2015 Presentations

Presentations focused on topics in one of the following three tracks: Creativity, Innovation and Technology; Diversity, Cross-Cultural, and Social Justice; and Administration, Policy, and Finance. All presentation were in the Pecha Kucha style, challenging presenters to capture and communicate their scholarly research in a 20 seconds-per-slide, 20-slide presentation. Attendees had the opportunity to ask questions at the conclusion of each presentation.

Click here for the 2015 SPS Presentation Abstracts

Diversity, Cross-Cultural, and Social Justice

• Presenter: Marvin Boomer and Drew Tonissen
  Title: Neoliberalism, Markets, and Accountability: How Does Increased Standardized Testing Impact High School Students?
• Presenter: Dr. Stephany Dunstan
  Title: Educating the Educated: The Role of University-Based Linguistic Diversity Programs
• Presenter: Tara Hudson
  Title: Supporting College Students in Developing and Sustaining Interracial Friendships
• Presenter: Daniel McGurrin
  Title: Towards Understanding the Process of Shared Norm Development Required for Managing Cultural Differences: Exploring the Early Formation of Multicultural Teams
• Presenter: Dr. Barry Olson
  Title: Multiculturalism and the Student Affairs Practitioner: Walking the Talk
• Presenter: Callie Womble
  Title: Challenges and Opportunities: The Persistence of Black Students in STEM

Creativity, Innovation, and Technology

• Presenter: Amanda Cadran
  Title: As We Are: The Ethics of Caring in a Co-Teaching Blended Model
• Presenter: Justine Hollingshead
  Title: #HigherEducation Trending Now
• Presenter: Cole Taylor
  Title: The ROI in Assessment: Designing Surveys with Students and Practitioners in Mind

Administration, Policy, and Finance

• Presenter: Carol Cutler White
  Title: State Higher Education Governance and Degree Attainment Policy
• Presenter: Dr. Tiffany Davis
  Title: The Metaphorical World of Supervision
• Presenter: Alessandra Dinin, Ashley Grantham, Stephany Dunstan, Tara Hudson, Audrey Jaeger, and Jingjing Zhang
  Title: Weathering Academic Purgatory: The Role of Need for Community Support for Postdocs

Research Posters

• Presenter: Lisa Beth Bergene, Lauren Creamer, Daniel Flowers, Elinor Landess, and Aneshia Wilson
  Title: First Year Student Definitions of Authenticity in Peer Relationships
• Presenter: Dawn Culpepper, Ashley Simons-Rudolph, Joseph Simons-Rudolph, and Otis McGresham
  Title: Why Here? What Motivates Undergraduates Students to Gender Activist Volunteerism
• Presenter: Elinor Landess, Jessie Stellini, Jordan Hale, and Jeff Nelson
  Title: The Resident Feedback Survey: RA Performance and Community Health
• Presenter: Charlene Mutamba
  Title: Virtual Technology and Organizational Learning: A Review of Literature 
• Presenter: Brian Peters
  Title: Historiography of Higher Education: A Shifting Field
• Presenter: Katie Ratterree
  Title: For-Profit Demand in North Carolina, A Proposed Study
• Presenter: Jill Rushing
  Title: Portrayal of Disability on the Popular Culture Television Program – Glee
• Presenter: David Townsend
  Title: Utilizing Narrative Writing to Build Academic Discourse Communities in the Composition Classroom: Exploring Advantages for Invisibly Marginalized Populations
• Presenter: Maryann Tyrer
  Title: Transformative Learning Theory and the Coming Out Experience of Lesbian Adults