Category: Professional Notes

Faculty, Staff, Students Attend MLK Prayer Breakfast

Representing the University of Mary Washington at this year’s MLK Prayer Breakfast were:– College of Education Dean Pete Kelly – Vice President for Student Affairs Juliette Landphair – Student Kaylah Lightfoot – Center for Prevention and Education Director Marissa Miller – Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Director of Multicultural Affairs Marion Sanford – […]

Frankel Shares Opinion on Pollution in ‘Inside Climate News’

Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Tyler Frankel contributed to an article titled “Advocates Celebrate a Legal Win Against U.S. Navy’s Staggering Pollution in the Potomac River. A Lack of Effective Regulation Could Dampen the Spirit” in Inside Climate News. “There is a distinct lack of field studies designed to confirm these predictions through […]

Agrawal Looks for Active-learning Approaches to Teach Biomolecular Visualization

Bonnie Hall and Swati Agrawal, both faculty at teaching-focused institutions, recognize the challenges students face when presented with visually complex biomolecules. Both have looked for active-learning approaches to enhance student learning in this context.One approach is having students explore printed three-dimensional models of biomolecules, such as proteins or DNA, which can provide a much better […]

Johnson-Young Publishes Research on Birth Trauma Experiences

Elizabeth Johnson-Young, Associate Professor of Communication, published her work regarding birth trauma experiences in the journal, Qualitative Research Reports in Communication. Stemming from research conducted as part of her Jepson fellowship in 2021, this article reports on the results of qualitative in-depth interviews of women who defined their births as difficult or traumatic. With the […]