Colleagues,
I am pleased to announce the 2010 UWM Diversity Fellows. In its second
year, the Diversity Fellows Program (DFP) is designed to diversify
our course offerings and summer faculty by providing underrepresented
graduate students nearing the end of their programs the opportunity
to teach and conduct research at UWM during our summer session.
The DFP enables our departments to interact with some of the nation’s
finest future faculty prior to their graduation. While at UWM, the
Fellows hone their teaching skills, interact with our faculty, experience
the climate and culture of their respective departments, and get
to know Milwaukee and Southeastern Wisconsin.
This year, we received approximately 90 applications from institutions
across the nation for six positions. Listed below are the 2010 Fellows
and the courses they are teaching this summer:
Eric Anthony Grollman is a doctoral candidate
in Sociology at Indiana University, where he specializes in sexuality,
gender, race, ethnicity, and social psychology. He earned his MA
at Indiana University and his BA, with Honors and Distinction, at
the University of Maryland. Eric is a member of Phi Beta Kappa,
Omicron Delta Kappa, and the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. He
has been published in the UMBC Review: Journal of Undergraduate
Research and Creative Works and is a reviewer for The Sociological
Quarterly. Eric also blogs for the Kinsey Institute, founded
the Campus Coalition for Sexual Literacy, and served as a facilitator
for Crossroads (LGBT graduate student organization). He is a member
of the American Sociological Association, the Association of Black
Sociologists, the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality,
the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Sociologists for Women
in Society, and the Black Gay Research Group. He will be teaching
Sociology 255: Sociology of Sexuality.
Kiron Johnson is a doctoral candidate in History
at New York University, where she received the Henry M. MacCraken
Fellowship and specializes in 19th century U.S. history, gender,
and sexuality in African-American history. She did her undergraduate
work at the University of Michigan, where she was an honor student.
Kiron presented her paper, “The Southern Dream: Charlotte
Forten Grimké and African-American Migration South During
the Civil War and Reconstruction,” to the Graduate Association
for African-American History at the University of Memphis. She is
a member of the Women’s Writing Collective and Co-Founder
of Historians of Color. Kiron was also a member of the Alpha Alpha
Zeta chapter of Phi Alpha Theta and served as a Parliamentarian
for the National Council of Negro Women. She will be teaching History
410: Civil War and Reconstruction: The United States, 1861-1877.
Simanique Moody earned her Ph.D. in Linguistics
at New York University. She earned her MA at New York University
and her BA, summa cum laude, at the University of Minnesota.
Dr. Moody has received many fellowships, including the Ford Dissertation
Fellowship, the Ford Pre-doctoral Fellowship, and the Bill Gates
Millennium Scholarship. She has been published in Language
and has two more manuscripts under review. Dr. Moody was invited
to speak at Oxford University and Stanford University and has presented
at numerous conferences. She served on the organizing committee
for New Ways of Analyzing Variation (NWAV) 34 and also as an abstract
reviewer for that volume. She is a member of the Midwestern Modern
Language Association, the Linguistic Society of America, the Society
for Caribbean Linguistics, the Linguistics Association at New York
University, and Graduate Students of Color at New York University.
She is fluent in Spanish, French, and Haitian Creole; and partially
fluent in Brazilian Portuguese. For summer 2010, she will be teaching
Linguistics 468: Language in its Various Forms.
Nishiki Tayui is a candidate for the Master of
Fine Arts in Painting at Indiana University. She earned her BFA,
magna cum laude, from Portland State University and her
AA from Tokyo Gakuen Women’s College. She has several publications
to her credit, including New American Painters – MFA 87,
The Visual Communication Quarterly, and the Asian Reporter.
Nishiki has won several awards, including the International Enhancement
Grant, the Overseas Program Fellowship, and the Florence Heidel-Slatzman
Scholarship. She has had numerous exhibitions/performances, including
eight solo/curated shows. Nishiki was a member the Honor Society
of Phi Kappa Phi and the Golden Key International Honor Society.
She will be teaching Art 208: Color Concepts.
Lauren D. Thomas is a doctoral candidate in Engineering
Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,
where she is the recipient of the prestigious EIGER NSF IGERT fellowship
and specializes in enhancing STEM education. She earned her MS at
Norfolk State University and her BS at Spelman College. Lauren has
been published in the Georgia Journal of Science and has
made several presentations, including the 2009 Frontiers in Education
Conference, 2009 Education and Training in Optics and Photonics,
and 2009 National Society of Black Physicists. She is a member of
the National Society of Black Engineers, the American Society of
Engineering Education, and the Optical Society of America. Lauren
has also served the community with Digital Connectors and Techno
Scholars. This summer she will be conducting research on surface
plasmon resonance grating sensors. She will also collaborate in
writing an NSF proposal for engineering education, focusing on optics.
Calvin L. Warren earned his Ph.D. in American
Studies and African American Studies at Yale University. He earned
his M. Phil., with Distinction, and his MA from Yale University,
and his BA, magna cum laude, from Cornell University. Dr.
Warren is a recipient of the Bill and Melinda Gates Millennium Scholarship
and the Collins Higgins Courage Award. He also received a Ford Foundation
Dissertation Fellowship, Mellon Mays Dissertation Fellowship, Beinecke
Research Fellowship, A. Mellon Graduate Travel Research Fellowship,
and Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship. Dr. Warren has been
published in the Mellon Minority Undergraduate Fellowship Journal
and has numerous conference papers and presentations to his credit.
He is an educational consultant for the New Haven Public School
District’s Talented and Gifted Program, and serves on the
Board of Directors for Planned Parenthood of Connecticut and the
Yeshua Project in Bridgeport, CT. He will be teaching Africology
362: Philosophy and Thought in the Afroworld II.
The entire campus community is invited to attend a reception welcoming
the Fellows to campus on Monday, June 14 at 4:30 p.m. in
the Union Fireside Lounge. For additional information,
please contact Cheryl Andres at 414-229-2721.
Sincerely,
Johannes
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Johannes Britz
Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Dean and Professor
School of Information Studies
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
