The women selected for new administrative roles are Ana Bakshi at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Karen Imgrund Deak at the University of Notre Dame, Jennifer Stephens at Texas Southern University, Rolanda Horn at Georgia Piedmont Technical College, and Julianna King at the College of Charleston.
Karletta Chief, Sophia Henneberg, and Angela Gapa were appointed to endowed faculty roles at the University of Arizona, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and California State University, Chico, respectively. Aviva Abosch was selected for an endowed chair in neuroscience at Baptist Health, which serves as the teaching hospital for Florida International University.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].
The appointments are Heather Parsons at the University of Washington, Esther Duflo at the University of Zurich in Switzerland, JoAnna Leyenaar at Dartmouth College, Pam Taub at the University of California, San Diego, Liz Arnold at Syracuse University, and Mary Rose Papandrea at George Washington University.
The Schwarzman College of Computing at MIT has announced the appointment of three women to its faculty: Bailey Flanigan, Yunha Hwang, and Mariana Popescu.
Sara Brown has been promoted to associate professor in MIT's media and theatre arts section. Rachel Fraser and Viola Schmitt were promoted to associate professor in the department of linguistics and philosophy.
As executive director of MIT's Abdul Latif Water and Food Systems Lab, Dr. Giardina will guide the institution's research and programs relating to global water and food security challenges.
Dr. Betke served as a professor of computer science at Boston University since 2000. A leading expert in human-computer interaction, she was known for inventing Camera Mouse, a tool that enables people with severe motion impairments to communicate.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].
The newly established Fairbairn Menstruation Science Fund will support the MIT Center for Gynepathology Research, which will investigate the function of the human uterus and how it contributes to gynecological disorders, as well as other diseases that disproportionally affect women.
The administrative appointments are Becky Simcik at Pennsylvania State University, Angel Pointer at South Carolina State University, Usha Lee McFarling at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stacy Jones at the University of Georgia, Aimee Heeter at the University of Illinois, and Donna Blake at Utah State University Blanding.
