Three from social sciences named Newkirk fellows
Three from social sciences named Newkirk fellows
- August 25, 2015
- Awards recognize graduate students for engaging scientific research
The Newkirk Center for Science and Society recently named anthropology graduate students
Alberto Morales (picture top left) and Elizabeth Reddy (pictured top right) and sociology
graduate student Erin M. Evans (picture bottom right) as three of the five recipients
of its coveted graduate student fellowship.
The award, which will grant recipients $8,000 each, is funded by a generous gift from
Martha and Jim Newkirk and supports students from all disciplines. To be considered
for the award, students must submit a project proposal that will either engage the
community in scientific research or analyze the production of scientific knowledge.
Morales’ funded work will examine biodiversity in relation to marine bioprospecting—searching
for novel compounds and organisms in marine sources—in Panama and Costa Rica.
Reddy’s research examines how scientists, policy makers, and practitioners use scientific tools to
determine how communities can be alerted to imminent threats. Her current project
specifically examines Mexico’s Sistema Alerta Sísmica Mexicana, a seismic activity
warning system.
Evans’ research project addresses how scientists are influenced to alter their practices based on
societal happenings, particularly concerning animal advocacy groups.
The three students will meet with their cohorts, Newkirk Center board members and
faculty affiliates to present their progress at a luncheon in spring 2016.
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