Canisius College

2011 Dean's Research Support Awards

Nancy Bailey, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Adolescence Education

"Teaching teachers how digital technologies can be integrated into a new literacies curriculum"

Julie Henry, Ph.D.
Professor, Education; Department Chair

"Undergraduate student-faculty research stimulus fund"

Karen Dutt-Doner, Ed.D.
Professor of Education

"Using oral histories to teach the social studies and develop literacy skills"

Marya Grande, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Education

"Swimming with it instead of against it: Apple technologies in special education"

Ellen Hamm, Ph.D. & Kelly Harper, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Education, Assistant Professor Education

"Collaborative practices on a multidisciplinary team"

Christopher Lopata, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Co-Director of the Institute for Autism Research

"RCT of mind reading and in vivo rehearsal for children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders"

James Oigara, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Education

"Using GPS technology and geocaching as a method to teach social studies curriculum"

Michael Dolan
Professor in the department of Kinesiology

"Reliability of digital photography to assess limb volume"

Michele Marable, Ph.D.
Professor, Special Education

"Photovoice: Using pictures to better understand the lives of urban students"

Ali Ait Si Mhamed, Ph.D.
Adolescence Education

"Impact of national regulation assessments on academic quality"

Barbara Burns, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Education

"Remediation tutoring for at-risk students"

Ann Marie Lenhardt, Ph.D.
Professor of Counseling and Human Services

"Results of a study of targeted school violence incidents in American schools between 1993-2011: Implications for school leaders and professional counselors"

M. Fernanda Astiz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Adolescence Education

"The increasing socioeconomic segregation of the schooling process: Evidence from two locales in greater Buenos Aires, Argentina"

2010 Dean's Research Support Awards

Congratulations to the following faculty members in the School of Education and Human Services.

   James Oigara, EdD
Assistant Professor of Education

"Teacher Technology Mentors: Acquiring, Using, and Sharing Educational Technology Between Pre-Service and Cooperating Teachers"

Khalid Bibi, PhD
Professor of Sports Medicine/Health & Human Performance

"Health and Wellness Behaviors of Canisius College Students, Faculty, and Staff"

Dennis Koch, PhD
Assistant Professor of Sports Medicine/Health & Human Performance

"Health and Wellness Behaviors of Canisius College Students, Faculty, and Staff"

Michael Dolan, MA, ATC, CSCS
Professor of Sports Medicine/Health & Human Performance

"Reliability of Digital Photography to Assess Limb Volume"



Fernanda Astiz, PhD
Associate Professor of Adolescence Education

"National Identity Formation, Recent Immigration, and Schooling in the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina"

Kelly Harper, PhD
Assistant Professor of Education

"Kidskills: Right from the Start"

Ellen Hamm, PhD
Associate Professor of Education

"Kidskills: Right from the Start"

2009 Dean's Research Support Awards

   Barbara Burns, PhD and Kelly Harper, PhD
Associate Professor of Adolescence Education & Assistant Professor of Childhood Education

"Structuring tutoring experiences for meaningful math in middle school."

Barbara Burns, PhD and Christine Kinsey, PhD
Associate Professor of Adolescence Education & Professor of Mathematics And Statistics

"High school math teachers and their professional development needs."

Lorrei DiCamillo, EdD
Assistant Professor of Adolescence Education

"Social studies inquiry research collaborative (SSIRC): A collaborative research project on inquiry-based social studies classrooms."

   Michael Dolan, MA, ATC, CSCS
Professor of Sports Medicine/Health And Human Performance

"Effects of joint mobilization on balance and ankle strength."

James Oigara, EdD
Assistant Professor of Childhood Education

"Integrating tools of technology into classroom: Preservice teachers’ perceptions regarding the use of interactive SMART board in instruction."

Anne Marie Tryjankowski, EdD
Assistant Professor of Graduate Education & Leadership

"Coaching and student-centered assessment: Examining preservice teacher use of student-centered assessment in context of classroom expectations."

2008 Faculty Research Award Recipients

Ali Ait Si Mhamed, PhD
Assistant Professor of Graduate Education

"Is democratization achieved in higher education? A study on the case of regionalism and devolution of tertiary education in Morocco."

M. Fernanda Astiz, PhD
Assistant Professor of Adolescence Education

"Jewish assimilation and the role of the educational system (1880-1930): Buenos Aires and New York City in comparison."

Lorrei DiCamillo, EdD
Assistant Professor of Adolescence Education

"The social studies inquiry research collaborative (SSIRC): A collaborative research project on inquiry -based social studies classrooms."

Michael Dolan, MA, ATC, CSCS
Professor of Sport Medicine, Health and Human Performance

"Effects of sub-motor electrical stimulation on pain, swelling, and return to function following delayed-onset muscle soreness."

Kirstin Finn, PhD
Associate Professor of Adolescence Education

"School factors associated with student disengagement."

Michele Marable, PhD; Nancy Wallace, PhD; Karen Dutt-Doner, PhD; Corinne Kindzierski, PhD; and Kimberly Noble, PhD
Associate and Assistant Professors of Education
"Assessing the effectiveness of mix-it-up lunch for helping students cross social and cultural boundaries."

Marya Grande, PhD and Kimberly Noble, PhD
Assistant Professors of Education
"Take-home literacy bags in high-needs classrooms."

		Nancy Bailey, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Adolescence Education "Teaching teachers how digital technologies can be integrated into a new literacies curriculum"

		Julie Henry, Ph.D. Professor, Education; Department Chair "Undergraduate student-faculty research stimulus fund"

		Karen Dutt-Doner, Ed.D. Professor of Education "Using oral histories to teach the social studies and develop literacy skills"

		Marya Grande, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Education "Swimming with it instead of against it: Apple technologies in special education"

		Ellen Hamm, Ph.D. & Kelly Harper, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Education, Assistant Professor Education "Collaborative practices on a multidisciplinary team"

		Christopher Lopata, Ph.D. Associate Professor Co-Director of the Institute for Autism Research "RCT of mind reading and in vivo rehearsal for children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders"

		James Oigara, Ed.D. Assistant Professor of Education "Using GPS technology and geocaching as a method to teach social studies curriculum"

		Michael Dolan Professor in the department of Kinesiology "Reliability of digital photography to assess limb volume"

		Michele Marable, Ph.D. Professor, Special Education "Photovoice: Using pictures to better understand the lives of urban students"

		Ali Ait Si Mhamed, Ph.D. Adolescence Education "Impact of national regulation assessments on academic quality"

		Barbara Burns, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Education "Remediation tutoring for at-risk students"

		Ann Marie Lenhardt, Ph.D. Professor of Counseling and Human Services "Results of a study of targeted school violence incidents in American schools between 1993-2011: Implications for school leaders and professional counselors"

		M. Fernanda Astiz, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Adolescence Education "The increasing socioeconomic segregation of the schooling process: Evidence from two locales in greater Buenos Aires, Argentina"

		James Oigara, EdD Assistant Professor of Education "Teacher Technology Mentors: Acquiring, Using, and Sharing Educational Technology Between Pre-Service and Cooperating Teachers"

		Khalid Bibi, PhD Professor of Sports Medicine/Health & Human Performance "Health and Wellness Behaviors of Canisius College Students, Faculty, and Staff"

		Dennis Koch, PhD Assistant Professor of Sports Medicine/Health & Human Performance "Health and Wellness Behaviors of Canisius College Students, Faculty, and Staff"

		Michael Dolan, MA, ATC, CSCS Professor of Sports Medicine/Health & Human Performance "Reliability of Digital Photography to Assess Limb Volume"

		Fernanda Astiz, PhD Associate Professor of Adolescence Education "National Identity Formation, Recent Immigration, and Schooling in the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina"

		Kelly Harper, PhD Assistant Professor of Education "Kidskills: Right from the Start"

		Ellen Hamm, PhD Associate Professor of Education "Kidskills: Right from the Start"

		Barbara Burns, PhD and Kelly Harper, PhD Associate Professor of Adolescence Education & Assistant Professor of Childhood Education "Structuring tutoring experiences for meaningful math in middle school."

		Barbara Burns, PhD and Christine Kinsey, PhD Associate Professor of Adolescence Education & Professor of Mathematics And Statistics "High school math teachers and their professional development needs."

		Lorrei DiCamillo, EdD Assistant Professor of Adolescence Education "Social studies inquiry research collaborative (SSIRC): A collaborative research project on inquiry-based social studies classrooms."

		Michael Dolan, MA, ATC, CSCS Professor of Sports Medicine/Health And Human Performance "Effects of joint mobilization on balance and ankle strength."

		James Oigara, EdD Assistant Professor of Childhood Education "Integrating tools of technology into classroom: Preservice teachers’ perceptions regarding the use of interactive SMART board in instruction."

		Anne Marie Tryjankowski, EdD Assistant Professor of Graduate Education & Leadership "Coaching and student-centered assessment: Examining preservice teacher use of student-centered assessment in context of classroom expectations."

		Ali Ait Si Mhamed, PhD Assistant Professor of Graduate Education "Is democratization achieved in higher education? A study on the case of regionalism and devolution of tertiary education in Morocco."

		M. Fernanda Astiz, PhD Assistant Professor of Adolescence Education "Jewish assimilation and the role of the educational system (1880-1930): Buenos Aires and New York City in comparison."

		Lorrei DiCamillo, EdD Assistant Professor of Adolescence Education "The social studies inquiry research collaborative (SSIRC): A collaborative research project on inquiry -based social studies classrooms."

		Michael Dolan, MA, ATC, CSCS Professor of Sport Medicine, Health and Human Performance "Effects of sub-motor electrical stimulation on pain, swelling, and return to function following delayed-onset muscle soreness."

		Kirstin Finn, PhD Associate Professor of Adolescence Education "School factors associated with student disengagement."

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