Dean's Research Seminar Series
Spring 2024
The Dean's Research Seminar Series is a monthly presentation to celebrate the scholarship, research and creative work of those faculty who enjoyed research leave during the previous academic year. These seminars typically consist of two brief presentations from faculty colleagues designed for a general audience, followed by a discussion and refreshments.
We offer the following presentations this semester. Please let us know which sessions you will be attending by filling out our registration form:
Monday, Feb. 12
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: STEM-817WF Building, Rm. 110
Presentations by:
- Kim Case, Ph.D. (Psychology) - "Creating a Faculty Activism Commons for Social Justice: Finding Hope in the Messy Truth"
- Eugene Mills, Ph.D. (Philosophy) - "The Paradox of the Heap: Vagueness and the Limits of Knowledge"
Monday, March 18
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: STEM-817WF Building, Rm. 112
Presentations by:
- Sonja Livingston, Ph.D. (English) - "Blood: One Writer's Exploration into Personal Ancestry and Collective American Inheritance"
- Brent Cody, Ph.D. (Mathematics) - "Infinitary Combinatorics and Connections Between Mathematics, Music and Discrete Optimization”
Monday, May 6
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Location: STEM-817WF Building, Rm. 110
Presentations by:
- Heather Jones, Ph.D. (Psychology) - "Graduate Student Training and Program Evaluation in Integrated Pediatric Primary Care"
- Patricia Cummins, Ph.D. (World Studies) - "Transforming International Higher Education Across Disciplines"
- Derek Johnson, Ph.D. (Biology) - "Effects of Climate Variation on the Production of Ecologically and Economically Important Forest Mushrooms in Northern Spain"
Lunch will be provided at this session only. Please RSVP by May 1, 2024.