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May 24, 2006
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symposia
10 - 11:15 |
A Stern View of Humor |
State Lounge, Fifth Floor |
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Session Moderator: Liz Weis, Film
Dan Gurskis, Film , "All I Really Need to Know I Learned from The Dick Van Dyke Show"
George Rodman, Television and Radio, "Is the Joke Dead?"
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Digital Media: Revolution and Repercussion |
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Occidental Lounge, Fifth Floor |
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Session Moderator: Eric Alterman , English
Frederick Wasser, Television and Radio, "The Film Industry and Proliferating Media"
Samir Chopra, Computer and Information Science, " Digital Media and the Threat to Freedom - Political or Otherwise"
Tanni Hass, Speech Communication Arts and Sciences,"From Public Journalism to the Public's Journalism: Rhetoric and Reality in the Discourse on Weblogs"
Katherine Fry, Television and Radio, "Advertising and Consumption in the Digital Age" |
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A Question of Engagement: The Role of the Arts and Contemplative Practices in Teaching
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Session Moderator: Michele Greene, Health and Nutrition Sciences
Geri Deluca, English; David Forbes, Education, "Creating Mindfulness in the College Classroom through Contemplative Practices"
Karel Rose, Education; Peter Taubman, Education, "Utilizing Aesthetic Experiences in the College Classroom to Nourish the Intellect, Imagination, and the Capacity for Empathy"
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Human and Machine Problem-Solving
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Alumni Lounge, Fourth Floor |
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Session Moderator: Paula Whitlock, Computer and Information Science
Jonathan Adler, Philosophy , "A Philosophical Perspective on Artificial Intelligence"
James Cox, Computer and Information Science, "The Possibility of Artificial Intelligence"
Danny Kopec, Computer and Information Science, "What Humans and Machines Can and Cannot Do" |
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11:30 - 12:45 |
Offshore Outsourcing: Changes Ahead for Jobs, Education
and United States Competitiveness
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Occidental Lounge, Fifth Floor |
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Session Moderator: Deborah Shanley, Education
Merih Uctum, Economics, "An International Perspective on Outsourcing: (I) Is the United States the Biggest Outsourcer? (II) Outsourcing the Production of Goods: Why Don't We Worry about That?"
Hervé Queneau, Economics, "The Effect of Outsourcing on Jobs in the U.S."
Carol M. Connell, Economics, "The Impact of Offshore Outsourcing on Knowledge, Organizational Learning, and Innovation. How and When Does Offshore Outsourcing Enable Learning by Doing, Knowledge Creation, and New Product Development?" |
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The Use of Confidential Sources in Journalism:
An Informal Panel Discussion |
Jefferson-Williams Lounge, Fourth Floor |
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Discussants:
Anthony Mancini, English
Paul Moses, English
Adrian Meppen, Television and Radio |
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(Re) Defining Urban: Lessons form a Changing Community |
Alumni Lounge, Fourth Floor |
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Session Moderator: Sherry Giles, Education
Haroon Kharem, Education, "Fist to Cuffs: Youth, Crime and School Change in East New York"
Wayne Reed, Education, "Building Community Schools, Building Community Teaching"
Noel Anderson, Political Science, "From Wasteland to New Frontier: East New York in Transition"
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Artistic Presentation: Sharing Voices |
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State Lounge, Fifth Floor |
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Session Moderator: Martha Corpus, Library
Carolina Mancuso , Education, A Solo Performance of Excerpts from A Letter Ledge"
Open Mike for Readings of Short Works of Fiction and Nonfiction Written by Faculty
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4:00 - 5:15 |
Visions, Voices, Videos:
Documentaries by Women Filmmakers |
State Lounge, Fifth Floor |
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Session Moderator: Paula Massood, Film |
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Annette Danto, Film, The Never Ending Path
"The Never Ending Path" tells the stories of five families living in the Dindigul District of Tamil Nadu, a region made up of thousands of small villages, most with no electricity, inadequate health care and on-going problems with inadequate sanitation and water. Focusing on the lives of five women living in this region, "The Never Ending Path" addresses issues of dowry, educational opportunities for girls, and economic hardship, as well as intercaste and arranged marriage. |
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Irene Sosa, Television and Radio, Sueño Paria: Wilfred Merle
"Sueño Paria: Wilfred Merle" is a documentary about an ecological tourism project on the western coast of Venezuela and its main promoter Wilfred Merle. |
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Irina Patkanian, Television and Radio, My American Neighbor
"My American Neighbor" is a look at America and its dream from a distance. Filmmaker travels to Russia, France, Italy, Greece and Egypt to interview Americans who live there and reflect on the importance of distance in one's understanding of homeland. |
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Breaking Bread: How Junior and Senior English Department
Faculty
Ate, Schmoozed, and Changed Their Teaching at Brooklyn College |
Jefferson-Williams Lounge, Fourth Floor
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Session Moderator: Roni Natov, English
James Davis, English "What Should Happen during Class Time?"
Joseph Entin, English "Some Thoughts on Student Agency"
Nicola Masciandaro, English "Reading Historically in the Classroom: A Medievalist's Perspective"
Geoffery Minter, English "From Rousseau to Oprah: Striking a Balance Between Lecture and Classroom Discussion"
Brooke Jewett Nadal, English "What Are We Grading?"
Martha Nadell, English "From Five Paragraphs to Graphic Novels: Teaching Student Writing"
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On Pedagogy, Ethics, and the Development of Character:
Should Ethical Values Be Explicitly Taught in the Classroom? |
Alumni Lounge, Fourth Floor |
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Session Moderator: Peter Taubman, Education
Discussants:
Angelica Nuzzo, Philosophy
Gail Gurland, Speech Communication Arts and Sciences
Paul McCabe, Education |
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Posters
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12:45 - 2:15 |
Maroon Room, Sixth Floor
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Authors' Corner |
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Barbra Higginbotham, Library
Jane Cramer, Library
Sally Bowdoin, Library
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Teaching and Copyright: Support from the
Brooklyn College Library
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Beth Evans, Library
Judith Wild, Library
Mariana Regalado, Library
Sylvie Richards, Academic Information Technologies |
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Mentor vs. Supervisor: They Both Score a Lot of Points
for a Student's Professional Career
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Renee Fabus , Speech Communication Arts and Sciences |
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Co-Occurrence of Language and Motor Deficits
In Preschool Children
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Renee Fabus, Speech Communication Arts and Sciences |
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School-Based Behavioral Treatment of Selectively Mute Children: An Ongoing Research Study
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Graciela Elizalde-Utnick, Education |
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"Who's the Boss?" Young Leaders' Power and Influence
in an Early Childhood Classroom
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Yoon-Joo Lee, Education
Susan L. Recchia, Columbia University |
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The Discourse Modification Training Program
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Susan Longtin, Speech Communication Arts and Sciences |
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Voice Disorders: Audio-Demonstrations of Dysphonic
Voices before and after Voice Therapy
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Natalie Schaeffer, Speech Communication Arts and Sciences
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Dynamic Evaluation of Matisse's 1935 Painting
Large Reclining Nude
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Aaron Kozbelt, Psychology
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Eye, Brain, and Sex
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Israel Abramov, Psychology
James Gordon, Psychology, Hunter College
John Bibawy, Psychology
Mena J. Abrahim, Psychology
Pooja Bhatt, Psychology
Olga Feldman, Psychology
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Television Use and Its Impact on Cognition in
Elderly Women
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Joshua Fogel, Economics |
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Sex Differences in Finger Digit Ratio Are Disrupted
in Adolescents with Schizotypal Personality Disorder
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Deborah Walder, Psychology
Amanda McMillan, Psychology, Emory University
S. Marc Breedlove, Neuroscience, Psychology, and Zoology,
Michigan State University
Terese Anderson, Psychology, Emory University
Elaine F. Walker, Psychology, Emory University
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The Long-Term Behavioral Effects of Exposure to the Endocrine-Disrupting Compound Ethinyl Estradiol (EE2) on the Four-Spined Stickleback, Apeltes quadracus
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Kristine Kuroiwa, Biology |
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Antipyrine Metabolism in Firefighters Participating in the
1992 "Irkutskcable" Factory Fire in Shelekhov, Russia
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Jean A. Grassman, Health and Nutrition Sciences
Yuri I. Chernyak, Institute of Occupational Health and Human
Ecology of Siberian Branch of Academy of Medical Sciences, Russia
Alla P. Merinova, Institute of Occupational Health and Human
Ecology of Siberian Branch of Academy of Medical Sciences,
Russia
Andrew L. Vereschagin, Limnological Institute of Siberian Branch
of Academy of Medical Sciences, RussiaNina Y. Ziryanova, Hospital Out-Patients' Clinic, Department of Internal Affairs, Irkutsk, Russia
Rufina Y. Chernyak, Translator |
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Diagnostic Utility of Pharmacologically Induced
Changes in P Wave Morphology
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Christopher C. Dunbar, Physical Education and Exercise Science
Barry I. Saul, M.D., Division of Cardiology, New York Methodist
Hospital, Brooklyn, New York |
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Coffee, Caffeine, and Cardiovascular Disease
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James Greenberg, Health and Nutrition Sciences
Christopher C. Dunbar, Physical Education and Exercise Science
John Kassotis, Cardiology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center |
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Effect of Atkins Diet on Insulin Resistance and
Glycemic Control in Dietary Obese Rats
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Kathleen V. Axen, Health and Nutrition Sciences
Kenneth Axen, Health and Nutrition Sciences |
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Whom Can I Turn To?:
The Links Between Unstable
Living Situation, HIV, and Teen Motherhood
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Jeffrey M. Birnbaum, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Elizabeth A. Eastwood, Health and Nutrition Sciences Patricia Antoniello, Health and Nutrition Sciences
Alexander Kaysin, Brooklyn College
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Creating Spaces for Silenced Voices: LGBT Issues
at Brooklyn College
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Bobby Bui, Education
Paul McCabe, Education
Michael Meagher, Education
Wayne Reed, Education
Florence Rubinson, Education |
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A Study of High School Students' Attitudes toward
Physical Education
and Activities Preference
in New York City
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Howard Zhenhao Zeng, Physical Education and Exercise Science
Manuel Martinez-Pons, School of Education
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A Survey of Preference and Benefits for Girls in
Two Types of Physical Education Classes
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Stephanie Santoro , Physical Education and Exercise Science
Howard Zhenhao Zeng, Physical Education and Exercise Science
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Development and Evaluation of a Qualitative Teaching
Performance Scale
for Physical Education Student Teacher (QTPSPEST)
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Howard Zhenhao Zeng, Physical Education and Exercise Sciences
Alexander Kaysin, Brooklyn College
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Acquisition of Knowledge of Democracy and
Democratic Practice
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Deborah Shanley, Education
Vincent Fuccillo, Political Science
Manuel Martinez-Pons, Education
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The Relative Effects of Parental Support, IQ, and Emotional Intelligence on Social Functioning
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Denis Dankin, James Madison High School
Manuel Martinez-Pons, Education
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Tastes of New York: Cultures through Cuisine
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Annie Hauck-Lawson, Health and Nutrition Sciences
Jonathan Deutsch, Kingsborough Community College
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Nancy Spero Video Anthology by Irene Sosa
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Irene Sosa, Television and Radio
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Images of the Brooklyn Bridge: Photography Exhibition
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David Fuys, Education
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