2021 News
7/21/21
91ΑΤΖζ alumna and current SMU sociologist Andrea Laurent-Simpson says treating pets like family has changed our laws, the number of children we have, and even where we choose to work. Her new book could make the fur fly for pet lovers and detractors alike.
Daisy Cantu receives NIH Pain Consortium award for research excellence
6/22/21
91ΑΤΖζ biology PhD candidate Daisy Cantu received the at the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health's (NIH) in May. Cantu's research focuses on the effect of hormones and stress on neural processes when women experience inflammatory pain.
Alumna helps students take writing out of the classroom and into the mainstream
6/22/21
Poet, educator, LGBTQIA+ activist and 91ΑΤΖζ alumna Em Ramser (MA, MAT β20) once swore βup, down and sidewaysβ that she would never become a teacher. Now, she teaches high school pre-AP English classes and designs her curriculum around professional opportunities for students, inspired by Dr. Gretchen Busl's lessons in βpop scholarship.β
6/21/21
"Researching With: A Decolonizing Approach to Community-Based Action Research" by Jessica Smartt Gullion (Associate Dean of Research, College of Arts and Sciences; Associate Professor, Sociology) and Abigail Tilton (Dean, College of Arts and Sciences; Professor, Social Work) has been named a 2021 International Book Awards finalist in the Education/Academic category.
According to the publisher's website, "is a guide for how to do research that is inclusive, engages in community-building, and implements a decolonizing framework. The text advocates for a collaborative approach, researching with communities, rather than conducting research on them. Reviewing both theory and method, Jessica Smartt Gullion and Abigail Tilton offer practical tips for forming community partnerships and building coalitions."
Jeffrey Keen, President and CEO of , said this yearβs contest yielded over 2,000 entries from authors and publishers around the world, which were then narrowed down to the final results.
Mark Hamner receives national mathematics honor society service award
6/10/21
91ΑΤΖζ Vice Provost for Institutional Research & Improvement Mark Hamner, PhD, was selected as the 2021 recipient of the (KME) .