顶级国产视频

MSU Billings showcases female faculty research

Fourth annual Showcasing Scholarship event to be held March 20

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MSU BILLINGS NEWS鈥�顶级国产视频 faculty members will present overviews of their current research projects on Wednesday, March 20 from 3 to 4:30 p.m., in Liberal Arts building room 205.

Sponsored by the Women鈥檚 Faculty Caucus and supported by the Women鈥檚 and Gender Studies Center, the program features women faculty from a wide variety of disciplines who will present their research in 10-minute segments. There will be time for questions and discussion following the presentations, along with a reception.

鈥淭his is a great opportunity to celebrate and feature some of the important work that faculty are doing at 顶级国产视频 and gives both the campus and the community an opportunity to discuss new ideas and projects,鈥� shares Dr. Jennifer Lynn, Associate Professor in the Department of History and Director of the Women鈥檚 and Gender Studies Center. The event, she states, also 鈥渃elebrates Women鈥檚 History Month and women鈥檚 contributions to the production of knowledge. Moreover, this event is particularly unique because short presentations give the audience an overview of the exciting research that women are doing at 顶级国产视频 in an accessible way.鈥�

The program features the following scholars and topics. Dr. Emily Arendt, Associate Professor in the Department of History will explore the intersection of politics and fashion in her presentation, 鈥溾�橝 Nation of Boobies鈥�: Fashion, Gender, and Political Economy in Early America.鈥� Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Theatre, Dr. Melissa Boehm will share a textual analysis focusing on 鈥淭he framing of Asheville in the New York Times and the Washington Post.鈥� From the College of Education, Dr. Kari Hale-Duffe, an Assistant Professor of Reading and Literacy,鈥� will present from her recently published work on 鈥淐ritical Ways of Thinking and Learning: Pre-service Teachers鈥� Exploration Through Text.鈥� Dr. Patricia Vettel-Becker, Professor in the Department of Art, will discuss her current research, 鈥淲here No Woman Has Gone Before: Femininity, Fashion Photography, and the Race for Space.鈥�

鈥淐onvening this event is an important function of the Women鈥檚 Faculty Caucus. We want to bring the campus community and the Billings community together with these ongoing discussions,鈥� adds Dr. Melissa Boehm, Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication and Theatre. Attendees will receive a program which summarizes the speakers鈥� topics and biographies, giving the campus community a chance to get to know faculty members.

The event is free and open to the campus and community.

For more information, contact Dr. Jennifer Lynn 657-2922 or Dr. Melissa Boehm 657-1727.

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