Katherine Walker (English) published her book, Instinct, Knowledge and Occult Science on the Early Modern English Stage with Edinburgh University Press.

John Haberstroh (History) was interviewed for the weekly teaching newsletter of The Chronicle of Higher Education on alternative grading practices in humanities courses. Using specifications grading, Haberstroh communicates high expectations and increases transparency for students. This grading system also allows students the opportunity…

Shane Kraus (Psychology) recently appeared on The Gambling Files podcast episode, “Addiction 39: The Psychology of Gambling and Sex Addiction with Dr Shane Kraus.” Kraus discussed behavioral addictions, including gambling and compulsive sexual behavior, with a particular focus on psychological mechanisms, risk factors, military populations,…

Brenna Renn (Psychology) and colleagues at the University of Washington (MPIs: Oleg Zaslavsky and Annie Chen) were recently awarded an R01 from the National Institute on Aging for their project entitled, "VOCALE: A Digital Intervention to Improve Quality of Life and Reduce Frailty Among Older Adults in CCRCs--A Randomized Controlled Trial." …

Andrew Lugg and Jared Oestman (both Political Science) published their paper "Costs or Benefits? Competing Frames and Public Support for Multilateral Peace Operations" in International Studies Perspectives, a peer-reviewed quarterly journal of the International Studies Association. Using a preregistered survey experiment, their study shows that U.…

Holly Samayoa (Libraries) has been named a 2026-27 Spectrum Scholar by the American Library Association. Samayoa, who is pursuing a graduate degree in library and information studies at the University of Washington, was one of 60 students selected for the prestigious scholarship. Scholars were chosen for their commitment to community building,…

Susan Byrne (World Languages & Cultures) has published a chapter titled "Cervantine Allusions" in Cervantine Futures: Reading Cervantes after the Critical Turn, a volume edited by Nicholas R. Jones and Paul Michael Johnson, and issued by Vanderbilt University Press. Byrne studies how Spanish creative author Miguel de…

Alumni Benjamin Bingham and Suchunya Rose Bumrung, together with faculty members Hassan Ziada and Neamat Hassan (all Dental), published an article in Dentistry Journal titled “Effects of STAMP Techniques and Conventional Carving on Marginal Adaptation of Class I Composite Resin Restorations: An In Vitro Study. ”The study compared the marginal…

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) published "What Trump gets wrong About 'birth tourism': Mexican mothers on the border tell a different story about the attack on birthright citizenship" in The Boston Globe (Ideas Section).