Excellence @ Work: Presentations and honors

The latest edition of Excellence @ Work, an e-newsletter recognizing YSU faculty and staff scholarly achievements, features academic and scholarly presentations and honors by eight YSU faculty and staff members.

PRESENTATIONS
Julie Seitz, director of Dual Enrollment and Student Support Services, and Senior Lecturer Lori Carlson, both in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, were invited panelists for the SOVA Virtual Clinic titled "Leading and Implementing Large-Scale Change: A Conversation with Practitioners." They shared experiences and challenges in implementing co-requisite support for gateway math and stats courses as part of Ohio's Strong Start to Finish initiative. Watch.

Richard VanVoorhis, associate professor of Psychological Sciences and Counseling, presented “International School Psychology Program Collaboration: Our Cup of Tea” at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Conference. The presentation focused on a 10-day study abroad experience in England involving a dozen students in YSU’s School Psychology program. VanVoorhis and Ken Miller, professor of Psychological Sciences and Counseling, also presented “Strategies to Promote Parental Resilience: Obstacles and Solutions.” The presentation included findings of school psychologist focus groups to help promote strategies for increasing parental resilience for families of children diagnosed with low-incidence disabilities.

Kent Engelhardt, professor in the Dana School of Music, presented “Learning and Practicing the Basics of Jazz Harmony” at the 46th annual Illinois Wesleyan University Virtual Jazz Festival. Watch.

HONORS
Leslie Page, director of First Year Student Services, is the 2020-21 Recipient of the Fayetta M. Paulsen Accomplished Leader Award through the Ohio College Personnel Association. The award is presented to a student affairs professional who has made significant contributions to the field and their institution. Page earned a bachelor’s in Communications from Bowling Green State University and a master’s in Higher Education Administration and Student Personnel from Kent State University. She worked seven years at the University of South Florida as a residence life coordinator and in the Office of Orientation before coming to YSU in 2014.

Maria Fenty Denison, lecturer, Visual and Dramatic Arts, has been accepted into a competitive training program for Lessac Kinesensic Voice and Body Training at DePauw University in Indiana. The method, used by colleges and universities, theatre companies and research institutions throughout the United States and abroad, was developed by State University of New York professor emeritus Arthur Lessac.

Amy Weaver, associate professor of Nursing, has been reappointed to the National League for Nursing's Research Grant Review Panel. The panel reviews submissions for NLN’s Nursing Education Research Grants Program. Weaver, who has served on the panel since 2015, was reappointed until 2013.