Category: Professional Notes

Rafferty Publishes Latest in Essay Series Exploring U.S. Presidency

Colin Rafferty, Associate Professor of English, had his essay on President James Buchanan, “Frogs (#15),” featured on the Aforementioned Productions webpage on Monday, April 24. The piece can be read here: http://apt.aforementionedproductions.com/2017/04/frogs-15-by-colin-rafferty/#.WP-GGFPyvzI​. This is one in a series of essays that Rafferty has written reflecting on the presidency of the United States and the men who have held that position.

Liss and Students’ Research Paper Accepted for Publication

Professor of Psychology Miriam Liss and four students from her research seminar had a paper accepted for publication by the journal Personality and Individual Differences. The paper is titled “How Extraversion, Neuroticism, Attachment Style and Fear of Missing Out Predicted Social Media Use and Addiction.”Liss and her students found that fear of missing out was […]

Farnsworth Presents Research on Presidential Politics

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently presented a research paper titled “President Obama’s Use of New Media: Enacting the Affordable Care Act and Defining Presidential Character” at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association in Vancouver, Canada.

Alumna Named VP of Advancement, University Relations

I am pleased to announce the newest addition to UMW’s leadership team. On August 1, Lisa Jamison Bowling will become the University’s Vice President for Advancement and University Relations. A 1989 graduate of Mary Washington, Lisa has served for the past seven years as Roanoke College’s Assistant Vice President for Resource Development. In that capacity, […]