Name: Dr. Allison Nannemann Title: Assistant Professor Department: Special Education Describe your research in about 200 words. My research interests pertain to secondary mathematics education for students with disabilities. Not only am I interested in math interventions for students with visual impairments and learning disabilities, I also plan to consider how to best prepare […] Read More
Name: Dr. Tiffany Otero Title: Assistant Professor Department: Special Education Describe your research in about 200 words. My primary research interests are behavioral interventions for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities, social inclusion and social skill intervention, and improving assessment practices of children with developmental differences. My current projects are focused on identifying variables that contribute […] Read More
Name: Dr. Maryam Hojati Title: Assistant Professor Department: Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering Describe your research in about 200 words. During my academic experience over the past few years, I worked on a variety of research studies that equipped me with the skills to conduct diverse research in the area of material and structural […] Read More
UNM researchers are using a mobile phone app to analyze the real-time effects of cannabis therapy. The app, called Releafapp, allows cannabis users to record the form of cannabis they are using as well as the real-time effects they experience. The research team, Dr. Jacob Vigil and Dr. Sarah See Stith, discovered that the therapeutic effects of THC […] Read More
UNM faculty members heard tips on how to address the broader impacts portion of their research proposals during a workshop hosted by Advance at UNM April 26. Stephanie Tofighi, a faculty research support officer with the Office of the Vice President of Research, and Monica Kowal, the Director of Community Engagement Initiatives with […] Read More
UNM Assistant Professor Dr. Jin Zhang was awarded an NSF CAREER grant in March to pursue her new research on the elastic anisotropy of mantle minerals and the potential relationships with mantle flows. The Faculty Early Career Development, known as the CAREER program, offers the National Science Foundation’s “most prestigious award,” according to […] Read More
UNM faculty who recently received grant funding for their research heard key tips on how to correctly and ethically handle the grant process during a workshop sponsored by Advance at UNM and Contract and Grant Accounting. Presenters at the You Got Funded, Now What? workshop provided tips on how to correctly manage grants throughout the […] Read More
Two UNM professors are among the women being honored at the 2019 Women in Technology Celebration at the end of March. Computer Science professor Melanie Moses, PhD, and Biomedical Engineering assistant professor Christina Salas, PhD are being honored for their work in their respective fields. The Women in Technology Celebration is an […] Read More
UNM Political Science professor wins award for best human rights book The Logics of Gender Justice: State Action on Women’s Rights around the World by UNM Political Science Professor Mala Htun, was recognized as the best book on Human Rights 2018 by the International Studies Association. Htun said that she was delighted to win […] Read More
Mary Jo Daniel, director of the Faculty Research Development Office and Co-PI for Advance at UNM, gave UNM faculty several tips on creating effective management plans for research proposals during a presentation in February. “Today we will be focusing on proposal management plans, which are — woohoo — exciting,” Daniel said. Her interactive […] Read More
