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.”
The new deans are Rebecca Klaper at the University of Delaware, Jessica Kubiak at the University of Pittsburgh's Bradford and Titusville campuses, Gerrelyn Patterson at Virginia State University, Shannon Clifford at Stockton University, Beth Longenecker at the University of Northern Colorado, Julie A. Washington at the University of California, Irvine, and Martha Kline at Ohio University-Zanesville.
In an analysis of clinical studies conducted between 2015 and 2023, women's participation met or exceed their disease prevalence in 67 percent of trials. However, some areas of study still significantly under-enroll women participants.
The three new assistant professors are Margaux Fitoussi in the departments of comparative literaure and history, Nicole T. Hughes in the department of Spanish and Portuguese, and Taija Mars McDougall in African American studies.
Katherine Tate, professor of political science at Brown University, is a leading scholar on African American politics, race and gender in political science, American public opinion, government, and urban politics.
Dr. Finlayson-Pitts' research has advanced the global understanding of air quality and pollutant formation. She is the founder and director of the Atmospheric Integrated Research Institute at the University of California, Irvine.
Professor Ausubel is the author of three novels and two short-story collections. Her latest work, The Last Animal, has received the 2025 Science + Literature Award from the National Book Foudnation.
Dr. Kwapis conducts extensive research on the molecular and epigenetic mechanisms that support long-term memory formation, storage, and updating. She currently serves as the Paul Berg Early Career Professor in the Biological Sciences at Pennsylvania State University.
Dr. Bolton, an assistant professor at Georgia State University, focuses her research on how stress in early-life experiences affects the developing brain.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
