Avivia Abramovsky has been serving as a professor and dean of the University of Idaho College of Law. Before joining the University of Idaho faculty, she was dean of the University at Buffalo School of Law in New York.
At the time of her passing, Dr. Ho was the John L. Weinberg Professor of Economics and Business Policy at Princeton University. As a scholar, she focused on industrial organization and healthcare economics, particularly how markets and policymaking impact patients.
Professor Matthews has taught creative writing and poetry at Bryn Mawr College since 2017. As a poet and educator, she centers her work on the intersections of language, economics, race, and social policy.
In analysis of 37 low- and middle-income countries, scholars from the University of Pennsylvania found countries that implemented large-scale, government-led cash transfer programs experienced improved healthcare outcomes for women and children.
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.
