Name: Dr. Sarah McCoy Title: Assistant Professor Department: Accounting Describe your research in about 200 words. My research interests are in the areas of financial reporting and corporate disclosure. What’s the most interesting thing you have learned from a student? I have had some inquisitive students over my years of teaching. Many […] Read More
Name: Dr. Matthew Forte Title: Director of Orchestral Studies, Assistant Professor of Music Department: Music Describe your research in about 200 words. I conduct the UNM Symphony Orchestra, teach courses in conducting, and advocate for music education and general music literacy. My research explores multicultural approaches to performance practice studies in music, with […] Read More
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
Update, Sept. 1, 2020: We had a great response to our summer program! Please stay tuned for details on how we might continue this project. Email advance@unm.edu with questions. ADVANCE at UNM is finding new ways to assist women STEM faculty with making research and scholarship progress this summer. Research and scholarship support Are you […] Read More
There are so many twists and turns along the trail to tenure and promotion. We are here to help! Visit our resources below to learn more about preparing yourself — and your documents — for milestone evaluations.
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
Dr Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou from UNM’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering was selected as a panelist to participate in the 2019 IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (IEEE INFOCOM 2019). IEEE INFOCOM is a highly ranked conference with an acceptance ratio of less than 20 percent, according to Tsiropoulou. Tsiropoulou will be presenting three […] 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 junior faculty members heard tips about how to stay on the path to promotion to full professor, including how to interpret mid-pro letters and how to reach out for help and support along the way during a panel sponsored by Advance at UNM. “You need to identify your top priorities,” said Advance at UNM […] Read More
Support for our diverse campus Accessibility Resource Center Veterans Student Services African American Student Services American Indian Student Services El Centro de la Raza Women’s Resource Center LGBTQ Resource Center Graduate Resource Center Project for New Mexico Graduates of Color Black Student Union Support for success at work Advance at UNM Southwest Hispanic Research […] Read More
Susan Bogus Halter Title with Advance at UNM: Additional Faculty Leadership Your background in academia: Dr. Susan Bogus Halter is a professor in the Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering at UNM. She is also the Associated General Contractors of America Endowed Chair in Construction Engineering and Management. She holds B.S. […] Read More
The UNM Center for Teaching and Learning 2016-2017 teaching fellows showed off their teaching skills as well as their methods and practices on how they are incorporating different and modern methods of teaching to improve learning and interest here at UNM. Due to technical difficulties, the presentation of Dr. Leandra Boucheron (above) is not displayed. […] Read More
Faculty members who want to work with the National Science Foundation should sign up for the organization’s email and become familiar with the NSF’s Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), representatives of UNM’s Faculty Research Development Office (FRDO) told audience members at a recent workshop. The workshop, held at Advance at UNM Sept. […] Read More
Harvard Sociology Professor Frank Dobbin will speak Oct. 6 at noon about what works and what doesn’t work to get more women and minorities into leadership positions. Register for the event here.
As long as humans have looked toward the stars, we have wondered what lies beyond our view. Patricia Henning, the associate vice president of research and a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of New Mexico, has taken a leading role in finding that answer. Henning was part of a team of scientists […] Read More
After our fall 2016 survey, we’re collecting stories about UNM faculty loads. We want to hear from you about your service load. Preliminary results from our fall 2016 survey of UNM faculty indicate that women and underrepresented minorities (URMs) are more likely to report higher service burdens than their male and non-URM counterparts. When asked […] Read More
Yemane Asmerom Title with Advance at UNM: Internal Advisory Board Your background in academia: Yemane Asmerom is a professor of isotope geochemistry at the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, the University of New Mexico. He founded and is the director of the Radiogenic Isotope Laboratory. Asmerom was born in Eritrea and moved to the […] Read More
Ecologists take a comprehensive look at sagebrush habitat through the eyes of a small, but important, resident Full story at https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/science_nation/foragingrabbits.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_51 This is an NSF News item. Source: NSF news
Changes in ocean temperature affect a key species of phytoplankton, according to scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Their study, published in this week’s issue of the journal Science, tracked levels of Synechococcus — a tiny bacterium common in marine ecosystems — near the coast […] Read More
