About this Collection
Begun in 1982 by Armstrong State College’s Department of Languages, Literature and Dramatic Arts, the lecture series soon expanded to include faculty from other departments and continues to the present. Each spring a committee selects 8-10 lectures from proposals submitted by faculty across campus. Aimed at both the campus and wider community, many lecturers present a popular take on an academic specialty—such as a Criminal Justice professor on “Use of Deadly Force” (1987) or a lecture on Irish literature for St. Patrick ’s Day or a mathematician’s answer to “Does it pay to play the lottery?” Others are more personal such as when Dr. Evelyn Dandy answered the question, “What is it like to be the only one?” (1989.) And some draw on faculty members’ outside interests, such as historian Robert Patterson’s “Baseball as Metaphor.” In 1996 the series was named after Robert Ingram Strozier, alum and long serving member of Armstrong’s English faculty who spearheaded the creation of the series and was a lively contributor.
A selection of historic Strozier Faculty Lectures have been digitized and are available in streaming and downloadable video as part of Lane Library's Special Collections in Digital Commons.
Lectures from 2023
Revealing the Voices and Mystery of Ossabaw Island, Ariel Cornett, Kathryn L. Haughney, Cynthia C. Massey, Delandrea Hall, Amanda Wall, Elizabeth DuBose, and Kania Greer
Mindfulness & Contemplative Pedagogy in the Higher Education Classroom, Katia Karadjova
Lectures from 2022
Politics and Pop Culture: Elden Ring, Identity, & Global Culture Wars, Chris Cartright
Raising Kids in a (Non)Binary World, Elizabeth Rahilly
A Study on Penetration of Ultrafine Particles through Commercially Available Masks at Manufacturing Sites, Aniruddha Mitra
Police and Protestors: How News Media Frame the Struggle for Social Justice, Holly Cowart
Lectures from 2021
Brazil Under President Jair Bolsonaro: How Bad Politics Can Undermine Good Public Health, José de Arimatéia da Cruz
A Crisis of Citizenship: What is the Court’s Role in Solving Europe’s Socio-Political Dilemma?, Maureen Stobb and Jamie Scalera Elliott
From Defiance to Deficit: How College Desegregation Influenced Educational Policy, Annie Mendenhall
Who's Doing OK? What 'College Adjustment' Really Means, Virginia Wickline
"It's the Ireland of this Land"* The History, Memory, and Marketing of an American Irish Sense of Place, Meaghan Dwyer-Ryan
Southern Evolution: Science, Religion, and Culture in the Deep South, Amanda L. Townley
The Visual Rhetoric of Opioid Addiction, Abjection and White Trash, Christopher Garland
Lectures from 2020
Bridging the Partisan Gulf: Employing Compassion to Successfully Resolve Socioscientific Issues, David C. Owens
The Coming Disruptive Impact of Technology On Business and Society, Michael Cuellar
Physicality, Femininity, and Illustrations of Muscular Women in Victorian Periodicals, Marcus Mitchell
Lectures from 2019
Rethinking Press Freedom and the Politics of Information: Lessons from 19th-Century Mexico, Corrina Zeltsman
Quantifying Gerrymandering, James Brawner
Touching the Unreal: Exploring our Tactile Senses using Haptics, Felix Hamza-Lup
Shifting the Paradigm Regarding Offender Recidivism, Maxine Bryant
Cervantes, Knights, and Gun Control in Early Modern Europe, Grant Gearhart
Help, I'm a Caregiver!, TimMarie Williams
Sustainable Aquaponics Research Center: Striving to Improve Aquaponic's Sustainability, Heather Joesting
Lectures from 2018
Haunting Histories: Ghost Lore and Historical Place, Alena Pirok
Fighting Food Insecurity and Lack of Proper Food Education in America, Myka Campbell, Shaunell McGee, and Yvonne Zakrezewski
Marilyn Monroe, Murderess: How a Femme Fatale Role Shapped Monroe's Star Persona, Amanda Konkle
Hoptimization of the Brewing Process: How Beer is Made, Sarah Gray and Sarah Zingales
Digging Savannah: Monks, Freedmen, Ghosts, and Myths, Laura Seifert
Journey to Mars: Test Activities at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Cameron Coates
Kodachrome Rumors: Why Outdated Technologies Thrive in the Art World, Bridget Conn
Lectures from 2017
Women in Uniform One Hundred Years Later: Rethinking World War One in Italy, Allison Scardino Belzer
Paradigm Shifts in Sexuality, Jack Simmons
Change Can Kill: What Barnacles Can Teach Us About Dying Young, Paul Dunn
What is the Cost to Nature to Sustain an Increasing Population?, Meimei Lin
Engaging in Transformational leadership: University Opportunities, Deb Hagerty
the Madness of Mary Telfair, Felicity M. Turner
Creating the Perfect Place to Sleep, Douglas E. Masini
Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Review of Existing and Potiential Therapeutic Applications in Oncology, Pam Cartright
Lectures from 2016
Reading of Truman Capote's "A Christmas Memory, Robert Strozier
Spanning the Mason-Dixon: Who Can Write About the South?, Sarah Domet
You Want Broccoli With That? Obesity, Lifestyle, and the Slow Food Movement, McKinley Thomas
Timeouts and Psychological Momentum in Sports: A Data Driven Answer, Ho Huynh
Digital Forensics: How Armstrong is Poised to Change the Future, Kevin Jennings
What Does Hunger Games Have to Do With World Hunger?, Chris Cartright
Lectures from 2015
Will Beijing reconsider its maritime strategy in the South China Sea following the melting of the Arctic?, Nalanda Roy
Lectures from 2012
From Genocide to Leading Information and Communication Technology Hub in East and Central Africa: The Case of Rwanda, Jose de Arimataia da Cruz
Poverty and Place: The Spatial Concentration of Urban Homelessness in 20th-Century America, Ella Howard
Herbert Hoover and the Birth of the Modern International Relief Organization, Olavi Arens
A Joint Effort: Medical Professionals and Citizens Confronting Legalized Medical Marijuana, Douglas E. Masini
Implants for Joint Replacement and Fracture Fixation: What Your Orthopedist Does Not Want You to Know, Cameron Coates
Lectures from 2011
Not Your Father's Medicare: The Future of the Social Safety Net for Older Adults and the Disabled, Joey Crosby and Rod McAdams
Some Thoughts, Reflections and Cautions Regarding Mind/Brain-Based Instruction, Linda Ann McCall and Joyce Bergin
Western Students Meet Eastern Medicine, Helen Taggart and Sara Plaspohl
Illegitimate Mothers from the Bible to the Mommy Blog: Narrative Constructions, Virtual Surveillance and the Reality of Separate Spheres, Beth Howells and Teresa Winterhalter
Lectures from 2009
Kindled Kin: Burning and Burying Children in Ancient Mediterranean Religions., Jason Tatlock
Micro-financing and U.S. Illegal Immigration Dilemma: Merging the Interests of Public Policy and Private Enterprise, Kathleen M. Burke
Human Extinction Fantasies, Hans-Georg Erney
Mechanisms of Spatial Orientation and Navigation: Similarity in Real and Virtual Environments., Bradley R. Sturz
The TV Diet: Toxic Food Choices Endorsed on TV., Michael Mink
Lectures from 2008
Entertaining the Mind: A Medieval Cure for Melancholy?, Dorothée Mertz-Weigel
Biocatalysis: Making Drugs with Little Bugs., Brent Feske and Scott C. Mateer
Interpreting the North End, Learotha Williams and Barbara Fertig
Breakout, Before You Get Bumrushed!: Migration, Community Building, and Self- Defense in the Black American West, 1898-1968, Kalenda C. Eaton
Vulnerable Populations: Exploring a Family Perspective of Grief, Marilyn O'Mallon
Georgia on my Mathematical Mind, Jane T. Barnard
The Japanese in Brazil: 1908-2008, Jose De Arimateia Da Cruz
Heavenly Genes: Eugenic Motherhood and the Rebirth of a Nation, Jane V. Rago
Studio Physics: Moving Towards Student-Centered Instructions, Donna Mullenax
Lectures from 2007
Copyrights, Portraits, and Pope: Marketing Poetry in Early Eighteenth-century England, David R. Wheeler
Abridging the Freedom of Speech: Political Correctness and the Rise of a New Social McCarthyism in Americah, Tony R. Morris
Middle School Teachers Share Suggestions for Improving Preparation of Novice Teachers, Brenda E. Logan
Soups or Sparks: The Battle Over Neuronal Communication, David A. Lake
Lectures from 2006
Kazakhstan: Land in the Middle, Patrick Thomas
Lectures from 2005
Risking Who One Is: Feminism and Public Spaces, Teresa Winterhalter
The Legacy of Duke Ellington, Randall Reese
Literacy and Health: Photovoice, a Qualitative Study in the Community, Meg Walworth and Jacquie Fraser
Lectures from 2004
One Year With ER, June Hopkins
A Virtual Tour of the Human Body: The Use of VR the Medical Diagnosis and Cancer Treatment, Elwin R. Tilson
Lectures from 2003
An Introduction to the Piano Music of Afican American Composers, Kevin Hampton
In Vino Chemia, James Bryd
Lectures from 1997
Searching for Native Orchids in Belize, Freya Zipperer
Lectures from 1994
A Ghost of a Chance, Jennie Patton
Lectures from 1993
The Limerick: Lewd, Lascivious and Soporific, Robert Strozier
