Dean's Weekly Update — December 13, 2023

Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Dean's Weekly Update

December 13, 2023

Slieper to Co-Lead Quality Enhancement Plan

Chad F. Slieper, director of the Law, Science, and Technology Program in the School of Public Policy, will co-lead Georgia Tech’s next Quality Enhancement Plan.

Julia Chen: Bridging Generations and Languages

a photo of Julia Chen and a photo of her grandmother

This spring, Georgia Tech graduate Julia Chen will study advanced Chinese on a Fulbright-Hays scholarship — at the same university where her grandmother studied English over 50 years ago.

Associate Professor Andrea Jonsson is pictured at the Voice + launch event.

What Secrets Do Our Voices Keep?

In Georgia Tech's new Voice+ Research Lab, interdisciplinary researchers explore the voice's myriad roles in music, marketing, technology, culture, medicine, and more.

Khapaeva's New Book May Make You Rethink the Middle Ages' Allure

School of Modern Languages Professor Dina Khapaeva says that a cultural fascination with medievalism is being used “to aggressively reshape Russia’s understanding of its history and identity.”

New Faces of Ivan Allen College

Kimberley Cartier

Kimberley Cartier is the executive assistant to the dean, a role she accepted on Nov. 12 after serving in an interim capacity from July forward.

Kimberley has more than 20 years of executive administrative support experience. She earned a bachelor's degree from Georgia State University and plans to pursue a master's degree soon.

She strives to inspire, influence, and motivate others to drive positive change. Her motto: "Deliver and expect nothing less than the best!"

Donnie Collins

Donnie Collins began his role as building coordinator II on Nov. 1. He reports to the director of facilities and capital planning and assists with the College's fleet management, coordinating surplus for facilities projects, partnering with administrative contacts and vendors, and more.

Originally from the U.S. Virgin Islands, Donnie holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and is an experienced facilities management professional. He and his family relocated to Georgia in 2003.

Shakiera Jenkins

Shakiera Jenkins joined the College as our financial analyst III on Dec. 1, reporting to the director of financial administration.

Shakiera holds an associate's degree in business administration, a bachelor's degree in economics, and a master's degree in accounting and financial management.

Professionally, she enjoys identifying and resolving problems for the people she works with. Outside of work, she enjoys dancing, reading, shopping, traveling, and learning new things.

Buzz Around IAC

Under the supervision of Regents' Professor Lisa Yaszek (LMC), science fiction minors Maxanthony Mateer and Diya Patel published "Sisters of the Radium Age," a bibliography of women writing utopian fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and horror between 1900 and 1930, on the philosophical blog Hilobrow.

A paper by Allegra Smith (LMC) on "Designing Feminist Methodologies: Foregrounding Gender, Positionality, and Justice in Communication Design Research" was shortlisted for the best paper prize and received an honorable mention as one of the top 6 papers at the 41st ACM International Conference on Design of Communication.

Members of the Urban Research Lab in the Center for Urban Research recently presented research to the Fulton County Reparations Task Force. Brian Y. An (SPP) and undergraduate student Iman Emdad co-presented the Lab's work and potential contributions to a study the Task Force will commission soon.

Yeqing Kong (LMC) presented a paper on "Designing Crisis Crowdsourcing: A Dynamic Critical Interface Analysis of Crisis Response Documentation in China" at the 41st ACM International Conference on Design of Communication.

Numerous faculty and students from the School of Literature, Media, and Communication presented at the Society for the Social Studies of Science conference, held virtually and in Honolulu.