{"id":3771,"date":"2026-10-21T14:47:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T18:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/?page_id=3771"},"modified":"2026-11-04T13:11:23","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T18:11:23","slug":"research-and-scholarship-news-feed-your-mind","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/research-and-scholarship-news-feed-your-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"Feed Your Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Nourishing Lunch &amp; Learn Series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Highlighting and celebrating the diverse research, creative work, and scholarly initiatives across our faculty community<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/10\/FYM2.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"321\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/10\/FYM2-321x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/10\/FYM2-321x300.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/10\/FYM2-672x628.jpg 672w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/10\/FYM2.webp 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking to showcase your book, research, or performance to an attentive audience of colleagues\u2014or test out a talk ahead of an upcoming presentation? Sign up for the new <strong><em>Feed Your Mind<\/em><\/strong> series!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Feed Your Mind<\/em><\/strong> is an initiative designed to celebrate, share, and spotlight the outstanding and diverse pedagogical and creative work being done by Bates scholars.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sessions are held over the lunch hour (12-1pm), usually in Commons, with a 10-12 minute presentation followed by audience q&amp;a, encouraging discussion and engagement. Our most recent <strong><em>FYM<\/em><\/strong> had nearly 60 attendees who were intrigued and curious with what the faculty presented!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why participate?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Share your expertise with colleagues across disciplines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Build connections and spark potential collaborations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contribute to a vibrant culture of scholarship on campus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are interested in presenting or have questions about the series, please fill out this quick<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfpNE4vHckYCch4i2rnIqGD9bNjRcoUdmZu9joJTi2emlqYEQ\/viewform?usp=publish-editor\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfpNE4vHckYCch4i2rnIqGD9bNjRcoUdmZu9joJTi2emlqYEQ\/viewform?usp=publish-editor\">survey<\/a><\/strong> OR contact Alison Keegan (<a href=\"mailto:akeegan@bates.edu\"><strong>akeegan@bates.edu<\/strong><\/a>) in the Office of Research and Sponsored Program (ORSP).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We hope you will consider being part of this exciting initiative and helping to strengthen our scholarly community!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-1&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-icon has-icon-right\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-1\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">2026-2027 Participants<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-1\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 26-27 FYM season is well underway! The following scholars have presented in Fall of 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dylan Freas, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry: &#8220;Using Organic Chemistry to Create Better Biomaterials&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joseph Hall, Associate Professor of History: &#8220;Remembering Uncomfortable Histories: A Sketch of Bates-Wabanaki Relations&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shonna Humphrey, Senior Director of Sponsored Programs &amp; Research Compliance and Visiting Lecturer: <em>&#8220;Soundtrack to Service: The Hidden History of the U.S. Military Band&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kirk Read, Professor of French and Francophone Studies: &#8220;Teaching (Un)popular Culture: Tintin, the Congo, and the Afterlives of Empire&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stephanie Pridgeon, Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies: &#8220;Aging, Narrative Ethics, and Sexual Politics in Contemporary Argentine Fiction&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-2&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-icon has-icon-right\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-2\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">2025-2026 Participants<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-2\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In AY 25-26, 5 <em>Feed Your Mind<\/em> lunches were held featuring 7 Bates scholars, drawing a crowd of approximately 212 faculty and staff colleagues. Presentations were given by the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amy Bradfield Douglass, Whitehouse Professor of Psychology: \u201cNonverbal Cues for Eyewitness Identification Accuracy\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carrie Cushman, Director, Museum of Art: \u201cHuman Marks: Tattooing in Contemporary Art\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Francesco Duina, Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology: \u201cThe Social Acceptance of Inequality: On the Logics of a More Unequal World\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marina Filipovic, Visiting Lecturer in Russian: \u201cNeo-Noir after Yugoslavia: The Fourth Man and A Balkan Noir\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amy Huang, Assistant Professor of Theater: \u201cSpending Time with Afong Moy: Asian American Performance, Histories and Firstness\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Curtis Morrill, Assistant Professor of Economics: \u201cMandatory Minimum Sentences and Plea Bargaining Outcomes\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Larissa Williams, Professor of Biology: \u201cPFAS: The Chemical That Never Says Goodbye\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Nourishing Lunch &amp; Learn Series Highlighting and celebrating the diverse research,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"bates_author_byline_override":"","_hide_page_title":false,"_header_override":"","_template_width_override":"","_dimp_site_id":"","_dimp_override_contact":false,"_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"_sidebarChoice":"","footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"class_list":["post-3771","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/122"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3771"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3811,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3771\/revisions\/3811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}