Professor of Biology John Kricher, an expert in ornithology, has been studying and teaching about the tropics for more than three decades. His newest book is Tropical Ecology (Princeton University Press, 2011). The 632-page color-illustrated textbook offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the subject for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. Senior writer Hannah Benoit talked with him about the book. [Read more...]Kricher explores the tropics
Fall 2011 by
Professor of Biology John Kricher, an expert in ornithology, has been studying and teaching about the tropics for more than three decades. His newest book is Tropical Ecology (Princeton University Press, 2011). The 632-page color-illustrated textbook offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the subject for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. Senior writer Hannah Benoit talked with him about the book. [Read more...]Professor Fhagen-Smith looking at “self”
Summer 2011 by
Peony Fhagen-Smith, associate professor of psychology and African, African American, diaspora studies, focuses on social and emotional development in her research, especially as both relate to identity. Currently, she is working on new research that seeks to shed light on how adolescents develop their sense of self. Wheaton students are serving as research assistants on the project, collecting data at several New England middle and high schools. We recently talked to the professor to get a sense of this work. [Read more...]
When the house is no longer home
Winter 2011 by
Professor McCormack researches foreclosure.
Owning a home has long been the American Dream—a sign that you’ve “made it.” But with the economic downturn and the increasing number of foreclosures, the meaning of “home” is changing. Assistant Professor of Sociology Karen McCormack has been researching the impact that foreclosures are having on individuals and families, particularly on women and minorities. She has spent months interviewing those who have lost their homes or are at risk of losing them. Her findings so far indicate a fundamental shift in the meaning of “home,” which she explores this semester in her research-inspired First Year Seminar: “No Place Like Home.” She also made presentations on the research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, the Eastern Sociological Society, and at Boston College. We asked her about her continuing work:
