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.
Monica J. Posey was named president of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College in 2016, making her the first African American woman president of a major educational institution in the Cincinnati metropolitan area. She will retire from the college in August, following over three decades of administrative service.
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology has recognized Lori Anderson of the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Lori Bowman Dalley of Georgetown University, and Susan Newell of the University of Cincinnati for their outstanding contributions to nurse anesthesia education.
In addition to teaching oboe performance and music theory at the University of Arkansas, Dr. Delaplain frequently performs as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral musician. She is the founding organizer of the SHE Festival of Music, an annual international festival to promote music written by women.
The National Society of Genetic Counselors has honored Martha Dudek for her leadership and contributions to the discipline. At Vanderbilt University, she founded a master's degree program and a graduate-level certificate in genetic counseling, as well as a fellowship in genomics research.
