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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    2014 Presentations

  • (July 2014)

    Cultural considerations for the Classroom Assessment Scoring System in American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start programs

    Barnes-Najor, J. V., Belleau, A., Brown, P., Smith, S., & Verdugo, M.

    Paper presentation at the 12th Annual Head Start Research Conference

    Washington, D.C.

  • (July 2014)

    Using research on children’s academic readiness skills for program improvement

    Barnes-Najor, J. V., & Belleau, A.

    Paper presentation at the 12th Annual Head Start Research Conference

    Washington, D.C.

  • (July 2014)

    Supporting American Indian children’s development through partnerships among research, practice, and policy

    Barnes-Najor, J. V.

    Symposium chair at the 12th Annual Head Start Research Conference

    Washington, D.C.

  • (July 2014)

    The Tribal Early Childhood Research Center: Social network analysis

    Barnes-Najor, J. V., Sarch, M.

    Paper presentation at the 12th Annual Head Start Research Conference

    Washington, D.C.

  • (June 2014)

    Strategic social media and usability

    Coursaris, C. K., Van Osch, W., & Swierenga, S. J.

    Session Chair. Human-Computer Interaction International

    Crete, Greece

  • (June 2014)

    Management of on-line registries information for patient safety in long-term care

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

    Presentation at HCI International

    Crete, Greece

  • (June 2014)

    American Indian/Alaska Native Family and Child Experiences Survey

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

    Keynote presented at the National Indian Head Start Directors Association 24th Management Training Conference

    Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • (June 2014)

    Program Feature: MSU Graduate Certification in Community Engagement

    Doberneck, D. M.

    Presentation to Lingnan University, Hong Kong, visiting delegation. June 3, 2014. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, Michigan

  • (June 2014)

    Service Learning Publishing Opportunities

    Doberneck, D. M.

    Presentation to Lingnan University, Hong Kong visiting delegation, Michigan State University

    East Lansing, Michigan

  • (June 2014)

    Efficacy of a community-based home visitation intervention to reduce the risk of infant obesity in low-income populations

    Horodynski, M. A., Baker, S., Olson, B., Van Egeren, L. A., Brophy-Herb, H., Auld, G., & Lee, K.

    Paper presented at the World Association for Infant Mental Health

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

  • (June 2014)

    School structure, social capital, and ninth graders’ mathematics achievement among Latino/a and non-Latino white students

    Kayitsinga, J., & Martinez, R. O.

    Presented at the Cambio de Colores Latinos in the Heartland: Growing Together in New Destination Areas

    Columbia, Missouri

  • (June 2014)

    Parental measures of pre-K children’s behavior: Cultural variations

    Lee, K., Farrell, P., Gerde, H., Barnes-Najor, J. V., Belleau, A., & Fitzgerald, H. E.

    Poster presentation at the World Association for Infant Mental Health (WAIHM)

    Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

  • (June 2014)

    Systemic engagement: Universities and partners in systemic approaches to community and systems change

    McNall, M.A., Brown, R. E., Barnes-Najor, J. V., Springer, N., & Fitzgerald, H. E.

    Systemic engagement: Universities and partners in systemic approaches to community and systems change. Biennial meeting of the World Association for Infant Mental Health

    Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

  • (June 2014)

    Community based participatory research, American Indian early childhood education, and systems change

    Fitzgerald, H. E., Barnes-Najor, J. V., Farrell, P., Gerde, H. & Belleau, A.

    Presented in invited symposium (H. E. Fitzgerald, chair), University-community partnerships, infant mental health, and systems change. 14th biennial meeting of the World Association for Infant Mental Health

    Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

  • (June 2014)

    Family substance use and Head Start teachers’ perceptions of children’s behavior

    Fitzgerald, H. E., Lee, K-S., Barnes, J. V., Farrell, P. Gerde, H., & Belleau, A.

    Poster presented at the 14th biennial meeting of the World Association for Infant Mental Health

    Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

  • (June 2014)

    Service learning publication opportunities

    Doberneck, D. M.

    Presentation to Lingnan University, Hong Kong visiting delegation, Michigan State University

    East Lansing, Michigan

  • (June 2014)

    The relationship of parent/teacher efficacy and cross-academic domains through learning motivation for preschoolers

    Cho, S., Lee, K., Brophy-Herb, H., & Van Egeren, L. A.

    Paper presented at the World Association for Infant Mental Health

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

  • (June 2014)

    Service-learning research and assessment

    Springer, N. C.

    Presentation to Lingnan University Delegates, Michigan State University

    East Lansing, Michigan

  • (June 2014)

    Mobile design guidelines for outdoor recreation and tourism

    Swierenga, S. J., Propst, D. B., Ismirle, J., Figlan, C., & Coursaris, C. K.

    Paper presented at the 16th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

    Crete, Greece

  • (June 2014)

    High stakes assessments of early childhood teacher quality: Implications for reliability

    Van Egeren, L. A., Stein, M., Gerde, H., Lee, K., & Pierce, S.

    Paper presented at the World Association for Infant Mental Health

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

  • (June 2014)

    The PLAY Project: Improvements in autism diagnosis and behaviors through parental intervention

    Van Egeren, L. A., Solomon, R., Huber, M. Q., & Zimmerman, P.

    Paper presented at the World Association for Infant Mental Health

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

  • (June 2014)

    Service-learning course development

    Zientek, R. C.

    Lingnan University delegation visit to Michigan State University

    East Lansing, Michigan

  • (June 2014)

    Service-learning and civic engagement in American higher education

    Zientek, R. C.

    MSU Visiting International Professionals Program

    East Lansing, Michigan

  • (May 2014)

    Assessing cross-domain measurement invariance for teacher efficacy in science, literacy, and math

    Lee, K. S., Pierce, S. J., & Van Egeren, L. A.

    Paper presented at the Modern Modeling Methods (M3) conference

    Storrs, Connecticut

  • (April 2014)

    Challenges of using existing measures of early development in tribal contexts

    Barnes-Najor, J. V., Belleau, A., Fitzgerald, H. E., & Sarche, M.

    Invited presentation at The Way Forward: ACF Research with American Indians and Alaska Natives

    Washington, D.C.


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