Name: Dr. Carol Padberg Title: Professor of Practice Department: Art: Studio, History and Education Describe your research in about 200 words. I am an artist, writer, and educator. As an artist, I weave in collaboration with living Oyster mushrooms, using yarn that is colored by plants from my dye gardens. Activating regenerative […] Read More
UNM has a multitude of resources available for faculty, from help finding grants to networking events and faculty development workshops. Explore each topic to learn about help for teaching, support for COVID-related work challenges, fun things for down time and more.
Name:Dr. Allyssa K. MemminiTitle:Assistant ProfessorDepartment:Health, Exercise, & Sports SciencesDescribe your research in about 200 words.My work focuses on the development and implementation of academic supports for university students recovering from sports-related concussion. In particular, I am interested in the intersection of student identity (race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, etc.) and how these factors may influence […] Read More
We look forward to seeing you this fall at our workshops. Among other things, we’ll be exploring how to craft the best research proposal, how to add broader impacts to your work and how to keep your semester planning on track. See the list below for our events as well as those from […] Read More
Name: Allison Freedman Title: Assistant Professor Department: Law Describe your research in about 200 words. My research focuses on civil rights law and the ways statutory and regulatory regimes affect, stigmatize, and subordinate underserved and indigent communities. As a legal clinician, my research interests stem from real-world client interactions and litigation hurdles […] Read More
Name: Dr. Victoria Shiver Title: Assistant Professor Department: Physical Education Teacher Education Describe your research in about 200 words. My research is predominantly focused on the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility model and Social and Emotional Learning in physical education and out-of-school time programming. Work focused on physical education teacher education programming […] Read More
Having faculty search committee members sign a confidentiality agreement is a recommended best practice, not a UNM requirement. The hiring officer can opt to require a signed statement as part of serving on a faculty search committee. The signed agreements should be kept by the department as part of the search process records. See the […] Read More
Eleven winning projects will look at capturing and recycling carbon dioxide, genomics of piñon pine trees in the intermountain west and planet formation among other things Twelve women faculty members at the University of New Mexico have been selected for the 2022 Women in STEM awards. Award recipients will look at patterns of […] Read More
In addition to the subject you teach, there’s so much to keep up with as you share your knowledge with students. From using UNM’s Learning Management System to being sure you know best practices for the classroom, we’ve got you covered with the resources below. We also have a whole guide dedicated to teaching […] Read More
From tenure and promotion to creating work life balance and getting the most from your career, there are a variety of resources available at UNM to help faculty succeed. ADVANCE at UNM records and posts videos of some of the workshops we host and we provide other information on events that benefit all faculty.
We all need some down time, and there are so many unique places around campus to chill out by walking, visiting museums and more. See other fun things around Albuquerque here. Amazing trees Did you know UNM’s main campus in 1994 was designated as an arboretum? Check out the wide variety of trees in […] Read More
Whether you want to just chat with a colleague over some coffee or tea or need more formal networking connections, UNM has various opportunities around campus. This is the main sitting space at Dane Smith Hall. Here faculty and students can meet up to learn or work casually. Photo by […] Read More
UNM has a wide range of resources to support research, scholarship, and creative works. This list is only a summary. If you need help and are not sure where to start, contact the associate dean for research in your college/school or the Faculty Research Development Office (frdo at unm dot edu.)
By Steve Carr / UNM UCAM What started out as an effort to increase the representation and advancement of women faculty in science and engineering departments campus wide through a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant has blossomed into sustainable change that has contributed to success of women and faculty from underrepresented backgrounds in STEM-related […] Read More
ADVANCE and FRDO presented a workshop on April 8, 2022 to help you figure out who to contact when you have questions related to planning and managing funded work. The speakers were Julia Fulghum, Advance director, Betsy Till, Senior Managing Director for Corporate and Foundation Relations at the UNM Foundation, Heather Mechler, Director, […] Read More
Need help finding the mentor(s) who are right for you? Watch this workshop from April 6, 2022 to learn how to develop a map of mentors to fit your individual needs. You’ll also build a framework to help identify on- and off-campus mentors.Presenters were Advance at UNM Director Julia Fulghum and Kristina Jacobsen, Associate Professor […] Read More
Negotiating and thriving with your service loads can be tricky, but you can get tips and tricks from this workshop from April 1, 2022. The speakers were Julia Fulghum, Advance director, Lisa Broidy, sociology professor, Cristina Takacs-Vesbach, biology professor and department chair, Irene Salinas, associate biology professor; and Tryphenia Peele-Eady, associate dean for Equity, Inclusion, […] Read More
Proposals due May 2 The call is open for women STEM faculty at UNM to apply for a variety of grants as part of the 2022 Women In STEM awards. Awards range from $3,000 to $15,000 and three types of grants will be awarded through the program. They include travel awards to foster […] Read More
Hear from four University of New Mexico faculty members about their research in 7-minute presentations during the Lightning Lounge event. The March 2022 speakers at the Lightning Lounge were: Jessica Feezell, an associate professor of political science whose presentation was “Scrolling Headlines and Clicking and Clicking Stories: Differential Content and the Consequences from […] Read More
In this workshop by Advance and the Faculty Research Development Office on March 4, 2022, speakers gave advice on spending your startup money, developing proposal budgets and managing grant money. Presenters were Ellen Fisher, Vice President for Research, FRDO Associate Director Monica Fishel, Earth & Planetary Sciences Chair Peter Fawcett, and Economics Chair Janie […] Read More
We look forward to seeing you online this spring at our workshops. Among other things, we’ll be exploring how to find the best support team on campus for your research, how to manage your grant money and how to battle imposter syndrome during the pandemic and beyond. See the list below for our […] Read More
Women in STEM from across disciplines at UNM are looking at ways to understand and fight SARS-CoV-2, from studying what it does to our lungs to researching how animal modeling can be applied to our knowledge about the effects of COVID-19. UNM researchers also have examined the virus’ impacts on our social and educational […] Read More
UNM assistant professor of literacy Dr. Mary Frances Rice recently co-authored multiple publications on the rising importance of the work by instructional designers to support impartial education during COVID-19. The work includes an article in Information and Learning Sciences called Self-regulated learning in online learning environments: strategies for remote learning and two in the Distance Education […] Read More
Women in STEM this year took on topics including viruses, better ways to get rid of human waste, and disaster risk analysis Despite the formidable challenges of scientific discovery during a pandemic, women in STEM at UNM continued their research in 2021 on everything from cosmic microwaves to communication disorders. Stories on our […] Read More
The UNM administration and UA UNM have been addressing the impact of COVID-19 on faculty through a variety of policy and process changes. Advance at UNM has compiled the changes related to milestone evaluations below, including the opt-out tenure extension for faculty who started before January 2021, and the flexibility faculty have to document the pandemic’s […] Read More
