Katie Lingras, doctoral student in the Institute of Child Development, has been awarded this year’s Mary Corcoran Endowed Fellowship in Evaluation and Policy Studies. CEHD awarded a total of 15 student scholarships/fellowships this year from over 175 applications. Congratulations, Katie!
Kinesiology Ph.D. student’s research featured on Chicago Public Radio
Doctoral student Chelsey Thul, research assistant in the Tucker Center and graduate assistant in the physical activity social and behavioral science area of the School of Kinesiology, was interviewed this week by Chicago Public Radio for the Worldview segment about her work with East African girls and physical inactivity.
The work of Thul and many others in the college to promote the physical activity and well-being of youth was featured in the fall 2009 issue of Connect.
Discover newly published books for young readers
The 2010 edition of New Books for Young Readers is now available. Read reviews of the best books published in 2009 for readers from preschool through high school ages. Looking for books to use in the classroom? A just-right selection for a child? Detailed descriptions of books for every reader and every purpose are included.
Use the online search engine to find books from the last decade by a favorite author or illustrator, such as Jane Yolen or Ed Young; books in a particular genre, such as informational science or historical fiction; books by reading level from preschool to adolescent readers; books by culture or area in the world, such as Korean-American or Eastern Africa; or books by key word, such as slavery or elephants.
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Culture and teaching student receives Hauge Fellowship
Lisa Johnson, a doctoral student in culture and teaching (Curriculum and Instruction) was recently awarded a Hauge Fellowship. She is advised by Tim Lensmire and Thom Swiss.
ICD doctoral students honored in annual NSF Graduate Research Fellowship competition
Congratulations to current ICD doctoral student Adrienne Banny and incoming fall 2010 doctoral student Julianna Sapienza for being awarded prestigious 3-year NSF Graduate Research Fellowship awards, as well as to Cathy Hayakawa, Jamie Lawler, and Angela Narayan, current doctoral students who all received Honorable Mentions. This annual national competition is very tough, and both Fellowship awards and Honorable Mentions are a great testament to the outstanding quality of an applicant’s work and ideas.
Kinesiology Ph.D. student recognized by World Record winners
KARE 11 reporters Eric Perkins and Dave Watkins played singles tennis for 36 hours at Gustavus Adolphus College to break the current World Record for continuous singles tennis earlier this month. Part of their goal in taking on a tennis marathon was to raise money for the local American Cancer Society Relay for Life to support former Gustavus tennis coach Steve Wilkinson, who is battling cancer. The players thanked current Gustavus coach, Kinesiology Ph.D. student Tommy Valentini, and Wilkinson for the opportunity. Valentini and Wilkinson made Perkins and Watkins honorary members of the Gustavus team. Valentini is studying sport sociology and is advised by Dr. Nicole LaVoi. Read more about the story at:
http://www.kare11.com/sports/sports_article.aspx?storyid=849465&catid=24
Educational Psychology students present at CEC
Doctoral students in the Educational Psychology Department, Special Education, made a wide range of contributions at the Council for Exceptional Children Conference in April. Viveca Braganza led a session with Cara Eadie, Insoon Han, and associate professor Kristen McMaster, presenting research on sustainability of PALS (Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies).
Ting-Wen Chen presented a review of the use of functional communication training as a means of decreasing problem behaviors, along with Susan Hupp. Bryan Cichy joined with Lesley Craig-Unkefer and associate professor Sherri Turner (CSPP), presenting a study focusing on career development options for young adults with developmental disabilities.
Fumio Someki, along with professor Asha Jitendra, presented a study analyzing ratio and proportion mathematics instruction in middle school textbooks.
Jitendra presents at AERA
Educational Psychology professor Asha Jitendra presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual convention in Denver last month. She presented a paper entitled ” Teaching students with learning disabilities expository text comprehension using cognitive strategy instruction: The quality of evidence,” that was coauthored with M. Gajria (professor at St. Thomas Aquinas College) and C. Burgess (doctoral candidate at Lehigh University).
Jitendra also presented “Examining the effects of number sense instruction on mathematics competence of kindergarten students,” a paper coathored with S. Sood (assistant professor, University of Hartford. In addition, she presented a poster on “The intended, implemented, and learned curriculum in inclusive third grade mathematics classrooms” with C. Griffin (University of Florida) and Y.P. Xin (Purdue University).
McMaster moderates CEC session
Educational Psychology associate professor Kristen McMaster moderated a session presenting findings related to improving reading instruction at the kindergarten level for students with (tier 3) or at risk for (tier 2) disabilities, at the Council for Exceptional Children Conference in April. The sessions focused on literacy skills, types of intervention (including dosage and setting), and the impact of problem behaviors on reading outcomes. She also led a session on scaling up of PALS (Peer Assisted Learning Strategies) for use school-wide, across educational districts located in three states (MN, TN, TX).
Teaching and learning in emerging learning environments
Amy Garrett Dikkers, coordinator and lecturer in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development, was the invited keynote speaker at St. John’s University and the College of St. Benedict’s Faculty Technology Day on May 11. The title of her presentation was Teaching and Learning in Emerging Learning Environments and the focus of her remarks was her course redesign of EDHD 5005: School and Society for the Active Learning Classrooms on Campus. View presentation.
Stoffregen publishes in Ecological Psychology
Dr. Tom Stoffregen, professor in Kinesiology, announces a new publication:
Stoffregen, T. A., Yoshida, K., Villard, S., Scibora, L., & Bardy, B. G. (2010). Stance width influences postural stability and motion sickness. Ecological Psychology, in press.
Publication authors Ken Yoshida and Lesley Scibora are School of Kinesiology Ph.D. candidates. Sebastien Villard held a postdoctoral position with Dr. Stoffregen from 2006-08.
Barr-Anderson discusses research on obesity in African American children
Daheia Barr-Anderson, assistant professor in kinesiology, and her research study on how factors in the home environment contribute to obesity in African American children, adolescents, and their families, were featured last week in an article in the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.
Three Kinesiology students are among Honors Program graduates
Three Kinesiology undergraduates from the Honors Program will be celebrated at CEHD Commencement this Thursday:
Matt Moore is graduating Summa Cum Laude from the University Honors Program and will enter the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at the U of M next Fall.
Audra Ragan is also graduating Summa Cum Laude from the University Honors Program and will enter the physical therapy program at Washington University in St. Louis.
Chris Reiff started his undergraduate career in the Kinesiology Honors program. He will enter Medical School at UW-Madison next Fall.
Congratulations, Honors graduates!
Weiss publishes in American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
Maureen Weiss, professor in the School of Kinesiology and co-director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, along with her co-author Cheryl Stuntz, St. Lawrence University, published an article in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine titled “Motivating Children and Adolescents to Sustain a Physically Active Lifestyle.” In this review, the authors contend that knowing children’s and adolescents’ physical activity should be increased is not enough to enhance activity frequency, intensity, and duration. An understanding of psychological and social predictors of physical activity behaviors is essential to contributing to active lifestyles. Adults in children’s lives can structure everyday environments in ways that enhance motivation for physical activity. The pathways to enhancing youths’ physical activity motivation and behaviors, and positive health outcomes, include four common ingredients: feelings of competence, perceptions of choice or autonomy, supportive relationships, and enjoyment of activity participation.
Thul awarded Hauge Fellowship
Chelsey Thul, research assistant in the Tucker Center and graduate assistant in the Physical Activity Social and Behavioral Science area of the School of Kinesiology, has been awarded this year’s Hauge Fellowship in the amount of $1,000. CEHD awarded a total of 15 student scholarships this year from over 175 applications. Congratulations, Chelsey!
School of Social Work doctoral student receives $40,000 American Cancer Society research grant
Missy Lundquist, a School of Social Work doctoral student, has won the highly competitive Doctoral Training Grant in Oncology Social Work from the American Cancer Society. This is a two-year, $40,000 grant, which is awarded to qualifying doctoral students at schools of social work that train individuals to conduct research related to the psychosocial needs of people with cancer and their families.
Her research will examine how a diagnosis of advanced cancer in a parent impacts a family, making a special effort to include families that are traditionally underserved in American society. Her goal is to develop interventions that strengthen families across cultures as they face a diagnosis of parental cancer.
Doctoral student receives AERA award for research proposal
At the recent annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Sarah Hansen received the 1st Place Proposal Award at the Division D (Measurement and Research Methodology) In-Progress Research Gala. Sarah’s award-winning proposal featured ethnographic research that illuminated the discourse models informing Indian immigrant parents’ school engagement experiences. As a recipient of the award, she will give an invited paper at the 2011 AERA Annual Meeting. Sarah is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction’s culture and teaching track (Bic Ngo and Thom Swiss, co-advisers).
Prof. Stoffregen welcomes visiting scholar from Korea
Hyun Chae Chung, Assistant Professor of Physical Education at Kunsan National University in Korea, will be a Visiting Scholar in Kinesiology professor Tom Stoffregen‘s Affordance Perception-Action Laboratory for one year, beginning this summer. Professor Chung will be working with Professor Stoffregen and Professor Michael Wade on issues relating to the dynamics of perceptual-motor coordination and control.
Register for the 4th Annual Scramble for Scholarships
Tee up with alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends on Friday, July 23, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Valleywood Golf Course in Apple Valley for a fun-filled, best ball, golf scramble to raise money for the CEHD Alumni Society Board’s Study Abroad Scholarship Fund. Register as a foursome or be matched with a group. Contests, team prizes, door prizes, breakfast, and lunch will be provided. Goldy might even take a swing. From beginning to advanced, women’s teams, men’s teams, mixed teams–all are welcome! Contact Heather Peña if you are interested in participating in the planning committee or would like to be a tournament sponsor.
CEHD Scramble for Scholarships registration brochure.pdf
Skovholt awarded MPA’s Distinguished Elder Award
Educational psychology professor Thomas Skovholt received the Minnesota Psychological Association’s Distinguished Elder Award. This award is given to a psychologist who has made significant contributions to mental health in Minnesota through a role as scholar, teacher, mentor, practitioner, and/or advocate for rights and just causes. Tom is shown here with Tabitha Grier-Reed, assistant professor in the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning, at the April MPA convention.