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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
UNM biology professor studies role of water source in shaping algae communities Key info: Through the award, Dr. Becky Bixby aims to understand the role of water sources in shaping groups of algae diversity in alpine streams. Quote: “Research at the intersection of climate change, ecology, and biodiversity is a real draw for me,” […] Read More
In this video, hear from Dr. Heather Edgar, an associate professor of anthropology at UNM, about her project ”Improving Identification for Missing and Murdered American Indians.” The work uses pre-existing post mortem CT scans and collects measurements from American Indians who have died in New Mexico over the last 10 years. The goal is […] Read More
Anthropology professor creating better way to identify Native American remains Key info: Dr. Heather Edgar’s work expands the number of CT scans available for researchers looking to make positive identifications of deceased people. The sample size in a widely used database is woefully inadequate, leading to delays and in some cases misidentifications of a […] Read More
UNM Electrical and Computer Engineering professor researches resource management in 5G systems Key info: Through the award, Dr. Tsiropoulou aimed to “rationalize” the resource allocation process in cyber-physical social systems including 5G wireless communication systems and Internet of Things infrastructures Quote: “The main objective we fulfilled in this project is the autonomy in 5G networks […] Read More
Hear from four University of New Mexico faculty members about their research in 7-minute presentations each month during the Lightning Lounge events. The April speakers were: Sarita Cargas, an associate professor in the Honors College whose presentation was “Hungry for Human Rights: Meeting Our Students’ Basic Needs,” Lisa Marchiondo, an assistant professor at the […] Read More
How do you develop a five-year plan for your research and scholarship? Why should you do so? What benefits can come from this exercise? Listen to UNM’s new VPR Ellen Fisher in this workshop and she steps you through the process of planning ahead and thinking collaboratively.
Three linguistics professors research child acquisition of minority languages Key info: The group looked at how language develops in children when exposure to a language is limited, as is often the case for children learning minority languages in the United States. Quote: “Even though research has shown that bilingualism is beneficial in so many ways, […] Read More
Sandia National Labs is a major research partner of UNM and there are a number of ways to initiate collaborations with colleagues at the labs.Advance at UNM hosted a workshop in 2020 on ways to work with Sandia. See a video of that event here and read more tips in the sheet we’ve compiled below.[pdf-embedder […] Read More
Hear from four University of New Mexico faculty members about their research in 7-minute presentations each month during the Lightning Lounge event. The February speakers were: Rebecca Bixby, a Research Assistant Professor in Biology whose presentation is “Looking for the Light: the Dynamics of Algae in Aridland Rivers”; Jason Moore, an Associate Professor in […] Read More
Recommendations include changes in annual and milestone review expectations and continued flexibility in remote work During the second half of the fall 2020 semester, ADVANCE at UNM asked all full-time main campus faculty to participate in a climate survey that included questions about the impact of COVID-19. The ADVANCE Social Science Research Team has […] Read More
