05/11/2022
By Richard Serna

Each year, the Emerging Scholars Program matches qualified rising juniors and seniors in the College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences with an experienced faculty member to participate in a year-long research partnership. The Program leadership is pleased to announce the faculty and students who will partner together during the 2022-2023 academic year. Congratulations!

The Evolution and Devolution of Academic Freedom Around the World

  • Jenifer Whitten-Woodring, Dean of the Honors College, Associate Professor of Political Science
  • A.J. Angulo, Professor of Education
  • Wonder Ahiatsi, Economics

Gender Balance in Five Decades of Public Policy Scholarship at the Policy Studies Journal – Progress or Stagnation?

  • Aaron Smith-Walter, Assistant Professor of Political Science
  • Ryan Forrester, Political Science

Learning self-care when young: How music may enhance educational video-storytelling to support accidental injury prevention in children

  • Elissa Johnson-Green, Associate Professor of Music and Music Education
  • Marcus Brown, Music Studies

Impact of STEM Podcasting and Role Models on High School Student Career Aspirations

  • Yanfen Li, Assistant Teaching Professor of Biomedical Engineering
  • Emily Reed, Psychology

Revitalizing the City: Mid-Century Modern Architecture Comes to Lowell

  • Marie Frank, Associate Professor of Art and Design
  • Michael Page, Graphic Design
  • Josephine Parsons, Graphic Design

Second-Gen Muslims: The Brown Muslim-American

  • Maheen Haider, Assistant Professor of Sociology
  • Sarah Khamis, Political Science

Sex Offense Management and Supervision in the United States: Advancing Theory, Knowledge, Policy and Practice

  • Andrew Harris, Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies
  • Evelyn Lemos, Psychology

A Further Psychometric Evaluation of the Faculty Encouragement Scale with Diverse Samples

  • Hsien-Yuan Hsu, Assistant Professor of Education
  • Giovanni Bautista, Psychology

What’s in a Name? An Exploratory Study on Name Discrimination among Immigrants

  • Joselyne Chenane Nkogo, Assistant Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies
  • Caitlin Kennedy, Sociology

Understanding the Differential Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health

  • Yan Wang, Assistant Professor of Psychology
  • Yulin Holder, Psychology

Refugee Reproductive Justice

  • Cheryl Llewellyn, Associate Professor of Sociology
  • Emily Henrick, Liberal Arts