All Entries Tagged With: "Washington University"
Two Economists Join the Faculty at Cornell University
Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, has announced the appointed of seven new faculty members in its department of economics. Among the hires are Eleonora Pattachini, who was on the faculty at Syracuse University, and Julieta Caunedo, who just earned her Ph.D. at Washington University in St. Louis.
Nine Women in New Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities
The new appointees are Shamis Abdi, Leslie C. Davis, Lisa Cassis, DaVida Plummer Vanderploeg, Cynthia J. Brown, Naila M. Mamoon, LaTanya Buck, Jennifer Tiffany, and Karen A. Dowling.
New Administrative Posts in Higher Education for Nine Women
The women taking on new administrative roles are Enku Galaye, Gild Gely, Sally E. McRorie, Jessica W. Kennedy, Susan Grover, Kristine Paranica, Susan Wilson, Susan Boswell, and Alicia Betsinger.
Does Free Birth Control Lead to Risky Sexual Behavior Among Low-Income Women?
A new study by researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine has dispelled the myth that women who are given free birth control are more likely to have sex with multiple partners.
A Trio of New Deans
Stacia Haynie was appointed dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at LSU. Janie Heath will be the next dean of nursing at the University of Kentucky and Nancy Staudt will lead the law school at Washington University in St. Louis.
Ten Women Assuming New Administrative Roles at American Universities
The women with new administrative posts are Amy Wohlert, Jana Jasinski, Kimberly Lamparelli, Susie Brubaker-Cole, Jennifer Heisey, Carla Peterson, Diana Jergovic, Apryle M. Cotton, Sara Childs, and Ellen Amsel.
Washington University Appoints New Leadership for Its Center for Humanities
Jean Allman, the J. H. Hexter Professor in the Humanities and chair of the department of history was named director and Rebecca A. Wanzo, an associate professor of in the Women, Gender, and Sexuality studies program, was named associate director.
Three Women Named to Endowed Chairs
The appointees to endowed teaching posts are Ann Kurth at New York University, Dhyana Ziegler at Florida A&M University, and Laura Jean Bierut at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Eight Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
Taking on new administrative assignments at colleges and universities are Irma Ramos, Robyn S. Hadley, Wendi J.W. Williams, Sandi Altena, Judith Kornberg, Melanie Hart, Patricia Thomas, and Laura Strickler
Washington University Announces Plans to Sponsor a STEM Charter School for Girls
The Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls, scheduled to open in the fall of 2015, will offer a college preparatory curriculum with special emphasis on STEM disciplines. Students will wear uniforms and meet daily with a faculty adviser.
Study Finds One Quarter of Women Drug Offenders Are Victims of Sexual Misconduct by Police
The study, by Linda B. Cottler, now a professor and chair of the department of epidemiology at the University of Florida, surveyed women who were arrested on drug charges in the St. Louis metropolitan area.
Three Women Promoted and Awarded Tenure at the Washington University School of Medicine
The Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has announced the promotion of three women from assistant professor to associate professor of general surgery. All three women were also granted tenure.
Three Women in New Teaching Roles
The women in new faculty positions are Jane Shelby at the University of Alaska-Anchorage, Brooke, O’Harra at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, and Jessica Wagenseil at Washington University in St. Louis.
Ten Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The new appointees are Lorrina Goff-Rush, Suzanne Harrington, Renee Zientek, Renee Reijo Pera, Cynthia Roth, Dawn Thompson, Cheri Soileau, Lorna Stern, Sara Barton, and Mary Phillips.
Faculty News: Six Women in New College and University Teaching Posts
The appointees are Jill McDonald at New Mexico State, Debra Haire-Joshe at Washington University, Stacey Finley at the University of Southern California, Leymah Gbowee at Barnard College, Jane Alison at the University of Virginia, and Cynthia Orona at the University of Arkansas.
Four Women in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The new appointees are Jerald Woolfolk Adley at SUNY Oswego, Valerie S. Ratts at the Washington University School of Medicie, Deborah Robinson at the University of Cincinnati Foundation and Joyce Q. Rogers at Indiana University.
Women Scholars Appointed to Named Chairs
The women appointed to named chairs at Etel Solingen at the University of California Irvine, Nienke Dosa at Syracuse University, Daphna Oyserman at the University of Southern California, Marie Griffith at Washington University in St. Louis, and Ana Soto at the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris.
Study Finds Link Between Alcohol Consumption of Young Women and Breast Cancer Risk
A study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found that young women who are heavy drinkers of alcohol in the years between adolescence and their first-full term pregnancy are at an increased risk of breast cancer.
In Memoriam: Kathleen Fitzgerald Brickey, 1945-2013
She was the James Carr Professor of Criminal Jurisprudence at the Washington University School of Law in St. Louis. In 1989 she was the first woman at the law school to be named to a chaired professorship.
Seven Women Named to Faculty Posts
The women taking on new teaching roles are Frances Henderson at Maryville College, Lara Saguisag at the College of Staten Island, Geetha Sant at Washington University, Marjorie at IUPU Indianapolis, Susan Lawrence at Ohio State, Linda Walters at the University of Central Florida, and Renee Jolles at the University of Rochester.
Chair of Department of Surgery at Washington University Honored for Support of Women Faculty
The inaugural Pillar of Support Award from the Academic Women’s Network at the School of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis was given to a man, Dr. Timothy Eberlein, chair of the department of surgery.
Four Women New to the Faculty at the School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis
Sheretta Butler-Barnes, Amy A. Eyler, Molly Metzger, and Zorimar Rivera-Nunez are new assistant professors in the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St, Louis.
A Quartet of Women in New Faculty Roles
The women scholars with new teaching assignments are Daphne Tan at Indiana University, Elizabeth Sepper at Washington University in St. Louis, Norma Adranga at Wright State University, and Kim Dunleavy at Wayne State University.
In Memoriam: Susan Elizabeth Lanzendorf, 1958-2013
Dr. Lanzendorf was an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology and director of the in vitro fertilization laboratory at Washington University in St. Louis.
In Memoriam: Marilyn Krukowski, 1932-2013
Professor Krukowski was a native of New York City and began her academic career at New York Medical College. She then joined the faculty at Washington University in 1969 and taught vertebrate anatomy at the university for 30 years.
Academic Study Finds Men and Women Share Very Similar Psychological Traits
The study, which was done as the basis for a doctoral thesis at the University of Rochester, involved analyzing more than 13,000 individuals on 122 different characteristics. The authors found that men and women cannot be grouped into separate categories when it comes to most personality traits.
Four Women Academics Honored With Awards
The honorees are Julie Schwarz of Washington University, Ulrike Heine of Clemson University, Nancy Freeman of the University of South Carolina, and Mercedes Prieto of Florida International University.
Two Women Scholars Named Science Envoys by the U.S. State Department
The new Science Envoys appointed by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are Barbara Schaal, a professor of biology at Washington University, and Susan Hockfield, former president and current professor of neuroscience at MIT.
Barbara Schaal Named the Next Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Washington University
Dr. Schaal is the first woman elected vice president of the National Academy of Sciences. She is a past president of the Botanical Society of America and the Society for the Study of Evolution.
Kelly Sartorius Honored for Her Scholarship on Women’s History in Higher Education
The director of development for the College of Arts and Sciences at Washington University, was honored for her research on Emily Taylor, the dean of women at the University of Kansas from 1956 to 1974.
Nine Women Named to Faculty Posts
Here is this week’s news of the appointment of women to faculty positions at major colleges and universities across the United States.
Do Women Executives Tend to Shy Away From Supporting Other Women?
Michelle Duguid, of Washington University, writes that women who have been appointed to high-level positions in organizations are subjected to a “value threat” which impacts their behavior toward other women who seek to become members of top management.
University Study Finds Women Face Bias in Attracting Investment Dollars
All of the financial data given MBA students was the same, only the gender of the executives involved in the company issuing the proposed IPO was different.
Four Women Appointed to Endowed Chairs
Kathryn Dean, Ellen Nerenberg, Anne Skaja Robinson, and W. Sue Ritter have been appointed to distinguished teaching posts.
Washington University in St. Louis Promotes Two Women to Key Administrative Positions
In July Jennifer Smith will become dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Sharon Stahl will be vice chancellor for students.
