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LaToya Jordan Wins 2023 Shirley Jackson Award for Debut Novella
LaToya Jordan ’09 (Los Angeles, MFA) won the 2023 Shirley Jackson Award for her debut novella To the Woman in the Pink Hat (Aqueduct Press). The Shirley Jackson Awards were established “for outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastic” and voted upon by a jury of professional writers, editors,…
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Maria Chávez-Haroldson Elected Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees for Oregon State University
Maria Chávez-Haroldson ’20 (GSLC, PhD) was recently elected Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees for Oregon State University. She began her service, appointed by Oregon Governor Brown and confirmed by the state Senate in 2021. Chávez-Haroldson is an international/national trainer, and her work focuses on organizational development, which is built upon equitable, diverse, and inclusive…
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Shelita Birchett Benash Presents at IASWG Symposium and Conference
PhD in Leadership and Change student Shelita Birchett Benash, MSW, is a Board Member-at-Large and Marketing Committee Co-Chair for the International Association for Social Work with Groups (IASWG), the premier international association for social workers and allied helping professionals engaged in group work. Remotely, she led the digital literacy and social media engagement campaign for the IASWG…
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Fayth Parks Keynotes A Gathering of Communities Conference
Professor of Leadership and Psychology Fayth Parks, PhD, was the 2023 keynote speaker for the Communities of United Chicago’s A Gathering of Communities conference. The theme of the conference was Strategizing for a Healing Centered City. Parks’ keynote, “We All Have a Right To the Tree of Life” was in response to present-day and historical…
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Lorraine Mangione’s Book a Finalist in the 18th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards
Lorraine Mangione, PhD, Professor of Clinical Psychology at Antioch University in New England, and writer Donna Luff, were honored as Finalists in the 18th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards for their book Mary Climbs In: The Journeys of Bruce Springsteen’s Female Fans. The award celebrates self and independent publishing excellence. The honor is bestowed on books…
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Atim Eneida George Collaborates with Leaders from Keur Maba Diakhou Society
Atim Eneida George ‘20 (GSLC, PhD) is an artist, educator, storyteller, and transformational speaker. George recently traveled to Senegal on May 18, 2024, as part of Winrock International’s Farmer-to-Farmer program. Winrock International is an implementing partner to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). During this trip, she had the opportunity to collaborate with a…
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Paula Lowe Impacts Caregivers Worldwide with her Publications
Paula Lowe’s ’24 (GLSC, PhD) book CarePooling: How to Get the Help You Need to Care for the Ones You Love has been recognized as a valuable resource by the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center to support cancer caregivers. It was recently featured at the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative’s annual statewide Care for the Cancer…
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Lize Booysen Elected to International Research Advisory Board of GIBS Business School
PhD in Leadership and Change Professor of Organizational Behavior Lize Booysen, DBL, has been elected to the International Research Advisory Board of GIBS Business School (Gordon Institute of Business Science) at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. GIBS is committed to advancing world-class business practices across the continent and globally. With a focus on…
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Fayth Parks Participates in Video Recordings of Coalition to Name Susie King Taylor Square
Fayth Parks, PhD, Graduate School of Leadership and Change, recently participated in history-makers video recordings of Coalition to Name Susie King Taylor Square members in Savannah Georgia. After 170 years, the Savannah City Council voted to change the name of the square formerly named after John C. Calhoun who was an advocate for keeping slavery,…
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Cara Meixner Receives Two Honors from James Madison University
Cara Meixner ’08 (GSLC, PhD) received the James Madison University Graduate Student Association Impact Award, chosen by students to honor an exemplary teacher, mentor, or advisor. Meixner also received the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Learning Improvement which is presented each year to faculty and staff who have made extraordinary contributions to the University. Learn…
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Reverend Tawana Angela Davis Appears on Podcast “No Longer Silent: Patient Access Stories”
Reverend Tawana Angela Davis ’21 (GSLC, PhD) shares her eight-year journey battling metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer in the podcast series entitled No Longer Silent: Patient Access Stories, which amplifies the voices of real patients navigating the murky waters of the American healthcare system. Throughout her journey, she emphasized the importance of community support, self-advocacy, and…
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