Duquesne Faculty and Staff Experts Interviewed by Regional, National Reporters in May

More than 840 news outlets recently published a story in which Dr. Carla Lucente, professor of modern languages and literatures, and Law School Dean Emeritus Nicholas Cafardi were interviewed about the nomination of Giuseppe Conte as Italian prime minister.

In addition, more than 180 news outlets published an interview with English Chair Dr. Gregory Barnhisel about English professors’ decisions to not assign the works of Latino author Junot Diaz due to allegations of sexual misconduct.

In the month of May, Duquesne faculty and staff were featured in 1,053 stories in media outlets such as the New Yorker, National Catholic Reporter, The Washington Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer, among others.

Topics addressed by faculty and staff experts included:

• A team led by Duquesne that helps after-school programs tackle childhood trauma (Dr. Eva Simms, professor of psychology)
• Ohio residents turning to Pennsylvanians for advice to combat fracking in their state (Dr. John Stolz, professor of microbiology and director of the Center for Environmental Research and Education)
• Reasons why jury selection should not be left to the clerks (Richard Heppner, assistant professor of law)
• Reasons why Pittsburgh is so prone to landslides (Dr. Philip Reeder, dean and professor in the Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences)
• The ways in which Pittsburgh-area MBA programs are adjusting to the changing business world (Dr. Karen Donovan, associate dean for graduate programs and executive education and associate professor of marketing)
• Results of the Pennsylvania primary election (Dr. Kristen Allen, visiting assistant professor of political science).

To see a sampling of stories from May 2018, visit DU in the News.