SUNY Canton Faculty Member Wins AAUW Research Award

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SUNY Canton Assistant Professor Emily Hamilton-Honey recently received a research award from the St. Lawrence County chapter of the American Association of University Women.

CANTON, NY (12/02/2016)(readMedia)-- A SUNY Canton assistant professor recently won the St. Lawrence County Chapter of the American Association of University Women's (AAUW) Research Award for her in-depth study of young women's serial novels.

Emily Hamilton-Honey, Ph.D., who teaches English at the college, received her citation from the St. Lawrence County Branch of AAUW at a fall membership meeting.

"AAUW is a wonderful organization that advocates tirelessly for female faculty and professionals all over the country," Hamilton-Honey said. "Our local St. Lawrence County branch does a tremendous amount to encourage education and leadership among women and girls in our community. It made me very happy that they felt my work was worthy of recognition."

The Assistant Professor serves as the college's gender studies curriculum coordinator. She is the author of the book in progress titled "Girls to the Rescue: Mixed Messages From American Girls' Series Fiction in World War I." Her research is based on books including The Red Cross Girls, The Khaki Girls and the Ruth Fielding novels. The book is slated to be published next year.

Last year, she received the Dr. Nuala McGann Drescher Affirmative Action/Diversity Leave Program award through United University Professions, the union representing faculty and professional staff at the college.

Hamilton-Honey recently had an article accepted for the December publication in the Journal of American Culture based on Louisa May Alcott's first novel. She is also on the steering committee for the Associated Colleges' Gender and Sexuality Studies Conference, which will be held Feb. 10-11, 2018, at SUNY Potsdam.

About AAUW

Founded in 1881, the American Association of University Women promotes equity and education for women and girls. The organization has 170,000 members, 1,000 local branches and partners with 800 colleges and universities. The St. Lawrence County Chapter of AAUW sponsors an annual scholarship at SUNY Canton.

About SUNY Canton

SUNY Canton is Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs. The college delivers quality hands-on programs in engineering technology, health, management and public service and recently received number one rankings in library resources, library services and tutoring services in the SUNY Student Opinion Survey. The college's faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as 11 exclusively online bachelor's degrees. The college's 15 athletic teams compete as members of the NCAA Division III.

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