Tiffany Momon is director of the Center for Historic Preservation at Middle Tennessee State University, and Rachel Ceballos is director of the Utah Area Health Education Center at the University of Utah. Nadia Vossoughi and Karen Pearson are new assistant professors at Middlebury College and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, respectively.
The appointments are Madeleine Dobie at Columbia University, Ruth Bush at Methodist University, Dana Hogan at Middlebury College, Maya Binyam at Claremont McKenna College, Laura Dzurec at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Meike van der Heijden at Virginia Tech, Eun-song Koh at the Cleveland Institute of Music, and Theresa Werner at the University of Utah.
Daniels served 17 years as director of the Women's Resource Center at the University of Utah. Under her leadership, the center significantly expanded its programming and more than quadrupled its scholarship fund, which now supports over 100 recipients every year.
Dr. Amos served as dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Utah for two decades. During her long tenure, she also served as associate vice president for health sciences and as founding chair of the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women.
Most recently, Dr. Sanders served as vice president of experiential product management and interim vice president of product and technology at Western Governors University.
Here is this week’s roundup of women scholars at colleges and universities who have been appointed to new positions throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new positions in academia. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
For the past two years, Dr. Torti has served as president of the College of the Atlantic in Maine. Earlier, she was dean of the Honors College at the University of Utah.
The new deans are Laila J. Richman at Towson University, Tiece M. Ruffin at Fort Lewis College, Suzanne Reading at Butler University, Stephanie Reid-Arndt at the University of Missouri, Amy Elliott at Marietta College, and Kristina Callis Duffin at the University of Utah.
“As one of the most diverse campuses in the CSU system, Dominguez Hills is a vital anchor institution for the community it serves,” said Dr. Villarreal. “A beacon of inclusivity, it inspires hope – both for the community and for higher education in California.”
Dr. Fisher has conducted extensive research on plasma chemistries for over three decades. She currently serves as vice president of research at the University of New Mexico.
According to the study's findings, a large portion of women who died by firearm suicide in the U.S. had limited or no history of mental or physical health concerns prior to their deaths, suggesting a need to develop new prevention strategies outside of healthcare settings.
