
Associate Professor of Global Health and Business and Economics, Amelia Finaret, published a textbook (open-access) with Palgrave-MacMillan based on her GHS 345 course.
Food Economics: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health was made possible by many students who have taken GHS 345: Economics of Food and Agriculture over the past 9 years at Allegheny College. The book is written to be a complete introduction to food economics for students without prior training in economics or the food system.
Many students provided feedback on draft chapters of the book, and their quizzical looks as Professor Finaret developed ways of explaining the food economy in class helped immensely with the book’s clarity and presentation.

Casey Bradshaw-Wilson
Associate Professor of Environmental Science & Sustainability and Co-Director of the Watershed Conservation Research Center, Casey Bradshaw-Wilson, attended the International Conference of Aquatic Invasive Species in May held in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Bradshaw-Wilson gave an oral presentation on a collaborative, 3-
year study, titled “The use of eDNA as a detection tool for prioritizing invasive round goby survey’s in a Pennsylvania (USA) stream).”
This presentation highlighted using eDNA as a detection tool, helping prioritize survey efforts to characterize range and population densities of Round Gobies in the French Creek Watershed.
Round Gobies are an aquatic invasive species priority in both Pennsylvania and the United States, and effective management actions require a thorough characterization of range and population, a foundational aspect that this study provided.
One of Allegheny College’s own was among the exciting announcements at the Association of Collegiate Conference & Event Directors-International’s (ACCED-I) 44th Annual Conference in Providence, Rhode Island.
Lynn McManness-Harlan joined ACCED-I’s Leadership Development Action Team as the Regional Director-Elect for Region 4. She will work alongside the current leadership.
As a Regional Leader, McManness-Harlan is an important part of the leadership pipeline and the forefront of member engagement. ACCED-I selected McManness-Harlan for this role based on her enthusiasm and commitment to the profession.
ACCED-I connects collegiate conference and events professionals to resources, knowledge, and colleagues so they have access to the latest trends and information in this unique industry. Region 4 includes: PA, DE, MD, VA, WV, DC, United Kingdom, Greece and Israel.
Professor of Biology, Tricia Humphreys, published a paper titled “Transmission of viable Haemophilus ducreyi by Musca domestica” with four student co-authors:
- Haley Stabile ’23
- Kayla McCandless ’20
- Rachel Donlan ’21
- Jordan Gaston ’16
The project represents a combination of senior projects, summer research, and independent study work and was published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases in May 2024.
The study provides evidence for vector-borne transmission for a pathogenic bacterium previously known only to be transmitted by direct contact.

NealeyClare Wheat ’25 and Madison Kermis ’25
Ryan M. Pickering was selected as a 2024 Fellow of the Institute for Academic Feminist Psychologists (June 18-20) and attended the annual convening of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI; June 21-23), both in Philadelphia, PA.
He presented a talk titled, “Taking action on belongingness through community interventions” as part of a symposium on “Perspectives on action research: Transforming communities through diverse approaches.”
Pickering also led two interactive discussions on “Building a SPSSI action research interest group” and “Defending diversity, equity, and inclusion in our local communities.”
Pickering was also recently selected as the SPSSI (Division 9) Representative for APA Council, a three-year term, which will begin in January 2025.
Current Allegheny students NealeyClare Wheat ’25 and Madison Kermis ’25 presented their research poster titled “The impact of group membership on social class disclosure norms.” Recent graduate, Steffi Puthenpurayil ’24, is also an author on the poster.

Guo Wu
Associate Professor, Guo Wu, presented his current research entitled “The Treatment of Animals in Ming-Qing Fiction and Reality” to the Institute of Philosophy and Literature, Academia Sinica, Taipei, during his research trip to Taiwan in June.