Academic Affairs Digest: 2022
The following comprises a compendium of Simmons faculty scholarship and includes research activities, publications, editorial assignments, and notable awards.
Counseling
Greta A. Davis, Clinical Associate Professor
Awards and Honors
Outstanding Career Practitioner Award (Nominated January 2022), National Career Development Association, National. (January 31, 2022).
Award Description: "This award was established to recognize practicing career counselors and career service providers for outstanding performance and best practices in the day-to-day services they provide."
Five years of membership in NCDA.
At least 8 years of direct work with regard to career development in Higher Education, K-12, Private Practice &/or Consulting, Business/Industry, Government or Non-profit/Community Organization settings.Training in counseling or closely related field from a college, university or NCDA-recognized credentialing body.Documented involvement in, service to, and leadership within NCDA, state CDA and/or related professional associations at the local, regional, national and/or international levels.
Publications
Davis, G. A. (2022). In Danny Heitman (Ed.), Working Remotely Brings New Social Challenges. Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society: Phi Kappa Phi Forum. https://www.phikappaphi.org/docs/default-source/phi-kappa-phi-forum-documents/contributing-columnists/greta-davis/greta-davis_forum_winter2022.pdf?sfvrsn=3016dbe0_2
Davis, G. A. (2022). In Danny Heitman (Ed.), Engaging in Difficult Conversations at Work (Fall 2022 ed.). Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society: Phi Kappa Phi Forum. https://www.phikappaphiforum-digital.org/phikappaphiforum/fall_2022/MobilePagedReplica.action?pm=2&folio=20#pg22
Davis, G. A. (2022). In Danny Heitman (Ed.), Writing Emails: An Essential Skill for the Workplace (Summer 2022 ed.). Phi Kappa Phi Forum. https://www.phikappaphiforum-digital.org/phikappaphiforum/summer_2022/MobilePagedReplica.action?pm=2&folio=26#pg28
Davis, G. A. (2022). Teaching Aptitude Assessment in Career Counseling Courses (pp. 1). Broken Arrow, OK: Career Convergence Web Magazine. www.careerconvergence.org
Professional Offices
Texas Career Development Association, Officer, Secretary, Austin, TX, US, approximately 35 hours spent for the year, Yes, elected, Pro Bono, State. (May 1, 2021 - May 1, 2023).
Serve as a voting member of the Texas Career Development Association Executive Board. Take minutes of meetings to formally document organization proceedings.
Graduate Liberal Studies
Mag M. Gabbert, Clinical Assistant Professor
Awards and Honors
The Baltic Writing Residencies Chapbook Award, The Baltic Writing Residencies Organization, Scholarship/Research, International. (November 1, 2022).
For this annual contest, one chapbook manuscript is selected by a judge from a pool of international entries to receive the award, which includes publication of the chapbook and a $750 cash prize.
Action, Spectacle Poetry Award, Action, Spectacle (a literary journal), Scholarship/Research, International. (October 1, 2022).
For this annual contest, one poem is selected by a judge from a pool of international entries to receive the award, which includes a $1,000 cash prize and publication in the journal.
Peter Taylor Fellowship, Kenyon College / Kenyon Review, Scholarship/Research, National. (June 1, 2022).
The Kenyon Review is an internationally-recognized literary journal published by Kenyon College. Each year they sponsor summer writing workshops on campus, and they offer a small number of very competitive, merit-based fellowships to emerging writers who serve as TAs during the workshop weeks.
Publications
Gabbert, M. (2022). [White Noise]. Air/Light Magazine / the University of Southern California(6).
Gabbert, M. (2022). Crack. Salamander Magazine / Suffolk University(54), 62-63.
Gabbert, M. (2022). Goat. The Journal / The Ohio State University, 45(3).
Gabbert, M. (2022). Lake. The Journal / The Ohio State University, 45(3).
Gabbert, M. (2022). Moons. Salamander Magazine / Suffolk University(54), 64.
Gabbert, M. (2022). Sonnet. Air/Light Magazine / the University of Southern California(6).
Gabbert, M. (2022). The Breakup (five sections). Seneca Review / Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 52(1), 66-70.
Gabbert, M. (2022). The Breakup (two sections). New Delta Review / Louisiana State University, 12(2).
Gabbert, M. (2022). The Breakup (two sections). Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts / the University of Houston, 34(2), 90-91.
Gabbert, M. (2022). The Myth of Space Travel. Air/Light Magazine / the University of Southern California(6).
Editorial Activities
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Memphis, TN, USA, approximately 50 hours spent for the year, No, neither, Compensated, State. (August 2022 - April 2023).
In the Fall of 2022 I was contacted by Joanne Gikas, the Associate Dean of the College of Professional & Liberal Studies at the University of Memphis, who asked if I would conduct an on-site review of their GLS programs in the Spring of 2023. My two-day visit was scheduled for April of 2023.
Education Policy & Leadership
Michael S. Harris, Professor
Publications
Harris, M. S. (2022). Dan Patrick: Don't mess with Texas public universities (pp. A15). Houston Chronicle.
Publications submitted or under revision
Pryor, K. N., Harris, M. S. Probing potential academic fault lines: Mapping institutional logics in the framing of modern tenure.
Alex E. Pavlakis, Associate Professor
Publications
Hall, M., Pavlakis, A., Friend, M. (2022). Towards learning at scale for everybody: Applying action research to design an upskilling platform for marginalized adults. ICIS 2022, Proceedings 5.. ICIS. https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2022/digit_nxt_gen/digit_nxt_gen/5/
Pavlakis, A., Richards, M. P. (2022). Foregrounding the "home" in student homelessness: Residential context and educational outcomes in an urban district. Educational Researcher.
Pavlakis, A., Kelley, C. (2022). Accreditation. In Michelle Young (Ed.), E-encyclopedia for Educational Leadership. Routledge Publishing.
Pavlakis, A. (2022). COVID-19 pandemic poses unique challenges for students who are homeless.. The Conversation.
Editorial Activities
U.S. Department of Education, Institute for Education Sciences (IES), Reviewer, Grant Proposal, approximately 40 hours spent for the year. (December 1, 2021 - February 15, 2022).
Ad hoc grant reviewer for 4 proposals
Professional Offices
William L Boyd National Educational Politics Workshop, UCEA, the Politics of Education Association, and AERA Division L, Conference-Related, approximately 6 hours spent for the year. (2022).
Served as mentor to graduate students and earlier career faculty.
Research pending (submitted)
Ketterlin Geller, L. R. (Principal), Pavlakis, A. (Co-Principal), Sponsored Research, "Promoting Equity through Mathematics-at-Home (M-AT-H): Developing and implementing culturally responsive resources for parents to use at home to improve the equity gap", Department of Education, Federal, $3,000,000.00, Currently Under Review.
Teaching & Learning
Magdalena Pando, Associate Professor
Publications
Pando, M. (2022). Using language as a social semiotic tool in virtual science instruction. Pedagogy-Challenges, Recent Advances, New Perspectives, and Applications. IntechOpen.
Publications submitted or under revision
Pando, M., Marlatt, R., Lucero, L. Transcending language borders: Preparing secondary teachers of culturally and linguistically diverse students in US/Mexico borderland communities. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism.
Professional Offices
American Educational Research Association: Bilingual Education Research SIG, Chairperson, Yes, elected, Pro Bono, International. (May 1, 2022 - April 30, 2023).
Organize Conference Proposals, assign for review, accept into sessions (based on reviews), request symposia, paper, poster sessions.
Amy M. Richardson, Clinical Associate Professor
Publications
Geller, R. C.,, R. C., Gravel, J. D., Richardson, A. M., S. (2022). When Teachers Learn Through Practice: Controversial Issue Discussions in Mixed-Reality Simulations. Social Education, 86(2), 147-151. https://www.socialstudies.org/social-education
Research
Cohen, J. (Principal), Wilhelm, A. G. (Co-Principal), Richardson, A. M. (Supporting), Grant, "Simulations in Teacher Education: Systematic Replication Research to Improve the Preparation of Teachers", Robertson Foundation, State, $50,000.00, Funded. (July 1, 2020 - May 30, 2023).
Amy G. Rouse, Associate Professor
Publications
Young, M. K., Rouse, A. G., Datchuk, S. (2022). Writing interventions for students with learning disabilities: A scoping review. Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal 20(2), 129-148..
C. C., Allor, J. H., Stewart, J., Kearns, D., Rouse, A. G. (2022). A Synthesis of Reading Comprehension Interventions and Measures for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Low IQ.
Wang, M., Rouse, A. G., Walkington, C. A. (2022). A meta-analysis on the effects of problem-posing in mathematics education. Investigations in Mathematics Learning.
Rouse, A. G., Joshi, M., Wijekumar, K. (2022). International perspectives on spelling and writing in different orthographies: Introduction to the special series. Journal of Learning Disabilities,.
Rouse, R. J., Rouse, A. G. (2022). Taking the maker movement to school: A systematic review of preK-12 school-based makerspace research. Educational Research Review.
Jeanna R. Wieselmann, Assistant Professor
Awards and Honors
Dean’s Road to R1 Research Excellence Award, SMU Simmons School of Education and Human Development, Scholarship/Research, University. (September 23, 2022).
Awarded to top grant recipients in the Simmons School of Education and Human Development
Most Downloaded Paper Award, School Science and Mathematics, Scholarship/Research, International. (June 16, 2022).
Awarded to the top 10 most downloaded papers published in 2019-2020
Paper: Who succeeds in STEM? Elementary girls’ attitudes and beliefs about self and STEM
Top Cited Article Award, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Scholarship/Research, International. (March 31, 2022).
Awarded to the journal’s top-cited articles published in 2020-2021
Article: “I just do what the boys tell me”: Exploring small group student interactions in an integrated STEM unit
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Semi-Finalist, National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation, Scholarship/Research, National. (February 7, 2022).
Selected as one of 59 fellowship semi-finalists of 258 applicants
Publications
Wieselmann, J. R., Sager, M. T., Binford, L. (2022). A school-university partnership for integrated STEM learning: Curriculum modifications and considerations for emergency remote teaching. PDS Partners: Bridging Research to Practice, 17(2), 95-116.
Wieselmann, J. R., Sager, M. T., Price, B. C. (2022). STEM project-based instruction: An analysis of teacher-developed integrated STEM PBI curriculum units. Education Sciences, 12(9).
Wieselmann, J. R., Crotty, E. A. (2022). Teaching during COVID-19: Reflections of early-career science teachers. Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Science Education Research, 4(15).
Publications submitte or under revision
Keratithamkul, K., Roehrig, G. H., Wieselmann, J. R., Dare, E. A., Ring-Whalen, E. A. Examining the effects of race and gender on small group interactions in STEM classrooms through critical discourse analysis. Journal of Research in Science Teaching.
Editorial Activities
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Editorial Review Board Member. (2022 - 2025).
Journal of Science Teacher Education, Editorial Review Board Member, Pro Bono. (2019 - 2025).
Innovations in Science Teacher Education, Editorial Review Board Member, Pro Bono. (2018 - 2024).
Association for Science Teacher Education, Elementary Methods for Methods Forum Founding Member. (2022).
Journal for STEM Education Research, Reviewer, Journal Article. (2022).
Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences, Reviewer, Journal Article. (2022).
National Science Foundation, Reviewer, Grant Proposal. (2022).
Served on two NSF panels in 2022
PDS Partners: Bridging Research to Practice, Reviewer, Journal Article. (2022).
American Educational Research Association, Reviewer, Conference Paper. (2021 - 2022).
International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Reviewer, Conference Paper. (2021 - 2022).
Science Education, Reviewer, Journal Article. (2021 - 2022).
Routledge, Reviewer, Book, Compensated. (2020 - 2022).
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Reviewer, Journal Article, Pro Bono. (2019 - 2022).
Professional Offices
Association for Science Teacher Education, Committee Chair, Yes, elected, Pro Bono. (January 2021 - 2023).
Elections Committee Member (elected by full membership) - 2021-2023
Elections Committee Co-Chair (elected by committee) - 2021-2022
Elections Committee Chair (elected by committee) - 2022-2023
NARST: A Worldwide Organization for Improving Science Teaching and Learning Through Research, Committee Member, Pro Bono. (2020 - 2022).
Elections Committee
Research
Wieselmann, J. R., Grant, "Collaborative Research: Research on Integrated STEM Efficacy (RISE): A Study of Elementary Preservice Teachers and Noyce Scholars", National Science Foundation, Federal, $552,999.00, Funded. (June 1, 2022 - May 31, 2027).