Women in Information Technology
When considering computer ethics, the usual topics of concern are Internet crime, privacy, freedom of expression, intellectual property, etc. Gender and issues of underrepresentation have never been part of the ethical considerations.
The Elgin/Parthenon Marbles: Heritage, Ownership, Care and Controversy
The course that Professor Ann M. Nicgorski (Art History/Archaeology) and I will be developing this summer is an examination of the Parthenon, addressing its setting and significance within the ancient world, as well as its ongoing role as a source of cultural influence and debate.
Gender in the IT/STEM Labor Market
It has long been the case that women play a much smaller role in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) industries in the US than do men, yet the rationale and origin behind this lack of equal representation, remuneration, and advancement opportunities has been inadequately evaluated.
Environmental Health: Issues, Conundrums, Solutions
The summer research collaborative I propose with Biology Professor Barbara Stebbins-Boaz falls under the broad rubric of Environmental Health. Environmental Health is both a discipline and a social movement.
Reading the Parthenon: A Monument in Time
This summer I will be working together with Professor Jeanne Clark (Rhetoric) to develop a special course to be offered in conjunction with an exhibition at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, "The Archaeologist's Eye: The Parthenon Drawings of Katherine A. Schwab" (November 7, 2015 through January 31, 2016).
Environmental Health: Issues, Conundrums, Solutions
Environmental health is a contemporary discipline that addresses the impact of the natural and built environment on human health.
2015 Faculty Projects
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