The Faculty Files
CAHSS Faculty Achievements
Across the arts, humanities, and social sciences, our faculty write the books, win the grants, and lead the research others build on. Their work earns national prizes and fellowships, shapes public conversation, and reaches well past the classroom. These are the people raising the bar in the liberal arts and humanities at the University of Denver.
November 2026
Communications Professor Featured in Local News Publication
CAHSS professor Darrin Hicks was featured in The Colorado Sun article, "This DU professor is using debate as a tool to fight deep political divides."
November 2026
Psychology Professor Quoted in The Washington Post
Pilyoung Kim, a developmental psychologist and director of the Brain, AI and Child Center at the University of Denver, was quoted in The Washington Post article, "AI imagined a class of first-graders at 25. One mom had questions."
October 2026
English Professor Publishes Article for Arts & Culture News Outlet
English professor, Billy Stratton, published the article, "The First Final Girl: How the Colonial Captivity Narrative Invented the American Slasher" in the Hollywood Progressive.
October 2026
Psychology Professor Publishes Article in Academic Journal
Psychology professor, Elysia Davis, recently published the article, "Infant hippocampal and amygdala volume in an observational follow-up from a randomized clinical trial for maternal prenatal depression," in the journal Nature Communications.
October 2026
Economics Professor Publishes Article for Academic News Outlet
Economics professor, Markus Schneider, published the article, "US inequality is getting worse in ways you might not expect," in The Conversation.
October 2026
2 CAHSS Professors Win 2026 Faculty Career Champion Award of Excellence
Congratulations to Liz Sperber, professor of political science, and Rachael Liberman, professor of media, film & journalism studies, on being selected as the recipients of the 2026 Faculty Career Champion Award of Excellence at the University of Denver. Faculty Career Champions are nominated by their students, who credit them with real support on internships, careers, and life after graduation.
October 2026
Psychology Research Professor Earns Fellow Status
Galena Rhoades, research professor in psychology, has been named a 2026 Fellow of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT). ABCT Fellow status recognizes members who have made outstanding contributions to the field of behavioral and cognitive therapies through their research, scholarship, teaching, clinical work, and professional service.
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