Nichole Walsh, associate professor of educational leadership, received a 2023 Emerald Literati Award for outstanding reviewer. For 30 years, Emerald Publishing has celebrated and rewarded the outstanding contributions of authors and reviewers, not only to their journals and books, but to the body of knowledge itself.

Dr. Thomas Hiebert, professor in the Department of Music, presented at the International Horn Symposium in Montréal, Canada over the summer. His presentation focused on the style and technique of the horn during the Baroque period in 17th and 18th century Europe. Hiebert presented videos where he demonstrated a little-known early 18th-century "hand-horn" technique and period-appropriate ornamentations to melodic lines.

“Out of 40 pitches possible, the valveless horn can play 22 – about half without the hand-in-the-bell. But with the hand-in-the-bell techniques, you can add about half a dozen pitches and improve the tuning of many others, giving the horn more parity or equity with the other instruments of the orchestra and with the voice,” said Hiebert.

Hiebert came to Fresno State in fall 1987 to teach French horn and other music courses. He was chair of the Department of Music from 2006 to 2010 and in fall 2023 elected to Faculty Early Retirement Program.

The College of Health and Human Services is proud to welcome four new faculty to its college, each with their own specialized area of interest from athletic training to preventative care of athletes and sports biomechanics to end-of-life hospice care. Read more about kinesiology assistant professors, Drs. Susan Basile, Brittany Clason and Christopher Ludwig, and nursing assistant professor, Dr. Madelyn Carey on the College of Health and Human Services blog.

Dr. Helda Pinzon-Perez, professor in the Department of Public Health, has published “E-health Literacy for Hispanic/Latine/Latinx Elders” — a Spanish e-book to help elders navigate technology within health care. According to the Health Resources and Services Administration, older adults and minority populations have lower levels of health literacy, particularly among Hispanic elders who have difficulty understanding the complexities of the U.S. health care system.

“This book provides information and e-resources for elders to facilitate their access to health programs and improve equity in health care services,” said Pinzon-Perez. “Research by Gutierrez et. al also suggests that the Digital Divide contributes to inequities in Latinx recruitment for programs for Alzheimer’s and dementia, among others.”

Pinzon-Perez will present information about the book at the West Fresno Family Resource Center’s Advancing Health Literacy Forum, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18 at the Wedgewood Event Center. The book, which Pinzon-Perez hopes will reduce the Digital Divide among the elderly, is available to community members, community benefit organizations and educational institutions free of charge. To obtain a copy, contact hpinzonp@csufresno.edu. This project was made possible with support from the PRSCA awards.

Dr. Peter Robertson, director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving, was a panelist for "Stop the Hate Town Hall: Keeping Fresno's LGBTQ+ Community Safe." It was presented by Vida en el Valle and The Fresno Bee, and held at Fresno City College.

Benjamin Boone, professor of music, had his new Origin Records album, "Caught in the Rhythm," reviewed in Contemporary Fusion Reviews on Sept. 8. It stated in part, "Benjamin Boone is an absolute genius at making sure the listener is treated to a virtual plethora of spoken word and jazz … if you’re a fan of elegant and invigorating spoken word/jazz, you’ll want to get it as soon as you can."

The album also features bassist Richard Lloyd Giddens, Jr., assistant professor of music; trumpeter Max Hembd, lecturer in music; bassist Phil Sarkisian, physics masters student; and Kevin Person, Jr., who was a music major when it was recorded in 2021.