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  1. Headshot of Abbye Meyer
    Faculty Spotlight

    Meet Your Professor: Abbye Meyer

    We caught up with Abbye Meyer, the new assistant professor in the children's literature program! Learn more about her passion for children's literature, disability studies, and how she knows Scottish rock band, Belle and Sebastian.

  2. Headshot of Rebecca Davis
    Faculty Spotlight

    Assistant Professor Receives Grant to Research African American Students in Academic Libraries

    SLIS Assistant Professor Rebecca Davis has received a Laura Bush 21st Century Early Career Development Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

  3. Headshot of Lydia Fash
    Faculty Spotlight

    Assistant Professor Lydia G. Fash Illustrates the Value of Humanities

    Meet your professor: Lydia G. Fash, Department of English. We caught up with Professor Fash about her love of Simmons students and what TV show she can't stop watching.

  4. Main College Building on Simmons' academic campus.
    Faculty Spotlight

    Assistant Professor Kate Walker to Lead Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Webinar on Malnutrition

    Simmons Assistant Professor Kate Walker to participate in webinar that helps registered dietitians and physical therapists better identify and treat malnutrition.

  5. Headshot of Rachel Gan-Boriskin
    Faculty Spotlight

    Assistant Professor of Practice Rachel Gans-Boriskin: Look for the Experts

    How do we know what news is real? Assistant Professor of Practice Rachel Gans-Boriskin offers practical tips to combat the sea of misinformation surrounding COVID-19.

  6. Headshot of Lydia Ogden
    Faculty Spotlight

    Traumatized in Life, Objectified in Death: Professor Lydia Ogden Discusses Media Coverage of the Police Homicide of Eric Garner

    "Race and Disability in Media Coverage of the Police Homicide of Eric Garner," co-authored by Professor Lydia Ogden, asks clinical social workers to turn a critical eye toward media accounts of police violence, racism, and ableism in order to better treat their clients.

  7. Headshot of Spela Trefalt
    Faculty Spotlight

    Fixing the "Broken Rung" on the Career Ladder with Professor Špela Trefalt

    Professor Špela Trefalt tells us about her upcoming “Coach Approach to Leadership” course and what we can learn by researching the struggles and successes of working women.

  8. Professor Cynthia Ingols with her Organizational Change textbook
    Faculty Spotlight

    Think Like a Change Agent: Professor Cynthia Ingols Breaks Down the Latest Edition of her Toolkit

    Professor Ingols published the fourth edition of her book, "Organizational Change: An Action-Oriented Toolkit," which guides students through organizational change and encourages readers to lead as change agents.

  9. Associate Professor Rong Tang, Elaine Martin, and SLIS Director Sanda Erdelez present RDMLA at the iConference, April 2019 in Washington, D.C.
    Faculty Spotlight

    SLIS Faculty and Students Aid in Development of Data Management Program

    Simmons SLIS faculty and students work with academic and research libraries to develop the Research Data Management Librarian Academy learning program.

  10. Headshot of Michelle Putnam
    Faculty Spotlight

    Social Work and a “Super-Aged” Society

    Professor Michelle Putnam, Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Gerontological Social Work, discusses a significant oversight in the field of social work: our aging population.