Recent Scholarship
Full Time Faculty
Ginny Altrogge, Ed.D.
Conference Presentation:
Altrogge, V.E. (September 30, 2016) The St. Louis Hegelians and St Louis Philosophical Society, a presentation at Society of Philosophy and History of Education, Oklahoma City, OK.
Conference Presentation:
Cornell, T. and Witkowski, P. (July, 2016). Promoting Engagement for Higher Education Students. International Literacy Association Conference, Boston, MA.
Publications:
Kaiser, D. (in press). Binary feature assessment for presentations. In J. Vorholt (Eds.) New ways of teaching speaking, second edition. Alexandria, VA: TESOL. (Lesson plan in edited publication).
Kaiser, D. (in press). Focused pronunciation practice for presentations. In J. Vorholt (Eds.) New ways of teaching speaking, second edition. Alexandria, VA: TESOL. (Lesson plan in edited publication).
Kaiser, D. (2018). Observations of Ceibal en Inglés: A SWOT Analysis and the Strategies of Stronger Uruguayan Teachers in English Classrooms. In 1.er Encuentro de Ceibal en Inglés. “Encuentros Cercanos con lo Remoto en la Creación de una Comunidad Educativa” (pp. 61–77). Montevideo: Plan Ceibal. (Invited article).
Kaiser, D. (2018). Observaciones de Ceibal en Inglés: un análisis FODA y las estrategias de los más fuertes docentes uruguayos en las aulas de inglés. In 1.er Encuentro de Ceibal en Inglés. “Encuentros Cercanos con lo Remoto en la Creación de una Comunidad Educativa” (pp. 42–60). Montevideo: Plan Ceibal. (Spanish translation published with the original English version).
Kaiser, D., & Saisanan Na Ayudhya, Y. (2018). Promoting inclusion through English for organic farming and ecotourism in ASEAN countries: A Thai example. In The VietTESOL International Conference 2017: English Language Education in Diverse Contexts (pp. 105–117). Hanoi: Vietnam National University Press. (Peer-reviewed article).
Kaiser, D. (2018). Mobile-Assisted Pronunciation Training: The iPhone Pronunciation App Project. Speak Out! Journal of the IATEFL Pronunciation Special Interest Group, 58, 38-51. (Invited article).
Conference Presentations:
Kaiser, D. (2019, March forthcoming). Practical Approaches to Teaching Pronunciation. Six-hour pre-conference institute (PCI) presented at the annual TESOL International Convention in Atlanta, Georgia.
Kaiser, D., Lee-Johnson, Y. L., & Mansouri, S. (2018, September). Developing Engaging Professional Development: The Teacher-Student Success Network. Presentation at the annual MIDTESOL 2018 Conference in Kansas City, Missouri.
Lee-Johnson, Y. L., Kaiser, D., & Mansouri, S. (2018, September). Experiences of High School Teachers in Extended Professional Development. Presentation at the annual MIDTESOL 2018 Conference in Kansas City, Missouri.
Kaiser, D. (2018, July). Sharing the Stage with a Screen: Co-teaching in Videoconference-Assisted Language Learning. Presentation at the Asia TEFL International Conference in Macau SAR, China.
Kaiser, D. (2018, July). Glocal Me: Negotiating Identity as an ELT Professional. Presentation at the Asia TEFL International Conference in Macau SAR, China.
Kaiser, D. (2018, March). Practical Approaches to Teaching Pronunciation. Six-hour pre-conference institute (PCI) presented at the annual TESOL International Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
Kaiser, D. (2017, February). Dimensions of Culture: Understanding Classroom and Family Interaction. Invited presentation at the Mini-Conference on Family, School, and Community Engagement in Kansas City, Missouri.
Kaiser, D.: Montevideo, Uruguay. “A Workshop in Teaching English Pronunciation Skills” – Workshop and webinar on English pronunciation skills give to the teachers at the Alianza Binational Center United States – Uruguay (May 2017)
Publications:
McMullen, V.B., Mahfood, S.L., Francis, G., & Bubenik, J. (2017). Using prediction and desensitization techniques to treat dental anxiety: A case example. Manuscript accepted for publication in Behavioral Interventions. (in press)
Francis, G. L. & McMullen, V. (2017, February). Addressing chronic pain: A five-step team approach. Exceptional Parent, 47(2), 41-44.
McMullen, V. B. (2014). Using student-led seminars and conceptual workshops to increase student participation. College Teaching, 62(2).
Francis, G. & McMullen, V. (2013). Increasing social skills through a literacy-based behavioral intervention. Intervention in School and Clinic, 49, 77-83.
McMullen, V. B. (2013) An investigation of course requirements and student motivation to complete required readings. MountainRise, the International Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 8(1) p 1-17.
Conference Presentations:
McMullen, V. (2019, December) Training Support Staff in a Self-Directed Supports Model, TASH Conference: Building Diverse and Inclusive Communities, Phoenix, AZ.
McMullen, V. (2019, February) Positive Behavior Support Training of Direct Support Professionals in a Self-Directed Supports Model. 16th International Conference on Positive Behavior Support, Washington, DC.
McMullen, V. (2017, August) Quality of Life is Like Pornography: Hard to Define, but I Know It When I See it. Self- Directed Supports: A Path to Enriching Quality of Life Conference, St. Louis, MO.
Borelli, T. Kasprzak, McMullen, V., & Williams, T. (2017, May). FMS best practices form the participant experience. Applied Self-Direction Conference, Baltimore, MD.
McMullen, V. (2017, March) Using Person Centered Planning, Quality of Life Outcomes and Self-Directed Supports to Ensure a Life Worth Living. The 14th International Conference on Positive Behavior Support: The Expanding World of PBS: Science, Values and Vision, Denver, CO.
McMullen, V., Mahfood, S., Weber, S., Steffens-Willis, J. & Rasmussen, E. (December, 2016). Quality of Life is Directly Related to Quality of Staff. Paper presented at the Association for Persons with Severe Disabilities Conference, St. Louis, MO.
McMullen, V. & Umbaugh, B. (2016, September) Global Keystone Seminars: An integrative general education capstone. Inclusion and Integration in General and Liberal Education Association of General and Liberal Studies Conference, Washington, DC.
McMullen, V. (2014, March) Collaborative Leadership: A Case Study from the Global Keystone Seminars. Presentation to the Global Leadership Academy, St. Louis, MO.
McMullen, V. (2013, December). It’s Not About Attention, It’s Not About Escape – It’s About PAIN. Paper presented at the Equity, Opportunity and Inclusion for People with Disability TASH Conference, Chicago, IL.
Campbell, D. & McMullen, V. (October 2013). Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: International Perspectives. Paper presented at the Human Rights Conference: Disability Rights, St. Louis, MO.
Stephanie Mahfood, Ph.D.
Publications:
McMullen, V.B., Mahfood, S.L., Francis, G., & Bubenik, J. (2016). Using prediction and desensitization techniques to treat dental anxiety: A case example. Manuscript accepted for publication in Behavioral Interventions. (in press)
Rodney, B., Mahfood, S. Witkowski, P. (2016). Promoting preservice teacher resilience through a social media knowledge-building community of practice (CoP). In Chamblee, G. and Langub, L., (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2016.
Conference Presentations:
Kleinman, K., Mahfood, S., and Skinner, C. (2017, May). Helping Transfer Students Navigate the GCP. Presentation at the Annual Global Citizenship Program Summer Collaboratory, St. Louis, MO.
Mahfood, S., Rodney, B., Christman, S., Radin, J., & MacFarlane, P. (February, 2017). Church for Teachers: The Effects of an Early Field Experience on In-Service Cooperating Teachers. Presentation at the Professional Development Schools National Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC.
Mahfood, S., Christman, S., Dingus, C., Espey, A., Kane, M., Rasmussen, E., Siems, K., & Steffens-Willis, J. (February, 2017). Embedding Applied Research Experiences into an Intermediate Practicum Experience to Promote Pre-Service and In-Service Teacher Development. Presentation at the Professional Development Schools National Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC.
McMullen, V., Mahfood, S., Weber, S., Steffens-Willis, J. & Rasmussen, E. (December, 2016). Quality of Life is Directly Related to Quality of Staff. Presentation at the Association for Persons with Severe Disabilities Conference, St. Louis, MO.
Mahfood, S. & Elster, S. (2016, December). Adapting and Modifying Curriculum for Students with Down Syndrome. Workshop presented at the Missouri Down Syndrome Association, St. Louis, MO.
Mahfood, S. & Elster, S. (fall, 2016). Embedding Executive Function Instruction to Improve Student Learning Outcomes. Semester-long professional development implemented with teachers at Craig Elementary School, Parkway School District, St. Louis, MO.
McMullen, V., Mahfood, S., Weber, S., Steffens-Willis, J. & Rasmussen, E. (December, 2016). Quality of Life is Directly Related to Quality of Staff. Paper presented at the Association for Persons with Severe Disabilities Conference, St. Louis, MO.
Publications:
Mansouri, S. (in progress). Impact of Directed Motivational Currents on the Development of Heritage Persian Language Proficiency. Heritage Language Journal.
Mansouri, S., Kaiser, D., Lee-Johnson, Y. L., Kennedy, S. (in progress). Pragmatic Objectives in High School Teachers’ Lesson Plans. English Language Teaching Journal.
Papi, M., Bondarenko, A., Mansouri, S., Feng, L., & Jiang, C. (2018). Rethinking L2 Motivation Research: The 2×2 Model of L2 Self-Guides. Studies in Second Language Acquisition.
Conferences Presentations:
Kaiser, D., Lee-Johnson, Y. L., Mansouri, S., & Kennedy, S. (Conference cancelled). Engaging Family, Parents, and Communities of ELs – The TSSN. Six-Hour Pre-Conference Institute at the annual TESOL International Convention in Denver, Colorado.
Kaiser, D., Lee-Johnson, Y. L., Mansouri, S., & Kennedy, S. (Conference cancelled). LPP Proposals: Teachers as Language Planners and Policy Makers. Presentation at the annual TESOL International Convention in Denver, Colorado.
Lee-Johnson, Y. L., Kaiser, D., Mansouri, S., Kennedy, S. (Conference cancelled). Analyzing the “Just Because…” Poems among Pre-service ESL Teachers: Defying Stereotypes and Reaffirming Teacher Identities. Poster Presentation at the annual American Association of Applied Linguistics in Denver, Colorado.
Lee-Johnson, Y. L., Kaiser, D., Mansouri, S., & Kennedy, S. (Conference cancelled). AERA Presidential Session: Building a Community of Practice with Parents, ELLs, School Administrators, Teachers, and Community Partners for Empowering Immigrant and Refugee Learners in K-12 Public Schools: When Researchers and Local Organizations Collaborate. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California.
Lee-Johnson, Y. L., Kaiser, D., Mansouri, S., & Kennedy, S. (Conference cancelled). Enriching K-12 ESL Teachers’ Professional Development Experiences with Saturday Panels. Presentation at the annual TESOL International Convention in Denver, Colorado.
Mansouri, S., Kaiser, D., Lee-Johnson, Y. L., Kennedy, S. (Conference cancelled). Pragmatic Objectives in High School Teachers’ Lesson Plans. Presentation at the annual American Association of Applied Linguistics in Denver, Colorado.
Mansouri, S. (2019). Exploring the role of Directed Motivational Currents on the Persian Heritage language learner’s proficiency. University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Lee-Johnson, Y. L., Kaiser, D., Mansouri, S., & Kennedy, S. (2019). Blogging as an Interdiscursive Tool for Building the Communities of Practice (CoP) among K-12 ELL Teacher Candidates. Hot Topics CALL-IS Electronic Village Events at the annual TESOL International Convention in Atlanta, Georgia.
Kaiser, D., Lee-Johnson, Y. L., & Mansouri, S. (2018). Developing Engaging Professional Development: The Teacher-Student Success Network. Annual MIDTESOL Conference in Kansas City, Missouri.
Lee-Johnson, Y. L., Kaiser, D., & Mansouri, S. (2018). Experiences of High School Teachers in Extended Professional Development. Annual MIDTESOL Conference in Kansas City, Missouri.
Papi, M., Bondarenko, A., Mansouri, S., Feng, L., & Jiang, C. (2018) Future L2 Self-Guides Create Strategic Differences in Motivated Language Learning Behaviors. American Association for Applied Linguistics, Chicago, IL. (International).
Publications:
Rodney, B., Mahfood, S. Witkowski, P. (2016). Promoting preservice teacher resilience through a social media knowledge-building community of practice (CoP). In Chamblee, G. and Langub, L., (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2016.
Conference Presentation:
Mahfood, S., Rodney, B., Christman, S., Radin, J., & MacFarlane, P. (February, 2017). Church for Teachers: The Effects of an Early Field Experience on In-Service Cooperating Teachers. Presentation at the Professional Development Schools National Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC.
Publications:
Rodney, B., Mahfood, S. Witkowski, P. (2016). Promoting preservice teacher resilience through a social media knowledge-building community of practice (CoP). In Chamblee, G. and Langub, L., (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2016.
Conference Presentations:
Cornell, T. and Witkowski, P. (July, 2016). Promoting Engagement for Higher Education Students. International Literacy Association Conference, Boston, MA.
Witkowski, P. (2016). An investigation into student engagement in higher education classrooms. Presented at the 2016 Hawaii International Conference on Education, Oahu, Hawaii.
Publications:
Zhou, Z.C., (2020, January 16). Chances are you have already failed your new years resolution. Retrieved from https://medium.com/@webster.education/chances-are-you-have-already-failed-your-new-years-resolution-here-s-why-f56278b501d7
Zhou, Z. C., McAdam, B. D., and Donnelly, D. R. (2018). Endophenotypes: A conceptual link between anorexia nervosa and autism spectrum disorder. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 82, 153-165. DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2017.11.008
McAdam, B. D. and Zhou, Z. C. (Behavioral Modification accepted). Review of behavioral treatments for individuals with developmental disabilities in dental clinics.
Zhou, Z. C., McAdam, B. D., and Napolitano, D. (In submission). Using pictorial concurrent-operant preference assessment to identify the function of challenging behavior of individuals with emotional and behavioral disorders.
Zhou, Z. C. (2010). The future of english does not belong to native speakers. English Journal for Middle School Students: Education and Research in Foreign Languages, 4, 40-42. ISSN 1003-6822
Conference Presentations:
Easter, V., Zhou, Z. C. (2020 accepted). The use of behavior skills training in teaching caregivers to implement PEAK programs. 46th Annual (Virtual) Convention of Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), Chicago, IL
Zhou, Z. C., Donnelly, D., Andresen, E. (2020 accepted). Automatic or undifferentiated functional analysis results for Individuals with challenging behavior: Digging deeper” Symposium: 46th Annual (Virtual) Convention of Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), Chicago, IL.
Zhou, Z. C., Donnelly, D., Andresen, E. (2019). Filling in the gaps: Expanding our understanding of automatic or undifferentiated functional analysis findings for individuals with challenging behavior. Symposium: 45th Annual Convention of Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), Chicago, IL.
Zhou, Z. C., McAdam, D. B., Napolitano, D. A. (2017). The comparison behavioral assessments to identify functions of challenging behaviors for individuals with emotional behavioral disorders. 43rd Annual Convention of Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), Denver, Colorado.
Zhou, Z. C., Napolitano, D. A., McAdam, D. B. (2016). A comparison of functional behavior assessments and pictorial concurrent-operant preference assessment. 27th Annual Conference of New York State Association of Behavior Analysis (NYSABA), Albany, NY.
Aldrich, J., Zhou, Z. C., Rosado, C., Levato, L., McAdam, D. B., Smith, T., Hyman, S. (2015). Parent training for the elopement of children with autism spectrum disorder: A pilot study. 26th Annual Conference of New York State Association of Behavior Analysis (NYSABA), Albany, NY.
Douthit, K. Z., Donnelly, D. R., Zhou, Z. C. (2015). Behavioral treatment for individuals with dementia. Gerontological Society of America (GSA): 68th Annual Scientific Meeting.
Donnelly, D. R., Zhou, Z. C., Rubenstein, B., Larosa, J. (2014). Functional behavior assessment in the intellectual disability literature: Best practices? 25th Annual Conference of New York State Association of Behavior Analysis (NYSABA), Saratoga Springs, NY.
Zhou, Z. C., Donnelly, D. R. (2014). Eating and wandering behavior in people with dementia. 40th Annual Convention of Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), Chicago.
Zhou, Z. C., Gavin, B., Napolitano, D. A. (2014). Concurrent operant assessment to identify social preference in a youth with dual diagnoses.
Ignite Session—Next Generation: Novel Applications of Behavior analysis. 25th Annual Conference of New York State Association of Behavior Analysis (NYSABA), Saratoga Springs, NY.
Donnelly, D., Zhou, Z. C., Tiede-koszuta, M.(2013). Behavioral interventions for peoples with Alzheimer’s disease. Symposium: 24th Annual Conference of New York State Association of Behavior Analysis (NYSABA), Saratoga Springs, NY.
adjunct faculty
Publications:
Fyfe, B. 2018 (in press) Foreword for Kroll, L. and Meiers, D. (Eds.) Documentation and Inquiry in the Early Childhood Classroom: Research stories from urban centers and schools. Routledge: New York.
Fyfe, B. (2017) “Public education, democracy, and the role of the federal government, a collective statement by Education Deans for Justice and Equity.” This statement was co-authored by the steering committee of Education Deans for Justice and Equity (EDJE) and prepared in partnership with the National Education Policy Center. http://bit.ly/EducationDeans Dr. Fyfe is a founding and steering committee member of EDJE.
Fyfe, B. (2015). Discourse on a pedagogy of listening: The role of documentation in promoting reflection and analysis of learning in Italy and the U.S. In L. Kroll and D. Meier (Eds.) Crossing Borders of Reflection — Educational Change in International Early Childhood Contexts. New York: Routledge.
Fyfe, B. (2012). Ways forward towards a socially just and humane world: The Reggio movement. Social Change. Vol. 41, No. 4.
Fyfe, B. (2012). The relationship between documentation and assessment. In C. Edwards, L. Gandini & G. Forman (Eds.) The Hundred Languages of Children: The Reggio Emilia Experience in Transformation (3rd edition). Santa Barbara, California: Praeger.
Forman, G. and Fyfe, B. (2012). Negotiated Learning through Design, Documentation, and Discourse. In C. Edwards, L. Gandini & G. Forman (Eds.) The Hundred Languages of Children: The Reggio Emilia Experience in Transformation (3rd edition). Santa Barbara, California: Praeger.
Strange, J. and Fyfe, B. (2011). Building continuity and community through Reggio-inspired learning at an Urban Public School. Innovations in early education: the international reggio exchange. Vol. 18, No, 3.
Gandini, L. and Kaminsky, J. (2004) An Interview with Brenda Fyfe on Documentation and Assessment, Innovations in early education: the international reggio exchange. Vol. 11, No. 2.
Fyfe, B., Hovey, S., and Strange, J. (2004). Thinking with parents about learning. In J. Hendricks (ed.), Next steps toward teaching the Reggio way. Columbus, Ohio: Merrill/Prentice Hall
Conference Presentation:
Fyfe, B, 2017 American Educational Research Association discussant for a session entitled, "Documentation and Inquiry in Early Childhood — Research Stories on Building School Communities of Reflective Practice.” San Antonio, Texas
2017 - Invited to give two presentations at The Fourth China Early Childhood Education Conference (CECEC) sponsored by the China Education Press Society People’s Research Education Institute ad China Research Institute of Future Education held in Fujian, Xiamen, China from November 24 to 27th, 2017. Presentation #1 Negotiated Learning with Children. Presentation #2 The Relationship between Documentation and Assessment.
2010 - Keynote speech: The Pedagogy of Listening for School Guidance Counselors.” Annual Regional Conference of School Counselors, Cha Am, Thailand.
2009 - Keynote speech, “The relationship between documentation and assessment,” at the Indianapolis Reggio Collaborative Grand Opening of the Wonder of Learning Exhibit from Reggio Emilia, Italy.
2008 - American Educational Research Association symposium on Early Childhood Education in Urban Settings.
2007 - Keynote speech to American Montessori Society Regional Seminar on Looking at Learning: Children and Teachers as Researchers
2005 - Presentation at the Annual Conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Washington, DC on Using Documentation to Support a Community of Learners
2003 - Keynote speech at the 8th Annual Korean Conference on the Study of the Reggio Emilia Approach, Seoul, Korea on "Documentation and Assessment: What is the Relationship?"
Tyrone McNichols, Ed.D.
Conference Presentation:
Mary Woodard Bevel and Tyrone McNichlos, The Transformation of the We and I in Educational Access, (presented at the Society of Philosophy and History of Education, Oklahoma City, September 2016)
Conference Presentations:
Tamashiro, R. From Transformative Learning to Planetary Consciousness: Insights from Peace Pilgrimage Autoethnographies. Paper accepted for presentation at Sacred Journeys: Pilgrimage and Religious Tourism 4th Global Conference, Beijing, China. October 26-27, 2017.
Tamashiro, R. Lessons from Jeju 4·3: Social Healing & Reconciliation at Sites of Massacre. Paper presented at Asia-Pacific Peace Research Association Conference, Panang, Malaysia, August 24, 2017.
Tamashiro, R. Massacres, Memorials and Museums: Lessons for Cultivating Personal & Global Peace. Lecture-workshop presented at 2017 No Gun Ri & Jeju 4.3 World University Student Academy. No Gun Ri Peace Park, Yeongdong County, Republic of Korea, August 8, 2017.
Tamashiro, R. Bearing Witness to Jeju 4.3: From Unspeakable Suffering to Healing and Wholeness, Lecture-workshop presented at 2017 Jeju World Peace Academy at Jeju National University, Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, August 7, 2017