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.
The women taking on new faculty positions are Paola Ehrmantraut at the University of St. Thomas, Alicia Moore at Southwestern University, Kalenda Eaton at the University of Oklahoma, and Shannon Duvall at Elon University.
For the past year, Dr. Minthorn has served as president-elect of the ASHE, a scholarly society dedicated to advancing research and policy in higher education. She will be the first Indigenous person to serve as president of the association.
“It is a privilege to work with people who care so deeply about students, discovery, and the future of North Dakota,” said Dr. Veil. “With its strong academic profile and land-grant mission, NDSU is well positioned for meaningful impact, and I look forward to partnering with my fellow Bison to advance that work.”
Dr. Dougherty has served as Marietta College's interim president since January. Before her interim appointment, she was the college's provost and dean of the faculty.
Kalenda Eaton is president of the Western Literature Association, Evelyn Fields is chair of the South Carolina Education Deans' Alliance, and Alexandra Meliou is vice chair of the Special Interest Group on Management of Data for the Association for Computing Machinery.
The professors selected for new appointments are Padma Raghavan at Vanderbilt University, Audrey Corbett at the University of Oklahoma, Michelle Harkins at the University of New Mexico, Brittney May at the University of Nevada-Reno, Wendy Townsend at Purdue University, Farah Jasmine Griffin at Columbia University, and Karen Doherty at Syracuse University.
The new deans are Mei Zhao at the University of North Florida, Emily Roper-Doten at Brandeis University, Melissa Craft at the University of Oklahoma, Stephani Etheridge Woodson at the University of Northern Colorado, Sandra Smith at Brown University, Keisha Pollack Porter at Johns Hopkins University, Lisa Saltzman at Bryn Mawr College, and Saskia van de Gevel at Virginia Tech.
Dr. Sturtevant's award-winning book, It's All in the Delivery: Pregnancy in American Film and Television Comedy, explores how pregnancy tropes in comedic movies and television shows have evolved throughout U.S. history.
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.
Dr. Shotton currently serves as acting dean of students and the inaugural vice president of diversity affairs at Fort Lewis College. Prior to assuming her current role in 2022, she spent 14 years as a faculty member and administrator with the University of Oklahoma.
The new department chairs are Natalie Sowell at Spelman College in Atlanta, Jennifer Sacheck at Brown University in Rhode Island, Christine Chung at the University of California, San Diego, and Isabella Grumbach at the University of Oklahoma.
