Manhattan College Philosophy Professor Authors New Book on Parenting

Dr. Margaret Groarke, associate professor of government, joined the board of Project Vote in November. She also co-authored the recent report “A Review of Academic Literature on the Effectiveness of the National Voter Registration Act” with Jody Herman and Douglas Hess. It was published by Project Vote in July 2009 and is available on the organization’s Web site Here. Project Vote is a national nonpartisan nonprofit organization that works to empower, educate and mobilize low-income, minority, youth, and other marginalized and under-represented voters.

 

Faculty and Staff Accomplishments

Dr. Seamus Carey, professor and chair of the philosophy department, authored the book Growing Up with Your Children: 7 Turning Points in the Lives of Parents, which was published in November. He is also the author of The Faithful Parent: Discovering the Spirit of Purposeful Parenting (2007) and The Whole Child: Restoring Wonder to the Art of Parenting (2003).

Dr. Zella Moore, assistant professor of psychology, presented 15 separate peer-reviewed presentations at the annual national convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies in November. They examined a variety of clinical constructs, including clinical anger and its behavioral manifestations; emotion regulation and eating pathology; attachment styles and negative affect; educational issues in clinical psychology; the psychological treatment of court mandated violent offenders; and mindfulness processes. Seven current and former Manhattan College psychology majors were co-authors of six of the 15 presentations.

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Welcome New Employees

Manhattan College welcomed several new employees in December: Edward Fernandez (mailroom clerk), Ashley Hammond (men’s soccer coach), Jeffrey O’Neal (security officer), Leon Requena (mailroom clerk), Antonio Simon (security officer) and Andre Valentin (security officer). In addition, Ryan Carney of residence life was promoted to area coordinator. For a full list of recent new employees, click Here.

 

Manhattan College Milestones

Congratulations to Ahmed Goma (20 years), associate professor of accounting, and Kevin Farley (15), professor of environmental engineering, wh celebrate service anniversaries with Manhattan College in January. For a complete list of recent anniversaries, click Here.