Name: Dr. Deena Gould Title: Assistant Professor Department: Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy Describe your research in about 200 words. I partner with children, youth, teachers, and communities on the design, development, and research of interdisciplinary learning experiences and materials. My research focuses on the design and study of STEM learning opportunities […] Read More
Name: Dr. Amanda Bienz Title: Assistant Professor Department: Computer Science Describe your research in about 200 words. My research interests lie at the intersection of High Performance and Scientific Computing, with interests including scalable parallel algorithms, sparse matrix operations, iterative and multigrain methods, performance modeling, and data movement optimizations, particularly on emerging […] Read More
Name: Dr. Yuting Yang Title: Assistant Professor Department: Economics Describe your research in about 200 words. My primary research interest lies in the evaluation of environmental regulations and public policies related to climate change. Specifically, I study the effectiveness of energy transition policies, the design of electricity tariffs with growing renewables, the […] Read More
Name: Dr. Diana Dragomir Title: Assistant Professor Department: Physics and Astronomy Describe your research in about 200 words. My research focuses on the demographics and atmospheres of exoplanets smaller than Neptune and orbiting bright, nearby stars. I measure their sizes with the TESS space telescope, and their masses using a variety of […] Read More
Name: Dr. Chih-Huei Su Title: Assistant Professor Department: Finance, International, Technology and Entrepreneurship Describe your research in about 200 words. My research interests encompass empirical corporate finance and financial institutions. I focus on the role of relationship banks in influencing both investment and corporate decision-making processes. Relationship banks hold an information monopoly […] Read More
While examining how first-generation immigrant communities in New Mexico interact with long-standing northern New Mexican communities, Dr. Lillian Gorman found the convergence of cultures affected not only Spanish language use but also views on personal identity. Gorman, an assistant professor of Spanish sociolinguistics and U.S. Latinx cultural studies at the University of Arizona, worked […] Read More
Kim Fournier, Associate Director for UNM Center for Teaching Excellence, and Stephanie Spong, Associate Director of UNM’s Center for Digital Learning, give tips and recommendations on how to best transition to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Law professor looks at protections if AI software for correctional system is hacked University of New Mexico Law Professor Sonia Gipson Rankin combines her computer science and law training to research the protections in place if software used in the legal system is potentially hacked. Her work has recently been featured on a local news […] Read More
Associate Professor of Political Science Dr. Kathy Powers spoke to University of New Mexico faculty for the second workshop in Advance at UNM’s Brown Bag series: Women Influencing Policy about many topics, but primarily surrounding her work on reparations. During her presentation, Powers discussed ways in her career that she utilized indirect and alternative […] Read More
Hi everyone, We hope this finds you ok during these unsettling moments. If you need us while UNM has limited operations, we’re still here to help. If you’d like to have a phone call or virtual meeting, you can request it by emailing us directly, emailing advance@unm.edu or through drop us a line. If you […] Read More
