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
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