Research @ Pace
A newsletter highlighting faculty research & scholarship
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Tanya Wiggins, EdD School of Education, NYC/Westchester) has 25 years of experience as an educator, during which she has supported youth through middle school instruction, professional development, nonprofit leadership, consulting and higher education. She currently serves as Clinical Assistant Professor of Foundations and Adolescent Education in the School of Education, where she helps prospective teachers to develop social justice orientations to their work.
Her research seeks to bridge the worlds of research and practice by exploring the triumphs of community-based educational spaces as well as challenges they face. Professor Wiggins, with Co-PI Shobana Musti, PhD (School of Education), recently helped to secure $1.2 million in funding over 5 years for the My Brother’s Keeper Teacher Opportunity Corps II (TOC II) grant. With the help of this grant, the School of Education will work with students from underrepresented and economically disadvantaged communities to attract them to the teaching profession, as well as help retain and support current candidates from these communities. Professor Wiggins’ recent publications include “Critical Friendship: Helping Youth Lift as They Climb Together” in Afterschool Matters, “Returning to Responsive Youth Work in New York City” in The Handbook of Youth Work Practices, and a book chapter in At Our Best: Building Youth-Adult Partnerships in Out-of-School Time Settings (Gretchen Brion-Meisels, Jessica Tseming Fei, and Deepa Sriya Vasudevan, Eds.).
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Adrienne Kapstein MA/MFA (Pace School of Performing Arts, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, NYC) is Head of BA Acting and BA Directing International Performance Ensemble Program. She creates visually rich, physically adventurous new work and participatory performance experiences that exist across various mediums. Her original work has been presented in the U.S., Canada, Scotland, Ireland, Romania, Croatia and China.
Most recently Ms. Kapstein’s original immersive and interactive performance Society of Historic Sonic Happenings (SHSH), was produced by Trusty Sidekick Theater. SHSH was created for an all-age audience and is a unique experience that merges sound art, live performance, theatrical illusion, technology, and audience participation. Ms. Kapstein is currently working to create an interactive digital experience for where audiences can continue to explore the world of SHSH introduced by the live performance experience or encounter it for the first time.
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Production shot from the Society of Sonic Happenings |
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Ms. Kapstein also created a guided audio walk, walking without direction, that celebrates listening as a multi-sensory experience. Presented by the Tank’sw CyberTank series and as a part of Trusty Sidekick Theater Company’s Listening Lab, the piece is a playful invitation to be present in your surroundings and embrace detour in place of direction. This walk is intended for each listener to experience it wherever they are and the landscape featured in the audio walk co-exists with the landscape the listener physically occupies
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Melanie LaRosa, MFA (Media, Communications, and the Visual Arts, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences) published a new book about people around the U.S. who are bringing clean energy to their communities. Communities and the Clean Energy Revolution: Public Health, Economics, Design, and Transformation (Rowman & Littlefield, Jan. 2022) shares these stories with people studying environmental communications, sustainability, urban design, and many other fields and professions. It is part of the Environmental Communication and Nature: Conflict and Ecoculture in the Anthropocene series published by Lexington Books.
Professor LaRosa also published a teaching guide “Introducing Intimacy Coordination in the Media Classroom” (pub. EditMedia). The guide looks at how to bring the emerging job of Intimacy Coordinator into film and media courses. It is available for film and media professors nationwide, and is part of a series of teaching guides that foster building inclusive culture and practices within film and television production.
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Lee Evans, EdD (Pace School of Performing Arts, Dyson), published Grieg/Gliere Off The Beaten Path Musical Gems: Edited/Arranged for Solo Piano by Lee Evans (Dec. 2021). This album brings together some of Lee Evans's favorite classical works. Included are some of the most beloved piano miniatures of Edvard Grieg as well as some less known works of both Grieg and Reinhold Gliere. Two of the works are piano transcriptions of orchestral works, and the other five are original piano compositions
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Martha Driver, PhD (English, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences) published “English Manuscript Rolls (and Banderoles) in the Morgan Library” in The Medieval Book as Object, Idea and Symbol, ed. Julian Luxford (Donington, UK: Shaun Tyas Publishing, Oct. 2021). Professor Driver also recently presented, via Zoom, at four international conferences: “How English is It?”, 56th International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University; introduction and concluding lectures, “Precarious Lives: Loss, Recovery and/or Survival of MSS and Early Printed Books, 1350—1550,” Bangor University, Wales; “Mandeville in the 21st Century,” invited lecture, “Medieval Travel,” Harlaxton Online Medieval Zoomposium, Grantham, UK; “The Schoolroom in Early English Illustration,” invited lecture, Vernacular Books and Reading Experiences in the Early Age of Print, Leiden University Library, Netherlands.
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Gina Scutelnicu, PhD (Public Administration, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences), together with Ashley Kuenneke, MPA'17, published "How Successful is Participatory Budgeting in Promoting Social Equity? Evidence from New York City" in Public Administration Quarterly (Nov. 2021). This study specifically examines how successful Participatory Budgeting (PB) has been in engaging under-represented groups in its decision-making process, and in allocating funds equitably. Professor Scutelnicu also published, together with Liza Bell, MPA'20, “Plastic bag legislation in the United States: Influential factors on policy creation in the Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences” in the Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences (Nov. 2021). This is an interdisciplinary study that examines the variation in types of plastic bag legislation, and the extent to which geographic, socio-economic and political factors contribute to the adoption of single-use plastic bag legislation in the US. It informs policy makers about possible avenues to address plastic bag pollution and discusses implications about the implementation of plastic bag legislation.
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Barbara A. Mowder, PhD (Psychology, NYC, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences) recently published a chapter in Women Leaders in School Psychology: Career Retrospectives and Guidance, Springer Press (Carol S. Lidz Ed.). The chapter, entitled: “Perseverance and Joy: Advancing the Lives of Children” recounts Professor Mowder's career trajectory from her formative years through doctoral training in school psychology to her present position in the Psychology Department at Pace University.
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Miguel A. Mosteiro, PhD (Computer Science, Seidenberg School of CSIS), in collaboration with his PhD student Lu Dong and other scholars, recently published a paper titled "Information Dissemination in Wireless Ad-hoc Networks under the Weighted-TIM Framework" in the Elsevier Theoretical Computer Science journal 901 (Jan. 2022). In this work, which is central for Dong's Distributed Computing dissertation, the authors study core challenges for information dissemination in ad-hoc networks. The problem is studied under a novel Weighted Topological Interference Management framework, which subsumes previous models of communication interference and it is of independent interest.
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Professor Crispo, with Matthew Aiello-Lammens, PhD (Environmental Studies and Science, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences) also published “Data Science in Undergraduate Life Science Education: A Need for Instructor Skills Training,” in Bioscience 71.12 (Dec. 2021). The paper describes a research survey that the Biological and Environmental Data Education (BEDE) Network, conducted to understand biology instructors’ attitudes towards, and practices in, teaching data science in their undergraduate classrooms. As part of a federally-funded NSF RCN UBE grant, Professor Crispo, Professor Aiello-Lammens, together with their colleagues, will implement training programs and develop resources to empower educators to teach data science skills.
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Grant Opportunities and Updates |
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Classroom Based Research Experiences Award
The Pace University Office of Research is offering grants for innovative ideas to incorporate original, authentic research projects into the undergraduate curriculum. For the purposes of this competition, authentic research is defined as a plan for seeking answers to a research question for which the outcome is unknown. The research question should be based on the expertise of the PI, and should involve the development of new avenues of inquiry. Projects can be implemented into new or existing courses but must incorporate a researchable aim.
The deadline for proposal submission is Friday, March 11, 2022 at 5pm.
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Criminal Justice and the Prison System
Tuesday, February 22, 2022 – Panel discussion organized by Kimberly Collica-Cox, PhD (Criminal Justice and Security, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences) and
Panel participants:
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Cindy Kanusher, Esq. – Panel leader, Executive Director of the Pace Women’s Justice Center
- Rocco Pozzi, Commissioner, Westchester County Department of Probation
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Nory Padilla, JD, LCSW, 1st Deputy Commissioner, Westchester County Department of Correction
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Ashley Jenkins, Psy.D., Forensic Psychologist, Federal Bureau of Prisons
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Grant Writing Workshops
The Office of Research is offering a series of grant writing workshops that will help you be more competitive in obtaining external support. The workshops will be led by Beth Schachter, PhD, who has 20 years’ experience in leading grant writing workshops and is an experienced and effective communicator. While she is a biomedical scientist she will deliver workshops that are also relevant to faculty from the computer sciences, social sciences, health sciences, humanities, Lubin School of Business, SOE and the Law School.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Call for Proposals for the 41st Annual Meeting of the Society of Fellows
The 41st Annual Meeting of the Society of Fellows will take place on
Saturday, March 26, 2022 on the New York City campus. Students who completed scholarly research or artistic projects mentored by Dyson faculty are invited to submit proposals (and full papers, if competing for an award) by February 25, 2022. Participation helps establish eligibility to become a Fellow in the Society.
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Call for Proposals- 20th Annual Institute for Teaching and Learning
May 17, 18 and 19- Via Zoom
Proposal Deadline February 27th, 2022
Rise Up! Cultivating a Diverse Vision of Resilience
The yearly Institute for Teaching and Learning (ITL) promotes faculty excellence through dialogue with others throughout the University, encouraging collaboration from all disciplines and levels. This year’s ITL celebrates a diverse vision of our resilience during a challenging time and provides the opportunity to share how we have risen through these difficulties to highlight positive outcomes.
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Undergraduate Research Webinar Series
Spring 2022 Student Undergraduate Research Webinar Series
Wednesday common hour – 12:10 p.m.-1:10 p.m.
Thursday common hour – 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
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How to Get Started in Research/Creative Projects – 02/16/22 and 02/17/22
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How to Prepare a Research Proposal – 03/09/22 and 03/10/22
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Designing a Poster for Presentation – 04/13/22 and 04/14/22
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Spring 2022 Faculty Undergraduate Research Webinar Series
Monday common hour – 12:10 p.m.-1:10 p.m.
- Creating Course-based Research Experiences (CURES) – 02/14/22
- How Faculty Grants can include Student Research – 03/14/22
- Learn about the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) – 04/11/22
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Upcoming University-Wide Undergraduate Research Events
Save the Dates!
Spring 2022 Undergraduate Research Days
Undergraduate Research Day/NYC – Thursday, May 5, 2022
Undergraduate Research Day/PLV – Friday, May 6, 2022
The Undergraduate Research Day will feature Provost’s Academic Year 2021-2022 Undergraduate Research Awardees, Capstone and Honors College Theses Seniors, and Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CURES) Presenters, and Special Project Co-Curricular Presenters.
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External Undergraduate Research Presentation Opportunities
National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2022 @home
Save the Date: April 4 - 8, 2022 | Virtual
NCUR 2022 @home is a conference dedicated to the celebration and promotion of undergraduate research student achievement. This conference provides models of exemplary research, scholarship, and creative activity while offering student career readiness development.
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Posters on the Hill 2022 abstract submission process is open!
Posters on the Hill (POH) brings the voice of undergraduate researchers and their mentors to Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. This prestigious event celebrates the impressive work of the accepted students and supports the messages of the importance of undergraduate research at the federal level.
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Center for Undergraduate Research (CURE) Virtual Office Hours
The office hours are for both students and faculty members with inquiries about the Center for Undergraduate Research Experiences and its programs.
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Prestigious Awards and Fellowships |
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The Udall Foundation awards scholarships to college sophomores and juniors for leadership, public service, and commitment to issues related the environment. The Udall scholarship provides up to $7,000 for eligible academic expenses, as well as access to the Udall Alumni Network, an association of change-makers sharing innovative ideas, professional advice, and job and internship opportunities. If you know of a sophomore or junior student who may be interested, please reach out to Jenny Irwin at jirwin@pace.edu.
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The Millennium Fellowship is looking for student change agents to take part in a semester-long leadership development program on campus to take their social impact to the next level. This is a transformative program for those committed to promoting peace, justice and sustainability via the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Each selected campus will typically has 8-20 Millennium Fellows. (In order for Pace to be eligible as a “Campus Hub”, a cohort of between 8-20 must be selected for the fellowship opportunity.) Millennium Fellows will lead projects to advance the Sustainable Development Goals in their respective institution and attend a total of 8 engaging enrichment/leadership sessions. The program is open to all undergraduates in all majors. If you know of students who may be interested, please reach out to Jenny Irwin at jirwin@pace.edu or Sue Maxam at smaxam@pace.edu.
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