{"id":67971,"date":"2023-01-23T16:23:14","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T23:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=67971"},"modified":"2023-01-24T09:03:45","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T16:03:45","slug":"in-the-spotlight-jan-23-27-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/in-the-spotlight-jan-23-27-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Spotlight: Jan. 23-27, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kudos to these faculty, staff, students and programs<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">E-mail your announcements to <\/span><a href=\"mailto:Inside@nau.edu\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Inside@nau.edu<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, or use our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/news-tip\/#.YEjwNWhKg2w\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">online submission form<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cristina Thomas, <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">assistant professor of astronomy and planetary sciences, was recently featured as a \u201crising star\u201d in <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Astronomy<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/astronomy.com\/magazine\/news\/2023\/01\/rising-star-in-astronomy-cristina-thomas\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">profile<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> discusses Thomas\u2019 career beginnings and her current work with NASA\u2019s DART mission.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">James Bowie<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, teaching professor in the Department of Sociology, was interviewed on National Public Radio&#8217;s &#8220;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketplace.org\/2023\/01\/09\/why-kias-confusing-new-logo-might-actually-be-good-for-business\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Marketplace<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8221; about the new Kia logo and the &#8220;crossbar-less A&#8221; trend in logo design. The interview expanded on Bowie&#8217;s December article in Fast Company.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) granted NAU\u2019s <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Occupational Therapy program<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> a 10-year reaccreditation, the longest reaccreditation any OT program can receive. NAU\u2019s OT program is Arizona\u2019s only public,\u00a0nonprofit graduate OT program, which means reaccreditation is particularly valuable to the health<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">care system and communities served statewide<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> as being an accredited program allows students who graduate to become certified and licensed providers in their fields.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Laura Umphrey<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, associate dean of the College of Health and Human Services, co-authored a recently published article\u00a0in <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Taylor and Francis.<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/eprint\/KWXMUFTJM8GI3JJ6AQI6\/full?target=10.1080\/08824096.2022.2164265\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">article<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is about the relationship between hopeful thinking and social cognitive skills. After surveying 939 participants, they found that people who perceive themselves as skilled communicators express more hope in being able to achieve their personal goals through relational means.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Blake Rayfield,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> assistant professor, and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lois Rayfield<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, instructor in The W. A. Franke College of Business, co-authored the book chapter, \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emerald.com\/insight\/content\/doi\/10.1108\/S1569-376720220000022004\/full\/html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Role of FinTech in the Paycheck Protection Program<\/span><\/a>,<span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201d published in <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Fintech, Pandemic, and the Financial System: Challenges and Opportunities<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">. The authors investigated the impact of FinTech lenders on Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan disbursement. Specifically, the authors examine financial technology companies\u2019 ability to provide loans at greater distances, expanding the available resources for businesses struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/in-the-spotlight-jan-23-27-2022\/\">Kudos to these faculty, staff, students and programs\u00a0\u00a0 Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?\u00a0 E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu, or use our online submission form.\u00a0 \u00a0Cristina Thomas, assistant professor of astronomy and planetary sciences, was recently featured as a \u201crising star\u201d in Astronomy. 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