Faculty & Staff

UA’s Alabama-Cuba Initiative Continues With Play

Seth Panitch, associate professor of theatre at The University of Alabama, will take his play “Alcestis Ascending” on the road this summer to New York City, Havana and Alabama as part of his participation in creative research with the actors and dancers from UA and the Cuban El Instituto Superior de Arte .

UA History Professor’s Book Explores 17th Century Protestantism, Diplomacy

Dr. Daniel Riches, assistant professor of history at The University of Alabama, has written a new book titled “Protestant Cosmopolitanism and Diplomatic Culture,” published by Brill Academic Publishing.
The book explores 17th century Brandenburg-Swedish relations and presents an image of early modern diplomacy driven by complex networks of individuals driven by their personal backgrounds, cultural interests, religious convictions and connections.

UA Part of National Alliance to Spur African-American Computer Science Graduate Students

The University of Alabama is one of seven universities recently chosen by the National Science Foundation to launch the Institute for African-American Mentoring in Computing Sciences, or iAAMCS.

UA Business School Dean Named to GMAC Board

Dr. J. Michael Hardin, dean of The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, has been elected to the board of directors of the Graduate Management Admissions Council.

UA Engineering Professor Named Fellow by ASME

Dr. Stanley E. Jones, the James R. Cudworth Professor and University Research Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics at The University of Alabama, was elected as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

UA Students, Faculty Facilitate Historic Bill

Students and faculty from The University of Alabama played a crucial role in Gov. Robert Bentley’s recent signing of the historic Scottsboro Boys Act at the Scottsboro Boys Museum and Cultural Center in Scottsboro.

UA Professor Receives Grant to Collect Data on Armed Conflicts

The National Science Foundation awarded a $236,000 grant to Dr. Douglas M. Gibler, professor of political science at The University of Alabama, to collect and code data about armed conflict between nations.

UA Social Work Professor Tabbed for Autherine Lucy Foster Award

Dr. Cassandra “Cassie” Simon has been named the 2013 winner of the Autherine Lucy Foster Award, given annually by The University of Alabama Black Student Union and the Black Faculty and Staff Association.

UA Social Work Instructor to Provide Ethics Training for Mental Health Professionals

Joanne Terrell, an instructor in the The University of Alabama School of Social Work, will conduct a six-hour workshop focusing on values and ethical principles for mental health professionals.

UA Professor Expands Knowledge of Telemedicine

Telemedicine is a key component to providing specialty care in rural areas, said one University of Alabama professor. With the help of a grant, Dr. Lloyda Williamson had an opportunity to see how telemedicine programs work in other places.