Hampton University in Virginia has appointed three women faculty members to department chairs.
Lisa VanHoose was named chair of the department of physical therapy in the School of Science. Before coming to Hampton, Dr. VanHoose served on the faculty at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She is a graduate of the University of Central Arkansas, where she majored in health sciences. Dr. VanHoose earned a master’s degree in physical therapy from the University of Central Arkansas and a Ph.D. in rehabilitation science from the University of Kansas. She is currently completing work on a master of public health degree from the University of Kansas.
Ebony Andrews was appointed chair of the department of pharmacy practice in the School of Pharmacy. She is an assistant professor in the School of Pharmacy. Dr. Andrews is a graduate of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, and earned a doctor of pharmacy degree at Hampton University in 2004.
Shonda Buchanan was named chair of the department of English and modern foreign languages in the School of Liberal Arts. She teaches courses in poetry, fiction, and creative writing. Buchanan holds a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s degree in English from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.
Dr. Weir is a senior lecturer of global affairs at the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs. She was recently named the inaugural executive director of the Jackson School's new Center for Peace and the Global Good, a hub for scholars and students working to address challenges in human rights and global health.
Dr. Maggioni comes to her new role with more than 15 years of teaching and leadership experience in higher education. Most recently, she was assistant provost at Massachusetts Bay Community College
Dr. Blankenbaker has served as president of the Tarrant County College Northwest campus since 2017. She recently assumed additional responsibilities as the chief academic officer for the community college's online and in-person campuses.
Most recently, Dr. Hooyman was vice president of academic affairs and provost of Northwest Missouri State University. She was the first woman to serve in that role.
Born and raised in Alaska, Dr. O'Hara previously spent more than two decades with the College of Education at California State University, Sacramento. More recently, she was executive director of Sierra College's Nevada County Campus.
The UCLA Department of Psychology invites applications for a full-time Assistant Professor of Teaching who will contribute to the development and teaching of undergraduate courses in the newly established Youth Behavioral Health undergraduate minor.
The Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University, anticipates offering a number of postdoctoral or more senior research positions in theory, observation, and instrumentation, including (but not limited to): the Lyman Spitzer, Jr. Postdoctoral Fellowship; the Henry Norris Russell Postdoctoral Fellowship; The Vera C. Rubin Observatory Data Management Team; and positions in research related to exoplanet theory, interstellar medium/star formation, plasma astrophysics, and supernovae.
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for an Assistant Professor position in the tenure track.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seek candidates for an Assistant Professor position in the non-tenure clinician educator track.
The Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics at the University of Chicago invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions in Economics at the Assistant Professor level.