Sabbatical Study

2009-2010

Katherine Barone: An examination of mentoring dyads of faculty and students - a comparison of experiences leading to clarification that would allow these chosen connections to be more successful.

Aziza Braithwaite Bey: A multi disciplinary memoir consisting of photos and text that will weave together her personal development story, adding to African-American Women's History within the oral tradition of African-American culture.

Judith Beth Cohen: A study of yoga theory and pedagogy through the use of primary texts and literary representation. 

Michael David: Creating a body of paintings and prints, as the first Printer-in-Residence at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown.

Gene Dorgan: Developing a manuscript draft of a compositional design textbook for college students. 

Christine Evans: A study of French refugee writers published in the United States during WW II and its immediate aftermath (1940-1946). 

Danielle Georges: Two writing projects, one in the field of literature and poetics, the second in history and historiography, branching out into the area of micro-history.

Susan Gere: Research and the development of articles, looking at Clinical Work, Academic Leadership, and Trauma Therapy.

Solange de Aambuja Lira: Section I of a book that is part of an ongoing research project by an interdisciplinary team of Brazilian linguists and psychologists from Lesley and Harvard University.

David C. Morimoto: Two publications, one reporting in a regional ornithology journal on his extensive collaborative Ovenbird research, and one reporting in an on-line journal of science and civil engagement about the Community-Based Environmental Research initiatives coming from his division at Lesley.

Louise M. Pascale: Continued work on the Afghan Songbook Project, especially critical research, reflection, writing, and assessment of this project.

Rick Reinkraut: Analysis of the Learning Goals Contract that he wrote and revised for the Division of Counseling and Psychology. 

Nancy Roberts: Research to better understand the needs of SOE alumni, based in research that indicates at least 60% of teachers leave the profession within the first five years, the findings will inform the efforts of SOE faculty to create a support system for recent alumni.

Joan Thormann: An examination of recent research about on-line pedagogy and examine new and emerging developments.

2008-2009

Bill Barowy: Organize and edit a textbook for the Technology in Education program, that encapsulates the knowledge of the program's core faculty for more consistent instruction across courses.

Vivian Carlo: A study of dimensions of spirituality in multicultural teaching and how spirituality can encourage students at every educational level to take personal responsibility in creating caring communities where diversity is affirmed and social justice honored.

Linda Dacey: Developing innovative approaches that improve student's performance in mathematics through inclusive teaching strategies that address the diverse needs of student. 

Arlene Dallafar: Ethnographic field work among Middle Eastern diaspora and trans-national communities, focusing on Jewish and Muslim Iranians, living as immigrants in the United States. 

Priscilla Dass-Brailsford: Writing her second book, tentatively entitled, Disaster and Crisis Response: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina. 

Lisa Fiore: Research through visits to classrooms of Boston-area alumni, to gather documentation, which will influence teachers' pedagogy and practices while responding to national and state standards and guidelines for early childhood education.

Karen Frostig: Continued research regarding the Holocaust history of her family with an exhibit of new works at the University of Vienna. 

Jared Kass: Work on a full draft of a new book, Building Communities of Peace and Well-Being: Contemplative Practice as a Tool for Personal and Social Transformation. 

Michaela Kriby: An exploration of the intersections of art, neuropsychology and expressive therapy. 

Kristina Lamour: Documenting the effects of graphic design-based visual literacy on student engagement, behavior and learning outcomes demonstrated in two Boston public high school classrooms, with a focus upon students who are potential dropouts.

Janel Lucas: Research to inform the development of the undergraduate social work specialization, and the preparation of students committed to working in the service of fulfilling unmet human needs. 

Sarah Nieves-Squires: An examination of the impact that Western feminist ideology has had (or has not had) on the quality of women's lives in China since the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing, Ching in 1995.

Anne Pluto: Editing an Oxfordian edition of William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure for publication in 2009. 

Bonnell Robinson: Continuing work on her project to focus on the Eastern Front (Poland, Hungary, Northern Italy, Greece, and Turkey) and produce exhibitions of her photographic work and an exhibition catalog documenting this endeavor. 

Robert Shreefter: An exploration of his own development as an artist and teacher; serving as an artist-in-residence in Bellagio, Italy and the Vermont Studio Center.

Stephanie Spadorcia: Document the interconnectedness of developmental needs, literacy instruction, program development, and learning for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. 

Jane Tuckerman: Travel to Burma (Myanmar) to continue photographing rituals and celebrations among cultural groups that have remained less affected by recent globalization, but are at risk of quickly disappearing. 

Barbara Vacarr: An investigation of evidence for transformative learning theory in the experiences of educators and students; examining instances of mutual change - shifts in thinking that affect the educator's development as well as the student's, and using these as evidence for co-transformative learning. 

Marjorie Wechsler: An examination of the political and religious agenda of the Intelligent Design movement in America through the study of court cases, historical precedents, and the public relations strategies of its proponents.

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