Faculty Spotlight
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November 20, 2017
Museum curator studies social inequalities in South Asia
Carla Sinopoli, professor of archaeological anthropology and curator of Asian archaeology in the Museum of Anthropological Archaeology, understands the social obligation and rewards of invigorating the museum experience for both patrons and academics.
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October 30, 2017
Political science professor researches what is written in stone
In research, symbols are important. And, in Ron Stockton’s research, a dash indicates a lifetime. For nearly 20 years, the UM-Dearborn professor of political science has been traveling to cemeteries around the world to research and give that dash a bit more meaning.
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October 23, 2017
Professor shares work with underrepresented students
Since the early 1990s, Robert Griess Jr. has worked to bring math to marginalized students around Michigan. Griess, the John Griggs Thompson Distinguished University Professor of Mathematics, wants to inspire kids to find an interest in math, and to understand the importance of the discipline.
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October 2, 2017
LSA lecturer examines intersection of race, Jewish identity
Jamie Moshin’s work focuses on rhetorical analysis of a variety of media, from humorous memorializations of the Holocaust, to Jewish Americans performing hip-hop and reggae.
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September 18, 2017
Professor reflects on life work in hospice care
For Robert Buckingham, hospice is more than a place to die. He is one of the founding fathers of hospice in the United States.
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September 5, 2017
Sustainability professor talks business, role of academia
Andy Hoffman is in the business of change. While his research as the Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise examines how businesses look at the environment, he hopes to shift people’s opinions on how both business and academia can be a force for positive social change.
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June 19, 2017
Social work professor brings classroom to Mexican border
For Sherrie Kossoudji, bringing her students to the Mexican border was the teaching opportunity of a lifetime. Kossoudji, an associate professor of social work at the School of Social Work, has worked over the years to provide her students with an opportunity to travel to the United States-Mexico border.
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May 22, 2017
Fibers professor weaves narrative of her career
One glance at the hundreds of colorful fabric scraps scattered throughout Sherri Smith’s office, and it’s easy to see she’s got art projects on her mind. Smith, the Catherine B. Heller Collegiate Professor of Art, is the first and only tenured fabrics professor at the Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design.
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April 17, 2017
HIV education focus of LSA professor’s career
Nesha Haniff has devoted her life to teaching not just about health, but how her students can be the owners of knowledge.
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March 27, 2017
Gamelan professor demystifies Javanese culture, music
During a trip to Indonesia in 1971, Susan Walton fell in love with not only the music, but with the culture and the language.
