Provost Balasubramanian awards five UMassD faculty members for their innovative work
Provost Ramprasad Balasubramanian recently announced the 2024 University Scholars/Research Faculty Fellows. The University Scholars/Research Fellows Program's purpose is to support research and scholarly efforts of tenured and tenure-track faculty in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Arts, and Business. These awards are expected to result in publications of original work and displays of juried artistic/creative work, as well as support the pursuit of external funding, where appropriate, to support scholarship and creative work.
The 2024 Faculty Fellows are listed in alphabetical order:
Prof. Aneesa Baboolal (Crime and Justice Studies)
- Topic: Resisting Islamophobia, Xenophobia, and Anti-Black Racism on Campus: An Exploratory Analysis of Marginalized Student Experiences
- Award: Course Release Fall 2024
Prof. Suzanne Schireson (Art and Design)
- Topic: Intersections of Care and Creative Practice
- Award: Summer Stipend, $7,000
Prof. Leili Soltanisehat (Decision and Information Sciences)
- Topic: Integrative Framework for the Sustainable Supply Chains: From Operational to ESG-Based
- Award: Summer Stipend, $7,000
Prof. Alexis Teagarden (English and Communication)
- Topic: Co-Editing a Special Issue on Teaching Writing through Risk and Failure
- Award: Course Release Spring 2025
Prof. Brian Williams (History)
- Topic: Mosquito Squadron. How the Ukrainians (who Don't Have a Navy) Sank One Third of Russia's Black Sea Fleet
- Award: Summer Stipend, $7,000
The Fellows will publicly present their project in the fall semester.