The American Academy of Political and Social Science has named Elizabeth Levy Paluck, PhD, as one of eight fellows honored this year. Paluck was honored for her work on prejudice and conflict reduction and the development of social norms in various environments.
Janet Woodruff-Borden, PhD, has been named senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB). Before joining UAB, Woodruff-Borden acted as interim provost and executive vice president at the University of Oregon, where she also served as vice provost for academic affairs. Prior to these roles, she was a professor in psychological and brain sciences at the University of Louisville in Kentucky.
Kamau Siwatu, PhD, a professor of educational psychology and the interim associate dean for academic affairs, has been named interim dean of the College of Education at Texas Tech University. Siwatu joined the faculty of Texas Tech in 2005.
The American Nurses Association has honored National League for Nursing President and CEO Beverly Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN, with its highest accolade, the Hall of Fame Award. Malone is a vocal advocate speaking to the role that nursing plays in ensuring access to safe, quality, culturally competent care to diverse patient populations, both domestically and globally. She has worked in all aspects of her field, including policy, education, administration, and clinical practice.
The University of North Carolina at Wilmington has named Tracy Linderholm, PhD, dean of the Watson College of Education. She most recently served as associate dean of the College of Education at Georgia Southern University. Earlier in her career, she held leadership positions at the University of Florida.
The City University of New York (CUNY) has named Nancy Cantor, PhD, the 14th president of Hunter College in Manhattan, CUNY’s largest college. Currently the chancellor of Rutgers University–Newark, Cantor has previously served as chancellor and president of Syracuse University and chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Terrie Moffitt, PhD, professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University, has received the title “Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire” for her work with the Dunedin Longitudinal Study, which follows a 1972 birth cohort in New Zealand. Moffitt’s research involves the consequences of a lifetime of mental and behavioral disorders on aging processes.
The National Academy of Education added 14 new members, five of whom are psychologists. The new members include Catherine P. Bradshaw, PhD, MEd, University of Virginia, Pamela A. Morris-Perez, PhD, New York University, Susan Sheridan, PhD, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Melanie Killen, PhD, University of Maryland, and Allan Wigfield, PhD, University of Maryland.
Andrea E. Chapdelaine, PhD, the current president of Hood College, has been appointed as the 12th president of Connecticut College by its Board of Trustees. Previously, she was a member of the psychology faculty at Albright College, where she also served as dean of undergraduate studies, provost, and vice president of academic affairs. Prior to that, Chapdelaine taught at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, and Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.
