Faculty Day 2010

 

symposia
10-11.15

Welcoming the Stranger: Immigration in the U.S.
Jefferson-Williams Lounge, Student Center, fourth floor

Moderator: Len Fox, English


Alan Aja, Puerto Rican and Latino Studies
Shang E. Ha, Political Science
Carolina Bank Muñoz, Sociology

 

Making Collaboration Happen: Performance and
Interactive Media Arts at Brooklyn College

Alumni Lounge, Student Center, fourth floor

Moderator: David Grubbs, Conservatory of Music

John J.A. Jannone, Television and Radio
Jennifer McCoy, Art
Helen Richardson, Theater

 

Health Care Reform: What Went Wrong?
What Went Right?

State Lounge, Student Center, fifth floor

Moderator: Gerald Oppenheimer, Health and Nutrition Sciences

Emmanuel Thorne, Economics
Celina Su, Political Science
Naomi Braine, Sociology
Robert Padgug, Health and Nutrition Sciences

 

Putting a Spin on Strong Performance
Maroney-Leddy Lounge, Student Center, fourth floor

Moderator: Scott Dexter, Computer and Information Science

Cyndi Stein, Speech and Hearing Center
Roni Natov, English
Jennifer Basil, Biology

11.30-12.45

Safe Spaces for All: A Year in the Life of GLARE-GLBTQ
Advocacy and Research in Education

Jefferson-Williams Lounge, Student Center, fourth floor

Moderator: Wayne Reed, Education


Florence Rubinson, Education,
Sonia Murrow, Education;
Paul McCabe, Education,
and Graciela Elizalde-Utnick, Education
Maria Scharrón-Del Río, Education,
and Eliza Dragowski, Education

 
A Day in the Life of a Brooklyn College Student, 2020:
Snapshots and Strategic Implications of
Four Different Worlds

State Lounge, Student Center, fifth floor

Rebecca Boger, Geology, Scenario A
Ken Estey, Political Science, Scenario B
Kenneth Gould, Sociology, Scenario C
Jocelyn Wills, History, Scenario D

 
The American Democracy Project: Stewardship
for Public Lands—Thoughts for Brooklyn College

Maroney-Leddy Lounge, Student Center, fourth floor

Jennifer Adams, Education
Jerry Krase, Sociology (Ret)
Sophia Perdikaris, Anthropology and Archaeology

 
Perspectives of Women in South Asia
Alumni Lounge, Student Center, fourth floor
Moderator: Nehru Cherukupalli, Geology

Swapna Banerjee, History
Huma Ahmed-Ghosh, Anthropology and Archaeology
Namita N. Manohar, Sociology
Annette Danto, Film

2.30-3.45
Diversity in the Age of Obama: Brooklyn College
and Beyond

Alumni Lounge, Student Center, fourth floor
Moderator: Noel Anderson, Political Science

Mária E. Pérez y González, Puerto Rican and Latino Studies,
Lynda Day, Africana Studies
Joseph Wilson, Political Science

 
Brooklynography: Place-based Learning Across Disciplines
Jefferson-Williams Lounge, Student Center, fourth floor
Moderator: Jillian Cavanaugh, Anthropology and Archaeology

Brett Branco, Geology
Martha Jane Nadell, English
Miranda Martinez, Puerto Rican & Latino Studies

 
Viewpoints on Afghanistan
Maroney-Leddy Lounge, Student Center, fourth floor
Moderator: Ronald Howell, English

Andrew Meyer, History; Huma Ahmed-Ghosh, Anthropology and Archaeology
Philip Napoli, History

 
Literature in Performance
State Lounge, Student Center, fifth floor

Timothy Gura, Speech Communication Arts and Sciences
Wendy Fairey, English

12:45 - 2:15 • Maroon Room, Student Center, sixth floor

Art Exhibition

Kenneth Axen, Health and Nutrition Sciences
Lisa Panazzolo, Communications and Marketing
Jane Cramer, Library
Joe Loguirato, Communications and Marketing
Donald Brown, English

 
Posters

1. Lending Support to Youth Historically Under-represented at Colleges and Universities Pauline Bullen, SEEK

2. College Student Income and Credit Card Use Irresponsibility Joshua Fogel, Economics Mayer Schneider, ’09, Psychology

3. Long-term Very Low-carbohydrate Weight-reduction Diet Diminishes Insulin Secretion in Isolated Islets from Obese Rats Kathleen Axen, Health and Nutrition Sciences Malki Miller, ’05, Health and Nutrition Sciences Kirsten Mimberg, Undergraduate student, Chemistry Virna Hallak, M.S., ’09, Nutrition Kenneth Axen, Health and Nutrition Sciences

4. Using Multi-media Documentation to Promote Parent Communication Charlene Kohler-Britton, Early Childhood Center Lorraine Mondesir, Early Childhood Center Patrick Eckelmann, Early Childhood Center Melissa Chin, Early Childhood Center

5. How and How Often—A Preliminary Investigation on the Status of the Math Curriculum for 2-5 Year Olds Xia Li, Education

6. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Studies of Water in Elastin Gregory Boutis, Physics

7. The New York City Green Carts Initiative: A Pilot Study Clifford Rouder, Health and Nutrition Sciences

8. Science-Related Identity Development in Science Center Floor Staff Jennifer Adams, Education Preeti Gupta, New York Hall of Science

9. Nucleon Inhibits Hdm2-mediated p53 Ubiquitination Using Multiple Interactions Anjana Saxena, Biology Purvi Bhatt, New York University School of Medicine Clair d’Avout, New York University School of Medicine Naiomi S. Kane, New York University School of Medicine James A. Borowiec, New York University School of Medicine

10. Home Pregnancy Tests and Screening for Pregnancy Ruth McChesney, Health and Nutrition Sciences

11. International Playworlds: Exploring the Complex Dynamics Between Emotional and Cognitive Development Through Adult-Child Joint Play Beth Ferholt, Education

12. Transactive Memory Research in Social Psychology Elisabeth Brauner, Psychology Rommel Robertson, Farmingdale State College

13. Author’s Corner Jane Cramer, Library Sally Bowdoin, Library Jill Cirasella, Library

14. Toward a More Quantitative Measure to Assess Severity of Dysphonia, Post Therapy: Preliminary Observation Natalie Schaffer, Speech Communication Arts and Sciences

15. Psychiatric Symptoms in Relation to Neurocognitive Functioning Among Healthy Young Adults Deborah Walder, Psychology Margalit Haber, B.S., ’09, Psychology Sonia Afroz, Undergraduate student, Biology Maureen P. Daly, Doctoral student, Graduate Center, Queens College Marta Statucka, Doctoral student, Graduate Center, Queens College

16. Electrical Brain Activity Reveals Deficient Cognitive Control in Children with Specific Language Impairment Baila Epstein, Speech Communication Arts and Sciences Valerie Shafer, Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, Graduate Center Richard G. Schwartz, Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, Graduate Center

17. NSF GK-12 Program: City as Lab Louise Hainline, Dean of Research and Graduate Studies Micha Tomkiewicz, Physics Rebecca Boger, Geology Jennifer Adams, Education

18. Freshman Health Initiative Roseanne Schnoll, Health and Nutrition Sciences Rob Curran, Physical Education and Exercise Science, and Health and Nutrition Sciences

12:45 - 2:15 • Gold Room, Student Center, sixth floor
 
Roundtables
1. The Story of Us: Results of the Brooklyn College Diversity Climate Survey Jennifer Rubain, Office of Affirmative Action, Compliance, and Diversity Nancy Hager, Conservatory of Music

2. Public vs. Private: Social Networking Sites and How Our Students Share Information Online Alycia Sellie, Library Patrick Kavanagh, Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Studies

3. Recent Trends in Graduate Programs Louise Hainline, Dean of Research and Graduate Studies

4. Gateway Mathematics Courses: Focus on Student Success Anthony Clement, Mathematics Sandra Kingan, Mathematics

5. The Elephant Man in the Center of the Room: Disability Studies in the Humanities Stephanie Jensen-Moulton, Conservatory of Music Yoon-Joo Lee, Education

6. Marketing Project Safe Zone at Brooklyn College Florence Rubinson, Education Paul McCabe, Education Eliza Dragowski, Education Beth Ferholt, Education

7. Puerto Rican Studies and the Civil Rights Era: Forty Years and Counting María Pérez y González, Puerto Rican and Latino Studies Antonio Nadal, Puerto Rican and Latino Studies Alan Aja, Puerto Rican and Latino Studies

8. Multilingual Matters: Instructing Brooklyn College Students from Multiple Language Backgrounds Victoria Nunez, Education Isabelle Barriere, Speech Communication Arts and Sciences Niesha Ziehmke, Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Studies

9. Learning and Cognition: What Do You Think About What Students Think About How They (Should) Think? Aaron Kozbelt, Psychology

10. The Teaching Portfolio: Documenting the Art and Practice of Your Teaching Amy Hughes, Theater Herman F. Jiesamfoek, Education

11. Trust and Betrayal in Academia Deborah Shanley, Dean of School of Education Jerry Mirotznik, Associate Provost