amernet String Quartet and a major record label. READ MORE
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Florida Book Awards
Two faculty members are 2024 Florida Book Award recipients.
Evan Bennet, Associate Professor of History, won a Silver award in Florida Nonfiction for his book "Tampa Bay: The Story of an Estuary and Its People." Tampa Bay has been a flashpoint of environmental struggles and action in recent years. The book explores how people have interacted with nature in the region throughout its long history.
Carmen Duarte, Visiting Spanish Instructor, won the Bronze award in Spanish Language for "45 de Agosto y otras obras dramáticas." Duarte writes about hardship on the island of Cuba and in exile.
The Florida Book Awards is an annual awards program that honors and celebrates literature by Florida authors and books about Florida. It is coordinated by Floriday State University Libraries.
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Lee Soroko Works on Broadway Show
Lee Soroko, Associate Professor, Department of Theatre and Dance, was the Fight Director for a new musical that opened in November 2024 at the Roundabout Theatre in Studio 54 on Broadway. The production is titled A Wonderful World, The Louis Armstrong Story and stars Tony Award winner James Michel Iglehart, produced by Vanessa Wiliams, with musical arrangements by jazz great Branford Marsalis and Broadway veteran Daryl Waters. The play is directed by Tony nominee Christopher Renshaw.
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Puffin Foundation Grant
Jane Caputi, Professor, Women’s Studies, along with Carol Prusa, Professor Emeritus of Art, and Ingrid Schindall bookmaker, received a grant of $1,900 from the Puffin Foundation to create an artist’s book titled “An Artist’s Book of Burning Words from Banned and Brilliant Writers.” Caputi was responsible for grant writing, choosing quotes from banned books for the pop-up artist’s book, and writing an accompanying essay. The project will be completed by Summer 2025.
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December Magazine Publishes New Poetry by Becka McKay
Becka McKay, Professor and Director of Creative Writing, had four poems published in the magazine December - A Partial History of our Silence in the Diaspora [The morning’s predator], A Partial History of our Silence in the Diaspora [The years accordian uselessly], A Partial History of our Silence in the Diaspora [We all have a little pond of problems], and A Partial History of our Silence in the Diaspora [Those of us sentenced to the cold]. READ MORE
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Baroque Intelligence Symposium
The College of Arts and Letters is partnering with the Boca Raton Museum of Art in the organization of the symposium “Baroque Intelligence: From Masterpieces to Machines, Searching for the Reflections of the Mind,” Feb. 20-21, 2025. Scholars from around the country will be at FAU for lectures and panel discussions in coordination with the exhibition “Masterpieces of Splendor and Passion: Baroque Spain and its Empire” that will be on view at the museum.
VIEW: Symposium Program | READ MORE: Exhibit at the Boca Raton Museum of Art
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Vocal Students Win Awards
Several students from the Department of Music and the Department of Theatre and Dance participated in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) South Florida Chapter (formerly Florida Gold Coast) Student Auditions on Saturday, February 1, hosted at Florida Atlantic. READ MORE
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Research on Refugees from the Nazi Holocaust in Asia
Doug McGetchin, Professor, Department of History, has co-edited a new volume of research on Jewish refugees from the Nazi Holocaust who fled to Asia. German-Speaking Jewish Refugees in Asia, 1930–1950: Shelter from the Storm? will appear in March 2025. READ MORE
McGetchin has also published a new chapter of research, “Journeys East and West: Travelers Between German-Speaking Central Europe and India, 1919-1939,” in Transnational Intersections of Germany and India: Beyond Fascination. READ MORE
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Production of Shows by Gretchen Suárez-Peña
Gretchen Suárez-Peña, Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre and Dance, produced several shows over the last few months. These include "Conversations in Bed," at Carrollwood Players in Tampa, Florida; "Moonwalker" at Union College in Schenectady, New York; and "Searching for Abuelo" at SheATL in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Stephanie Anderson, Assistant Professor of Creative Nonfiction
"From the Ground Up: The Women Revolutionizing Regenerative Agriculture"
Anderson highlights the significant contributions of women in transforming the agricultural landscape. The book explores the detrimental effects of conventional agriculture on the environment and nutrition, while showcasing a 'green wave' of female farmers, entrepreneurs and leaders who are committed to sustainable practices and combating climate change through regenerative agriculture.
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Oliver Buckton, Professor, English
"Counterfeit Spies: How World War II Intelligence Operations Shaped Cold War Spy Fiction"
World War II deception operations created elaborate fictions and subterfuges to prevent the enemy from apprehending the true targets and objectives of Allied forces. Buckton reveals the involvement of writers in wartime deceptions and shows how those operations would later impact their work.
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Article Published by Lucas Perello
Lucas Perelló, Assistant Professor, Political Science, recently published the article “Revisiting the individual-level correlates of emigration intentions: Evidence from Central America.” The article, published in Migration Studies, examines emigration intentions from Central American countries. READ MORE
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Article Published by Ryan Townsend
Ryan Townsend, Instructor Musical Theatre and Voice, recently had his article Resistance Training for Singers: Debunking the Myths and Benefits of Training published in the Musical Theatre Educator’s Alliance Journal. The article discusses why some voice teachers find weight-lifting potentially damaging and offers counter thoughts to these fears. READ MORE
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New Study by Abu Bakkar Siddique
A publication by Abu Bakkar Siddique, Assistant Professor, School of Public Administration, in Kyklos explores the critical relationship between corruption and taxpayer behavior. Titled "Indirect Consequences of Locally Observed Corruption on Taxpayers' Motivation to Cheat on Taxes," this study highlights how corruption erodes tax morale, leading individuals to justify tax evasion. READ MORE
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