Five Colorado College associate professors were promoted to full professor during the June Board of Trustees meeting. They are:<\/p>\n
Lori Driscoll, Psychology <\/strong><\/p>\n An alumna of Colorado College, Driscoll earned her B.A. (1994) in psychology, magna cum laude<\/em>. After completing her dissertation on \u201cThe Effects of Developmental Lead Exposure on the Cholinergic Modulation of Attention and Reactivity to Errors,\u201d she earned her Ph.D. (2003) in biopsychology with minors in Nutritional Biochemistry and Neuroanatomy at Cornell University. Driscoll teaches Introduction to Psychology, Research Design, Neuroscience, Neuropharmacology and the Science and Ethics of Biotechnology in the Psychology Department.<\/p>\n Her research focuses on cognitive function and neurotoxicology. Recent coauthored publications include \u201c\u2018Ecstasy\u2019: A Party Drug as a Breakthrough Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?\u201d in National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science<\/em>, \u201cAssessment of Attention and Inhibitory Control in Rodent Developmental Neurotoxicity Studies\u201d in Neurotoxicology and Teratology<\/em> (2015) and \u201cSpared and Impaired Aspects of Motivated Cognitive Control in Schizophrenia\u201d in Journal of Abnormal Psychology<\/em> (2013). Several of Driscoll\u2019s publications are co-authored with undergraduate students.<\/p>\n Driscoll has served as department chair, co-director of the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience major, and a member of the Natural Sciences Executive Committee and the Faculty Executive Committee, which she chaired in 2015-16. She also has served as an academic advisor in the Bridge Scholars Program and as faculty advisor to the CC Neuroscience Club. In 2007 she received the Bob Pizzi Faculty Advisor of the Year Award, and she recently was appointed the Robert C. Fox Professor based on her outstanding teaching, scholarship, and service.<\/p>\n Henry Fricke, Geology<\/strong><\/p>\n Following two postdoctoral fellowships at the National Science Foundation Geophysical Laboratory and the Smithsonian Institution, respectively, Fricke joined the Colorado College faculty as an assistant professor in 2000. He received a B.A. (1990) at the University of Chicago and a Master of Science (1993) and Ph.D. (1997) in Geological Sciences from the University of Michigan. Fricke\u2019s teaching and research interests focus on \u201cstable isotope and other low-temperature geochemical techniques as applied to the study of terrestrial environments and ecology of the past and present.\u201d<\/p>\n Fricke regularly teaches Historical Geology, Mineralogy, Earth as a Chemical System, and Introduction to Geology.\u00a0 In 2014, his article titled \u201cStable isotope patterns found in early Eocene equid tooth rows of North America: Implications for reproductive behavior and paleoclimate\u201d appeared in Palaeogeography<\/em>, Palaeoclimatology<\/em>, Palaeoecology<\/em>. This co-authored article was one of 15 pieces Fricke has published since he became an associate professor in 2006. His recent grant proposal, \u201cThe effects of the ETM2 and H2 Hyperthermals on Continental Earth Systems,\u201d is currently under review by the National Science Foundation.<\/p>\n Fricke has served on the Faculty Executive Committee and as chair of the Department of Geology. Currently he chairs the Curriculum Executive Committee that is revising general education requirements.<\/p>\n Daniel Johnson, Business and Economics <\/strong><\/p>\n Johnson became an assistant professor at Colorado College in 2004 after teaching at Wellesley College. He earned his Ph.D. (1998) in Economics at Yale University, his Master of Science degree in Economics (1992) at the London School of Economics, and his Bachelor of Social Sciences (1991) in Economics, summa cum laude<\/em>, at the University of Ottawa. Johnson regularly offers courses on Public Economics and Policy, Microeconomic Theory II, Econometrics, and Health Economics.<\/p>\n Since becoming an associate professor in 2008, Johnson has authored or co-authored 24 publications. In 2016, his peer reviewed articles included \u201cViral Economics: An Epidemiological Model of Knowledge Diffusion in Economics,\u201d in Oxford Economic Papers<\/em>, \u201cWhen a Mature Technology Company Pivots: A Case Study of Logitech\u201d in Journal of Economic and Financial Studies<\/em>, and \u201c\u2018Davids\u2019 are not small \u2018Goliaths\u2019: R&D and Technology Licensing in Brazilian Production\u201d in Journal of Economic Development<\/em>.<\/p>\n Currently the Gerald L. Schlessman Professor of Economics, Johnson also was a Fulbright Specialist in Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Myanmar and was invited to give a TEDx talk at Yale University in 2016. In addition to serving as chair of the Economics and Business Department, Johnson has served on the inaugural board of directors of the CC Innovation Institute since 2014, and on the boards of Reduce Resale Recycle (environmental startup), FitFurnace (technology accelerator), and Kadi Energy (technology startup) since 2015.<\/p>\n Eric Perramond, Southwest Studies & Environmental Science<\/strong><\/p>\n Perramond came to Colorado College in 2005 after teaching as an assistant professor at Stetson University. He earned his Ph.D. (1999) in geography at The University of Texas, his M.A. (1994) in geography at Louisiana State University, and his B.A. (1992) at Mary Washington College.<\/p>\n Perramond\u2019s courses reflect his deep interest in the U.S. Southwest and his expertise in environmental and ecological issues. He teaches Environmental Management, Political Ecology of the Southwest, and Nature, Region, and Society of the Southwest.<\/em> Perramond also has taught two courses, Nature, Culture, and the Metropolis and Representing the Other in the Americas at the ACM Newberry Research Semester in Chicago.<\/p>\n An active scholar, Perramond\u2019s most recent publications include two peer reviewed articles, \u201cOyster Feuds: Conflicting Discourses in Point Reyes (CA)\u201d in the Journal of Political Ecology<\/em> and \u201cAdjudicating hydrosocial territory in New Mexico\u201d in Water International<\/em>. These articles are among the 11 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters he has published since becoming an associate professor in 2009. He also is the author of a book, \u201cPolitical Ecologies of Cattle Ranching in Northern Mexico: Private Revolutions\u201d (2010), and the co-author of \u201cAn Introduction to Human-Environment Geography: Local Dynamics and Global Processes\u201d (2013).<\/p>\n In the past two years Perramond has served as the W.M. Keck Director of the Hulbert Center and Southwest Studies Program and the director of the State of the Rockies. In prior years he has served on the Faculty Executive Committee and as director of the Environmental Program.<\/p>\n Andrew Price-Smith, Political Science Specializing in international relations, national security, and political economy, Price-Smith has taught courses that reflect his expertise in the subfields of energy, global health, and environment. These courses include The International Politics of Energy and Climate Change: Sustainability and Security, The Politics of Global Health, Introduction to International Relations, and Global Environmental Politics: Protection of the Commons (Oceans and Atmospheres).<\/p>\n In 2016 Price-Smith published \u201cFear, Apathy, and the Ebola Crisis (2014-15): Psychology and Problems of Global Health Governance,\u201d in Global Health Governance <\/em>and co-authored an article titled \u201cCybercare 2.0: Meeting the challenge of the global burden of disease in 2030\u201d in Health and Technology<\/em>. Two of Price-Smith\u2019s books, \u201cOil, Illiberalism, and War: Analysis of Energy and US Foreign Policy\u201d (2015) and \u201cContagion and Chaos: Disease and National Security in the era of Globalizations\u201d (2009) were nominated by MIT Press for the Grawemeyer Award in 2016 and 2012, respectively. The latter won the Choice Magazine Award, Outstanding Academic Title in 2009.<\/p>\n Price-Smith has served as chair of the Political Science Department, director of the North American Studies Program and Environmental Science Program as well as director of the Global Health Program. He currently serves on the Social Sciences Executive Committee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Five Colorado College associate professors were promoted to full professor during the June Board of Trustees meeting. They are: Lori Driscoll, Psychology An alumna of Colorado College, Driscoll earned her B.A. (1994) in psychology, magna cum laude. 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\n<\/strong>Price-Smith joined the Political Science Department at Colorado College in 2005 and received tenure in 2010. He earned his Ph.D. (1999) in political science at the University of Toronto, his M.A. (1994) at the University of Western Ontario, and his B.A. (with honors) in political science (1992) at Queen\u2019s University.<\/p>\n