Several faculty and students from the NDSU College of Human Development and Education recently published papers, presented at conferences or received grants or awards. 

Kristen Benson, assistant professor of human development and family science, and graduate student Dawn Baldwin are scheduled to present "Parenting Transgender Children: Experiences with Extended Family" at the American Family Therapy Academy in Portland, Oregon, in June.

Benson also is set to present three papers at the European Sociological Association meeting in Prague, Czech Republic, in August. The conference theme is "Differences, Inequalities and Sociological Imagination." She will present a paper along with international colleagues whose papers were part of a special issue of Journal of GLBT Family Studies, and subsequently published as a book, titled "Queerying Families of Origin." Her papers are "Secondary Stigma of Mothering a Transgender Child in the U.S.," "Accidental Activists: Parents of Transgender Children" and "Adolescent Girls’ Menstruation Management and Meaning in Rural Kenya."

Ann Clapper, associate professor in the School of Education, was elected as university representative to the North Dakota AdvancED State Council. The council is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that conducts rigorous, on-site external reviews of PreK-12 schools worldwide and serves as the accreditation and school improvement model for all PreK-12 schools in North Dakota. The council’s responsibilities include providing guidance to the state office, input into the development and implementation of the state strategic implementation plan and the design and delivery of professional development across the state, and recommending the accreditation status for schools and districts in the state using the external review team recommendations and progress reports, and other documentation.

Linda Manikowske, associate professor of apparel, design and hospitality management, presented at the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance Spring Conference in Omaha, Nebraska. The title was "Educational and Career Outcomes Experienced by Master of Science in Merchandising GP-IDEA Program Alumni." The presentation was done with colleagues from Kansas State University, South Dakota State University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Denny VanBerkum, assistant professor in the School of Education, co-wrote "Legal Research Using Technological tool in Research Methods for Studying Legal Issues in Education" with Kermit Buckner, and Kenneth Lane.

Kyle Hackney, assistant professor, had collaborative research efforts between the Departments of Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences and Electrical and Computer Engineering on display at the 2015 ND EPSCoR State Conference. Hackney was also an invited speaker at the 2015 Sanford Power Strength and Conditioning Clinic. His presentation was titled, "Occlusion Training: Risk vs. Reward."

Mary Larson and Shannon David, assistant professors of health, nutrition and exercise sciences, received a grant titled "Athlete’s Perception of Athletic Trainer Empathy: How Important is it?" from the Mid America Athletic Trainers Association. The study will develop an understanding of patients’ perceptions of the athletic trainer’s level of empathy when delivering care and the impact on treatment adherence and outcomes.

Shannon David, assistant professor of health, nutrition and exercise sciences, recently had a manuscript, "A Rare Case of Lemierre’s Syndrome in a Male Division I Collegiate Football Player," accepted for publication in the International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training. David and graduate student Sarah Wambheim will present "The Rare Presence of an Accessory Soleus Muscle Strain in a Male Division I Collegiate Track Sprinter" at the June National Athletic Trainers Association Conference in St. Louis.

Donald Warne, director of the Master of Public Health program, and Denise Lajimodiere, assistant professor of practice in the School of Education, had an article, "American Indian Health Disparities: Psychosocial Influences," accepted for publication in the Social and Personality Psychology Compass journal. The article links current heath disparities and psychosocial issues among American Indians to the continuing legacy left by the recent boarding school era.

Kwangsoo Park, assistant professor of apparel, design and hospitality management, wrote a paper, "Make Reservations Following other People: Dynamics among Popularity, Scarcity and Consumers’ Ratings," that has been accepted to be presented at the annual ICHRIE Summer Conference in Orlando, Florida, July 29-31. The paper was co-written with faculty at the University of Central Florida and San Jose State University. In addition, Kwangsoo recently presented "Local Marathoners' Quality of Life and Satisfaction and its Determinants: Exploring Mediating Role of Perceived Impact and Community Satisfaction" at the annual Korea America Hospitality and Tourism Educators Conference, April 17-18, in Las Vegas.

NDSU was the site for the annual meeting of the North Dakota Association of College for Teacher Education. More than 120 teacher education students, faculty members and administrators attended the daylong meeting. Stacy Duffield, associate professor of teacher education, was the program coordinator. Two NDSU teacher education students, English education major Maddie McClellan Van Beek and vocal music education major Michael Petyo III were recognized with Outstanding Student in Teacher Education Awards.

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