Although both men and women experience similar declines in their financial literacy as they age, a persistent gender gap in financial literacy remains among older adults. However, since women tend to live longer than men, older women are most likely to benefit from efforts to improve financial literacy.
Dr. Isenberg was one of Princeton University's leadings scholars on urban studies. She taught as a professor of history and served as co-founder of the Princeton-Mellon Initiative in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities.
A faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania for over two decades, Dr. Albarracín is a renowned scholar in the fields of attitudes, communication, and behavior. Over the course of her career, her scholarly publications have received more than 20,000 citations.
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new academic positions throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].
A Purdue faculty member since 2022, Dr. Kirby leverages theories of self, identity, and acculturation to explore why diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts often fail to obtain their desired goals.
Dr. Carberry taught computer science and linguistics at the University of Delaware for more than five decades. During her tenure, she spent five years as chair of the department of computer and information science.
“We need a second gender revolution,” said Dr. Low of the University of Pennsylvania. “The first was women entering the workforce and taking on these roles; the second is men stepping up at home and sharing chores equally.”
The women recently appointed to endowed faculty positions are Lindsay Lally at Virginia Tech, Diana Robertson at the University of Pennsylvania, Kate Richmond at Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania, Joanne Freeman at Yale University in Connecticut, and Nina Rowe at Fordham University in New York.
Jie Deng, J. Margo Brooks Carthon, and Catherine McDonald have been selected for endowed professorships at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.
Dr. Sanday, a longtime professor at the University of Pennsylvania, was known for her anthropology research that challenged western assumptions about male dominance in human societies. She also studied the culture of American college campuses, specifically how institutions respond to sexual assault.
The women taking on new academic roles are Meng Zhu at Virginia Tech, Sara Roccabianca at Washington University, Ayako Kano at the University of Pennsylvania, Vicky Lai at the University of Arizona, Jennifer Hunter at the University of Kentucky, Laura Machia at Syracuse University, Allison Koenecke at Cornell University, Tamara Caspary at Emory University, Nukhet Sandal at Ohio University, and Debbie Fleming at Central Baptist College.
