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Carolina Harada Receives National Award for Outstanding Medical School Teaching and Advising
The Association of American Medical Colleges has presented the 2024 Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award to Carolina Harada, professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine.
Study Uncovers Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in the Rate of Preterm Births Among American Mothers
Preterm births in the United States have increased over the past decade, largely due to significant racial disparities in the experiences of Black, Native American, and Hawaiian and Pacific Islander mothers from low-income families.
Ten Women Professors Appointed to New Academic Positions
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 contact@WIAReport.com.
University of Mississippi’s Viola Acoff Honored for Her Policymaking Role in Materials Engineering
Dr. Acoff became dean of the School of Engineering at the University of Mississippi on July 1. She is the first woman and first African American to hold the position. From 2014 to 2023, she was the associate dean for undergraduate and graduate programs at the University of Alabama.
License Plate Program Funds Ovarian Cancer Research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
Alabama is one of only three states that have created a license plate program to fund research on ovarian cancer. Proceeds from each ovarian cancer car tag purchased go directly to the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Division of Gynecologic Oncology to support ovarian cancer research. To date $1.7 million has been raised by the program.
University of Alabama at Birmingham Scholar Chosen to Succeed Dr. Anthony Fauci
Jeanne Marrazzo, director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has been selected to lead the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The institute, with a budget of $6.3 billion, was previously led by Dr. Anthony Fauci.
A Quarter of Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Faculty Positions
The women appointed to endowed positions are Beverly Gage at Yale University, Arline Savage at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Business, Tiffany Morris in the College of Health and Human Sciences at North Carolina A&T State University, and Saonee Sarker in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech.
Mary-Ann Bjornsti Is the New Leader of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
Dr. Bjornsti, the Newman H. Waters Chair of Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has served as associate director for the university’s Translational Research at the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center. Before joining the faculty at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2009, she taught at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis and at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
Society of Pediatric Psychology Honors University of Alabama at Birmingham Scholar
Aaron Fobian, an associate professor in the Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, was honored for making significant contributions to the field of pediatric psychology in research, clinical training, and service.
University of Alabama at Birmingham Scholar Recognized by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, a professor who holds the Webb Endowed Chair of Nutrition Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, was awarded the 2023 Joseph F. Fraumeni, Jr. Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Society of Preventive Oncology. The award is given annually to an outstanding scientist in the area of preventive oncology, cancer control and/or cancer prevention.
Six Woman Scholars Assigned to New Roles or Duties at Colleges and Universities
Taking on new assignments are Julianne Grose at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, Emily House at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Michelle Robinson at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Georgia Mansell at Syracuse University in New York, Patricia Smith in the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University in New Jersey, and Theresa Law at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Pathology Department Creates New Women’s Health Division
The primary goals for the division are to aid in recruiting talented individuals to UAB to focus on women’s health, to work with UAB Medicine to enhance diagnostic and molecular testing in areas impacting women’s health, and to build a research portfolio in these areas.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
University of Alabama at Birmingham Scholar Honored for Her Work to Eliminate Cervical Cancer
Isabel Scarinci, vice chair of Global and Rural Health for the department of obstetrics and gynecology and senior adviser for globalization and cancer with the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, is the inaugural winner of the Trailblazer Award from TogetHER for Health.
Mona Fouad to Receive the 2022 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare
Dr. Fouad is the senior associate dean and a professor of preventive medicine at the Heersink School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Also, she is the founding director of the university’s Minority Health & Health Disparity Research Center.
Christy Harris Lemak Honored by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration
Christy Harris Lemak is a professor and chair of the department of health services administration at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She was honored for her outstanding contributions to the field of healthcare management education.
Edie Hapner Honored by the American Laryngological Association
Edie R. Hapner is the George W. Barber Jr. Foundation Endowed Professor of Otolaryngology, co-director of Voice Center, and director of the Division of Hearing and Speech at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is only the second speech-language pathologist to receive this award in its 35-year history.
Three Women Scholars Selected to Serve as Presidents of National Organizations
Hyeyoung Lim, 0f the University of Alabama at Birmingham has been named president of the Korean Society of Criminology in America. Talitha Washington of Clark Atlanta University will lead the Association for Women in Mathematics and Kathy M. Sherman-Morris of Mississippi State University is the new president of the National Weather Association.
Krista Chambless Honored for Leadership in World Language Education
The Wilga Rivers Award for Leadership in World Language Education is given by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages based on active participation in the activities of various world language organizations such as work on committees, significant publications, conference presentations, and other organizational activities.
A Trio of Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Lead Their Academic Departments
Taking on new duties as department chairs are Stephanie Yates at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Susan Polster at Utah State University, and Tracey A. Milligan at New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York.
Colleges and Universities Announced the Appointments of 10 Women to Administrative Positions
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Six Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Assignments in Higher Education
The scholars in new roles are Terrah Foster Akard at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Terrah Foster Akard at Trident University International, Rachel Bean at Cornell University, Kim Fagan at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Ijeoma Opara at Yale University, and Kimberly Hall at Mississippi State University.
Cynthia Anthony Appointed President of Lawson State Community College in Alabama
Dr. Anthony has been serving as interim president at the college since September 2020. Prior to her appointment as interim president, Dr. Anthony was interim vice chancellor for student success for the Alabama Community College System.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
The Next Leader of the Pan American Nursing and Midwifery Collaborating Centers
Ada Markaki is an associate professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing. The centers support the roles of nurses and midwives in advancing universal health access and coverage, as well as promoting cooperation on a regional and global scale.
Eight Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Faculty Assignments
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
A Trio of Women Who Have Been Named to Lead Their Academic Departments
Adrienne C. Lahti has been named chair of the department of psychiatry and behavioral neurobiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Emily Kinsky was appointed head of the department of communication at West Texas A&M University and Adele Turzillo is the new head of the department of animal science at Pennsylvania State University.
Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments in Higher Education
The six women faculty in new roles are Siqi Zheng at MIT, Cristin Gavin at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Kathryn Birkeland at the University of South Dakota, Charrise M. Barron at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, Susan Crawford Sullivan at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, and Sharon A. Simmons at Jackson State University in Mississippi.
Three Women Who Have Been Appointed Chairs of Their Academic Departments
Laurie Gutmann was appointed chair for the department of neurology at the Indiana School of Medicine. Kathy Nugent was named chair of the department of clinical and diagnostic sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Mari Chinn was named chair of the department of biosystems and agricultural engineering at Oklahoma State University.
Eight Women Scholars Taking on New Duties at Major Universities
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
New Positions or Roles for Eight Women Scholars in Higher Education
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
Cheri Canon Is the New President of the Society of Chairs of Academic Radiology Departments
Cheri L. Canon holds the Witten-Stanley Endowed Chair of Radiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. She is the second woman to serve as president of the Society of Chairs of Academic Radiology Departments, a nonprofit that aims to advance the art and science of radiology.
Two Woman Scholars Appointed to High-Level Editorial Positions
Vera Bittner, a professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has been named editor-in-chief of ACCSAP, the American College of Cardiology’s self-assessment program and Caroline Glackin of Fayetteville State University in North Carolina has been named an associate editor of the International Journal of Instructional Cases.
