Beth G. Adelman of the University at Buffalo and Jessica de Perio Wittman of the University of Connecticut were honored for their co-edited volume on academic law libraries. Roger Williams University's Nicole Paccione Dyszlewski, Diana J. Hassel, and Monica Teixeira de Sousa were awarded for their co-authored book on how systemic racism has shaped American law.
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.
Standard heat tolerance tests used in military and athletic populations to determine when someone can return to duty or play were developed based on the male body and are not as effective at measuring tolerance in women, according to new research from the University of Connecticut.
Braswell comes to her new appointment with extensive leadership experience in state government, including her current role as general counsel to Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont. In her new role, she will provide strategic oversight for the 16 campuses within Connecticut's public higher education system.
Julie Sanford of the University of Alabama, Eileen Boris of the University of California, Santa Barbara, Itohan Osayimwese of Brown University, Jane Grant-Kels of the University of Connecticut, and Rani Sullivan of Mississippi State University have been appointed to leadership positions with professional organizations in their academic fields of study.
The newly launched Center for Research on Sexual Violence and Empowerment at the University of Connecticut aims to facilitate research and develop interventions to combat sexual violence on college campuses. Lisa Eaton, professor of human development and family studies, will serve as the center's inaugural director.
The women selected for endowed faculty positions are Sarah Feldstein Ewing at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Megan Hershey at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington, and Karla Erickson at Grinnell College in Iowa.
The women who have been selected for new faculty appointments are Allison Shorten, Jonli Tunstall, Nancy Deringer, Rachel Stanley, Maxine Burkett, Elena Karahanna, Nadine Kabengi, Melanie Leuty, and Zena Herrera.
The women appointed to endowed professorships are Lesa Hoffman at Clemson University in South Carolina, Aiyin Chen at Oregon Health & Science University, Carmen Alvarez at the University of Pennsylvania, and Danielle Luciano at the University of Connecticut.
Dr. Sterbing taught undergraduate courses in psychological and brain sciences, behavioral biology, and neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore for over a decade.
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.
