{"id":27694,"date":"2024-05-06T15:27:04","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T20:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/?page_id=27694"},"modified":"2025-07-01T13:10:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T18:10:15","slug":"in-focus-magazine-may-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/news-events\/in-focus-magazine\/infocus-archive\/in-focus-archive-2025\/in-focus-magazine-may-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"In Focus Magazine: May 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"lead-in\">Volume 15, Number 5<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--3 has-dates\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/alumni-student-news\/student-research-shines-across-disciplines-at-symposium\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/05\/Symposium-winners.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A large group of young people of varying races, all dressed in business casual, stand in a line and smile at the viewer. They each hold a purple show ribbon.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/05\/Symposium-winners.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/05\/Symposium-winners-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/alumni-student-news\/student-research-shines-across-disciplines-at-symposium\/\">Student research shines across disciplines at symposium<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-05-06T11:34:33-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">May 6, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">51ÁÔÆæ is a top-tier research university, and that\u2019s thanks in large part to our talented student researchers. In April, they were able to show off their accomplishments at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, which featured &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/alumni-student-news\/panther-tracks-podcast-offers-a-global-perspective-for-milwaukee-listeners\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/05\/Panther-Tracks-team.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Four young people sit around a round wooden table. From left to right are a Black woman in a black dress, a Hispanic man in a purple top, a white woman with glasses and red hair, and a Middle Eastern woman wearing a black head scarf. All are smiling at the viewer.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/05\/Panther-Tracks-team.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/05\/Panther-Tracks-team-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/alumni-student-news\/panther-tracks-podcast-offers-a-global-perspective-for-milwaukee-listeners\/\">Panther Tracks podcast offers a global perspective for Milwaukee listeners<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-05-06T11:32:26-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">May 6, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s \u201ccampus bubble\u201d can seem like its own little world at times, but the events and stories that happen on campus and in Milwaukee can reverberate around the globe. Just ask the Panther Tracks podcast &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus-2025\/uwm-fashions-strategies-for-artificial-intelligence-in-the-classroom\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/05\/Shevaun-Watson-and-students.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A group of college students watch a woman with glasses and curly gray hair gesture as they all sit in front of a computer.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/05\/Shevaun-Watson-and-students.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/05\/Shevaun-Watson-and-students-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus-2025\/uwm-fashions-strategies-for-artificial-intelligence-in-the-classroom\/\">51ÁÔÆæ fashions strategies for artificial intelligence in the classroom<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-05-06T11:21:26-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">May 6, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">College-level writing requires students to do much more than put words on a page. In English 101, they learn and practice rhetoric \u2014 the art of effective communication. Crafting convincing arguments, tailoring messages for a &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus-2025\/philosophy-students-explore-a-new-way-of-thinking-with-indigenous-philosophy-course\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/05\/Indigenous-philosophy.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A headshot of a young white man with dark hair, wearing glasses and a maroon button-down shirt, is overlaid on a background of a piece of beaded artwork in a Native American design, using diamonds and triangles. Its colors are pink, yellow, blue, and white.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/05\/Indigenous-philosophy.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/05\/Indigenous-philosophy-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus-2025\/philosophy-students-explore-a-new-way-of-thinking-with-indigenous-philosophy-course\/\">Philosophy students explore a new way of thinking with Indigenous philosophy course<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-05-06T11:14:20-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">May 6, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">You\u2019ve studied the teachings of Socrates and Plato. You\u2019ve read from the works of Confucius and Siddartha Gautama. You\u2019ve discussed the thoughts of Kant, Marx, and Heidegger. But have you heard of the great thinker &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-md\"><strong>Please be aware that some publications require a subscription in order to view articles and most links below leave this site.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-alumni-accomplishments-nbsp-nbsp\"><strong>Alumni Accomplishments&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Benjamin Wendorf (\u201810, MA; &#8217;16, PhD African &amp; African Diaspora Studies)<\/strong> delivered an invited presentation at Yale University\u2019s African Lecture Series on Feb. 12 entitled, \u201cRuling the Road in the Gold Coast.\u201d Wendorf is a professor of history at Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, Massachusetts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scott Niederjohn (\u201803, PhD Economics) <\/strong>was named as the dean of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmtoday.com\/news_graphic\/business\/cuw-selects-new-school-of-business-dean\/article_1b1ecdc1-1260-5bbc-b717-1a904ba95a78.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Concordia University\u2019s<\/a> Batterman School of Business. He takes over on May 1 and will oversee the strategic direction of the School while fostering partnerships with industry leaders and enhancing and expanding opportunities for students. Niederjohn is currently the founding director of the Concordia Free Enterprise Center.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Audrey Posten (\u201813, BA History and Journalism, Advertising, &amp; Media Studies) <\/strong>is the new co-editor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guttenbergpress.com\/articles\/2025\/04\/23\/posten-van-kooten-take-over-editorial-duties-press\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Guttenberg Press<\/em><\/a>, a weekly newspaper covering municipalities in Clayton County, Iowa. Posten currently works for the <em>Times-Register, <\/em>which is owned by the same parent company that owns <em>The Guttenberg Press<\/em>. Posten has been with her current paper since 2013 and will continue to cover local news in her new position.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-laurels-amp-accolades-nbsp\"><strong>Laurels &amp; Accolades<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor <strong>Kennan Ferguson (Political Science) <\/strong>was selected as a Distinguished Scholar Fulbright for Charles University in Prague, the Czech Republic, to be taken in the spring of 2026.&nbsp; Ferguson is the first faculty member from 51ÁÔÆæ to be named as a Distinguished Scholar. The awards \u201care viewed as the most prestigious appointments in the Fulbright Scholar Program,\u201d according to Fulbright.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor <strong>Jeffrey Sommers (African &amp; African Diaspora Studies and Global Studies)<\/strong> will spend three months this summer at Babes-Bolyai University (Romania) on a U.S. State Department Fulbright award.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor <strong>Daniel Agterberg (Physics)<\/strong> has been awarded funding from the Simons Foundation to participate in the Simons Collaboration on New Frontiers in Superconductivity. Agterberg\u2019s research focuses on correlated quantum materials with an emphasis on superconductivity and magnetism.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor<strong> Chia Youyee Vang (History)<\/strong>, who is also the 51ÁÔÆæ Vice Chancellor for Community Empowerment and Institutional Inclusivity, is included in a new book of <a href=\"https:\/\/isthmus.com\/arts\/books\/wisconsin-idols-commemorates-the-known-and-the-lesser-known\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Wisconsin Idols: 100 Heroes who Changed the State, the World, and Me<\/em><\/a> by Dean Robbins. The book highlights influential Wisconsinites throughout history. Vang is the final entry included in the work. The book was published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faculty and students from the <strong>Department of Communication<\/strong> presented their research at the Central States Communication Association Convention in April. Undergraduate students <strong>Justin Gottfredsen<\/strong> and <strong>Evelyn Rojas<\/strong> were selected to present their research. Several 51ÁÔÆæ attendees are receiving awards for research, including graduate students <strong>Alima Abdul-Karimu, Emmanuel Appiah, Alexandra Parr Balaram, Cassandra D. Hightower, Ousman Mbaye, Candice Ruh, Xiola Schneiderman,<\/strong> and <strong>Sarra Ben Slama<\/strong>, as well as Associate Professor <strong>Xiaoxia Cao<\/strong>, teaching faculty <strong>Kim Marie Omachinski<\/strong>, Professor <strong>Sarah E. Riforgiate<\/strong>, and Associate Professor <strong>Erin Ruppel<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three undergraduate students in 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s <strong>Chinese <\/strong>program received top awards at the 2025 Midwest College Chinese Speech Contest, hosted by North Central College in April. Awardees include <strong>Genevieve Dwyer <\/strong>(1st Place, Third-Year Non-Heritage Category); <strong>Hidayah Osman <\/strong>(2nd Place, Fourth-Year Heritage Category); and <strong>Celinia He<\/strong> (3rd Place, Third-Year Heritage Category). All three students were mentored by teaching faculty <strong>Lu Yin (Ancient &amp; Modern Languages, Literatures, &amp; Cultures)<\/strong>. The students competed among approximately 60 students from eight colleges across the Midwest. Contestants were judged on a three-minute Chinese speech and a three-minute performance related to Chinese culture.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-in-the-media-and-around-the-community-nbsp\"><strong>In the Media and around the Community<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/binghamton\/news\/2025\/04\/02\/wisconsin-supreme-court-trump-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spectrum News<\/a> asked Distinguished Professor <strong>Kathleen Dolan (Political Science) <\/strong>her opinion on what Judge Susan Crawford\u2019s win of Wisconsin\u2019s State Supreme Court race meant about prevailing attitudes towards national politics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Associate professor <strong>Sara Benesh (Political Science) <\/strong>spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/liberal-judge-defeats-musk-backed-candidate-in-wisconsin-supreme-court-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Courthouse News<\/a> about the harms that could follow if state supreme courts are viewed as partisans entities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the publication of his 13th book of poetry, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpr.org\/news\/uw-milwaukee-philosopher-paradoxes-life-new-poetry-book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wisconsin Public Radio<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milwaukeemag.com\/john-koethes-new-poetry-anthology-dives-into-the-unknown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Milwaukee Magazine<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>featured Distinguished Professor emeritus <strong>John Koethe (Philosophy) <\/strong>to talk about his work. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailynous.com\/2025\/04\/10\/acts-of-professional-kindness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DailyNous.com<\/a> also published an entry that featured a selection of Koethe\u2019s work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Milwaukee has been in the national media spotlight a lot lately, thanks to the State Supreme Court race. Assistant Professor <strong>Michael Mirer (Communication) <\/strong>spoke about the lasting effects on the state\u2019s image on Spectrum News.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Irna Phillips is hailed as the creator of the soap opera genre. When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbez.org\/making\/2025\/04\/08\/meet-irna-phillips-the-queen-of-daytime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WBEZ Radio<\/a> looked back on her life, they asked Professor <strong>Elana Levine (English)<\/strong>, a soap opera expert, for commentary.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor <strong>Rebecca Neumann (Economics) <\/strong>offered her predictions on the impacts of President Trump\u2019s tariffs in <em>Urban Milwaukee<\/em> and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs58.com\/news\/it-feels-like-the-market-wants-to-find-a-bottom-local-economists-reflect-on-stock-markets-roller-coaster-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBS 58 News<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/shepherdexpress.com\/news\/features\/metro-milwaukees-unequal-landscapes-uwm-study-analyzes-equity-factors-in-environmental-risks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Shepherd Express<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>reported on a new study co-authored by Professor <strong>Joel Rast (Urban Studies) <\/strong>that examines environmental equity in Milwaukee.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a long road from conceiving a drug to seeing it on pharmacy shelves. Distinguished Professor emeritus <strong>Jim Cook (Chemistry &amp; Biochemistry) <\/strong>discussed the process in <a href=\"https:\/\/mkestartup.news\/dr-jim-cook-on-drug-development-and-the-business-of-innovation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MKE Startup News<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wortfm.org\/new-wisconsin-poet-laureate-brenda-cardenas-on-the-mysteries-and-rewards-of-language\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WORT Radio<\/a> spoke to Wisconsin Poet Laureate and Associate Professor emerita <strong>Brenda C\u00e1rdenas (English) <\/strong>about her new position and the plans she has to advance the arts in Wisconsin.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chemical and Engineering News reported on the Hello Tomorrow Global Summit in Paris, France, that showcased dozens of technological and engineering start-ups, including Professor emerita <strong>Carol Hirschmugl\u2019s (Physics) <\/strong>company COnovate, which manufactures eCOphite material that can replace graphite in lithium ion batteries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wortfm.org\/rachel-ida-buff-on-birthright-citizenship-and-due-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WORT Radio<\/a> spoke with Professor <strong>Rachel Buff (History) <\/strong>about the government\u2019s recent focus on birthright citizenship.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Decades after Oklahoma City bombing, senior teaching faculty <strong>Jay Williamson (Ancient &amp; Modern Languages, Literatures, &amp; Cultures)<\/strong> recounted his experience on the day of the attack in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2025\/04\/17\/oklahoma-city-bombing-anniversary\/82887400007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>USA Today<\/em><\/a> article.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Children and young teens are particularly vulnerable to manipulation by AI chatbots, Clinical Professor <strong>Stacey Nye (Psychology) <\/strong>told <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs58.com\/news\/dating-robots-ai-companions-blur-the-line-between-comfort-and-concern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBS 58 News<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Undergraduate student <strong>Nicholas Nelson (Physics) <\/strong>discussed his astrophysics research, funded by the <a href=\"https:\/\/today.marquette.edu\/2025\/04\/student-research-scholars-panel-may-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Northwester Mutual Data Science Institute<\/a>, during a virtual speaker series hosted by NMDSI on May 1.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milwaukeemag.com\/meet-susan-kerns-the-new-head-of-milwaukee-film\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Milwaukee Magazine<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>profiled <strong>Susan Kerns (\u201813, PhD English)<\/strong> for her new role as the executive director of Milwaukee Film.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Associate Professor <strong>Julie Bowles (Geosciences) <\/strong>discussed her research on underwater volcanoes on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wuwm.com\/show\/lake-effect\/2025-04-22\/tuesday-4-22-25-love-and-outer-space-tribal-schools-and-water-uwm-and-underwater-volcanoes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">W51ÁÔÆæ Radio<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor emeritus <strong>Michael Mik\u00f3s (Ancient &amp; Modern Languages, Literatures, &amp; Cultures)<\/strong> presented his membership lecture &#8220;Integrated philology as seen from across the ocean,&#8221; at the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences in Cracow (Poland) in March. He also saw the publication of his work &#8220;<em>From Chaos to Order<\/em>&#8221; (in the series &#8220;Masters&#8217; Prelections&#8221;) (Bia\u0142ystok University Press).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/ancient-horse-hunters-behavior-modern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ScienceNews.org<\/a> consulted Associate Professor <strong>Ashley Lemke (Anthropology) <\/strong>to explain more about a recent discovery involving the hunting habitats of prehistoric ancestors of humans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/milwaukee\/news\/2025\/04\/18\/university-wisconsin-milwaukee-chemistry-building.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Milwaukee Business Journal<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>featured 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s new <strong>Chemistry Building <\/strong>and its expanded capabilities in a recent article.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor <strong>Anne Bonds (Geography) <\/strong>presented the annual Gould lecture at <a href=\"https:\/\/thecolgatemaroonnews.com\/61134\/news\/anne-bonds-presents-geography-research-on-racial-covenants-in-milwaukee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Colgate University<\/a> and talked about her ongoing project, \u201cInfrastructures of Exclusion: Real estate, Resistance and Racial Regimes of Property in the Urban North\u201d in April.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor <strong>Jeffrey Sommers (African &amp; African Diaspora Studies and Global Studies)<\/strong> delivered an invited presentation at Saint Johns on the Lake entitled, \u201cTrump Tariffs: Epochal Shift in the US\/Global Order,\u201d in April.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-people-in-print-nbsp\"><strong>People in Print<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Distinguished Professor emerita <strong>Merry Wiesner-Hanks (History)<\/strong>. 2025. Catherine of Siena\u2019s American Daughters. <em>History Today<\/em>, 75(4). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.historytoday.com\/archive\/history-matters\/catherine-sienas-american-daughters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Online<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduate student <strong>Chan-Song Kim (Political Science) <\/strong>and Gi-Woo Roh. 2025. The More The Worse: Effects of Childcare Burdens on Parents\u2019 Pro-Environmental Attitudes. <em>Social Science Quarterly<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1111\/ssqu.70018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Online first<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assistant Professor <strong>Polymnia Georgiou (Psychology)<\/strong>, Abagail F. Postle, Ta-Chung M. Mou, <em>et al. <\/em>2025. 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