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