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STEM Shoutout: Dr. Anjali Mulchandani
Engineering professor chosen as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner Dr. Anjali Mulchandani, an assistant professor in Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, was selected in June as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner. Her project is “Waste as a resource: A thermo-chemical system to recover metals and produce oils from sewage […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Sarah Stith
Economist chosen as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner, recently promoted to associate professor Dr. Sarah Stith, an associate professor in Economics, was selected in June as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner. Her project with Dr. Xiaoxue Li, an assistant professor in Economics is “Trick or Treat: Acute Sugar Consumption […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Caroline Smith
Linguist promoted to full professor Dr. Caroline Smith, who teaches phonetics and phonology at UNM, has been promoted to full professor. “I’ve been a faculty member at UNM since 1998, and have always been impressed by my faculty colleagues,” Smith said. “I feel very honored that my promotion recognizes my place in this great group of professors.” Smith’s […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Lisa Marchiondo
Organizational studies educator promoted to associate professor Dr. Lisa Marchiondo, who teaches in the Department of Organizational Studies at the UNM Anderson School of Management, recently was promoted to associate professor. Marchiondo said she’s thrilled about the tenure and promotion. “I told family and friends that this experience is on par with receiving my PhD. It’s incredibly rewarding […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Alex Webster
Biology professor chosen as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner
Dr. Alex Webster, an assistant professor in Economics, was selected in June as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner. Webster will work with professors from several departments on the project “Perspectives on Innovative Approaches in Agriculture to Managing Water Scarcity.”
STEM Shoutout: Drs. Gabriel Sanchez and Shannon Sanchez-Youngman
Partnership seeks support for communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 Gabriel Sanchez and Shannon Sanchez-Youngman at The University of New Mexico are helping lead a national effort to understand effective COVID-19 vaccine messaging and hesitancy factors. The massive American COVID-19 Vaccine Poll is a partnership between the African American Research Collaborative (AARC), The Commonwealth […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Suzanne Oakdale
Anthropology professor chosen as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner, recently promoted to full professor Dr. Suzanne Oakdale, a professor in Anthropology, was selected in June as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner. Her project is “Claiming Celiac: Narratives of Illness and the Creation of New Worlds.” The […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Lydia Tapia
Computer science professor chosen as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner Dr. Lydia Tapia, an associate professor in Computer Science was selected in June as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner. Her project is ”Learning Conserved Robotic Features.” The work looks at ways to transfer knowledge one robot has learned to a new robot. “When machine learning […] Read More
Dr. Amelia Black, Lecturer II, Linguistics
Name:Dr. Amelia Black Title:Lecturer II Department:Linguistics Describe your research in about 200 words.My research interest focuses on sustaining the Diné language as well as Diné cultural knowledge of k’é (kinship). I rely on ancestral Diné knowledges that are embedded in the Diné language to guide me. In particular, I use k’é (kinship), a concept that is essential and […] Read More
Dr. Sarah K. Dreier, Assistant Professor, Political Science
Name: Dr. Sarah K. Dreier Title: Assistant Professor Department: Political Science Describe your research in about 200 words. Sarah K. Dreier is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of New Mexico. Her research interests include comparative politics, human rights and state oppression, gender, religion, and integrating […] Read More
Dr. Mary Gilbreth, Visiting Lecturer III, TEELP College of Education
Name: Dr. Mary Gilbreth Title: Visiting Lecturer III Department: TEELP College of Education Describe your research in about 200 words. As an educational professional for over 48 years, I have seen an evolution in the school system. When teaching at the University of New Mexico in the College of Education, I was […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Felisa Smith
The American Society of Mammalogists announced University of New Mexico Professor Felisa A. Smith as president-elect at its 100th annual meeting last week. The Society, established in 1919, is the oldest and largest mammal society in the world. She is only the fifth woman and the first Hispanic woman to be elected to the position.
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Caroline Scruggs
Community and regional planning professor chosen as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner Dr. Caroline Scruggs, an associate professor in Community and Regional Planning at UNM, was selected in June as a recipient of the Women in STEM Awards at UNM. Scruggs will work with professors from several departments on the project […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Miriam Gay-Antaki
GES professor chosen as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner Dr. Miriam Gay-Antaki, an assistant professor in Geography and Environmental Sciences was selected in June as a 2021 Women in STEM Award winner. Gay-Antaki will work on the project “Gendering Science and Technology at Climate Negotiations.” The project aims to amplify voices that aren’t regularly part […] Read More
Dr. Ranita Ray, Associate Professor and Maxine Baca-Zinn Endowed Professor
Name: Dr. Ranita Ray Title: Associate Professor and Maxine Baca-Zinn Endowed Professor Department: Sociology Describe your research in about 200 words. I am interested in how racially and economically oppressed children and youth navigate schooling and labor systems, and how racial and gender violence, racial capitalism, and academic and public discourses impact […] Read More
Dr. Yuting Yang, Assistant Professor, Economics
Name: Dr. Yuting Yang Title: Assistant Professor Department: Economics Describe your research in about 200 words. My primary research interest lies in the evaluation of environmental regulations and public policies related to climate change. Specifically, I study the effectiveness of energy transition policies, the design of electricity tariffs with growing renewables, the […] Read More
Dr. Noory Etezady, Visiting Assistant Professor, Marketing, Information Systems, Information Assurance, and Operations (MIDS)
Name: Dr. Noory Etezady Title: Visiting Assistant Professor Department: Marketing, Information Systems, Information Assurance, and Operations (MIDS) Describe your research in about 200 words. Cyber physical systems are described as smart systems that are comprised of engineered networks of physical and computational components that interact with each other. Examples of cyber […] Read More
Lidón Patiño Berjas, Lecturer II in Flamenco
Name: Lidón Patiño Berjas Title: Lecturer II in Flamenco Department: Theatre and Dance Describe your research in about 200 words. My research is focused on transmitting what Flamenco in particular and dance in general have done in my life and in the people and artists I know. One of my great objectives […] Read More
Dr. Georgiann Davis, Associate Professor, Sociology
Name: Dr. Georgiann Davis Title: Associate Professor Department: Sociology Describe your research in about 200 words. My intellectual passion is nestled around the social construction of medical knowledge, specifically how diagnoses are defined and experienced through a gendered framework by medical professionals, patients, and their families. Given such, my research is centered […] Read More
Raneem Ramadan
Title with Advance at UNM: Communication intern Your background: Raneem is an Honors College student majoring in Business Administration / Management Information Systems. Why were you attracted to the project? Raneem became attracted to Advance when she learned that Advance focuses on empowering women and minorities in STEM. She is also interested in learning more […] Read More
12 UNM faculty receive 2021 Women in STEM Awards
Seven winning projects will look at better ways to manage water, how healthy brains age, and methods for transferring knowledge between robots Twelve faculty members at the University of New Mexico have been selected for the 2021 Women in STEM awards. Winning projects this year will look at new ways to reduce the environmental impacts of […] Read More