UIndy Faculty, Staff Provide Expert Insight to Local & National Media in May
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 May:
Dr. Terence Mayhue, associate adjunct professor of music, Dr. Brett Leonard, associate professor and director of the music technology programs, and Dr. Mark O’Connor, associate professor and director of jazz studies, collaborated for a highly entertaining in-studio interview and performance on WXIN to publicize the upcoming summer music camps happening at UIndy.
Dr. Rebecca Sorley, chair of the music department, and Dr. Jon Noworyta, associate professor and director of bands, instrumental activities and music outreach, appeared for another in-studio live interview to discuss the upcoming music camps on WTHR.
Dr. Matt Will, associate professor of finance, explained how a proposed publicly financed new stadium for the Chicago Bears built in northwest Indiana could have huge intrinsic value for an article in the Chicago Tribune which was also syndicated in a number of other outlets including the Miami Herald and the Sacramento Bee. He discussed various financial topics during several live interviews with Tony Katz on WIBC, including what the GDP’s numbers mean for the economy, how a new housing bill has economists alarmed, and how inflation is still a problem. The OpEd he penned in April about data centers for the Indiana Capital Chronicle was picked up by several additional newspapers including the Lebanon Reporter, the Kokomo Tribune and the Goshen News.
Dr. Tanuja Singh and Dr. Yimin Wang, dean of UIndy Online and the Sease Institute, were quoted in the Daily Journal as UIndy Online launched with its first courses and free course opportunities for many different people. Wang was also interviewed about the three new bachelor’s degrees offered by UIndy Online by Mirror Indy. Dr. Chris Plouff, provost and executive vice president, was interviewed by WISH-TV as well as WRTV about how UIndy Online will make college more flexible and affordable for working adults.
Dr. Paul Salamh, associate professor of physical therapy and director of research, shared his expertise about what can cause shoulder pain and exercises to help prevent it with the New York Times.
Dr. John Somers, associate professor and director of graduate studies, and Dr. Rachel Feldwisch, associate professor and associate dean in the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, explained to WISH-TV, WRTV and the Daily Journal how UIndy was helping address the Indiana teacher shortage with the launch of the STEM2Teach program. Somers discussed the subject for a story with the Public News Service, which was syndicated in several places including MSN.
Chris Keevers, head football coach, shared his experience with The Athletic about what Division I college football and its playoff system could learn from the Division II playoff system as the FBS considers further expanding its playoffs.
Coran Sigman, live mascot handler and marketing & communications manager, was interviewed by WISH-TV as well as WRTV as part of UIndy’s 118th Commencement as Grady the Greyhound was ‘graduated’ to mascot emeritus status and retirement.
Dr. Krista Latham, professor of biology and anthropology, as well as the director of the Human Identification Center, used her expertise to help provide new details to the Allen County coroner about human remains that were found in a creek in Fort Wayne as described by WPTA.
Dr. Larry Belcher, professor of finance, provided insight about the importance of credit cards to new business owners and what a new business owner might want to look for in a credit card for WalletHub.
Dr. Gregory Shufeldt, professor of political science, discussed why Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett has not been able to cement his own legacy in his third mayoral term in the way that he hoped as Hogsett now considers running for a fourth term in a story in the Indianapolis Star. He analyzed how Indianapolis Democrats were able to weather a test to the establishment in the midterm primary for Mirror Indy.
Dr. Laura Merrifield Wilson, professor of political science, provided context before the midterm primary for how President Donald Trump’s power play in Indiana exposed his weakness for Bloomberg. She discussed the impact of a Clinton County sheriff’s candidate—who is married to the current sheriff—being on the ballot despite both her and her husband facing felony charges to The Indiana Lawyer. On the day before the primary, she described how young voters are bringing new energy to WIBC, how Trump’s revenge mission and Republic Party identity was about to be put to the vote to the Foreign Policy Journal, how early voting turnout was high ahead of Election Day and the impact of redistricting battles on the primary races with WTHR. She also provided an interview to WGN Radio which was syndicated and used more than 50 times across the country. After the election, she analyzed how Trump-backed challengers were able to defeat Indiana state senators who blocked the redistricting push to WFYI, how Trump got the retribution he wanted to CBC News in Canada, and how Trump-endorsed candidates as well as Democrat André Carson won big to the Courthouse News Service. She detailed how election incomes could influence leadership in the Indiana Senate for WTHR and how it was a good night for Gov. Mike Braun in WXIN. She shared her expertise to WTHR about what would happen next in a State Senate primary that was too close to call and why it could be headed to a recount. She explained what the addition of political party labels to school board races means for voters for the Indianapolis Star. She was a featured guest for Indiana Week in Review on WFYI. She was interviewed by adjunct faculty member Abdul-Hakim Shabazz for his Abdul At Large show on WIBC.
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