Dr. Peña brings over three decades of higher education experience to her new role as president and CEO of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education. Her background includes key leadership roles with several universities across the country.
Dr. Gertsman, distinguished university professor at Case Western Reserve University, recently received one of the highest honors in art history education: the Distinguished Teaching of Art History Award from the College Art Association.
Molly Fox, associate professor of anthropology a the University of California, Los Angeles, is the lead author of a new study that found an increase in time spent pregnant and breastfeeding throughout a woman's lifetime is associated with stronger cognitive function later in life.
Although pharmacy technicians overall had a 14 percent lower risk of suicide between 2011 and 2022, women working in this profession had a 22 percent higher risk of suicide than women in the general population, according to a new study led by the University of California, San Diego.
Dr. Wendland previously spent five years as provost at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. She will serve in the same capacity at West Virginia University beginning July 1.
"Marquette’s commitment to the search for knowledge through curiosity, research, and innovation creates a special environment in which to learn and grow," said Dr. Tahmassebi. "I look forward to engaging in that pursuit through my role and hope to maintain and enhance the academic and student experience at Marquette University."
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.
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.
“The goal is for women to create their own personalized plan to explore treatments, prepare to speak with their doctors, and try different approaches to feel more comfortable during the menopause transition," said Dr. Andrea LaCroix, principal investigator for MyMenoplan.org and a distinguished professor at the University of California, San Diego.
The new deans are Meenakshi Wadhwa, Cheryl Lambert, Josephine O. Ibironke, Sandra Inouye, Elizabeth Xyr, Tania Castañeda, Bisant A Labib, Radiah Corn Minor, Kelly Gebo, and Kerwyn Flowers.
A team of researchers led by the University of Minnesota has identified several hundred components of human milk that are determined by women's genetic differences. Many of these genes were found to affect infant gut microbiomes.
