Fargo, N.D. – Brad Strand, professor of health, nutrition and exercise sciences at NDSU, presented the opening keynote address at the Southwest District Association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance conference held in June. The title of the address was “The ROLE of a Leader.” Strand also presented the opening keynote address at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Leadership Development conference held in June. The title of the address was “Communicating Appreciation – Working with Colleagues.”
Abby Gold, assistant professor of health, nutrition and exercise sciences and NDSU Extension Service, received funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture and Food Research Initiatives, with land grant faculty from Cankdeska Cikana Community College to study food literacy and explore the use of the Indigenous Evaluation Framework in the creation of a food literacy measurement tool.
Scott Allen, an alumni of the advanced athletic training master’s degree program; Kevin Miller (adviser), assistant professor in health, nutrition and exercise sciences; Jay Albrecht, former faculty member in health, nutrition and exercise sciences; Julie Garden-Robinson, professor in health, nutrition and exercise sciences; and Beth Blodgett-Salafia, assistant professor in human development and family science, had a manuscript accepted in the Journal of Athletic Training. The study entitled “Ad libitum fluid intake and plasma responses following pickle juice, hypertonic saline, and deionized water ingestion” examined how much water individuals drink when they consume salty beverages after exercise. The results debunk the claim that drinking small volumes of pickle juice or saline decrease thirst and the volume of water ingested after exercise.
Christi McGeorge, associate professor in human development and family science at NDSU; Kristen Benson, assistant professor in human development and family science; and Tom Stone Carlson, associate professor in human development and family science, were recently awarded two grants to support their research and projects associated with the NDSU Family Therapy Center. They received $60,000 from the Otto Bremer Foundation and $3,500 from the Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation to increase the capacity of therapists and mental health agencies in the Fargo-Moorhead area to provide competent services to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
Brent Young, associate professor of agricultural and extension education, will present a paper titled “Exploring the Technical Expression of Academic Knowledge: The Science-in-CTE Pilot Study” at the Association of Career and Technical Education Research and Professional Development Conference to be held in Atlanta, in November.
Wendi Stachler, 2012 spring master’s graduate and adjunct instructor in the School of Education, will present a paper titled “Sustainability of Professional Development to Enhance Student Achievement: A Shift in the Professional Development Paradigm” at the 2012 North Central Conference of the American Association of Agricultural Education to be held in Champaign, Ill. 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.
Bryan Christensen, associate professor of health, nutrition, and exercise sciences at NDSU, presented the following paper at the American College of Sports Medicine national conference in San Francisco: “Improved flexibility and core strength in four different levels of acute Pilates.” Co-authors were Lori Bruns, master student in exercise science, and Sherri Stastny, assistant professor of health, nutrition and exercise sciences. Christensen also recently presented the following at the International Society of Sports Biomechanics conference in Melbourne, Australia.“
Beth Blodgett Salafia and Kristen Benson, assistant professors in human development and education, and Jessica Lemer, a previous human development and family science master’s student, recently had an article accepted for publication in the International Journal of Sexual Health. The title of the article is “The relationship between college women's sexual attitudes and sexual activity: The mediating role of body image.”
In addition, Benson had the article, “Seeking support: Transgender client experiences with mental health services, ” accepted for publication in the Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, and the article “The Queer Affirmative Caucus: 25 years of affirming sexual orientation and gender identity” published in the August issue of Family Therapy Magazine.
Stacy Duffield, associate professor of practice in the School of Education, received two grant sub-awards totaling $8,000 from Fargo Public Schools to determine the impact of curriculum materials developed with grant funding from the North Dakota and Arkansas Humanities Councils. The curriculum covers the 1957 desegregation of the Little Rock public schools and the role Judge Ronald N. Davies played in the historical event.
Kelly Sassi, assistant professor in the School of Education and English at NDSU, presented a paper at the International Conference of Applied Social Sciences: “A Review of the Literature in Education on Pedagogical Approaches to Native American/American Indian Literatures.”