Several College of Human Development and Education faculty members and students gave presentations and had research published.
Brad Strand, professor of health, nutrition and exercise sciences, presented the opening keynote address at the Southwest District Association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance conference held in Turtle Bay, Hawaii, June 13-16. 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 Green Bay, Wis., June 26-28. 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; 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. Specifically, the project will involve piloting a training model designed to better prepare therapists to provide affirmative therapy services to LGBT clients. The funding for the project will also be used to support the efforts of the NDSU Family Therapy Center in furthering their effort be a safe and affirming place for LGBT clients.
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. Donna Pearson, University of Louisville, and George Richardson, University of Cincinnati, are co-authors. The Science-in-CTE pilot study tested a model of curriculum integration that enhanced the science that naturally occurs in CTE curricula. Using a group-randomized approach, the study replicated the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education Math-in-CTE experimental research design with science as it is applied in secondary agricultural education.
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. Stachler’s adviser, Brent Young, and graduate committee member, Mari Borr are co-authors. 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 information obtained from this follow-up research study would be beneficial to 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.
The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs met in July and made the following decisions for NDSU's Counseling programs: Clinical Mental Health Counseling (Master of Science/Master of Education degree), accredited for an eight-year period through Oct. 31, 2020; School Counseling (Master of Science/Master of Education degree), accredited for an eight-year period through Oct. 31, 2020; Counselor Education and Supervision (Doctor of Philosophy Degree), accredited for an eight-year period through Oct. 31, 2020. The accreditation decisions were based on the Board's extensive review of the self-study documents, the visiting team's report and our institution's response to the visiting team's report. All programs received the maximum number of years possible for accreditation.
Bryan Christensen, associate professor of health, nutrition, and exercise sciences, 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, “The relationship between abdominal muscular strength and quadriceps angle in subjects with patellofemoral pain syndrome,” which was co-authored with Hidefusa Okamatsu, doctoral student in wellness; and “An examination of changes in upper and lower body power in ROTC cadets over the course of a year,” which was co-authored with Sarah Hilgers Greterman and John Schuna, doctoral students in wellness, and Nick Redenius, master student in exercise science and nutrition.
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.
Brad Cogdill, chair, Center for 4-H Youth Development and district director, Cass and Richland counties, has been selected by Epsilon Sigma Phi to receive the national Administrative Leadership Award. The award will be given at the national meeting in Mobile, Ala. in October.
Ann Clapper, assistant professor of practice in the School of Education, was selected by the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction to be a member of the North Dakota Education Leader Cadre. She will be attending the first meeting of the cadre, hosted by one of the national assessment consortia (the Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers).
Bri Seeley, a graduate of the apparel, retail merchandising, and design program, is among 12 designers from around the nation hand-picked to participate in Phoenix Fashion Week's 2012 Emerging Designer contest. The designers will be competing for a $10,000 prize package of goods and services to help launch their brand.
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. The sub-awards will be used to support a graduate assistant.
Kelly Sassi, assistant professor in the School of Education and English, 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.” The conference was held in Timisoara, Romania from June 18-19. Her paper will be published in the conference proceedings, to be published by Cambridge Scholars Press.
Chris Ray and Claudette Peterson, assistant professors in the School of Education, published an article, “Perceptions of College Faculty Concerning the Purpose of Assessment in Higher Education,” with Diane Montgomery of Oklahoma State University in the June 2012 issue of the Journal of Human Subjectivity.
NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.