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Usha Haley, W. Frank Barton Chair in International Business, was recently interviewed for an article on Elon Musk for Yahoo! Finance, the leading global platform for business news with over 93 million unique users in the United States alone.

Usha was interviewed for her expertise on Chinese business strategy for the article, “How Elon Musk’s China challenges may cost Tesla its next $800 billion in market cap.”

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) congratulates Dr. Trisha Self, associate professor; Terese Conrad, clinical professor; Dr. Cynthia Richburg, professor; Dr. Karissa Marble-Flint, associate professor; and emerita faculty Dr. Kathy Strattman and Dr. Barbara Hodson, on their recent authorship of three chapters in the second edition of “The Communication Disorders Casebook” by Dr. Shelly Chabon, Dr. Ellen Cohn and Dr. Dorian Lee-Wilkerson.

Dr. Self and Conrad wrote a chapter in the infant/toddler cases section. Their chapter highlights how to develop a communication assessment and treatment plan for a toddler with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. Dr. McCormick Richburg cowrote a chapter in the hearing section of the book. Her case highlighted the move from identification to implantation for a child with progressive sensorineural hearing loss caused by a Connexin 26 mutation. Dr. Marble-Flint along with Dr. Strattman and Dr. Hodson wrote a chapter regarding literacy/phonology. Their case was about twins who had highly unintelligible speech and are working on enhancing phonological and literacy skills.

The casebook helps students and practitioners have a comprehensive resource showcasing the steps of evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of individuals with speech, language, swallowing and hearing challenges and their families.

Jeremy Fielding, a YouTube personality, recently toured the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) and has started a series of engineering-focused videos all featuring Wichita State and NIAR.

Fielding spoke with members of the Shocker Racing team about the engineering work they do as part of the team. He’s also produced an introduction to robotics video, with insight from members of NIAR during his visit. Fielding’s visit to WSU and the Shocker Racing team was also detailed on the Solidworks Education Blog, which is managed by Dassault Systemes, an Innovation Campus partner. More videos from his visit to NIAR are coming soon.

Fielding creates content specifically related to engineering and was originally contracted by Dassault Systemes to showcase how WSU and NIAR utilize the company’s CAD software.

The Shocker Career Accelerator (SCA) is proud to announce that Career Coach Rachel Valentine is now a Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP).

Rachel’s dedication, expertise and passion for helping individuals achieve their career goals is evident, and SCA is inspired by Rachel’s commitment to personal and professional growth. In addition to passing her CCSP, Rachel is currently in the clinical mental health counseling master’s program at Wichita State.

The Shocker Support Locker would like to thank the Rudd Foundation for donating 1,150 items to the locker from its recent food drive.

The locker would also like to thank students, faculty and staff who participated in Food for Fines, which resulted in 697 items being donated to the locker.

The Shocker Support Locker thanks Shocker Nation for its support.

Dr. Dinorah Azpuru, professor of political science, was invited as the Keynote Speaker at the X Central American Congress of Political Science Sept. 13 in Panama City, Panama.

Azpuru delivered a 45-minute conference called “Democratic Deficits and Contemporary Political Regimes in Central America” (title originally in Spanish). Political science scholars and students from several countries in Latin America and Spain attended the congress.

President Rick Muma spoke with Victor Hogstrom, president and CEO of PBS Kansas, on his weekly show, “One on One with Victor Hogstrom,” Sept. 14.

The interview will be available to view at a later date online, or catch the interview on KPTS Channel 8 on the following dates:

• 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16
• 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17
• 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20

Michael Rogers, professor in the Department of Human Performance Studies and director of the Center for Physical Activity and Aging, appeared on “Living Longer Better Smarter,” a podcast about the work going into longevity and aging.

Rogers discussed the health benefits that people playing with their grandchildren can have, something he also discussed with the Washington Post earlier this year.

President Rick Muma joined Jacob O’Connor on the latest episode of the “Real Conversations” podcast. They discussed a variety of topics from the future of Wichita State to President Muma’s personal workout routine.

Listen to the episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

Dr. Visvakumar Aravinthan, associate professor and chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department in the College of Engineering, was featured in a KSN story about the number of electric vehicles in Kansas tripling over the next five years.