2023 Publications

2023

• Chaytor, Jennifer (Chemistry)
  • Presented
    • Chaytor, J.L. “Carbohydrate Chemistry Makes a “Sweet” Undergraduate Research Program”. Invited oral presentation at Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, November 20, 2023.
    • Chaytor, J.L. “Understanding Implicit Bias in Instructor Course Evaluations: Exploring best practices for improving teaching in higher education.” Oral Presentation at 2023 Professional Issues in Higher Education Conference, Lansing, MI, October 27, 2023.
    • Chaytor, J.L. “Reflections on ALOC 2022”. Virtual oral presentation at 2023 Active Learning in Organic Chemistry Workshop, Fargo, ND, June 16, 2023.
• Drake, Veronika (English) 
  • Grants
    • “AI in Linguistics Classes”, Facilitator, Faculty Learning Community, Fall 2023.
    • “Stopping another's action with lexical interjections”. Faculty Research Grant, SVSU (3 hours
       Release, Fall 2023.
  • Presented (* peer reviewed, + invited)
    • * Drake, V. (October 2023). Turn-final or-phrases in English and German question-answer sequences. Guest lecture and data session in GER 431/613/713 and ANHRO 489/661, University of Waterloo, Canada.
    • +Drake, V. (April 2023). Disrupting linguistic bias through experiential learning in an introductory linguistics class. Ling Friday Series. University of Wisconsin-Madison.
    • *Drake, V. (March 2023). Increasing awareness about linguistic bias: Evidence from survey data. Paper presented at the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters.
    • +Drake, V., Collins, B., Lacey, K., Hitt, J., Giesler, M. (Winter 2023). Inclusivity and the “Who’s in Class” form. CETL, SVSU.
• Giroux, Chris (English)
  • Publications
    • “On Shopping Malls and Farmers’ Markets: An Argument for Writing Center Spaces in the University and the Community,” (with Helen Raica-Klotz), Writing Centers and Learning Commons: The Politics and Pedagogy of Sharing Common Ground, Ed. Steven Corbett and Maria Soriano (2023, Utah UP)
  • Creative Writing
    • “Limbo,” Walloon Writers Review (2023)
      “Kayaking the Channel,” Walloon Writers Review (2023)
• Hillman, Susan (Teacher Education)
  • Publications
    • Lischka, A. E., Kastberg, S., & Hillman, S. L. (2023). Articulating a pedagogy of discussion: Re-imagining our discussion practice in mathematics methods. In A. Cameron-Standerford, B. Bergh, & C. U. Edge (Eds.), Pausing at the threshold: Opportunity through, with, and for self-study of teacher education practices (pp. 319-328).
  • Presented
    • Kastberg, S., Hillman, S. L., & Lischka, A. E. (2023). Learning to Facilitate Discussions about Teaching with Teachers. Presentation for the 2023 National Council of Teacher of Mathematics Research conference, October 24-25.
    • Lischka, A. E., Kastberg, S., & Hillman, S. L. (2023). Articulating a pedagogy of discussion: Re-imagining our discussion practice in mathematics methods. Paper presentation at the 14th International Conference on Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices (S-STEP), Herstmonceaux Castle, Hailsham, UK, August 6-10.
    • Lischka, A. E., Kastberg, S., & Hillman, S. L. (2023). Supporting the development of mathematics teacher educator practice: Using community, artifacts, and theory. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, New Orleans, LA, February 2 – 4.
    • Kastberg, S., Hillman, S. L., & Lischka, A. E. (2023). Building Discussions of Mathematics Teaching Pedagogy from Teachers’ Experience and Thinking. Presentation for the Annual Conference for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, October 25-28. 
• Khan, Mohammad (ECE)
  • Presented
    • M. Ashraf Khan, Yu Zou and Wesley Beck,” A Study on Student Success in Circuit Theory with Complimentary Videotaped Problem-Solving Demonstrations in Challenging Times”, ASEE Conference 2023, June, Baltimore, MD.
    • Gavin M. Zimmer, Yu Zou, Flora Mia Szklenar and M. Ashraf Khan, “Pb-free solder contact reliability at extreme condition and in phase transition,” The 68th IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts, October 8-11, 2023, Seattle, WA.
  • SVSU SE&T symposium poster presentation
    • Abdullah Almohsin, and M. Ashraf Khan, “Exploring an application of Hall effect sensor for tactile and non-tactile use,” UGRP Student showcase, Saginaw Valley State University, 2023.
    • Flora Mia Szklenar, Gavin M Zimmer, and M. Ashraf Khan, “Eye diagram and failure of interconnect in microstrip transmission line,” UGRP Student showcase, Saginaw Valley State University, 2023.
• Koperski, Jeff (Philosophy)
  • Publications
    • Koperski, J. (2024) “God, the Laws of Nature, and Occasionalism,” Religious Studies, Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 October 2023, pp. 1-14. 
    • Koperski, J. “When Dialogue was the Norm: Theology and the Rise of Modern Science,” Philosophy, Theology and the Sciences 10, no. 1 (2023): 105-111.
• Paredes-Montero, Jorge (Biology)
  • Publications
    • Arad, N., Paredes-Montero, J., Mondal, M., Ponvert, N., & Brown, J. K. 2023. RNA interference-mediated knockdown of genes involved in sugar transport and metabolism disrupts psyllid Bactericera cockerelli (Order: Hemiptera) gut physiology and results in high mortality. Frontiers in Insect Science, 3, 1283334.
    • Brown, J. K., Paredes-Montero, J. R., & Stocks, I. C. 2023. The Bemisia tabaci cryptic species group—imperative for a taxonomic reassessment. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 101032.
    • Shahid, M. S., Paredes-Montero, J. R., Ashfaq, M., Al-Sadi, A. M., and Brown, J. K. 2023. Native and non-Native Bemisia tabaci NAFME haplotypes can be implicated in dispersal of endemic and introduced begomoviruses in Oman. Insects, 14(3), 268.
  • Grants
    • 2023 Developing a Graphic Online Library of GIFs and Video Animations for instruction (GOLGI) in Cellular and Molecular Biology. Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. US$ 6500
    • 2023    Faculty-led discovery of insect microbiomes with undergrad researchers. Undergraduate Research Program. US$ 12500
    • 2023    Microbial communities in whitefly super-bug species. SVSU Unit Grant. US$ 10017
    • 2023    Endosymbiont metacommunities of whitefly vector species in Ecuador. International Foundation for Science. US$ 12000.
  • Conference abstracts (bold and underlined names denote undergraduate students)
    • Paredes-Montero, J.R., and Brown, J.K. 2023. Knockdown of genes involved in the actin cytoskeleton pathway abates accumulation of “Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum” in the potato psyllid and interferes with transmission. Proceedings of the joint meeting of the Entomological Society of America Southeastern Branch and APS-CD. Feb 9- 11, South Padre, Texas, US.
  • Outreach
    • 2023, 2024: Organized Insect-a-palooza, a yearly community engagement event supported by the College of Science, Engineering, and Technology and the Biology Department. Led a student team in managing logistics, promotions, and on-site activities. The event attracted nearly 500 attendees and was featured in SVSU media for fostering public interest in insect biology.
• Pashak, Travis (Psychology)
  • Publications
    • Pashak, T. J., Tunstull, M. D., Booms, A. V., Vanderstelt, B. H., & Handal, P. J. (2023). 
      Many hands make light work: Group therapy on college campuses is efficient, effective, enticing, and essential. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 38(1), 185-206.  
    • Pashak, T. J., Nelson, O. M., Tunstull, M. D., Vanderstelt, B. H., Nichols, D. P., & Hitt, J. M. (2023) Trauma resilience on campus: The moderating effect of developmental assets in the link between trauma exposure and posttraumatic symptomatology in college emerging adults. Traumatology, 29(3), 352-360
    • Pashak, T.J., (2023) “Career mentorship for applied psychology fields: Challenges, successes, and future directions”, In H. Scherschel & D. S. Rudmann (Eds.) Teaching tips: A compendium of conference presentations on teaching, Society for the Teaching of Psychology, 2023-2024, (pp. 13-17).
• Youngstedt, Scott (Sociology)
  • Presented
    • The Mobility of Patients, Healers, and Medicines in Niger. 66th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, San Francisco, CA, November 2023.   
    • The Niger Crisis: Personal Rivalries in Geopolitical Context. 66th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, San Francisco, CA, November 2023.