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  • Dara Wald co-edits special issue of Frontiers in Communication

    Dara Wald, assistant professor in the Greelee School of Journalism, has co-edited a special issue of Frontiers in Communication. The issue is focused on the role of trust in Natural Resource Management. The full special issue is available here: Advancing a Cross Boundary Social Science of Trust in…

    May 10, 2021

  • John Grundy’s research featured in Discover Magazine

    John Grundy’s research is the subject of an article that was recently published in Discover Magazine. Grundy is an assistant professor and neuroscientist in the Department of Psychology. The article, “How Learning A Language Changes Your Brain” features Grundy’s research-based findings which show that learning a new language…

    May 6, 2021

  • Ilma Jahic publishes study in Aggressive Behavior

    Ilma Jahic, graduate student in the Department of Sociology, recently published a study titled, “Psychopathy and Violent Video Game Playing: Multiple Associations in a Juvenile Justice System Involved Sample,” in the journal Aggressive Behavior. Violent video game playing is a consistent risk factor for aggression, but research…

    May 4, 2021

  • Beautiful image of the renamed Ioway Creek and surrounding foliage
    US landmarks bearing racist and Colonial references are renamed to reflect Indigenous values

    Sarah Dees, assistant professor of American religions, discusses the Ioway Creek renaming—and how it reflects a broader trend of selecting Indigenous terms to define sites of natural and cultural significance.

    April 28, 2021

  • Richard W. Mansbach publishes book

    Richard W. Mansbach, professor in the Department of Political Science, has co-authored a book, “Populism and Globalization: The Return of Nationalism and the Global Liberal Order.” The book describes the global spread of nationalist-populism by rightwing and racist political parties; their impact on political, economic, and sociocultural globalization;…

    April 26, 2021

  • stack of books sits outdoors on a table
    Student loan debt is costing recent grads much more than just money

    Kate Padgett-Walsh, associate professor of philosophy, shares insights on the realities of student-loan debt in a piece she co-authored for The Conversation.

    April 22, 2021

  • Charlie Nagle publishes research in Language Learning

    Charlie Nagle, associate professor of Spanish, recently published a research article in Language Learning. The paper, “The effect of speaker proficiency on intelligibility, comprehensibility, and accentedness in L2 Spanish: A conceptual replication and extension of Munro and Derwing” argues that accent is not a good predictor of intelligibility…

    April 20, 2021

  • Leana Bouffard, Jeff Bouffard publish study in the Journal of Criminal Justice

    Leana Bouffard, chair of the Department of Sociology, and Jeff Bouffard, professor of sociology, recently published a study titled, “Still in the Shadows: Stalking Prosecution Rates’ Unresponsiveness to Increased Legislative Attention,” in the Journal of Criminal Justice. This exploratory study used official court data to examine trends…

    April 19, 2021