Day 1 Sessions
2015
Wednesday, May 13th
8:30 AM

Opening Remarks

Dana Mohler-Faria, Bridgewater State University
Barbara Feldman, Bridgewater State University
Martina Arndt, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Auditorium

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Plenary 1: Faculty Perspectives and Insights into Campus Sexual Violence

Richard Wright, Bridgewater State University
Sharon Goyette, Bridgewater State University
Maura Rosenthal, Bridgewater State University
Diana Fox, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Auditorium

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

10:10 AM

Making Connections: Comparative Innovations in the Sciences

Merideth Krevosky, Bridgewater State University
Jeffery Bowen, Bridgewater State University
Thayaparan Paramanathan, Bridgewater State University

Hart 117

10:10 AM - 10:55 AM

Making Connections: Food and Health

Kathleen M. Laquale, Bridgewater State University
Michael Kocet, Bridgewater State University

Hart 113

10:10 AM - 10:55 AM

Teaching Irish Studies: Home and Abroad

Ellen Scheible, Bridgewater State University
Sarah Wiggins, Bridgewater State University
John Mulrooney, Bridgewater State University

Hart 115

10:10 AM - 10:55 AM

WAC at BSU: Student Voices on Writing

Laura Ramsey, Bridgewater State University
Maria Hegbloom, Bridgewater State University
Polina Sabinin, Bridgewater State University
Nicole J. Glen, Bridgewater State University
Deborah R. Litvin, Bridgewater State University

Hart 116

10:10 AM - 10:55 AM

11:05 AM

Seminars and Honors Colloquia as Research Tools: A Win-Win

Anne Doyle, Bridgewater State University
Melanie J. McNaughton, Bridgewater State University
Jenny Olin Shanahan, Bridgewater State University
Sarah Wiggins, Bridgewater State University

Hart 115

11:05 AM - 11:50 AM

Sustainability at Bridgewater: From Scholarship to Everyday Life

Ryan M. LaBrozzi, Bridgewater State University
Xiangrong Liu, Bridgewater State University
Ivana George, Bridgewater State University
John Kucich, Bridgewater State University

Hart 113

11:05 AM - 11:50 AM

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Students' Dispositions and Behavior Matter

Suanne Maurer-Starks, Bridgewater State University
Amanda Barudin, Bridgewater State University
Carolyn Masshardt, Bridgewater State University
Karen Richardson, Bridgewater State University

Hart 114

11:05 AM - 11:50 AM

The Presidential Fellowship: A Guided Tour

Victoria L. Bacon, Bridgewater State University
Emily Douglas, Bridgewater State University
Kevin Curry, Bridgewater State University
Edward Brush, Bridgewater State University

Hart 116

11:05 AM - 11:50 AM

11:50 AM

Lunch

Burnell Atrium

11:50 AM - 12:45 PM

12:45 PM

Everyone in the Pool: Supporting Academic Departments in Building Their Tutor Pool

Dorie AuCoin, Bridgewater State University

Hart 113

12:45 PM - 1:15 PM

Making Connections: Considering Community

Kimberly Fox, Bridgewater State University
Judith Willison, Bridgewater State University
JoAnn Clinton

Hart 116

12:45 PM - 1:15 PM

Making Connections: Rethinking Models

Edward James
Xiangrong Liu, Bridgewater State University

Hart 115

12:45 PM - 1:15 PM

Professor Jean Stonehouse: A Celebration of Her Life and Dedication to Bridgewater State University

Sarah Wiggins, Bridgewater State University
Margaret Lowe, Bridgewater State University

Hart 117

12:45 PM - 1:15 PM

1:25 PM

Documentary Film: Bridging Cultures

Jabbar Al-Obaidi, Bridgewater State University
Gregg Seibert, Bridgewater State University

Hart 114

1:25 PM - 2:10 PM

Giving Voice and Vision to Your Teaching, Scholarship and Service: Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion Portfolios

Ann Brunjes, Bridgewater State University
Ellen J. Ingmanson, Bridgewater State University
David O'Malley, Bridgewater State University
Brian Payne, Bridgewater State University
Minae Yamamoto Savas, Bridgewater State University

Hart 115

1:25 PM - 2:10 PM

Teaching the Taboo: The Academic Study of Religion

Kevin Kalish, Bridgewater State University
Margaret Lowe, Bridgewater State University

Hart 117

1:25 PM - 2:10 PM

The Rewards and Challenges of Interdisciplinary Graduate Education

John-Michael Bodi, Bridgewater State University
Jennifer Hartsfield, Bridgewater State University
John Kucich, Bridgewater State University
Pamela Russell, Bridgewater State University
Wing-kai To, Bridgewater State University

Hart 116

1:25 PM - 2:10 PM

2:20 PM

Designing with Siena

Donald Tarallo, Bridgewater State University

Hart 113

2:20 PM - 2:50 PM

Of Looms and Lilies

Jody Weber, Bridgewater State University

Hart 114

2:20 PM - 2:50 PM

Providing Performance Feedback: Applying an Evidence-based Strategy to Supporting Students at BSU

Lindsay M. Fallon, Bridgewater State University

Hart 115

2:20 PM - 2:50 PM

You Trust Us Don't You? How Organizational Leaders Build (and Lose) Trust

Todd Harris, Bridgewater State University
Phyllis Gimbel, Bridgewater State University

Hart 116

2:20 PM - 2:50 PM

3:00 PM

Plenary 2: Building Bridges as We Think Regionally and Globally: New Faculty Research Forum

Castagna Lacet, Bridgewater State University
Saritha Nellutla, Bridgewater State University
Sarah Wallbank, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Auditorium

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM

Poster: Assessing the Cost of Discrimination

Madhavi Venkatesan, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Atrium

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster: Bridgewater Review: Your Faculty Magazine

Andrew Holman, Bridgewater State University
Ellen Scheible, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Atrium

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster: Creating Order: The Role of Heuristics in Website Selection

Elizabeth Spievak, Bridgewater State University
Pamela Hayes-Bohanan, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Atrium

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster: Fifteen to Finish with DegreeWorks!

Alicia D'Oyley, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Atrium

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster: Incorporating iPads in the College Classroom

Sarah Thomas, Bridgewater State University
Daniel L. Chase, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Atrium

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster: International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Without an International Financial Reporting Language (IFRL): Evidence of Multiculturalism and a Lack of Global Transparency in the EU

Mark Crowley, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Atrium

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster: Maintaining and Advancing Autonomous Weather Records in the Peruvian Andes

Robert Hellström, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Atrium

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster: Oil and Water: Predicting Why Men Are Less Likely to Access Healthcare

James E. Leone, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Atrium

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster: Prayers in Stone: Native American Stone Constructions of the Eastern Seaboard

Curtiss Hoffman, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Atrium

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster: Professional Advocacy Perceptions: National Survey of Counselors

Nikki Freeburg, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Atrium

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster: Racial Differences in College Student Job Attribute Preferences: The Role of Ethnic Identity and Self-Efficacy

Jakari Griffith, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Atrium

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster: Student-Faculty Partnerships: Rethinking Roles and Relationships

Deborah Sheehy, Bridgewater State University
Misti Neutzling, Bridgewater State University
Karen Richardson, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Atrium

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster: The Languaging of MBSR’s Body Scan: Cultivating Self-as-Process

Michelle Mamberg, Bridgewater State University
Samuel Dreeben
Paul Salmon

Moakley Atrium

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM