RESEARCH

presentations

Regional/National/International Presentations

Abrams, L. M. (2007, April). High-stakes testing and the diploma earning patterns of students with disabilities. American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Abrams, L. M. (2007, April). Classroom assessment and grading practices as related to student motivation. American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Abrams, L., & Gerber, P. J. (2007, April). The 2003-05 diploma earning patterns of students with disabilities. Implications for Virginia's high status testing policy. American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Alder, N., McKelvey, S., & Doval, E. (February, 2007). Instructional strategies to increase motivation and close the achievement gap. Holmes Partnership, San Antonio, Texas.

Arnold, B. L., & de la Motte, S. J. (2006, May). Individuals with ankle giving way produce an inversion moment at submaximal ankle torques. American College of Sports Medicine, Denver, CO.

Arnold, B. L., & de la Motte, S. J. (2006, June). Measures of medial and lateral ankle torques are reliable in stable and unstable ankles. National Athletic Trainers Assoc., Atlanta, GA.

Arnold, B. L. (2006, May). Altered neuromuscular performance in functional ankle instability. From Pain to Performance - 2006, London, ENG.

Arnold, B. L. (2006, May). Ankle taping and support: evidence for their efficacy and effectiveness. From Pain to Performance - 2007, London, ENG.

Arnold, B. L. (2006, June). Treatment of functional ankle instability. National Athletic Trainers Association, Atlanta, GA.

Arnold, B. L. (2006, September). Ankle bracing: sense or non-sense. Enkel de Enkel, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Arnold, B. L. (2006, September). Inversion torque bias is positively related to increases in postural sway. 3rd International Ankle Symposium, Dublin, IRE.

Arnold, B. L. (2006, September). Neuromechanics of ankle joint injuries. Enkel de Enkel, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Arnold, B. L. (2007, March). Altered neuromuscular performance in functional ankle instability. Changing Perspectives: A one-day conference on lower limb injuries, Galway, IRE.

Arnold, B. L. (2007, March). Ankle taping and support: evidence for their efficacy and effectiveness. Changing Perspectives: a one-day conference on lower limb injuries, Galway, IRE.

Bond, D. S., Wolfe, L. G., Evans, R. K., Meador, J. G., Maher, J. W., & Kellum, J. M. (2006, March). Differences in quality of life (QOL) between moderately active (MA) and inactive (IA) gastric bypass surgery (GBS) patients: pre-surgery to 1-year post-surgery. American Academy of Health Behavior, Savannah, GA.

Bond, D., Evans, R., Wolfe, L., Meador, J., Maher, J.,& Kellum, J. (2006, June). Attainment of a minimal level of physical activity enhances physical and mental quality of life improvements among gastric bypass patients. American Society of Bariatric Surgery, San Francisco, CA.

Boyle, J.R. (2006, October). What research tells us about note-taking. International Conference on Learning Disabilities, Washington, DC.

Buck, D, Hooper, B., Lynch, K., White M., & Wilberger, S. (2006, October). Inclusion at the preschool level in Virginia: The role of UCEDD in process. 2006 AUCD Annual Meeting & Conference, Washington DC.

Carey S. N., Freedman, A. D., & Ross S. E. (2006, June). Acute lower right quadrant pain in a physically active college female. National Athletic Trainers’ Association 57th Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposia, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Cho, S. (2007, April). International students' practicum/internship and questions of equity. American Educational Research Assocation, Chicago, IL.

Cho, S. (2007, March). NNS Students' practicum and questions of equity. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Seattle, WA.

Christenbury, L. (2006, November). A moment in NCTE history. National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention, Nashville, TN.

Christenbury, L. (2006, November). The craft of Elie Wiesel's Night: Prose poetry, alliteration, and incremental repetition. National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention, Nashville, TN.

Christenbury, L. (2006, November). The reported experience of 123 students in three Virginia school districts taking AP, SAT, and State timed writing tests. National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention, Nashville, TN.

Christenbury, L. (2006, November). Where we stand: Literacy issues in educational leadership. Keynote Address, Conference on English Leadership (CEL), National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention, Nashville, TN.

Christenbury, L. (2006, December). Two approaches to writing on demand: Working backward and analyzing the rhetoric of prompts. Literary Lenses Conference, University of California Irvine Writing Project, Santa Anna, CA.

Conroy, M. (2007, February). Addressing challenging behavior in early childhood: Strategies for teachers and trainers. Midwest Symposium for Leadership in Behavior Disorders, Kansas City, KS.

Conroy, M. (2007, March). Addressing challenging behavior in early childhood: Strategies for teachers and trainers. National Training Institute of Effective Practices, Clearwater, FL.

Conroy, M. (2007, February). Environmental arrangement strategies for preventing challenging behavior in young children. Midwest Symposium for Leadership in Behavior Disorders, Kansas City, KS.

Conroy, McKenney, Sellers, & Daunic (2006, October). The influence of context on social behaviors of children with ASD. International Division of Early Childhood, Little Rock, AR.

Davis, M. (2006, November). Promoting and supporting teacher leadership through the creation of an educational specialist degree. National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators, Atlanta, GA.

Davis, M., & Dozier, T. (2007, February). From vision to action: Promoting and supporting teacher leadership through the creation of an educational specialist degree. American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, New York, NY.

Docherty, C. L., & Arnold, B. L. (2006, September). Force sense deficits in functionally unstable ankles. 4th International Ankle Symposium, Dublin, IRE.

Drame, E., Martell, S. T., Mueller, J., Oxford, R., Wisneski, D. B., & Xu, Y. (2007, April). "We make the road by walking": A collaborative inquiry into the experiences of women in Academia. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual conference, Chicago, IL.

Evans, R., Bond, D., Franco, R., Herrick, J., Larson, N., Meador, J., Wolfe, L., Maher, J., & Kellum, J. (2007, February). Alterations in body composition and energy expenditure1-month post-gastric bypass surgery: A pilot study. Southeast American College of Sports Medicine, Charlotte, NC.

Franco, R., Evans, R., Herrick J., Larson, N., Abell, A., Stern, M., Bryan, D., Wickham, E., & Laver, J. (2007, February). Physical activity participation among overweight adolescents with and without the metabolic syndrome. Southeast American College of Sports Medicine, Charlotte, NC.

Freedman, A. (2007, March). Common adolescent injuries of the lower limb. Changing perspectives, Galway, Ireland.

Garten, R. S., Webb, H. E., McMinn, D. R., Beckman, J. L., Kamimori, G. H., & Acevedo, E. O. (2007, February). Psychoneuroimmunological responses to dual stressors. Southeast American College of Sports Medicine Conference, Charlotte, NC.

Gayle, R., Ross, S., & Freedman, A. (2007, January). Teaching not so exact science: The controversial pectineus muscle. 2007 Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Gehring, T., Puffer, M., Muth, W. R., & Kamusikiri, S. (2006, July). Janie Porter Barrett (1865-1948): Exemplary African American correctional educator. International Correctional Education Association Conference, Anaheim, CA.

Gerber, P. J. (2007, March). "Playing for Keeps": What transition planning must deliver for life beyond school for students with LD. Parents Education Network (invited), San Francisco, CA.

Gerber, P. J., & Price L. A. (2006, July). Self disclosure and adults with LD. International Academy for Research in LD, Boulder, CO.

Gerber, P. J., & Price L. A. (2007, February). Self disclosure and adults with LD. Learning Disabilities Association of America, Pittsburgh, PA.

Getzel, E.E., & Thoma, C.A. (2006, November). C3 Replication/adaptation efforts in Virginia. The Association of Severely Handicapped (TASH) Annual conference. (TASH TECH preconference on the transition to post-secondary education for students with ID), Baltimore, MD.

Head, C.A., Coogle, C.L., Cotter, J.J., & Parham, I.A. (2006, April). Geriatric health professionals mentors: Differential patterns of anticipated comfort in the mentoring partnership. Southern Gerontological Society’s 27the Meeting, Lexington, KY

Hermann, M. (2007, March). Ethics interest network. American Counseling Association Convention, Detroit, MI.

Hermann, M. (2007, March). Legal and ethical issues in counseling. Big Easy Workshop, New Orleans, LA.

Hermann, M. (2006, September). Ethics and professional issues interest network. Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Orlando, FL.

Hermann, M., Cooker, P., & Buckley, M. (2006, September). The internship experience: Innovative ideas and current visions. Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Orlando, FL, USA.

Hyatt, K., Filler, J., & Xu, Y. (2006, November). Differential impact of social skill instruction on teacher and child behaviors. The Association of Severely Handicapped (TASH) Annual conference, Baltimore, MD.

Luebbers, P., Potteiger, J., Warren, B., Clore, J., Bond, D., Evans, R., & Davis, M. (2006, June). Glucose uptake following resistance training sessions of different intensities but of equal work volume. American College of Sports Medicine, Nashville, TN.

Marshak, J. J. (2007, March). Tenants found in adequacy-based court decisions. American Educational Finance Association, Baltimore, MD.

Marshak, J. J. (2006, November). Challenges to school finance systems, from equity to adequacy: Are they really so different? Mid-South Educational Research Association, Birmingham, AL.

McDonnough, J. T., (2006, October). Capacity building for teaching science in urban schools. Science Education at the Crossroads, Ogden, Utah.

McDonnough, J. T., & Matkins, J. J. (2007, January). Professional development of professors at a crossroad: Using vexations as the focal point. Association for Science Teacher Educators 2007 International Conference, Clearwater, FL.

McDonnough, J. T., & Matkins, J. J. (2007, January). Sound science circus content instrument validation study. Association for Science Teacher Educators 2007 International Conference, Clearwater, FL.

McDonnough, J. T., & Matkins, J. J. (2006, May). The Effect of a science methodological approach on the science content understanding of elementary pre-service teachers. Joint North American-European and South American Symposium: Science and Technology Literacy in the 21st Century, Richmond, VA, USA; Nicosia, Cyprus; Lima, Peru.

McMillan, J. H., Abrams, L. M., Pannozzo, G. M., & Cauley, K. M. (2007, April). Classroom assessment and grading practices as related to student motivation. American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Milby, T., Hoover, K., Baylor, N., Nikas, J., Robinson, G., & Rice-Jones, R. (2007, May). What works? Creating organizational change in low-performing literacy environments. International Reading Association 52nd Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada.

Muth, W. R. (2006, November). English language/literacy learners in US prisons. Low Educated Second Language and Literacy Acquisition – for Adults. Research, Practice and Policy International Conference, Richmond, VA.

Muth, W. R., Linton, J., & Steurer, S. J. (2006, September). Corrections education, family literacy, and transition to the community. National Institute for Literacy Special Topics On-Line Discussion Group, (Washington DC).

Muth, W. R., Wright, R., Gehring, T., Costelloe, A., & Penwell, J. W. (2006, July). In the borderlands: Professional identity in prisons. A panel discussion. International Correctional Education Association Conference, Anaheim, CA.

Nugent, J. , Smith, F., & Rhodes, J. A. (2007, January). Exploring faculty learning communities: Building connections among teaching, learning and technology. 2007 EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

Philipsen, M. (2006, November). Gender equity in higher education: The issue balancing professional and personal lives. American Educational Studies Association, Spokane, WA.

Philipsen, M. (2007, April). Transforming the academy: Struggles and strategies of women in higher education. American Educational Studies Association, Chicago, IL.

Philipsen, M. (2006, October). The debate about teaching as a profession. South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society, Greenville, NC.

Reardon, R. M. (2007, April). Conducting research that practitioners think is useful. American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Reardon, R. M. (2007, March). Perspectives on Hispanic gifted education. National Curriculum Network Conference, Williamsburg, VA.

Reardon, R. M. (2007, June). Experiencing educational leadership. EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Reed-Victor, E., Chin, C., & Rhodes, J. (2006, July). Personality contributions to early literacy and adjustment. European Conference on Personality, Athens, Greece.

Reed-Victor, E., Rhodes, J. A., & Chin, C. (2006, July). Personality contributions to early language development and social-emotional adjustment. European Conference on Personality, Athens, Greece.

Rhodes, J. A., Richardson, J. S., & Robnolt, V. J. (2006, October). Improving student comprehension of electronic text through study skills instruction. College Reading Association Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.

Rhodes, J., Milby, T., & Robnolt, V. (2007, May). University partnerships: One-on-one tutoring. International Reading Association 52nd Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada.

Richardson, J., Parker, G. G., Pyles, M. A., & Nseyo, U. O. (2006, November). Challenges in recruiting African-American men to evaluate a prostate health education intervention. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.

Richardson, J., Parker, G. G., Pyles, M. A., & Nseyo, U. O. (2006, April). If we build it, will they come? Evaluating the receptivity of underserved Black men to e-health technology to obtain prostate health and prostate cancer information. Biennial Symposium on Cancer, Minorities and the Medically Underserved, Washington, D.C.

Richardson, J., Parker, G. G., Pyles, M. A., & Nseyo, U. O. (2006, May). The impact of health literacy on eliminating disparities: Implications for using e-health education technology for prostate health and prostate cancer information. Cancer, Culture and Literacy Conference, Clearwater Beach, FL.

Richardson, J. S., Robnolt, V. J., & Rhodes, J. A. (2006, June). Study skills: How times have changed in the electronic age. Joint North American, European, and South America (NAESA) Symposium, Richmond, VA.

Richardson, J. S., Robnolt, V. J., & Rhodes, J. A. (2006, May). Improving electronic literacy through student use of computer-based study skills. Content Area Reading Special Interest Group, International Reading Association Convention, Chicago, IL.

Robnolt, V. J., Flanigan, K., Hayes, L. L., & Jones, J. (2006, May). A view of fluency from a developmental stage perspective. Symposium at the International Reading Association Convention, Chicago, IL.

Romano, D., Hermann, M., & Fonseca, T. (2006, September). School counselor preparation in specialty areas. Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Orlando, FL.

Ross, S. E. (2006, June). A classification equation for identifying functional ankle instability. National Athletic Trainers’ Association 57th Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposia, Atlanta, GA.

Ross, S. E. (2006, June). Dynamic balance training. National Athletic Trainers’ Association 57th Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposia, Atlanta, GA.

Ross, S. E. (2006, September). Noise-enhanced postural stability in subjects with functional ankle instability. 3rd International Ankle Symposium, Dublin, Ireland.

Ross, S. E. (2006, June). Reliability and precision of dynamic assessment measures for stable and unstable ankles. American College of Sports Medicine 53rd Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.

Ross, S. E. (2006, May). Therapeutic coordination training for functional ankle instability. Sports Rehab & Education, Pain to Performance: A One-Day Foot and Ankle Symposium, London, England, UK.

Ross, S. E., & Docherty C. L. (2006, June). Ankle special interest group: Assessment and rehabilitation of functional ankle instability. National Athletic Trainers’ Association 57th Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposia, Atlanta, GA.

Rossi, J. A. (2006, November). The United States Institute of Peace: Integrating themes of peace, security, and conflict management in the classroom. National Social Studies Supervisor's Association, Washington, D.C.

Stemhagen, K. (2007, March). Social activism, guardianship, and indoctrination: “The Edukators” as philosophy of education. Annual meeting of the Philosophy of Education Society (PES)., Atlanta, GA.

Stemhagen, K. (2007, April). Social justice and mathematics: Rethinking the nature and purposes of school mathematics. American Educational Research Association 2007 meeting, Chicago, IL.

Stemhagen, K. (2007, March). William James, Thomas Kuhn and the varieties of scientific revolution: Some epistemological and educational implications. 2007 Annual Meeting of the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain, Oxford, UK.

Stemhagen, K. (2006, October). Constructing Lewis Mumford’s philosophy of education: An act of intellectual archaeology. Annual meeting of the South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society, Durham, NC.

Stewart, L., Tyson, C., Grimmes, P., & Dilworth, P. (2006, November). Teaching for social justice: promise and practice in urban schools. National Council for the Social Studies, Washington, DC.

Sutherland, K.S. (2006, August). Utilizing partnerships to recruit, train, and retain teachers of students with emotional disturbance. OSEP Project Directors Conference, Washington, DC.

Sutherland, K.S., & Snyder, A (2007, April). Instructional behavior of teachers of students with emotional or behavioral disorders. American Educational Research Associational Conference, Chicago, IL.

Thoma, C. A., Held, M. F., Bartholomew, C., & Rogan, P. (2006, November). Student-led IEP: Research-based strategies for success. TASH Conference, Baltimore, MD.

Thoma, C.A., Bartholomew, C., & Hendricks, D. (2007, April). Practical and effective uses of the self-determined learning model of instruction: Examples from the field. Council for Exceptional Children, Louisville, KY.

Toderico, B., Evans, R., Franco, R. Stern, M., Bryan, D., Larson, N., Herrick, J., & Laver, J. H. (2006, June). Alterations in fitness and blood lipids of overweight adolescents following a 6-month weight management program. American College of Sports Medicine, Nashville, TN.

Webb, H. E., McMinn, D. R., Garten, R. S., Beckman, J. L., Kamimori, G. H., & Acevedo, E. O. (2006, June). Neuroendocrine and hemostatic responses in firefighters during physical and psychological stress. American College of Sport Medicine Conference, Denver, CO.

Webb, H. E., McMinn, D. R., Garten, R. S., Beckman, J. L., Kamimori, G. H., & Acevedo, E. O. (2006, June). Stress hormone responses in firefighters during physical and psychological stress. North American Society for Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, Denver, CO.

White, D. A. (2006, February). Cultural and situational contexts of the progression of bullying to violence in schools. Eastern Educational Research Association, Clearwater, FL.

Whitenack, J. (2007, April). A methodology to explain teachers' emerging roles as K-5 mathematics specialists. American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Whitenack, J., & Ellington, A. (2007, January). . Joint Meeting of Mathematics Association of America & American Mathematical Society, New Orleans, LA.

Whitenack, J., & Heaton, R. (2007, March). Developing case studies of elementary and middle-level teacher leaders. National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics, Atlanta, GA.

Whitenack, J., Ellington, A., & Inge, V. (2007, March). Assessing K-5 teacher leaders' mathematical learning. National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics, Atlanta, GA.

Xu, Y., & Drame, E. (2007, April). Culturally appropriate context: Unlocking the potential of response to intervention for English language learners. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual conference, Chicago, IL.

Xu, Y., & Gelfer, J. (2006, October). Empowering culturally diverse families of preschoolers with disabilities: The Double ABCX Model. Division of Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council of Exceptional Children (CEC) Annual conference, Little Rock, AR.

Xu, Y., & Stone, M. (2006, October). Using digital library to enhance learning of young English learners. Division of Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council of Exceptional Children (CEC) Annual conference, Little Rock, AR.

Xu, Y., & Zhang, B. (2007, April). Developing dynamic assessment for children with diverse backgrounds. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual conference, Chicago, IL.

Xu, Y., Filler, J., & Hyatt, K. (2007, May). Facilitating diversity in inclusive early childhood programs: Involving families through the MAPS process. Association of Childhood Education International (ACEI) Annual conference, Tampa, FL.

Xu, Y., Gelfer, J., & Lee, K. (2007, April). Using Double ABCX Model to collaborate and communicate with culturally diverse families. Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Annual conference, Louisville, KY.

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