Faculty Research

Melinda Fagan, professor of philosophy at the University of Utah, where she holds the Sterling M. McMurrin Chair, proposed in a recent paper a new approach to understanding immunity for both experts and nonexperts which could help address vaccine hesitancy in a science-leery public. Adjacent to the paper is Fagan’s recent book “Explanatory Particularism in Scientific Practice.”

For Crystal Lumpkins, professor of communication at the University of Utah and cancer communication researcher at the Huntsman Cancer Institute, the work is always—first and foremost--community-driven. And like many professionals with advanced degrees, from medical doctors to social scientists, she logged years of schooling to earn a doctorate and emerged burdened with debt.

Please join eight College of Humanities authors for an afternoon of treats, celebration, and a behind-the-scenes look at bringing a scholarly book to publication.