The new deans are Kyaien Conner at the University of Pittsburgh, Rosilie Hernández at the University of Illinois Chicago, Robin Hojnoski at Lehigh University, Jamie Newman at Louisiana Tech University, Donna Nicol at California State University Long Beach, Julie Amador at the University of Idaho, Li-Chiou Chen at Pace University, and Lynn Mayer at the Catholic University of America.
Under a new agreement, the university will assume responsibility for all research components of the Magee-Womens Research Institute and Foundation and its grant activities. Pamela Moalli, a leading physician-scientist in urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery, has been named executive and scientific director of the institute.
Dr. Cartwright, a distinguished professor of philosophy at the University of California, San Diego, was awarded for her contributions to the philosophy of science in practice, which have reshaped the scholarly understanding of scientific evidence, causality, and objectivity.
The women appointed to new administrative positions are Vanessa Vales-Lewis at SUNY's Downstate Health Sciences University, Rebecca Haley at the University of Arkansas, Jodi Weisfield at the University of Pittsburgh, and Christian Murphy at Spelman College in Atlanta.
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members 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.
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.
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland recently honored Professor Wang, dean of the College of Nursing at Florida State University, for her pioneering work in digital health transformation and integrating artificial intelligence into nursing practice.
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.
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.
Kim Needy has served as dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas for the past five years. She is a past president of both the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers and the American Society for Engineering Management.
The women faculty who are taking on new roles are Kisha Cunningham Aites at Savannah State University in Georgia, Melissa Morris at the University of Wyoming, Wei-Zen Wei at Wayne State University in Detroit, Shannon Wanless at the University of Pittsburgh, Lynne McLandsborough at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Katherine McDonald at Syracuse University in New York.
