UNM Assistant Professor of Anthropology Kari Schleher was awarded a $349,999 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for a pottery storage project that will safeguard important cultural objects. The NEH Sustaining Cultural Heritage grant will allow the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at UNM to better care for archaeological and ethnographic collections with new compact […] Read More
Name: Dr. Luotao Lin Title: Assistant Professor Department: Individual, Family, & Community Education Describe your research in about 200 words. I have focused my research on nutrition epidemiology including discovering temporal dietary and lifestyle patterns and their relationship with health outcomes like obesity, improving food security among low-resource populations, and providing precise […] Read More
UNM Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy Diana Dragomir has received a $750,000 NASA grant to continue her work studying exoplanets. Dragomir leads 60 astronomers to use the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) telescope, which surveys the sky for exoplanets orbiting stars in the Solar neighborhood. NASA launched TESS in 2018, and the work funded by […] Read More
Name: Dr. Stephanie Bunt Title: Assistant Professor Department: Architecture Describe your research in about 200 words. My work examines cross-disciplinary building design processes in emerging digital tools and identifies opportunities for improvement in the multi-objective education of future designers. Focusing on computational design techniques, such as design space exploration and optimization, my […] Read More
Name:Gwyneth Doland Title:Professor of Practice Department:Communication and Journalism Describe your research in about 200 words.As Professor of Practice I’m devoted to creating a pathway for our students to graduate and succeed as journalists who help support a vibrant democracy. I teach multimedia writing and other skills courses, while running a successful fellowship and internship program that places students […] Read More
UNM Distinguished Professor of Sociology Sharon Erickson Nepstad has received a FulbrightSpecialist Award at the Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora in Brazil, where she will offer workshops on academic writing and publishing. Nepstad also will also meet with faculty to develop recommendations and strategies to increase their departmental ranking within Brazil’s public university system. During her […] Read More
UNM Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Director of Center on Alcohol, Substance use, And Addiction (CASAA) Katie Witkiewitz and CASAA Research Professor Matthew Pearson are overseeing two major research projects related to chronic pain and opioid use. Funding for both programs recently was renewed by the National Institutes of Health HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-Term) […] Read More
UNM Professor of Landscape Architecture Katya Crawford has published an essay celebrating the importance of landscape architecture design competitions in the LA+ Journal. The essay, “Let’s smoke, walk and enter competitions,” explores the thrill of competitions, whether entrants win or not. It points to well known landscape architecture projects that might not have been built if […] Read More
UNM Assistant Professor of English Nahir Otaño Gracia has been named as one of 10 Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders for 2023. Her work for the fellowship explores the construction of whiteness in medieval Arthurian texts. “Earning a Mellon Emerging Faculty leader award means the world to me because it validates my commitments to responsible and critical […] Read More
UNM Assistant Professor of Biology Alex Webster will lead a team of researchers across six universities that will study water quality and quantity in headwater stream networks. Research for the $2.5 million, two-year award from the Department of Energy’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Program will take place in five headwater stream networks across […] Read More
Name:Dr. Karen J. Leong Title:Associate Professor Department:History Describe your research in about 200 words.I research 20th century U.S. social and cultural history, with a focus on nationalism, borders, and citizenship as articulated through popular culture, immigration policy, and social formations at the intersections of race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic status, and other social factors. My scholarship seeks to demonstrate […] Read More
UNM assistant professor Myrriah Gómez has published a book exploring nuclear colonialism in New Mexico. Gómez spent more than 10 years on the research behind Nuclear Nuevo México, which considers the effects of the nuclear industrial complex on Nuevomexicanas/os, Hispanic New Mexicans. Gómez said she wrote the seed essay as a Master’s student […] Read More
UNM Associate Professor Stephanie Beene and a colleague at Oakland University have published a new paper exploring conspiracy theories presented by library patrons. The work, “Library workers on the front lines of conspiracy theories in the US: one nationwide survey,” was written by Beene, an Art, Architecture, and Planning Librarian in the College of University Libraries […] Read More
Name:Mariana Sabino Salazar Title:Lecturer III Department:Latin American and Iberian Institute Describe your research in about 200 words.My work delves into the representation of diasporic and immigrant populations in Latin American popular culture from a trans-Atlantic perspective. For the last twelve years, my research has focused on Romani Latin American history and the Gypsy stereotype in film, music, and […] Read More
Name:Dr. Madura Pathirage Title:Assistant Professor Department:Gerald May Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering Describe your research in about 200 words.As climate concerns grow, concrete, which is the most used man-made product in the world, is well-positioned to help society meet tomorrow’s challenges. While solutions that can adapt to the effects of climate change are already a reality […] Read More
Name: Dr. Christoph Wagner Title: Assistant Professor of Cello Department: Music Describe your research in about 200 words. Internationally performing cellist, pedagogue and lecturer. Special research interests in musicians’ wellbeing and peak performance, as well as music and the brain. What’s the most interesting thing you have learned from a student? […] Read More
Name:Bryan Hertweck Title:Lecturer II Department:Marketing, Information, and Decision Sciences Describe your research in about 200 words.As a lecturer, I won’t be expected to research, but my previous research was centered on simulations of electronic markets. I focused on how various automated shopping and pricing strategies affected the evolution of markets. I also examined the use of neural networks […] Read More
Name: Juli Hendren Title: Lecturer II Department: Theatre & Dance Describe your research in about 200 words. My research swims in the water of somatic awareness, physical play, and global connection through storytelling. What’s the most interesting thing you have learned from a student? That every day I am with students, I […] Read More
Name: Dr. Michelle Allgood Title: Assistant Professor Department: School of Public Administration Describe your research in about 200 words. My research focuses on public management, workplace coping and employee well-being, and equity and access issues, especially for members of the disability community. My research focuses primarily on local governments and alleviating the […] Read More
Name: Dr. Paula Corbin Swalin Title: Senior Lecturer II, Voice Department: Music Describe your research in about 200 words. Research interests include Latin American and Iberian Art Song, Vocal Health and Singing Voice Health, Aesthetics of the Aging Singing Voice, and appropriate terminology relating to singing voice in the 21st century. […] Read More
Name: Dr. Elliott Schwebach Title: Lecturer Department: Political Science Describe your research in about 200 words. I am a political theorist who takes a “Fanonian” approach to political and social life (guided by the work and legacy of Frantz Fanon). I focus primarily upon the political and psychological legacies of colonial oppression […] Read More
Two UNM researchers have published an article on microplastics toxicity that was selected as the June 2023 Extramural Paper of the Month by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The article, “Photoaging of polystyrene microspheres causes oxidative alterations to surface physicochemistry and enhances airway epithelial toxicity,” is a collaborative work between Drs. Eliane […] Read More
The University of New Mexico announces the recognition and promotion of six faculty to the rank of Distinguished Professor. The rank of Distinguished Professor is awarded to faculty who have demonstrated exceptional achievements and are nationally and internationally renowned scholars. This is the highest title that UNM bestows upon faculty. The faculty promoted to Distinguished […] Read More
Name:Myla Vicenti Carpio Title:Associate Professor Department:Native American Studies Describe your research in about 200 words.My initial research in Indigenous urban studies has maintained a focus on community sustainability in defending indigeneity, place, and culture as a material form of resilience. I have two ongoing research projects in progress; a co-authored book manuscript with Dr. Karen Leong exploring the […] Read More
The funded projects will look at using drones in rural areas to expand healthcare access, how to better understand water scarcity along the Rio Grande and the rise of citizen journalists, among other things. By Kate Cunningham Nine women faculty members at the University of New Mexico have been selected for the 2023 […] Read More
