Faculty & Staff Accomplishments


The learning experience at Beloit College is supported by the expertise, creativity, and scholarship of its educators.

Book, Chapter, or Creative Work

Tacey M. Atsitty
English

Mar. 15, 2025

Atsitty, Tacey M. “Achaan aghádaana’ígíí” POETRY Magazine. Vol. 225, No. 5, 2025.

Tacey M. Atsitty
English

Aug. 5, 2025

Atsitty, Tacey M. “The Man Who Lived with Monsters” finalist for Indigenous Fiction Prize. Chapter House Journal. August 2025.

Tacey M. Atsitty
English

Aug. 25, 2025

Atsitty, Tacey M. “The Baby Who Survived Being Thrown Out the Windshield” and “Elegy for My Breath.” Chapter House Journal. August 2025.

Tacey M. Atsitty
English

Oct. 31, 2025

Atsitty, Tacey M. “Dikos Nistaigii” Yellow Medicine Review. Fall 2025.

Daniel G Barolsky
Performing and Applied Arts

Jul. 7, 2025

Barolsky, D. “The Rite in Concert: Orchestra and Digital Repercussions.” In Cambridge Companion to The Rite of Spring, edited by Davinia Caddy, Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Daniel G Barolsky
Performing and Applied Arts

Dec. 9, 2025

Barolsky, D. Wright, T, eds. Open Access Musicology Vol. 3. Lever Press, 2025.

Gabriela Cerghedean
Spanish - Modern Languages & Literatures

Jan. 28, 2026

Cerghedean, Gabriela. “Oneiric Discourse in the Spanish Middle Ages.” In Dreambooks in the Middle Ages, Valerio Cappozzo, ed., Brill, 2026.

Christopher Chambers
Communications and Marketing

Sep. 1, 2025

Chambers, Christopher. What About This. In The Best American Poetry 2025, eds. Terrence Winch, David Lehman, Simon & Schuster, 2025.

Jay Zambito
Geology

Aug. 8, 2025

Zambito, J., *Wilson, L., *Clark, S., *Holicky, M., Brewer, E., and *Zulfiqar, H. Chapter 5. Enhancing physical accessibility and knowledge transfer at the student-run Beloit College Urban Garden p. 93-115 In: D. Trudeau, W. Moseley, and P. Schadewald (eds.), Gleanings from the Field: Food Security, Resilience and Experiential Learning, 2025, 338 p.

Jay Zambito
Geology

Oct. 4, 2025

Zambito, J. Day 2: Cambrian Stratigraphy of Western Wisconsin, In: Malone, D., Zambito, J., Baumann, S., and Malone, J., 77th Tri-State Geological Field Conference / 38th Great Lakes SEPM Field Conference, Black River Falls, WI. 2025


Peer-reviewed Journal Article

Benjamin C Adams
Economics and Business

Oct. 3, 2025

Adams, B.C. Performance Pay, Gender, and Divorce Among Full-Time American Workers, Review of Economics of the Household, 2025.

Benjamin C Adams
Economics and Business

Feb. 19, 2026

Adams, B.C. Performance Pay and Mental Health: Differences by Pay Scheme. Industrial Relations, forthcoming, 2026.

George D. Dalbo
Education and Youth Studies

Jan. 23, 2026

Dalbo, G. D. A Comparative Examination of Holocaust and Genocide Education in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Western States Jewish History, vol. 54, no. 2, 2026, 73-93.

Kristin Jansen Labby
Chemistry

Jan. 20, 2026

Kaetlyn T Ryan, Julia M Duncan, Chris S Thomas, Marc G Chevrette, Martel L DenHartog, Kristin J Labby, Joanna Klein, Mostafa Zamanian, Jo Handelsman. Nematicidal indole oxazoles and chemoattractants from soil bacteria. bioRxiv 2026.01.20.700618; doi: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.01.20.700618

George Lisensky
Chemistry

Mar. 23, 2026

Sarvesh Kumar Pal, Anjali Mishra, Gaurav Kumar Mishra, Ruben Hansson, Vishal Jaiswal, Ebbe Nordlander, George Lisensky, Amrendra Kumar Singh, Nanhai Singh, Prem Lama, Kamlesh Kumar. “Cationic heteroleptic Ni(ii) complexes of dithiocarbamate and phosphine ligands: synthesis, characterization and proton reduction study,” Dalton Trans., 55, 2026, pp. 3375-3387. Joint project from Lund University (Sweden), Jahangirnagar University (Bangladesh), University of Jyväskylä (Finland), Beloit College, and University of North Texas.

Jingjing Lou
Education & Youth Studies

Aug. 6, 2025

Lou. J. Yu, M., Teng, J, Wang, T., You, Y., & Xiang, X. (equal authorship) (2025). Selves as Methods: Transnational Scholars’ Journey toward Pluriversality through Collaborative Autoethnography. International Journal of Social Research Methodology. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2025.2537395.

Donna Oliver
Modern Languages and Literatures

Oct. 25, 2025

“From Pin-Up to Paragon: Maksim Gorky’s Evolving Image on Russian Picture Postcards,” Arts 2025, 14(5), 102; https://doi.org/10.3390/arts14050102

Helen M Werner
Biology

Jul. 18, 2025

Werner H. 2025. Evidence of brucellosis infection in the Milwaukee County Poor Farm Cemetery. microPublication Biology.

Jay Zambito
Geology

Apr. 5, 2025

Brett, C., Zambito J., Welych-Flanagan, M., Baird, G., and Bartholomew, A. Ecological Evolutionary Subunits (EESUs) and their boundaries in the Middle Devonian of the Appalachian Basin: Toward a model for punctuated change in marine benthic communities. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, v. 105, 2025, p. 101-128.

Jay Zambito
Geology

Nov. 1, 2025

Brett, C., Ivany, L., Zambito, J., Welych-Flanagan, M., and Baird, G. Stasis and faunal overturn in ancient marine communities: punctuation and evolution on the Periphery. Paleobiology, v. 51, no. 4, 2025, p. 777-798.

Jay Zambito
Geology

Feb. 1, 2026

Brett, C., and Zambito, J. Phanerozoic marine bioevents: a review with applications to stratigraphy and earth history. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 683, 2026, 113465


Exhibition or Performance

Tacey M. Atsitty
English

Mar. 28, 2025

Offsite Poetry Reading, Indigenous Nations Poets. Associated Writers and Writing Programs Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 2025.

Tacey M. Atsitty
English

Apr. 18, 2025

Poetry Panel, “Indigenous Justice.” Unbound Book Festival. Columbia, MO. 2025.

Tacey M. Atsitty
English

Apr. 26, 2025

Virtual Poetry Panel, “Poetry as Survival.” Utah Poetry Festival. 2025.

Tacey M. Atsitty
English

Jul. 7, 2025

Poetry Reading. Floating Words Poetry Series. Entropy Gallery, Santa Fe, NM. 2025

Tacey M. Atsitty
English

Aug. 12, 2025

Poetry Reading. Poetry in the Park at Juneau Park. Woodland Pattern Poetry Center. Milwaukee, WI. 2025.

Tacey M. Atsitty
English

Oct. 18, 2025

Panelist and Poetry Reading, “Indigenous Poetics: Past, Present, and Future,” Poets House. New York City. 2025.

Tacey M. Atsitty
English

Dec. 5, 2025

Poetry Reading, Book Drop MKE Reading Series. Milwaukee, WI. 2025.

Tacey M. Atsitty
English

Apr. 26, 2026

Virtual Poetry Reading, “Writers Speak Out: Words of Resilience.” 2025.

Scott Allan Espeseth
Art

Jun. 13, 2025

Group Exhibition. Beyond O’Keeffe. Monarch on Main. Sun Prairie, WI 2025

Scott Allan Espeseth
Art

Feb. 7, 2026

Group Exhibition. Wisconsin Artists Biennial 2026. Museum of Wisconsin Art. West Bend, WI 2026

Scott Allan Espeseth
Art

Mar. 7, 2026

Group Exhibition. Drawn 2025. Manifest Creative Research Gallery, Cincinnati, OH 2025

Tamara Ketabgian
English

Feb. 15, 2026

Ketabgian, Tamara and Alice Ketabgian. “The Mayor of Inebolu”: Book Presentation and Q&A. Ararat-Eskijian Museum, Mission Hills, CA, 2026.


National or Regional Recognition

Tristan MK Draper
Library & Information Technology Services

Jun. 26, 2025

Emerging Leader. American Library Association, 2025.


Significant External Grant

George D. Dalbo
Education and Youth Studies

Feb. 2, 2026

Shaping Genocide Education in Settler-Colonial Contexts with Herero & Nama Oral Testimonies. German Academic Exchange Service, 2026-2028. $60,000.

Nicolette B. Meister
Logan Museum of Anthropology

Jan. 15, 2026

Building Capacity for Humanities Collections Care Through Education and Training. National Endowment for the Humanities, 2026. $348,615.

Jay Zambito
Geology

May. 1, 2025

Trace-Metal Bearing Sulfides and Oxides in Cambrian Strata of West-Central Wisconsin. Keck Geology Consortium and the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF REU) Program. $100,807.


Other Noteworthy Accomplishment

Daniel G Barolsky
Performing and Applied Arts

Nov. 8, 2025

Panelist, “​​​​Integrating Disciplinary Silos in Our Teaching” American Musicological Society and Society for Music Theory Joint National Conference, Minneapolis, MN, November, 6-9, 2025.

Daniel G Barolsky
Performing and Applied Arts

Nov. 8, 2025

Panelist, “​​Editing Musicology and Theory Journals: How Can We Improve the System Together?” American Musicological Society and Society for Music Theory Joint National Conference, Minneapolis, MN, November, 6-9, 2025.

Suzanne M. Cox
Psychology

Apr. 3, 2025

Irwin, S. & Cox, S.M. Perceptions of algorithm bias in housing discrimination. Poster presented at the Wisconsin Psychological Association Conference, Lake Geneva, WI. April, 2025.

Suzanne M. Cox
Psychology

Apr. 4, 2025

Uribe, G. & Cox, S.M. Experiences of Latine communities with the healthcare system in the Beloit stateline area: Implications for mental health. Poster presented at the Psi Chi Session of the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. April, 2025.

Suzanne M. Cox
Psychology

Apr. 4, 2025

Roesler, A.R., Cox, S.M., & Young, I.F. Urban vs. rural environmental impact on trauma symptoms. Poster presented at the Psi Chi Session of the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. April, 2025.

Joseph Derosier
Modern Languages & Literatures

Jun. 9, 2025

“Arthurian Pedagogies” (A Roundtable), organized by Melissa Elmes (Lindenwood University) at the International Arthurian Studies Mini-Conference at the Twelfth Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Saint Louis University (St. Louis, Missouri) 9–11 June 2025.

Joseph Derosier
Modern Languages & Literatures

Jun. 10, 2025

“The King’s Two Bodies: Arthur as Biopolitical Figure” at the International Arthurian Studies—North American Branch Mini-Conference at the Twelfth Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Saint Louis University (St. Louis, Missouri) 9–11 June 2025.

Joseph Derosier
Modern Languages & Literatures

Oct. 17, 2025

“Teaching (in) the Museum: Co-designing a Francophone Exhibition as an Intermediate Course” at the Tenth Anniversary Annual Wisconsin French Studies Roundtable 17 October 2025.

Tristan MK Draper
Library & Information Technology Services

Mar. 31, 2025

Board Chair, Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians.

Tristan MK Draper
Library & Information Technology Services

Apr. 3, 2025

Draper, T. (2025, April 3) Ghosts in the Library: Gamifying Library Orientation. [Conference presentation] Association of College & Research Libraries, Minneapolis, MN.

Suzanne Goebel
Impact Beloit

Mar. 17, 2026

Goebel, S. and Uram, J. (2026, March 17) Perspectives from Community & Campus Partnerships. [Conference presentation] Compact26, Chicago, IL.

Sonya Maria Johnson
Critical Identity Studies and Religious Studies

Nov. 7, 2025

Presidential Award for Outstanding Service and Support of the Mission for the Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora, 2025.

Tamara Ketabgian
English

Nov. 20, 2025

Ketabgian, Tamara. “Justice for Babbage.” New York Review of Books 72.18 (2025): 3-3

Craig Kohn
Biology

Dec. 17, 2025

Acknowledged for contributions to NASA research in: Mirel, P., Taylor, M. P., Barber, W. J., Campbell, P., Cilento, B., Nichols, L. M., & Lerdau, M. (2025). Science and technology education for land/life assessment (STELLA): Democratizing remote sensing science with low‐cost open‐source instruments for research and education. Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists, 6(1), e2025CN000284.

Kristin J Labby
Chemistry

Jun. 5, 2025

Labby, K. J., Felix, C. Licthe, A. A Costume Shop Scenario in the Organic Chemistry Lab: Dye synthesis and color quantification. Teaching Chemistry through Humanities. American Chemical Society 2025 Great Lakes Regional Meeting, Appleton, WI, USA. Jun. 6, 2025.

Sylvia Lopez
Modern Languages & Literatures

Mar. 5, 2026

Beloit College Representative, The Council of Independent College’s Alliance for Strategic Innovation Career Services Design Workshop.

Jingjing Lou
Education & Youth Studies

Mar. 13, 2026

March 2026 “Soft Power and Entangled Knowledge: African Student Experiences in China’s Education Diplomacy.” Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada

Jingjing Lou
Education & Youth Studies

Mar. 31, 2026

March 2026 “Whose Knowledge, Whose Power? African Students and Chinese Education Diplomacy in a Multipolar World.” Comparative and Int’l Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA

Jingjing Lou
Education & Youth Studies

Mar. 31, 2026

March 2026 “: Mapping Knowledge Production in English-Language Higher Education Research on Mainland China: A Mixed-Methods Analysis.” Comparative and Int’l Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, USA

Olga Ogurtsova
Modern Languages and Literatures

Feb. 20, 2026

A conference presentation entitled “Painting the Past: Understanding Russian History Through Art” at the 2026 AATSEEL Conference

Guadalupe Orbezo-Perez
Financial Aid

Mar. 19, 2026

WASFAA 2025-2026 Committee of the Year (Wisconsin Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators)

Guadalupe Orbezo-Perez
Financial Aid

Mar. 20, 2026

Member-At-Large, WASFAA (Wisconsin Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators), 2026-2028

Patrick Polley
Physics

Aug. 15, 2025

Polley, P. “Calculation of Three Fundamental Constants in the Introductory Laboratory” American Association of Physics Teachers Summer Meeting, Washington DC, August 2025

Patrick Polley
Physics

Jan. 19, 2026

Polley, P. “Blackbody Radiation, Incandescent Bulbs and LED Radiation Detectors” American Association of Physics Teachers Winter Meeting, Las Vegas NV January 2026

Christa Story
Wright Museum of Art

Oct. 17, 2025

Co-presenter, “Teaching (in) the Museum: Co-Curating a Francophone Exhibition with Intermediate Students,” Annual Wisconsin French Studies Roundtable.

Helen M Werner
Biology

Mar. 19, 2026

Werner, Helen and Dhakal, Vipassana. A Landmark-Based Definition of Ward’s Triangle and its Potential for Post-Mortem Interval Estimation using Bone Mineral Density. 2026 American Association of Biological Anthropologists Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.

Isaac F Young
Psychology

Apr. 10, 2025

Yang, Q. & Young, I. F. Exploring in-group variability in Alzheimer’s disease: EEG-based clustering. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. April, 2025.

Isaac F Young
Psychology

Apr. 10, 2025

O’Brien, K. & Young, I. F. The impact of elaboration on false recall: Investigating the balance between encoding and distortion. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. April, 2025.

Isaac F Young
Psychology

Apr. 11, 2025

Kingsbury, E. & Young, I. F. Associations between tradition-oriented religiosity and in-group charitability. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. April, 2025.

Isaac F Young
Psychology

Feb. 27, 2026

Richardson, M. & Young, I. F. Discrimination and the dramaturgical perspective: Implications for BIPOC wellbeing. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Chicago, IL. February, 2026.


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