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Shelby Martinez Alcott Fields

Candice Shelby, associate professor of philosophy at CU Denver, published the article "Addiction: Beyond Disease and Choice," in the Fall 2013 issue of “Philosophy in the Contemporary World” (20:2). Shelby has also been awarded a dissemination grant to present her work on biological coding at the social level, at the Code Biology 2014 conference in May at Universite de Paris Descartes in Paris. … Donna Martinez, professor and chair of ethnic studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at CU Denver, recently spoke on “Historical Trauma and the Impact on Families” for the Colorado State Indian Child Welfare Act Training Workshop, sponsored by the Colorado Department of Human Services and the Denver Indian Family Resource Center at the Larimer County Department of Human Services. Martinez was honored with a day in her name, Jan. 31, 2013 -- an acknowledgement of the service and dedication she has shown in her career to American Indian students and Ethnic Studies. … An essay by Hamilton Bean, communications assistant professor at CU Denver, has been published in the “International Journal of Intelligence and Counter Intelligence.” The essay is titled "The Paradox of Open Source: An Interview with Douglas J. Naquin.” Naquin served as the first director of the CIA's (Central Intelligence Agency) Open Source Center from 2005 to 2012. … Linda Alcott, assistant professor of French, clinical teaching track, at CU Denver presented on contemporary Haitian-born francophone women writers at three conferences this fall. The first presentation was at the 70th Annual South Central Modern Language Association Conference in New Orleans, La., in October. Her paper is titled “Haitian Ghetto Dreams: Identity and Illusion in Emmelie Prophète’s Impasse Dignité.” Also in October, Alcott’s paper, titled “Pulling Back the Curtain on Haitian Tent City Sins: Degeneration and Deliverance in Kettly Mars’ Aux Frontières de la Soifm,” was presented as part of the Women in French session at 66th Annual Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association Convention in Vancouver, Wash. Most recently, she presented “Un Cri de Négresse in Marie-Célie Agnant’s Le Livre d’Emma” at the 111th Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association Conference in San Diego, Calif., Nov 1-3. … Sarah Fields, associate professor of communication at CU Denver, presented a paper, "'The Best Thing to Ever Happen: The Discourse of Title IX's 40th Anniversary" at the National Communication Association Convention, Nov. 21-24 in Washington D.C. Fields also is a co-author of work presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in Boston held earlier in November. A poster, "Mouthguard Bites (Behavior, Impulsivity, Theory Evaluation Study): What Drives Mouthguard Use Among High School Basketball and Baseball/Softball Athletes,” was co-authored with Dawn Comstock at the Colorado School of Public Health and colleagues at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Ohio. Their paper, "State Legislation to Address Concussions in Youth Sports: Current Status and Future Directions,” was co-authored with Comstock and Gregory Tung (also at the School of Public Health).