TARYN YUDAKEN, a student majoring in Women and Gender Studies and Communication and Media Studies, had her essay published in the University of Pennsylvania’s Undergraduate Journal of Service Learning and Community-Based Research.
BRIAN TOY, associate professor of exercise, health and sport sciences and JIM SCHILLING, assistant professor of exercise, health and sport sciences, had posters in the juried poster presentations at the January 2013 meeting of the National Athletic Trainers’ Associations Biannual Athletic Training Educators’ Conference. Toy presented “Addressing the Health Related Needs of College-Aged Music Performance Students” and Schilling presented “Instructional Design Strategies to Manage Extraneous Cognitive Load.”
TAMMY RICHARDS, Muskie research associate, presented the poster “Understanding the Role and Importance of Adaptive Leadership in Child Welfare Systems Change Initiatives” at the 26th annual Children’s Mental Health Research and Policy Conference in Tampa, Fla., on March 5.
RODNEY MONDOR, coordinator of the student success center, was elected to the National Academic Advising Association Board as the Region I Chair for the years 2013-2015, representing Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Quebec, Rhode Island, and the Eastern Provinces of Canada.
CATHY MCGUIRE, director, health data resources, STUART BRATESMAN, policy analyst, TINA GRESSANI, senior computer and database specialist, EILEEN GRIFFIN, senior research associate, DANNY WESTCOTT, research associate, JULIE FRALICH, program director, disability and aging program, wrote the following chartbooks, “Members Dually Eligible for MaineCare and Medicare Benefits”; “Children and Adults with Long Term Service and Support Needs”; “Homelike Characteristics of Maine Residential Care Facilities”; and “Maine Direct Service Workforce Survey Results.”
KELLY HRENKO, assistant professor of art, and ANDREA STAIRS, assistant professor of language, literature, and culture, published the article “Creative Literacy: A New Space of Pedagogical Understanding” in the journal Across the Disciplines on December 8, 2012.
SONJA HOWARD, director of National Association for Family Child Care accreditation, gave a presentation on Maine’s technical assistance system for early child care and education at a webinar organized by the National Center on Child Care Professional Development Systems and Workforce Initiatives in February.
JESSICA HALLETT, communication senior, is presenting her paper, “Seeking Critical Thinking in an Undergraduate Seminar: Is the Motivation to Think Deeply and Willingness to Communicate Associated with Critical Thinking?” at DePauw University’s 39th Annual Honors Conference in Indiana this April.
JOHN GALE, Muskie research associate, co-authored the research project, “Rural Acute Myocardial Infarction Survey,” published in International Paramedic Practice in February.
DAVID EARLY, construction management program coordinator, presented “The Construction Specifications Institute’s, Project Delivery and Construction Documents Education Program” at the American Council of Construction Education, February 20 – 23 in Baton Rouge, La. Early served on the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) accreditation visiting team at the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, Pa., on March 16 – 19.
