Day 1 Sessions
2018
Wednesday, May 9th
8:30 AM

Opening and Introductions

Frederick Clark, Bridgewater State University
Deborah Nemko, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Auditorium

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Plenary 1: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Michele Meek, Bridgewater State University
Jonathan Shirland, Bridgewater State University
Elizabeth Veisz, Bridgewater State University
Deborah Nemko, Bridgewater State University
Lisa Krissoff Boehm, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Auditorium

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

10:10 AM

Service-Learning at BSU Expands to Community Engagement: Implications for Faculty Teaching and Scholarship

Christy Lyons Graham, Bridgewater State University
Nicholas Pirelli, Bridgewater State University
MaryBeth Tobin, Bridgewater State University
Miranda Giurleo, Bridgewater State University
Jennifer Thibodeau, Bridgewater State University

Hart 115

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM

The Detrimental Effects of Masculinity on Achievement and Motivation in Male BSU Students

Joseph Schwab, Bridgewater State University

Hart 114

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM

When the Show Must Go On: An Exploratory Study to Develop Guidelines for a University’s Response to the Death of a Faculty Member

Mark Brenner, Bridgewater State University

Hart 116

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM

Works for Solo Saxophone by Mark Popeney and Claudio Gabriele

Jonathan Amon, Bridgewater State University

Hart 117

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM

10:50 AM

Lightning Round: Behavioral Economics Insights for Course Design

Julia Khodor, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Auditorium

10:50 AM - 12:00 PM

Lightning Round: Biodiversity Conservation in the Changing World: Challenges and Opportunities in Tropical World

Thilina Surasinghe, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Auditorium

10:50 AM - 12:00 PM

Lightning Round: Coffee Cups That Make You Happy: Designing the Good Life

Melanie McNaughton, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Auditorium

10:50 AM - 12:00 PM

Lightning Round: Developing a Comprehensive Theory of Professional Readiness for Athletic Training

Philip Szlosek, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Auditorium

10:50 AM - 12:00 PM

Lightning Round: Does Distributing Chocolate in Class Boost Instructor Course Ratings?

Caroline Stanley, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Auditorium

10:50 AM - 12:00 PM

Lightning Round: Effects of Fatigue on Pitching Multiple Games in Softball

Tong-Ching Tom Wu, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Auditorium

10:50 AM - 12:00 PM

Lightning Round: Getting Your Hands Dirty Early: The Benefits of an On-Site Strategies Course for Pre-Service Teachers

Sarah Thomas, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Auditorium

10:50 AM - 12:00 PM

Lightning Round: Harnessing the Power of Viruses

Boriana Marintcheva, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Auditorium

10:50 AM - 12:00 PM

Lightning Round: Secret Superstars and Otherworldly Wizards: Gender Biased Hiding of Extraordinary Abilities in Girl-Powered Disney Channel Sitcoms From the 2000s

Christina Hodel, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Auditorium

10:50 AM - 12:00 PM

Lightning Round: Stress and New Faculty

Lydia Burak, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Auditorium

10:50 AM - 12:00 PM

Lightning Round: What Do We Really Know from the Interpretation of Data? A Quick Look at the Bias, Misbelief, and Misrepresentation

Yiheng Liang, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Auditorium

10:50 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM

Innovation Forum Poster: A Document Analysis of Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers’ Language Objectives Lead to Practical Recommendations for Teachers of ELLs

Alexandra Dema, Bridgewater State University
Emily Spitzman, Bridgewater State University

Burnell Cafe

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Innovation Forum Poster: Film Poster of “Imagine Kolle 37”

Michele Meek, Bridgewater State University

Burnell Cafe

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Innovation Forum Poster: Increasing Gender Diversity in Corporate Boards: Are Firms Catering to Investor Preferences?

Yihong Xiao, Bridgewater State University

Burnell Cafe

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Lunch

Burnell Cafe

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

1:15 PM

How to Do Less Advising Yet Have Better Prepared Students

Fran Barth, Bridgewater State University

Hart 117

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Public Perceptions of Sex Trafficking and Implications for Legal Decision-Making: A Social-Cognitive Perspective

Nesa Wasarhaley, Bridgewater State University

Hart 114

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Testing the Boundaries of the Web-Publishing Platform Omeka Through the Alumni Database Pilot Project

Ellen Dubinsky, Bridgewater State University
Orson Kingsley, Bridgewater State University
Lenora Robinson, Bridgewater State University

Hart 116

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM

The Social Cost of Vegetarianism in India

Aseem Hasnain, Bridgewater State University
Abhilasha Srivastava, Bridgewater State University

Hart 115

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM

1:55 PM

CUR Transformations Project: Faculty-Driven Curriculum Change to Advance Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Work

Edward Brush, Bridgewater State University
Cielito King, Bridgewater State University
Teresa King, Bridgewater State University
Nesa Wasarhaley, Bridgewater State University
Jenny Shanahan, Bridgewater State University

Hart 115

1:55 PM - 2:40 PM

Global Religious Studies at BSU: Pluralism, Literacy, Curriculum, and Government Global Policies

Pamela Hayes-Bohanan, Bridgewater State University
Curtiss Hoffman, Bridgewater State University
Jabbar Al-Obaidi, Bridgewater State University
Madhu Rao, Bridgewater State Univeristy

Hart 116

1:55 PM - 2:40 PM

Pluralism and Diversity in the College and University: Can E Pluribus Unum Hold?

Stephen Nelson, Bridgewater State University

Hart 114

1:55 PM - 2:40 PM

The Mighty Uke to the Rescue

Paula Bishop, Bridgewater State University

Hart 117

1:55 PM - 2:40 PM

2:50 PM

Lightning Round: Assessing Health Behaviors and Environmental Influences: Results from the GetFruved Campus-Wide Wellness Survey and Healthy Campus Environmental Audits

Angela Bailey, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Auditorium

2:50 PM - 4:00 PM

Lightning Round: Blackboard Student Success

Reid Kimball, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Auditorium

2:50 PM - 4:00 PM

Lightning Round: Counselor's Perspectives of Suicide in Literature: A Qualitative Photo-Elicitation Study

Nikki Freeburg, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Auditorium

2:50 PM - 4:00 PM

Lightning Round: Intentional Inclusion: How the Canadian Education System is Shrinking the Achievement Gap for Immigrant Children

Jeanne Ingle, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Auditorium

2:50 PM - 4:00 PM

Lightning Round: No Place Like Home? Reconceptualizing Whiteness as Place / Space Within Teacher Education

Melissa Winchell, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Auditorium

2:50 PM - 4:00 PM

Lightning Round: Reading and Writing About Our World Via the Choreographic Process

Kristy Kuhn, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Auditorium

2:50 PM - 4:00 PM

Lightning Round: Supporting English Learners in Science with Digital Tools and Inquiry

Heather Pacheco-Guffrey, Bridgewater State University
Jeanne Ingle, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Auditorium

2:50 PM - 4:00 PM

Lightning Round: Ways to Engage Current BSU Students with BSU Alumni

Margaret Brooks, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Auditorium

2:50 PM - 4:00 PM

Lightning Round: We Are What We Make: A Critical Review of Joshua B. Freeman's "Behemoth"

Todd Harris, Bridgewater State University

Moakley Auditorium

2:50 PM - 4:00 PM