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Congratulations to Daniela Oramas Mora, assistant professor in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society, for winning the 2024 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) Michael C. Braswell/Routledge Outstanding Dissertation Award. This honor recognizes an outstanding criminal justice-related dissertation based on the relevance of the research, quality of the theoretical framework, rigor of the research methods, and quality of writing. Daniela will be recognized at the ACJS conference awards ceremony on Friday, March 14.
A shout out to Graziella Pagliarulo McCarron, associate professor of leadership studies in the School of Integrative Studies, for receiving the 2025 Faculty Council Excellence in Teaching Award from the NASPA Faculty Council & Faculty Assembly. She will be officially recognized at the upcoming 2025 NASPA Conference in New Orleans, LA in March 2025.
Edward Maibach, Kimberly Williams, and Lisa Patel with the Center for Climate Change Communication received $400,000 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for the project “Advancing solutions in America’s Gulf states.” The researchers aim to advance climate change and health equity solutions in the Gulf Coast of the United States by collaborating with Environmental Justice groups, community organizations, and health professionals. The project will benefit communities disproportionately impacted by climate change and fossil fuel industries. Congratulations!
January 21, 2025