News from the School of IAS
Becca Price, 2026 Distinguished Contributions to Lifelong Learning Award
Each year, the University of Washington recognizes members of our community whose work helps make our campuses stronger, more connected, and more compassionate through the Awards of Excellence. Among this year’s honorees is Dr. Becca Price, recipient of the 2026 Distinguished Contributions to Lifelong Learning Award. The award recognizes Price’s sustained and deeply principled commitment...
May 6, 2026
Shannon Cram presents at the Rachel Carson Forum
IAS faculty member Dr. Shannon Cram presented at the annual Rachel Carson Forum at Evergreen State College. Hosted by the Masters of Environmental Studies Association (MESA), this year’s forum considered the theme, “Ecology and Intersectionality in Theory and Practice.” Dr. Cram shared research about nuclear waste remediation and genetic previvorship, with a particular focus on...
May 6, 2026
Dr. Georgia Roberts, 2026 Distinguished Teaching Award
Dr. Roberts‘ colleagues and students nominated her with the highest praise for this award, including her transformative, inclusive learning environments that connect interdisciplinary scholarship, critical inquiry and reflective practice to students’ lived experiences. As a recognized expert in American Studies with a focus on literature and popular music, Roberts has shaped UW Bothell through exceptional...
April 21, 2026
Jennifer Atkinson co-authors paper on climate change and youth mental health in PLOS Climate
Working with colleagues at UW Seattle and King County Public Health, Dr. Jennifer Atkinson published An Expert-Informed Framework for Promoting Adolescent and Young Adult Mental Health and Well-being Amidst Climate Change in the Public Library of Science (PLOS) journal. Their study synthesizes insights from professionals in public health, education, and clinical and community sectors to...
April 20, 2026
IAS Students Selected to Present Research at International CHI Conference
Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences undergraduate students, Jayrylle Jaylo and Mia Chastain, have been selected to present at the 2026 Association for Computing Machinery Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) in Barcelona, where they will share their research, “Visualization use in Qualitative Research Reports: Evolving media types and competing epistemologies.” As part of the...
April 20, 2026
Dr. Collins Honored with UW Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award
Dr. Charlie Collins has been selected as a recipient of this year’s Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award, presented by the University of Washington’s Office of Undergraduate Research. Chosen from an impressive pool of 305 nominations, Collins was nominated by his mentees—four of whom have been selected for Population Health Recognition Awards and will present their...
April 10, 2026
Dr. Julie Shayne publishes in Ms. Magazine about the importance of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies
Dr. Shayne has a new piece in Ms. Magazine online called “I Want to Be Obsolete. Instead, I’m Afraid to Teach.” The piece appears in the new series “Banned!” which features op-eds and personal reflections about the current attacks on higher education. In her piece, Shayne reflects on the irony of the current moment in which feminist academics have so...
April 3, 2026
Adam Romero awarded the UW Simpson Center Society of Scholars Fellowship
Adam Romero received the UW Simpson Center Society of Scholars Fellowship for his new book project Industrial Chemicals and the Problem of Too Much Food (1945-1985). The book explores the relationship between the chronic overproduction of food and fiber in the United States and the rapid expansion of industrial chemicals in the decades after WWII.
April 3, 2026
Jennifer Atkinson presents on climate hope at Berklee College of Music
IAS faculty member Jennifer Atkinson was a Visiting Artist at Berklee College of Music in March 2026, where she facilitated a discussion and presentation on “Radical Hope as Resistance.” Drawing on her teaching and research on the emotional dimensions of climate change, Atkinson highlighted ways that choosing hope—and rejecting narratives of inevitable ecological and political...
March 6, 2026
Julie Shayne presents at the Sociologists for Women in Society winter conference
Dr. Julie Shayne attended the Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) winter meeting and participated in two sessions. She was an invited speaker on a session organized by the Professional Development committee called “On Leaving the Tenure Track without a Plan.” The discussion focused on career transitions and alternatives to traditional academic trajectories. She also...
February 10, 2026