Congratulations go to the following English Department recipients of College of Humanities & Social Sciences awards:
Jamal-Jared Alexander Doctoral Student Researcher of the Year
Jared Colton Graduate Faculty Mentor of the Year
Nicole Cracroft Outstanding Employee of the Year, True Blue Award
Kim Hales Ed Glatfelter Faculty Service Award
Jamal-Jared Alexander is a social justice researcher and scholar-activist trained in qualitative methodology. His research includes medical rhetorics and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion recruitment and retention. Using Critical Race and Black Feminist Theory as his theoretical lenses, his research aims to create dedicated spaces and equitable opportunities for marginalized people in professional and academic settings.
Jared Colton, associate professor and director of graduate studies, researches the intersections of rhetorical theory, ethics, and politics within technical communication and related fields from concerns of pedagogy to social justice.
Nicole Cracroft contributes to the English Department through her skillful handling of many office responsibilities with a friendly and helpful attitude toward staff, faculty, and students alike. She brings equal devotion, humor, caring, and cleverness to USU and to her three children, numerous pets, and many plants; fighting social injustice, dancing with her cat, being a loving, supportive friend, and saving all the animals she possibly can.
Kim Hales has been teaching for USU in the Uintah Basin since 2012. She began as an adjunct and is now a full-time faculty lecturer. Kim specializes in composition, teaching both concurrent enrollment and department classes, and was just accepted into a Ph.D. program in English.
Winners will be honored at the CHaSS awards ceremony on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 3 p.m. The English Department will hold an awards ceremony via Zoom on April 5, 2022 with a reception following from 4-5 p.m. in Caine Room FL 212.
Mufti Nadimul Quamar Ahmed is a graduate student in his second year, pursuing a doctorate in sociology at USU. He recently helped survey Utahns to see if environmental concerns affect the decision to have children.
Utah State University President’s Office recently held receptions for this year’s round of inaugural lectures. Three recently promoted faculty in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences presented thoughtful reflections on their research and the even...
