For the Record, Oct. 5, 2025

For the Record provides information about recent professional activities and honors of University of Delaware faculty, staff, students and alumni.

Recent publications, presentations, honors and appointments include the following:

Publications

Margaret Stetz, Mae and Robert Carter Professor of Women's Studies and professor of humanities, was an invited contributor to two major scholarly volumes that have just been published. For Oxford University Press's Oxford Handbook of Oscar Wilde, edited by Kate Hext and Alex Murray, she was the author of the chapter on "Wilde and Women." She also wrote "The New Woman and Victorian Feminism" for Michael Field in Context, edited by Sarah Parker, which has been issued by Cambridge University Press. The latter volume explores the life and writings of the queer Victorian aunt-and-niece couple, Katharine Bradley and Edith Cooper, who collaborated under the pseudonym "Michael Field." The first volume of scholarly essays ever devoted to their work was Michael Field and Their World (2007), which Stetz co-edited.

Micki Burdick, assistant professor of women and gender studies,is the author of a chapter in a new book, When Roe Fell: How Barriers, Inequities, and Systemic Failures of Justice in Abortion Became Visible, to be published by Rutgers University Press in November. Their chapter, entitled "'This Right Here Is a Baby': White Evangelical Women in the Pro-Life Movement," highlights the impact of crisis pregnancy centers.

Barton Willage, assistant professor of economics at UD's Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, recently published two peer-reviewed articles in leading health economics journals. In the Journal of Health Economics, Willage coauthored "Intergenerational Effects of Sick Leave on Child Human Capital." The study examines how parental access to sick leave influences children's long-term educational outcomes, highlighting the broader societal impacts of labor policies. Read the article. In Health Economics, Willage coauthored "Spillovers From Medicaid Contraceptive Use to Non‐Medicaid Patients: Evidence From New York." The research investigates how Medicaid policy changes can influence contraceptive access and behavior among non-Medicaid populations, revealing significant spillover effects. Read the article.

Hamed Mahmudi, assistant professor of finance at UD's Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, recently coauthored "The Value Implications of Mandatory Clawback Provisions," published in the Journal of Law and Economics. The study examines the impact of executive compensation clawback policies on shareholder value, an area of significant interest to investors, firms and policymakers. The findings have direct relevance to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's October 2022 adoption of executive compensation clawback rules. The research is cited in the SEC's final rule, a related comment memo, and was the basis of a formal comment letter submitted by the authors during the public comment period. It was also featured in a Wall Street Journal article as evidence of the potential benefits of the rule for shareholders. Read the article.

Presentations

On Sept. 24, 2025, Julie L .McGee, interim associate University librarian for Special Collections and director of museums with UD Library, Museums and Press, moderated a discussion with four photographers, all of whom are Guggenheim Fellows: Ron Tarver, Donald E. Camp, Wendel A. White and William E. Williams. The work of the four artists is currently on view at Stockton University Art Gallery, in Stockton, News Jersey, in the exhibition "Diverse Perspectives in Photography: Four Black Guggenheim Fellows in the Philadelphia Region." On Oct. 1, 2025, McGee gave a workshop at Glenstone in Potomac, Maryland. on "Conversing with Artists: Curiosity, Intentionality, & Humility."

Honors

Marlon I. Brown, who earned a Master of Public Administration (MPA) in 2008 from the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration, was named to the 2025 class of National Academy of Public Administration Fellows. The academy responds to requests for assistance from Congress, federal agencies and state, local and international government entities on issues of importance, while providing thought leadership that advances the field of public administration through the work of its research staff and elected fellows. Brown currently serves as director of the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs and is now among 42 other leaders in the field of public administration who have been elected for this year's class. The academy's class of 2025 will officially be inducted during the 2025 National Conference, taking place from Nov. 2-4 in Washington, D.C. Brown joins over 1,000 academy fellows, which include former cabinet officers, members of Congress, governors, mayors and state legislators, along with prominent scholars, business executives, nonprofit leaders and public administrators.

Marianthi Ierapetritou, Bob and Jane Gore Centennial Chair in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement by a Woman Chemical Engineer. The award honors an American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) member who has made significant contributions to chemical engineering and paved the way for women to have a greater impact on the profession. Ierapetritou is recognized for her contributions to process systems engineering in pharmaceutical manufacturing, sustainability and supply chain optimization, as well as for advocating for women in science and engineering careers. She will be honored at the 2025 AIChE annual meeting in November in Boston.

Appointments

Wendy Buckingham, associate general counsel at the University, has been promoted to the rank of colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps. Buckingham attended the University of Notre Dame on an Air Force ROTC scholarship and received a commission as a second lieutenant in the Air Force in May 2004. She deferred her commission to attend law school, and subsequently, began her career in the Air Force JAG Corps in January 2008 after graduating from Notre Dame Law School. Buckingham served on active duty for four years, where she was assigned to multiple bases, including a 2009 deployment to Baghdad, Iraq. During her active-duty service, she was awarded a Purple Heart, Joint Commendation Medal, Air Force Combat Action Medal and the USO Military Leadership Award, among other awards. As a reservist, she has worked across strategic levels of the Air Force, including assignments at the Pentagon, a Numbered Air Force and multiple installation legal offices.

Resources

​This Winter Session, the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics will introduce FINC100: Financial Literacy for Life, a three-credit course supported by Robinhood Markets Inc.'s Money Drills™ program. Open to all University of Delaware students, the online course will cover topics such as budgeting, debt management, investing and tax planning, with specialized content for student-athletes. The course aims to equip students with the personal finance skills needed to thrive during college and beyond.

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