Congratulations to our 2021-2022 Graduate Students!

For 10 weeks beginning Feb. 4, 2022, twenty (20) Masters in Accounting students provided free tax return preparation services as part of the Internal Revenue Service’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. The students assisted a total of 495 clients, filing federal and state tax returns for 2021 and prior years (when needed). The clients’ average income was $28,000. The total refunds generated was $841,185, including earned income tax credit of $228,846.

AWARDS:

Alahmadi, S. (March, 2022). Graduate Student Research Award, the Association of Test Publishers (ATP)

Lee, J. (2021). James Madison University Graduate Fellow to the Sigma Phi Epsilon Iota Chapter Alumni and Volunteer Corporation

LeRoy, S. (2022). Student Diversity Registration Award, American Psychological Society.

Mireles, N. (2022). Winner, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Fellowship (2022)

Patterson, C. (2022, Spring) Best Poster Award, JMU Graduate Showcase

COMMUNITY OR PROFESSIONAL IMPACT - INTERNSHIPS:

Alahamadi, S. (summer, 2022). American Board of Surgery.

Thompon, K. (spring, 2022). Cognia.

Shapolvalov, Y. (summer, 2022). National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment (NCIEA)

COMMUNITY OR PROFESSIONAL IMPACT - NATIONAL LEADERSHIP POSITIONS:

Alahmadi, S. Student representative, National Council on Measurement in Education Publications Committee

Patterson, C. R. ACPA Appointed College Student Educators International (CSEI) National Convention Assessment Coordinator

Patterson, C.R. Student Affairs Assessment Leaders Professional Development- Blog Team

Prendergast, C. NERA Communications Committee member

Prendergast, C. AALHE Professional Development subcommittee

Satkus, P. NERA Infrastructure Committee member

Thompson, K. NERA Membership Committee member

Thompson, K. NCME Standards and Test Use Committee member

PRESENTATIONS:

Alahmadi, S. (2022, March). Using process data for motivation filtering in remote, low-stakes assessment. Award-winning research presented at the Association of Test Publishers’ annual Innovation in Testing conference, Orlando, FL.

Alahmadi, S. & DeMars, C., E., (2021). Differential motivation in remote educational assessment: Person-based filtering versus response-based filtering. Poster presented at the annual meeting of Northeastern Educational Research Association, Virtual.

Ames, A.B., Leventhal, B.C., Ezike, N., & Thompson, K.N. (2022, April). Bayesian Monte Carlo simulation studies: Practice and implications [Conference presentation]. National Council on Measurement in Education Conference, San Diego, CA.

Bao, Y., Liu, J., & Mireles, E. N. (2022). A multilevel polytomous-attribute diagnostic classification model. Paper presented at the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), San Diego, CA.

Bao, Y., & Prendergast, C. (2021, December). Promoting and assessing student learning in higher education institutions. Presentation at the SACS-COC Annual Meeting (virtual). 

Finney, S.J. & Alahmadi, S. (2022, February). Repositories of evidence-based educational programming & outcome measures. Theory-to-Practice Workshop presented at the annual AAC&U Conference on General Education, Pedagogy, and Assessment, San Diego, CA.

Finney, S. J., Alahmadi, S., Buchanan, H. A., & Patterson, C. R.  (October, 2021). Curated Resources for High-Quality Assessment Practice. Invited panel at the annual meeting of the Assessment Institute, Virtual.

Fulcher, K., & Prendergast, C. (2021, October). Six questions to guide your learning improvement process. Presentation at the IUPUI Assessment Institute (virtual). 

Fulcher, K., & Prendergast, C. (2021, December). Six steps to learning improvement at scale. Presentation at the SACS-COC Annual Meeting (virtual). 

Fulcher, K., & Prendergast, C. (2021, October). Improving student learning at scale. Webinar for Stylus Publishing, LLC (virtual).

Leventhal, B.C. & Thompson, K.N. (2022, April). Recruiting to the measurement profession by employing an undergraduate assistantship [Conference presentation]. National Council on Measurement in Education Conference, San Diego, CA.

Patterson, C. R., Shapovalov, Y., King, J., & Fulcher, K. (2021, October 24). From emergency innovations to a new possibility: Comparing in-person & online assessment training for new assessment practitioners. [Pre-recorded conference session]. IUPUI Assessment Institute, Indianapolis, IA.

Prendergast, C. O. (2021, November 18-19). Missingness matters: How traditional missing data treatment threatens interpretation of results [Poster presentation]. Annual meeting of the Virginia Assessment Group (virtual).

Satkus, P., & DeMars C.E. (2021, October). Item Parameter Recover With and Without the Use of Priors. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association. Virtual Conference.

Satkus, P., Jones A., Moreno, B.I., & Barry, C. (2021, June). Incorporating discrimination indices into ATA within a Rasch framework. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education. Virtual Conference.

Shapovalov, Y., Leventhal, B., & Blanco Murakoshi, D. (2021, October 24). An assessment story: The common liberal arts experience, debunking a misconception. [Pre-recorded conference session]. IUPUI Assessment Institute, Indianapolis, IA.

Thompson, K.N. (2022, April). Invited Speaker for session: AERA Division D and NCME: Building on our Synergies and Singularities. American Educational Research Association and National Council on Measurement in Education Conference, San Diego, CA.

Thompson, K. N. (2021, October). The power of historical data in Bayesian item response theory. [Paper presentation]. Annual Meeting of the Northeaster Educational Research Association (NERA), Virtual Presentation.

Thompson, K. N. (2021, October). Response option imputation for multiple-choice items. [Paper presentation]. Annual Meeting of the Northeaster Educational Research Association (NERA), Virtual Presentation.

Trinh, A, Thompson, K. N., & Leventhal, B. C. (2021, November). Determining the structure of the Critical Thinking Disposition Scales through confirmatory factor analysis. [Post presentation] Annual Meeting of Virginia Assessment Group (VAG), Virtual Presentation.

Alahmadi, S., King, J. E., & Horst, S. J. (June and July, 2021). Assessment 101. Week-long workshop on program assessment for faculty, staff, and graduate students, Harrisonburg, VA.

Buchanan, H. A., Lee, J. W., McFadden, M. E., (2021, Dec. 8) DNP Program Learning Improvement Project, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Hunsberger, J., Shapovalov, Y., Schaefer, K., & Hathcoat, J. (2022, April 21). Students taking charge: How student understanding in the assessment cycle can be a resource to programs. [Conference poster]. James Madison University Graduate Showcase, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Lee, J. W., (2021, Sept. 15) Learning Improvement Systems 5 Minute Video Presentation. James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Lee, J. W., & Prendergast, C. O. (2021, Nov. 8) Political Science Program Academic Program Review. James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Patterson, C.R. (2022, April 23). Measurement invariance of the student opinion scale’s effort subscale between Black and White Students [Poster Session]. 2022 James Madison University Graduate Showcase, Harrisonburg, VA, United States.

Patterson, C.R., Maxham, D.A., & Mabrey III, P.E. (2022, March 24). Using data to increase equity in retention: Reintroducing JMU’s QEP [Conference presentation]. James Madison University’s 2022 Diversity Conference, Harrisonburg, VA, United States.

Prendergast, C. O., & Lee, J. W., (2021, Oct. 22) Rubric Design and Backward Translation for the Occupational Therapy Program Faculty. James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Shapovalov, Y. & DeMars, C. (2022, April 21). Evaluating halo effet in performance assessment: A Rasch measurement model simulation study. [Conference presentation]. James Madison University Graduate Showcase, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

PUBLICATIONS:

Alahmadi, S., & DeMars, C. E. (2022). Large-scale assessment during a pandemic: Results from James Madison University’s Assessment Day. Research and Practice in Assessment, 17(3).

Alahmadi, S., & DeMars, C. E. (2021). Comparing examinee-based and response-based motivation filtering methods in remote, low-stakes testing. [Manuscript under review].

Finney, S. J., Gilmore, G. R., & Alahmadi, S. (2021). “What’s a good measure of that outcome?” Resources to find existing and psychometrically sound measures. Research & Practice in Assessment, 16(2), 46-58.

Fulcher, K. H., & Prendergast, C. (2021). Improving student learning at scale: A how-to guide for higher education. Sterling, VA: Stylus.

Horst, S. J., Finney, S. J., Prendergast, C. O., Pope, A., & Crewe, M. E. (2021). The credibility of inferences from program effectiveness studies published in student affairs journals: Potential impact on programming and assessment. Research & Practice in Assessment, 16(2), 17-32.

Leventhal, B.C. & Thompson, K.N. (2021). Surveying the measurement profession to assist recruiting in the United States. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 40(3), p.83-95.

Prendergast, C. O., Baker, G., Henning, G., Kahn, S., McConnell, K., Stitt-Bergh, M., & Townsend, L. (in press). Fields, professions, and disciplines: Exploring professional identity in assessment. Research & Practice in Assessment.

Prendergast, C. O., Satkus, P., Alahmadi, S., and Bao, Y. (2022). Fostering assessment process of academic programs in higher education during COVID-19: An example from James Madison University. Assessment Update, 34(2), 1-2, 15-16.

Shapovalov, Y. & Leventhal, B. (submitted for publication). Investigation of the alignment of general education and academic degree program learning outcomes.

AWARDS:

Parks, A (2022): Received a $500 research grant from the Virginia Athletic Trainers’ Association (VATA) to complete capstone research project.

First Year Student, Bryonna Woofter, selected as Virginia’s Junior Student Senate Representative for the District 3 Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainer’s Association.

COMMUNITY OR PROFESSIONAL IMPACT:

Dr. Connie Peterson and 13 students attended Spring Break 2022 Study Abroad in Ireland.

Dr. Jamie Frye, two fall students, and four spring students served as medical volunteers for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 Boston Marathon.

AWARDS:

Shelly-Ann Peart James received the Association for Play Therapy 2021 Conference Scholarship.
The Foundation for Play Therapy awards three competitive (3) full scholarships to attend the Annual APT International Conference. Scholarship recipients receive: accommodations at conference hotel for 6 nights, complimentary registration for the entire conference, and a $250 stipend to defray meals and other expenses.The approximate value of each scholarship is $2,400.

Priyata Thapa, Rhea Nesbitt, Emery Brautigan, Shir Wasserman, Tara Rajagopal, Ava Sardoni, and the PsyD Student Diversity Initiative Received the IDEA GRANT Award (2022) for: Remaining attuned, compassionate and open: A multicultural exploration of self-care and wisdom cultivation

COMMUNITY OR PROFESSIONAL IMPACT:

Anne Stewart, Nour Salem (CICSP), Hannah Jarrett (CMHC), Sydney Iwanski (CMHC), Brielle Pedwick (CMHC), Natalie Realubit (CMHC), Liz Bordogna (EMU student) volunteered during the April 23, 2022: Hospice of the Piedmont’s Spring Journey’s Camp, leading a healing circle with children ages 4 to 19.

PRESENTATIONS:

Badley, L.W., "An overview of PCIT for clinicians." (Symposium session) Graduate Psychology Symposium, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Stewart, A. L., Pogue, E., Beaton, C., & Hardman, S. (2021, October). "I won’t go: The play therapist’s role in addressing school refusal" [Poster presentation] 38th Annual APT International Conference, Little Rock, AR. 

Hardman, S. & Stewart, A. L. (2022, October). "The Opioid Crisis: Play Therapists’ Support of Children Impacted by Parental Opioid Use." [Conference session] 39th Annual APT International Conference, St. Louis, MI. 

Hardman, S. & Stewart, A. L. (2021, October). "The Impact of Parental Substance Misuse on Attachment in Young Adults: A Qualitative Approach" (Poster presentation) National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors Annual Conference,Virtual Conference. 

Sardoni, A.S., Stokes, T.F., Park-Mitchell, M. & Brautigan, E. (2022, April). "Coaching in Differential Attention and PRIDE skills during Child Directed Interactions for Siblings of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders." (Poster presentation) 18th Annual VirginiaABA Meeting & Conference, Richmond, VA.

Leap, W. P., Wasserman, S., Hayden, D. J., (2022, April). "Mental Toughness: From Theory to Practice" (Symposium session) 23rd Annual Northeast Atlantic Sport Psychology Conference, West Chester, PA. 

Peart James, S. (2022, April). "Parental reflective functioning: An introduction for clinicians" (Symposium session) Graduate Psychology Symposium, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Pempek, T.A., Rajagopal, T., Peart James, S., Nesbitt, R.E., & Savina, E. (2022, January). "Effective parenting: Skills to foster healthy child development." (Poster Presentation) National Association of School Psychologists, Boston, MA.                                                                       

Thapa, P., Al-Bizri, M., Woods, A. G., & Critchfield, K. L. (2021, June). "Comorbid health problems in a psychiatric sample linked to interpersonal histories and personality disorder diagnosis." Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Psychotherapy Research. Online Conference.

Critchfield, K. L., Pempek, T. A., Stucker-Rozovsky, E., Dobner-Pereira, J., & Thapa, P. (2021, June). "Refining the Relational Cognitions and Affects Questionnaire (RCA-Q)." Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Psychotherapy Research. Online Conference.

Salem, N. (2022, April) "Play-based interventions for bereaved children" (Symposium session) Graduate Psychology Symposium, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Nesbitt, R.E. (2022, February). presented, "Reassessing the Framework for Racial Reckoning: A Psychological Mindedness Approach to Anti-Racism" at James Madison University, African American & African Diaspora 12th Annual Conference, Harrisonburg , VA. 

Linger, J., (2022, April). "Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy: An Overview for Clinicians" (Symposium session). Graduate Psychology Symposium, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA. 

Jing, M., Kirkorian, H. L., & Pempek, T. A. (2022, April). "The Effect of Interactivity on Toddlers’ Object Search Following Real-Life Versus Video Demonstrations." Poster presented at the biennial conference of the Cognitive Development Society, Madison, WI.

PUBLICATIONS - JOURNALS:

Hunt, M.G., Rajagopal, T., Cerecino, F., & O’Neil, M. (2021). Mindful versus diaphragmatic breathing: spirituality moderates the impact in heart rate variability, Mindfulness, 12, 2743-2753.

Alsaidi, S., Velez, B.L., Smith, L., Jacob, A., Salem, N. (2021) “Arab, Brown and other”: Voices of Muslim Arab American women on identity, discrimination, and well-being. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000440

Critchfield, K. L., Thapa, P. & Panizo, M. T. (2021). Using Interpersonal Reconstructive Therapy to address comorbid problems organized by attachment-based learning: the case of Don. Journal of Clinical Psychology: In-Session.

Critchfield, K. L., Mackaronis, J. E., Thapa, P., & Cechak, P. (2021). A brief overview of safety planning in Interpersonal Reconstructive Therapy. Psychotherapy. 

Harvell-Bowman, L.A., Critchfield, K., Stucker, E., Ndzana, F., Wilgus, K., Hurst, A., & Sullivan, K. (in press). Of Love and Death: Death Anxiety, Attachment, and Suicide as Experienced by College Students. Omega: Journal of Death and Dying. 

PUBLICATIONS - BOOKS:

Savina, E., Fulton, C., & Beaton, C. (2022). Training teachers in emotional intelligence: A transactional model for elementary education. Routledge.

Savina, E. & Moran, J. (2022). Well-being in adolescent girls: From theory to interventions. Routledge. 

PRESENTATIONS:

Hannah Jarrett and Allison deBlois presented at the Virginia Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (VACES) conference in Richmond regarding LGBTQ+ Affirmative Play Therapy. Both students also received a grant from VACES to support their work.

Hannah Jarrett presented with faculty the poster Promoting Healthy Attachments: Incorporating the Wisdom of Nature in Play Therapy at the Association for Play Therapy International Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Allison deBois will be presenting a poster at the Association of Humanistic Counseling (AHC) conference in Nashville regarding Affirmative Practice in Counseling and is serving on the AHC Harm Reduction Taskforce to closely examine conference safety for graduate students and new professionals.

Kim Hughes and Allison deBlois will be presenting with JMU faculty and doctoral students at the Association for Humanistic Counseling conference: Evans, A.M., Conner, C., Haskins, R., *de Blois, A., & *Hughes, K. (proposal accepted). HEAL interventions to use in counseling to address race-based trauma. Association for Humanistic Counseling, Nashville, Tennessee.  

COMMUNITY OR PROFESSIONAL IMPACT:

Natalie Realubit and Genevieve Askin provided crisis support at Bridgewater College after the campus shooting this year.

Becky Johnston and Monica Cooper have been partnering with school counselors at J. Frank Hillyard middle school to create resource guides that address specific issues students are experiencing. They are focusing on: Race, LGBTQ mental health, trauma, social skills, family concerns, and, anxiety/depression. The resource guides emphasize developmental considerations, individual counseling, and group counseling for each topic.

Anne Stewart, Nour Salem (CICSP), Hannah Jarrett (CMHC), Sydney Iwanski (CMHC), Brielle Pedwick (CMHC), Natalie Realubit (CMHC), Liz Bordogna (EMU student) volunteered during the April 23, 2022: Hospice of the Piedmont’s Spring Journey’s Camp, leading a healing circle with children ages 4 to 19.

COMMUNITY OR PROFESSIONAL IMPACT:

Karli Fleitas:
VA Association of Couples & Family Counseling – Co-President
Association for Humanistic Counseling (AHC) Emerging Leader
AHC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
CHBS Student Ambassador
JMU Faculty Search Committee for Graduate Psychology 

PRESENTATIONS:

Finn, S., Sturm, D., & Reese, R. Climate Change and Student Mental Health: school counselor and environmental education partnerships. Accepted for presentation at the Western Association of Counselor Education & Supervision Conference, Portland, OR.

Finn, S. & Johnson, S. (2022, May 27-28) COVID-19 Consequences on College Student Social Development [Poster Presentation]. Association for Humanistic Counseling Conference, Nashville, TN, United States.

Lim, J., & Gardiner, L. (2022, November - proposal accepted). Supporting International Student Interns during COVID-19: Considerations for Counselor Educators. Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision 2022 conference, Baltimore, MD.

Gardiner, L., & Lim, J. (2022, October - proposal accepted). Supporting International Counseling Students during COVID-19: Considerations for Counselor Educators. Western Association for Counselor Education and Supervision 2022 conference, Portland, OR.

Lim, J., & Gardiner, L. (2022, May). Equity in the Pandemic: Counseling Immigrants in the U.S. during COVID-19. The Association for Humanistic Counseling annual conference, Nashville, TN.

Lim, J. Jonathan D. Davis scholarship recipient for suicide prevention and trauma work, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA. 2022.

Lim, J. Discretionary fund, The African, African American, and Diaspora Studies Center (AAAD) Student Research & Development Program. 2022.

Evans, A.M., & Fleitas, K. (2022). Bippity boppity booing the instafamous student in becoming a humanistic counselor. In Vaidya, K. Teaching Counseling with a Sense of Humor: Why (and How to) be a Funnier and More Effective Counseling Teacher and Laugh all the way to Your Classroom.

Fleitas, K. M., Staton, A. R., & Shepard, C. (in press). Meeting the Needs of LGBTQIA+ Students: Counselor Education Pedagogy for Affirmative and Inclusive School Counselors. In S. Brant-Rajan, E. Gibson, & M. Sandifer (Eds.). Developing, Delivering, and Sustaining School Counseling Practices Through a Culturally Affirming Lens. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Shepard, C., Fleitas, K., Green, D., & Sturm, D. (2022). Informing Consent: A Grounded Theory Study of Parents of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth Seeking Gender-Confirming Endocrinological Interventions. Manuscript submitted for publication to The Professional Counselor journal.

Sturm, D. & Erickson, A. (2022). Connecting to EcoWellness practices to support children & youth experiencing climate anxiety. Association for Child & Adolescent Counseling Spring 2022 Newsletter.

Evans, A.M., Conner, C., Haskins, R., de Blois, A., & *Hughes, K. (2022). HEAL Interventions to use in Counseling to Address Race-Based Trauma. Association for Humanistic Counseling, Nashville, Tennessee.

Fleitas, K. M., Staton, A. R., & Shepard, C. (in press). Meeting the Needs of LGBTQIA+ Students: Counselor Education Pedagogy for Affirmative and Inclusive School Counselors. In S. Brant-Rajan, E. Gibson, & M. Sandifer (Eds.). Developing, Delivering, and Sustaining School Counseling Practices Through a Culturally Affirming Lens. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Staton, A. R., & Fleitas, K. M. (2022, April 7). A feminist pedagogical approach for affirmative counselor training. [Poster Session]. American Counseling Association Conference & Expo. Atlanta, Georgia.

Fleitas, K. M. (2022, May 26). Comprehensive pedagogy: Empowering LGBTGEQIAP+ clients. [Educational Session]. Virginia Association of Counselor Education and Supervision Conference. Richmond, Virginia.

Fleitas, K. M. (2022, May 26). Attachment-centered supervision: Embracing the relationship. [Educational Session]. Virginia Association of Counselor Education and Supervision Conference. Richmond, Virginia.

Lusk, D.L, & Lusk, B. T. (2022, March.) Creating effective learning environments for all students using principles of trauma-informed care. Presentation at the Innovative Teaching and Learning Conference, Knoxville, Tennessee.

Lusk, B. T., & Fitzgerald E. (2022, January.) Identifying and responding to students in distress. Invited presentation to the faculty and staff of the College of Education and Human Development at Radford University, Radford, Virginia.

Caroline Barnes received the IdLS Mathematics Future Teacher Award.

PRESENTATIONS:

Riden, B. S., Brown, T., Bender, N. (2022, February). "Project recruit – phase 1." Presented at the James Madison University’s 12th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference African, African American & Diaspora Studies. Harrisonburg, VA.

PUBLICATIONS:

Riden, B. S., Brown, T., Bender, N. (in preparation). Examining barriers to accessing higher education teacher preparation programs.

Cicely Shelton-Barnes, Media Specialist at Venable Elementary was awarded the inaugural JMU Literacy MEd Alumni Award on March 9, 2022. This award recognizes a graduate of our Literacy Program that promotes literacy engagement in the community, enhances the literacy development of all students, and exhibits principled leadership within their school. 

PRESENTATIONS:

Jessica Carter, “It’s In the Bones: Reclaiming Black Agency from a White Cishetero Historical Tradition,”JMU African, African American, and Diaspora Studies Conference, February 18, 2022. 

Becca Paulisch, “Re-Presenting the Archive’s Representations of Obeah Women in the Neo-Slave Narrative,” Frontiers: Traversing New Spaces in English Studies, an EGSA Conference hosted by UNC Charlotte, February 18, 2022.

Becca Paulisch, “The End of Imitation: Imitatio and Virtue in the Poetry of Edmund Spenser,” The South Central Renaissance Conference, hosted by the University of Alabama, March 4, 2022.

Jeslyn Pool, “Robbert Wedderburn and the African American Jeremiad,” JMU African, African American, and Diaspora Studies Conference, February 17, 2022.

Grace Thomsen, “Obeah Criminalization and Black Resistance in Romantic-Era Literature about Jamaica,” JMU African, African American, and Diaspora Studies Conference, February 17, 2022. 

Leslie Truax, "Spenser's Gender Reformation and the Subjected Dynamism of Women,” International Congress on Medieval Studies, hosted by Western Michigan University, May 10, 2022.

ARTIST RESIDENCIES:

Camillia Elci & Aniko Safran, were part of the artist residencies at World of Co, based in Sofia, Bulgaria (online). 

Aniko Safran was part of AIR/HMC 3-week artist residency, Hungarian Multicultural Center, Budapest, Hungary.

AWARDS:

Mia Greenwald was selected for a Graduate Fellowship in the amount of $6,000.

Sarah Phillips received a Professional Fellowship Award from the Virginia Museum of fine Art for 2022-23 for $8,000.

COMMUNITY OR PROFESSIONAL IMPACT:

Aniko Safran, took part in an artist talk for students of Photography, New Media, and Film Program at Carthage College, Kenosha WI (online). 

Camillia Elci took part in a visiting artist workshop for sculpture students at George Mason University.

Haden King and Kaitlyn Houston took part in artist talks for students at Radford University.

EXHIBITIONS:

Sarah Phillips, Lacey Minor, Camillia Elci, Aniko Safran, and Hannah Patteson, showed consecutive solo exhibitions at The Burrow Gallery in Brooklyn, NY in 2022. 

COMMUNITY OR PROFESSIONAL IMPACT:

Carolyn Ludwigson led a new collaboration with the Young Children’s Program at JMU to offer a 10-week physical activity and nutrition program in each of the four classrooms over the 2021-2022 academic year.

Catie Cavallaro led a team of undergraduate students in holding a no-cost, 11-week running program at Waterman Elementary school for over 50 girls in grades 3 and 4. 

Catie Cavallaro led a team of undergraduate students to plan and implement Movin’ and Groovin’ Day, which invited over 50 young females from the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Community to come learn about health and wellness.

Sarah Ridgeway and a team of undergraduate students conducted fitness testing for the Miller School of Albermarle, where they assessed different pulmonary function outcomes as well as provided VO2max testing for athletes

Averi Firari presented at the 2022 JMU Diversity Conference - The Current Science Guiding the International Olympic Committee's Rules and Regulations for Transgender Athletes

PRESENTATIONS:

Jake Evans, "Impact of Community Based Dinner Club Program for Underserved Populations," presented at the Annual Showcase of Graduate Scholarship and Creative Activity.

Griest, Timothy D., Saunders, Michael J., Womack, Christopher J, and Nicholas D. Luden. "The Effect of Acute Caffeine Withdrawal on Exercise Performance in Habitual Caffeine Users," presented at the Annual Showcase of Graduate Scholarship and Creative Activity.

PUBLICATIONS:

Hudgins, B,. Kurti, S.P., Edwards, E. Hargens, T. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity habits at a residential university. Accepted at the Journal of Physical Activity and Health.

Kurti, S.P., Frick, H., Wisseman, W.S., Malin, S.K., Edwards, D.A., Emerson, S.R., Edwards, E.S. (2021). Acute exercise improves glucose and triglyceride metabolism in young and older adults following high-fat, high-carbohydrate meal intake. British Journal of Nutrition, June 17, pp. 1-9. doi: 10.1017/S0007114521002208.

PRESENTATIONS:

Catherine Avery, MSN, presented a poster entitled, "Unit-based nurse practitioners: Improving patient throughput and patient satisfaction."

Lori Conyers, DNP, presented "Depression Screening for all Urgent Care Patients: A Quality Improvement Project Using Implementation Science."

Kierah Barnes, DNP, presented a poster entitled, "Reducing Racial Health Disparities in COVID-19: A Literature Review."

Trevan Biddulph, MSN, presented a poster entitled, "Leadership Rounds to Improve HAPI Bundle Complaiance."

Sara Coleman, MSN, presented a poster entitled, "Improving Sepsis Bundle Compliance."

Stan Hatcher, DNP, presented "Standardized Feedings in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Patients."

Nina Hedrick, MSN, presented a poster entitled, "Standardized Feeding in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Patients."

Megan Henderson, DNP, presented a poster entitled, "Management of Diabetes During the COVID-19 Pandemic."

Beth Landes, DNP, presented a poster entitled, "Elevating Novice Registered Nurse Clinical Decision-Making through an Improved Transition to Practice Process: A Quality Improvement Project."

Ayla Landis, MSN, presented a poster entitled, "Improving Customer Satisfaction Scores through Increased Patient Education in the Perioperative Department."

Kristi MacEachern, MSN, presented a poster entitled, "Effect of Improved Nurse Communication on Quality of Care Implementation of Electronic SBAR in the Outpatient Setting."

Hannah McLaughlin, MSN, presented a poster entitled, "Electronic Telemetry Documentation: Improving nurse workflow to keep patients safe."

Colleen Nappi, DNP, presented a poster entitled, "Multimedia reinforced Education:  A Quality Improvement Project for Patients Preparing for Colonoscopy."

Judy Pennypacker, MSN, presented a poster entitled, "Effect of the Use of the Falls Alarm Automatic Reset Function on the Centrella Bed on the Falls Rate of the Winchester Medical Center Oncology Unit."

Emily Schneiderman, DNP, presented a poster entitled, "Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Prevention with Early Beta Blockade Therapy in the Cardiac Surgery Population."

Traci Schultz, MSN, presented a poster entitled, "Titratable Medications and Nursing Documentation – What is Missing?"

Sarah Scott, MSN, presented a poster entitled, "Optimization and Improvement of Transesophageal Echocardiogram Probe Reprocessing."

Linda Shepherd, DNP, presented "Developing Influential Nurse Leaders: Utilizing Strengths and Style Assessments to Create Intentional Coaching Plans."

Callie Skillman, MSN, presented a poster entitled, "Utilizing Telemedicine to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening in Rural Health Clinics."

Jessica Smith, MSN, presented a poster entitled, "Interview Preparation for Senior Leadership Positions in Healthcare Organizations."

Cassandra Sweet, DNP, presented "Sunsetting Excessive Chest X-rays in an Intensive Care Unit."

Tina Switzer, DNP, presented a poster entitled, "Registered Nurse-Led Annual Wellness Visits in Rural Health Clinics: A Program Evaluation of a New Role."

Malinda Whitfield, DNP, presented "Improving Access for Inpatient Psychiatric Medicare Patients: A Health Policy Analysis."

All Presentations took place at the Sigma Theta Tau OZ chapter Research Day April 29th, Festival Ballroom JMU.

PRESENTATIONS:

Andrunik, Trevor and Eady, Annie - "Use of CardioMEMs HF Sensor in Management of NYHA Class III Heart Failure."

Avery, Brendan and Gray, Jessica - "Effect of Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Osteoarthritis of the Knee." 

Dong, Caroline and Lockett, Briana - "Prophylactic Intravenous Prehydration with Sodium Bicarbonate or Sodium Chloride in the Prevention of Contrast Induced Acute Kidney Injury." 

Duong, Ngoc, Hughes, Ashton, and Yilmaz, Kerem - "The Use of Kernig’s and Brudzinski’s Signs in Determining Meningitis."

Ferrero, Andrea and Naim, Nabil - "Use of Long-Acting Injectable Cabotegravir and Rilpivirine in HIV Maintenance Therapy." 

Keane, Laura and Peterson, Ian - "Investigating the Effectiveness of Prehospital Recognition and Administration of Intravenous Antibiotics in Septic Patients." 

Klein, Erin and Paoletti, Dominic - "The Use of Autologous PRP gel for the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers." 

Lang, Erin and Raymond, Carlee - "Is a Lumbar Puncture Necessary?  Identifying the Need for a LP with a Negative CT Scan when Diagnosing a Non-Traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage."

Larson, Abby and Aberbook, Jeanine - "The Effect of a Wellness Curriculum on First Semester JMU PA Students."

Lepecha, Alexandra and Rankins, Grant - "Plantar Fasciitis: Steroids of PRP?"

Mayer, Meranda and Barnes, Tyler - "Do Support Groups Mitigate the Effects of Imposter Syndrome?"

Mosier, Tyler and White, Evan - "Risking the Wrist." 

Riley, Tara and Shelly, Miranda - "Pravastatin and Preeclampsia:  An Unlikely Pair." 

Spruill, Macon and Bangura, Malik - "Injuries in Manual and Mechanical CPR." 

Wilson, Kyle and Bass, Michaels - "My Shoulder is on Backwards?! Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty vs. Hemi-Arthroplasty in Complex Humeral Fractures of Elderly."

All participants presented their work to all CHBS faculty at JMU.

AWARDS:

Kara Eversole received the Graduate Student Association Service Award (2022)

PRESENTATIONS:

Finney, S.J, Schaefer, K., & McFadden, M.E. (2022, June). Students’ understanding of and engagement in assessments used for institutional improvement and accountability. Three-paper research session presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education, Providence, RI.

LeRoy, S., Leventhal, B. C., Boykin, A. A., & Bandalos, D. (2022, May). Examining response styles using funnel items. Presentation at the Annual Convention of the Applied Psychological Sciences, Chicago, IL.

McFadden, M.E. & Finney, S.J. (2022, May). A cheap and stealth intervention to increase test-taking motivation: The question-behavior effect. Poster presented at annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Sciences, Chicago, IL.

LeRoy, S. K., Leventhal, B. C., Boykin, A. A., & Bandalos, D. L. (2022, April). The role of funnel items on response styles. Paper presented at James Madison University’s Graduate Showcase, Harrisonburg, VA.
Hammami, S. (2022, April). An application of a diagnostic cognitive model to inform JMU’s general education curriculum. Paper presented at James Madison University’s Graduate Showcase, Harrisonburg, VA.

Hunsberger, J., Shapovalov, Y., Schaefer, K., & Hathcoat, J. (2022, April). Students taking charge: How student understanding in the assessment cycle can be a resource to programs [Poster presentation]. Graduate Showcase 2022, Harrisonburg, VA, United States.

McFadden, M.E. (2022, April). The question-behavior effect: Increasing test-taking motivation at a low cost. Research paper presented at the James Madison University Graduate Showcase, Harrisonburg, VA.

Schaefer, K., Harmon, S. & Pastor, D. A (2021, October). Examinee perspectives on unproctored internet testing. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Virtual.

Shapovalov, Y.A., Leventhal, B. C., & Blanco-Murakoshi, D. (2021, October). An assessment story: The common liberal arts experience, debunking a misconception. Presentation at the 2021 Assessment Institute. Virtual Presentation.

Montwill, P., Angle, K., Coleman, E., Ferrell, K., Jesseman, A., Klein, A., Harvell-Bowman, L., Political Consequences of COVID-19: Examining how mortality salience affects presidential support and affect during a pandemic accepted poster session at Virginia Association for Psychological Sciences Conference, Staunton, Virginia. April 2022.

Montwill, P., Angle, K., Coleman, E., Ferrell, K., Jesseman, A., Klein, A., Harvell-Bowman, L., America shut down: The impact of endless mortality salience, social media use, and political ideology on health perceptions at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic accepted poster session at Virginia Association for Psychological Sciences Conference, Staunton, Virginia. April 2022.

Montwill, P., Klein, A., Harvell-Bowman, L., Merle, P., (February, 2022) Political Consequences of COVID-19: Examining how mortality salience affects presidential support and affect during a pandemic accepted poster session at Existential Psychology Preconference, a part of Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Convention, February 2022. (On Zoom)

Ferrell, K., Solomon, L., Montwill, P., Harvell-Bowman, L., (February, 2022) America shut down: The impact of endless mortality salience, social media use, and political ideology on health perceptions at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic accepted poster session at Existential Psychology Preconference, a part of Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Convention, February 2022. (On Zoom)

DeLong, M. N., Fischer, P., Biskup, C., Duchemin, J., Gagain, K., Harmon, S., Montwill, P., Roessel, R., (April 2020) Rapid Demand Curves and Delay Discounting in the Pigeon accepted poster session at Virginia Association for Psychological Sciences Conference Charlottesville, Virginia. April 2020.

Shah, E., Szwedo, D. E., & Allen, J. P. (2021). The Relative Importance of Close Friendships vs. Broader Social Acceptance Across Adolescence for Predicting Future Social Anxiety. Poster presented at the 2022 Biennial Meetings of the Society for Research on Adolescence.

Shah, E., Szwedo, D.E., & Allen, J.P. (2021, April). Parental psychological control in adolescence as a predictor of young adult practical dependency on parents. Poster presented at the Virtual Biennial Meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development.

Szwedo, D.E., Linn, M., Lis, E., Shah, E., & Allen, J.P. (2021, April). Possible romantic benefits of rejection sensitivity and relational anxiety, avoidance, and jealousy. Poster presented at the Virtual Biennial Meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development.

Szwedo, D.E., Sariol-Clough, M., Shah, E., Lis, E., Alexander, L., & Allen, J.P. (2021, April). Effects of parenting during adolescence on youth drug and sexual experimentation in emerging adulthood. Poster presented at the Virtual Biennial Meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development.

Shah, E. (2019, December). Implications of emotion regulation and anxiety in the assessment and treatment of youth with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review of the current research. Roundtable Presentation at James Madison University’s College of Education Undergraduate Research fair.

Shah, E. (2017, December). Measuring the Impact of Service Learning on Participating Students and Agencies. Poster presented at James Madison University’s College of Education Undergraduate Research Fair.

Eversole, K., Matusz, E.F., Wasserman, V., Emrani, S., Marcopulos, B., Libon, D.J. (2022, February). How many trials are enough? Discriminating mild cognitive impairment subtypes through a process approach lens. [Poster presentation]. International Neuropsychological Society, New Orleans, LA, USA.

Barnes, M., Stokes, T. F. (2022, May). A Component Analysis of Behavior Management
Strategies Used Within Parent-Child Interaction Therapy to Facilitate Verbalizations by Children with Developmental Disabilities. Presentation for the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Boston, MA.

Barnes, M., Stokes, T. F., Davis, B., Clark, A., (2022, April). A Component Analysis of Behavior Management Strategies Used Within Parent-Child Interaction Therapy to Facilitate Verbalizations by Children with Developmental Disabilities. Presentation for the Virginia Association of Behavior Analysis, Richmond, VA.

Pankey, V., Stokes, T. F., Edgington, E., Barnes, M. (2021, April). The Effects of Reinforcer
Magnitude and Distribution of Preference for Work Schedules When Working on Skill Acquisition Tasks. Presentation for the Virginia Association of Behavior Analysis, Richmond, VA.

Reinert, L., & Hall, M. D. (2021). Effects of residual noise and inharmonic frequencies on instrument timbre. Poster at APCAM. New Orleans, Louisiana. (Virtual due to COVID-19).

Reinert, L., Obermeyer, J., Kamen, R., & Martin, N. (2021). Effects of working memory load on category typicality in aphasia. Poster at the Clinical Aphasiology Conference. Wrightsville Beach, NC. (event rescheduled due to COVID-19).

Hall, M. D., Allen, L. E., Reinert, L., & Akesse, D. (2020). Rise time discrimination as a function of subsequent changes in the amplitude envelope. Poster at the Auditory Perception & Cognition Society Conference. Online.

Wilson, S.V., Szwedo, D.E., Allen, J.P., (2022, April 1) Parental Qualities vs. Behaviors as Predictors of Young Adult Emotional Regulation. [Poster presentation]. Virginia Association for Psychological Science, Staunton, Virginia, USA.

Akesse. A.D., Hall, M.D. (2021, October 5-7) Effects of Timbre and Pitch Register on Perceived Emotion in Melodies. Poster Presentation at Acoustics Week in Canada, Virtual.

PUBLICATIONS:

Ferretti, M. L., Stanley, T. B., & Irons, J. G. (2022). Initial validity evidence for the Menstrual-Related Symptoms Questionnaire. Women’s Reproductive Health. Doi: 10.1080/23293691.2022.2038522

Marcopulos, B. A. & Eversole, K. (2022). The influence of culture on memory testing. In J. Evans and A. Fernández (Eds.), Understanding Cross-Cultural Neuropsychology: Science, Testing and Challenges. New York, NY: Routledge.

Hewitt, K. C., Marra, D., Block, C., Cysique, L., Drane, D. L., Haddad, M., Łojek, E., McDonald, C. R., Reyes, A., Eversole, K., & Bowers, D. (2021). Central nervous system manifestations of COVID-19: A critical review and proposed research agenda. The Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355617721000345

Eversole, K., Valentine, T., Block, C., Boxley, L., & Dawson, E. (2020). David Wechsler. In: Carducci BJ, Nave C, eds. The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences: Vol II (Measurement & Assessment). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley & Sons.

Valentine, T., Block, C., Eversole, K., Boxley, L., & Dawson, E. (2020). Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV (WAIS-IV). In: Carducci BJ, Nave C, eds. The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences: Vol II (Measurement & Assessment). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley & Sons.

Leventhal, B. C. & Thompson, K. N. (2021). Surveying the measurement profession to assist recruiting in the United States. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 40(3), 83-95 doi: 10.1111/emip.12431

Satkus, P. & Finney, S.J. (2021). Antecedents of examinee motivation during low-stakes tests: Examining the variability in effects across different research designs. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 46, 1065-1079. DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2020.1846680

COMMUNITY OR PROFESSIONAL IMPACT:

Eleven second year practicum students received specialized training and stipends as RISEUP Fellows to provide behavioral health services as part of a HRRSA grant received by the School Psychology, School Counseling and Community Mental Health Programs. Rural interdisciplinary services and education: Unlimited potential (RISE-UP). ($1,635,822, 2021). Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training for Professionals (HRSA-21-089).  

PRESENTATIONS:

Recent graduates, Anna Weaver, Ed.S. and Emily Walsh, Ed.S., presented the results of their research thesis projects at the annual conference of the National Association of School Psychologists in Boston, MA.

Weaver, A., Walsh, E., & Gilligan, TD. (February, 2022). "From LGBTQ+ Ally to Accomplice: narratives from Students and Teachers." Poster at the annual conference of the National Association of School Psychologists, Boston, MA.

Recent graduate, Bailey Brooks, Ed.S., presented thesis findings at the fall conference of the Virginia Academy of School Psychologists.

Hornsby, T., Brooks, B., Gilligan, T.D., & Kipps-Vaughan (September, 2021). "Supporting and Strengthening Socially Just Education Practices." Presentation at the Virginia Academy of School Psychologists Fall Conference. Homestead, VA.

Nine School Psychology Interns presented thesis projects at the Annual Research and Practice Symposium of the Department of Graduate Psychology.

PUBLICATIONS:

Current School Psychology Intern, Davina Putz, MA, co-authored a paper highlighting results of a recent statewide survey on shortages of school psychologists with faculty from JMU and University of Radford.

Mesmer, E., Gilligan, T.D., & Putz, D. (2022). Assessing Supply, Demand and Related Challenges: Results from the VASP School Psychology Survey, VASP Check In.

AWARDS:

Tiffany Brutus was selected as the doctoral student recipient for the Woman of Distinciton Award by JMU's office of Access and Inclusion. 

Colleen Fowkes was awarded the Research and Scholarship Graduate National Travel Award to attend and present at the annual conference of the Council for Exceptional Children in Orlando, FL ($500.00 awarded). She was also awarded funds from the College of Education to fund the registration for the conference. The amount from the College of Education was $269.00.

Robert Harper (M.Ed. 2021) was awarded The Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award by the JMU Graduate School

Emily Irungu was also awarded an ARNOVA Conference Scholarship which covered registration fees ($190) to attend the conference.

PRESENTATIONS:

Fowkes, C. L., & Yuschak, A. E, Riden, B. S., & Snyder, S. M. (2021, April). "Eye gaze shown to be an effective strategy to identify preference." Presented at the James Madison University’s Showcase of Graduate Student Scholarship and Creative Activity. Harrisonburg, VA

Riden, B. S., Snyder, S., Fowkes, C. L., & Yuschak, A. E. (2022, January). "Using Eye Gaze Preference Assessments to Identify Preferred Stimuli." Presented at the annual conference of the Council for Exceptional Children, Orlando, FL. 

Riden, B. S., Snyder, S., Fowkes, C. L., & Yuschak, A. E. (2021, November). "Identifying Preferred Stimuli using Eye Gaze." Presentation at the annual Teacher Educators for Children with Behavioral Disorder Conference. Virtual. 

PUBLICATIONS:

Ruiz, S., Riden., B. S., & Rich, E. (in preparation). The use of the standard celebration chart to facilitate decision making in a postsecondary special education course.

Riden, B. S., Ruiz, S., Markelz, A. M., Sturmey, P., Ward-Horner, J., Fowkes, C. L., Wikel, K., Spangler, K., Wheeler, J., & Chitiyo, A. (in preparation). A systematic review of component analysis.

Riden, B., Snyder, S., Fowkes, C., & Yuschak, A. (in review). Stimulus preference assessments using eye gaze tracking: A review of the literature.

AWARDS:

Tiffany Brutus was selected as the doctoral student recipient for the Woman of Distinciton Award by JMU's office of Access and Inclusion. 

Emily Irungu was also awarded an ARNOVA Conference Scholarship for the 50^th Annual Conference November 18-20 in Atlanta, Georgia. Emily presented research with faculty regarding finance theory. The scholarship covered conference registration fees of $190.

Maureen Malomba was selected as one of 24 participants for ARNOVA's Graduate Diversity Scholars and Leaders Professional Development Workshop held during the 50th annual conference November 18-20, 2021. The program focused on helping emerging scholars from underrepresented groups prepare to enter the field of nonprofit, philanthropic, and voluntary action studies. The award provided a $1,000 scholarship and support to offset travel expenses to attend the workshops and conference.

Maureen Malomba was also 1 of 7 faculty accepted to the Fall 2021 JMU African, African American, and Diaspora Studies Center Critical Perspectives and Pedagogies Institute. Every semester AAAD selects up to 12 qualified faculty members to attend this highly iterative 8-session classes. The AAAD Critical Perspectives and Pedagogies Institute is a new annual 8-week institute that offers JMU faculty participants the chance to dive deeply into the histories, philosophies, methodologies, and pedagogies of African, African American and Diaspora Studies. The acceptance awarded Maureen a $250 stipend.

Maureen Malomba is a recipient of the Meet the Moment for Women and Leadership award, an award that recognizes the contributions her presentation at the ILA 6^th Women and Leadership Conference. This award will cover her registration fee and a reception.

Kennedy Musyoka was awarded an ARNOVA Conference Scholarship & Travel Grant Award to attend the 50^th Annual Conference November 18-20, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. The scholarship and grant covered provided $340 in funds to offset travel fees.

Kennedy was also awarded a $500 travel grant from the office of Research & Scholarship to attend ARNOVA.

COMMUNITY OR PROFESSIONAL IMPACT:

Tiffany Brutus (Doctoral Candidate) is serving on the Board of Directors for the Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC). PEATC builds positive futures for Virginia’s children by working collaboratively with families, schools and communities in order to improve opportunities for excellence in education and success in school and community life with a special focus on children with disabilities.

Maureen Malomba, third year SSLS student, is serving as the Co-Chair of the new graduate school international organization Graduate Leaders Organization to Build Alliance and Links (GLOBAL). The purpose of this organization is to (1) build a supportive community for the international graduate students and (2) give them a voice by sharing specific issues and concerns with the JMU community.

Jalal Maqableh (Doctoral Candidate) holds multiple appointments in various local nonprofit organizations. He currently serves as Treasurer for the Fairfield Center and holds a seat on Harrisonburg’s International Festival Committee. Jalal is also participating in this year’s session of the The Harrisonburg Citizen Academy- a 13-week program which runs from August through November is designed to teach residents about the city and the services it provides.

Jalal Maqableh also played a role on the international political stage this summer! He assisted the King of Jordan’s media team with arranging interviews with political analysts in Washington D.C. during King Abdullah’s visit with President Biden in July of this year. The interviews Jalal helped arrange discussed cooperation between Jordan and the U.S. on approaching current issues in the Middle East.

Kennedy Musyoka, second year SSLS student, is serving as an office for JMU’s chapter of Bridges International, an organization connecting graduate students from around the world. Kennedy is also serving as secretary of the ARNOVA Nonprofit Finance and Financial Management section and member of the organization’s strategic planning team.

Kristi Shackelford (Ph.D. Candidate) served on the Association of Governing Boards (ABG) Project Team for the book Principles of Trusteeship: How to Become a Highly Effective Board Member for Colleges, Universities, and Foundations.

PRESENTATIONS:

Finseth, D. (2021, November). "Assessing Nonprofit College Vulnerability: A Grounded Theory Approach." Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 50^th Annual Conference. Atlanta, Georgia, USA. 

Sloan, M.F., Kim, M., Irungu, E., & Charles, C. (2021, November). "Nonprofit Leaders’ Capital Structure Decisions in Times of Fiscal Shock." Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 50^th Annual Conference. Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Hubbard, M. (2021, October). "Choice Theory: Unlocking the Success of the “Japanese Post-War Economic Miracle” for Leadership in Business." International Leadership Association 23^rd Global Conference. On site in Geneva, Switzerland and Virtual.

Malomba, M. & Sloan, M.F. (2021, November). "Community collaboration towards solving rural social issues." Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 50^th Annual Conference. Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Malomba, M. "Women in Climate Change Leadership - Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim (Environmental Activist and Geographer; UNSDGs Advocate)" and "Against All Odds," International Leadership Association's 6th Women & Leadership Conference on Reflection and Rejuvenation: Inspiring Women Leaders, to be held 15-17 June 2022 in Portsmouth, United Kingdom.

Malomba, M. & Sloan, M.F. (2021, November). "Nonprofit Leadership: A Synthesis of Current Literature." Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 50^th Annual Conference. Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Musyoka, K.M. (2021, November). "Influence of Transformational Leadership style on the sustainability of Non-Profits in Sub-Saharan Africa Kennedy Musyoka, James Madison University." Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 50^th Annual Conference. Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Awarded a $500 travel grant from the Office of Research and Scholarship for his travel.

Hornsby, G., Brantmeier, E., & Titareva, T. (2021, November). "Toward BIPOC Faculty Equity: Investigating Professional Development Needs." 46^th Annual POD Network Conference. Virtual.

PUBLICATIONS:

Kai Degner, MacDonald, S. K., & Lubin, M. M. (2022). The complex case of noncredit credential innovation in public universities: An organizational leadership perspective. In Y. Huang (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Credential Innovations for Inclusive Pathways to Professions (pp. 65–84). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3820-3.ch004

Jalal Maqableh (Doctoral Candidate) is writing a series of five articles for the Shenandoah Business Journal, a publication from Harrisonburg’s Daily-News Record, on post pandemic recovery for small and local businesses.

• A Recovery Framework For The Small-Business Sector After The COVID-19 Crisis: Intro Published September 29, 2021
• A Recovery Framework For The Small-Business Sector After The COVID-19 Crisis: Finance Published October 27, 2021

Njagi, A.W., Maingi, C.W., & Musyoka, K.M. (2021). Strategic and International Management With Conscience: A Case of Kenya/Africa. In Business With a Conscience. In J. Marques (1st Edition). Business With a Conscience a Research Companion (pp 432-444). Routledge. DOI: 10.4324/9781003139461-36.

Elizabeth Narewood authored a policy brief on Lynchburg Beacon of Hope: Building a Collaborative Framework for Student Success which was published on @College_Promise news and insights. Her current research interesets include: exploring the relationship between leadership and postsecondary student success; analyzing education trends and the economic impacts on communities; and investigating the dynamics of collaborations between non-profits, eduation, and government organizations. 

Doctoral Candidate Elizabeth Narehood's policy brief “Virginia’s G3 Initiative: A Workforce Development Statewide Promise” was published on the College Promise Campaign news site in November 2021. Elizabeth’s brief examines Governor Northam’s campaign for free community college as part of the G3 initiative, short for “Get a Skill, Get a Job, Get Ahead.” In addition to tuition-free community college, G3 seeks to place critical supports for low- and middle-income students while targeting education programs for high-demand careers to drive the state’s economic, social, and civic prosperity overall, and aid in Virginia’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

AWARDS:

Erica Cason was awarded the Dawbarn Education Award 2021/2022 (which recognizes educators who make a lasting impact on students in Stuanton, Waynesboro, and Augusta County), completed a professional development presentation to the teachers at Stuarts Draft Elementary School on the use of Problem-Based Learning, and will serve as the administrative intern for her school's 2021/2022 summer school program. 

COMMUNITY OR PROFESSIONAL IMPACT:

Kajsa Svarfvar is currently serving on a new committee for the school division that is looking at Secondary Grading Practices.