The UNM Office of Graduate Studies recently announced the winners of several new scholarships and awards for 2009-10, as well as the Dean’s Dissertation Fellowship.
“These awards – for faculty and graduate students – are designed to support timely completion of theses and dissertations and promote mentoring initiatives. They also provide the opportunity for future faculty to attend institutes and conferences to do something they can’t do at UNM to prepare them for professorship,” Harrison said.
OGS also awarded several President’s Assistantships, Provost’s Assistantships, Assistantship Supplements, Research Project and Travel grants and Higher Education Department 3 percent awards.
The Graduate Research Supplement is for ABD (all but dissertation) students pursuing advanced writing and research.
Recipients:
Subhadra Bobban, biomedical sciences, “Shrimp anti-bacterial toxicity”
B. Erin Cole, history, “Environment, race and the shaping of urban/suburban space in Denver, Colorado, 1947-1990”
Jamie Reed, chemical engineering, “Fundamental detachment mechanisms of smart polymers”
Lyman Persico, Earth and Planetary Sciences, “Holocene climate change impact on Greater Yellowstone ecosystem”
The Future Faculty Awards support summer coursework, research or development opportunities not available at UNM that prepare students for higher education careers.
Recipients:
Ryan Scott Crow, Earth and Planetary Sciences, to attend a workshop on the origin and evolution of the Colorado River System. This workshop is only offered every 10 years, Harrison said.
Gregory Evans, English, to work at the Jefferson Library and Hannah Arendt Center focusing on hermeneutic and post-process pedagogies for teaching critical thinking
Jessica Nodulman, Communication & Journalism, to attend “The Teaching Professor” conference and pre-conference workshop for future faculty.
Faculty Mentor Awards go to faculty who demonstrate excellence in mentoring activities that benefit graduate students in his or her own or other departments.
Recipients:
Karen Foss, professor, Communication & Journalism, who presented numerous advising workshops on creating advising relationships, writing and publishing for graduate students. She works with graduate students across the department on data analysis, committee selection and negotiating a job search. She mentors in forming research teams, panels for convention programs and established a graduate student exchange program.
Wendy Hansen, professor, political science, who publishes peer-reviewed articles in top journals with graduate students; helps other colleagues’ students with research methods, co-authors conference papers with graduate students and received five grant awards to support graduate student research. Additionally, Hansen helps graduate students with grant proposals and funding efforts.
Graduate Student Mentor Awards go to graduate students who demonstrate excellence in mentoring that benefits students in his or her own or other departments.
Recipients:
Elizabeth Dickinson, Communication & Journalism, who is a mentor for master’s and doctoral students, is a C&J buddy for incoming students, is involved in recruitment and retention programs and participated in PNMGC (Project for New Mexico Graduates of Color) mentoring. She also helps other students mentor effectively.
Ilse Biel, anthropology, who has long-term service with the Anthropology Graduate Student Union. She serves as a bridge between graduate students’ interests and faculty and college/university, she mentors incoming and current graduate students in academic matters and support services. She mentors undergraduates, as well.
Heidi Pitts, economics, organized regular coffee club discussions for graduate students, established a series of talks and a seminar on the job market and mentors in academic issues and support.
The Dean’s Dissertation Fellowship provides $8,000 to the recipient:
Michele Leiby, political science, “Why Soldiers Rape: Understanding Wartime Sexual Violence in Latin American Civil Wars,” a comparative analysis of the prevalence and use of rape during Latin American armed conflicts, with particular focus on the Salvadoran, Guatemalan and Peruvian civil wars.
Dean’s Dissertation Scholarships provide recipients with $1,000 each:
Mary Avila, Art/Art History
Connie Constan, Anthropology
Margaret Frisbee, History
Joseph Garcia, Latin American Studies
Alison Green, OLIT
Hongbo He, Mechanical Engineering
Hari Kutawi, Economics
Jessica Metcalfe, Physics & Astronomy
Ethan Mills, Philosophy
Cleophas Muneri, Communication & Journalism
Shadi Naderi, Mathematics and Statistics
Jamie Reed, Chemical/Nuclear Engineering
Zonia Rodriguez, Spanish & Portuguese
Agripino Silveira, Linguistics
Higher Education Department [HED] Graduate Scholarships provide $7,200 per year and are renewable. Recipients provide 10 hours per week of unpaid internship.
Harrison said, "The 47 HED Graduate Scholarships went to underrepresented graduate students in departments ranging from Anthropology and American Studies to Educational Specialties, Public Administration and Community and Regional Planning."
Recipients:
Frank Alvarez, History
Mona Angel, Community & Regional Planning
Valorie Aquino, Anthropology
Antonio Barreras, Public Administration
Geneva Becenti, Language, Literacy, Socio-cultural Studies
Matthew Berch, History
Kevin Brown, Anthropology
William Burnside, Biology
Jodi Burshia, Language, Literacy, Socio-cultural Studies
Santos Contreras, Educational Specialties
Jaelyn deMaria, Communication & Journalism
James Dory-Garduno, History
Kathryn Fischer, Juris Doctor
Dina Gilio, American Studies
Breanna Griego, History
Lucinda Grinnell, History
Laura Guerrero, Philosophy
Martin Gutierrez, Public Admin
Yasmin Khan, Community & Regional Planning
Tarah Kesse, Latin American Studies
Michelle Kiser, Linguistics
Kathryn Lenberg, Psychology
Clifford Lucero, Individual, Family and Community Education
Javier Martinez, Law
Marcial Martinez, History
Andrea Mays, American Studies
Carmen Mosely, Anthropology
Nydia Mozingo-Martinez, History
Vangee Nez, Language, Literacy, Socio-cultural Studies
Xavier Ortiz, Speech Language Pathology
Maria Otero, Art History
Bianca Paiz, American Studies
Mark Paz, Architecture
Keira Philipp-Schnurer, Latin American Studies
Luanne Redeye, Art & Art History
Jessica Roberts, Latin American Studies
Karen Roybal-Montoya, American Studies
Riti Sachdeva, Master of Fine Arts
Lisa Sanchez, Political Science
Carmen Samora, American Studies
Sarah Santillanes, Language, Literacy, Socio-cultural Studies
Kelley Sawyer, Anthropology
Elizabeth Silva, Language, Literacy, Socio-cultural Studies
Johnnita Tsabetsaye, Economics
Norion Ubechel, Community & Regional Planning
Kristen Valencia, American Studies
Melanie Yazzie, American Studies
AAUW Dissertation Fellowship provides $20,000 for dissertation work.
UNM had two recipients: Leigh Johnson, American Literary Studies, for “Domestic Violence and Empire: Legacies of Conquest in Mexican American Writing.”
For a related story on Leigh Johnson visit: English Doctoral Student Garners AAUW Dissertation Fellowship
The second recipient is Kathleen M. McIntyre, a doctoral student in History and a Latin American and Iberian Institute Ph.D. fellow. McIntyre's dissertation project is, "Contested Spaces: The Rise of Protestantism in Oaxaca, 1920-1994."
For a related story on Kathleen McIntyre visit: History Doctoral Candidate Earns $20,000 Dissertation Prize
Santa Fe AAUW provided two scholarships. The recipients are Brittany Branch, Nano Science and Microsystems, who received $2,000; and Sara Abercrombie, Individual & Family Counseling, who received $1,500.
Posted by scarr at April 22, 2010 04:51 PM