Kudos to our faculty members and an alumna for their accomplishments
Abraham to speak at ‘Friday Forum: Through the Looking-Glass’
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London—the world’s largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts, and design—is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the publication of “Through the Looking-Glass” by Lewis Carroll.
Anna Abraham, director of the Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development, will speak alongside other scientists, artists, and designers at the event’s online symposium on Friday, Nov. 5. Her session, titled “What’s Your Curiosity?,” will explore the psychological ideas of “Through the Looking-Glass,” from perception and identity to the science of creativity.
Biotech start-up moves into Delta Innovation Hub
The University of Georgia Delta Innovation Hub welcomed a new start-up earlier this October: InfraredRX, a biotechnology company founded by three UGA faculty members.
The creation of professor Kevin McCully, cardiologist Kent Nilsson, and cardiologist Jonathan Murrow, InfraredRX’s mission is to discover, develop, and deliver improved measures of skeletal muscle blood flow and mitochondrial function for use in bettering patient health.
“Simply put, our vision is to produce early versions of the Star Trek tricorder,” said McCully, president and chief scientific officer of InfraredRX. “We want to advance the use of noninvasive technologies to study skeletal muscle in patients with a wide variety of medical issues. And we want this use to help patients get better.”
Read the full story on the UGA Research website.
Stefaniak collects three awards at international convention
Jill Stefaniak, an associate professor in the Department of Career and Information Studies, received the Outstanding Book Award from the Association for Educational Communications and Technology’s (AECT) Systems Thinking and Change Division for her book, “Needs Assessment for Learning and Performance: Theory, Process, and Practice,” which was published by Routledge in 2021.
She also received a Presidential Award from the Design and Development Division, where she’s held a leadership position since 2012, for her extended contributions to the board. She is exiting as their outgoing past-president and is taking on a leadership position between the Systems Thinking and Change Division.
Stefaniak and two doctoral students, Xigui Yang (M.Ed. ’18, Ph.D. ’24) and Meimei Xu (M.Ed. ’12, Ph.D. ’24), in the learning, design, and technology program in the Department of Career and Information Studies, also received the Outstanding Proposal Award from the Division of Distance Learning for their study, “Exploring the Relationship Between University Design and Learning Context.” The AECT’s International Convention will be held Nov. 2-6.
Alumna receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Ghana
Jillian Martin (M.Ed. ’09, Ph.D. ’17), an alumna of the Mary Frances Early College of Education, received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Ghana, where she will complete her teaching and research assignment at the University of Cape Coast with the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration.
Her project will engage students, faculty, and staff in a participatory action research project to develop and implement culturally-conscious curriculum for the institute.
Martin—who received her doctoral degree in counseling and student personnel services and master’s degree in college student affairs administration—has served in various higher education capacities (civic and community engagement, assessment and evaluation, housing and residence life, student activities, diversity initiatives). She focuses her scholar-practice on creating opportunities for use of inquiry (assessment, evaluation, and re-search) in intentional practice.
Since 1946, the Fulbright Program has provided more than 400,000 participants from over 160 countries the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas, and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.