The appointments are Deidra Hill at Rutgers University-Newark, Colette Casavant at Washington State University, Jasmine Gurley at Howard University, Christy Wyskiel at Johns Hopkins University, Kelly Scruggs at Murray State University, Lauren D. Myers at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, and Jen Hykes Wilson at the University of Pittsburgh.
Danielle Norcini of Johns Hopkins University was recognized for her research in experimental nuclear physics, and Jessica Shaw of the University of Rochester was honored for contributions to plasma physics research.
Dr. Edwards is an assistant professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. She was recently honored by the American Sociological Association for her latest book, Fueling Development: How Black Radical Trade Unionism Transformed Trinidad and Tobago.
Dr. Castro-Klarén co-founded the Latin American studies program at Johns Hopkins University in 1988. She was known for her scholarship on Latin American literature and culture.
“Maternal and fetal health is influenced not only by medical care but also by the broader social and political environment,” said lead author Kristina Joy Chua of the University of Notre Dame. “And politics definitely plays a significant role in shaping perinatal health.”
Dr. Epstein was a professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University for five decades. Her research centered on the overlapping influences of schools, families, and communities on children's learning and development.
Yajaira Padilla of the University of Arkansas, Ruth Braunstein of Johns Hopkins University, Amelia Kraehe of the University of Arizona, and Kathy Newman of Mississippi University for Women are taking on academic leadership roles at their institutions. Chloe Dedic is a new associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Dr. May-Newman of San Diego State University has been recognized by the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs for her career-long contributions to the field of cardiovascular biomechanics and the understanding of heart-support technologies.
The appointments are Ana Pombo at Johns Hopkins University, Alicia Drais-Parrillo at Pennsylvania State University, Tracey Stuller at the College of Southern Maryland, Tara M. Randis at the University of South Florida, and Jennifer Choy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The new deans are Angela Pool-Funai at the University of Wyoming, Catherine Bradshaw at Johns Hopkins University, Katherine Eggert at the University of Colorado Boulder, Marcia Weiss at Thomas Jefferson University, Yael Grushka-Cockayne at the University of Virginia, Azadeh Keivani at Lehman College, and Julie Amador at the University of Idaho.
In 1965, Dr. Huang became the first woman hired to a tenure-track professorship in the physical sciences at Johns Hopkins University. An expert in genetics, she authored more than 300 papers, held 16 patents, and mentored more than 100 students and postdocs throughout her lifetime.
