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Participatory Action Research through Arts-based Research Methods

Shannon DoyleMay 20, 2020July 8, 2021Leave a comment

Congratulations to Nashman Affiliate Faculty, Dr. Maranda Ward, who recently published a a research article on youth identity formation through participatory action research. To read the full article, click here.

Dr. Ward used Promising Futures, the arts-based peer education program she developed, as her study site in conducting this research. Dr. Ward sought to understand how the identities of urban youth labeled as ‘at-risk’ was affected by their role as peer mentors for students traditionally labeled as ‘at-risk’ by academic standards.

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Connect with Council on Undergraduate Research for free through April

Shannon DoyleApril 27, 2020Leave a comment

The Council on Undergraduate Research will be waiving their membership fee and allowing free access to all of their services until April 30th. Setup your account here!

CUR, a membership organization that works to increase the undergraduate research capacity for faculty and students at campuses across the country, are aiming to provide greater assistance to both students and faculty during this difficult time. The organization provides an online community for support and collaboration. The membership also grants access to many journals and online resources.

This access comes at a great time in the semester, as final papers and projects are right around the corner. For students, the CUR membership could provide a plethora of resources to complete these assignments. It could even assist in finding a journal to submit a paper to for publishing.

Be sure to take advantage of this opportunity!

Calls for Papers: Special Issue on Science Education and Civic Engagement

aemebteApril 1, 2020April 27, 2020Leave a comment

Science Education and Civic Engagement: An International Journal (SECEIJ) is calling for submissions to be part of a special issue honoring the life and legacy of Dr. David Ferguson, Distinguished Service Professor and Provost’s Scholar at Stony Brook University, who died unexpectedly in July 2019. David was one of the first individuals involved with the National Science Foundation-funded SENCER (Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities) Project and became a senior leader in that community. In addition to chairing the SENCER Leadership Fellows program, David was a long-time member of the editorial advisory board for SECEIJ.

In keeping with the themes that were important to David during his career, we invite submissions on the following topics:

diversity and inclusive excellence in STEM
engineering for social good
faculty development/leadership
applied math and quantitative literacy

Submission guidelines can be found at http://new.seceij.net/submission-guidelines/. Please note that for this special issue, submissions do not need to fall into one of the categories described in the guidelines. All submissions should be sent to Marcy Dubroff, Managing Editor, at mdubroff@fandm.edu. The deadline for submissions to this special issue is April 15. Questions about this special issue can be directed to either of SECEIJ’s co-editors in chief, Trace Jordan (trace.jordan@nyu.edu) or Matt Fisher (matt.fisher@stvincent.edu).

Science Education and Civic Engagement: New Journal – Call for Papers

Shannon DoyleNovember 15, 2019Leave a comment

The online peer-reviewed journal, Science Education and Civic Engagement is seeking papers for the winter issue. They seek papers that utilize civic issues to engage students in relation to math and science. It aims to educate students so they become more active participants in their communities.

More information on the journal itself can be found here.

Submission guidelines can be found here.

Oct. 31st Women’s Health Fellowship Deadline

Shannon DoyleOctober 28, 2019Leave a comment

The Clara Schiffer Project on Women’s Health is currently accepting applications for a 2020 fellowship. It seeks to provide financial support to graduate students conducting research to improve women’s health and create broader discussion around women’s health issues.

The maximum award is a one-time $5,000 award. To be eligible for this award, students must be currently enrolled in a SPH master’s program or relevant doctoral program.

The application deadline is October 31st, 2019. Find more information on the fellowship and application process here: https://publichealth.gwu.edu/projects/jiwh#schifferfellows

Can Being Civically-Engaged Make You Healthier?

Shannon DoyleOctober 16, 2019Leave a comment

“Increases in physical and mental health are related to increases in civic engagement, whether through voting or through such activities as volunteering and membership in civic organizations.”

A new study has found that there may be a link between civic engagement and health and well-being. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation believes that approaching civic-engagement with a health mindset could help to improve the overall health conditions, services, and systems.

The key findings that resulted show that there may be a reinforcing feedback loop, in that poor health early in life leads to lower levels of civic-engagement while more civic-engagement at a young age is associated with less depression later in life.

Since the health-civic engagement link has not been studies extensively, the researchers recommend that more data be collected through longitudinal data sets and more research be done on the causal relationship between these two variables.

To read the full study, click on this link here.

New Community-Engaged Scholarship Publications

Shannon DoyleOctober 16, 2019Leave a comment

The latest issue of Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement (JHEOE) is out!

JHEOE is a peer-reviewed journal published by the University of Georgia, that publishes materials on outreach and engagement between institutions and communities. There most recent publication features many articles of interest, including research articles and reflective essays.

Check out the new volume here