Jessica Feezell Honor: 2016 Women In STEM travel award winner Title: assistant professor, Department of Political Science Winning project: Experimental Analysis of Framing Effects on Blame Attributions and Attitudes Towards Muslim Americans Project focus: the work focuses on the ways that news frames influence how the public identifies the causes of, and attributes blame for, […] Read More
Siobhan Mattison Honor: 2106 Women In STEM workshop award winner Title: assistant professor, Department of Anthropology Winning project: The Dynamics of Gender in Matrilineal Kinship Systems Project focus: Her project focuses on gender roles in systems of kinship that are biased toward females. Her workshop in February 2017 will bring together leading experts on kinship […] Read More
Katie Witkiewitz Honor: 2016 Women In STEM award winner Title: associate professor, Department of Psychology Winning project: Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention and Transcranial Direct Current Brain Stimulation to Reduce Heavy Drinking. Project focus: The project looks at integrating a non-invasive form of brain stimulation, transcranial direct current stimulation, with mindfulness meditation as a treatment for individuals […] Read More
Title with Advance at UNM: Co-principal investigator Your background in academia: Phillip B. (Felipe) Gonzales is a professor of sociology and the director of the School of Public Administration at the University of New Mexico (UNM). He was formerly senior associate dean and associate dean of faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences; chair […] Read More
Title with Advance at UNM: Advance Director, Co-lead of the the Advance / FIRST Evaluation Core Your background in academia: Dr. Julia Fulghum is a professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Associate Dean for Faculty Development in the College of Arts & Sciences. She served as UNM’s vice president for research and economic development […] Read More
We are sad to share that Mala passed away Jan. 25, 2025. Title with Advance at UNM: Deputy director Your background in academia: Htun is political science professor at UNM and special advisor for inclusion and climate in the School of Engineering. She works on women’s rights, social inequalities, and strategies to promote inclusion […] Read More
Title with Advance UNM: Co-principal investigator Your background in academia: Mary Jo Daniel is the Associate Vice President for Research at UNM. Prior to this, she was the director of the Faculty Research Development Office and the Associate Director for New Mexico’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR,) a NSF-funded program that builds research […] Read More
Stephanie Forrest Title with Advance at UNM: Co-principal investigator Why were you attracted to this project? For the first 15 years of my career at UNM, I was the only tenure-stream female faculty member, and when I joined UNM there was only one other female faculty member in the entire college. I have seen firsthand […] Read More
