2025 CEHD Research Conference Program
Browse the full program to learn about research talks, poster presentations, and awards.
Schedule
Thursday, April 3, 2025 | UND Memorial Union Ballroom
- Registration opens at 9:15 a.m.
- Welcome and Opening Remarks begin at 9:50 a.m.
Research Talks On-Campus (12 total)
Research Talks Online (7 total)
Poster Presentations (87 total)
Research Awards (3 total)
Research Talks On-Campus
Session 1 | Ethan Dahl, chair
10 - 11:00 a.m.
- Rachel L. Navarro, Building the Engineering Workforce: Insights from Rising Latiné Engineers
- Akorede Teriba, Therapists’ Psychological Fortitude: The Role of Emotion Regulation, Growth Mindset, and Self-Compassion on Therapists’ Experience of Burnout and Job Satisfaction
- Crystal Lundmark, Ethan Dahl, & Mariah Sorby, A Qualitative Exploration of Perceived Healthcare Accessibility Among People with Disabilities
Session 3 | Jesse Rhoades, chair
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
- Cheryl Hunter & Joshua Hunter, BioScapes: An Ecological Narrative Methodology
- Tao Wang, From Global to Glocal Citizenship: Challenges, Concepts, and Pedagogical Possibilities
- Nicole Derenne, Learning to Teach Digital Literacy: Faculty as Learners
Lunch
12:15 - 12:45 p.m.
Session 5
12:45 - 1:45 p.m.
Session 6 | Logan Rutten, chair
1:45 - 2:45 p.m.
- Grace Keengwe, Associations of Early Childhood Parent Teacher Relationships and Young Children’s Learning
- Christine McGrail, A Method to Their Madness: Examining Young Children's Artifact Changes During Engineering Design
- Adesikeola Olateru-Olagbegi & Woei Hung, Investigating the Perceived Impact of Microlearning on Learning Retention in the Workplace
Session 7 | Rob Stupnisky, chair
3 - 4 p.m.
- Inspire Graduate Student Research Excellence Award Winner
- Salahuddin Muhammad, Education Foundations & Research PhD program
- Aspire Early Career Award for Excellence in Research Award Winner
- Logan Rutten, Teaching, Leadership, and Professional Practice
- Excellence in Research & Scholarship Award Winner
- Lee Ann Williams, Education, Health & Behavior Studies
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Research Talks Online
Session 2 | Sagini Keengwe, chair
10 - 11 a.m.
- Diana D'Amico Pawlewicz, Panic at the schoolhouse: How the politics of fear shaped American public education and polarized the nation, 1945 to the present
- Sydney Raboin, Julie Robinson, Joshua Hunter, Kathy Smart, Jared Schlenker, Frank Bowman, Danny Luecke, Carley Malloy, & Bonni Gourneau, Indigenizing STEM Education through Culturally Relevant Place-Based Interdisciplinary Curriculum
- Richard Hoberg, Diana D'Amico Pawlewicz, Mariann Villa & Anna Cecilia Rapp, Investigating Decision-Making in the Reorganization of Norway's Rural Schools
Session 4 | Rob Stupnisky, chair
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Elizabeth Suazo-Flores, Mathematics Teacher Educators’ Intimate Scholarship: Being, Knowing, and Ethics
- Joanna Ryan, Special Education Research in Rural Schools: Implications from a Scoping Review of Assistive Technology Research
- Marcus Banks & Katherine L. Nelson, From Challenges To Strengths: The Factors Shaping Marital Satisfaction in African American Couples
- Min Jung Lee & Ryan Summers, Exploring Inservice Elementary Teachers’ Understanding of Best Practices for Teaching Engineering After Participating in a Year-Long Professional Learning
Poster Presentations
| Authors | Dept | Program | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Godwin Ahiase, Zarrina Azizova, & Robert Stupnisky | EHBS | Higher Education | Higher Education Financing and Student Outcomes in STEM Programs in Europe and Central Asia: Do Faculty Gender Diversity Play a Role? |
| Parvej Ahmed | EHBS | Instructional Design & Technology | Honing Law Students’ Legal Drafting Competency with an AI Personal Trainer: Does it Work? |
| Mosab Abu Al Foul | EHBS | Higher Education | Beyond Traditional Metrics: Toward Inclusive and Equitable Definitions of Student Engagement in Higher Education |
| Shaylah Anderson & Dr. Ryan Flinn | EHBS | Counseling Psychology | Exploring the Stories of Growing up Rural and LGBTQ+: A Narrative Analysis of Challenges, Strengths, and Identity |
| Lacey Anderson | EHBS | Educational Foundations & Research | Raising eco-conscious children during the climate crisis: An autoethnographic exploration of environmental education principles |
| Pearl Fafa Bansah & Woei Hung Ph.D. | EHBS | Instructional Design & Technology | Systems Thinking and Modeling: Comparing Inquiry with AI-Driven Approaches and AI-POSEC Integration |
| Allyssa Baumbach, Daphne Pedersen, & Robert H. Stupnisky | EHBS | Educational Foundations & Research | SEM Analysis of Gender and Family Differences in Faculty Motivation for Research |
| Caitlin I. Brecklin & Lena M. Batt | CEHD | Center for Engineering Education Research | (Don't) Become a Teacher: Further Analysis of the ND Teacher Temperature Check Survey |
| Cassidy Brown, Aaron Cooper, & Akorede Teriba | EHBS | Counseling Psychology | The relationship between community of origin and growth mindset |
| Kara Buchhop | TLPP | Teaching & Leadership | Co-Teaching: The Future of Clinical Pedagogy for Teacher Education |
| Christina Burns & Kara Wettersten | EHBS | Counseling Psychology | Childhood Maltreatment And Mental Health in Early Adulthood: Exploring the Role Of Emotion Regulation |
| Kalie Chambless, Molly Hacker, & Katherine L. Nelson | EHBS | Counseling Psychology | Addressing Mental Health Needs in Youth: The Role of School-Based Mental Health Services |
| Tiffany Chiu | EHBS | Counseling Psychology | A Qualitatively-Informed Approach to Examining the Construct Validity of Alcohol-Involved Sexual Violence |
| Aaron Cooper & Akorede Teriba | EHBS | Counseling Psychology | Sports satisfaction between communities |
| Cortney Shuley | TLPP | Educational Practice & Leadership | Exploring Qualitative Research Methodologies in Culturally Relevant Practices within STEM Education |
| Ethan Dahl, Mariah Sorby, & Cerynn Desjarlais | EHBS | Counseling Psychology | Indigenous Perspectives on Native Appropriated Mascots |
| Renuka de Silva & Pempho Chinkondenji | TLPP | Teacher Education | Weaving Tapestries: Exploring Stories of Transnational Female Students in Higher Education of Malawi and Sri Lanka. |
| Andie Doyon, Kara Wettersten, & Lucille Waagen | EHBS | Counseling Psychology | Consent Teachings in Sex Education: A Qualitative Study |
| Kathryn Ellingson & Akorede Teriba | EHBS | Counseling Psychology | Exploring Athletic Fortitude: The Impact of Emotion Regulation Among Student-Athletes |
| Matthew Evans & Ethan Dahl | EHBS | Counseling Psych | TGD Youth’s Utilization of Videogame Avatars During Early Gender Exploration: A Grounded Theory Study |
| Bonni Gourneau | TLPP | Teacher Education | Understanding Generation Alpha Students' Educational Needs in Elementary Classrooms |
| Jinxuan Guo, Chandler Tobeck, Karla K. Fehr, Akorede Teriba, & Sarah Honaker | EHBS | Counseling Psychology | Caregiver’s Recognition and Treatment-Seeking for Child Sleep Difficulties in Rural Areas |
| Molly E. Hacker & Ryan E. Flinn | EHBS | Counseling Psychology | In Search of Self-Stigma of Mental Illness Among Medical Students: A Scoping Review |
| Lori Heydt | TLPP | Teaching & Leadership | Effective Literacy Professional Development: Connecting Research and Practice for Teacher Growth |
| Kamryn Holtz & Katherine L. Nelson | EHBS | Counseling Psychology | The Impact of Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation on Teachers’ Perception of Their School’s Climate |
| Mohammad Islam | EHBS | Instructional Design & Technology | Faculty Efficacy and Technology Integration in the Legal Education in Bangladesh |
| Hyungwoo Jo | EHBS | Higher Education | Approach & Landing: The Scanning Technique |
| Carol Johnson & Kristen Votava | TLPP | Early Childhood Education | 325L OSEP Leadership Grant Impacts |
| Torosa Johur | TLPP | Special Education | Faculty Perceptions and Readiness for Inclusive Teaching in Undergraduate Classrooms |
| Minnie Kalyanasundaram | TLPP | Teaching & Leadership | Barriers to Achieving Academic Success in Medical School: A Framework for a Qualitative Study |
| Rabeya Khatun & Steven LeMire | EHBS | Educational Foundations & Research | School Safety at American Schools: How Community Involvement and School Activities Mitigate Student Harassment? |
| Kelsey H. Klinger, Kara Wettersten, & Rachel L. Navarro | EHBS | Counseling Psych | Examining Validity Measure in Military Veterans Referred for ADHD Testing |
| Percy C. Kpodo & Robert H. Stupnisky | EHBS | Educational Foundations & Research | The Role of Perceived Institutional Support in STEM Faculty Members' Research Motivation and Success |
| Dedan Kusaga | EHBS | Higher Education | The Role of Student Loan Debt on Delayed Homeownership Among Black American College Graduates |
| Yonca Kutluk, Devika Panicker, Kalie Chambless, Wei Mao, Kristen Votava, & Tanis Walch | EHBS | Counseling Psychology | School Health Hub: Family Engagement and Public Health Initiatives |
| John LeClerc | EHBS | Educational Foundations & Research | Exploring gender perceptions of occupational therapy doctoral students at UND |
| Drew Lenway, Kathryn Ellingson, Aaron Cooper, Henry Rott, Amber Peterson, Jimmy Morin, Komal Mangle, Radomir Mitic, & Akorede Teriba | EHBS | Counseling Psychology | Psychological Fortitude in Athletics: Impact on Student-Athlete Well-Being and Performance |
| Wei Mao, Jessica Zorn, Hairui Liu, & Jesse Rhoads | EHBS | Kinesiology | Impact of Mixed-Model Teaching on College Student’s Game Performance: A Study on PP and SE in Invasion Games Performance |
| Fang Liu & Hyonsuk Cho | TLPP | Teaching & Leadership | Factor Structure of Teacher-related Boredom in EFL classroom: A Mini Literature Review |
| Brogan Lommen-Solig, Ethan Dahl, & Mariah Sorby | EHBS | Counseling Psychology | Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Disclosure Outcomes in the Workplace |
| Leisha N Lunnie | EHBS | Educational Foundations & Research | The Pathways to Success in Becoming a Commercial Pilot |
| Robbie Lunnie | EHBS | Educational Foundations & Research | Experiential Sub-Scaled Flight Models in Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Training |
| Jenice Lynch, Thomas Stokke, Amber Adgerson, & Emanuel Grant | Computer Science | A Holistic Approach Towards Computational Thinking Assessment in Education | |
| Jesse Rhoades, Komal Mangle, Pablo de León, Keith Crisman, & Kavya Manyapu | EHBS | Kinesiology | Assessment of Parastronauts’ Ingress and Egress of Lockheed Martin's Orion and Boeing CST-100 Starliner. |
| Wei Mao, Hairui Liu, & Jesse Rhoades | EHBS | Kinesiology | Grow as A Coach: The Initial Attempt of Teaching Styles within Sport Education |
| Kate McKinney & Ryan E. Flinn | EHBS | Counseling Psychology | Understanding College Students' Reactions to Peer Mental Distress: Demographic Differences in Dismissive Responses |
| Gabriella Montero | EHBS | Counseling Psychology | Exploring Impacts of Multigenerational Historical Trauma on Indigenous Academic Outcomes |
| Mary Moroney-Fernandez | EHBS | Educational Foundations & Research | Healing Through Nature: The Impact of Nature-Based Activities on Multilingual Students |
| Katherine L. Nelson, Kristen Votava, & Tanis Walch | EHBS | Counseling Psychology | Updates to Meeting North Dakota Indigenous, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Ally, Plus, and Underserved School-Based Mental Health Needs |
| Anna K. Nguyen, Andrew C. Lenway, Rachel L. Navarro, Jinkoo Lee, Patton O. Garriott, Han Na Suh, Bo Hyun Lee, Lisa Y. Flores, Maya Elste, Alan Guandique, Sarah L. Orton, & Chia-Lin Tsai | EHBS | Counseling Psychology | Perceptions of the Work Environment across time among Early Career Latine Engineers |
| Nneka Nwaokeafor | TLPP | Teaching & Leadership | Traumatic Brain Injury and children's ability to read in Early Childhood Education |
| Jamal Oakes | EHBS | Counseling Psychology | The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) on Confidence, Motivation, and Self-esteem in College Athletes |
| Devika S. Panicker & Katherine L. Nelson | EHBS | Counseling Psychology | The Impact of Racism and Heterosexism on BIPOC LGBTQ+ Individuals’ Response to Sexual Violence |
| Ellyssa Peterson & Sandra Moritz | EHBS | Kinesiology | The impact of menstrual cycle phase on efficacy and distance-running performance |
| Justin Phillippi | EHBS | Counseling Psychology | The Role of Resilience: A SEM Examination of Sleep, Organizational Support, and Crew Cohesion on Psychological Distress in Firefighters |
| Sharmin Rahman & Robert H. Stupnisky | EHBS | Higher Education | Addressing Imposter Syndrome in Academia: A Mixed-Methods Study on Faculty Experience |
| Kevin Read | EHBS | Educational Foundations & Research | Pedagogy and Ideology: North Dakota Teachers and the Young Citizen’s League |
| Katy Ries | TLPP | Teaching & Leadership | Working Conditions and Teacher Burn out |
| Alison Rollag, Amber Peterson, & Akorede Teriba | EHBS | Counseling Psychology | Growing into Compassion: Exploring Therapists' Experience of Burnout and Job Satisfaction |
| Logan Rutten | TLPP | Teacher Education | Unlearning and Relearning: Boundary-Spanning Teacher Educators as Partners in Indigenous Teacher Education |
| Zachary M. Schultz & Steven D. LeMire | EHBS | Educational Foundations & Research | Collective efficacy and cognitive engagement in academic group settings |
| Bijaya Shrestha & Dr. Virginia Clinton-Lisell | EHBS | Educational Foundations & Research | Factors Affecting Teachers' Adoption of Digital Educational Resources (DER) in the Schools of Kathmandu Valley |
| Stacey Skarperud | TLPP | Teaching & Leadership | Guiding Principles for New Principals: Talking the talk and walking the walk |
| Ethan Spana & Ryan Flinn | EHBS | Counseling Psychology | A Thematic Analysis Exploring the Intersection of Minority Stressors and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Related Stressors in Early Adopters of PrEP |
| Krista Steele | TLPP | Teaching & Leadership | Faculty’s Attitudes and Actions Regarding Student Accommodations in Higher Education |
| India Stockert & Kara Wettersten | EHBS | Counseling Psychology | Understanding Emotional Differences in Interracial Relationships |
| Robert H. Stupnisky & Martin Daumiller | EHBS | Educational Foundations & Research | Does Faculty Research Motivation Predict Success Over Time? Longitudinal Analyses of Levels, Measures, and Temporal-Ordering |
| Ryan Summers, Julie Robinson, Min Jung Lee, Ashley Iveland, Rebekah Hammack, & Martha Inouye | TLPP | STEM Education | Impacts on rural elementary teachers after a year-long online professional learning program |
| Zhihao Tang & Ryan E. Flinn | EHBS | Counseling Psychology | Authoritarian Filial Piety, Internalized Homophobia, and Psychological Distress among Chinese Sexual Minority Men: The Protective Roles of Parental Support and Resilience |
| Sara Tezel | TLPP | Teaching & Leadership | Alternative assessment for alternative students: Best grading practices to engage students in alternative high schools |
| Chandler R. Tobeck & Karla K. Fehr | EHBS | Counseling Psychology | Bedtime Routines and Nightmare Frequency as Related to Insomnia among Rural and Urban Youth |
| Matt Torgerson | TLPP | Teaching & Leadership | Addressing Chronic Absenteeism: A Data-Driven Approach to Attendance Interventions |
| Frannie Tunseth, Darian Sherva, & Logan Rutten | TLPP | Teaching & Leadership | Opportunities, Challenges, and Growth: Co-facilitating Practitioner Inquiry as Professional Development for Teacher Educators |
| Joni Tweeten & Woei Hung | EHBS | Instructional Design & Technology | AI-based Simulation in Nursing Education: A Case in Population Health |
| Talia L. Vazquez | TLPP | Teaching & Leadership | Transforming Civic Education: A proposed mixed methods study exploring Gen Alpha’s perceptions of their educational and civic efficacy and values |
| Lisa Vojacek | TLPP | Teaching & Leadership | Embracing Wonderings: A Professional Learning Course, Grounded in Practitioner Inquiry |
| Kristen Votava & Carol Johnson | TLPP | Early Childhood Education | Early Childhood Special Education Mentor Lab |
| Tanis J. Walch & Robin Dodds | EHBS | Public Health Education | Effects of a Mindfulness App on the Well Being and Health of Parents of Children with Disabilities. |
| Katie Walsh | TLPP | Teaching & Leadership | What is the Motivation Driving Parents to Homeschool in North Dakota? |
| Giovanni Whyte, Celine Mudahakana, & Pempho Chinkondenji | EHBS | Educational Foundations & Research | Refugee and asylum seekers’ onto-epistemologies of (un)belonging: A photovoice study of schooling and integration in North Dakota |
| Amanda Wilson | EHBS | Educational Foundations & Research | Assessing Non-Cognitive Variables for Predicting Academic Success |
| Topaza Yu & Rachel Navarro | EHBS | Counseling Psychology | Racial Microaggressions and Their Impact on BIPOC Psychologists: Goal- Directed Behaviors, Job Satisfaction, Self-Efficacy, and Coping |
| Sarah Zacher | TLPP | Teaching & Leadership | Supporting Native American Self-Efficacy, Engagement, and Persistence Through Peer Mentoring |
| Maria Zaman, Lisa Vojacek, Sarah Zacher, Naomi McGaughey, & Ryan Summers | TLPP | Teaching & Leadership | Examining the impact of a paid student teaching experience and supplemental mentorship on K-12 teacher induction |
| Sherry Zeng | EHBS | Counseling Psychology | Childhood experiences, emotion management, and mental health among Asian/Asian Americans |
| Jessica Zorn | EHBS | Kinesiology | It Takes Two to Tango: Midwest Partnership Mores Impact Adherence to Dancing in the Greater Grand Forks Region |
Research Awards
Inspire Graduate Student Research Excellence Award Winner
Salahuddin Muhammad, Education Foundations & Research PhD program
Aspire Early Career Award for Excellence in Research Award Winner
Logan Rutten, Teaching, Leadership, and Professional Practice
Excellence in Research & Scholarship Award Winner
Lee Ann Williams, Education, Health & Behavior Studies
Questions
Professor, Associate Dean for Research & Faculty Development
- robert.stupnisky@UND.edu
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Grand Forks ND 58202-7189