News from the School of IAS
Local writers share at “MFA Careers and Writing Futures”
A panel of local writers met with MFA in Creative Writing and Poetics students and alumni to share their career trajectories and advice for the road. They discussed how their MFA degrees have enhanced their writing, ways they’ve sustained their practices creatively and financially, and what professional opportunities they see for emerging writers. Panelists included MFA alumni Margaret Chiavetta (’14) and Travis Sharp (’15), and Priscilla Long, and Sarah Mangold.
June 3, 2016
Kari Lerum Publishes “Should Prostitution be Decriminalized?”
IAS faculty member Kari Lerum published “Should prostitution be decriminalized?” at The Conversation in partnership with PBS’ “Point Taken.” The essay was posted at PBS as recommended reading material for a debate on “Should paying for sex be a crime?” In this opinion piece Lerum argues ...
June 2, 2016
Jin-Kyu Jung and Taylor Frazier Publish “A Mixed-Methods Exploration of the Relationship Between Crime and Community Gardens”
A recent IAS graduate, Taylor L. Frazier ('15, Law, Economics & Public Policy), and IAS faculty member Jin-Kyu Jung co-authored a paper, “A Mixed-Methods Exploration of the Relationship Between Crime and Community Gardens: A Case Study of Seattle’s P-Patches from 1996 to 2006,” in the International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities.
May 25, 2016
IAS Funds Two Additional Research Interest Groups for 2016-17
Two additional Research Interest Groups (RIGs) have received I-DISCO seed funding for interdisciplinary research and development projects over the 2016-2017 academic year: Project title: Investigating Racial Disparities in Health Project title: Urban Gardens
May 24, 2016
Dan Berger Speaks at Slavery, Captivity, and the Meaning of Freedom Conference
IAS faculty member Dan Berger spoke at a conference entitled Slavery, Captivity, and the Meaning of Freedom at the University of California Santa Barbara. The conference brought together scholars in the fields of classics, American history, and African American studies for a comparative study of slavery and its afterlives in Greece, Rome, and the Americas. Berger’s lecture was called ...
May 20, 2016
Science, Technology, and Society Class Collaborates with Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility to Produce Podcasts
IAS faculty member Shannon Cram's Science, Technology, and Society class collaborated with Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility to create podcasts for its series, Down by the River: Stories of Hanford. Washington's Hanford Nuclear Reservation produced weapons-grade plutonium for more than forty years and is now the site of the world's largest and most expensive environmental cleanup.
May 18, 2016
Julie Shayne Wins the Chancellor’s Distinguished Undergraduate Research & Creative Practice Mentor Award
IAS faculty member Julie Shayne was one of two recipients of a new award created by the Chancellor to acknowledge the hard work of faculty who mentor students conducting undergraduate research. Shayne has worked closely with undergraduate researchers since she arrived at UW Bothell in 2008. ...
May 18, 2016
Brittaney Bunjong to Appear in November Issue of Allrecipes.com Magazine
Media & Communication Studies (MCS) major Brittaney Bunjong is a foodie. Inspired by her mother she has been interested in food all her life. Her blog, “Plenty of Pineapples,” was started as a hobby in which she shared recipes from her Thai and Hispanic background.
May 18, 2016
Gustafson and Adams Present on “Mutual Civic Engagement: Reciprocity for Journalism Students and Community Practitioners”
IAS faculty member Kristin Gustafson and Kara Adams, the interim director of UW Bothell’s Community Based Learning and Research, developed their collaboration on teaching and learning by participating in the IUPUI Research Academy at the 8th Annual Connecting Campuses with Communities in Indianapolis in May. ...
May 18, 2016
Kari Lerum Publishes in the Sage Encyclopedia of GLBTQ Studies
IAS faculty member Kari Lerum published an essay on “Sex Work and Criminalization” in the recently released Sage Encyclopedia of GLBTQ Studies. Lerum’s entry explains why sex work is an important topic for GLBTQ studies, including ...
May 18, 2016