Image: Dr. Pablo Lapegna obtains a National Endowment for the Humanities grant and the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences' Multidisciplinary Seed Grant with two different teams Dr. Pablo Lapegna, Associate Professor in Sociology and Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and Dr. Johana Kunin, Professor at the Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Argentina, obtained the National Endowment for the Humanities grant Dangers and Opportunities of Technology: Perspectives from the Humanities for their project Prosperity, Plants, and Pesticides: The Dangers and Opportunities of Agricultural Biotechnology. Additionally, Dr. Lapegna (PI) and Co-PIs Jose Cordero (College of Public Health) and Jennifer Jo Thompson (College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) received the Rapid Interdisciplinary Proposals (RIP) Grant from the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences' Multidisciplinary Seed Grant Program. The funds will support the team's research project titled "Pesticide Exposure in Agriculture: An Interdisciplinary, Participatory Approach." Prof. Patricia Richards receives Outstanding Mentor Award in Social and Behavioral Sciences Through the Outstanding Mentor Award, the Graduate School honors Graduate Program Faculty members in the Social and Behavioral Sciences who have demonstrated innovation and effectiveness in mentoring graduate students individually or as a group in their academic, research, and professional development. Prof. Patricia Richards is Director of the Institute for Women’s Studies and Professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies. She is an Affiliate Faculty member with LACSI and the Institute of Native American Studies. Prof. Edward Delgado-Romero receives Outstanding Mentor Award in Professional and Applied Sciences The Outstanding Mentor Award in Professional and Applied Sciences, also awarded by the Graduate School, honors Graduate Program Faculty who have demonstrated innovation and effectiveness in mentoring graduate students individually or as a group in their academic, research, and professional development. Prof. Edward-Delgado Romero is a LACSI Core Faculty member, and a Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty and Staff Services at the Mary Frances Early College of Education. Ph.D.(c) Jean Costa-Silva receives 2024 Dissertation Completion Award Jean-Costa Silva (Ph.D. candidate in Lingüistics and future LACSI Graduate Certificate student) is one of five recipients of the 2024 Dissertation Completion Award. The award stands among the highest recognitions for graduate students. It provides professional development and networking opportunities to promising doctoral or post-doctoral students considering academic careers. Tags: Faculty Awards
