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T Kira Mahealani Madden, assistant professor of literature and creative writing, has just released her first novel, Whidbey, a thriller that chronicles three women connected by a convicted child abuser. Named to several “most-anticipated” prominent fiction lists, the book is based in part on events from Madden’s personal life. Hamilton Communications Office student writer Mairin Hoffman ’29 recently connected with Professor Madden to discuss the novel and the writing process.

To get a better sense of the work of Career Community alumni volunteers, Hamilton Magazine recently asked a few of them to share their insights on what it’s been like working with today’s students, what it takes to be successful in today’s workplace, and what students can do to best prepare for their futures. Here’s a snapshot of that conversation, edited for length.

“Health effects of urgent care center entry: The case of WellNow,” co-authored by Assistant Professor of Economics Eliane Barker and Stephen Wu, the Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics, was recently published in Economics & Human Biology.

Two faculty members and a recent graduate shared their expertise at the Eastern Sociological Society (ESS) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The theme of this year’s meeting was “Transformation & Repair: Worldmaking in Contexts of Struggle and Constraint."

Russell Marcus, the Christian A. Johnson Excellence in Teaching Professor of Philosophy, recently gave several presentations at the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University (CSB/SJU) in St. Cloud, Minn., and at Harper College in Chicago.

Jess Buttery, assistant professor of instruction in theatre and production manager,  chaired and presented a session titled “Business of Making Art: Careers in Theater Management” at the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) Annual Conference in Long Beach, Calif., March 17-22.

As a research hydrogeologist for the U.S. Geological Survey, Michelle Walvoord ’93 is forging new frontiers in studying the impact of changes and instability on groundwater.

A chapter co-authored by Professor of Economics Emily Conover appears in The Handbook of Social Protection: Evidence and New Directions for Low- and Middle-Income Countries, an open access edited volume recently published by MIT Press.

Lisa Trivedi, the Christian A. Johnson Professor of Excellence in Teaching Professor of History, is the co-author of a three year, $500,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to ASIANetwork, a scholarly society that serves 150 liberal arts colleges with Asian Studies programs, including Hamilton.

Congratulations to 10 Hamilton faculty members who were approved for tenure at the March meeting of the Board of Trustees. They include Nadya Bair (art history), Charlotte Botha (music), Clark Bowman (mathematics and statistics), Anna Huff (digital arts), Amy Koenig (classics), Heather Kropp (environmental studies), Jack Martinez Arias (Hispanic studies), Arathi Menon (art history), Mahala Stewart (sociology), and Michael Welsh (chemistry).