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in Early Modern Central and Eastern Europe, which is based on her dissertation research. ¶ Dr. Sara Douglas Psy.D., NCSP (Middle School & Upper School Psychologist), the author of many research publications, had a paper accepted into the 37th International Conference on Learning Disabilities. She also held a symposium at the annual Association for Psychological Science convention on May 22. ¶ Louise Forsyth P’03, esteemed, retiring Poly history teacher, addressed Poly’s 158th Commencement on May 29. ¶ Marisa Gomez (Upper School English, Department Chair) was awarded Poly’s Miles M. Kastendieck Lecture in the Humanities grant for “The Individual in Nature: The Visionary Art of Walt Whitman and Frank Lloyd Wright” to be presented in spring 2016. ¶ Headmaster
David B. Harman P’04, ‘06 was elected President of the venerable Country Day School Headmasters’ Association (CDSHA), headquartered in Charleston, S.C., for the 2014-15 academic year. ¶ Annie Hauck-Lawson P10, ‘13 (Sustainability Curriculum Coordinator) talked about sustainability at Poly in a “The Many Shades of Green” interview on BBox Radio in October. ¶ Jose Oliveras (World Languages) starred in “La Caida de Rafael Trujillo,” by Carmen Rivera at Teatro Circulo in Manhattan. Oliveras is a founding member of Teatro Circulo. He was nominated for two Best Actor awards, one from the Association of Critics of Entertainment (ACE Award) and the other from the Association of Independent Theaters (AIT Award), for his portrayal of Trujillo. and he won the Best Actor Award from AIT. ¶ Ann Oransoff (Senior Technology Coordinator; Grade 6 Advisor) received word that her application to become a Common Sense Digital Citizenship: Certified Educator was accepted. ¶ Dr. Amit Prakash (History) presented his Kastendieck Lecture on “Counterinsurgency and Us: Security and Everyday Life,” on May 7 in the Gazzani Conference Room on the Dyker Heights campus. ¶ Josina Reaves (Form V Dean; English) was selected to become Poly’s new Director of Diversity. ¶ Shane Sahadi (Visual Arts) illustrated a new, recently published edition of the Young Adult novel, Entertaining an Elephant, by William McBride (Under One
Roof: 1997). ¶ Olivia Tandon (Upper School Science) was awarded the Livingston Family Lecture in the Natural Sciences grant for “Why Study Dinosaurs in the 21st Century?” which she will present in spring 2016. ¶ Runako Taylor (Classics) was elected Censor, part of the slate of governing officers of the New York Classical Club, during its leadership elections. ¶ Dan Wood (Lower School Science Teacher) attended workshops about how to better use outdoor resources to teach science at the 5th Annual Green Schools National Conference in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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