Nadia Ibrahim-Taney recognized for university service and scholarly work in cooperative education
Throughout her career, Nadia Ibrahim-Taney, assistant professor in the College of Cooperative Education and Professional Studies, has contributed to the work of the University through service to underrepresented students, faculty, and staff. Her desire to serve others led to an award-winning year, culminating this month when she received both the Faculty Senate Exemplary Service Award and Marian Spencer Equity Ambassador Award.
Vice President Bleuzette Marshall, UC Office of Equity and Inclusion, with Nadia Ibrahim-Taney at 15th Annual Equity and Inclusion Conference. Image/Emily Sullivan
The Faculty Senate Exemplary Service Award recognizes individuals for significant and sustained service contributions to the University during their career. The Marian Spencer Equity Ambassador Award is designed to showcase current campus-affiliated individuals and groups whose efforts related to diversity, equity, and inclusion have positively impacted the university. “Nadia is so deserving of both prestigious awards. Her generous service and dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion add incredible value to our college and to the University at large,” said Annie Straka, associate dean, College of Cooperative Education and Professional Studies.
Most recently, Ibrahim-Taney’s scholarly work has focused on Neurodiversity in the Workplace. When she began working with co-op students majoring in STEM-related fields, she noticed that many struggled to maintain focus, manage time, and adhere to deadlines. They also had difficulties in social settings, working in groups, and communicating with instructors and supervisors. She wanted to know why she was seeing similar challenges among so many of her students.
Through her research, Ibrahim-Taney recognized that many of her students may be living with some form of neurodivergence such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia, obsessive compulsive disorder, etc. She discovered that neurodiverse students often struggle to self-advocate for accommodations. This inspired Ibrahim-Taney to share her research and begin educating college faculty surrounding the conditions of neurodiverse students in higher education.
In February, Professors Ibrahim-Taney and Liz Pawley co-presented their work in supporting neurodiverse student success at the American Society of Engineering Education-Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration, for which they received the Best Session Award. They also co-presented their scholarship on Neurodiversity in the Workplace to a large audience of faculty and staff during the University of Cincinnati’s 15th Annual Equity and Inclusion Conference. Ibrahim-Taney accepted the Marian Spencer Equity Ambassador Award for Faculty during the conference.
Ibrahim-Taney is also the 2023 recipient of the Society for Experiential Education Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship. At the time, she shared that her scholarly work exploring neurodiversity at work included “building the industry business case for intentionally building neurodiverse workforces, best practices for executing robust inclusive hiring tactics, and techniques and industry-driven case studies of successful employers who have built environments where neurodiverse employees thrive.”
Featured image at top of Nadia Ibrahim-Taney at 2024 Faculty Awards. Photo/Joe Fuqua
Latest UC News
- LastPass password manager now available for UC staffThe University of Cincinnati has partnered with LastPass to provide staff with enhanced password management services. This news article provides more details about the initiative launched on May 1, offering information and resources to help staff set up and use LastPass effectively for improved online security.
- Can new rules in Ohio address a pharmacy staffing shortage and improve care?The University of Cincinnati's Michael Hegener joined WVXU's Cincinnati Edition to discuss recent rules released by the Ohio Board of Pharmacy designed to address pharmacy staffing.
- UC’s Dean Lawrence J. Johnson, a transformative figure in CECH, celebrates 25 yearsThe University of Cincinnati's College of Education, Criminal Justice, Human Services, and Information Technology Dean Lawrence J. Johnson retires this year after 25 years in the role (and 34 years with the college). In this article we look at his road to academia and journey to a transformative quarter century at UC.
- Pianist, educator and scholar Lynn Worcester Jones joins CCM’s facultyUC College-Conservatory of Music Interim Dean Jonathan Kregor has announced the addition of Lynn Worcester Jones, DMA, to the college’s roster of distinguished performing and media arts faculty members. Jones is an innovative pianist, educator, writer, speaker, mentor and leader who encourages career preparation and excellence in students. She begins her new role as Associate Professor of Piano Pedagogy and Coordinator of Group Piano at CCM on Aug. 15, 2024.
- Residents concerned about high concentration of low-income housingEfforts to build more affordable housing in Cincinnati have created concerns for residents as low-income housing has been concentrated in some of the city’s poorest neighborhoods, WCPO reported. Gary Painter, PhD, the academic director of the University of Cincinnati’s Carl H. Lindner College of Business real estate program and a professor of real estate, said a complaint against the city could lead to positive outcomes.
- Is ketamine the answer to treatment-resistant depression?The University of Cincinnati's Stephen Rush joined WVXU's Cincinnati Edition to discuss the use of ketamine and esketamine to treat treatment-resistant depression.