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
(October 2015)
Advancing knowledge and transforming lives through scholarship-driven community engagement
Fitzgerald, H. E.
Invited address, University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
(October 2015)
Tapping into the fountain of youth: PreK-12 horizons for continuing education and community engagement
Bargerstock, B. A., Fleming, C. A., Renoe, S. D., & Bellert, M.
Presented as a University Professional and Continuing Education Association webinar
(September 2015)
Description of REI program, project partners, and follow-up investments
Bruen, J.
Presented at the UEDA Awards of Excellence
Anchorage, Alaska
(September 2015)
Focus groups: Techniques and best practices
Swierenga, S. J.
Presentation for MSU Food Sciences 410: Sensory Evaluation and Consumer Research, Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
(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
Presentations by Person
- Hope Akaeze
- Elyse L. Aurbach
- Jena Baker-Calloway
- Burton A. Bargerstock
- Jessica V. Barnes-Najor
- Robert E. Brown
- Juan David Coronado
- C. Kurt Dewhurst
- Diane Doberneck
- Hiram E. Fitzgerald
- Teresa Herbowicz
- Pilar Horner
- Jean Kayitsinga
- K.C. Keyton
- Rex LaMore
- Micah Ling
- Rubén Martinez
- Miles A. McNall
- John Melcher
- Renee Miller Zientek
- Daniel Velez Ortiz
- E. Beth Prince
- Kirk S. Riley
- John H. Schweitzer
- Susan L. Sheth
- Deborah Stoddard
- Laurie A. Van Egeren
- Jamie Heng-Chieh Wu
- Nai-Kuan Yang

