Guy deBrun

deBrun, G., Gerbers, K., & Bell, B. (2021). An Examination of Social Capital in Outdoor Orientation Programs. Recreational Sports Journal. https://doi.org/10.1177/15588661211016443.

Kennedy Musyoka

Maingi, C. W., Musyoka, K. M., Muna, F. M., & Kioko, P. S. (2020). Social Entrepreneurship in the Emerging Economies of Africa. In Social Entrepreneurship and Corporate Social Responsibility (pp. 143-160). Cham: Springer. https://link.springer.com/.../10.1007/978-3-030-39676-3_10.

Musyoka, K. M., Lewa, S. K., Maingi, C. W., & Mutuku, S. M. (2020). Being Mindful of Change. In the Routledge Companion to Inclusive Leadership (1st ed., pp. 63-77). New York: Routledge.

Brian McInnis Smallwood

Smallwood, B.M. (2020). Productivity Through Wellness for Live Entertainment and Theatre Technicians: Increasing Productivity, Avoiding Burnout, and Maximizing the Value of An Hour (1^st ed.) Routledge.

Brian also presented a book talk for this publication over Zoom in January which attracted over 70 attendees!

Marcus Hubbard

Marcus Hubbard worked with the Gilliam Center for Entrepreneurship to host a Childcare Summit zoom conference on April 30, 2021. The goals of the Summit were to increase awareness of the benefits of childcare policies for business owners; encourage business owners to consider childcare policies as part of their recruitment, retention, worker productivity and efficiency strategies; and provide information and resources to current and aspiring childcare business owners.

Kristi Shackelford

Doctoral Candidate Kristi Shackelford was appointed as JMU's Chief Communications Officer for Academic Affairs in January 2021. Congratulations, Kristi!

Tiffany Brutus

Tiffany Brutus was selected as the Doctoral Student recipient for the Woman of Distinction Award! Her selection was announced March 17, 2021 during the Core Session of the JMU Diversity Conference hosted by the Office of Access & Inclusion. The award recognizes demonstrated and outstanding contributions to support women at JMU. Congratulations and well deserved, Tiffany!

Theresa Lind

Ph.D. Candidate

Theresa Lind received certification as a pandemic compliance advisor for meeting and event professionals. As face-to-face meetings become an option again, new standards will need to be implemented to ensure a safe experience for the attendees and planners. The class, administered by Health Education Services, covers topics that include mitigating risk, positive symptom protocol, social distancing and sanitization. Lind can transmit her learning to her students through her HM 317 introduction and HM 417 advanced classes in event management. (Write up by Breakroom Business, COB Office of Marketing and Communications)

Shawn Lough

Ph.D. Student

Shawn Lough and his colleague Carey Cole serve as advisors to the JMU student chapter of the Association of Information Systems (AIS) in addition to their teaching responsibilities in the College of Business Computer Information System department. Lough and Cole led a JMU student team that took 2nd place in the HP Design Thinking Competition track at the AIS 2021 Student Chapter Leadership Conference (SCLC) Competitions! Using AWS infrastructure, the JMU students created Kaigi, a cloud-based, customizable virtual meeting platform targeted for educators within the K-12 and higher education space, and submitted it among a record-breaking number of entries. All student teams involved were tasked with designing an alternative to Zoom that would support a team working on a project where communication and document sharing are vital but also context-specific. The brief asked students to submit three items: wireframe mockups that show important aspects of their solution; a vision of the architecture of the design; and a perspective on how diversity and inclusion would be supported.  (Write up by Breakroom Business, COB Office of Marketing and Communications)