In the News
Brittany Dernberger, assistant director for the Women’s Center, was interviewed by Nerd Scholar for a story about the Women’s Issues Volunteer Corps.
Russ Rhoads, associate professor of anthropology, was interviewed by WGVU for a story about his Fulbright project, “Building Community Engagement Capacities at Njala University in Sierra Leone.”
Sketches
Kevin Strychar, associate professor of water resources, co-wrote an article, “Science, Education and Outreach Roadmap for Natural Resources,” prepared by the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities.
Kurt Ellenberger, professor of music, honors college, will present a program, “The Magic of Music: How Music Works as a Language,” at the Women’s City Club in Grand Rapids on June 11 from 7-8:30 p.m. The presentation will explain the math, science, and psychoacoustics behind music.
Jason Crouthamel, associate professor of history, gave a keynote address, “Masculinity, Sexuality and German Soldiers in the First World War,” at the Annual Student History Conference at De Paul University in Chicago, Illinois.
WGVU Public Media received Communicator Awards for Gerald Ford Celebration, 40th Anniversary Brochure, Women & Girls Lead, ClubHouse Year End Party, Great Wine & Food Symposium Campaign, Michael Peterson Concert and Anniversary Celebration.
University Communicatons received Communicator Awards for Graduate Studies, Mary Idema Pew Library, Around Grand Valley Tour, AWRI Dedication and Seidman Center Dedication videos.
Michael Posthumus, assistant director at the Center for Educational Partnerships, received a grant from the NOAA for the Groundswell FORCES project.
The Kirkhof College of Nursing, School of Social Work and LGBT Resource Center teamed with community partners to present a workshop, “Opioids, Substance Use, and Overdose,” at the DeVos Center for health care professionals and community leaders.
CSCE’s Christina Moord and Paul Reitemeier served as planners and
co-hosts of the second biennial Michigan Research Ethics Conference.
The following Grand Valley faculty and staff members gave
presentations: Teresa Behrens, “Ethical and Practical Tensions in
Paying Research Participants”; Robert Hendersen, “Ethical Issues with
Psychology Subject Pools”; Christina Yalda and Hermann Kurthen,
“Understanding Qualitative Research Methodologies: Assessing Risks
& Benefits”; Rebecca Davis, nursing, and Reitemeier, “Consent
& Assent by Cognitively Impaired Study Participants Assessing
Risk”; Moord, “IRB Metrics: Pulling the Big Picture into Local
Focus”; Jon Jellema and Robert Smart, “Role of the IO in Reducing
Tensions Between Researchers and the IRB.”
