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.
Dr. Perera's new book on the variations in mental health care services in affluent democracies has been honored by both the International Political Sciences Association and the Council for European Studies.
Dr. Bear, a longtime leader and advocate for international public health, is the new leader of Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University-affiliated global health organization dedicated to improving the health and lives of women and families around the world.
The appointments are Chanita Hughes-Halbert at the University of Southern California, Tanzeem Choudhury at Cornell University, Kathryn Kloepper at Mercer University, Amanda Geidel at Concordia University Nebraska, Rita Ryan at Marshall University, and Dora Malech at Johns Hopkins University.
John Cabot University is a private American University based in Rome, Italy. Dr. Maioni, currently a professor at McGill University in Canada, is slated to become John Cabot's first woman president on July 1.
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new positions in the academic world. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Dr. Egeblad, a distinguished professor at Johns Hopkins University, studies tumor microenvironments, aiming to deepen the understanding of cancer initiation, progression, and metastasis.
Dr. Rutkow, professor of health policy, has been tapped to serve as interim provost at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Currently serving as executive vice provost, Dr. Rutkow is an expert on public health law and founder of the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center.
Dr. Poole taught at Johns Hopkins University for nearly two decades before retiring with emerita status in 2021. An anthropologist, she conducted extensive field research on politics in Mexico and Peru.
