Dr. Boehm has been a faculty member of the English department at Louisville since 1987 and has been interim provost since May 2018. She was the inaugural permanent dean of the School of Graduate and Interdisciplinary Studies at the university.
Results of a study of more than 400 women who were trying to conceive showed that women who had higher levels of the stress biomarker alpha-amylase took 29 percent longer to become pregnant than women who had low levels of the stress indicator.
Taking on new administrative duties are Judy Appleton, Lynette Ralph, Virginia Ruesterholz, Kenya Mann Faulkner, Carrie Kearney, Melinda Church, Melissa Gruver, Meg Amstutz, and Joanne Damminger.