In November, Dr. Holley will be installed as the eighteenth president of Payne Theological Seminary in Ohio. She previously served as the seminary's interim president, academic dean, and director of the Alternative Theological Extension Program.
Kristi Bartlett is an assistant professor in the department of engineering and computing education. Kamia Smith is an assistant professor in the department of mechanical, materials, and industrial engineering, and Guannan Zhang is an assistant professor in the department of biomedical engineering.
The women faculty appointed to new roles are Jennifer Cochran at Stanford University, Sekyung Jang at the University of Cincinnati, Rebecca Puhl at the University of Connecticut, Cristina Bodea at Michigan State University, Paula Lemons at the University of Georgia, Allison Rice at the University of Notre Dame, Betsy Sinclair at Washington University, and Angela Hosek at Ohio University.
Pardis Dabashi was promoted to associate professor at Bryn Mawr College. Haley Duschinski, Rachel Roberts, Cynthia Carnes, and Liz Legerski are taking on new academic leadership roles at Ohio University, the University of Cincinnati, the University of Minnesota, and the University of North Dakota, respectively.
The appointments are Paula Termuhlen at the University of North Dakota, Abbey Zink at Fairmont State University, Colleen Hastings at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Jennifer Mize Nelson at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Christy Swinson at Fayetteville State University, Rachel Roberts at the University of Cincinnati, and Belinda Sturm at Virginia Tech.
Laurel Smith-Doerr is a Provost Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Lindsey Welch was promoted to full professor at Cedar Crest College, and Liza Stepanova joined the faculty of the University of Cincinnati. Anjali Iyer-Pascuzzi of Purdue University and Jennifer Olmsted of Wayne State University have been promoted to head of their departments.
UCLA's Kelly Lytle Hernández is vice president of the Society of American Historians. Nichole Price will direct a new research center at Colby College and Ivonne Miranda was awarded tenure at Cedar Crest College. Hiu Li is a Distinguished Research Professor at Florida State University and Florida A&M University and Danbi Um has joined the University of Cincinnati faculty.
Here is this week’s roundup of women scholars who have been appointed to new positions in the academic world. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Dr. Recasner has over two decades of experience as a tenured faculty member and senior administration in higher education. She has been serving as the interim president of Seattle Central University.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative 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.
A longtime professor of voice, Dr. Farwell held appointments with Drake University, the University of Wisconsin, Western Carolina University, Baylor University, and ultimately Rice University in Houston, where she taught for more than a decade.
