New University Faculty Positions for Eight Women Scholars

Cynthia-Lee Williams has joined the faculty at Seton Hall University in New Jersey as an assistant professor of criminal justice in the department of sociology, anthropology, and criminal justice. She previously held teaching positions with Dominican University in Illinois and William Paterson University in New Jersey. Her scholarship focuses on policing in urban communities and jail violence.

Dr. Williams received her bachelor’s degree in art history from Ithaca College in New York and her master’s degree in criminology from St. John’s University in Queens, New York. She holds a second master’s degree and Ph.D. in criminal justice from the City University of New York Graduate Center.

Stacie Williams was appointed an assistant professor of practice and manager of field experiences in the School of Library and Information Science at Simmons University in Boston. Her background includes more than a decade of archives experience in academic, public, and community institutions.

Williams holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a master’s degree in library and information science from Simmons University.

Joohee Lee has been appointed interim director of the School of Social Work in the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Southern Mississippi. A faculty member of the university for nearly two decades, she specializes in geriatric workforce enhancement, disaster, mental health, resilience, and child welfare.

Dr. Lee earned her bachelor’s degree from EWHA Womans University in South Korea, a master of social work degree from the University of South Carolina, and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.

Amanda Murchison has been named associate dean for student affairs for the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke. She first joined the Virginia Tech faculty in 2009 and was promoted to associate professor in 2014. Outside of academia, she has served as a practicing obstetrician and gynecologist with Carilion Clinic in Roanoke since 2007.

Dr. Murchison holds a bachelor’s degree in biomedical sciences from Texas A&M University and a medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center.

Alessandra González has joined the Duke University faculty as an assistant research professor of economics. Previously, she served as a research assistant professor with the University of Chicago. Her research focuses on how cultural factors shape economic outcomes. She is the author of Islamic Feminism in Kuwait: The Politics and Paradoxes (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013).

Dr. González is a graduate of Rice University in Houston, Texas, where she double-majored in sociology and policy studies. She holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in sociology from Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

Sarah Stumbar has been selected to serve as interim associate dean for student affairs in the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University. She has been a faculty member with the university since 2015, currently serving as an associate professor of humanities, health, and society. Prior to her interim appointment, she served as the medical school’s assistant dean for clinical education and director of the family medicine clerkship.

Dr. Stumbar holds a bachelor’s degree in the history of medicine from Yale University, a master of public health degree in sexuality and health from Columbia University, and a medical degree from Stony Brook University in New York.

Rebecca Passmore has been named an assistant professor of cybersecurity at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She has served as a part-time instructor with the university for the past four years and currently serves as the faculty advisor for the Cybersecurity Club. Before her current role, she was a senior vice president in digital forensics and incident response with Kroll, Inc.

Passmore holds a bachelor’s degree in information technology from the University of Phoenix and a master’s degree in digital forensics and cyber investigations from the University of Maryland. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in computer and information sciences from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Petrice R. Flowers has been appointed director of the Center for Indo-Pacific Affairs at the the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. A faculty member with the university since 2004, she currently serves as a professor with the Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution in the College of Social Sciences. As an international relations scholar, she specializes in the study of international norms in Japan.

Dr. Flowers holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Wellesley College in Massachusetts and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Minnesota.