Dawn O. Braithwaite, professor and chair of communication studies, is a co-author on an article that won the National Communication Association's GLBTQ Communication Studies Division Monograph of the Year award. The article, "Discursive Struggles Animating Individuals' Talk About Their Parents' Coming Out as Lesbian and Gay," published in the Journal of Family Communication. Braithwaite authored the article with Diana Breshears, who earned a doctorate in communication studies from UNL in 2011 and is now at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Melissa J. Homestead, professor of English and program faculty in women's and gender studies, is featured in the lead essay in a new volume of Cather Studies, Willa Cather and the 19th Century. Her essay is "Willa Cather, Sarah Orne Jewett, and the Historiography of Lesbian Sexuality." The volume was published by the University of Nebraska Press.
Judy Walker, professor and chair of mathematics, has earned the 26th annual Louise Hay Award. The honor, which will be presented at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Seattle, Washington, in January, recognizes outstanding achievements in any area of mathematics education. Walker earned the award for her leadership and contributions as a mathematical scholar and educator.
