Advance at UNM 2020 year in review
The one where we all stayed home
About Makayla Grijalva
Posts by Makayla Grijalva:
5 Things to Know: use these gears each day to lead yourself during a pandemic
“As we know, we have had several months of very challenging different circumstances that we’re dealing with here in this pandemic,” said UNM alumna Maria Guy, a senior partner with Giant Worldwide. “It’s important to lead ourselves — to be aware.” In this video, Guy covers the five gears she recommends to use throughout […] Read More
Alejandro Tomás Rodriguez
Name: Dr. Alejandro Tomás Rodriguez Title: Professor Department: Theatre and Dance Department Describe your research in about 200 words. My artistic work moves back and forth between theatre and music. The result of this oscillation is that the concerts and music I compose are very theatrical, and the theatre pieces I direct are very musical. […] Read More
Anjali Mulchandani
Name:Dr. Anjali Mulchandani Title:Assistant Professor Department:Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering Describe your research in about 200 words.My research explores solving global water, waste and energy challenges to improve environmental resource sustainability. Specific projects include atmospheric water capture for drinking and industrial use, and metals and energy recovery from wastes. My research philosophy applies an interdisciplinary bottom-up approach to […] Read More
Recent UNM faculty hires adjust to pandemic in a new place
For the 2020-2021 academic year, the University of New Mexico welcomed 57 tenure-track faculty into several different departments despite the COVID-19 pandemic changing the way research is conducted and classes are taught. Here’s how some of the new faculty members are adjusting to the new normal while at a new university: Dr. Tania […] Read More
Tyler Mackey
Name: Dr. Tyler Mackey Title: Assistant Professor Department: Earth and Planetary Sciences Describe your research in about 200 words. My research uses the tools of sedimentology to understand what evidence of microbial communities can enter the rock record. The majority of Earth history is microbial, and such sediments serve as a window to key […] Read More
Maricarmen Hernandez
Name: Dr. Maricarmen Hernandez Title: Assistant Professor Department: Sociology Describe your research in about 200 words. My research interests are situated within the fields of environmental and political sociology. Drawing from ethnographic and a variety of qualitative methods, I study environmental justice and environmental racism issues in Latin America and within immigrant and […] Read More
Milad Marvian
Name: Dr. Milad Marvian Title: Assistant Professor Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering Describe your research in about 200 words. I enjoy working on various aspects of quantum computation and quantum information, where the goal is to harness the weird properties of quantum mechanics to enhance computation and information processing tasks. In particular, my […] Read More
Armando Garza Ayala
Name: Dr. Armando Garza Ayala Title: Assistant Professor Department: Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies Describe your research in about 200 words. As a former middle-grades bilingual mathematics teacher, and using sociocultural theories of learning and development, my research interests focus on the academic success of minoritized students in mathematics and science, the development […] Read More
Stephanie Moore
Name: Dr. Stephanie Moore Title: Assistant Professor Department: Organization, Information, and Learning Sciences Describe your research in about 200 words. I am presently a Fellow with the Barbara Bush Foundation & Dollar General Foundation working with them on the use of learning technologies for adult literacy and guidance for foundations wishing to […] Read More
David Aram Wilson
Name: Dr. David Aram Wilson Title: Visiting Lecturer III Department: Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies Describe your research in about 200 words. My most recent research focuses on the intersection of 21st Century corporate education “reforms” and veteran public school teachers who continue to teach despite their opposition to these “reforms.” Various forms […] Read More
Holly Surbaugh
Name: Dr. Holly Surbaugh Title: STEM Librarian Department: CULLS – University Libraries Describe your research in about 200 words. My research interests primarily involve library instruction. Some particular areas of focus include how library sessions contribute to the success of course-based research assignments and gamification. I’m also interested in enhancing the effectiveness of […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Patricia Henning
UNM professor of physics and astronomy named assistant director at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory Dr. Patricia Henning, a UNM professor of physics and astronomy, and associate vice president for research was named the assistant director of science support and research at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). “I look forward to working with […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou
Engineering assistant professor appointed as associate editor in IEEE Networking Letters The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) named University of New Mexico Electrical and Computer Engineer assistant professor Dr. Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou as an associate editor of their Networking Letters. “Being an associate editor, is not only an honorary position, but […] Read More
UNM Grand Challenges to host virtual Fall 2020 welcome back event
The University of New Mexico Grand Challenges will host a virtual Fall 2020 welcome back event on Zoom on Sept. 1 from 11 a.m. to noon. During the event, the Challenge leaders will give project updates and announce plans for the upcoming academic year. The Grand Challenges initiative began in February 2019 when UNM […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Jessica Feezell
Political science assistant professor promoted to associate professor Dr. Jessica Feezell in the political science department was promoted to associate professor this summer. She said that the most important tool to have in order to achieve tenure is a strong support network she established inside and outside the department. “The most important thing I […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Jessica D. Richardson
Associate professor of speech and hearing sciences named distinguished scholar for aphasia research Dr. Jessica D. Richardson, a University of New Mexico associate professor of speech and hearing sciences, was named one of four recipients of the Tavistock Trust for Aphasia Distinguished Scholar Award for her work studying the disorder. “The mission of the […] Read More
STEM Shoutout: Dr. Melinda Morgan
Associate professor of geography and environmental studies named new director of sustainability studies Dr. Melinda Morgan took on the role as the new director of the sustainability studies program at the University of New Mexico in June after being affiliated faculty in the program since 2008. The director of the program also holds the W.K. […] Read More
Michael Deyhle
Name: Dr. Michael Deyhle Title: Assistant Professor Department: Health, Exercise & Sport Sciences Describe your research in about 200 words. My Research is focused on understanding the mechanisms of skeletal muscle plasticity; the ability to change and adapt (or maladapt) to different stimuli or conditions. My Ph.D. studies focused on the role […] Read More
Pankaj Kumar
Name: Dr. Pankaj Kumar Title: Assistant Professor Department: Mechanical Engineering Describe your research in about 200 words. My research goals are to (a) develop materials utilizing the advanced manufacturing methodologies, (b) study physical, chemical, mechanical, and electrochemical phenomena at the mesoscale, and (c) use the engineered microstructure for novel aerospace, automobile, jet engines, […] Read More
Holly Guise
Name: Dr. Holly Guise Title: Assistant Professor Department: History Describe your research in about 200 words. My research focuses on World War II Indigenous history, Alaska Native history, gendered segregation, and Unangan (Aleut) evacuation and internment. I bridge together archival research from federal, university, and tribal archives with elder oral histories related to […] Read More
Tonmoy Chakraborty
Name: Dr. Tonmoy Chakraborty Title: Assistant Professor Department: Physics and Astronomy Describe your research in about 200 words. Tissues are composed of multiple cell types organized in a complex three-dimensional architecture. However, because of the limited penetration depth of visible photons, observing the molecular and structural composition of intact tissues remains challenging. This […] Read More
Aijuan Cun
Name: Dr. Aijuan Cun Title: Assistant Professor Department: Department of Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies Describe your research in about 200 words. I received my Ph.D. degree in Curriculum, Instruction, and the Science of Learning with a concentration in Literacy Education from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo. My research […] Read More
Matias Sokolowski
Name: Dr. Matias Sokolowski Title: Assistant Professor Department: Accounting Describe your research in about 200 words. My broad area of research is financial accounting using mostly archival research methods. My research focuses on disclosures and regulations, primarily in the context of debt markets. The purpose of my research is to explain how disclosures […] Read More
William T. Holmes
Name: Dr. William T. Holmes Title: Assistant Professor Department: TEELP Describe your research in about 200 words. Leadership Communications, Motivating Language Theory, Culturally Sustaining Instructional Leadership, Instructional Leadership, and Improving New Mexico Public Education What’s the most interesting thing you have learned from a student? Educators do many of the same things […] Read More