Who We Are
Editorial Board
Christopher Pascale: Chris is a history Ph.D student at Stony Brook, a federal employee, and adjunct business professor at Suffolk Community College. He has been writing and editing since 2009.
To contact Crisis & Catharsis, send an email to crisis_and_catharsis@stonybrook.edu
Project Co-Founders
Anastasia Iorga
Ana is an anthropology PhD student at Stony Brook University with interests in archaeology, isotopes and imperialism. She is currently the webmaster for Crisis and Catharsis and is in charge of making sure no one breaks anything. She enjoys thinking about going for a long walk on the beach but then never going because outside bad, inside good.
Baylee Browning-Atkinson
Baylee is an admissions associate at the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum and Education Center. She is interested in the ways in which material culture and industrial histories converge in American whaling and connected commercial industries during the 19th century. As an Editor for Crisis and Catharsis she is responsible for reviewing, editing, and publishing blog post submissions. When she is not reading she is crocheting, both activities with a cat on her lap.
Bonnie Soper
Bonnie is a PhD candidate in the history department at Stony Brook University. She studies 17th and 18th century Scottish religious and political dissidence. She is an Editor at Crisis and Catharsis. Bonnie plays the viola but finds it to be more frustrating than cathartic so will not be making a post about that.
David O’Donoghue
Donal Thomas
Donal is a history PhD Candidate at Stony Brook University, New York. His interests span across environment, medicine, science and global indigenous histories. He is currently one of the Editors for Crisis and Catharsis. Donal enjoys travels in the hills and villages where he traces knowledge that are not in the limelight.
Fernie Amador II
Fernie is a history PhD student at Stony Brook University. He explores the environmental, migration, and cultural history of Mexico and the US. He is currently one of the Editors for Crisis and Catharsis. He hopes to one day bake something without burning it.
Giovanni Bello