News from the School of IAS
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
IAS Faculty Jin-Kyu Jung co-authored a paper in a special issue of “More-Than-Human Mapping”
Jin-Kyu Jung and Ted Hieber published a paper on “More-Than-Human Psychogeography: On “Bat-Like” Places and Imaginary Geographie” in the special issue of “More-Than-Human Mappings” in the Livingmaps Review journal. The paper uses a creative re-interpretation of psychogeography as a conceptual framework—less about the psychological dimensions of real space and more about the mind’s spatiality, for...
February 2, 2026
IAS Professor Santiago Lopez publishes book chapter on air pollution and Earth observation technologies
IAS Professor Santiago Lopez published a book chapter in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Augsburg and the Salesian Polytechnic University examining the use of Earth observation technologies to assess air quality risks to society. The chapter highlights satellite remote sensing as a powerful tool for monitoring air pollution, particularly in regions with limited...
February 2, 2026
Santiago Lopez and IAS alumni Neal Hicks and Jacqueline Feola publish invasive species research
UW Bothell School of IAS Professor Santiago Lopez and alumni Neal Hicks and Jacqueline Feola, recently published a new research article examining the factors driving the spread of English holly (Ilex aquifolium) in Pacific Northwest urban forests in the journal Discover Plants. Their findings provide important guidance for urban forest management and restoration, helping to...
February 2, 2026