Faculty Staff Achievements May 6, 2026
K. Aurelia Ball, associate professor of chemistry, was awarded a by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The award will support a 12-month sabbatical beginning in August 2028 at the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences in G枚ttingen, Germany. Her project is titled 鈥淐omputational investigation of solvent contributions to intrinsically disordered protein binding thermodynamics.鈥�
Yelena Biberman-Ocakli, associate professor of political science, published 鈥溾�� in Asia Policy and 鈥溾�� in Lawfare. She co-authored 鈥溾�� in The Interpreter and 鈥溾�� in Newsweek, and presented her research by invitation at the Oxford China Policy Lab and Simon Fraser University.
Brooke Paradise, associate dean of student affairs for inclusion and engagement, has been nominated to serve on the . The team will work to enhance the structure, efficiency, and alignment of NASPA鈥檚 governance framework and its financial and operational model, implementing recommendations approved by the NASPA Board of Directors in March 2026.
Laurie Rabinowitz, assistant professor of education studies, guest taught two classes at the Universidad de Magallanes and delivered a research talk for educators and related service providers at Escuela Especial Mi Mundo, both in Punta Arenas, Chile.
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