Several College of Human Development and Education faculty members gave presentations and had research published.
Desiree Tande, University of North Dakota; Brandi Neimeier, University of Wisconsin; Sherri Stastny, assistant professor in health, nutrition, and exercise sciences at NDSU, Joyce Hwang, University of Hawaii; and Joel Hektner, associate professor in human development and family science at NDSU, have had an abstract accepted for the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior 2013 Annual Conference in Portland, Ore. Their abstract is titled “Intervention Changes Fruit and Vegetable Intake among Preschoolers in Pilot Study.”
Wendi Stachler, 2012 spring master’s program graduate, has been notified that her article, “Sustainability of Professional Development to Enhance Student Achievement: A Shift in the Professional Development Paradigm,” will be published in the Journal of Agricultural Education. She co-wrote the article with er adviser, Brent Young, associate professor in the School of Education, and graduate committee member, Mari Borr, assistant professor in the School of Education. The purpose of the study was to determine the sustainability of professional development and teacher utilization of the Science-in-CTE pedagogical model and CTE science-enhanced lessons in curricula one year following the Science-in-CTE Pilot Study. The North Dakota Science-in-CTE Follow-up Study was a partial replication of the Math-in-CTE Follow-up Study. The authors say the information obtained from this follow-up research study would benefit secondary CTE and science teachers by providing sustainable professional development practices and pedagogy that would bridge CTE and core academic curricula to enhance student achievement.
Kwangsoo Park, instructor for apparel, design and hospitality management, had two papers, “Host Residents’ Perceptions and Attitudes toward an Event” and “An Analysis of Research Topics in Event Management Research,” accepted to be presented at the 44th Annual International Conference of the Travel and Tourism Research Association scheduled for June 20-22 in Kansas City, Mo.
Principal investigators Heather Fuller-Iglesias and Melissa O’Connor, assistant professors in human development and family science, received a collaborative grant along with other faculty in the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance gerontology program, including co-investigators Bishop, A. J.; Killian, T; Turner, J; Margrett, J.; and Scott, J. P. Their work, “Aging in Place in Rural Areas: Relationships between Support Needs, Caregiving Decisions, and Well-Being,” received $15,000 from the Great Plains IDEA Human Sciences Board. O’Connor also received an Advance FORWARD travel grant to establish collaborative relationships at the University of Alabama Birmingham.
Brad Strand, professor of health, nutrition, and exercise sciences, presented two sessions at the California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance annual convention in Santa Clara, Calif., March 8-10. One session was a keynote lecture titled "The Process of Change in AAHPERD's Governance and Structure." The second presentation was titled "Emotional Intelligence for Leaders."
Sherri Stastny, assistant professor of health, nutrition, and exercise sciences, and Jill Keith, a doctoral student, have had an abstract accepted for Food Studies: An Interdisciplinary Conference. The title of the abstract is, “Differences in fat absorption in deep-fat compared to flash frying of breaded fish.”
Sherri Stastny, assistant professor of health, nutrition, and exercise sciences, and colleagues, recently had a paper featured in Management Ink –http://managementlink.wordpress.com/. The paper titled,
“College Drinking Prevention: A Social Marketing Approach,” –http://smq.sagepub.com/content/19/1/52.full.pdf+html?ijkey=a41ouXdKCoLEM&keytype=ref&siteid=spsmg – was published in the March 2013 issue – http://smq.sagepub.com/content/19/1.toc – of Social Marketing Quarterly. In the spring of 2010, the NDSU President’s Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs enlisted the help of communication students in Elizabeth Crawford’s advertising practicum course to create a social marketing campaign that focuses on reducing the consequences of students’ high-risk drinking decisions. This “Before One More” campaign was intended to help students understand when one more drink can become one too many and teaches them how to make lower-risk decisions related to alcohol consumption. The results of this study have been used to make changes to the “Before One More” campaign to increase its appeal and effectiveness with our students. Co-authors include Frank Heley, Laura Oster-Aaland and Elizabeth Crisp Crawford, all of NDSU.
“The Prize is Healthy Eyes: Using Games to Educate about Diabetic Retinopathy" has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Extension. Authors are Sherri Nordstrom Stastny, assistant professor of health, nutrition, and exercise sciences, and Julie Garden-Robinson, professor of health, nutrition, and exercise sciences/Extension Food and Nutrition.
WooMi Jo Phillips, assistant professor of apparel, design, and hospitality management, and Choong-Ki Lee, professor in the College of Hotel and Tourism at Kyung Hee University, had their manuscript, “Understanding international visitors’ satisfaction and behavioral intentions: An empirical study of the Korean traditional guesthouse Hanok," accepted for a stand-up presentation at the Eightth Psychology of Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure Research Symposium in Istanbul, Turkey.
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