The following list outlines selected presentations made by University Outreach and Engagement staff, and contains links to presentation materials. Consult the vitae of individual staff members for complete lists of presentations (See People page).

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2015 Presentations

(September 2015)

Excellence, Quality, and Rigor in Peer Review of Community-Engaged Scholarship

Bargerstock, B. A., McNall, M. A., Doberneck, D. M.

Presented at the Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference

State College, Pennsylvania

(September 2015)

2020 Girls After-school STEM clubs

Riley, K.

Presentation to 2020 Girls Giving Society

Lansing, Michigan

(September 2015)

Recreation participation in afterschool programs related to better school performance

Wu, H.-C., & Van Egeren, L. A.

Paper presented at the National Recreation and Park Association Congress

Las Vegas, Nevada

(September 2015)

Systemic engagement: Universities as partners in systemic approaches to community change

McNall, M., Barnes-Najor, J., Brown, R. E., Doberneck, D. M., & Fitzgerald, H. E.

Paper presented at the Engagement Scholarship Consortium Annual Conference

University Park, Pennsylvania

(September 2015)

Challenges to public higher education: Local-global tensions and potential resolutions

Fitzgerald, H. E., Bargerstock, B. A., & Van Egeren, L. A.

Paper presented at the Engagement Scholarship Conference

College Park, Pennsylvania

(September 2015)

Community engagement competencies for graduate and professional students: Framework and curriculum at Michigan State University

Doberneck, D., Bargerstock, B. A., Van Egeren, L. A., McNall, M., & Zientek, R.

Paper presented at the Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference

University Park, Pennsylvania

(September 2015)

A portfolio rubric for assessing graduate students’ community engagement competencies

Doberneck, D., Bargerstock, B. A., Van Egeren, L. A., McNall, M., & Zientek, R.

Paper presented at the International Association for Research in Service Learning and Civic Engagement Conference

Boston, Massachusetts

(August 2015)

Description of REI program, project partners, and follow-up investments

Bruen, J. (2015).

Moderator at the MEDA Annual Conference

Bellaire, Michigan

(August 2015)

The impact of usability on patient safety in long-term care

Abujarad, F., Swierenga, S. J., Dennis, T. A., & Post, L. A.

Presented at the Human-Computer Interaction International Conference

Los Angeles, California

(August 2015)

How to Run a Science Café

Aurbach, E.L. & Prater, K.E. (2015). How to run a science café. Talk presented at the Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Particles and Fields, Ann Arbor, MI. 

(August 2015)

Security implications for personal assistive technology in voting

Swierenga, S. J., Zantjer, R. S., Jackson, J. E., Ismirle, J., Blosser, S. R., & Pierce, G. L.

Paper presented at the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

Los Angeles, California

(August 2015)

ITEC TechTransport mobile computer lab

Riley, K.

Presentation to Lansing Community College

Lansing, Michigan

(August 2015)

ITEC evaluation planning workshop

Riley, K.

Presentation to Michigan State University faculty and ITEC Program Committee

Lansing, Michigan

(August 2015)

Joystick interaction strategies of individuals with dexterity impairments: Observations from the Smart Voting Joystick usability evaluation

Jackson, J. E., Ismirle, J., Swierenga, S. J., Blosser, S. R., & Pierce, G. L.

Paper presented at the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

Los Angeles, California

(July 2015)

The Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) Community of Learning

Barnes-Najor, J. V., Belleau, A., Smith, T., & Thompson, N. (2015).

Poster symposium presented at the Tribal Early Childhood Steering Committee Meeting

Denver, Colorado

(July 2015)

A green approach to ending structural abandonment in communities

LaMore, R., Wu, M., & Berghorn, G.

Presented at the 52nd International Making Cities Livable Conference

Bristol, United Kingdom

(July 2015)

Freshwater transit’s water taxi and trolley bus project for the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy

Jordan, A.

Talk presented at Nerd Nite

Detroit, Michigan

(July 2015)

International partnerships and community engagement scholarship

Hanson, S., & Fitzgerald, H. E.

Invited presentation at the joint summer meeting of the APLU Council on Engagement and Outreach/Commission on International Initiatives

Estes Park, Colorado

(July 2015)

Quality preschool science education promotes Head Start children’s literacy skills: Impacts of a cluster randomized trial of the Head Start on Science curriculum and intensive distance coaching for Head Start teachers

Gerde, H., Lee, K., Van Egeren, L., Pierce, S. J., Schwarz, C., Brophy-Herb, H., & Morris, B.

Paper accepted for presentation at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Scientific Study of Reading

Koa, Hawaii

(July 2015)

Centrality of engagement and community engagement scholarship

Fitzgerald, H. E.

Invited presentation at the joint summer meeting of the APLU Council on Engagement and Outreach/Commission on International Initiatives

Estes Park, Colorado

(June 2015)

Planning for a national survey of Tribal Head Start Programs

Sarche, M., Haight, J., & Barnes-Najor, J.

Paper presentation at the National Congress of American Indians Policy Research Center Roundtable

St. Paul, Minnesota

(June 2015)

2020 Girls Giving Society

Riley, K.

Presentation to Prospective Members, University Club of Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

(June 2015)

Latino civic engagement

Vélez Ortiz, D.

Presented at the Cambio de Colores Conference, University of Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

(June 2015)

How the dairy industry manages its labor force

Martinez, R. O., Escalante, W., Acosta, J., & Kayitsinga, J.

Presented at the Cambio de Colores Latinos in the Heartland: Shaping the Future: Leadership for Inclusive Communities, University of Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

(June 2015)

From host site to co-teacher/co-learner: Redefining roles in international experiential learning

Doberneck, D. M., Lally, M., & Chalou, C.

Global Internship Conference

Dublin, Ireland


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