Tag: Carleton College
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Julia Strand, Carleton College – Presence and Timing of Speech
On Carleton College Week: You could hear this more clearly if you could see me talking. Julia Strand, Assistant Professor of Psychology, never mind how seeing a talking face gives us clues even if we can’t fully hear what is being said. Julia Strand is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Carleton College. She holds…
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Liz Raleigh, Carleton College – Transracial Adoption
On Carleton College Week: Demand for adoptable children is on the rise. Elizabeth Raleigh, assistant professor of sociology, examines why transracial adoption is becoming more common. Liz Raleigh, assistant professor of sociology (University of Pennsylvania, PhD) is a sociologist of race and the family. Her research focuses on how the supply and demand for babies…
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Rika Anderson, Carleton College – Hydrothermal Vents
On Carleton College Week: How does life survive in the deepest parts of the ocean? Rika Anderson, assistant professor of biology, takes a dive into microbes and hydro-thermal vents. Rika Anderson ’06 is an environmental microbiologist interested in how microbes and their viruses evolve, adapt, and diversify. She is currently using bioinformatics approaches to investigate…
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Jeffrey Snyder, Carleton College – Bias Incidents on Campus
On Carleton College Week: Have you been the victim of a “bias incident?” Jeffrey Aaron Snyder, Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Studies, says when everyone reports bias, it is hard to tell who is really hurting. Professor Snyder is a historian of education who studies the modern United States. His work explores the intersections between the…
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Nathan Grawe, Carleton College – The Great Recession and Higher Education
On Carleton College Week: The Great Recession could hurt college admissions in the near future. Nathan Grawe, professor of economics, describes how lower fertility rates can lead to lower admission rates. Nathan is a labor economist with particular interests in how family background–from family income to number of siblings–shapes educational and employment outcomes. Many of…