The Graduate School is pleased to announce that the following students will receive student travel grants to present their work at professional conferences:

Assessment and Measurement

Darek Sauder received a grant to present “Automated Test Assemly and More Fun with Optimization Algorithms in R” at the National Council on Measurement in Education, San Francisco, CA, April 16-20, 2020.

Glen Waterbury received a grant to present “Feasibility of Using International Test Takes for Equating” and "Missing Data and the Rasch Model: The Effects of Missing Data Mechanisms on Item Parameter Estimation" at the National Council on Measurement in Education, San Francisco, CA, April 16-20, 2020.

Biology

Taylor Evans received a grant to present “Comparing Four Nursery Production Methods on Chestnut Hybrid Seedling Quality” at the Association of Southern Biologists Annual Meeting in Jacksonville, FL, March 25-28, 2020.

Jacob Peters received a grant to present “Evaluation of machine learning methods to model species distribution and habitat sustainability of American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) in Virginia” at the Association of Southern Biologists Annual Meeting in Jacksonville, FL, March 25-28, 2020.

Sara Schoen received a grant to present “Say my Name, Say My Name: Integrating Statistical Methods for Defining Species withing Complexes” at the Association of Southern Biologists Annual Meeting in Jacksonville, FL, March 25-28, 2020.

Christine Verdream received a grant to present “Habitat Utilization and Impact of Flooding on James spinymussel (Parvaspina collina) Populations in Virginia Streams” at the Association of Southern Biologists Annual Meeting in Jacksonville, FL, March 25-28, 2020.

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

David Comer and Melissa Kee received a grant to co-present a poster "Thinking Outside the Book" at the Virginia Counselors Association Annual Convention in Hot Springs, VA, November 7-9, 2019.

Combined-Integrated Clinical and School Psychology

Kathleen Pait received a grant to present a poster "The Etiology of Spiritual Inclination: Implications from the Beliefs, Events, and Values Inventory" at the International Association for Psychology of Religion in Gdansk, Poland, August 31 - September 3, 2019.

Sarah Anolik received a grant to present “How College Men Relate to Sexual Assault Perpetration at the 38th Annual Conference, the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, Atlanta, GA, November 5-9, 2019

Communication & Advocacy

Briana Ozales received a grant to present “"What if you meet someone else?" an Autoethnographic Account of Biphobia and Intimate Partner Emotional Abuse at the National Communication Association Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD. November 14-17, 2019

Tonya Schoenbeck received a grant to present “Young Existential Voters: Eliciting Mortality Salience as a Way to Control Emotions and intent to Vote Towards a Particular Candidate” at the National Communication Association Annual Conference in Baltimore, MD, November 7-9, 2019.

Communication Sciences & Disorders

Danielle Moss received a grant to present "Morpho-Syntactic Production in Bahamian Enlish Speaking Children:What We Don't Know", "Comparison of American & British Mothers' Infant Directed Speech During Picture Book Reading", and "Clinical Questions & Evidence-Based Ansers: Research & Therapeutic Approaches for Caribbean English Speakers Across Lifespans" at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 2019 Convention in Orlando, FL, November, 20-24, 2019.

Daniel Romero received a grant to present "Statistical Detection of Cervical Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials" at the American Balance Society and American Auditory Society in Scottsdale, AZ, March 2-8, 2020.

Lakshimi Magudilu Srishyla received a grant to present "SNR and Presentation Level effects on Three Listening Effort Measures" at the American Auditory Society Annual Conference in Scottsdale, AZ, March 5-7, 2020.

Julian White received a grant to present "Two Presentations: Effect of Pulse Rate on Neonatal Modified Barium Swallow Study Rating and Recommendations, and Dysphagia Management by the School-Based SLP: A Model of Continuing Education by the Virginia Department of Education" at the American Speech-Language Hearing Association 2019 Convention in Orlando, FL, November, 20-24, 2019.

Counseling & Supervision

Stephanie Chalk received a grant to present “Perceived Confidence, Competence, and Pedagogical Approaches to Teachng Public Arena Advocacy Competencies; Race-based Trauma and Cybervictimization” at the 2019 ACES Conference in Seattle, WA, October 9-14, 2019.

Elementary Education

Elena Hin received grants to present "Dragged Kicking and Screening: Exploring the Relationship of Anabaptist Women with Technology and Consumption" at the Phi Alpha Theta Convention 2020 in San Antonio, TX, January 2-5, 2020.

Courtney Beville and Amber Sanders received grants to co-present "Integrated Science and Literacy Instruction through Project-Based Learning" at Virginia State Reading Association in Norfolk, VA , March 14-16, 2020.

Education - Secondary 

Emma Holleran received grants to present "The Fight for Female Education in The Future is Now Roundtable" at the National Conference of Teachers of English in Baltimore, MD, November 21-24, 2019.

Laura VanDemark received grants to present "AVID Tutor Training: Strengthening Connections Between Field Experience and Coursework" at the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum in Birmingham, AL, October 2-5, 2019.

English 

Megan Medeiros received a grant to present "We Lived in the Gaps Between the Stories: Narrative Structure and the Historical Narrative in Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale and Naomi Alderman's The Power" at the Southwest Popular/American Culture Association, Albuquerque, NM, February 18, 2020.

Ardyn Tennyson received a grant to present "Christian Universalism as Patriarchal Subversion in Anne Bronte's Novels" at the 51st Annual College English Assocation (CEA) Conference, Hilton Head Island, SC, March 26-28, 2020.

Fine Arts 

Sarah Phillips received a grant to present "Inverting the Structure of Social Engagement Work: Designing Intersective Spaces in Striated and Post Violent Communities" at "Art at Risk", Zurich, Switzerland, February 25-March 5, 2020.

Special Education 

Meredith Browder and Colette Holland received grants to present "Preparing Preservice Teachers to be Successful in high-Poverty/High-Minority Schools; A University-School Partnership" at the Teacher Education Division 2019 National Conference in New Orlean, LA , November 6-9, 2019.

Music

Elaine Sara Lima received a grant to perform “Wer verbirgt sich hinter dem Namen (Whats in a Name)", at American Institute of Musical Studies, Graz, Austria, July 1 - August 11, 2019.

Anthony S. Cincotta II received a grant to perform JMU's first saxophone quartet performance at the Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium, Fairfax, VA, January 10-11, 2020.

Kyle Remnant received a grant to perform "The Journey: A Trombone Recital" at the College Music Society, Mid-Atlantic Conference in Boone, NC, March 13-14, 2020.

Nursing

Kymber Beers received a grant to present “'I'm Just a Person:' Self-Labeling Following Sexual Assault in College", at Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners Annual Conference in Norfolk, VA, March 4, 2020.

Occupational Therapy

Katie Emmerik received a grant to present “The Effects of OT Incorporating Animals on Stress Indicators for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder” at the 2020 AOTA Annual Conference and Expo, Boston, MA, March 26-29, 2020.

Grace Heller received a grant to present “Nutrition and cooking skills program with older adults with chronic illnesses living in subsidized housing” at the 2020 AOTA Annual Conference and Expo, Boston, MA, March 26-29, 2020.

Erica Jackson received a grant to present “Nutrition and cooking skills program with older adults with chronic illnesses living in subsidized housing” at the 2020 AOTA Annual Conference and Expo, Boston, MA, March 26-29, 2020.

Christine McQuay received a grant to present “Exploring the Impact of Nature-Based Intervention on the Physiology, Emotions, and Ability to Self-Regulate in At-Risk Preadolescent Youth; Moving Mountains through Nature-Based Interventions” at the 2020 AOTA Annual Conference and Expo, Boston, MA, March 26-29, 2020.

Ariana Olazagasti received a grant to present “The Effects of Occupational Therapy Incorporating Animals on Stress Indicators for Individuals with Austism Spectrum Disorder” at the 2020 AOTA Annual Conference and Expo, Boston, MA, March 26-29, 2020.

Charlea Olmstead received a grant to present “Exploring the Impact of a Nature-Based Intervention on the Physiology, Emotions, and Ability to Self-Regulate in At-Risk Adolescent Youth” at the American Occupational Therapy Annual Association Conference, Boston, MA, March 26-29, 2020.

Caroline Puglia received a grant to present “The Meaning of Engagement in Dance for Parkinson's Disease on Participant's Self-Efficacy, Quality of Life and Occupational Participation” at the American Occupational Therapy Annual Association Conference, Boston, MA, March 26-29, 2020.

Blake Quinn received a grant to present “Nutrition and cooking skills program with older adults with chronic illnesses living in subsidized housing” at the American Occupational Therapy Annual Association Conference, Boston, MA, March 26-29, 2020.

Taylor Reamy received a grant to present “Exploring the Impact of Nature-Based Intervention on the Physiology, Emotions, and Ability to Self-Regulate in At-Risk Preadolescent Youth; Moving Mountains through Nature-Based Interventions” at the American Occupational Therapy Annual Association Conference, Boston, MA, March 26-29, 2020.

Rebekah Vanzo received a grant to present “Application of a Simulated Nature Intervention, Using Virtual reality & Aromatherapy, on the Experiences of Residents in a Retirement Communities” at the 2020 American Occupational Therapy Annual Association Conference, Boston, MA, March 26-29, 2020.

McKenna Weeks received a grant to present “The Effects of Occupational Therapy Incorporating Animals on Stress Indicators for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder” at the 2020 American Occupational Therapy Annual Association Conference, Boston, MA, March 26-29, 2020.

Chelsea Wood received a grant to present “Inspiting Meaningful Community Outcomes: A Philanthropic Interdiscipliary Approach to the Promotion of Neuro-Wellness” at the 2020 American Occupational Therapy Annual Association Conference, Boston, MA, March 26-29, 2020.

Psychological Sciences

Kathryn Thompson received a grant to present “Interpreting Distractor Function: The Paradigm Does Matter” at the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Trumbull, CT, October 14-18, 2019.

Briana Craig received a grant to present “Generalized Bosted Modeling in R” at the Northeastern Educational Research Association in Trumbull, CT, October 16-18,2019.

Amanda Powell received a grant to present “The effects of antibiotics and probiotics on memory, depression, and the hippocampus across age groups” at the Society for Neuroscience (SfN), Chicago, IL, October 19-24, 2019.

Taylor Stanley received a grant to present "Assessing the Utility of a Brief Abstinence Test to Reduce Smartphone and Social Media Use Among College Students. IN Reframing Behavioral Addictions as a Reinforcer Pathology: Implications for Theory and Practice" at the Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapies in Atlanta, GA, November 21-24, 2019.

Strategic Leadership

Zachary Yoder received a grant to present "Postsecondary Dynamics: Promoting Student Success in Cybernetic Organizations" at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Portland, OR, November 13-17, 2019.

Samillah Nuristani received a grant to present "Exploring Corruption in Afghanistan through the Social Capital Lens: A Mixed Methods Study Nonprofit & Philanthropy in a Polarized World: Speaking Truth", San Diego, CA, November 20-24, 2019.

Brooke Graham received a grant to present "Subgroup differences in assessment rating centers:A Meta-Analysis of Moderators", Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, Austin, TX, April 23-25, 2020.