Faculty Presentations

Dr. Jerry Brandon, professor of kinesiology and health participated as a panelist at the Congressional Black Caucus Veterans Braintrust: Stakeholder Roundtable Discussion, Part II, which was held in Washington, D.C. September 25. The sponsoring host for the session was the Honorable Charles B. Rangel.

Dr. Ann Cale Kruger, associate professor of educational psychology and special education, was invited by Kevin Jennings, Assistant Deputy Secretary of Education (Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools) to participate in "Setting Standards for School Climate: A Working Discussion, "  which was held in Washington, D.C. in October.

Dr. Florencia Anggoro, assistant professor of educational psychology and special education, gave the following presentations at the 6th Biennial Meeting of the Cognitive Development Society in San Antonio, TX:

• Anggoro, F. K., Stein, N. L., & Hernandez, M. W. (2009, October). “Think before you read: When reading helps or hinders science learning. “

• Hernandez, M. W., Stein, N. L., & Anggoro, F. K. (2009, October).  “A developmental study of science learning: Comparing 4th- and 7th-grade children and their teachers.”

• Stein, N. L., Hernandez, M. W., & Anggoro, F. K. (2009, October). “Gender differences in sustaining interests in science and math.”

The following faculty and students from counseling and psychological services attended the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) Conference, October 14-18: Dr. Brian Dew, Dr. Catharina Chang, Dr. Lea Flowers, Stephanie Eberts, Philip Gnilka, Jamie Ryder, Leslie Shelton, and Amanda Wolfe. They also made the following presentations at the conference:

• Gnilka, P. B., Wolfe, A., Eberts, S., & Walsh, M. E. (2009). “CACREP accredited master level counseling programs and prejudice levels.” 
• Flowers, L. R. (2009). “An introduction to posttraumatic growth (PTG).”

• Flowers, L. R. (2009). “Shared journaling: A social justice approach to infuse in multicultural counseling courses.”

• Pickering, D. L., Crethar, H., & Chang, C. Y. (2009). “The first Social Justice Summit: Information obtained and implications for the profession.”

The following CPS faculty and students also served in various capacities at the 2nd Annual Social Justice Summit, which was held during the 2009 ACES Convention: Dr. Catharina Chang (planning committee), Dr. Brian Dew (group facilitator), Stephanie Eberts (room monitor/ participant observer), Jamie Ryder (room monitor), Leslie Shelton (room monitor).

Dr. Teri Holbrook, assistant professor of early childhood education, was invited to speak as a guest author at the University of West Georgia. Her novel, The Mother Tongue, was selected by the university as a common text for freshman English classes.

Dr. Mark Geil, associate professor of kinesiology and health, concluded a series of four-hour seminars on Evidence Based Practice for Prosthetists and Orthotists. Grant-funded seminars were presented in Seattle, Wisconsin, Minneapolis, and New Hampshire.

Dr. Walt Thompson, regents professor of kinesiology and health, provided a luncheon speech to the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education on October 30 at the Kroc Center of the Salvation Army.

Dr. Daphne Greenberg , associate professor of educational psychology and special education, was invited to give a presentation on October 30 at the Technical College System of Georgia, Office of Adult Education Fall Conference. The title of her presentation was “Adults who have extreme difficulty reading: What do we know from the research, and how can we help them?”

 Dr. Karen Zabrucky, regents professor of educational psychology and special education, had a paper entitled “Knowing What We Know and Do Not Know: Educational and Real World Implications” accepted for presentation at the World Conference on Educational Sciences.

Dr. Janet Burns, clinical associate professor of middle-secondary education and instructional technology, was an invited speaker at the New Career and Technical Education Leader's Academy held in Warner Robbins, GA, Sept. 22-23.   This yearlong training academy is provided by the Georgia Department of Education for new CTAE supervisors.  She provided a session outlining certification procedures and the Approved Program for T&I and HSTE teachers at Georgia State University

Natasha Brison, JD, instructor of kinesiology and health, and Dr. Brenda Pitts, professor of kinesiology and health, recently attended the annual scholarly conference of the European Association for Sport Management in Amsterdam, Netherlands.  They gave a presentation in a seminar titled "Instructional Innovativeness in Sport Management Education:  Ideas for Enhancing Student Learning."  Brison’s presentation was entitled, "Utilizing Mock Trials to Teach Sports Law to Sport Management Students" and Pitt’s was entitled, "Developing Partnerships with local Sport Business as a ‘Living Classroom’ for Students to Enhance Learning Sport Consumer Market Research Techniques." Also at this conference, Pitt’s had a presentation entitled "Sport Business Management Cultures:  The Role and Revolution of Lesbian Sports Consumers as Fans and Participants - An Analysis of the Significance of the Lesbian Sports Consumer to the Sport Business World."

Dr. Richard Lakes, professor of educational policy studies, presented “Career-ready Testing and Credentialing: The New Disciplinarity in Vocational Education and Training” at the VET and Culture Network Conference titled Inclusion and Exclusion in a Globalized World  held at the University of Zurich, Beckenhof campus, and at the BBB vocational school in Baden (berufs bildung baden).

Dr. Daphne Greenberg, associate professor of educational psychology and special education, delivered an invited half day workshop entitled, “The Adult Learner” to adult literacy educators at Literacy Action, Inc. in Atlanta.

Dr. Elizabeth A. Steed, assistant professor of educational psychology and special education, will present a  paper entitled entitled, “SET for Success: Using Data to Inform Positive Behavior Support in Preschool” in October at the Division for Early Childhood Conference, Albuquerque, NM.

Dr. Julie Ancis, professor of counseling and psychological studies, made the following presentations:
• Ancis, J. R. (2009, September). “What does Psychology say about Jewish Identity?”
Workshop presented at the Limmud Conference, Clayton, Georgia.
• Ancis, J. R. (2009, August). “Innovative Models of Child Custody Evaluation, Practice, &
Research.” Co-Chair of symposium conducted at the meeting of the American
Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
• Ancis, J. R. (2009, August). “An Empirical Investigation of Mother’s Experiences with
Guardian Ad Litems.” Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
• Ancis, J. R., & Neelerabam, K. (2009, August). “Family Court Officers and Female
Litigant’s Psychological and Behavioral Functioning.” Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
• Ancis, J. R., & Watson, L. (2009, August). “Litigants’ Experiences of Guardian Ad
Litems: Clinical and Advocacy Implications.” Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
• Ancis, J. R., Neelerabam, K., & Watson, L. (2009, August). “Psychosocial Impact of
Divorce and Custody Disputes: Clinical Implications.” Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
• Ancis, J. R. , & Hill, J. (2009, June). “Critique of Parental Alienation Syndrome.” Seminar
conducted for Superior Court Judges and Judicial Officers, Atlanta Superior Court, Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. Deron Boyles, professor of educational policy studies, made the following presentations:
• Deron Boyles, “Dewey and Ecology:  Historical and Contemporary Debates over Dewey’s Naturalism and Realism,” presented at the Democratic Education in the Spirit of John Dewey National Conference, Chapel Hill, NC, September 24-25, 2009.
• Deron Boyles, “Already Privatized?:  ‘Public’ Schools, Privatization, and the Public/Private Distinction,” presented at the South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society, Chapel Hill, NC, September 25, 2009.

 Drs. Colleen O'Rourke and Debra Schober Peterson, associate professors of educational psychology and special education, have a paper accepted for the November Convention of The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Dr. O'Rourke also has two additional papers accepted with Communication Disorders graduate students Leah Soyars, Angela Simoneaux, Michaela DuBay and Melanie Galloway, Elizabeth Omaivboje, Allison Blickman.

Dr. Dennis Thompson, professor of educational psychology and special education, will present a paper entitled "From Pediatrics to Psychology:  Early 20th Century Advice to Parents" at the American Psychological Association Convention in Toronto, August 2009.

Dr. Brenda Pitts, professor of kinesiology and health, made/ will make the following presentations:   

• The national conference of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, & Dance in Tampa, Florida, April, 2009: "Transitioning from faculty to administrator: A dialogue from the trenches" with coauthors Dr. Lanie Dornier, Louisiana Tech University, Dr. Vikki Krane, Bowling Green STate University, and Dr. Kathy Williams, University of North Carolina-Greensboro.
• The national conference of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, & Dance in Tampa, Florida, April, 2009:  "Gay Market goes Mainstream: A Discussion on the Gay and Lesbian Consumer Revolution in Sport" with coauthor Dr. Sonja Lilienthal, San Jose State University. 
• The University of Tampa, hosted by Dr. Jay Jisha, for students of the Sport Management program entitled "Sport Management and Your Future:  What Do You Want To Do?"
• Keynote speaker at the International Conference on Sport and Recreation Management in Chaiyi, Taiwan; hosted by the National Taiwan Sport University of Taichung, Taiwan on Saturday and Sunday, June 20-21, 2009; Dr. Pitts' presentation was entitled "The Use of Destination Marketing for Attracting Consumers to Sports Events: A Case Study of the City of Atlanta and the Georgia Dome."
• Speaker at the National University of Tainan in Tainan, Taiwan, hosted by Professor Hsiao-hwei (Carmen) Peng, Professor of Sport Management, on Friday, June 19. Dr. Pitts' presentation was entitled "Sport Marketing: What Is It and Why Do We Need it?"
• Accepted to the international conference of the European Association for Sport Management (EASM) to be held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in September, 2009:  Symposium on teaching methods in sport management entitled "Instructional Innovativeness in Sport Management Education:  Ideas for Enhancing Student Learning" with co-presenters Dr. Karen Danylchuk, University of Western Ontario, Canada, and Professor Natasha Brison, Georgia State University.  Dr. Pitts' part of the symposium is titled "Developing Partnerships with local Sport Business as a “Living Classroom” for Students to Enhance Learning Sport Consumer Market Research Techniques."
• Accepted to the international conference of the European Association for Sport Management (EASM) to be held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in September, 2009:  with co-presenter Dr. Sonja Lilienthal, San Jose State University, entitled "Sport Business Management Cultures:  The Role and Revolution of Lesbian Sports Consumers as Fans and Participants - An Analysis of the Significance of the Lesbian Sports Consumer to the Sport Business World."

Dr. Mark Geil, associate professor of kinesiology and health, will present the third of a series of training seminars on Evidence Based Practice in September in Minneapolis. Previous seminars have been presented in Seattle, Washington and Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

Dr. Beth Cianfrone, assistant professor of kinesiology and health, presented the following two papers:

• “An empirical examination of the Licensed Team Merchandise Model.” Presented at the North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Columbia, S.C.
• “The use of student-athlete likeness in sport video games: An application of the right of publicity.” Presented at the North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Columbia, S.C.

Dr. Julie Ancis, professor of counseling and psychology, made the following professional presentations:

• Ancis, J. R. (2009, September). What does Psychology say about Jewish Identity?
• Workshop presented at the Limmud Conference, Clayton, Georgia..
• Ancis, J. R. (2009, August). Innovative Models of Child Custody Evaluation, Practice, &
• Research. Co-Chair of symposium conducted at the meeting of the American
• Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
• Ancis, J. R. (2009, August). An Empirical Investigation of Mother’s Experiences with
• Guardian Ad Litems. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
• Ancis, J. R., & Neelerabam, K. (2009, August). Family Court Officers and Female
• Litigant’s Psychological and Behavioral Functioning. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
• Ancis, J. R., & Watson, L. (2009, August). Litigants’ Experiences of Guardian Ad
• Litems: Clinical and Advocacy Implications. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
• Ancis, J. R., Neelerabam, K., & Watson, L. (2009, August). Psychosocial Impact of
• Divorce and Custody Disputes: Clinical Implications. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
• Ancis, J. R. , & Hill, J. (2009, June). Critique of Parental Alienation Syndrome. Seminar conducted for Superior Court Judges and Judicial Officers, Atlanta Superior Court, Atlanta, Georgia.

On September 9, Dr. Gwen Benson, Associate Dean of the College of Education, will participate in a Philanthropy Roundtable. The group will host a day of site visits to education sites where innovation is impacting student achievement.  Their visits include Kipp Ways, the Ron Clark Academy and the New Schools at Carver and will involve 40-50 participants representing education funders from across the country.