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Four Women Named to New Faculty Positions at Universities

Paola Ehrmantraut is the new vice provost for academic affairs at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. A faculty member since 2009, she currently serves as the Endowed Chair in the Humanities, director of the master’s degree program in diversity leadership, and an associate professor of Spanish. Her research focuses on gender and its representations in Latin American culture.

A native of Argentina, Dr. Ehrmantraut earned her bachelor’s degree in Spanish from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She holds a master’s degree in Spanish and a Ph.D. in romance languages and literatures from Washington University in St. Louis.

Alicia Moore was recently promoted to professor of education at Southwestern University, making her the university’s first African American woman to earn the rank of full professor. Dr. Moore has been a faculty member with Southwestern University for the past 24 years and currently teaches courses in early childhood education, special education, general education, and diversity.

Dr. Moore earned her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas. She holds a master’s degree in education and a Ph.D. in special education from the University of Texas at Austin.

Kalenda Eaton has been appointed associate dean of the University of Oklahoma Honors College. Dr. Eaton, a professor in the university’s Clara Luper Department of African & African Studies, brings over 20 years of experience in academic leadership, interdisciplinary research, and student-centered program development to her new role.

Dr. Eaton earned a bachelor’s degree in English and Spanish from Dillard University in New Orleans and a Ph.D. in English from Ohio State University.

Shannon Duvall has been named interim associate dean of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics for the College of Arts and Sciences at Elon University in North Carolina. She has been a faculty member with the university’s department of computer science for over two decades. As a scholar, she specializes in assistive technology, seeking to make technology solutions for people with disabilities.

Dr. Duvall is a graduate of East Carolina University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in mathematics and computer science. She holds a master’s degree in computer science and a Ph.D. in artificial intelligence from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

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