Congratulations to our 2022-2023 Graduate Students!

COMMUNITY OR PROFESSIONAL IMPACT: 

The Volunteer Income Tax Program (VITA) Sponsored by the School of Accounting 2023

The accounting department operates a tax return preparation service for Harrisonburg and the surrounding areas. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program is sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service. They provide tax preparation software, training materials, and filing supplies. This is the seventh year for the program. We are open on select Friday and Saturday nights. Students in the Master of Accountancy program prepare and review returns, with a final review and filing performed by the tax professors in the accounting program. Students from the foreign language department provide Spanish translation. Volunteers from the community and from the college of business provide intake services. The staff of the Dean’s office of the College of Business support the program by providing food for preparers and volunteers. They also handle marketing and website design. 

PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS:

M.S. in Accounting student, Paige Rufolo, Dr. Irana Scott and Dr. Andy Duxbury are working on a paper about something called BEPs 2. This paper is about a global tax initiative, known as BEPs 2, led by the OECD with the goal of taxing all income earned by multinationals around the world up to 15%. Many countries around the world try to entice multinationals to operate, or at least report income, in their country to try to raise revenue and increase employment. After several high-profile examples of large multinationals paying very little foreign tax, we examine to what extent reporting minimal foreign taxes is widespread. We next examine how the BEPs 2 rules work and provide examples illustrating how the rules will work in practice. Lastly, we make our main contribution by hypothesizing how companies and countries will likely respond. That is, the same motivations for both companies and countries will exist after the implementation of BEPs 2 and both parties will likely seek strategies to avoid these rules and other ways to achieve their desired results.  

M.S. in Accounting student, Morgan Whaley, Dr. Irana Scott and Dr. Andy Duxbury are working on a paper about the 4 major international tax provisions included in the big U.S. tax act that took effect in 2018 known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. We begin by providing descriptions and detailed examples of how the 4 new rules work. Next, using recently released 2018 government statistics about the 4 major changes made to the international tax rules. We examine how the actual revenue raised by these new rules compares to budgeted revenue estimates at the time of the enactment. We also examine which industries were subject to the new taxes and comment as to why some industries were likely to be more affected by these new taxes than other industries.

AWARDS:

Chris Patterson, inducted into the AAC&U Future Leaders Society

Sarah Alahmadi, CMJ Travel Scholarship for Minoritized Professionals in Educational Measurement, Center for Measurement Justice.

Yelisey Shapovalov, 2022 SACSCOC Travel Grant

Caroline Prendergast, 2022-2023 JMU Graduate School Outstanding Dissertation Award

COMMUNITY OR PROFESSIONAL IMPACT: 

Students Serving on committees in Professional Organizations:

Nick Mireles: member, Graduate Student Issues Committee, National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME)

Sarah Alahmadi: Student member, Publications Committee, the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME)

Chris Patterson - member and Assessment Institute Faculty , ACPA Commission on Assessment: Directorate

Kathryn Thompson, Student Member, Standards and Test Use Committee, National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME)

Internships:

Nick Mireles, Educational Assessment Internship: Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO)

Yelisey Shapovalov, internship with the American Board of Surgery

Kate Schaefer, Internship in Educational Measurement (Ph.D. level), Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO)

Sarah Alahmadi, intern at ACS Ventures

PRESENTATIONS:

Selznick, B. S., Hathcoat, J., & Shapovalov, Y. S. (2022, August). We’re on this journey together:Instructor perspectives on teaching and learning across disciplines. [Conference presentation]. Association for the Study of Higher Education, Las Vegas, VA.

Patterson, C.R. (2022, September). Diffractive analysis. Guest lecture given for PSYC 850: Advanced qualitative and mixed-methods inquiry. Graduate psychology, James Madison University.

Alahmadi, S. (2022, September). Addressing anchor drift for stable Rasch common-item equating. Invited CARS Talk presented to the Center for Assessment and Research Studies (CARS) at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

Alahmadi, S. & DeMars, C. E. (2022, October). What if we ignore non-effortful responses: The impact of rapid guessing on item parameter estimates. Poster presented at the annual meeting of Northeastern Educational Research Association, Trumbull, CT.

Hunsberger, J., Shapovalov, Y., Schaefer, K. & Hathcoat, J.D. (2022, October). The meaning, cost, and value of student learning outcomes: A mixed methods study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Trumbull, CT.

Mireles, N. E., & Bao, Y. (2022, October). Multilevel diagnostic classification modeling in applied research: An illustration. Paper presented at Northeastern Educational Research Association annual conference, Trumbull, CT, US.

McFadden, M.E., Finney, S.J. & Schaefer, K.E. (2022, Octpber). “Will you give good effort during the test?” Simply asking increases examinees’ test-taking motivation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Trumbull, CT.

Patterson, C.R., Markle, R., Delgado-Riley, R., & Lazowski, R. (2022, October). Beyond the grade: Expanding the predictors and outcomes of education. [Invited Symposium]. Annual Conference of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Trumbull, CT, United States.

Schaefer, K. E. (2022, October). The influence of item characteristics and setting on motivation fluctuation during a single test. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Trumbull, CT.

Shapovalov, Y., DeMars, C., & Hathcoat J. (2022, October). Evaluating halo effect in performance assessment: A Rasch measurement model simulation study. [Conference presentation]. Northeastern Educational Research Association, Harrisonburg, VA.

Louie, G., Lechlitner Kirby, M., Patterson, C.R., & Ramirez, A., (2022, November). Introducing the theory of being for anti-racist dialogues in higher education. [Invited Seminar]. 2022 Virtual Seminar Series from the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education.

Mireles, N. E., & Leventhal, B. C. (2022, November). Applying process data to assessment methodology: Using response time thresholds to detect non-solution behavior in general education assessment. Poster presented at Virginia Assessment Group annual conference, Richmond, VA, US.

Mireles, N. E., McFadden, M., Kaye, E., Wilson, N., & Good, M. (2022, November). The “Equity Pause”: A reflection on integrating an equity-minded curriculum in an assessment training workshop. Poster presented at Virginia Assessment Group annual conference, Richmond, VA, US.

Patterson, C.R. (2022, November). Applying an improvement framework to a university-wide initiative: An intersectional, interdisciplinary case study. [Poster Presentation]. 2022 Meeting of the Virginia Assessment Group, Richmond, Virginia, United States

Finney, S.J, McFadden, M.E. & Schaefer, K.E. (2023, March). Priming to Increase Test-Taking Effort Is Moderated By Gender: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial. Presented at the International Convention of Psychological Sciences, Brussels, Belgium.

McFadden, M.E & Finney, S.J. (2023, March). Double Dosing: Does it Improve the Utility of the Question-Behavior Effect? Presented at the International Convention of Psychological Sciences, Brussels, Belgium.

Schaefer, K.E. & Finney, S.J. (2023, March). Unengaged Participants and Reverse-scored Items: Implications for the Factor Structure of Non-Cognitive Measures. Presented at the International Convention of Psychological Sciences, Brussels, Belgium.

Alahmadi, S., Jones, A. T., Barry, C. L., & Ibáñez, B. (2023, April). The impact of different drift detection methods on Rasch scale stability. Paper presented at the 2023 National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) annual conference, Chicago, IL.

Mireles, N. E. & Bao, Y., (2023, April). How rapid guessing behavior affects DCMs. Poster accepted for American Education Research Association Division D In-Progress Research Session, Chicago, US.

Patterson, C.R. (2023, April 13-16). Observing how college students process culturally responsive and antiracist test items [Poster presentation]. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL, United States.

Schaefer, K., Stewart, J., Wild, A., Wilson, S., Finney, S.J., & Newman, M. (2023, April). A structured process of reporting, evaluating, and using assessment results in student affairs: Wins, losses, and realities. Presented at the annual meeting of NASPA, Boston, MA.

Schaefer, K.E., Finney, S.J. & McFadden, M.E. (2023, April). Priming examinees to give good effort: Differential utility across student groups. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Chicago, IL.

Schaefer, K.E., & Leventhal, B. C. (2023, April). Addressing Test-Taking Disengagement Across Multiple Domains Simultaneously Using an IRTree Model. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Chicago, IL

Shapovalov, Y., & Evans, C. (2023, April 15). Developing criteria for evaluating the quality of state and district assessment literacy initiatives. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), Chicago, Il.

Thompson, K. N. & Ferrara, S. (2023, April 12–15). An IDM study of mathematics predictors using a representation and manipulation framework [Paper presentation]. National Council on Measurement in Education, Chicago, IL, United States.

Thompson, K. N. & Leventhal, B. C. (2023, April 12–15). A novel examination of the validity of none of the above [Poster presentation]. National Council on Measurement in Education, Chicago, IL, United States.

Workshops

Finney, S.J., Schaefer, K., Wilson, S., & Alahmadi, S. (2022, August). Foundations of student affairs outcomes assessment. One-hour workshop presented to new student affairs educators at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Finney, S.J., Schaefer, K., Wilson, S. & Alahmadi, S. (2022, August). Foundations of student affairs outcomes assessment. One-hour workshop presented to new student affairs educators at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Fulcher, K. & Shapovalov, Y. A. (2022, August). Program-level assessment: Zooming out & zooming in. [Virtual workshop]. Center for Assessment and Research Studies, James Madison University, VA.

Fulcher, K. & Shapovalov, Y. A. (2022, August). The course file reports, assessment process, and improvement. [Virtual workshop]. Center for Assessment and Research Studies, James Madison University, VA.

Thompson, K.N. & Leventhal, B.C. (2022, December). Best practices: Determining reliability and validity evidence. Workshop presented at Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), Atlanta, Georgia.

Patterson, C.R., & Berry Danso, J.A. (2023, June 21-23). Intermediate Quantitative Methods [Workshop Session]. 2023 meeting of the ACPA Student Affairs Assessment Institute, Chicago, IL, United States.

Patterson, C.R., & Brown, M.A. (2023, June 21-23). Intermediate Qualitative Methods [Workshop Session]. 2023 meeting of the ACPA Student Affairs Assessment Institute, Chicago, IL, United States.

LaFrance, S., & Patterson, C.R. (2023, June 21-23). Outcomes and Theoretical Frameworks [Workshop Session]. 2023 meeting of the ACPA Student Affairs Assessment Institute, Chicago, IL, United States.

PUBLICATIONS:

Shapovalov, Y. A. & Leventhal, B. C. (2023). Investigation of the alignment of general education and academic degree program learning. Research and Practice in Assessment, 18(1), 33-49.

Leventhal, B. C., Ames, A. J., & Thompson, K. N. (2023). Simulation studies for psychometrics. In R. J. Tierney, F. Rizvi, & K. Erkican (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Education (Fourth Edition) (pp. 341–346). Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-818630-5.10043-0

Patterson, C.R., Mahatmya, D., & Multicultural Initiatives Consortium. (2022). Living into the theory of being: A process-oriented research approach. In S.K. Watt, D. Mahatmya, M. Mohebali, & C.R. Martin-Stanley II (Eds.), The theory of being: Practices for transforming self and communities across difference (pp. 59-70). Stylus

Patterson, C.R. (2022). Empathy. In S.K. Watt, D. Mahatmya, M. Mohebali, & C.R. Martin-Stanley II (Eds.), The theory of being: Practices for transforming self and communities across difference (pp. 73-84). Stylus

Patterson, C.R., York, E., Maxham, D., Molina, R., & Mabrey III, P. (2023). Applying a responsible innovation framework in developing an equitable early alert system: A case study. Journal of Learning Analytics: Special Issue on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, 10(1), 24-36.

Pastor, D.A., Patterson, C.R., & Finney, S.J. (2023). Development and internal validity of the student opinion scale: A measure of test-taking motivation. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 41(2), 209-225.

AWARDS:

Research Grant Recipiants:

Krista Clark & Justin Trickett ($500) Effects of Blood Flow Restriction on Postural Control during Balance Exercises in Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability. Virginia Athletic Trainers’ Association (VATA)

Emma Stith ($500) Validation of Low-cost Dynamometers to Assess Quadriceps Strength in Individuals with ACL Reconstructed Knees. Virginia Athletic Trainers’ Association (VATA).

Jasmin DeBerry ($1000) TITLE. National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA).

National Scholarship Awardees:

Jasmin DeBerry ($2,300) National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) Research & Education Foundation Scholarship

Emma Stith ($2,300) National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) Research & Education Foundation Scholarship

Jasmin DeBerry and Keith Jones received an NBATA Scholarship for Black Athletic Training Students

Emma Stith and William Prentice received an MAATA (D3) Scholarship

COMMUNITY OR PROFESSIONAL IMPACT:

Emma Stith – JMU student representative to the Virginia Athletic Trainers’ Association

Bryonna Woofter – Virginia student representative for Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers’ Association

Jasmin DeBerry – student rep to CHBS DEI Council

PRESENTATIONS:

Virginia Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting and Symposium:

Clark, P. R., Frye, J.L., Armstrong K.J. (2023, January 13-15). Standardized Patient Encounter Series Improve Athletic Training Students’ Confidence With Communication Among Stakeholders. VATA 2023 Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposium, Harrisonburg, VA, United States.

Parks A, Gosselin, S, Goetschius J. Time-to-Boundary Measures of Postural Control in College Dancers with and without Chronic Ankle Instability. Virginia Athletic Trainer’s Association (VATA) Annual Meeting, Harrisonburg, VA, Jan 2023. 

National Athletic Trainers’ Association Clinical Symposia:

Frye, J.L.,  *Clark, P. R., Armstrong K.J. (2023, June 21-24). Standardized Patient Encounter Series Improve Athletic Training Students’ Confidence With Communication Among Stakeholders. NATA 2023 Clinical Symposium, Indianapolis, IN, United States.

Goetschius J, *Allen KL, Straughn C. Knee Function, Pain, and Activity Levels in Young-adult Females with and without a History of Sport-related Knee Injury During Adolescence. National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) Clinical Symposia, Indianapolis, IN, June 2023.

PUBLICATIONS:

Parks A, Gosselin S, Goetschius J. Instrumented Measures of Postural Control in College Dancers with and without Chronic Ankle Instability. Physical Therapy in Sport. 2022;58:41-45.

AWARDS:

Research and Travel Grants:

Hales, R. (2023, February 22). Graduate Travel Grant. Office of Research and Scholarship. James Madison University. Harrisonburg, VA

Hales, R. (2023, February 27). Adjunct Faculty Professional Development Award. Center for Faculty Innovation. James Madison University. Harrisonburg, VA

Jha, R. (2023, February 22). Graduate Travel Grant. Office of Research and Scholarship. James Madison University. Harrisonburg, VA

Individual or Collaborative Graduate Student Awards & Recognitions:

Ellen Jones awarded first place for student posters at the annual meeting of the Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Richmond, VA, 2023

Raghav Jha won first place at the Three-minute Thesis Competition, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

Jha, Raghav, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Mentored Student Research Award Recipient. Mentors: Erin Piker and Chris Clinard.  Effects of age on AMcVEMP temporal modulation transfer function, 2023, (Award total: $1000.00)

Gomez, Jesus, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Mentored Student Research Award Recipient. Mentor: Erin Piker.  Frequency Amplitude Ratio of cVEMPs and oVEMPs: Effects of Age, 2023, (Award total: $1000.00)

COMMUNITY OR PROFESSIONAL IMPACT:

Becky Hales served on the National Student Academy of Audiology Education Committee

Becky Hales served on the planning committee for the 2022 Opening Doors Unlocking Potential Conference (annual conference for dead education professionals in Virginia)

Becky Hales was a guest on two audiology podcasts

Sarah Wright served on the Speech-Language-Hearing Association of Virginia's Conference Committee for the 2023 Conference

Sarah Wright participated in the Speech-Language-Hearing Association of Virginia's Mentorship program. 

Hannah Richardson served as the Virginia State Ambassador for the Student Academy of Audiology

Hannah Richardson joined the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society at JMU

Raghav Jha worked on a project of understanding the lived experience of international graduate students at James Madison University. He is in the process of writing the manuscript. He feels that sharing the outcomes of this work with the President's and Provost's office has led to positive changes in the campus, that might mitigate some of the challenges faced by international as well as domestic students on campus. 

PRESENTATIONS: *student presenter

*Hales, R., *Hobbs, K., *Odeh, J., & Gray, L. (2023, April 19-22). “Neur-aud-diversity”: Assessing ADHD Through Speech-on-Speech Masking [Poster presentation]. American Academy of Audiology Conference, Seattle, WA.

*Hales, R. (2023, January 20). Neur-aud-diversity: Assessing ADHD Through Speech-on-Speech Masking. Three-minute Thesis Competition, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

*Jha, R. (2023) Effects of age on balance. Three-minute Thesis Competition, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

*Jha, R., Clinard, C. G., & Piker, E. G. Effects of age on AMcVEMP temporal modulation transfer function. Poster presentation at the Association of Research in Otolaryngology Conference, 2023

*Jha, R., Clinard, C. G., & Piker, E. G. Effects of age on AMcVEMP temporal modulation transfer function. Podium presentation at the American Balance Society Conference, 2023.

*Jha, R., Clinard, C. G., & Piker, E. G. Effects of age on AMcVEMP temporal modulation transfer function. Poster presentation at the American Auditory Society Conference, 2023.

*Jha, R., Clinard, C.G., Piker, E.G. A novel assessment measure for vestibular functioning.  Oral presentation at the 2023 Graduate Student Showcase, JMU, Harrisonburg, VA

*Gomez, J., *Jha, R., Piker, E. Frequency Amplitude Ratio of cVEMPs and oVEMPs: Effects of Age. [Poster Presentation]. 2023 American Auditory Society Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

*Gomez, J., *Jha, R., Piker, E. Frequency Amplitude Ratio of cVEMPs and oVEMPs: Effects of Age. [Poster Presentation]. 2023 American Balance Society Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

*Hollins, B., Piker, E., McCaslin, D., Huijnen, J., Mathiassen, J. Symptom Cluster Analysis in DizzyGuide, an Automated Decision-Support Triage System [Poster Presentation]. 2023 American Balance Society Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

*Hollins, B., Piker, E. Symptom cluster analysis in DizzyGuide, an automated decision-support triage system. Poster presentation at the 2023 Graduate Student Showcase, JMU, Harrisonburg, VA

*Jones, E., Piker, E.G. Effects of Diabetes Mellitus on vestibular function: a scoping review.  Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Richmond, VA, 2023

*Scalzo, M., Piker, E.G. The effect of dance training on the VOR during video head impulse testing. [Poster Presentation]. 2023 American Balance Society Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

*Pahygiannis, E., Piker, E.G. Magnitude Estimates of Angular Motion: Test-Retest Reliability. [Poster Presentation]. 2023 American Balance Society Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

PUBLICATIONS: *student author

*Hales, R., *Hobbs, K., *Odeh, J., & Gray, L. (In preparation). “Neur-aud-diversity”: Assessing ADHD Through Speech-on-Speech Masking.

*Jha, RH, Piker EG, Romero D. (2022). Effects of age and middle ear on the frequency tuning of the cVEMP and oVEMP. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology. May; 33(5): 259-269.

Clinard, CG, Piker, EG, *Romero D. (2022). Inter-trial coherence as a measure of synchrony in cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials. J Neuroscience Methods. Jul 15;377:109628

AWARDS:

Dorian Hayden received a Clinical and School Psychology program award for Outstanding Contributions in Service, James Madison University, 2023.

Julia Linger received a Clinical and School Psychology program award for Outstanding Contributions in Scholarship, James Madison University, 2023.

Luke Badley received a Clinical and School Psychology program award for Outstanding Contributions in Teaching, James Madison University, 2023.

Rhea Nesbitt received the 2023 APPIC Cynthia Belar Scholarship Program Award, American Psychological Association.

Shir Wasserman received the 2023 Distinguished Student Practice Award, Association of Applied Sport Psychology, 2023.

Shir Wasserman received the 2023 APPIC Cynthia Belar Scholarship Program Award, American Psychological Association.

Tahlia Wilson-Nealy received the Bruce Crawford Morrison Rummel Scholarship in the Spring 2023 semester.

COMMUNITY OR PROFESSIONAL IMPACT:

Nour Salem and Rhea Nesbitt participated in three Hospice of the Piedmont Grief Camps. The camp serves children, ages 5 to 18, who have lost a parent or close loved one to death.

Rhea Nesbitt participated as a co-presenter with the Institute for Innovation in Health and Human Services for the Building Cultural Humility workshop.

Shir Wasserman served as the JMU Graduate Mental Performance Consultant in the Shenandoah Valley Area, where she consulted with Bridgewater College, Madison County High School, JMU Music Department, JMU Health Students, and JMU Athletics.

Tahlia Wilson-Nealy served as a JMU Graduate Mental Performance Consultant with Eastern Mennonite University, Madison County High School, and Mary Baldwin University.

LEADERSHIP:

Shir Wasserman served as a member of Association of Applied Sport Psychology Web Presence Committee. She also served as the co-leader of the Diversity Initiative for the Clinical and School Psychology Doctoral Program at James Madison University.

Rhea Nesbitt served as the co-leader of the Diversity Initiative for the Clinical and School Psychology Doctoral Program at James Madison University.

PRESENTATIONS:

Badley, L. W. (2023, April). Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT) adapted for older children. [Presentation] Symposium in Research and Practice of the Department of Graduate Psychology, Harrisonburg, VA.

Decker, A. L. (2023, April). Comorbidities among individuals with intellectual disabilities: A brief treatment review of compassion-focused therapy. [Presentation] Symposium in Research and Practice of the Department of Graduate Psychology, Harrisonburg, VA.

Decker, A. L. & Nelson-Faulconer, J.A. (2023, April). ACEs, trauma and eating disorders: A trauma-informed and interprofessional approach. [Presentation] NUTR 486, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Hayden, D. J. (2023, April). Developing resilience in first year collegiate athletes: The effectiveness of a resilience and strengths based course. [Presentation] Symposium in Research and Practice of the Department of Graduate Psychology, Harrisonburg, VA.

Jing, M., Kirkorian, H. L., & Pempek, T. A. (2023, March). The effect of interactivity on toddlers’ search task performance. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA. 

Leap, P., Wasserman, S., Hayden, D., & Harmison, R. (2023, October). Developing mental toughness in sport: From theory to practice. Workshop accepted for presentation at the 38^th annual meeting of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Orlando, FL.

Linger, J. (2023, April). Supporting children and families living with chronic illness. [Presentation] Symposium in Research and Practice of the Department of Graduate Psychology, Harrisonburg, VA.

Linger, J. (2022, July). An overview of trauma-focused-cognitive behavior therapy for play therapists. [Presentation] Virginia Association for Play Therapy Harrisonburg Chapter Meeting, online.

Moncure, W. (2023, April). B(P)D--Differential diagnosis of borderline personality and bipolar disorders. [Presentation] Symposium in Research and Practice of the Department of Graduate Psychology, Harrisonburg, VA.

Nelson-Faulconer, J.A. (April, 2023). Creating connection for refugees: Focus on trauma-informed care. [Presentation] Symposium in Research and Practice of the Department of Graduate Psychology, Harrisonburg, VA.

Nesbitt, R.E. (2022, September). The Psychology of Women & Gender- Work, Ability and Motivation. [Presentation] PSYC 310, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.  

Pankey, V. P. (2023, April). Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) in children. [Presentation] Symposium in Research and Practice of the Department of Graduate Psychology, Harrisonburg, VA.

Pankey, V. P. & Stokes, T.F. (2022, December) Development and promotion of evidence-based early interventions for families and children with attention and learning challenges. [Presentation] 2022 Virginia Autism Hope Summit, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.

 Pieragostini, T. (2023, April). Healing after trauma: Exploring the use of EMDR therapy with children. [Presentation] Symposium in Research and Practice of the Department of Graduate Psychology, Harrisonburg, VA.

Sanborn, E., Harmison, R., & Leap, P. (2022, October). Exploring coaches’ perceptions of the role of trauma in sport success. [Presentation] 37^th Annual Meeting of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Ft. Worth, TX.

Wasserman, S., Hayden, D. (2022, September). A new view on student-athletes’ mental health. [Presentation] “Bigger Than the Game” Virtual Conference, West Chester, PA.

Wilson-Nealy, T.  (2023, April). Using an integrated approach to help clients flourish. [Presentation] Symposium in Research and Practice of the Department of Graduate Psychology, Harrisonburg, VA.

PUBLICATIONS:

Sepulveda, J., Zhou, M., Amorosi, A., Rauen, J., Boyer, M., Liang, B., Lund, T., & DeSilva Mousseau, A. (2022). The R and R of purpose in college students: Refining and redefining purpose over time. Journal of Adolescent Research. doi: 10.1177/07435584221093724

Stewart, A., Linger, J., Nelson Faulconer, J., & Jarrett, H. (in press). Working with refugees: Creating connection and therapeutic refuge. In J. Stone & R. Grant (Eds.), Trauma Impacts: The Repercussions of Individual and Collective Trauma. Wiley.

Zhou M., Linger, J., Sepulveda, J., & Liang, B. (in press). Purpose in the face of adversity: The roles of meaning-making and adversity among purposeful college students. Journal of Character Education.

COMMUNITY OR PROFESSIONAL IMPACT:

Our 2023 interns have provided over 6000 hours of mental health services to our communities.

Ten Clinical Mental Health Counseling students are RISE UP Fellows.

PRESENTATIONS:

Evans, A.M., Gaines, B., Haskins, R., Hughes, K. & Oginz-Wilson, A. (proposal accepted). Humanism, positive psychology, and liberation: Conceptualizing oppression. Association for Humanistic Counseling, Denver, Colorado.

de Blois, A., & Hughes, K. (proposal accepted). Deeper than dysmorphia: Addressing motives for disordered eating among gender non-conforming young adults. Association for Humanistic Counseling, Denver, Colorado.

Hughes, K. & Oginz-Wilson, A. (proposal accepted). What’s shame got to do with it? A humanistic approach to sexual temperament and desire to combat shame. Association for Humanistic Counseling, Denver, Colorado.

Evans, A.M., Gaines, B., Haskins, R., Hughes, K. & Oginz-Wilson, A. (proposal accepted). Humanism, positive psychology, and liberation: Conceptualizing oppression. Association for Humanistic Counseling, Denver, Colorado.

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. 

Jarrett, H., deBlois, A., & Staton, A. R. (2022) Affirming Interventions with LGBTQIA+ Youth: Expressive Arts with a Feminist Trauma-Informed Lens. Virginia Counselors Association, Williamsburg, Virginia.

AWARDS:

Sean Miller (’23) received the 2022 VACUHO Outstanding Graduate Student Award at VSSC in November.

Shawn Ficadenti (’23) was awarded the Rising Star Program Award[1] by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) for a program he ran last summer called Pride Month Series.

COMMUNITY OR PROFESSIONAL IMPACT:

Marlee Meikrantz Sharp (’23) with Dr. Sara Finney were selected as one of the five teams to be QEP/CFI Student Success Research Fellows. This emerges from Marlee’s CSPA practicum in CARS. Their project focuses on student success and retention of international students.

Sean Miller (’23) revised and edited a webpage, while at BRCC for his spring practicum, that connected students to mental health/area resources.

Olivia Baumgartner (’23) collaborated with SOGIE to throw JMU’s first ever Pride Prom, with over 100 students in attendance. This filled an integral gap for the LGBTQIA community on campus.

AWARDS:

Jinok Lim was the 2022 Association for Counselor Education and Supervision’s Diversity Scholarship Winner.

Brian Lusk and his co-presenter won the Association for Educational Communications and Technologies’ Best Conference Proposal Award for their presentation entitled, “Incorporating Mental Health Perspectives into Higher Education Instructional Design”.

Karli Fleitas was member of the Year Award for the Virginia Association for Couples and Family Counseling (VACFC), 2022

PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS:

Carroll, B., Dolieslager, K., & Hough, A. (2023). Advocacy Stories: Creating Personal TedTalks to shape advocacy identity. Virginia Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Williamsburg, VA, March 2023

Sturm, D., Reese, R., Finn, S., & Dinwiddie, L. (2022). Climate Change and Student Mental Health: school counselor and environmental education partnerships. Western Association of Counselor Education & Supervision Conference, Portland, OR, October 2022.

Lim, J. (2022). Supporting International Students during COVID-19: Considerations for Counselor Educators. Western Association of Counselor Education & Supervision Conference, Portland, OR, October 2022.

Dinwiddie, L. (2022). Small Group Counseling Smackdown. Virginia School Counselor Association Conference, Hampton, VA, October 2022.

Lusk, D. L., Williams, D., Lusk, B. T., & Miller, C. (2022, October). Incorporating mental health perspectives into higher education instructional design. Presentation at the Association for Educational Communications & Technology Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Staton, R., & Campbell, C. (2022). Preparing Graduate Students for Emergency Services Settings. Southern Association of Counselor Education & Supervision Conference, Baltimore, MD, November 2022.

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

Dinwiddie, L. (2022). Creating Small Group Curriculum: A Strategy for Teaching Group Counseling to School Counselors. Southern Association of Counselor Education & Supervision Conference, Baltimore, MD, November 2022.

LeBlanc, J., & Haskins, R. (2022). “It Takes a Village”: Training Counselors from an Interprofessional Perspective. Southern Association of Counselor Education & Supervision Conference, Baltimore, MD, November 2022.

Anderson, R., Atwood, K., & Gardiner, L. (2022). Expanding Mental Health Service Capacity in Rural Communities: A Collaborative Approach. Virginia Counseling Association Conference, Williamsburg, VA, November 2022.

Finn, S., & Sturm D. (2022). Breath of fresh air: Creative EcoWellness interventions for emerging adults. Accepted for the Association for Creativity in Counseling Annual Conference in Destin, FL, December 2022.

Sturm, D., Carroll, B., Dolieslager, K., & Hough, A. (2022). Advocacy Stories: Creating Personal TedTalks to shape advocacy identity. Accepted for presentation consideration at the 2022 Association for Creativity in Counseling conference, Destin, FL, December 2022.

Johnson, S. & Fears, A. (2023). Preparing rural counselors: A call for change in counselor education. Virginia Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Williamsburg, VA, March 2023

Meixner, C., Haskins, R. (2023). Reimagining Self & Others: Collaborative Inquiry. Association for Humanistic Counseling Conference, Denver, CO, May 2023.

Shepard, C. F., Green, D. A., Fleitas, K. M., & Swick, B. (2023, April 1). Informing Consent: A grounded theory study of parents of trans* youth seeking gender-confirming hormone interventions. American Counseling Association Conference. Toronto, Canada.

Fleitas, K. M. (2022, September 16). Parental Reflective Functioning: An Introduction for Play Therapists. [Workshop]. Virginia Association of Play Therapists. Online Meeting.

Fleitas, K. M., Staton, A. R., & Shepard, C. F. (2022). Meeting the needs of LGBTQIA+ students: Counselor education pedagogy for affirmative and inclusive school counselors. In S. Brant-Rajahn, E. Gibson, & M. Sandifer (Eds.), Developing, delivering, and sustaining school counseling practices through a culturally affirming lens. IGI Global.

AWARDS:

Mia Greenwald. 2022-23 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Graduate Fellowship

Michelle Smith. 2023-24 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Graduate Fellowship.

Sarah Phillips, MFA ’21. 2022-23 Virginia Museum of Fine Art Professional Fellowship. Sarah has been an adjunct Instructor at Eastern Mennonite University, Washington & Lee, and Mary Baldwin University with a recent solo exhibition at Arts Incarnate Gallery in Harrisonburg, VA

COMMUNITY OR PROFESSIONAL IMPACT:

Mia Greenwald, Yulin Yuan, Kareena Solanki, Michelle Smith. Exhibition Internships, The International Fiber Festival in Hangaram Design Museum in Seoul. They will assist with the exhibition installation and deinstallation, will be doing rotating exhibition guide roles during the exhibition, and will represent and support international artists.

Mia Greenwald and Kareena Solanki.  JMU Graduate Travel Grants, for travel to The International Fiber Festival in Hangaram Design Museum in Seoul.

Mia Greenwald. Studio Assistant at Penland School of Craft for Gasali Adeyemo Traditional Yoruba Dyeing Techniques with Indigo, Summer 23.

Mia Greenwald. The Independent Fiber Residency program at TEXERE, Santa Maria del Tule, Oaxaca, Mexico, Summer 23.

Michelle A. Smith. Technical Assistant for Theresa Larrabee's Ceramic workshop, Anatomy & Architecture: Constructing the Figure, Haystacks Mountain School of Crafts, Summer 2023.

Michelle A. Smith. Co-founding member of the new Healing Artist Collective (HAC) based in Northern Virginia. HAC is a group who believes that creating art has the power to help heal and open an honest dialogue about mental health. They are currently setting up their first run of exhibitions. The collective will be showing The Edges of What I feel at Mason Exhibitions Arlington 06/02–08/02/2023, Without Words at James Madison University 09/02–10/02/2023, and Struggling to be Heard at Glen Echo Park Popcorn Gallery 07/15–07/28/2024.

EXHIBITIONS:

Grad Pop Up Show: Mia Greenwald, Hannah Patteson, Kareena Solanki, Michelle Smith, Yulin Yuan, ArtWorks Gallery, JMU, August 2022.

Mia Greenwald. Heretic Territories: Spells for Fracture, Duke Hall Gallery of Fine Art, April 4 - May 2. Thesis, exhibition, exhibition catalog, gallery talk.

Hannah Patteson. Dirt Circus, Duke Hall Gallery of Fine Art, April 4 - May 2. Thesis, exhibition, exhibition catalog, gallery talk.

Mia Greenwald. Key to Success, BWI Airport, a group exhibition by former key holder residents at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, June 23.

Hannah Patteson, Mia Greenwald, Yulin Yuan, Kareena Solanki, Michelle Smith. The International Fiber Festival Exhibition in Hangaram Design Museum in Seoul, May 2023.

PRESENTATIONS:

Kareena Solanki. Eco-Art in the Anthropocene, Lecture presented to JMU Environmental Ethics class, Fall 22

Michelle Smith. Artist’s Talk, ART 102 2D Design, Spring 23

Kareena Solanki. Artist’s Talk, ART 492 Senior Capstone, Spring 23

AWARDS:

Miranda Janis, Kinesiology graduate student and Graduate Teaching Assistant, received the Marilyn Crawford Scholarship awarded at the annual Kinesiology Honors Ceremony.

Lanie Jo Knight received the VAHPERD Graduate Scholarship Award in Fall 2022. This award, presented by the Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance recognizes a graduate student from a university in Virginia,  who shows outstanding personal qualities, high ideals, good scholarship, and professional ethics.

COMMUNITY OR PROFESSIONAL IMPACT:

Miranda Janis is currently collecting data to evaluate whether accumulating exercise can reduce adverse post-meal responses in older adults. This research aims to inform better exercise prescription and will be used for a Fall 2023 grant application.

Wei Qian Lim is currently collecting data to examine the validity and reliability of velocity based training devices. This research aims to inform evidence based practice with S&C.

Carolyn Ludwigson conducted her graduate thesis research at Smithland Elementary, where she worked in partnership to bring a Paralympic School Day DEI program to the 3rd -5th grade students at Smithland. The project was featured in the Harrisonburg City Schools “Insider” Newsletter in Fall of 2022.   

PRESENTATIONS:

Ludwigson, C., McKay, C., Edwards, E., & Gano-Overway, L. (2023, March). Exploring the experiences of elementary school students in Paralympic School Day. Research presented at the 2023 SHAPE America Convention and Expo, Seattle, WA.

McKay, C., Keene, A., Knight, L.J., & Haegele, J.A. (2022, October). Exploring the experiences of college students in a Goalball and Sitting Volleyball focused Paralympics Skill Lab. Research presented at the 2022 North American Federation of Adapted Physical Activity (NAFAPA) Symposium. St. Catherines, Ontario.

Knight, L.J. & Worley, H. (2022). Unpacking the Virginia Physical Education Standards of Learning. Presented at the Virginia AHPERD Conference. Virginia Beach, VA.

Bordonie, N., Saunders, M., Ortiz de Zevallos, J., Kurti, S., Luden, N., Crance, J., and Baur, D. Dietary Nitrate Supplementation Enhances Heavy Load Carriage Performance in Military Cadets. SEACSM, Greenville, SC, February 2023

Burton, W., Ridgeway, S., Cox, K., Smith, J., Luden, N., Saunders, M., and Kurti, S. Effects of Training and Sex on Expiratory Flow Limitation Prevalence and Severity in Youth Cyclists. SEACSM, Greenville, SC, February 2023

Saunders, M., Minichiello, N., Baur, D., Baur, K., Luden, N., Bordonie, C., and Womack, C. Carbohydrate Hydrogel Beverage Does Not Improve Gastrointestinal Symptoms or Running Performance Versus Conventional Carbohydrate Beverages. ACSM, San Diego, CA, July 2022

Griest, T., Saunders, M., Womack, C., and Luden, N. The Effect of Acute Caffeine Withdrawal on Exercise Performance in Habitual Caffeine Users. ISSN, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, July 2022

PUBLICATIONS:

Bordonie, N., Saunders, M., Ortiz de Zevallos, J., Kurti, S., Luden, N., Crance, J., and Bauer, D. Dietary Nitrate Supplementation Enhances Heavy Load Carriage Performance in Military Cadets – European Journal of Applied Physiology – September 2022

Griest, T., Saunders, M., Womack, C., and Luden, N. The Effect of Acute Caffeine Withdrawal on Exercise Performance in Habitual Caffeine Users:  Int J Sport Phys and Perf – Accepted April 2023

Meghan Peterson helped analyze the qualitative data for one research project.  We had a poster presentation (Gano-Overway, L. A., Peterson, M. C., & McCall, H. (October, 2022). Interrelationships between caring, self-compassion, self-pity, emotional regulation, and reactions to an emotionally difficult sport-specific scenario. Presentation at the Association of Applied Sport Psychology in Fort Worth, TX.) and the manuscript was just recently accepted for publication (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102428)

Kurti, S.P., Wisseman, B.L., Akers, J.D., Edwards, E.S. Saturated Fatty Acids Consumed in Smoothies Increase Glucose and Metabolic Load Index in Young Adults Compared to Polyunsaturated Omega-3-Fatty Acids. Manuscript Accepted in Nutrients

Kurti, S.P., Wisseman, W.S., Frick, H., Miller, M.M., Malin, S.K., Emerson, S.R., Edwards, D., Edwards, E.E. (2022) Acute exercise and the systemic and airway inflammatory response to a high-fat meal in young and older adults. Accepted in Metabolites.

AWARDS:

2022-2023 Graduate School Outstanding Dissertation Award -Cassandra Sweet, DNP Project title:  Sunsetting Excessive chest X-rays in an Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Project

COMMUNITY OR PROFESSIONAL IMPACT:

2023 AACN Student Policy Summit and Congressional Reception, Washington DC-, March 26, 2023  Garima Pokhrel, DNP student

Audrey Barrell - Volunteered at a Vaccine Clinic
Stephanie Brownell - Volunteered at a Vaccine Clinic
Jesse Brunk - Volunteer at JMU Poverty Simulation 2/13-15/23
Lindsay Good - Volunteered Building Cultural Humility Workshop (4 hrs)
Michelle Hewlett - Building Cultural Humility Workshop
Allison MacDonald - Blue Ridge Food Bank Volunteer
Casey McLeod - Poster Presentation at Work
Alexa Moore - Volunteered Building Cultural Humility workshop (4 hrs) 2/13-15/23
Anna Moore - Volunteered Building Cultural Humility workshop (4 hrs) 2/13-15/23
Kelsey Morgan - Volunteered at nursing disaster simulation
Justine Paladino - Volunteered to provide Vaccines at Emergicare
Brittanie Rose - Building Cultural Humility Workshop (4 hrs)
Carol Sellwood - Volunteer at JMU Poverty Simulation 2/13-15/23
Lauren Stanley - Volunteered free clinic
Brittany Villeda - Volunteer at JMU Poverty Simulation 2/13-15/23
Cayla Wilson - Rescue Squad Volunteer
Jennifer Young - Mother of Mercy Free Clinic Volunteer

PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS:

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing,Omega Zeta Chapter, 5th Annual Research and Scholarship Day, March 28, 2023:

“Using Clinical Staff-Initiated Protocols in the Urgent Care Setting to Improve Patient Throughput” Holly Mason, MSN, FNP-C, DNP student

“Increasing Adherence to Antipsychotic Medication in Patients with Bipolar Disorder using Mobile App Reminder” Emma Ndifor, MSN, RN, DNP student

“Implementing a Standard Work to Increase Rates of Food Insecurity Screening, Referral, and Tracking in a Safety Net Clinic” Aisha Keplinger, MSN, FNP-C DNP student

“Clinician Involvement in a Medical Device Cybersecurity Risk Assessment” Nicole Mohiuddin, MS, BSN, RN-BC, DNP student

“Retrospective Evaluation of a Diabetes Health Coaching Program” Moniqueia Flint, FNP DNP student

“Program Evaluation of Suaahara (The Good Nutrition) II Project” Garima Pokhrel, DNP student

“Implementing Audiovisual Education to Improve Quality and the Patient Experience in Patients Undergoing Outpatient Colorectal Cancer Screening” StephanieArmstrong, MSN, RN

“Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Policy Options to Improve Patient Safety: How Healthcare Institutions Can Improve Provider PDMP Compliance” KimberlyManning, CFNP, DNP student

“Oncology Urgent Care: A Program Evaluation” Melody Noble, MSN, RN, DNP student

PRESENTATIONS:

Albrecht, Lucas and Ettari, Kelly. Efficacy of Dry Cupping Therapy as Treatment for Non-Specific Lower Back Pain, Fall 2022.

Bower, Alyssa, Ercoline, Christine, and Singh, Corinne.  Utility of Bariatric Surgery in the Remission of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Casey, Caroline and Hudalla, Alicia.  Reducing Adverse Event with Single and Double Bundle ACL Reconstruction Techniques, Fall 2022.

Gilbert, Clara and Loos, Hayley.  Are Lidocaine Infusions the Future of Chronic Pain? Fall 2022

Hammock, Alexa and Loiselle, Hayley.  Does Probiotic Supplementation Help Decrease Symptoms in Adults Previously Diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder? Fall 2022.

Harmon, Brooke and Stanley, Jessica. Effectiveness of Trauma Informed Care Implementation, Fall 2022.

Henry, Elizabeth and von Euler, Sarah.  Can a Healthy High Fat Diet Improve Fatigue Symptoms in Patients with Relapse and Remitting Multiple Sclerosis?  Fall 2022

Hope, Deonte and Young, Gaelyn.  Is Racial Diversity Important when Applying to the JMU PA Program?  Fall 2022.

Irmiter, Adrienne, Dolan, Cheyanne, and Edrington, Sarah.  Hepatojugular Reflex. Fall 2022.

Lee, Amy and Benton, Kristina.  Leak Complications in Laparascopic v. Robotic Bariatric Surgery. Fall 2022.

Murtha, Caitlyn and Coy, Alexandra.  Shorter Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Following Second Generation Drug Eluting Stent Placement. 

Schultz, Julie and Oslund, Annie.  Investigation of the Effectiveness of Intraoperative Radiotherapy in Treatment of Unifocal Invasive Breast Cancer. Fall 2022.

Sutter Kaufmann, Sarah and Hango, Melissa.  Looking to the Future:  Vitamin E Infused Highly Cross-Linked Polyethylene Acetabular Cups, Fall 2022.

Tures, Briar, Mueller, Charlotte, and Kresge, Anne. Focused Assessment Sonography for Trauma vs CT Scans, Fall 2022.  

Worthley, Anna and Sharp, Ashley.  Measuring Perceived Medical Student Stress (PMSS) Scores Among Physician Assistant Studies. Fall 2022.

AWARDS:

Morgan Ferretti won the 2022-2023 Graduate School Outstanding Thesis Award. She worked with Jessica Irons in the Experimental Concentration.

AWARDS:

JMU Outstanding Thesis Award 2022-2023 (Education, Social Sciences, Humanities):  

Nuriyah Bender, December 2022 Graduate of the M.Ed. in Equity and Cultural Diversity     

JMU 3-Minute Thesis Competition 2023

2^nd Place Winner: Clemence Mbabazi, Graduate student in M.Ed. in Equity and Cultural Diversity

3^rd Place Winner: Xixëllonjë Nebihu, Graduate student in M.Ed. in Equity and Cultural Diversity

COMMUNITY OR PROFESSIONAL IMPACT:

Xixëllonjë Nebihu, M.Ed. in Equity and Cultural Diversity Thesis: Living Between Two Worlds-- Learning about High School Immigrant Students' Experiences in the United States: A Qualitative Study.

This thesis incorporates detailed secondary school experiences of two immigrant youth who have resided in the U.S. for three years. The study focuses on the students' barriers and supports pertaining to adaptation and integration in the US. It could assist educators in providing more appropriate support to immigrant students. It may hold particular relevance for our local community and school system as they strive to appropriately support our immigrant neighbors.

Claire Haskins, MAT in TESOL Thesis: Heritage Spanish-Speaking Student Perspectives in 8^th Grade Dual Language Immersion.

This qualitative thesis project explores the experiences of four eighth grade heritage Spanish-speaking students who have attended a dual language immersion (DLI) program for their entire elementary and middle school career. Few studies have investigated how DLI programs affect students' identities as multilingual individuals. This project could inform the literature on DLI programs and assist educators in gaining a deeper awareness of heritage Spanish-speakers' experiences in these types of programs. This study has particular importance for a community like Harrisonburg that offers DLI programs in its K-12 school system. 

PRESENTATIONS:

Fowkes, C. & Snyder, S. (2023). Representation matters! Visual activity schedules: an applied tutorial. Presentation at 24th Annual International Conference for the Council for Exceptional Children Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities. Clearwater, FL. 

Snyder, S. & Barnes, M. (2023). How many is too many? Evaluating the role of array size in learning efficiency. Presentation at 24th Annual International Conference for the Council for Exceptional Children Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities. Clearwater, FL. 

PUBLICATIONS:

Fowkes, C. & Snyder, S. (in review). Representation in Visual Schedules for Individuals with Disabilities. Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities Online Journal. 

Snyder, S. & Barnes, M. (in review). Evaluating the role of instructional array size when teaching auditory-visual condition discrimination skills. Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities Online Journal.

Riden, B., Snyder, S., Fowkes, C., & Yuschak, A. (2022). Using eye gaze preference assessments to identify preferred stimuli: A systematic review. Education and Treatment in Children. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43494-022-00076-4

AWARDS:

Elizabeth Narehood was named a finalist for the K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award and inducted to the AAC&U's Future Leaders Society.

Emily Irungu & Kennedy Musyoka were selected to be in the 2022 cohort of ARNOVA Graduate Diversity Scholars.

Tatjana Titareva was a contributor to the application for JMU's Gillam Center for Entrepreneurship that later won the Outstanding Emerging Entrepreneurship Center Award at the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers. Tatjana successfully completed her externship with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris, France, where she worked on the international research project, "Smart data and digital technology in education: Learning analytics, AI and beyond."

Tatjana Titareva has won NASPA Foundation 2023 Channing Briggs Small Research Grant for conducting mini-research on Discovering Technology Leadership Influence on Intent to Adopt AI-based Early Student Success System at James Madison University

October, 2022, Tatjana Titareva was named Stanford University Innovation Fellow.

Selected for Best Paper Award for the 2023 Academy of Management conference - Vanhove, A. J., Graham, B. Z., Titareva, T., & Udomvisawakul, A. (2023). Classification performance of supervised machine learning to predict HRM outcomes: A meta-analysis using cross-classified multilevel modeling. Paper presented at the Academy of Management annual conference, Boston, MA, August 4-8, 2023. 

PRESENTATIONS:

Orndorff, J., & Barge, R. (2022). Adaptive leadership in religious and DEI settings. International Leadership Association conference (14-16 October).

Irungu, E. (2022). Nonprofit leaders' capital structure decisions in times of fiscal shock. Poster presented at the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action conference. Raleigh, NC (17-19 November).

Musyoka, K. (2022). What is resilience, and how do we get there? International Society for ThirdSector Research conference (12-15 July).

Musyoka, K. (2022). Influence of dynamic capabilities on the financial sustainability of non-profits in sub-Saharan Africa. Poster presented at International Society for ThirdSector Research conference (12-15 July).

Musyoka, K. (2022). Influence of dynamic capabilities on the financial sustainability of non-profits in sub-Saharan Africa. Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action conference. Raleigh, NC (17- 19 November).

Orndorff, J. (2022). Religion as a factor in social origins theory. Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action conference. Raleigh, NC (17-19 November).

Orndorff, J. (2022). Leading together for social innovation: Shared leadership in nonprofit boards and innovation capability. Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action conference. Raleigh, NC (17- 19 November)

Ben Selznick & Josh Orndorff* Selznick, B. S., & Orndorff, J. R. (2022) Interworldview leadership: Authenticity and adaptation. Presentation given at the annual meeting of the International Leadership Association, Washington, DC (14-16, October).

Margaret Sloan & Kennedy Musyoka* Musyoka, K., & Sloan, M. (2022) Influence of dynamic capabilities on the non-profits financial sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa. Poster presented at the International Society of Third Sector Research conference, Montreal, Canada, and Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Associations (ARNOVA), Raleigh, NC.

Margaret Sloan & Maureen Malomba* Malomba, M., & Sloan, M. (2022) Collaborative leadership: Strategies for solving community's social issues. Interactive roundtable discussion at the International Leadership Association conference, Washington, DC (14-16 October).

Margaret Sloan & Emily Irungu* Sloan, M., Irungu, E. (2022) What factors influence presentation of transactional and transformational leadership in community foundations. Interactive roundtable discussion at the International Leadership Association conference, Washington, DC (14-16 October).

Margaret Sloan & Diana Kamwibua* Sloan, M., Kamwibua, D. (2022) A research project on nonprofit education collaboration among higher education institutions in Virginia. Poster presentation at the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Associations (ARNOVA), Raleigh, NC (17-19 November).

Adam Vanhove, Alyssa Bosley*, & Shawn Lough* Vanhove, A. J., Bosley, A., & Lough, S. (2022) Gender and leadership style: A study of CEO Twitter content. International Leadership Association conference, Washington, DC (14-16 October).

Adam Vanhove, Kristin Sowden ('21), & Tiffany Brutus* Vanhove, A. J., Sowden, K., & Brutus, T. (2022) Spillover effects of peripheral activity visibility: Tests of the reputation development process. Academy of Management, Seattle, WA (5-9 August).

Maureen Malomba, poster at: Student Engagement Symposium (March 29^th, 5-7pm Hall of Presidents) about Promoting JMU's Academic, Civic, and Community Sustainability Opportunities to Current and Prospective Students by Maureen Malomba, Doctoral Assistant, Institute for Stewardship of the Natural World 

Malomba, M. African Woman Now, Using Teens’ Leadership Development to Achieve Sustainable Gender Equality

Marleen Bett – poster accepted to TGS Showcase of Scholarship 

Vanhove, A. J., Graham, B. Z., Titareva, T., & Udomvisawakul, A. (2023). Classification performance of supervised machine learning to predict HRM outcomes: A meta-analysis using cross-classified multilevel modeling. Paper presented at the Academy of Management annual conference, Boston, MA, August 4-8, 2023. 

PUBLICATIONS:

Brooke Graham Robbins, J., Graham, B. Z., Garman, A. N., Hall, R. S., & Simms, J. (2022). Closing the gender gap in healthcare leadership: Can administrative fellowships play a role? Journal of Healthcare Management, (67)6, 436-445. DOI: 10.1097/JHM-D-21-00314

John Lee Fulcher, & Lee, J. W. (2022). Making learning visible: A strategy worth sharing. Assessment Update, 34(6), 12-13. DOI: 10.1002/au.30325

Ben Selznick, Nick Swayne ('20), & Tatjana Titareva* Ben, Nick, and Tatjana produced the collaborative X-Labs Makerspace Manual, "Teaching transdisciplinary courses: We'll help you unravel the mystery."

Nick Swayne ('20) & Tatjana Titareva* Louson, E., Heinrich, W. F., Lewis, E. J., Ludwig, P. M., McCarthy, S., Swayne, N., & Titareva, T. (forthcoming) Faculty peer coaching in transdisciplinary, experiential, problem-focused learning contexts. In Faculty Peer Coaching in Higher Education: Opportunities, Explorations, and Research from the Field. Rainville, K., Title, D., & Desrochers, C. (Eds.) Information Age Publishers.

Kennedy Musyoka* & Margaret Sloan Musyoka, K., & Sloan, M. F. (2022) Historical and emergent leadership models in the NorthWest and South-East. Handbook of Global Leadership and Followership: Integrating the best leadership theory and practice, Springer.

Brooke Graham* & Adam Vanhove Vanhove, A. J., Graham, B. Z., & Thornton, G. C. (2022) Moderators of sex- and race-based subgroup differences in assessment center ratings: A meta-analysis. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 30(4), 1-29. DOI: 10.1111/ijsa.12411

Selznick, B. S., Heishman, C. (2023) “I Alone Can’t Stop the Spread”: Mid-level conduct professionals sensemaking through COVID-19. Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs, 39(1). https://doi.org/10.20429/gcpa.2023.390103 

Selznick, B. S., & Titareva, T. (2022) Postsecondary Administrative Leadership and Educational AI: An ethical shared approach. In F. Almaraz-Menéndez, A. Maz-Machado, C. López-Esteban, & C. Almaraz-López (Ed.) Strategy, Policy, Practice, and Governance for AI in Higher Education Institutions (pp. 73-100). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9247-2.ch004

AWARDS:

Colin Bouchillon, Teacher Leadership Graduate Certificate completer AND

Erich Sneller, Graduate of the MEd, Concentration in Teacher Leadership

Were both named as the science finalists for the following award:

Secretary of Education Aimee Guidera today announced Virginia’s finalists for the 2023 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). The award — regarded as the nation’s top honor for math and science teachers — recognizes educators who develop and implement high-quality instructional programs that improve student learning in mathematics and science.