UIndy Faculty, Staff Provide Expert Insight to Local & National Media in September
As part of their commitment to “education for service,” faculty and staff at the University of Indianapolis share their expertise with local and national news outlets in order to keep our community informed and to introduce new perspectives on current issues.
UIndy faculty and staff were featured in the following news stories in September:
Dr. Amanda Miller, professor of sociology, explained the Gen Z trend of monkey barring (or waiting to leave one romantic connection until the next one is lined up) to USA Today for a story which was syndicated by more than 100 additional outlets including the Tennessean, the Cincinnati Enquirer as well as Yahoo.
Dr. Kelly Miller, psychologist and director of the Student Counseling Center, showcased the Paws & Reflect Biofeedback & Meditation Center for both WISH-TV and the Daily Journal as part of the open house and unveiling of the BMC.
Dr. Toni Morris, associate professor in the School of Nursing, invited the entire community to take part in a free vaccination clinic as part of an in-studio interview on WISH-TV before the event, which was also mentioned in the Mirror Indy as well as the Daily Journal.
Dr. Tanuja Singh was quoted in the Daily Journal after the R.B. Annis School of Engineering announced that all of its engineering programs had earned ABET accreditation and when it was announced that the University of Indianapolis is one of the best higher education institutions to work for. She also appeared in the Associated Press when UIndy joined CollegeWell’s Private College 529 Plan network of private colleges and universities.
Megan Thompson, director of literacy at the Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning (CELL), explained how CELL and the University of Indianapolis are research ways to improve literacy rates on WRTV, coming on the heels of the biggest jump in statewide reading rates since 2013.
Dan Heiser, special advisor to the president on international strategy, shared his expertise with WISH-TV about the financial impact to Indiana about a decline of international students at major state universities, at the same time as UIndy’s enrollment remained steady.
Dr. Matt Will, associate professor of finance, discussed various financial topics including job numbers as well as data centers for multiple live interview segments with Tony Katz on WIBC.
Dr. Vincent O. van Empeh, assistant professor of practice and director of accreditation & assessment in the School of Business, explained how rewards credit cards with generous benefits can still be profitable for the issuer to WalletHub.
Emily Tisdale, executive director of the Center for Aging & Community and adjunct faculty in the College of Health Sciences, was mentioned in the Evansville City-County Observer for her role in the first Celebrating INnovations in Aging Conference.
Dr. Gregory Shufeldt, associate professor of political science, shared his expertise with the Indianapolis Star about if the abrupt resignation of a member in Gov. Mike Braun’s cabinet was a sign that state lawmakers could seek to redistrict, in a story which was syndicated by the Evansville Courier & Press. He penned an OpEd on the topic of gerrymandering amid the redistricting discussion for the Indiana Capital Chronicle, which was subsequently picked up by other outlets statewide including the Elkhart Truth, the Daily Journal and the Indiana Citizen. He was interviewed on a politics on WRTV and analyzed the impact of a rally at the Indiana Statehouse involving Pete Buttigieg for Mirror Indy. He and Laura Merrifield Wilson were both interviewed by WFYI for how a possible redistricting could impact political power in Indiana.
Dr. Laura Merrifield Wilson, associate professor of political science, discussed various aspects of the redistricting debate to journalists from WRTV as well as WTHR. She provided insight as workers described the toxic culture inside Mayor Joe Hogsett’s city hall to Mirror Indy as well as WISH-TV. She weighed in to The Statehouse File about a lawsuit against the Indiana attorney general and secretary of state for now allowing news organizations to access a list of nearly 600,000 Indiana voters. She explained the impact of the resignation of Gov. Braun’s public safety secretary to WTHR, then provided further analysis when it was revealed that she was under an ethics investigation to WXIN. She talked about the likelihood of further political violence to WTHR in the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk. She discussed the importance of healthy dialogue with WTHR when a Ball State employee was fired over comments related to the assassination on social media. She served as one of the featured guests for multiple episodes of the politically-minded IN Focus show airing on WXIN as well as on other stations around the state. She shared her expertise when it was announced that Buttigieg would be speaking at a rally for a story on WXIN which was syndicated on WANE as well as WTWO. She provided insight with WTHR about the impact of the looming government shutdown.
Are you a UIndy faculty or staff member who was recently featured in the media? Let the Office of Communications and Marketing know at newsdesk@uindy.edu to be included in the next monthly update.