Name:Kendall LovelyTitle:Assistant Professor and Curator of Historic and Contemporary Indigenous Collections, Maxwell MuseumDepartment:Native American StudiesDescribe your research in about 200 words.Research really is “me-search”! All of my areas of interest are close to home in some way, and I consistently utilize qualitative methods to allow the voices of participants to describe the phenomena under study. […] Read More
Name: Alixandra Rael Title: Lecturer Department: Teacher Education and Educational Leadership and Policy Describe your research in about 200 words. My research sits at the intersection of history, gender studies, and educational leadership. I am interested in how historical contexts and evolving power structures—specifically regarding gender and diversity—shape the experiences of leaders within educational systems […] Read More
Title with Advance at UNM: Leadership team member Your background in academia: Ellis Hamp s an associate professor of dance and serves as Associate Chair in the Department of Theatre & Dance and Associate Dean of Faculty Equity & Excellence in the College of Fine Arts. Their creative and scholarly research focuses on experimental dance […] Read More
Title with Advance at UNM:Leadership team memberYour background in academia:Leola Tsinnajinnie Paquin (Filipina/Diné), PhD, is an Associate Professor in Native American Studies at the University of New Mexico (UNM). She grew up in Na’ Neelzhiin (Torreon), the Navajo community where she received her foundation in education. She belongs to one of the final graduating classes […] Read More
Title with Advance at UNM: Director Your background in academia: Lisa Broidy, Ph.D., is a distinguished professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at UNM. She also holds an appointment as an Adjunct Professor at the Griffith Criminology Institute in Brisbane, Australia. She is a fellow of the American Society of Criminology (ASC) as […] Read More
Name:Yuki IshidaTitle:Assistant ProfessorDepartment:Yuki Ishida, Languages, Cultures, and LiteraturesDescribe your research in about 200 words.I explore how language and literature shape the way we see the world, arguing that this is most evident at sites of linguistic friction. Grounded in modern Japanese literature, criticism, and Russo–Japanese literary relations, I examine how languages, literatures, and cultural concepts […] Read More
Name:Rachel PetersenTitle:Assistant ProfessorDepartment:AnthropologyDescribe your research in about 200 words.I combine long-term behavioral, demographic, and health data from humans and non-human primates with genomic analyses of tissue samples and targeted cell line experiments to investigate how social experiences across the life course become biologically embedded and shape reproductive function, evolutionary fitness, and health.What’s the most interesting […] Read More
Name: Ellen Lalk Title: Assistant Professor Department: Earth and Planetary Sciences Describe your research in about 200 words. I am a biogeochemist, meaning I am interested in the ways that microbial life and the physical environment shape (and are shaped) by the chemical make-up of Earth. My research program addresses questions about how the sources, […] Read More
Now’s your chance to get involved with this year’s Research and Discovery Week, Nov. 3 – 6. Calls for proposals are being accepted through Aug. 31. Find out more.You can also read more about what’s planned for the week including why you should include some of the week’s activities in your syllabus!
Name: Peter Thurston Carrera Title: Assistant Professor Department: Marketing, Information, and Decisions Sciences Describe your research in about 200 words. My research within the field of operations management focuses on leveraging learning and organization practices to drive service quality performance. I study how service organizations learn from and make decisions about their experiences (knowledge creation) […] Read More
Name:Yung-Yu LeeTitle:Assistant ProfessorDepartment:Individual, Family, & Community EducationDescribe your research in about 200 words.My research interests include play therapy, school counseling, and quantitative research.What’s the most interesting thing you have learned from a student?As an international faculty member, navigating new languages and cultures has deepened my empathy for students’ diverse journeys and keeps me grounded in […] Read More
Eight UNM faculty members have earned the title of distinguished professor, including Bob Berrens of economics and Melanie Moses of computer science and biology. Congrats to all!Read more from the Provost’s Office.
Name:Adriana LuceroTitle:Lecturer IIIDepartment:Individual, Family, and Community EducationDescribe your research in about 200 words.My scholarly pursuits have concentrated on educators’ motivation for instructing students with disabilities in inclusive settings, student motivation within inclusive environments, and assessment practices in the classroom.What’s the most interesting thing you have learned from a student?I have gained a deeper understanding of […] Read More
Collaborative grants to support research across science, education, health and art Eleven UNM faculty members have been selected as part of the inaugural cohort of the NM Scholars Pursuing Advancement, Research, and Knowledge (SPARK) program, a grant initiative supporting assistant and associate professors who are advancing their research, scholarship, and creative work in alignment with […] Read More
Lighting the way: a federal grant for STEM faculty created a system of support and success for all ADVANCE at UNM started on campus 10 years ago, kicking off a decade of increased faculty support. Explore our series of stories as we look back — and glance at what’s ahead. Start the series →
Name:Jessica MonnetTitle:Assistant ProfessorDepartment:Public AdministrationDescribe your research in about 200 words.My research generally examines how federal and state policies affect healthcare access and use in the United States, with a particular focus on maternal and reproductive healthcare and on healthcare access among American Indian and Alaska Native populations. I am interested in understanding how federal and […] Read More
Name:Alexander FertigTitle:Assistant ProfessorDepartment:EconomicsDescribe your research in about 200 words.I am a development economist focusing broadly on topics related to migration and conflict. In my most recent work, I study the impacts of the internet and social media in conflict settings, while a second strand of my research investigates the impacts of international migration on migrant […] Read More
Name:Rosalia PachecoTitle:Assistant Professor in K-8 Literacy/ReadingDepartment:Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy (TEELP)Describe your research in about 200 words.My primary research interests are reading/literacy instructional practices and curriculum development, teacher preparation research, increasing Opportunity to Learn (OTL) through educational access and equity for all learners, integrating arts and storytelling as culturally sustaining teaching practices, bi-multilingual education, […] Read More
Name: Diego Bustos Title: Associated Director International Studies Institute Department: International Studies Institute Describe your research in about 200 words. My work examines how literature represents and helps produce middle-class identities, aspirations, anxieties, and forms of cultural authority across Latin America and the US–Mexico borderlands. Drawing on literary studies, history, economics, and archival research, I […] Read More
Myrriah Gómez has been named as the director of the Southwest Hispanic Research Institute after serving as interim director since last fall. Gómez, an associate professor in the Honors College at UNM, is already planning SHRI’s first Research Fiesta for the fall semester.”I am excited for SHRI to host our inaugural Research Fiesta this fall. SHRI […] Read More
Indigenous planning professor receives fellowship for book research sabbaticalUNM Assistant Professor of Indigenous Planning in the Department of Community and Regional Planning Elspeth Iralu has received a Career Enhancement Fellowship from the Institute for Citizens and Scholars.The fellowship, funded by the Mellon Foundation, provides a rare opportunity to spend up to a year on a […] Read More
An assistant professor of architecture in UNM’s School of Architecture and Planning will work on a collaborative architecture history project as part of a competitive Graham Grant.Lauren McQuistion and two colleagues have already started on an anthology of architecture information published between 1978 and 1983 in the influential monthly tabloid magazine Skyline. The magazine was considered groundbreaking in […] Read More
