Several College of Human Development and Education faculty members recently gave presentations or published research.
Kelly Sassi, associate professor of English and English education, presented with Alana Benoit of the Alliance for Young Writers and Artists and Samuel Reed of the Philadelphia Writing Project at the National Writing Project Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The title of the presentation was “Writing Project Site Partnership Opportunities with the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.”
Sassi also presented with Anne Gere from the University of Michigan and Leila Christenbury from Virginia Commonwealth University on a panel titled, “Creating Stories on Demand: Time and the Common Core Assessments” at the National Council for Teachers of English annual conference in National Harbor, Maryland, Nov. 21. In addition, Sassi and Moorhead 8th grade teacher Dan Dooher attended the 2014 Adolescent Literature Assembly of the National Council for Teachers of English workshop in Washington, D.C. Nov. 24-25. Dooher was one of two teachers nationwide to receive the Don Gallo grant from the organization.
Heather Fuller-Iglesias, assistant professor of human development and family science had a manuscript, “The Complex Nature of Family Support across the Life Span: Implications for Psychological Well-being,” accepted for publication in the journal Developmental Psychology. She was the lead author along with Noah Webster and Toni Antonucci from the University of Michigan.
Fuller-Iglesias also had a manuscript, “Development of a Multi-dimensional Scale of Social Integration in Late-Life, ” accepted for publication in the journal Research on Aging. Samjhana Rajbhandari, a recent NDSU master's degree graduate, co-wrote the paper.
In addition, Fuller-Iglesias had an invited article on the NDCompass website in January. The article was the featured piece in the Ask a Researcher section and was titled, "The Importance of Recognizing the Role of Social Support in Human Development Across the Lifespan." View the article at www.ndcompass.org/trends/ask-a-researcher/index.php#.VKrQTnumrzg.
Brad Strand, professor of health, nutrition and exercise sciences, delivered two invited presentations at the Ohio Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance convention held in Sandusky, Ohio. The presentations were titled “Emotional Intelligence: An Essential Trait for All Leaders” and “Coaching Youth Sports with Emotional Intelligence."
Christi McGeorge, associate professor of human development and family science; Tom Carlson, professor of human development and family science; and Kristen Benson, assistant professor of human development and family science, were notified that they received a $51,321 grant from the Otto Bremer Foundation. The proposal was titled "The equal opportunity therapy project III, phase two: Providing Affirmative Services to LGBT Individuals in Rural Communities."
Ann Braaten, curator of the Emily Reynolds Historic Costume Collection and assistant professor of practice in apparel, design and hospitality management, was invited to present "Changing up the social order from 1912 to 1924: Fashion from Downton Abbey” Saturday, Jan. 10, at the Fargo Public Library in downtown Fargo.
Susan Ray-Degges, associate professor of apparel, design and hospitality management, and Mary Jane Damme, master's degree graduate in human development and family science, had an article accepted for the Journal of Housing for the Elderly. It was titled “A Qualitative Study on Home Modification of Rural Caregivers for People with Dementia."
Virginia Clark Johnson, dean and professor, and three colleagues had a manuscript published in Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education. The manuscript was titled, “The importance of academic deans’ interpersonal/negotiating skills as leaders.”
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