A newsletter for faculty and staff in the College of Human Sciences.

Announcements, Honors and Appointments

• I2D2 Director, Heather Rouse, was recently appointed to co-chair the National Advisory Committee for Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy.

• Anirudh Naig, Associate Professor in Hospitality Management, was a part of the international team chosen to conduct a virtual Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA) accreditation visit of the College of Hospitality Management, Tourism Administration and Gastronomy at Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola (USIL) in Lima, Peru. 

• Ching-Hui (Joan) Su, Associate Professor in Apparel, Events and Hospitality Management, was appointed associate editor of the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management (JHTM). JHTM has an impact factor of 7.629, is a Q1 journal, is in the top 12 Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism (SSCI – Social Sciences Citation Index), and in the 45th position in the category of management, based on the Journal Citation Reports 2021 by Clarivate Analytics (released in June 2022).

• Md Imtiajul Alam, a doctoral student in the School of Education, received the outstanding student paper award at the EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2022 conference. Alam's Ph.D. supervisor, Benjamin Gleason, was the co-author of the paper.

Providing Mas receives Spencer Foundation award

Providing Mas (More) with MAS (Mexican American Studies) is a project led by Erin Doran in the School of Education that received a $50,000 award from the Spencer Foundation. Latina/o/x students are overrepresented in the community college sector, yet their attainment rates lag behind other racial/ethnic groups. Increasing the number of post-secondary degrees and credentials is important for the Latina/o/x population and the broader U.S. economy. Ethnic studies courses are a key area of interest for closing the opportunity gap for Latina/o/x community college students. One recent study found a strong correlation between ethnic studies course-taking and graduation rates at San Francisco State University. Doran's team will employ a holistic multiple-case study approach to explore why taking Mexican American Studies (MAS) courses seemingly contributes to Latina/o/x students’ academic success.

Children benefit from outdoor activity

Barbara Dunn Swanson, Human Sciences Specialist with Iowa State Extension, shares how taking children outside can provide opportunities for exercise and learning and time to play and imagine.

Lorraine Lanningham-Foster has been named the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department Chair.

Beth Foreman is the new Director of Undergraduate Recruitment.

Eileen Canafax is the new Director of the Child Development Laboratory School.

Iowa State launches new website, college sites to follow

The new Iowa State website launched the last week in June and you can read more about the project. Faculty and staff resources are readily available in the redesigned site. As the announcement shared, college websites will transition to the new theme over the coming months. The College of Human Sciences' communications team will share updates on the timeline of the conversion within our college via Happenings.

Trainings available to support student wellbeing

Using this link, employees can sign up for trainings that support student wellbeing. Sessions are available this summer (click the "sign up" box) and space is limited for certain trainings. RESPOND is an eight-hour training that provides a basic overview of symptoms often associated with mental health problems and offers an action plan to help you RESPOND effectively. Cyclone Support is a 90-minute training designed to help increase help seeking behaviors in others by using motivational enhancement techniques. Additional training opportunities will be available in the fall. All trainings are offered by Student Health and Wellness.

WorkLife resources

The Iowa State WorkLife team is dedicated to supporting the wellbeing of the campus community and summer is a great time to familiarize yourself with everything available to Iowa State employees. From finding childcare to retirement planning and everything in between, you'll find a wealth of information, recorded and live seminars, opportunities to connect with others and ways to improve your wellbeing.