William Powers, University of Houston Clear Lake – The Transformative Effects of Higher Education for Incarcerated Students
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On University of Houston Clear-Lake Week: Education can still happen in correctional facilities. William Powers, associate professor of history, determines the benefits of such programs. Dr. William Powers, Jr. completed his Ph.D. at Texas A&M University in May 1993 in…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.05.03)
University of Houston Clear Lake Week on The Academic Minute 2021.05.03 Monday, May 3rd William Powers, associate professor of history, determines the benefits of education in correctional facilities. Tuesday, May 4th Isabelle Kusters, assistant professor of exercise and health…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.04.26-2021.04.30
The Academic Minute from 04.26 – 04.30 Monday, April 26th Ashley Lytle – Stevens Institute of Technology In-Shoe Sensors and Robot Companions Research topics: Stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination, intergroup relations, STEM engagement and retention, health, gender, sexual orientation, age, race/ethnicity, belief…
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Katelyn Knox, University of Central Arkansas – Race and National Identity in Contemporary France
How do you fight racism in a supposed post-racial society? Katelyn Knox, associate professor in the department of languages, linguistics, literatures and cultures at the University of Central Arkansas, examines one instance in Europe. I’m an Associate Professor of French…
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Victoria Munoz, Hostos Community College – Spanish Romances and the Roots of British Imperialism
The first Anglo-Spanish war may have been fought in the pages of books. Victoria Munoz, assistant professor of English at The City University of New York Hostos Community College, explores this history. Dr. Victoria M. Muñoz is an Assistant Professor…
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Bonnie A. Green, East Stroudsburg University – Oppositional Mindset
Students react in different ways to criticism. Bonnie Green, professor of psychology at East Stroudsburg University, explores the ways a critical remark has an effect on a student’s learning capabilities. Bonnie A Green, Ph.D. is an experimental psychologist who specializing…
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Nadia Singh, University of Oregon – How Organisms Cope with Environment Change
Can environment play a role in the diversity of offspring? Nadia Singh, associate professor of biology at the University of Oregon, looks to fruit flies to find out. Research topics: Evolutionary genetics, population genetics, population genomics. Causes and consequences of…
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Ashley Lytle, Stevens Institute of Technology – In-Shoe Sensors and Robot Companions
Can a robot help seniors stay upright when friends are staying distant because of COVID-19? Ashley Lytle, assistant professor at the Stevens Institute of Technology, looks into this question. Research topics: Stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination, intergroup relations, STEM engagement and retention,…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.04.26)
Kent State University Week on The Academic Minute 2021.04.26 Monday, April 26th Ashley Lytle, assistant professor at the Stevens Institute of Technology, looks into in-shoe sensors and robot companions for seniors. Tuesday, April 27th Nadia Singh, associate professor of…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.04.19-2021.04.23
The Academic Minute from 04.19 – 04.23 Monday, April 19th Joshua Albrecht – Kent State University Music and the Language of Emotion Dr. Joshua Albrecht joined the Kent State University School of music’s theory faculty in 2019. Previously, he taught…