The Schmid College of Science and Technology at Chapman University in Orange, California, has announced the promotion of four faculty members. All four scholars are women.
Rosalee Hellberg was promoted to full professor of food science. Dr. Hellberg’s research program is focused on the development and application of rapid methods for the detection of food fraud and food contaminants. Dr. Hellberg is a graduate of Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. She received a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in food science and technology from Oregon State University.
Kate Hill was promoted to instructional associate professor of biology. Her research examines the communities of tiny animals that live inside marine sponges including shrimps, worms, and brittle stars. Dr. Hill is a graduate of Stanford University, where she majored in biology and music. She then worked with Teach For America for three years as a middle school science teacher in Houston, Texas, before earning a Ph.D. at Florida State University.
Richelle Tanner was awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor of environmental science and policy. Her research focuses on how climate change affects both ecological and human communities, and our mechanisms of resilience. Dr Tanner is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where she majored in environmental studies and jazz studies. She holds a Ph.D. in intergrative biology from the University of California, Berkeley.
Lindsay Waldrop was awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor of biological sciences. Her research group focuses on the evolution of fluid-structure interactions in biological systems, including odor capture by sensory hair arrays, detection of target odors by trained dogs, and the fluid dynamics of early heart development. Dr. Waldrop is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She earned a Ph.D. in integrative biology from the University of California, Berkeley.