Elections, Recognitions and Awards
Dr. Wendy Castenell, assistant professor, department of art and art history, was re-elected for a second three-year term to the board of directors of the Nineteenth-Century Studies Association.
The American Society of Safety Professionals Region IV Awards and Recognition Committee selected ASSP professional member Randy Easterling, CIH, CSP, for its 2020-2021 Safety Professional of the Year. Easterling serves as safety program supervisor for UA’s SafeState Consultation Program.
The National Science Foundation awarded more than $520,000 to Dr. James Harris, assistant professor, department of chemical and biological engineering; and Dr. Martin Bakker, associate professor, department of chemistry and biochemistry, to study the incorporation of phthalocyanine dyes into zeolites and their use to the oxidation of light alkenes.
Dr. M.N.V. Ravi Kumar, professor, College of Community Health Sciences, and director of UA’s Drug Delivery Group, was included on the Medicine Maker 2021 Power List, recognized for his work in the category of Small Molecules. The list annually acknowledges those who contribute to the development and manufacture of new medicine products. Kumar was cited for developing technologies that facilitate drug repurposing. Kumar also leads the biomedical sciences initiative of UA’s Alabama Life Research Institute.
Exhibitions and Creative Activity
Associate Professor of Art Sarah Marshall’s new fabric work, “Past Crimes,” was juried into the 27th Parkside National Print Exhibition, University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
Wade MacDonald, assistant professor, department of art and art history, had a solo exhibition at the Biggin Gallery at Auburn University. His work is also included in the invitational exhibition “Vase” at Alma’s RVA in Richmond, Virginia, and featuring prominent potters from across the country.
Publications
Yonathan A. Arbel, associate professor, Law School, co-authored “Consumer Activism: From the Informed Minority to the Crusading Minority,” 69 DePaul Law Review, 233-268 (2020).
Dr. Alan Blum, professor and Gerald Leon Wallace, MD, Endowed Chair in Family Medicine and director of the UA Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society; and Dr. Ransome Eke, assistant professor of health sciences, published an invited commentary, “Tobacco Control: All Research, No Action,” The Lancet (May 2021).
William S. Brewbaker III, William Alfred Rose Professor of Law, published “Ecumenical Evangelical Legal Thought: The Contributions of Robert F. Cochran, Jr.,” 47 Pepperdine Law Review 231-268 (2020).
Courtney K. Cross, assistant professor of clinical legal instruction, published “Sex, Crime, and Serostatus,” 78 Washington & Lee Law Review 71-153 (2021).
Shahar Dillbary, James M. Kidd, Sr. Professor of Law, co-authored “Incentivized Torts: An Empirical Analysis,” 115 Northwestern University Law Review 1337-1404 (2021).
Allyson E. Gold, assistant professor of clinical legal instruction, published “Redliking: When Redlining Goes Online,” 62 William and Mary Law Review 1841-1909 (2021).
Dr. James C. Hamilton, associate professor, department of psychology, co-published “Origins and Early Management of Medical Child Abuse in Routine Pediatric Care,” JAMA Pediatrics (online 2021).
Christopher Jordan, associate professor, department of art and art history, published a book featuring his photography and the practice of meditation, “Nowhere in Place,” (GFT Publishing, 2021).
Amy F. Kimpel, assistant professor of clinical legal instruction, published “Violent Videos: Criminal Defense in a Digital Age,” 37 Georgia State University Law Review 305-425 (2021).
Ronald J. Krotoszynski, John S. Stone Chairholder of Law, co-authored “Against Congressional Case-Snatching,” 62 William and Mary Law Review 791-870 (2021).
Benjamin J. McMichael, assistant professor, Law School, published “Occupational Licensing and the Opioid Crisis” 54 UC Davis Law Review, 887-966 (2020).
Adam N. Steinman, University Research Professor of Law, co-authored “What Is a Fair Price for Objector Blackmail? Class Action Objectors and the 2018 Amendments to Rule 23,” 24 Lewis & Clark Law Review 549-570 (2020). Steinman also published “Appellate Courts and Civil Juries,” Wisconsin Law Review 1-39 (2021) and “Rethinking Standards of Appellate Review” 96 Indiana Law Journal 1-50 (2020).