At the University of South Florida College of Public Health, Jamie Corvin will serve as senior associate dean for academic and student affairs, Tricia Penniecook will serve as director of the Center for Leadership in Public Health Practice, and Ellen Daley will serve as vice dean for faculty and research.
The new deans are Janice Zgibor at the University of South Florida, Angela Gilmore at the University of the District of Columbia, Windy Ann Mack Stephenson at South Carolina State University, Heidi Getchell-Bastien at Northern Essex Community College, Lisa Reyes Mason at the University of Illinois, and Vanessa B. Sheppard at Florida A&M University.
The new deans are Dina Perrone at California State University, Long Beach, Karin Gwinn Wilkins at Stony Brook University in New York, Jenny Paxton at the Catholic University of America, in Washington, D.C., Jillian Jackson at Shaw University in North Carolina, and Carol Ann Borchert at the University of South Florida.
The appointments are Ana Pombo at Johns Hopkins University, Alicia Drais-Parrillo at Pennsylvania State University, Tracey Stuller at the College of Southern Maryland, Tara M. Randis at the University of South Florida, and Jennifer Choy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new dean 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.
The appointments are Keiko Price Carter at Emory University, Alma Parada at Stanford University, Melissa Mason-Montgomery at Alcorn State University, Sarah Higgins at the University of South Florida, Priya Harjani at Northwestern University, Lisa Wilkins at Berkeley City College, Lani Fortier at the University of New Hampshire, and Kristin Roberts at Auburn University.
A new study has found being a mother may lead to positive workplace outcomes for women, such as increased motivation. This challenges prior assumptions of the "motherhood penalty," where women are viewed as less dedicated to their work due their caregiving responsibilities.
Although women are the majority of undergradaute students (55 percent), they are underrepresented among NCAA varsity student-athletes (43 percent). Women are also less than half of all coaches for women's collegiate athletic teams.
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.
Eight women scholars affiliated with higher educational institutions in the United States were recently presented with awards at the 139th annual meeting of the American Historical Association in Chicago.
A University of South Florida faculty member for over two decades, Dr. Chenneville has conducted extensive, international research on the psychological issues affecting children and youth living with or at risk for HIV, as well as broader issues related to sexual health.
Following a career as a K-12 teacher and counselor, Dr. Walker spent 21 years on the faculty at the University of South Florida's College of Education. Her scholarship centered on improving administration and supervision in urban public schools.
