August 22, 2022

Welcome back to campus, everyone. The energy surrounding a new academic year is always filled with a myriad of emotions but this year, I hope that one of those is excitement. Excitement in your work. Excitement for the new opportunities that this academic year will bring. And excitement at being a core part of our research excellence here at the University of New Mexico.

As the largest College at UNM, the College of Arts & Sciences is a major driver of the research efforts of the University. This isn’t simply due to our size. Your dedication and effort has translated to $40 million in annual research funding, nine AAAS Fellows, and 27 PhD programs. Since 1950, 70% of the campus’ Fulbright Fellows have come from the College of Arts & Sciences.

These numbers provide a window into the story of the College: we are leaders, we are creators, we are innovators. I hope you take pride in the fact that YOU are a major reason why WeR1 at the University of New Mexico.

As we begin a new academic year, I want to pass along my sincere thanks for the grace and fortitude with which you have approached the challenges the past two and a half years; you and your exceptional efforts are making a difference. The Research Report is coming back weekly to share in your successes and I look forward to supporting you in those efforts.

Until next month,

Chris Lippitt, PhD

Associate Dean for Research

College of Arts & Sciences

Female reproduction and viral infection in a long-lived mammal

Co-Authors: Melissa Emery Thompson, PhD; Martin Muller, PhD

Department: Anthropology, Center for Comparative HuMan and Primate Physiology (CHmPP)

Publication: Journal of Animal Ecology

Vocal signals facilitate cooperative hunting in wild chimpanzees

Co-Authors: Melissa Emery Thompson, PhD; Martin Muller, PhD

Department: Anthropology, Center for Comparative HuMan and Primate Physiology (CHmPP)

Publication: Science Advances

Sucking Lice (Phthiraptera: Anoplura) Parasitizing Mongolian Rodents with the Description of a New Species of Hoplopleura from Mountain Voles (Alticola spp.)

Co-Author: Joseph Cook, PhD

Department: Biology, Museum of Southwestern Biology

Publication: Journal of Parasitology

Drought has inconsistent effects on seed trait composition despite their strong association with ecosystem drought sensitivity

Co-Author: Scott Collins, PhD

Department: Biology

Publication: Functional Ecology

Publishing Ecological Data in a Repository: An Easy Workflow for Everyone

Author: Kristin Vanderbilt, PhD

Co-Authors: Mark Servilla, PhD; Robert Waide, PhD

Department: Biology

Publication: Bulletin - Ecological Society of America

Early Birds and Night Owls: Distinguishing Profiles of Cannabis Use Habits by Use Times with Latent Class Analysis

Co-Authors: Verlin Joseph, PhD; Matthew Pearson, PhD

Department: Center on Alcohol, Substance Abuse, and Addictions (CASAA)

Publication: Cannabis

Recognizing the Binding Pattern and Dissociation Pathways of the p300 Taz2-p53 TAD2 Complex

Author: Tongtong Li

Co-Authors: Amy Stevens; Shenghan Song; Emily Hendrix; Yi He, PhD

Department: Chemistry & Chemical Biology

Publication: JACS Au

Queer Relationalities, Impossible: The Politics of Homonationalism and Failure in LOGO’s Fire Island

Co-Author: Shinsuke Eguchi, PhD

Department: Communication & Journalism

Publication: Journal of Homosexuality

High pressure-temperature phase equilibrium studies on Martian basalts: Implications for the failure of plate tectonics on Mars

Author: Wen-Yi Zhou

Co-Author: Peter Olson, PhD; Charles Shearer; Carl Agee, PhD; Ming Hao; Mingqiang Hou; Jin Zhang

Department: Earth & Planetary Sciences, Institute of Meteoritics

Publication: Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Determinants of Displacement and Displacement Duration Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: A Hurdle Model Approach

Co-Authors: Alok Bohara, PhD; Wendy Hansen, PhD

Department: Economics, Political Science

Publication: GeoHazards

The impact of livestock farm size on manure disposal modes: Sell, give away or self-use

Co-Authors: Xiaoyang Wang, PhD; Jingjing Wang, PhD

Department: Economics

Publication: Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Social media mining under the COVID-19 context : Progress, challenges, and opportunities

Co-Author: Xi Gong, PhD

Department: Geography & Environmental Studies

Publication: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Exactly Where Does the River Need Space to Move? Seeking Participatory Translation ofFluvial Geomorphology into Flood Management

Author: Benjamin Warner, PhD

Department: Geography & Environmental Studies

Publication: Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Addressing the Ideologies of Study Abroad: Views from the U.S. Context

Co-Author: Emma Trentman, PhD

Department: Languages, Cultures, and Literatures

Publication: Chapter in Designing Second Language Study Abroad Research 

A Temperate, Neptune-Sized Planet Transiting the Nearby M3 Dwarf NLTT 24399

Co-Author: Diana Dragomir, PhD

Department: Physics & Astronomy

Publication: The Astronomical Journal

Quantitative Head Dynamics Associated with Interpersonal (Grandiose-Manipulative) Psychopathic Traits in Incarcerated Youth

Author: Samantha Rodriguez

Co-Authors: Aparna Gullapalli, PhD; J. Michael Maurer, PhD; Palmer Tirrell; Nathaniel Anderson, PhD; Carla Harenski, PhD; Kent Kiehl, PhD

Department: Psychology, The Mind Research Network

Publication: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Constructs derived from the addiction cycle predict alcohol use disorder treatment outcomes and recovery 3 years following treatment.

Author: Katie Witkiewitz, PhD

Co-Author: Elena Stein; Victoria Votaw; Benjamin Gibson; Cassandra Boness, PhD; Matthew Pearson, PhD

Department: Psychology, Center on Alcohol, Substance Use, and Addiction (CASAA)

Publication: Psychology of Addictive Behavior

Charging sex traffickers under federal law: What dispositions should we expect when applying theories on prosecutorial decision-making?

Co-Author: Jenna Dole

Department: Sociology

Publication: Journal of Empirical Legal Studies

The Lynching Era and Contemporary Lethal Police Shootings in the South

Authors: Christopher Lyons, PhD

Co-Authors: Noah Painter Davis, PhD; Drew Medaris

Department: Sociology

Publication: Race and Justice

Similarity of friends versus nonfriends in adolescence: Developmental patterns and ecological influences

Co-Authors: Dan Ragan, PhD; Jenna Dole

Department: Sociology

Publication: Developmental Psychology

Masked-Speech Recognition for Linguistically Diverse populations: A Focused Review and Suggestions for the Future

Co-Author: Barbara Rodriguez, PhD

Department: Speech and Hearing Sciences

Publication: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Journal of Anthropological Research

Volume 78, Number 2

Summer 2022

Anthropology

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