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CONTACTS & CONTENTS College of Arts&Sciences Texas Tech University n
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W. Brent Lindquist, PhD
Associate Deans & Dean’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Development & Endowments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Biological Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Chemistry & Biochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures . . . .10 Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Geosciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Environmental Toxicology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Health, Exercise & Sport Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Mathematics & Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Psychological Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Political Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work . . . . . . . . . 26 Your Gifts at Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Dean brent.lindquist@ttu.edu
Stefanie Borst, PhD
Associate Dean: Recruiting, Retention, Study Abroad stefanie.borst@ttu.edu
Jorge Iber, PhD
Associate Dean: Student Affairs jorge.iber@ttu.edu
Randy D. McBee, PhD
Associate Dean: Faculty Affairs randy.mcbee@ttu.edu
David Roach, EdD
Associate Dean: Academic Affairs david.roach@ttu.edu
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Amy Crumley
Development Officer amy.m.crumley@ttu.edu
Cathey Durham
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LEADERSHIP TEAM We lead 15 departments, 6 centers & 2 institutes in our commitment to fostering excellence in education, discovery, innovation & creativity.
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FROM THE DEAN We all have a stake in the success of the College of Arts & Sciences—administrators, faculty, staff, current students & valued alumni. Get involved. Give back. Be generous.
CURRENT INITIATIVES • Strategic planning. • Dean’s Circle of alumni & friends. • Marketing strategies. • Recruiting top scholars.
Dean W. Brent Lindquist Making a Difference in Arts & Sciences Welcome, everyone, to the College of Arts & Sciences. As dean of this great College, I look forward to the many advances we will accomplish together in the days ahead. It takes all of us—administrators, faculty, staff, current students and valued alumni—working hand in hand, to move Texas Tech forward in its ambitions to become a Tier One research university and remain student focused. A&S currently accounts for 25 percent of TTU’s funded research activity. And, as A&S is the academic home of more than one-third of all
TTU students, whatever we achieve in Arts & Sciences directly enhances Texas Tech as a whole. That’s a great feeling, a profound responsibility and a matchless opportunity to make a lasting difference. I am eager to address the challenges we’ll encounter and to deliver to our students an educational experience that prepares them for future or new careers. A little about me: I received my PhD from Cornell in high energy physics, but I have spent most of my research career as an applied mathematician. My interest is the movement of oil, gas
and water underground. I have been instrumental in the development of computational methods to predict the movement of these fluids. I also have played a leading role in imaging and studying the processes by which these fluids interact with one another. These small scale interactions lie at the heart of the longer distance movement that is critical to our ability to extract these fluids from the ground. I am honored to be at Texas Tech during these exciting times, and I look forward to our partnership in making it ever better. n
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DEVELOPMENT Few gifts are as rewarding as those made to enhance education, and we encourage you to consider making a gift to the College of Arts & Sciences. WHY YOUR GIFT MATTERS Charitable gifts are vital to the future of the College of Arts & Sciences. They are essential to the abundance of opportunities we can provide to students, and necessary to the prospects for research, innovation and discovery on our campus. Gifts can assist us to attract and retain the most accomplished students and faculty, to expand and improve facilities and to provide much needed assistance to students who otherwise would not be able to attend college.
CONTACT YOUR DEVELOPMENT TEAM Explore the many possibilities for making a meaningful gift to the College of Arts & Sciences. We stand ready to help your gift make the biggest impact. n
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NON-ENDOWED OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIVING Fund for Excellence Each year the College of Arts&Sciences has many expenses that are not covered by state funding. Special needs for faculty and students such as attending academic conferences or purchasing additional equipment can be covered by unrestricted money given to our Fund for Excellence. You can make a donation for the Dean’s use or make one to a specific department in the college. The College of Arts & Sciences n 806.742.3833 n www.as.ttu.edu
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ENDOWMENTS An endowment permanently funds a program or scholarship. The principal remains intact in perpetuity, while its interest earnings support programs as designated by the donor. OPTIONS FOR ENDOWED GIFTS
ENDOWMENTS BY COLLEGE, FISCAL 2012
A minimum initial gift of $10,000, payable over three years in cash, appreciated securities or other real property, can establish a discretionary endowed fund or scholarship.
Discretionary Named Endowments: $10,000 & up
These may be established within an academic department or for the general College fund for scholarships, faculty support, travel and Dean’s discretion, as designated by the donor.
Endowed Professorship: $500,000 & up
Endowed professorships are one of the highest honors the College can bestow on a faculty member. These professorships play a critical role in attracting and retaining proven thought leaders.
As the charts illustrate, Arts & Sciences received only 12.16 % of endowed giving in 2012, yet was home to 33.45% of declared majors in Fall 2013, the beginning of a new fiscal year. Your generosity can help students by bringing our endowments more in line with our enrollments. Every gift helps.
ENROLLMENTS BY COLLEGE, FALL 2013
Endowed Chair: $1,000,000 & up
Endowed chairs provide long-term financial stability to continue our tradition of excellence in liberal arts & science education—and to attract, retain and honor distinguished faculty. The College of Arts & Sciences n 806.742.3833 n www.as.ttu.edu
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BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Through innovative approaches, we integrate graduate & undergraduate education with multi-disciplinary research. We provide campus-wide leadership in the integration of life sciences. YOU’LL FIND OUR FACULTY
GOING BY DEGREES
HOW YOUR GIFTS CAN HELP Our greatest need is increased/ renovated office, research lab & teaching space. To keep up with new developments & attract outstanding young faculty, much of our research lab space needs to be increased & upgraded. We desperately need a 12-month competitive teaching assistant stipend for graduate-student recruitment & retention.
TOPS IN CLASS!
• Serving on state & national review boards for NSF, EPA, USDA, Departments of Energy & State. • Providing extensive guidance to regional Biology teachers. • Coordinating The prestigious Clark Scholar’s Program.
FOCUS AREAS
We confer Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD in Biology and Zoology; BS and MS in Microbiology; and BS in Cell & Molecular Biology with an Eco/Environmental option.
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Fifteen of our biology faculty hold President’s Excellence in Teaching Awards.
ROLL CALL
112 Graduate students & 1,240 Undergraduate majors
DIGGING THE RESEARCH We are global in our perspectives, and our funded research, for instance: • Seeks to understand lipid biosynthesis of a major tropical parasite, to target the disease it causes. • Provides guidance to the IAEA in developing programs for dismantling nuclear facilities in Iraq. • Helps develop molecular bar codes for sustainable harvest of tropical woods.
meet: Landscape Ecologist Nancy McIntyre humans are changing that layout) influences where organisms occur. In my case, my interest is in animals, especially birds and arthropods.
NANCY MCINTYRE
I started at TTU in 2000 as an Assistant Professor and have become a Full Professor now, and I’m also the Curator of Birds at the Museum of TTU. I’m primarily a landscape ecologist, which means that I’m interested in how the spatial layout of the environment (and how
Of all the human activities that affect the spatial layout of the environment, land conversion (primarily for agriculture and urbanization) is the most intensive and cosmopolitan, and is the research focus of my lab. Some of my recent NSF funding—and collaborative research—has focused on how land conversion and climate change are already altering landscape connectivity for wildlife that rely on wetlands of the Great Plains. This area was really under-surveyed until my lab started working, and we’ve been able to get a much better handle on what species are here, which ones are common, how they are affected by human activities, etc. I also have current funding from the U.S. Department of Interior with Dr. Kerry Griffis-Kyle in NRM at TTU to look at connectivity of desert oases in southern Arizona. I love living on the prairie, with the wide open spaces and lots of sky, with abundant sunshine. Texas Tech has allowed me to interact with some terrific students, and conduct some interesting
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CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY We teach courses not just for our own undergraduate majors & graduate students, but general chemistry classes & labs for about 5,000 students annually with majors in other departments.
meet: Chemist Bill Hase
• Judging local/regional science fairs. • Coordinating classes for TTU’s Science, It’s a Girl Thing program. • Performing chemistry magic shows for the TTU Sibling Weekend and the South Plains STEM Camp.
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Our student evaluations average more than 4.3 on a 5 point scale.
My research group has made progress in the development of models, algorithms and computer programs for chemical dynamics simulations, and in the application of this software to research problems of significant chemical interest.
My research is funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and by the Endowment associated with my Welch Chair in Chemistry.
The Hase research group continues to develop the VENUS computer program for performing chemical dynamics simulations; and significant progress was made in maintaining a Web-based portal for this software, which will make it easy to use by other research groups and scientists. The portal includes a repository of all the models the Hase research group has used.
In my recent report to the Welch Foundation, I described my research program as having specific interests in the theory of chemical reaction dynamics, theories of chemical reaction rates, algorithm and software development for atomic-level simulations of chemical reactions, and applications of these simulations to a broad range of problems.
BILL HASE
• Mentoring the Welch Foundation Summer Scholar Program.
I conduct research in computational and theoretical chemistry, which involves the use of high performance computing. My research group performs atomistic simulations to study problems important in chemistry, biochemistry and materials sciences.
$1.2 million Chemist Yehia Mechref was awarded the highly competitive Grant from Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to study how breast cancer moves to brain.
IN GOOD COMPANY Faculty & students alike take an active role in American Chemical Society activities, at Texas Tech and national and regional meetings.
As a teacher, I hope my students grasp, retain and incorporate the information, and that they acquire the security and ability to learn on their own. n
HOW YOUR GIFTS CAN HELP Renovation of classrooms and labs, incorporating the latest technology and enhancing WiFi. Total costs in the $M range, but can be achieved in several smaller steps. Given the high enrollment pressure, a facilities upgrade is essential.
DIGGING THE RESEARCH Faculty and grad student research, often with undergrad researchers, focuses on areas at the forefront of chemistry & biochemistry. • Our groups are studying alternative energy, environmental tech, drug development, cancer, and next-generation materials. • Our new Structural Biology program integrates research with TTU Health Sciences Center. The goal is to understand the roles of protein structure in membrane transport, cancer and disease development.
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CLASSICAL & MODERN We represent the diversity of human cultural achievements through the development of As a faculty, we consider teaching & research as interconnected & inseparable. Our student
CHRISTOPHER WITMORE IN GREECE
ROMAN FORT AT BINCHESTER, UK
meet: Archaeologist Christopher Witmore I’ve been here five years, coming to TTU after a three-year Post-doc at Brown. I am an archaeologist, and my main research interests encompass Mediterranean material culture and Greco-Roman antiquity, especially in southern Greece; archaeological theory; landscape (I prefer the term chorography); archaeology of the recent past, including WWII remains; history and science studies of archaeology; and media over the long term. I am currently working on three projects. The first blends antiquarian engagement in the regional study of the Corinthia and the Argolid, Greece with an aim to generate an even more nuanced understanding of landscape and space from the angle of interaction and engagement over the long term. The second involves the excavation of the Roman fort at Binchester in County
Durham, UK (see photos above) and aims to understand the role of the fort and the associated vicus (civilian settlement) in the northern border system of the Roman Empire, as well as shed light on its significance for local populations during the 1st through 5th centuries CE. The third is an archaeological exploration of the POW camp and German battery of Teillager 6 at Sværholt in Arctic Norway.
Morea.” This project is supported by a Donnelley Family Fellowship at the National Humanities Center. Such grants provide researchers a time to pursue their work in an environment dedicated exclusively to research, with an effervescent scholarly community where ideas are openly exchanged. Such grants are necessary for developing world-class research, which, in turn, enhances Tech’s academic community.
For me, archaeologists do not discover the past, rather they work with what has become of it. This has all kinds of implications for how we understand the discipline of archaeology, its place and importance in the contemporary world. I have written extensively on these topics over the last decade. This year, I am working on a book at the National Humanities Center in North Carolina called “Old Lands: A Chorography of the Eastern
When it comes to teaching, I adore the many challenges that come with sharing the material past and the ways that we might learn from it. I love wrestling with difficult issues that often arise when a sense of belonging is rooted in particular connections to material heritage. I relish that struggle necessary for reaching a mutual understanding with any topic. And, above all, I am gratified in that moment of realization when a student connects. n
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LANGUAGES & LITERATURES international language skills, inspiring critical thinking & participation in a global society. language clubs are among the most active on campus, and several faculty teach classes abroad.
YOU’LL FIND OUR CMLL FACULTY • Interpreting in legal cases and serving as liaison to diplomats and royalty. • Giving speeches at UNESCO. • Translating a host of cultural and legal documents. • Collaborating with History, English, Political Science, The College of Visual & Preforming Arts, Women’s Studies and other units. • Leading study-abroad in Seville, Reims and Munich. • Launching events in the community, including guest speakers, film series and an international culture day.
STUDY ABROAD
HADRIAN’S WALL, UK
Among our many funds and scholarships is our new Lorum Stratton Study Abroad Endowment, which helps worthy students develop a global perspective.
WE’VE GOT CLASS • Many of our faculty are members of TTU’s Teaching Academy and The Teaching, Learning & Professional Development Center. • Our digital humanities lab and the language lab reflect our commitment to a 21st century teaching environment.
HOW YOUR GIFTS CAN HELP Our biggest challenge: Funding for graduate Teaching Assistants and funding for graduate students. International students: Must travel great distances to study here. We need funds to help them move and get established at Tech. Study abroad: Donations foster strategic partnerships in research and teaching with other institutions and expand studyabroad programs. Community commitment: This includes holding cultural events open to the public. Funding here allows us to do more. Reaching a $200,000 goal: External funding will greatly impact our programs.
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ECONOMICS Ours is a faculty that is research active, engaged in quality scholarship that is disseminated through peer-reviewed journals, conferences—and, above all, the classroom.
• Advising, consulting and participating at regional, national and international conferences. • Holding membership in more than six national professional organizations, including the American Economic Association. • Serving on editorial boards and providing expert opinions for media outlets. • Developing public awareness of economic issues and policies.
DUAL DEGREE
YOU’LL FIND OUR FACULTY
Our dual-degree program with the Department of Political Science leads an MPA and MA in Economics. This program is for students who wish to specialize in fiscal administration, health administration and policy analysis.
WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL? In 2013, we hosted renown Princeton economist Paul Krugman to TTU for a standingroom-only public lecture.
DIGGING THE RESEARCH • With recent hires, we are expanding our research capabilities in the economics of energy production, the economics of environmental and natural resources, and global carbon and macroeconomics—all this in a setting where faculty and students work together.
HOW YOUR GIFTS CAN HELP
WE’VE GOT CLASS
Funds to bring in guest speakers for departmental seminars as well as public lectures.
We prepare our majors for success in the private and public sectors and for graduate studies in economics, law school and business programs.
Approximately $15,000 would allow us to bring in one or two prominent economists for a public lecture on a current topic relevant to the local community.
Graduate level: PhD and MA in Economics.
meet: Economist Misak Avetisyan on trade in goods and services, as well as the environmental impact of current trade patterns, since the trade itself affects climate change through changes in production and transport related emissions.
NANCY MCINTYRE
I also conduct research in Economic Analysis of Natural and Manmade Hazards, and Energy Security: I analyze the total economic impacts of man-made and natural hazards at both the micro and global scale.
MISAK AVETISYAN
I began my second year at Texas Tech in Fall 2014, but remain involved in the National Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events at the University of Southern California. I conduct research in Environmental and Resource Economics and International Trade. I analyze the impact of climate change policies
In Fall 2013, we established the Secure Critical Infrastructure group with faculty from engineering, mathematics and social sciences. Then we submitted a proposal to TTU titled Secure Critical Infrastructure Systems (SCIS) for Cluster Hires initiative, which was further selected for partial support: In the Fall 2014 semester, group members will receive student funding to work with graduate students in the departments. In the classroom, I teach Environmental Economics for undergraduate and graduate students and hope they will, ultimately, be able to develop and apply appropriate economic models to analyze the economic impacts of various environmental policies and regulations. n
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ENGLISH Students in every discipline across campus come here to develop their reading & writing skills, understand their literary heritage & strengthen their creative & analytical abilities.
meet: Writer Jill Patterson I’ve been at Texas Tech since the fall semester of 1993. My current area of focus remains creative writing, particularly narrative fiction and narrative nonfiction. I write short stories and essays. However, since 2009, I’ve been helping to develop a new field called “narrative law,” in which creative writers use their storytelling skills to write life narratives that attorneys can use to complete their case investigation, negotiate pleas, develop trial strategies, write opening and closing arguments, and/or write habeas and appellate documents after conviction. JILL PATTERSON
Narrative Law is being used in lots of defense areas, especially for indigent and
youth offenders, who typically don’t have a voice people listen to. I, however, am specializing in capital murder cases. I’ve just received The Soros Justice Fellowship, the second fellowship I’ve applied for and received for the work I’m doing in capital litigation. What I most appreciate about my job is the fact that I’m still learning, that I encounter new subjects and people every day, and so I’m always growing. I would tell students starting out in creative writing, first, that writing well is a skill and a talent you foster through practice and reading. It’s hard work. Get yourself in the chair at your desk and get to work. n
OUR LABS ARE FAB Digital Humanities Lab: Training in scholarly editing of digital archives & editions. LetterPress Lab: History & practice of hand-press book production: paper-making, typesetting, printing, folding & binding. Media Lab: Supports computer-mediated teaching, research, service and grant writing. Phonetics and Phonology Linguistics Lab: Experimental methods address questions related to language & linguistic theory.
SIGNATURE DEGREE PROGRAMS For undergraduates: • Our BA in Literature and our BA in Technical Communication deliver superb preparation for professional careers and graduate school. For graduates: • Our initiative in Literature, Social Justice and the Environment. • Our program in Digital Humanities and Book History. • Our MA and PhD in English with a concentration in Creative Writing.
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Usability Research Lab: Testing to improve user experience with various products— Web sites, software, mobile devices, etc.—for clients inside & outside of TTU.
wow! Our Technical Communication & Rhetoric program is top-ranked, one of the first to offer the MA and PhD via distance, with one of the largest such faculties in the world.
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HOW YOUR GIFTS CAN HELP Endowed professorships: $2,000,000. To attract and hire internationally renowned professors, raising the profile of the department and the university. Endowed graduate scholarships: $500,000. To attract and recruit nationally competitive top-caliber graduate students. Renovation of English-Philosophy 001 lecture hall: $100,000. This 180-seat space is used for lectures and screenings by groups from all over campus. It needs updating to today’s digital media & Internet connectivity standards.
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Our annual Research Day is the forum for idea exchange, showing faculty research and presenting student research.
SHOWING OFF
We emphasize research & education in the physical, chemical & biological world-renown for research in severe storms, wind energy & geochemistry—the
HOW YOUR GIFTS CAN HELP Our primary need is a new building ($50-$60 million) to bring the department together in a single physical location. It will house:
PROFESSOR TOM LEHMAN’S SUMMER FIELD CAMP FOR GEOLOGY SENIORS, BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK
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• Lubbock National Weather Service Office. • Local USGS Texas Water Science Center. • Texas Tech’s Climate Science Center. A related need is to renovate and update the 1950’s era Science Building. Student support, especially scholarships for tuition & fees, but also for student research expenses & class field trip costs.
For over 30 years, the Atmospheric Science Group at TTU has been researching the lower atmosphere. Extensive observational & modeling facilities allow students and faculty to explore meteorological phenomena. Field facilities are used for data collection in proximity to extreme weather events, including tornadoes and hurricanes.
FIELD EXPERIENCE
• Atmospheric Sciences & Geography disciplines & some of the overflow from the Geology & Geophysics groups.
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We train tomorrow’s professional Earth and atmospheric scientists for careers through field work in: • Storm chasing. • Geology field trips and field camps. • Well-logging, GIS
YOU’LL FIND OUR FACULTY • Consulting with the oil & gas industry and wind energy companies. • Coordinating the West Texas Mesonet (weather news for farmers). • Working with regional K-12 teachers and community organizations. • On board at the Texas Tech Climate Science Center. • Leading the way at the National Wind Institute at TTU.
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ENCES processes that shape the Earth and how these relate to society. We are ideal place for students in other disciplines to acquire sophisticated literacy in science.
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meet: Meteorologist Eric Bruning I’m entering my fifth year here. I specialize in the relationship of storm electrification and lightning to the thermodynamics, microphysics, kinematics and dynamics (collectively, the “meteorology”) of thunderstorms. Currently, my research group is asking: Where does lightning start in the cloud, where does it go, and why? I received the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award as a result of my recent paper suggesting that moreturbulent regions in storms tended to have smaller flashes in the cloud, and
showed that the sizes were distributed in a way that was similar to how the wind’s energy is organized into eddies inside the thunderstorm. This project will be the formal test of that idea. This award lasts five years, and I think that’s important. I’m most interested in harder problems that build a solid foundation on which others can build applications, and it’s important that universities retain their unique position as a place where the long, fitful struggle for truth about our world can play out alongside the immediate needs of society.
About teaching: The best times are when students see where the edge of knowledge is. That can be the edge of their own knowledge as undergraduates, and the whole of human knowledge (in a narrow area) in the later stages of a PhD program. As a teacher and advisor, it’s rewarding helping students figure out how to push against that limit in a fruitful way: not in a mere demonstration of proficiency in what’s known, but in how to ask the right questions and go forward with some adaptable tools for finding solutions where there was only dark before. n
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THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE
THE COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES PROVIDES MENTORING AND SPECIALIZED ADVISORS FOR STUDENTS WHO WANT TO PURSUE CAREERS IN THE CATEGORIES LISTED ABOVE. The College of Arts & Sciences n 806.742.3833 n www.as.ttu.edu
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ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY As a graduate-only department, we integrate education & research in the rapidly evolving, multi-disciplinary fields of environmental & human health sciences. IN GOOD COMPANY Focused on overcoming contemporary challenges to human and environmental health, we serve on advisory boards of national organizations and play a major role on the Health Board for Lubbock County.
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meet: Mary Hayden
We provide handson environmental toxicology lab and field training to graduate students from across the university.
DIGGING THE RESEARCH
It was odd to me that her laboratory is not located on the coast. But, she has one of the few labs conducting this work, and I could not pass up the opportunity to work here. I knew that in coming to The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, I would receive the best training for my future career as a marine toxicology researcher. I focus on marine environmental ecotoxicology with emphasis on marine mammals. I work on optimizing non-lethal, minimally-invasive methods to study the physiological responses seen in bottlenose dolphins exposed to marine contaminants. I recently received a three-year NSF Fellowship, which has given me a sense of validation as a developing professional. With the fellowship comes a slew of opportunities, and I feel fortunate to be part of this network. Dr. Kamaleshwar Singh has taught several of my courses here and has been patient in making sure I understand the methods and concepts that I am learning. n
COLLABORATION
I earned my B.S. in Biology at Middle Tennessee State University. I chose to come to Texas Tech because Dr. Céline Godard-Codding runs a unique laboratory specializing in nonlethal, minimally-invasive methods to study toxicant effects in endangered marine species such as sea turtles and cetaceans.
healthier deer Deer Breeders Corp. provided almost $700K to The Institute of Environmental & Human Health to support collaborative research on the health of white-tailed deer.
HOW YOUR GIFTS CAN HELP We need money for graduate student stipends. A graduate stipend is $30,000 a year. We also need funding for chaired faculty positions.
YOU’LL FIND OUR FACULTY Serving in significant roles on university committees with regulatory responsibility for research compliance, including: • The Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) • The Institutional Laboratory Safety Committee (ILSC) • The Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) • The Radiation and Laser Safety Committee (RLSC)
BRIDGE BUILDING
MARY HAYDEN
Faculty and students pursue an understanding of the impacts of chemical and other disturbances in our environment, from individual cells to entire landscapes. For example, we conduct research on: • The environmental fate and behavior of chemical contaminants. • Potential impacts of contaminants and other stressors on target animal species. • Linking environmental health to human health consequences. • Assess natural products as anticancer compounds.
Our department has been the leader in facilitating the NIH funded Plains Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program, designed to increase diversity in the sciences.
Department of of Environmental n 806.742.4567 n www.tiehh.ttu.edu Department Geosciences Toxicology n 806. 742.3102 n www.geosciences.ttu.edu
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47 graduate students (we are a graduate-only program)
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HEALTH, EXERCISE & SPORT SCIENCES We promote intellectual, personal & professional development & strive to enhance quality of life through the advancement of knowledge in health & human performance.
meet: Women’s Health Researcher Jacalyn McComb I have been at Texas Tech since 1989— that’s 25 years—and my current focus, broadly put, is women’s health issues. My work is important to me because I want to help women accept who they are and become stronger both mentally and physically. I try to accomplish this goal through exercise that teaches awareness. It is also important to me that this activity strengthens the body. I am especially devoted to helping women cope with stressors in their lives. The technique that I use is movement patterns that help women become aware of their body’s subtle energy. These techniques should also help the quieting of their mind. I also teach Pilates and yoga at Covenant Hospital and the TTU Recreation Center for
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my enjoyment. In these classes, I emphasize proper alignment of the spine. I incorporate movements that strengthen the small muscles along the vertebrae along with the larger muscles used in good posture. Regarding my research, the second edition of “The Active Female: Health Issues Throughout the Lifespan” (Springer Publishers 2014) has counted 15,138 chapter downloads, putting it in the top 25% of eBook downloads (Springer 2013). As a teacher, I think the students that learn from me the most are probably my thesis students. I think they learn to persevere, work hard and to never give up. More importantly, I hope that I can show them the power of faith, faith in themselves and faith in a power greater than themselves. n
With the second largest enrollment in TTU, our most important needs are for additional tenured/tenure-track faculty while maintaining the current number of full-time continuing appointments and one-year instructors. We are requesting 15-20 new tenure-track positions be added to the department over the next five years. The issues of faculty recruitment and retention seem to be a result of at least two major factors: lack of a doctoral program and noncompetitive salaries. There is interest in a doctoral program from faculty & students. The recruitment & retention of requested faculty would be central in gaining approval of a doctoral program & meeting accreditation & university standards for course ratios. In addition to mentors for pre-tenured faculty and potential doctoral students, we need additional senior faculty to serve as leaders in curriculum, research and external funding.
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We use innovative pedagogical approaches to teach students the practical application of what they’ve learned.
YOU’LL FIND OUR FACULTY • Leading students to make a difference in community physical activity through volunteer work. • Serving in disciplinary organizations and collaborative projects with noncampus organizations.
DIGGING INTO RESEARCH • We conduct original and applied research that impacts a diversity of individuals across the lifespan, with an emphasis on enjoyable participation in physical activity and sport. • Our grant-funded and public-serving research teaches undergraduate and graduate students investigative skills and how to use knowledge learned to positively impact those they serve. Department of Health, Exercise & Sport Sciences n 806. 742.3371 n www.depts.ttu.edu/hess
ROLL CALL 63 grad students & 1 ,312 undergrad majors
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HISTORY WE’VE GOT CLASS Our core teaching mission is focused on the diversity of the past and its interdisciplinary & global roots. Undergraduate classes remain grounded in reading, writing and critical thinking. All students in our core courses must attend weekly discussion sections—a time when our faculty direct and elevate students’ writing skills. Within these sections, our graduate students hone their own teaching skills. Our majors find class opportunities to focus on the writing/ revision process, and use historical methods and primary sources.
DIGGING INTO RESEARCH Faculty in our department conduct research in the history of the United States, Europe, and the World. Among many thematic interests, our scholars investigate questions related to: • Race, imperialism, and national identity. • Foreign relations, war, and society. • Gender and sexuality. • Memory, commemoration, and political culture.
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One of our summer workshops helped high school teachers understand new ways to approach European and World history.
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We are a vibrant community of scholars seeking to understand the past & introduce students to the processes of historical thinking & analysis, for the development of an informed citizenry.
YOU’LL FIND OUR FACULTY • Publishing books with some of the nation’s top presses. • Actively participating in local television and radio programs. • Proactively working with local high school teachers and students. • Doing research across all parts of the world.
HOW YOUR GIFTS CAN HELP We want to support more graduate and undergraduate students with scholarships, and our faculty need additional funding in order to conduct the high-level research associated with Texas Tech’s drive toward Tier One status.
meet: Sarah Myers I received my B.A. in History Education from the University of Missouri-Rolla (now Missouri University of Science and Technology). I chose Texas Tech primarily because of its strong Department of History. My fields of research are women’s history, oral history, labor history, aviation history, and gender and war. Through funding from the Graduate School, the Department of History and the Helen DeVitt Jones Foundation Dissertation Fellowship, I was able to conduct research at archives across the country and to attend national and international conferences.
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An additional incentive to come to Texas Tech was its proximity to Sweetwater, Texas. I am writing my dissertation on the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of
World War II, who have annual reunions in Sweetwater, where I have interviewed several of them. The WASP flew within the continental United States, Canada and the Caribbean ferrying aircraft and towing targets for male cadets to practice shooting live ammunition. The program was successful, but it disbanded in 1944 after Congress failed to pass a bill that would have granted them military benefits, including medical care. The story of these women pilots has ramifications for understanding contemporary issues of women’s equality and citizenship in U.S. society and the U.S. military. I am a Graduate Part-Time Instructor in the Department of History, and I love teaching at Texas Tech! n
Department of History n 806.742.3744 n www.depts.ttu.edu/historydepartment
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MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS We’re a faculty that enthusiastically participates in & encourages research through lively outreach, varied symposiums & of course our undergraduate & graduate degree programs.
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HOW YOU CAN HELP We have used all available graduatestudent office space & that negatively impacts our ability to grow the graduate program. At the same time, the university’s student population, and by implication, that of students taking math courses, has increased significantly. Because of the restriction on increasing the number of graduate students (who would have taught portions of the increasing undergraduate population), we have met the increase in student population by increasing class sizes.
wow! We host the TTU Applied Mathematics Program: twoweeks of research for non-US high school students.
YOU’LL FIND OUR FACULTY • Encouraging young women to participate in STEM via the Emmy Noether Mathematics High School Day. • Guiding the summer TexPREP for minority high school students. • Leading the NSF-funded PRISM program that engages high school students and undergraduates in biomathematics.
DIGGING INTO RESEARCH One of the continuing expositions of our research & creative endeavors the annual Red Raider Mini-Symposium (RRMS). The event was envisioned & started by Dr. Frits Ruymgaart & supported by funds from Professor Ruymgaart’s Horn endowment, external support & departmental support.
There is some remaining space in the Mathematics Building is configured in such a way that it is unusable. Rough estimates to demolish the unusable space & build two floors of offices & classrooms run $1.5 million to $4 million.
Each year a group of junior faculty brings a themed cadre of national & international researchers & collaborators to Tech to participate. This year the 13th RRMS focuses on “Aspects of Fluid Dynamics.”
meet: John Calhoun Research into Undead Simulations). LAZARUS involves computer science, electrical engineering, STEM outreach, biology and mathematics. The project goal is to build a GPU supercomputer to study and simulate disease spread. I have been working on this subject since I came to Tech in 2009. This includes designing and building the physical computer as well as learning all the things needed to use and maintain a supercomputer. We also have a focus on STEM outreach by doing zombie simulations on the computer to help teach high school and middle school students about math and research. JOHN CALHOUN
I earned my Bachelor’s degree in 2012 at Texas Tech in Mathematics and History. May 2014 I earned my Master’s degree in Mathematics and am now beginning my PhD in Mathematics My current focus is all things involved with Tech’s wide reaching LAZARUS project (Lab for the Analysis of Zombie Activity and
What I enjoy most about research is the adventure of it! I’m constantly learning and thinking about new things. Like this like week, I spent a lot of time soldering and working on the physical construction of the computer as well as trying to figure out how to build a high precision temperature sensor circuit for the computer. That’s just one of the opportunities that Texas Tech has given me. The faculty and staff are great, and I have gotten the chance to work with remarkable scholars. n
Department of Mathematics & Statistics n 806.742.2566 n www.math.ttu.edu
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PHILOSOPHY Because our faculty specializations reflect wide research interests, our programs of study offer breadth & depth. Our particular strengths lie in Ethics, Aesthetics & History of Philosophy.
meet: Philosopher Howard Curzer My research falls into eight marginally related areas, from Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics to the ethics of wildlife research to a blog at the Huffington Post in which I relate Biblical passages to contemporary issues.
giving the survey before and after some intervention (e.g. ethics courses, lifechanging experiences, medication) will help us determine which things most effectively enhance moral development, and which things hinder or reverse it.
Why is all of this important? Stepping back from the details, I am trying to understand the general truths of morality, explain those truths to others, and apply those truths to various sorts of moral problems. I wrote a big book on Aristotle’s ethics because I think that he was right about lots of things. I currently am writing a book on contemporary virtue ethics, setting out my own views (heavily influenced by Aristotle) about what it means to be a good person.
As a teacher at the undergraduate level, I love showing the students new ways to think about things. Their reactions vary. Some people light up with joy at a new perspective; others get depressed as they give up cherished beliefs; yet others lose it completely. It’s interesting to see the varied reactions.
I created a moral development survey that aims to test which sorts of moral thinking respondents are good at, and which sorts they need to improve. Hopefully,
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HOW YOUR GIFTS CAN HELP
WE’RE A DEPARTMENT THAT • Promotes venues that allow students, faculty and the local community to participate in discussions on societal issues. • Brings faculty from across the nation to TTU via our speaker series. • Maintains the Texas Tech Philosophers blog as an idea exchange.
• Students entering medical and legal fields. • Teachers offering ethics modules in their classes. • Members of hospital ethics committees, IRB’s, social action committees or ethics watchdog committees. • Professionals from all sectors who regularly face ethical questions.
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GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN ETHICS To meet business needs dealing with complex ethical and moral issues, our Graduate Certificate in Ethics is a useful credential for:
Teaching at the graduate level, I enjoy working along with the students and think of them as junior colleagues rather than as students. I am never like, “Shut up and take notes, kids!” but always like, “Here is the problem. What do y’all think about it?” n
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We need money to support graduate students! We’ve lost about $100,000 from our funds for grad students over the last few years. We’ve rearranged things to cover about half that loss, but $50k added to our permanent budget would solve our problem. We have enrollment pressure on World Religions, Greek Philosophy and Modern Philosophy, so a new faculty line would help us grow in a reasonable way.
PRAISEWORTHY PROFESSORS • Anna Ribeiro, 2013-14 National Humanities Center fellowship.
• Daniel Nathan, 2014 Distinguished Faculty Leadership Award. • Howard Curzer, 2014 Professing Excellence Award.
Department of Philosophy n 806.742.3275 n www.depts.ttu.edu/philosophy
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PHYSICS HOW YOUR GIFTS CAN HELP Scholarships for graduate students and upperdivision undergraduate students. Program support for a variety of projects, including student research.
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We conduct significant research in high-energy/particle physics, astrophysics/astronomy, condensed matter/materials physics/nanotechnology, biophysics & physics education research.
CERN Some of our high- energy group are on the team at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) that won the Pulitzer for discovering the Higgs boson.
YOU CAN FIND OUR FACULTY • Volunteering and providing other support for Science Day. • Conducting local science fairs. • Co-hosting Texas Tech University’s annual South Plains Regional Science and Engineering Fair.
DIGGING INTO RESEARCH Many of our faculty members have longestablished international collaborations and/ or other significant global ties. The high-energy group in Physics, supported by the Department of Energy, specializes in particle detector development and energy measurements. Our research areas: • High energy/particle physics. • Condensed matter/materials physics/ nanotechnology. • Biophysics. • Astrophysics/astronomy. • Physics education research.
meet: Astrophysicist Thomas Maccarone matter in from the outside of the normal star. As that matter falls in, its gravitational energy is released, and its gets hot—up to a billion degrees—and gives off X-rays. Even though a black hole is a place in space from which light cannot escape, the regions of space just outside black holes can be some of the most intense light sources in the Universe! I try to understand both how these binary systems form, and what happens to the matter that’s falling into the black holes or onto the neutron stars. I am fortunate that NASA currently supports me with about 10 research grants, depending on whether you count those for which the money hasn’t yet arrived. Some of these are just small grants which enable collaboration with far-flung colleagues: I travel to their research centers or bring them in to work with me here. Other grants provide serious funding to pay postdoctoral researchers, the lifeblood of a strong academic department.
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I have been at Texas Tech since January 2013. Directly before coming to Tech, I was on the faculty at the University of Southampton in England, and held postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Amsterdam and the International School for Advanced Studies in Trieste, Italy. Most of my research is focused on understanding a group of objects called X-ray binaries. These are systems where a normal star is in orbit with either a black hole or a neutron star. If the orbit is close enough, the black hole or neutron star can suck
The two overarching things I hope students at all levels learn from interacting with me are (1) how to approach a tough problem and (2) how to assess how confident to be in the solution. Most problems, in physics, astronomy, or really, in life, seem intractable until one breaks them up into a series of smaller problems one knows how to solve. There’s a knack for figuring out what the key things going on are going to be, and focusing on them that I try to get across to students. I try to get the students to go beyond textbook physics to a problem-solving approach they can apply across a range of disciplines. n
of Physics n 806.742.3767 n www.phys.ttu.edu DepartmentDepartment of Philosophy n 806.742.3275 n www.depts.ttu.edu/philosophy
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PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES meet: Blakely Low
YOU’LL FIND OUR FACULTY • Serving as editors and in leadership positions on national boards, such as the APA’s Div. of Counseling Psychology Executive Board. • Supporting a news blog. • Podcasting on topics such as eating disorders, persuasion, life stress, giftedness, and suicide.
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We have one of the largest PhD programs at TTU, and our research areas map directly to the three major PhD programs that we administer.
100% The percentage of our Psychology faculty serving pro bono in local, regional and national communities.
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I am a San Antonio native, and I was drawn to Texas Tech’s great PhD Counseling Psychology program and the research interests of several faculty members. I also was excited to have the opportunity to teach undergraduates and to work in different settings around Lubbock. I am most interested in the practice of psychology, and I am currently entering my third year as a therapist for the Texas Tech Athletic Department. My research interests broadly address adaptive and maladaptive styles of coping, and this research informs my clinical work. My dissertation examines the effectiveness of a group-therapy program called the Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment approach on its ability to increase mindfulness (the ability to observe what’s happening in the present moment), and subsequently, reduce depression, anxiety and stress within the student-athlete population. I wrote a grant that the NCAA funded in order to conduct this research. As the first practicum therapist at athletics from the TTU Psychological Sciences Department, I have helped fill a need for psychological services and to advocate for student-athlete needs. Dr. Sheila Garos, my primary clinical supervisor, has helped me strengthen my therapeutic orientation and my clinical work. n
DIGGING INTO RESEARCH • We explore fundamental processes of Cognitive Psychology or on cognitive processes as they occur in applied settings. • Our Social Psychologists explore basic social processes at the individual, interpersonal and group levels. • Faculty research in Counseling Psychology covers topics as diverse as humanism to correctional mental health. • We have very active research programs in: health psychology, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, and applied experimental psychology.
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More than anything we need additional space. It could run $2 million to $4 million for a reasonable expansion.
PRESTIGE TEACHING Approximately one-third of our faculty are elected members of the prestigious TTU Teaching Academy.
ROLL CALL 106 PhD students & 857 undergraduate majors
WE’VE GOT CLASS Graduate students can choose from three major focal areas: Clinical Psychology, Experimental Psychology and Counseling Psychology. Our PhDs in Clinical Psychology & in Counseling Psychology have been accredited by APA since 1972 and 1964, respectively. We house the Psychology Clinic, providing practicum training for graduate students in that area—and psychological services to the area.
Department of Psychological Sciences n 806.742.3711 n www.depts.ttu.edu/psy Department of Physics n 806.742.3767 n www.phys.ttu.edu
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POLITICAL Our undergraduate curriculum provides a solid foundation & broad understanding of political Toward that end, our new interdisciplinary programs in Global Studies & TOPS IN CLASS
Through the Earl Survey Research Lab, our faculty provide survey research services to the university community and the public sector. The Lab further serves as a resource for students, faculty and administrators.
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HOW YOUR GIFTS CAN HELP • Office space. • Two endowed chairs: one for the TTU Climate Science Center Director position; one for a Chair in Environment/ Sustainability/Science Policy ($2 million). • Three faculty hires.
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• More and more of the research conducted by political science faculty is supported with outside funding.
Our undergraduate program prepares students to grasp the fundamentals of politics, government, public policy and the use of analytic methods. Graduate programs produce successful public- and private-sector careers at the Master’s level and academic scholars at the PhD level.
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73 graduate students in MA, MPA & PhD programs 368 undergraduate majors 36 Global Studies majors
The Master of Public Administration degree is designed to prepare students to assume administrative positions in government and nonprofit.
YOU’LL FIND OUR FACULTY • Staffing The Center for Public Service, which provides research, training & technical assistance to local governments, nonprofits, & the business community. • Serving as commentators on local media outlets.
DIGGING INTO RESEARCH Our faculty have achieved national and international research reputations in areas such as: • Economic Statecraft • Asian Politics & Security • Climate Change & Its Implications • Gender & Politics • International Conflict • Judicial Politics • Legislative Behavior • Public Policy
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To her growing list of accolades, Texas Tech University Climate Scientist Katharine Hayhoe was identified by TIME magazine as one of TIME’s Top 100 most influential people in the world in 2014. In the TIME article, guest contributor and Academy Award nominee Don Cheadle wrote of Hayhoe, Director of TTU’s Climate Science Center, “There’s something fascinating about a smart
Department of Political Science n 806.742.3121 n www.depts.ttu.edu/politicalscience
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SCIENCE science, preparing students to be lifelong learners, critical thinkers and active citizens. International Affairs serve the increasing need for inclusionary approaches. HIGHLIGHTING KATHARINE HAYHOE • Named by Foreign Policy magazine as one of the publication’s 100 Leading Global Thinkers of 2014. • Recipient of the 2014 Climate Communication Prize from the American Geophysical Union. • Named to the 2014 TIME 100 list of the world’s most influential people. • Contributed to the 3rd National Climate Assessment, released by the White House in 2014. • Appeared in Showtime documentary series, “Years of Living Dangerously,” which won a 2014 Emmy Award.
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• Appeared in the 2011 program, “Discover Magazine: Changing Planet,” sponsored by the National Science Foundation and aired on The Weather Channel.
Scientist Katharine Hayhoe person who defies stereotype. That’s what makes my friend Katharine Hayhoe—a Texas Tech climatologist and an evangelical Christian—so interesting.” “I am honored to be included in the TIME 100 list,” Hayhoe said. “Even more so, I am encouraged to see climate change emerging as an urgent concern. With 97 percent of climate scientists agreeing that
climate change is happening due to the choices people make every day, I am a spokesperson with one principal goal—to bring public awareness to the simple truth that the scientific debate is over, and now it’s time for all of us to take action. “I’m grateful to TIME for bringing further visibility to my work and to everyone who is standing up to climate change around the world.”
An atmospheric scientist, Hayhoe’s research assesses the impacts of climate change at the regional-to-local scale and translates this science into input for relevant, informed policy. Hayhoe identifies the changing conditions to which communities, ecosystems and society will have to adapt, and quantifies the benefits achieved by reducing carbon emissions from human activities. n
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SASW Although we in Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work (SASW) have diverse disciplinary tools and practices, we are united in our interest in the human condition—past, present and future.
meet: Sociologist Patricia Maloney I started at Texas Tech as an instructor in Fall 2011, continuing through Spring 2012 as I finished my dissertation at Yale (May 2012). At that point, I was offered a Visiting Assistant Professor position for Fall 2012, which got upgraded to a tenure-track Assistant Professorship in Spring 2013 in SASW.
research consortium that’s studying how different types of school sectors in America impact the types of people their students become.
I’m working on three projects, each focusing on the sociology of education:
I consider my teaching and research to be inextricably linked. I bring my research into the classroom to show my undergraduate and graduate students that the concepts we discuss have realworld impacts on people.
My first book project is an ethnographic study of Teach For America corps members as they learn how to be teachers in extremely low-income urban schools. I was a teacher in a low-income middle school in Philadelphia through Teach For America before I came back to academia to do a PhD. PATRICIA MALONEY
The second book project, for which I’ve received a grant, is part of a larger
Our programs prepare informed citizens and problem-solvers for an increasingly globalized community. Sociology: includes most major substantive areas of the discipline, from interpersonal relations to social change on a global level. Anthropology: covers study in cultural and physical anthropology, archaeology and linguistics. Social Work: prepares students to contribute to society through professional practice and civic participation.
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The final project is getting the most academic and media interest. I’ve collected qualitative data on how adults in low-income schools cheat on standardized exams—and why.
I really love teaching, and was honored to be one of the winners of the Outstanding Faculty Awards from Mortarboard last year. I hope to be as much of an impact on my students as they are on me. n
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The Summer Field School in Archaeology in Belize lets students expand their world view, as does the Comparative Criminology course in Seville, Spain.
YOU’LL FIND OUR FACULTY • Serving on Lubbock’s Urban Design & Historic Preservation Commission. • Lending Forensic Anthropology expertise to the Lubbock County Medical Examiners Office. • Advising the Texas Rangers Companies.
• Volunteering at the University Medical • Support for undergraduate & graduate Center’s Free Clinic. student research & travel. • Consulting with Native Americans on • More scholarship funds to attract top projects for museums. students.
DIGGING RESEARCH Many of us pursue research and scholarship that has the potential to improve the lives of those around us. A cross-section reveals inquiries as diverse as: • Criminology • Religion • Medical Sociology • Gerontology • Intimate-Partner Violence • Public Health and Health Care • Linguistic Anthropology • Physical Anthropology • Effects of Climate Change on Population Migration
Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work n 806.742.2400 n www.depts.ttu.edu/sociologyanthropologyandsocialwork
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YOUR GENEROSITY AT WORK The College of Arts & Sciences awarded a total of $178,500 in scholarships to 97 students during the Spring 2014 Scholarship Awards Reception April 25 in the English Building. Twenty-seven students received an H.Y. Price Scholarship in the amount of $2,500, and 20 students received an Academic Achievement Scholarship in the amount of $1,200.
Your Development Team stands ready to work with you on an individual basis, help you arrange your own alumni fund-raising events, or welcome you to mix with faculty, students and other alumni at events throughout the year.
Top: A&S Scholarship Reception Middle Left: CMLL Scholarship Reception Middle Right: Byron Nelson Golf Tournament Reception Bottom: CISER Alumni Panel The College of Arts & Sciences n 806.742.3833 n www.as.ttu.edu
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