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Featured Alumni
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Karim Abu-Omar
Karim Abu-Omar (PhD 2001) is a faculty member at the Institute of Sport Science and Sport (ISS) of Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany).
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Barbara Hansen
Barbara Hansen (PhD 2017) is Scientist 1 at the Minority Health and Health Equity Research Center in the Division of Preventive Medicine at UAB.
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Christine Lindquist
Christine Lindquist (PhD 1997) is a Research Sociologist at Research Triangle Institute (RTI), working at Research Triangle Park, NC.
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Katie McIntyre
Katie McIntyre (PhD 2019) is an Assistant Lecturer in Sociology at Birmingham Southern College.
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Latest News
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Seventeen CAS faculty members receive promotionsThe College of Arts and Sciences is proud to announce that 17 faculty members across 12 departments have been awarded promotions (including four faculty members who also were awarded tenure). The College of Arts and Sciences is proud to announce that 17 faculty members across 12 departments have been awarded promotions (including four faculty members who also were awarded tenure). -
12 honored with 2026 President’s Award for Excellence in TeachingThe 2026 honorees for the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching represent each school, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Honors College, and the Graduate School. Hear what their students and colleagues have to say in this story. -
Inside the Inaugural ‘Mike’ Wilson LectureAs the second annual ‘Mike’ Wilson Lecture approaches on October 23, 2026, CAS News looks back at the inaugural event in the series. Hosted each fall by the Department of Sociology, the lecture is made possible through a generous gift from its namesake.