Faculty Highlights

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  Best New Democracy Books

  Fencing in Democracy: Border Walls, Necrocitizenship, and the Security State, written by Miguel Díaz-Barriga, professor of anthropology, and Margaret E. Dorsey, associate professor of anthropology, was named one of “47 Best New Democracy Books To Read In 2021” by BookAuthority.

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  Best New Democracy Books

  Fencing in Democracy: Border Walls, Necrocitizenship, and the Security State, written by Miguel Díaz-Barriga, professor of anthropology, and Margaret E. Dorsey, associate professor of anthropology, was named one of “47 Best New Democracy Books To Read In 2021” by BookAuthority.

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  Lundberg Selected as Mentor

  Kristjen Lundberg, assistant professor of social psychology, will mentor student Hyewon Hong for the project, “The Effect of Improving Friendship Quality on Well-Being and Loneliness Amidst Global Pandemics: An Experimental Intervention.” This was awarded through the A&S Research Grants Program.

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  Sjovold Selected as Mentor

  Erling Sjovold, professor of art, will mentor student Casey Murano for the project “At the Fall Line: Where Bodies Meet.” This was awarded through the A&S Research Grants Program.

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  Wares Selected as Mentor

  Joanna Wares, associate professor of mathematics, will mentor students Berke Nuri and Jonathan Huang for the project “An Agent-Based Model to Evaluate the Effect of Socioeconomic Status and Demographic Factors on COVID-19 Prevalence and Mortality.” This was awarded through the A&S Research Grants Program.

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  Wilkins Published

  David Wilkins, professor of leadership studies, published "Indigenizing the U.S. Constitution" in Starting Points. 

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  Weist Published

  Caroline Weist, assistant professor of german studies, published “‘I’ll wait’: Crip-Queer Temporality and Reproductive Futurism in Musical Adaptations of Dürrenmatt’s The Visit.” in Theatre Survey.

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  Singal Quoted

  Jack Singal, associate professor of physics, was quoted in “China Launches Moon Mission, Seeking to be First Country in Decades to Collect Lunar Rocks" for The Washington Post.

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  Weist Published in Monatshefte

  Caroline Weist, assistant professor of german studies, published “Castration and Critique: Resisting Rehabilitation in Ernst Toller’s Hinkemann.” in Monatshefte.

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  Barney Awarded

  Tim Barney, associate professor and chair of the department of rhetoric & communication studies, won the 2020 Wrage-Baskerville Award by the Public Address Division of the National Communication Association.