Archive: 2021

K. L. Cook named LAS Dean’s Faculty Fellow in the Arts

Cook, professor of English and co-coordinator of Iowa State's MFA Program in Creative Writing and Environment, is the author of three recently published works of fiction, essays and poetry.

July 20, 2021

Charlie Nagle publishes article in Studies in Second Language Acquisition

Charlie Nagle, associate professor of Spanish, recently published an article in the journal Studies in Second Language Acquisition. The article, “Doing L2 Speech Research Online: Why and How to Collect Online Ratings Data,” was published on June 28. The goal of the study was to develop a…

July 19, 2021

Charlie Nagle earns National Science Foundation grant

Charlie Nagle, associate professor of Spanish, has earned a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The $249,079 award will support Nagel’s research until August, 2024. Nagle is the Principal Investigator for the research, “A longitudinal approach to examining perception-production links in second language speech sound learning.” He…

July 19, 2021

Katherine A. Rafferty publishes article in Western Journal of Nursing Research

Katherine A. Rafferty, associate teaching professor in the Department of Psychology, has published an article in the Western Journal of Nursing Research. The article, “Mothers’ Support Preferences With Their Chronically Ill Child’s Health Care Team,” was published on July 8. The Western Journal of Nursing Research…

July 19, 2021

Amy Erica Smith co-authors article in the Journal of Democracy

Amy Erica Smith, a Liberal Arts and Sciences’ dean’s professor and associate professor of political science, has co-authored an article for the Journal of Democracy. The article is titled, “Latin America Erupts: When Does Competitive Authoritarianism Take Root?” The Journal of Democracy is the world’s leading publication…

July 16, 2021

John Winters quoted in Washington Post article

John Winters, associate professor in the Department of Economics, was quoted in a July 14 Washington Post article, “Skip college? Not if you want to make more money.” Winters provided research-based commentary about the value of a four-year college degree and how location can impact a degree’s return…

July 16, 2021

Robert McQueeney awarded inaugural John and Mary Weaver Professorship

Physics professor honored for his widely recognized expertise in condescend matter physics and achievements in neutron scattering

July 16, 2021

A passion for the past and a path to a dream career

Madisyn Rostro ('22 history, anthropology) is pursuing her goal of becoming a museum professional, thanks to a collection of inspiring internships and encouraging faculty.

July 16, 2021