SUMMER '24 DIVERSITY ACTION COMMITTEE FACULTY FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS:
Dr. Shannon Draucker was awarded a Curriculum Diversification Fellowship for her proposal Developing a new course: ENGL 285: Queer Literature
Dr. Branden Eggan was awarded a Diversity Research Fellowship for her proposal Prioritizing the Narrative: Using Restorative Justice to Repair Harm and Build an Inclusive Siena College Community
Dr. Soyoung Joo was awarded a Diversity Research Fellowship for her proposal Research About Female Athletes in the Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association
Dr. Ausra Park was awarded a Diversity Research Fellowship for her proposal Gender in Small State Diplomacy: Women Ambassadors in Estonian Foreign Service
Dr. Hope Rias was awarded a Diversity Research Fellowship for her proposal Research About St. Louis School Desegregation
Dr. Abbey Willis was awarded a Curriculum Diversification Fellowship for her proposal The Epidemic of Loneliness: An Intersectional Analysis
PAST RECIPIENTS:
Summer '23
Dr. James Belflower was awarded a Curriculum Diversification Fellowship for his proposal Necessary Nonconformity: Beat Poetry and Social Justice
Dr. Suvarna Cherukuri was awarded a Curriculum Diversification Fellowship for her proposal Decolonizing Crime and Justice
Dr. Vera Eccarius-Kelly was awarded a Diversity Research Fellowship for her proposal College Access: Resettled Refugee and Barriers to Higher Education
Dr. Michael Rings was awarded a Curriculum Diversification Fellowship for his proposal Social and Political Philosophy, Diversity Revision
Dr. Jie Sun was awarded a Diversity Research Fellowship for her proposal Inclusive Imagery in Advertising: How Viewers’ Persuasion Knowledge Affects Their Emotional Response to Gender and Ethnic Identity in Advertisements
Dr. Abbey Willis was awarded a Curriculum Diversification Fellowship for her proposal Analyzing Race, Class, Gender, Sexuality, and Power through Science Fiction
Summer '22
Dr. Jami Cotler was awarded a Curriculum Diversification Fellowship for her proposal Empathy Lab: Developing Software for all
Dr. Branden Eggan was awarded a Curriculum Diversification Fellowship for her proposal Building a Team of Trained Restorative Justice Facilitators as the First Step Towards a Culture of Transformative Justice and Community Building at Siena College
Dr. Rong Fu was awarded a Curriculum Diversification Fellowship for her proposal Incorporating Diversity into an Upper-Level Course in the COVID-19 Context
Dr. Jillian Hogan was awarded a Curriculum Diversification Fellowship for her proposal Bringing Awareness of Medical Stigma towards Marginalized Groups for Students in Healthcare-Related Majors
Dr. Andrea Smith-Hunter was awarded a Diversity Research Fellowship for her proposal Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs in the Canadian Provinces
Dr. Beverly Thompson was awarded a Curriculum Diversification Fellowship for her proposal Global LGBTQ+ Identity
Summer '21
Dr. Jennifer Armstrong was awarded a Curriculum Diversification Fellowship for her proposal Diversity and Social Justice Through Latin Literature
Dr. Vera Eccarius-Kelly was awarded a Diversity Research Fellowship for her proposal Participatory Asset Mapping in Albany’s West Hill Neighborhood: identifying and sharing resources
Dr. Emelie Kenney was awarded a Curriculum Diversification Fellowship for her proposal Inclusion of Ethnomathematical Studies in History of Mathematics Course
Dr. Denise Massman was awarded a Curriculum Diversification Fellowship for her proposal The Global Story of Clothing
Dr. Jodi O’Donnell was awarded a Curriculum Diversification Fellowship for her proposal Women in STEM
Dr. Andrea Smith-Hunter was awarded a Curriculum Diversification Fellowship for her proposal Black Lives Matter: Race, Class, Identity and Power
Summer '20
Dr. Shannon Drauker was awarded a Research Fellowship for her proposal Sounding Bodies: Music and Physiology in Victorian Literature
Dr. Soyoung Joo was awarded a Diversity Research Fellowship for her proposal Differences in CSR Authenticity Evaluation Between Cultures: Lessons Learned from Korean and U.S.Consumers
Dr. Lisa Nevarez was awarded a Curriculum Diversification Fellowship for her proposal "Faith and Identities" Intergroup Relations (IGR) Course
Dr. Rebecca Taylor was awarded a Curriculum Diversification Fellowship for her proposal Diversity Curriculum Revisions for JOUR 405 Feature Writing and Reporting
Dr. Beverly Thompson was awarded a Curriculum Diversification Fellowship for her proposal Diversity Modules for Sociology Senior Capstone Course
Dr. Abbey Willis was awarded a Curriculum Diversification Fellowship for her proposal Review and Diversify the Curriculum for SOCI 390 -- Social Theory Seminar
Summer '19
Dr. Marcela Garces was awarded a Diversity Research Fellowship for her proposal Diversity and Language Identity: A Graphic Novel
Dr. Bruce Eelman was awarded a Curriculum Diversification Fellowship for his proposal New Course: Sports in American History
Dr. Scott Greenhalgh was awarded a Pedagogy Fellowship for his proposal Fundamentals of Applied Mathematics
Dr. Nicole Heller was awarded a Curriculum Diversification Fellowship for her proposal Inclusion of Diversity Topics in Psychology Seminar on Youth and Media
Dr. Nora Mills Boyd was awarded a Curriculum Diversification Fellowship for her proposal Native American Philosophy
Dr. Ausra Park was awarded a Pedagogy Fellowship for her proposal Unresolved Historical Wrongs in Asia: ‘Comfort Women’ Memorials and International Politics
Dr. Christi Spain-Savage was awarded a Curriculum Diversification Fellowship for her proposal Performing Race in Renaissance Literature
Dr. Beverly Thompson was awarded a Diversity Research Fellowship for her proposal Academ-Ink: Tattoos, Style, and the State of the Professoriate
Summer '18
Dr. Rong Fu was awarded a Curriculum Diversification Fellowship for her proposal “Social Epidemiology” Course
Dr. Daniel Lewis was awarded a Diversity Research Fellowship for his proposal Majority Rule: Minority Politics in American Democracy
Dr. Michelle Liptak was awarded a Curriculum Diversification Fellowship for her proposal New Course: WGSS400 Girlhood
Dr. Tony Manela was awarded a Curriculum Diversification Fellowship for his proposal Business Ethics
Dr. Stefanie Simon was awarded a Diversity Research Fellowship for her proposal Gender Bias and Disparity in Economics: A Social Psychological Approach
Dr. Andrea Smith-Hunter was awarded a Diversity Research Fellowship for her proposal Women Entrepreneurs in Technology