Dr. Mercedez Callenes Publishes Paper in the International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection
Dr. Mercedez Callenes, Associate Professor of Global Affairs, co-published an article titled, “Attacking the Grid: Lessons from a Guerrilla Conflict and Efforts for Peace in Colombia: 1990-2018.” The article was published in the International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection on July 14, 2023. Dr. Callenes and her co-authors address the ongoing internal conflict in Colombia...
Dr. Kimberly Monroe Presents Research at the Black Europe Summer School (BESS) Symposium in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dr. Kimberly F. Monroe, Assistant professor of History and Africana Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, presented her research titled “Writing Toward a Black Liberation: Claudia Jones’ Black Nationalist/Internationalist Activism in Europe” at the Black Europe Summer School (BESS) Symposium in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The theme, ‘Interrogating Citizenship, Race, and Ethnic Relations” examined the...
Dr. Agnes Conaty Presents Talk on the GLOBE Program
Dr. Agnes Conaty, Adjunct Professor of Mathematics and Science Lead of the NASA GLOBE Observer Program co-presented with NASA Engineer Larry Hilliard, to talk about the Space Geodesy Program, the Model Rocket Program and other contributions of NASA Goddard. The two spoke to an audience of 85 campers and their families from across the DC...
Adjunct Professor Frank Handler Co-Publishes Article in Aerosol Science and Technology
Adjunct Professor, Dr. Frank Handler, co-published an article titled, ” Enhanced survival fractions of UV-irradiated spores in clusters on a surface in air: Measured and mathematically modeled results at 254-nm“. The article was published online in Aerosol Science and Technology on March 31, 2023. Dr. Handler, and co-authors, discuss the use of germicidal ultraviolet light...
Dr. Patrice Nielson Presents at the Mid-Atlantic Annual Meeting
Dr. Patrice Nielson, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, gave an oral presentation titled “Incorporating Student Voice and Student Choice into a Lab Activity” at the 2023 Ecological Society of America’s Mid-Atlantic Annual Meeting on April 1, 2023. The meeting, hosted by the University of Delaware in Newark, DE, brought together...
Dr. Stacey Baugh Serves as Panelist to Discuss Mental Health and Helping Teens Copes with Anxiety
Dr. Stacey Baugh, Associate Professor of Psychology, served as a panelist for a virtual town hall on mental health strategies presented by the 100 Black Men of Prince George’s County. The panel focused on ways to help teens and their parents cope with anxiety and exposure to violence. Founded in 2012, The Prince George’s County...
Adjunct Professor Agnes Conaty Featured in SSAI Newsletter for Her Work in Earth Science Research
Dr. Agnes Conaty, Mathematics Adjunct Professor and Senior Research Scientist, was featured in the Science Systems and Applications, Inc (SSAI) newsletter in honor of Women’s History Month. The article highlights Dr. Conaty’s background and work as an earth science researcher at SSAI, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, and Center for Space Science Education. The article...
Chemistry Adjunct Professor Nyesa Enakaya Publishes Article in American Chemical Society Journal
Chemistry Adjunct Professor, Nyesa Enakaya, in the College of Arts and Sciences publishes her first article in the American Chemical Society Journal (ACS) in March 22, 2023. The article, titled “Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Allosteric Effectors for Hemoglobin”, outlines the causing factors of vaso-occlusive crisis in sickle cell patients and potential treatments to increase...
Dr. Shizuka Hsieh Serves as Panelist for AAAS Webinar on Environmental Science and Sustainability
Dr. Shizuka Hsieh, Associate Professor of Chemistry in the College of Art and Sciences, served as a panelist in the third webinar of the Inaugural Webinar Series: AAAS Section Q Equity & Justice in Science Education Webinar Series, a 4-part series to engage and discus equity- and justice-based considerations, approaches, curricula, pedagogies, and actions for advancing...
Dr. Mercedez Callenes Paper Accepted for Presentation
Dr. Mercedez Callenes, Assistant Professor of Global Affairs, has written a paper entitled “Civil Protests as a Means to Defuse or Escalate Conflict? Evidence from Colombia”. The paper has been accepted for presentation as part of the panel Protest and Protest Event Analysis into the Track: Las protestas sociopolíticas del siglo 21 (Sociopolitical Protests of...