News from the School of IAS
Katherine Shaw blends laughter and feminism at The Syndrome Mag
Katherine Shaw has always appreciated comedy, and she has recently embraced the title "funny woman." In fact, humor was a much needed relief during her 4+ years working in community health care. Clinic life was extremely stressful, requiring her to respond to life-threatening situations on a daily basis. “Seeing the humorous side of things has always been my form of medication” she says, but the stress took a toll on her personal health. “It's kind of funny - all my years of studying trauma and yet there I was, being traumatized by my career without realizing it,” she says. Eventually, Shaw found her exit and opened a ...
January 22, 2020
IAS Community Engagement
The UW Bothell Office of Community Engagement recently released its 2018-19 Community Engagement Annual Report. Read the full report to learn about the IAS engagement efforts listed below:
January 21, 2020
The hijab and discrimination towards women who wear it
IAS faculty member Karam Dana is co-author of a research report on the discrimination faced by women who wear the hijab in the United States. "Targeted: Veiled Women Experience Significantly More Discrimination in the U.S." appears on the Religion in Public blog, and examines whether Muslims who wear the the hijab are more likely to experience mistreatment and perceive discrimination.
January 21, 2020
The hijab and discrimination towards women who wear it
IAS faculty member Karam Dana is co-author of a research report on the discrimination faced by women who wear the hijab in the United States. "Targeted: Veiled Women Experience Significantly More Discrimination in the U.S." appears on the Religion in Public blog, and examines whether Muslims who wear the the hijab are more likely to experience mistreatment and perceive discrimination.
January 21, 2020
Sara Maxwell on the need for mobile marine protected areas
IAS faculty member Sara Maxell is cited in a recent UW News article, "Mobile protected areas needed to preserve biodiversity in the high seas," for her research and adcocacy work on including mobile marine protected areas in the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea. “In the context of climate change ...
January 21, 2020
My Story: An Artist Around the World
Last spring Cultural Studies alum Mateó B. Ochoa (’19) was awarded the prestigious Bonderman Travel Fellowship, a rare opportunity to travel the world independently. Over the next eight months, Ochoa will visit Brazil, China, Colombia, Egypt, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Taiwan, Philippines, Rwanda, South Korea and Ghana ...
January 14, 2020
IAS faculty promotions
IAS faculty members Yolanda Padilla and Amoshaun Toft were officially notified by the UW Provost’s Office of their promotion from Assistant to Associate Professor (with tenure). Congratulations Yolanda and Amoshaun!!!
January 10, 2020
IAS students exhibit artwork on campus
IAS student artwork is now on display in Husky Hall 1510 throughout Winter quarter, 2020. IAS faculty member Ted Hiebert led this effort, which we hope will lead to more full-time access to campus spaces for student art work. The students displaying their work include ...
January 10, 2020
Melanie Malone awarded Royalty Research Fund
IAS faculty member Melanie Malone received a Royalty Research Fund (RRF) of $39,993 for her research on contaminant sources in organic urban community gardens. Building off her pilot project on contamination in soils in urban community gardens in Seattle, WA and Brooklyn, NY, the RRF will allow Malone to ...
January 8, 2020
Colin Davis publishes their first book on gender, sexuality, and spirituality
Recent alum Colin Davis (Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies, '17) has published their first book Outside the Charmed Circle (Llewellyn, January 2020) under their nom de plume Misha Magdalene. The book draws on Davis' academic work in the IAS program to explore the intersections of gender, sexuality, queer theory, and spirituality. Outside the Charmed Circle engages with LGBTQIA+ readers and allies, offering ...
January 8, 2020