Several College of Human Development and Education faculty members gave presentations and had research published.
Brent Young, associate professor of agricultural and Extension Education had his paper, “Exploring the Technical Expression of Academic Knowledge: The Science-in-CTE Pilot Study” accepted for publication in the Journal of Agricultural Education. Donna Pearson, University of Louisville, and George Richardson, University of Cincinnati, co-wrote the paper. The pilot study tested a model of curriculum integration that enhanced the science that naturally occurs in Career and Technical Education (CTE) curricula. Using a group-randomized approach, the study replicated the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education’s math-in-CTE experimental research design (Stone, Alfeld, Pearson, Lewis, & Jensen, 2006) with science as it is applied in secondary agricultural education. The semester-length study was conducted in North Dakota with secondary agricultural education teachers who were randomly selected to the experimental and control groups. The experimental treatment mirrored the Math-in-CTE model of extended professional development, partnering the experimental CTE group teachers with science educators. The seven-element pedagogic framework tested in the Math-in-CTE study was adapted for development of science-enhanced CTE lessons. Standardized measures of science achievement were administered to students in the classrooms of participating CTE teachers to determine the impact of the treatment on their science knowledge and skills.
Chris Ray, Assistant Professor in the School of Education, presented a paper titled, “Development of an Integrated Model and Measure of the Moral Dimensions of Justice and Care,” at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting. Additionally, Chris was the invited speaker at the School-University Collaborative Research special interest group meeting, giving a presentation titled, “Improvement Science and the Use of Networked Improvement Communities in Education,” based in part on his work with the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate.
Bradford N. Strand, professor of health, nutrition, and exercise sciences, was among eight candidates inducted as Research Consortium Fellows at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Convention and Exposition in Charlotte, N.C., on April 25. He joined approximately 375 Fellows in the consortium, a member group of more than 5,500 research scholars and other members of the alliance who have a strong interest in research. Attainment of Fellow status is one of the most prestigious honors the Research Consortium can bestow on a member. Fellows are selected based on evidence of scholarship, including research presentations and publications. Recognition as a Fellow in the research consortium signifies the development of a focused research agenda with an accompanying publication track record in an area related to human health and physical activity. According to research consortium president Melinda Solmon, Louisiana State University, "These new Fellows have already made major contributions to their disciplines and are posed to provide outstanding leadership in health and physical activity research and policy in the future. We welcome and congratulate the class of 2013 and look forward to their participation in the activities of the research consortium.” The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance is the largest organization of professionals supporting and assisting those involved in physical education, leisure, fitness, dance, health promotion and education and all specialties related to achieving a healthy lifestyle. It is an alliance of five national associations, six district associations and a research consortium and is designed to provide members with a comprehensive and coordinated array of resources, support and programs to help practitioners improve their skills and so further the health and well-being of the American public. The mission of the alliance’s research consortium is to advance, promote and disseminate quality research within and across the disciplines and the professions served by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. For more information on the consortium, visit www.aahperd.org/rc.
Mari Borr, assistant professor in the School of Education, has proposals for two chapters that have been accepted for publication in the “Teaching Family and Consumer Sciences in the 21st Century” e-text with an anticipated release date in the fall of 2014. The topic of one chapter is “Integrating Math into the FCS Classroom,” and the other chapter will focus on “Technology in the FCS Classroom.” The Technology chapter will be a collaborative effort with Debra DeBates of South Dakota State University, and was chosen from several submitted proposals on this topic.
Didactic Dietetic Program students had a 100 percent pass rate this year on the national registration exam. During the past five years, students completing the program have had a 95 percent pass rate. Accreditation requires pass rates at greater than 80 percent for more than five years.
Abby Gold, assistant professor of health, nutrition, and exercise science, and DeeAnn Leines and Sara VanOffelen’s co-wrote a manuscript titled, “Go Wild with Fruits and Veggies! Curriculum encourages children to eat more fruits and vegetables.” The manuscript has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. Gold and exercise science and nutrition master’s student, Brandy Buro, recently presented “Communities Preventing Childhood Obesity: A seven-state community coaching intervention” at the Priester Conference: Supporting Community Change through Health Extension at Oregon State University.
Susan Ray-Degges, associate professor and interior design program coordinator, and Larry Peterson, director of accreditation, assessment, and academic advising, are among the co-authors of the chapter, “Wedding General Education and Professional Education Outcomes in Major-Specific Capstones” in the just published “Judgments of Quality: Connecting Faculty Best Assessment with Student Best Work” from the Association for General and Liberal Studies. Ray-Degges also co-wrote a mini-essay on “Interior Design Standards and Institutional Capstone Outcomes” for this volume.
Julie Garden-Robinson, professor of health, nutrition and exercise sciences and Extension Service food and nutrition specialist, has been selected as the North Central Region’s representative to the Extension Journal, Inc. Board of Directors. As such, she and the other members will evaluate and implement policies for the Journal of Extension. Her first virtual meeting will be in May. The Journal of Extension is the official refereed journal of the U.S. Cooperative Extension System. It seeks to expand and update the research and knowledge base for Extension professionals and other adult educators to improve their effectiveness.
Several students were recognized during the 2013 Human Development and Education Research Showcase.
- Rashidat Moreira, Susan McFadden and Melissa O'Connor, assistant professor of human development and family science, were awarded the Student’s Choice Award by the Human Development and Education Graduate Student Advisory Council. The poster was titled “Characterizing Social Behaviors Among Nursing Home Residents with Dementia.”
- Tara Rava Zolnikov received the People's Choice Award for her poster, “Experienced and Preserved Cultural Traits: A Case Study of Kenyans in America.” The award was decided by showcase attendees who voted for their favority poaster.
- The Research Showcase Poster Awards were awarded by the College Research Committee and the recipients were:
- Alison Brennan was recognized for two posters – “External Developmental Assets and Rural Adolescent Mental Health” completed with associate professor Brandy Randall and assistant professor Molly Secor-Turner and “Parent Training in the Nurtured Heart Approach: Effects on Parents' Well-Being, Practices, and Perception of Child Strengths” completed with associate professor Joel Hektner.
- Honorable Mention was awarded to Courage Mudzongo for his poster “Determinants of Child Labor in Malawi and Tanzania,” and also to Samantha Narveson for her poster with associate professor Bryan Christensen, assistant professor Kara Gange, Harleen Hatterman-Valenti, Christopher Todden and Jay Albrecht titled “Chronic Stretching During Two Weeks of Immobilization Decreases Loss of Girth, Strength and Dorsiflexion ROM.” Ashley Palmer also received honorable mention for her poster with assistant professor Nicole titled, “Testicular Rupture Following Blunt Force Trauma in Sports.
A list of the showcase posters can be viewed on the college website under the research page at www.ndsu.edu/hde/research.
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