For the Record provides information about recent professional activities and achievements of University of Delaware faculty, staff, students and alumni.

Recent activities include the following:

New organization

A Delaware chapter of Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) has been formed at the University of Delaware with the goal of connecting UD graduate women in the STEM field to support each other and work together to promote science. Meera Patel, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Medical and Molecular Sciences, is serving as president. GWIS is a global organization that has been inspiring women in science since 1921. Learn more about the Delaware chapter at https://delaware7.wixsite.com/delawaregwis.

Presentations

Colette Gaiter, professor of art and design, will present her “Re-Membering: Amending History through Public Memorials,” at the Imagining America’s 20th Anniversary National Gathering in Albuquerque, New Mexico, scheduled Oct. 18-20. The Imagining America National Gathering is an annual gathering of public scholars, artists, students, designers and cultural organizers who are addressing the nation’s most critical issues. The conference offers participants a three-day immersive experience in which to connect, dialog, learn and strategize around the ways in which the arts, humanities and design build public knowledge and collective imagination toward transformative action. Organizers expect more than 500 individuals to attend this year’s gathering.

Trevor A. Dawes, vice provost for libraries and museums and May Morris University Librarian, delivered the keynote at the opening plenary session of the Society of American Archivists’ annual conference, Archives*Records 2019, on Aug. 3, 2019, in Austin, Texas. His talk, “Diversity in the Archives and Library,” addressed ways in which these spaces can be more welcoming and inclusive. He also was a panelist in a session at the IDEAL ’19: Advancing Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility in Libraries and Archives conference held Aug. 7, 2019, in Columbus, Ohio. The session, “Jones and Josey’s Kids: Experiences of African American University Librarians in Contemporary America,” showcased the experiences—positive and negative—of several prominent African American academic library leaders from different types of higher education institutions.  

Publications

Susan L. Miller, professor of sociology, is the author of the book Journeys: Resilience, resistance, and growth for long-term survivors of intimate partner abuse, published by the University of California Press. According to the publisher, the book focuses on the resiliency of long-term survivors of intimate partner violence and abuse.

David Shearer, Thomas Muncy Keith Professor of History, published a chapter, "On the Margins: Social Dislocation and Criminality in the Soviet Union from the 1930s to the 1950s," in the book, Life in Stalin’s Soviet Union, Kees Boterbloem ed, (London, Bloomsbury, 2019), pages 71- 89.  

Trevor A. Dawes, vice provost for libraries and museums and May Morris University Librarian, contributed to a recent publication, A Starter's Guide for Academic Library Leaders: Advice in Conversation. Dawes’ chapter, “Creating a Culture of Change,” highlights some of his experience in shifting the culture of organizations in which he has worked. The book was published by ALA Editions in July 2019.