UP & COMING
CLASS OF 2020
FACULTY UPDATES
ELIZABETH
ARMSTRONG ARNOLD
HO
Elizabeth will spend the 2018-2019 academic
year as a fellow at the Center for Advanced
Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS)
at Stanford University. During her time at
Stanford, she plans to analyze data collected
as part of an NSF-funded project on university
responses to sexual misconduct. Arnold is a Russell Sage Foundation Visiting
Scholar for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Professor Ho will advance his research on the
psychological factors that cause discrimination
and inequality, with a focus on racial inequality.
Much of this research will examine the
implications of a growing multiracial population
for American race relations and racial equality.
Read the full announcement from CASBS.
KELLY BERTONI
Kelly is the 55th Drum Major
for The University of Michigan
Marching Band.
NEW FACULTY
D’ANDRE SIMPSON
D’Andre is a Representative
for LSA in the Central Student
Government.
KATT MINER
Katt is a high jumper on
the University of Michigan
women’s track and field team.
LISA FEIN
Organizational Studies is welcoming a new lecturer to the program in
the Fall of 2018. Lisa Fein will teach four courses for OS exploring the
topics Diversity in Organizations, Organizational Culture, Gender in
Organizations, and Social Movements that are happening across the
country.
Lisa is a sociologist who draws on theories and methods from the
discipline to shed light on issues related to organizations, including
social justice and inequality. Dr. Fein’s pedagogy emphasizes
active learning and hands-on activities that provide students with
opportunities to extend their learning beyond the classroom. She
received her Ph.D. in Sociology and her MA in Russian and East
European Studies from the University of Michigan, where she
researched women’s organizations in Belarus and received a Fulbright
Scholarship to study ethnic inequality in Estonia.
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Read the LSA Magazine feature article, p. 46-47
JEREMY
LEVINE STEVE
SAMFORD
Jeremy is tackling an exciting new research
topic in the 2018-2019 academic year, and will
be recruiting OS students to join his research
seminar in Winter 2019. Jeremy’s research
interests lie in the non-profit sector, and this
course will explore the diffusion, operations,
and impact of Crime Victims Compensation
Funds, an $11.8 billion government resource
that helps pay medical bills, relocate victims,
and cover lost wages as a result of violent
crime. Steve taught two new courses this year,
Organizations in the Developing World, and
Technological Innovation. The first class
explored such questions as: to what extent
can an organization shape the growth of a
country and can these organizations alleviate
or exacerbate the current social issues? The
second course focused on exploring the idea
that if we’re in a golden age of innovation,
why do many enterprises and regions lag
behind, and what makes some organizations
and countries better equipped to develop
technologies?
ASHLEY
HARRELL SARA
SODERSTROM
Ashley’s work in 2017-2018 with UROP
student Natalie Cadotte, “The Benefits of
Choosing the Winner: When Do Elections
Promote Cooperation and Solidarity?”, won
a Blue Ribbon award at the UROP Research
Symposium. For the 2018-2019 academic year,
Ashley received funding from the Center for the
Education of Women’s Riecker Undergraduate
Research Fund to conduct work on gender and
shared leadership. In celebration of Earth Day, The Dow
Chemical Company and the Erb Institute
partnered to host the inaugural Elements
of Sustainability Series. Sara’s session, A
Brief History of Sustainability and Business
Transformation, introduced the triple-bottom
line framework that underpins sustainability
and brings attention to economic, social, and
environmental priorities.
Watch the webinar here.
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