BU Social Scientists Promoted to Senior and Master Lecturer
Arts and Sciences has announced the promotion of 10 CAS lecturers to senior lecturer and 9 CAS senior lecturers to master lecturer. The promotions will be effective July 1. Congratulations to the BU social science lecturers on their promotions!
Brett DiBenedictis, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Brett DiBenedictis makes a vital contribution to the Undergraduate Psychology Curriculum in his teaching of courses that cover the foundational links between brain and behavior. He teaches multiple sections of PS231 Physiological Psychology and PS333 Drugs and Behavior. His expertise regarding the role of drugs and hormones in modulating both brain and behavior is especially valued. He also supervises undergraduate directed study students and students undertaking Honors Projects. In addition, he remains active in research over the summer, providing mentored research opportunities for our students.
Stacey Gelsheimer, Economics
Stacey Gelsheimer specializes in teaching undergraduate empirical courses, often with students writing original econometric research papers. She has won the department teaching award, served as an LfA coach, helped develop new empirical courses, and led the department in several capacities on issues of teaching and writing. She also developed and continues to teach the online introductory macroeconomics course offered through the summer program. She is currently on professional developmental leave crafting new programming to promote student research opportunities. She is known to students for her caring and passion for their achievement.
Sarah Miller, Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies
Sarah Miller is a sociologist whose research focuses on gender, sexuality, education, and new media. Her current book project, The Tolerance Generation: Growing Up Online in an Anti-Bullying Era, explores how intersectional inequalities and digital cultures shape young people’s experiences with bullying. Her work has been published in Gender & Society, Sexualities, and the Journal of Youth and Adolescence and funded by the National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation, National Science Foundation, and the American Sociological Association. At BU, Miller is the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the WGS Program, where she teaches courses on gender, sexualities, and feminist methodologies.