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June 4, 2015 Activities

Faculty keep busy – from research on sabbatical to writing a biography.

Dr. Andre Moine, foreign languages, is currently on sabbatical while working on publishing his father’s diary from World War II. Moine’s father fought during the German invasion of Western Europe. He was captured and held as a prisoner for more than a month in the summer of 1940. Moine has been translating the diary from French to English, while making trips to France to conduct oral history interviews.

Dr. Erin Moss, mathematics, was a co-editor for “Teaching Children Mathematics,” the official journal of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The section co-edited by Moss focuses on helping professionals explore how students learn through lesson plans and math problems.  Her next piece to be published is titled, “Philosophies of Mathematics and their Implications for Mathematics Education,” and will be featured as a chapter in a book about integrating philosophies of mathematics into university math courses. The book will be published by the Mathematics Association of America (MAA) Notes series.

Dr. Aaron Porter, sociology/ anthropology, is currently working on a biography of William H. Brown, an influential chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, who fought discrimination and inequality in the workplace in the 1960s and 1970s. Porter previously edited and published a book in April 2014 titled, “Social Fabric Transformations: Research on International Perspectives.”

Dr. Karena Rush, psychology, is currently working with the Parent Choice Foundation to help develop a scale to evaluate the learning potential of children’s toys and games. The scale will assess toys in how they contribute to children’s cognition, language, creativity, motor skills, social and emotional skills and potential academic learning. Rush is also currently involved in another study on biofeedback and mindfulness. Working with the Lancaster Intermediate Unit, this study focuses on children with social-emotional disorders facing severe challenges who generally do not respond well to treatment.

Dr. Jennifer Wood, communication and theatre, in her role as Millersville’s “Educator of the Year” was invited to speak at the Children Deserve A Chance Foundation in Lancaster City.  She spoke at their Professional Development Night on May 20.

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