Faculty Stories & News

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UNI College of Business faculty honored with prestigious state and university awards

Two UNI College of Business faculty members were honored this academic year, recognizing their outstanding professional contributions during their careers.
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Four UNI faculty advance research following Intellectual Property and Innovation Disclosure Competition

Four innovative ideas by University of Northern Iowa faculty won a cash prize and university support to move forward with their research.
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UNI accounting professor earns NASBA research grant

Gabe Dickey, assistant professor of accounting, and his co-authors were the only recipients of the 2022 Accounting Education Research Grant from the National Association of State Boards of Accounting (NASBA) for their work researching metacognition and online adaptive learning technology.
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Athletic Training Program Director helps organize free clinic community partnership

Years ago, Dr. Kelli Snyder sat at an interprofessional education ad hoc committee meeting at Allen College. Little did she know that casually talking about the free clinic run by Allen faculty would flourish into one of the most eye-opening experiences for UNI athletic training graduate students. The free clinic allows athletic training graduate students to serve the Cedar Valley community by treating underserved patients. 

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Featuring our faculty: Erika Bass

As a former licensed teacher, Erika Bass draws on her depth of experience in the classroom to provide her students with an involved perspective on what it takes to be a great teacher. Bass spent several years teaching English at Martinsville High School in Martinsville, Virginia, before making the move to higher education – teaching at Virginia Tech and Radford University. In 2019, Bass joined the UNI Department of Languages and Literatures as assistant professor of English Education, where she has demonstrated innovative teaching strategies, pedagogical knowledge, and leadership in the…
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UNI faculty member named Computer Science Educator of the Year

UNI is pleased to announce that Sarah Diesburg, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, is a Computer Science Educator of the Year.
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Award to purchase new spectrometer will propel Wind Cave research forward

UNI students will be able to use a new spectrometer in their research at Wind Cave National Park, thanks to a professor's competition win.
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Featuring our Faculty: John Burnight

For more than a decade, John Burnight, associate professor of religion, has been an integral part of the UNI Department of Philosophy and World Religions – helping students find answers to some of life’s greatest questions.
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UNI students find flow through hands-on research opportunities

Two UNI faculty members, an alum, and an undergraduate student all presented on flow at the European Conference on Positive Psychology this summer.
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Accounting graduate program coordinator oversees projects aiding the Cedar Valley community and international business community

Accounting is more than taxes. Amy Igou, the accounting graduate program coordinator, is a testament to this reality. From bots to coffee beans, Igou works to ensure that UNI's accounting students get a range of experiences that build their accounting skills.

Igou is the current accounting graduate program coordinator at UNI. Additionally, she teaches courses like accounting information systems and business analytics, as well as an asynchronous course about fraud.