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2024 CEHD Research Conference Program

Browse the full program to learn about research talks, poster presentations, and awards.

Research Talks

Tuesday, April 2, 2024 | UND Memorial Union Ballroom 

Registration opens at 9:30 a.m. 

Session 1 

10 - 11 a.m. | Hyonsuk Cho, chair

  • Ethan Dahl, Mariah Sorby, & Cerynn Desjarlais, “Experiences of Social Exclusion and 
    Microaggressions Among Indigenous People: Impacts, Perspectives, and Protective 
    Factors”
  • Elizabeth Suazo-Flores, W.S. Walker, S.E. Kastberg, M. Aqazade, & H. Alyami, Practices to Enhance Interdisciplinary Collaborations: Mathematics Educators' Experiences” 
  • Orlando Worges,  “Improving Teacher Efficacy through Peer Coaching and Mentorship” 

Session 2 

11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Ethan Dahl, chair

  • Ray Mitic, Maire Brandenburg, Rabeya Khatun, & Tiffany Moore, “Stay or Go?: Lived Experiences of International Graduate Students in Space Science” 
  • Virginia Clinton-Lisell, Gabrielle Strouse, & Alexia M. Langowski, “Do Children Process and Perceive Paper and Digital Texts Differently? An Investigation of the Swallowing Hypothesis with Elementary-School Children” 
  • Fang Liu, “Exploring the College Students’ EFL Learning Engagement under the Context 
    of Blended Learning”

Session 3 

12:15 - 1:45 p.m. 

Poster Session & Lunch

Session 4 

1:45 - 2:45 p.m. | Sagini Keengwe, chair

  • Anthony Perry, “Designing Student-Industry Partners in Secondary STEM Education: A Comparative Case Study” 
  • Matt Knutson, “Accessible Sport and ‘Wheelchair Romance’: Gaming and Disability in a 1980 Documentary” 
  • Kevin Read & Diana D’Amico Pawlewicz, “Public policy and private occupancy: Teacher housing in the Progressive Era” 

Session 5 | Rob Stupnisky, chair 

3 - 4 p.m. | Rob Stupnisky, chair

  • Inspire Graduate Student Research Excellence Award Winner 
  • Aspire Early Career Award for Excellence in Research Award Winner
  • Excellence in Research & Scholarship Award Winner 

Research Posters

Author Dept  Program Title 
Michael J. Herbert & Robert H. Stupnisky  BEARS   The Role of Motivation in Faculty Members' Utilization of Learning Analytics 
Julie Robinson, Sarah Zacher, & Sike Olateru
Olagbegi
CEER   Development of a Culturally Relevant Engineering Design (CRED) Framework 
Shaylah Anderson & Ryan Flinn  EHBS Counseling Psychology Exploring the Stories of Growing up Rural and LGBTQ+: A Narrative Analysis of Challenges, Strengths, and Identity 
Marcus Banks EHBS Counseling Psychology Factors Contributing to Marital Satisfaction for Black Couples 
Brenda Barragan & Rachel L. Navarro  EHBS Counseling Psychology Mental Health Stigma Among Emerging Latina Adolescents Help Seeking Intentions 
Christina Burns & Kara Wettersten  EHBS Counseling Psychology Childhood Maltreatment and Mental Health in Early Adulthood: A Proposal to Explore the Role of Emotion Regulation 
Tiffany Chiu EHBS Counseling Psychology A Cultural Adaptation Process: Understanding Emotional Experiences of Asians and Asian Americans 
Dana Conzemius-Schindler & Kara Wettersten  EHBS Counseling Psychology An Exploratory Investigation of the Impact of Psychological Intimate Partner Violence on College Women: A Qualitative Study 
Aaron Cooper & Rachel L. Navarro EHBS Counseling Psychology Understanding the Grieving Process of Former Collegiate Athletes: A Qualitative Study 
Andrea Doyon, Kara 
Wettersten, & Trevor Waagen 
EHBS Counseling Psychology Consent Teachings in Sex Education: A Qualitative 
Study 
Kathryn Ellingson & Akorede Teriba Ph.D.  EHBS Counseling Psychology Stress Management Among Student-Athletes: Understanding the Utilization of Stress Management Techniques 
Matthew Evans, & Ethan Dahl  EHBS Counseling Psychology A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study of TGD Youths' Utilization of Video game Avatars During Identity Development 
Karla Fehr & Bethany Leraas EHBS Counseling Psychology Effectiveness of a Brief Educational Intervention to Increase Caregivers’ Willingness to Seek Behavioral Health Services 
Molly Hacker & Ryan Flinn  EHBS Counseling Psychology Self-Stigma of Mental Illness Amongst Medical Students: A Scoping Review Protocol 
Kamryn Holtz & Katherine Nelson  EHBS Counseling Psychology Elementary Gender-Sexuality Alliances: A Group Model to Decrease Health Disparities and Mental Health Outcomes 
Nesreen Jaber EHBS Counseling Psychology Arab American Masculinity and Mental Health 
Kelsey Klinger, Rachel Navarro, & Lisa Flores EHBS Counseling Psychology Examining the Impact of Engineering Identity Among Latina Individuals 
Crystal Lundmark & Ethan Dahl   EHBS Counseling Psychology Exploration of Perceived Accessibility of Healthcare for People with Disabilities in Rural Areas  
Gabriella Montero EHBS Counseling Psychology Exploring Impacts of Multigenerational Historical Trauma on Indigenous Academic Outcomes
Katerine Nelson, K. Votava, T. Walch, F. Wahl, K. Holtz, D. Panicker, & M. Hacker EHBS Counseling Psychology

Meeting North Dakota Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, Rural and Underserved School-Based Mental Health Needs: The School Health Hub and Unprecedented School Counseling Training & Professional Development 

Anna K. Nguyen, Andrew Lenway, Rachel L. Navarro, & Lisa Y. Flores  EHBS Counseling Psychology

Latinas in Engineering: Microaggressions, Multiple Roles, Work Satisfaction, and Turnover Intentions

Devika Panicker & Katherine Nelson EHBS Counseling Psychology

Intersecting Identities and Intersectional Experiences: Exploring the Experiences of Racism and Heterosexism in BIPOC LGBTQ+ Individuals 

Justin Phillippi EHBS Counseling Psychology

Design and Implementation of a Peer Supported Mentorship Program for Enhancing Mental Wellness Among Probationary Firefighters 

India Stockert & Kara Wettersten EHBS Counseling Psychology Gender Differences in Emotion Regulation and how it Relates to Emotional Reactivity
Chandler Tobeck & Ryan E. Flinn  EHBS Counseling Psychology Suicide among American Indian/Alaska Native Populations: A Systematic Review
Kara B. Wettersten, Dana Conzemius-Schindler, Christina Burns, India Stockert, Crystal Lundmark, Ben Gilbert, & Kelsey Klinger EHBS Counseling Psychology

The Mediating Role of School Connection in the Relationship Between Attentional Difficulties and Academic Self-Efficacy Among Rural High School Students--Exploring Differences Pre and Post Pandemic

Topaza Yu & Rachel Navarro  EHBS Counseling Psychology

Exploration of how Empathy, Intellectual Humility, and Self-Awareness Influence the Perceived Levels of Cultural Humility in Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Health Service Psychology (HSP) Trainees. 

Sherry Zeng & Kara Wettersten  EHBS Counseling Psychology

Preliminary Data Analysis: Childhood emotional maltreatment, emotion regulation, and adult romantic relationship satisfaction among ethnic minorities 

Percy Kpodo EHBS EFR

International Student Experiences in Native English Speaking Countries: Postgraduate Motivations and Realities from United State of America  

Richard Hobert, Diana D'Amico-Pawlewicz, Mariann Villa, & Anna Cecilia Rapp  EHBS EFR

Investigating Equity in the Reorganization of Norway's Rural Schools 

Jordan Jaeger & Andrew Williams EHBS EFR Examining Racial and Sex Disparities in ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment among Children 
Christine Litzinger & Virginia Clinton-Lisell EHBS EFR Early Qualitative Interview Findings on a Year One Science of Reading Implementation
Robert Lunnie EHBS EFR Scenario-Based Simulations in Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Flight Training: A Mixed Methods Study

Richard Morgan, Gary Schindler, Kathryn Biegel, Abi Kuznia, Maari Dolan, Sidni Kast, & Blake Sjostrom

EHBS EFR Functional Movement Screen™: Exploring Interrater Reliability Between Raters
Randy Perkins EHBS EFR Faculty Opinions and Experience with ChatGPT at a Tribal College in Minnesota 
Maylynn Riding In, Wendline Hume, Virgina Clinton-Lisell, & Jacque Gray EHBS EFR Risk Factor Patterns for Elder Abuse among US Indigenous Peoples: Native Elder Maltreatment Survey Secondary Data Analysis  
Muhammad Salahuddin,  Michael J. Herbert, & Robert H. Stupnisky EHBS EFR Faculty Technological and Research Proficiencies as 
Predictors of Research Success 
Robert Stupnisky, Salahuddin Muhammad, & Nathan Hall  EHBS EFR Motivation is Important… What Now? Examining Faculty Perceptions of Research Motivation and 
Productivity Interventions 
Zarrina Azizova, Mosab Abu Al Foul, & Hyungwoo Jo EHBS Higher Ed College Student Agency Development: What Do We Know About It and Why Do We Need to Care? 
Hyungwoo Jo EHBS Higher Ed Approach & Landing: The Unknown Variable 
Dedan Kusaga EHBS Higher Ed Factors that Contribute to International Black Students' Sense of Belonging in Predominantly White Institutions 
Mosab Shaher Abu Al Foul & Radomir Ray Mitic  EHBS Higher Ed The Arab Spring and Higher Education Protests: A  Social Movement Theory Media Analysis
Cortney Shuley & Jocelyn Gutierrez EHBS Higher Ed Preliminary Results and Analysis: Student Success and Intersectionality at Hispanic Serving Institutions: Policy and Practice 
Woei Hung EHBS IDT The Other Side of Promise: Some Precautions for Technology-based Education
Adesikeola Olateru -Olagbegi EHBS IDT Investigating the Effects of Microlearning in the Workplace 
Joni Tweeten & Dr. Woei Hung  EHBS IDT Using a Design-Based Research Approach to Implement and Evaluate Project-Based Learning in Population Health Nursing Education
Melanie Gregg, Hairui Liu, & Peter Hastie EHBS  Kinesiology  Operationalizing Physical Literacy through Sport Education in an Elementary Physical Education Program
Komal M Mangle, Jesse Rhoades, Roseline Oladimeji, & Steven J Radlo EHBS  Kinesiology  Evaluation of Injured Athletes' Motivation during the Recovery Process using the Transtheoretical Model 
Ellyssa Peterson & Sandra Moritz EHBS  Kinesiology  The Gut-Brain Connection: Elevating Mental Health and Performance in Sports and Physical Activity through Imagery Techniques
Sydney Raboin EHBS  Kinesiology  Visualizing Victory: The Role of Imagery in Empowering Athletes Battling Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder
Jesse Rhoades, Nicolas Bitner, & Mike Parker  EHBS  Kinesiology  Lunar Boot Design and Kinematic Testing
Tanis Walch, Mary Labuhn, Claire Wagner, & Soojung 
Kim
EHBS Public Health Ed Vax Venture: Creating a Culture of Vaccine Confidence at the University of North Dakota 
Runna Alghazo, Ghazanfar Latif, Ghassen Ben Brahim, Sherif E. Abdelhamid, Ghadah Alhabib, & Khalid Alnujaidi  EHBS Rehab & HS Learning at your Fingertips: An Innovative IoT-based AI-powered Braille Learning System 
Caitlin Brecklin  I-REEED BEARS Teacher Temperature Check: Gauging the Conditions of Teaching in North Dakota 
Jill Baird TLPP   Cross-Curricular Learning: A Comprehensive Review of Digital Literacy and Social Emotional Learning 
Hyonsuk Cho, Kristen Votava, Caitlin Brecklin, Topaza Yu, & Maria Zaman TLPP   Social-Emotional Learning in Teacher Education: Syllabus Review 
Chris Clark TLPP   I, for one, Welcome our New Computer Overlords: Using AI as a Lesson Planning Resource in Social Studies
Allyse Dunnigan & Gail Ingwalson TLPP   Practices of North Dakota Vocal Music Educators with Exemplary Implementations of Culturally Responsive Education 
Minnie Kalyanasundaram & Patrick Carr  TLPP   Evaluation of a Pilot Pre Matriculation Program for Entry-Level Medical Students at an Upper Mid West Medical School 
Grace Keengwe TLPP   Parent Involvement, Beliefs, Self-Efficacy and Preschool Children’s Engagement in STEM
Emily Midkiff  TLPP   The Role of Hope in Cozy Fantasy Literature and Youth Climate Activism 
Brenda Epling TLPP   Evidence of Preparedness of Teacher Preparation Program Completers
Badera Muhanna TLPP   Family Engagement and its Impact on Student Success in K-12 Education 
Donna Pearson  TLPP   Cultivating Cultural Competency
Katy Ries TLPP   Working Conditions and Teacher Burn Out
Darian Sherva TLPP   Why are Teachers Leaving the Classroom? 
Stacey Skarperud TLPP   Navigating the Role of Professors in Supporting Students' Mental Health
Krista Steele TLPP   Higher Education Faculty and Student Accommodations: A Review of the Literature  
Ryan Summers, Julie Robinson, & Min Jung Lee  TLPP   Combining Online Professional Learning and Modest Supports to Improve Science and Engineering Teaching in Rural Schools 
Sara Tezel TLPP   AI in the Classroom Could be a Problem. Professors Are the Solution? 
Matt Torgerson TLPP   Exploring Strategies for Enhancing Student Attendance: A Rural Minnesota School Case Study 
Frannie Tunseth TLPP   Insights from the Heartland: The Need to Examine Teacher Perceptions of Trauma-Informed Practices in Rural Schools 
Talia Vazquez TLPP   Creating a Supportive Classroom Community
Kristen Votava & Carol Johnson  TLPP   Early Childhood Collaboration: Resilient Early Intervention Leadership Project 
Faith Wahl, Molly Hacker, Tanis Walch, & Kristen Votava TLPP   School Health Hub: Increasing Family Engagement & Healthy Behaviors 
Benjamin Wolden & Diana Palm  TLPP   Effects of Simulation-Based Learning on Clinical Performance of PT Students: A Systematic Review
Colin Wong TLPP   The Neglected Mental Health of First-Generation College Students
Sarah Zacher TLPP   Teachers’ Perceived Self Efficacy with Indigenizing Education: A Culturally Responsive STEM Approach 
Maria Zaman TLPP   The Relationship between International Students' Perceived English Language Competence and Academic Success in the U.S. 
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