Faculty research presentation series to feature faculty from throughout campus

Western Today staff

January 28, 2011

[ Editor's note: The May 5 event with Lyse Rivera has been canceled. ]

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs cordially all members of the Western Washington University community to attend the 2011 faculty research presentation series. All faculty, staff, students and off-campus community members are invited to attend, and faculty are encouraged to invite their students.

The purpose of the series is to provide opportunities to learn about research, publication of research and the direction research is taking in various disciplines and cross disciplinary areas of the university. The presentations will underscore the importance of research development and creative efforts by members of the university community. Presentations will be facilitated by faculty members (or teams) who currently or recently have been involved in substantial research or research and development projects including creative efforts.

Winter quarter 2011 - noon to 1 p.m., Thursdays - Communications Facility Room 105

  • 2/10/11 Diane Johnson, Modern and Classical Languages: “The Heroines of Eobanus Hessus: Classical Myths and Christian Traditions”
  • 2/17/11 Paul Spiegel, Chemistry: “Ribosomes: “Ancestral Molecules, Antibiotics, and Connection between Genotype and Phenotype”
  • 2/24/11 Kate McLean, Psychology: “Kids Telling Stories: Adolescent Identity Development in Conversations with Mothers and Friends”
  • 3/3/11 Raine Dozier, Human Services and Rehabilitation: “Trends in the Well-Being of Women of Color, 1979 – 2009”

Spring quarter 2011 - noon to 1 p.m., Thursdays - Communications Facility Room 125 (note location change)

  • 4/7/11 Cara Jaye, Art: Crossover 2 - a Collaborative Mixed Media Art Exchange
  • 4/14/11 Maria Timmons Flores, Elementary Education: “Building Bridges with Migrant Youth”
  • 4/21/11 Peter Diehl, History: “Plague in Early Medieval Europe”
  • 4/28/11 Julia Hansen, Economics: “The Value of Park and Trail Amenities: Evidence from a Hedonic Housing Study”
  • 5/5/11 Lysa Rivera, English: “Far Out: Science Fiction in Black America”

For more information, contact Ken Clark, director of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs in Old Main Room 530, at (360) 650-4403 or ken.clark@wwu.edu, or contact Connie Hernandez at (360) 650-2884 or connie.hernandez@wwu.edu.