October 10, 2005
Six new teacher scholars begin at Clark University this fall
WORCESTER, Mass.- Six new tenure-track professors began teaching at Clark University this fall.
Ms. Abbie E. Goldberg, of Northampton, Mass., joined the University as assistant professor of psychology. She teaches Ethics in Psychology and a seminar on Gender and Families. Prior to coming to Clark, Goldberg taught in the Psychology Department at the University of Massachusetts. Her research interests include gender and family psychology. Goldberg is presently launching a new study of same-sex couples’ transition to adoptive parenthood. She is interested in couples’ experiences of the adoption process, what challenges they face, as well as how they adjust to being an adoptive parent. She is seeking participation from heterosexual and homosexual couples who are in the adoption process.
Mr. James T. Murphy, of Holden, is assistant professor of geography. Murphy teaches Africa Today, a first-year seminar, and Technology and Sustainability: Perspectives from the Global South. He previously taught at the University of Richmond in Richmond, VA. His research interests include the socio-spatial dimensions of economic and regional development, urban geography, and the political economy of development.
Ms. Meredith M. Neuman, of Worcester, is assistant professor of English. She teaches Major American Writers I and a seminar on the American Literary Renaissance. Neuman’s expertise is in religion in American literature, science and natural history writing, and the relationship between oral and print culture.
Ms. Nina J. Kushner, of Worcester, was hired as assistant professor of history. She is teaching History of Sexuality from the Enlightenment to the Present and Early Modern Europe. Kushner previously taught courses in European civilization and history at the College of Charleston. The professor’s research interests include sexuality in a historical perspective, particularly prostitution in 18th century Paris.
Mr. Pilsik Choi, of Worcester, is an assistant professor in Clark’s Graduate School of Management (GSOM). He teaches Marketing Management and Marketing Research. Choi previously taught courses in marketing and retailing at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research focuses on consumer behavior and choice as well as how stores manage their relationships with consumers.
Ms. Madhavi Bokil, of Worcester, was hired as assistant professor of economics. She is teaching Principles of Economics and International Monetary Theory this fall. Bokil has expertise in open economy macroeconomics, international finance, monetary policy and international trade.
In addition, Ms. Jennie C. Stephens, of Shrewsbury, is serving as visiting assistant professor of environmental science and policy. Her appointment is through 2008. Stephens is currently teaching Biogeochemical Cycles and Global Change: An Earth Systems Science Perspective. Stephens previously taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston University, Tufts University and the California Institute of Technology. Her work focuses on government involvement in the advancement of climate change mitigation technologies in both the U.S. and developing countries.
Ms. Laurie Ross, of Worcester, assistant professor of community development and planning since 2000, has been added to the tenure track. Ross is the coordinator of the Healthy Options for Prevention and Education (HOPE) Coalition, a youth-adult partnership coalition created to reduce youth violence, substance use and promote adolescent mental health in the City of Worcester. She is the principal investigator on the Carnegie funded Worcester Education Partnership local evaluation. Her research interests are participatory action techniques, urban community planning, and community and youth development.
Ross works with IDCE Professor Tim Downs, and the George Perkins Marsh Institute, in partnership with the Worcester Youth Center, Regional Environmental Council and Family Health Center, on a $887,000 grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH) for an action research project, "Strengthening Vulnerable Communities in the Worcester Built Environment." For more information, visit <> . The four-year (2005-2008) project involves working closely with residents of the Main South and Piedmont neighborhoods of Worcester to better understand their exposure to environmental, economic and socio-political stress.
Visit Ross’ web page.
Clark University is a private, co-educational liberal-arts research university with 2,000 undergraduate and 600 graduate students. Since its founding in 1887 as the first all-graduate school in New England, Clark has challenged convention with innovative programs such as the International Studies Stream, the Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies and the five-year BA/MA programs with the fifth year tuition-free for eligible students.
Angela M. Bazydlo
Associate Director of Media Relations
Clark University
Worcester, Mass.
phone: 508-793-7635
www.clarku.edu
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