Tag: Grinnell College
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Andrea Tracy, Grinnell College – Too Much of a Good Thing
On Grinnell College Week: Can you have too much of a good thing? Andrea Tracy, associate professor of psychology, examines this question. My primary research interest is ingestive behavior – specifically, the role of learning in food choice and food motivation, with a particular focus on how these influence, and are influenced by, obesity. My…
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Timothy Arner, Grinnell College – King Arthur in the Robing Room
On Grinnell College Week: What does the art on your walls say about you? Timothy Arner, associate professor of English, discusses this question. Tim Arner specializes in medieval literature. His research and teaching interests include the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer, the influence of classical texts on Middle English poetry, and the intersections between fourteenth- and…
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Ross Haenfler, Grinnell College – Incels
On Grinnell College Week: Not everyone is for inclusivity. Ross Haenfler, professor of sociology, looks at the fringe groups who want to turn back the clock. I am an Associate Professor of Sociology at Grinnell College where I teach Deviance and Youth Subcultures, Sociological Theory, Men and Masculinities, and introductory sociology courses. I love teaching…
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Leif Brottem, Grinnell College – The Geographical Life of West African Villages
On Grinnell College Week: What constituents a village in rural Africa? Leif Brottem, assistant professor of global development studies, explains why it’s not an easy answer. I teach courses in Global Development Studies and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). My research focuses on the intersection of democratic decentralization and climate change adaptation in agrarian West Africa.…
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Janet Gibson, Grinnell College – Humor and Human Behavior
On Grinnell College Week: How important is a sense of humor? Janet Gibson, professor of psychology, explores how laughing can make a big impact on your psychological wellbeing. My main focus of research is on implicit memory, the influence of past experience that facilitates or biases current performance in the absence of conscious recollection. I…
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Mark Montgomery featured on The Best of our Knowledge
As always, host Bob Barrett selects an Academic Minute to air during The Best of Our Knowledge. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education. For this week‘s edition (#1443), Bob has selected…
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Mark Montgomery, Grinnell College – International Adoption
Fewer and fewer children are being adopted from overseas. Mark Montgomery, professor of enterprise and leadership at Grinnell College, determines the reasons why international adoption rates are falling. Mark Montgomery is Donald L. Wilson Professor of Enterprise and Leadership, and Professor of Economics, at Grinnell College. He is coauthor, with his wife and colleague Irene…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.1.9-1.13
Academic Minute from 1.9 – 1.13 Monday, January 9th Christina Frohock – University of Miami School of Law Guantanamo Professor Frohock earned her B.A. with Honors in Philosophy from the University of North Carolina and her M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan. She earned her J.D. magna cum laude from New York University…
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Shannon Hinsa-Leasure, Grinnell College – Copper Reduces Infections in Hospitals
How do you reduce infections in hospitals? Shannon Hinsa-Leasure, associate professor of biology at Grinnell College, explores whether changing the surfaces you touch may have a benefit. Shannon Hinsa-Leasure is an associate professor of biology and an environmental microbiologist at Grinnell College in Iowa. Her research interests include microbial diversity, antibiotic resistance and genetic exchange,…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.1.9)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.1.9 Monday, January 9th Christina Frohock of University of Miami School of Law explores the base at Guantanamo Bay from a legal perspective. Tuesday, January 10th Shannon Hinsa-Leasure of Grinnell College discusses using copper to reduce infections in hospitals. Wednesday, January 11th Christopher von Rueden of the University of…