Tamara Venit-Shelton, Professor of History, published the book, 1905: Buffalo Bill and his Wild West Show on the Prairie des Filtres (Éditions Midi-Pyrénéennes,2025), co-authored with American-studies specialist Emmanuelle Perez-Tisserant. The book recounts the famous American cowboy’s venture through Toulouse, France, along with his troupe of 800 men and women, many of them Native Americans, and their influence on the city’s culture and heritage. 

Henri Cole, the Josephine Olp Weeks Professor of Literature, appeared as a guest on The New Yorker’s Poetry Podcast, hosted by Kevin Young, the magazine’s poetry editor.

Steven Zhou, Assistant Professor of Psychological Science, received multiple awards for his dissertation on shared leadership using computational modeling. For his outstanding contribution to the field of leadership, Zhou was honored with the 2025 Alvah H. Chapman Jr.

Colin Rathbun, Assistant Professor of Integrated Sciences: Chemistry, received a research grant from the National Science Foundation for a collaborative project with the Missouri University of Science and Technology. Rathbun and his Missouri S&T associate are developing methods, using engineered enzymes, to eliminate environmentally harmful chemicals, specifically PFAS, from soil and groundwater. Human-made PFAS, used in common products such nonstick cookware, food packaging, and electronics, can accumulate in the human body and pose problems to human health.

Professor of Philosophy Dustin Locke was recognized with the 2024 Anthony J. Lisska Prize for Excellence in Research and Teaching at Small Liberal Arts Colleges. The prize, sponsored by Denison University in partnership with the American Philosophical Association, honors the legacy of Dr. Anthony J. Lisska (1940-2022), who taught at Denison for 52 years.

Published within a few weeks of each other, Daniel Krauss, Crown Professor of Psychology and George R. Roberts Fellow, has co-authored two new books and a journal article. The first, Forensic and Legal Psychology, fifth edition (Macmillan Learning, pub.), was co-authored with Mark Costanzo, CMC Professor of Psychological Science.

Under the leadership of Rachel Fenning, Professor of Psychological Science and Director of the Claremont Autism Center, the Center has been granted official status as a regional center vendor for social-skills services for clients ages 6-21. “This is a huge milestone for us and will enhance our ability to support children and families in our local community,” Fenning said.

Mark Costanzo, Professor of Psychological Science, published the fifth edition of Forensic and Legal Psychology (Macmillan Learning, pub.), co-authored with Daniel Krauss, Crown Professor of Psychology and George R. Roberts Fellow.