Freda Patterson has been named the Alumni Distinguished Professor of Health Behavior and Nutrition Sciences. A University of Delaware faculty member since 2015, she currently serves as associate dean of research in the College of Health Sciences. Earlier in her tenure, she was her department’s associate chair for research and graduate education. Her academic expertise includes sleep health, health disparities, and health behavior change.
Dr. Patterson is an honors graduate of Loughborough University in the United Kingdom, where she majored in kinesiology. She holds a master’s degree in public health from Arcadia University in Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in public health from Temple University in Philadelphia.
Marianna Safronova has been named the Unidel Professor of Physics and Astronomy. She first joined the University of Delaware faculty in 2003 and achieved the rank of full professor in 2013. For over a decade, she has also been an adjunct fellow with the Joint Quantum Institute, an initiative between the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland. In her work, she studies a wide range of research topics related to quantum, atomic, and nuclear applications.
A graduate of Moscow State University in Russia, Dr. Safronova holds a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.
Carolyn Voter has been named the Brigid Hawk McVaugh ’74 and John B. McVaugh, Jr. ’71’75M Term Professor of Environmental Engineering. In addition to her primary appointments in the departments of civil and environmental engineering and earth sciences, she is affiliated with the university’s Center for Applied Coastal Research. Her research focuses on the challenges of sustainably managing water resources and restoring ecosystem services.
Dr. Voter is a graduate of Bucknell University in Pennsylvania, where she majored in civil engineering. She holds a Ph.D. in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.