Research @ Pace
A newsletter highlighting faculty research & scholarship
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Jennifer Pankowski, EdD is a Clinical Associate Professor of Special Education (School of Education, NYC) and the Director for Alternative Certification Programs. Her research interests focus on students with disabilities and in particular the field of autism, teacher preparation, family engagement and the use of technology. Professor Pankowski’s authored a book titled Developing Spontaneous Communication for Students with Autism (New York, New York: Lambert Academic Publishing, 2017). Her recent publications include a book chapter (with Joan Walker, PhD), “Why effective classroom management depends on teachers abilities with engage families” in Handbook of Classroom Management (3rd ed. Routledge) and (with Joan Walker) “Beginning teachers’ thinking about fairness in classroom management: Cross-sectional results from an online case study” (American Educational Research Association, NP, 2022).
Professor Pankoswki is also working on a collaboration (along with Joan Walker) with a large public school in Florida to create models of teaching using Pace’s avatar technology through vicarious video simulations. She has also been working with the OASIS program help students practice their interviewing skills with the avatar technology, by creating a non-threatening, yet realistic job interview simulation with a non-familiar person to help them hone-in on the skills they are learning with their job coaches. Her article on Avatars for Oasis was published in Pace Magazine. Professor Pankowski also serves as the primary US researcher for the Kinems software company from Athens Greece. The white paper on her work using technology and kinestetic movement in the classroom is available here.
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Michael B. Mushlin, JD (Elisabeth Haub School of Law) is the author of Rights of Prisoners (5th ed. Thomson Reuters), a four volume work that synthesizes and describes the law defining the rights of prisoners who are held in America's massive penal system. The work is relied upon and cited by attorneys, judges and academics regularly. He is also the author of New York Evidence with Objections (5th ed National Institute of Trial Advocacy 2018) (with Lissa Griffin & Jo Ann Harris). He has published in a wide variety of journals including The Yale Law and Policy Review, UCLA Law Review, Harvard Civil Rights Civil Liberties Law Review, The Journal of Legal Education, Brooklyn Law Review, and the Fordham Urban Law Journal. His op-eds have been published in among other places The New York Times (another NYT op-ed is available here), The New York Daily News and The New York Law Journal.
Prior to entering academia Prof. Mushlin was a civil rights lawyer with the Prisoners’ Rights Project of the Legal Aid Society and The Children’s Rights Project of the ACLU. He was Chair of the Board of the Correctional Association of New York, Chair of the Board of the Osborne Association, a program that provides services and programs for incarcerated people, and Chair of the Corrections Committee of the New York City Bar Association where he led an investigation into conditions on New York’s death row. He was a member of the Task Force on The Legal Status of Prisoners of the American Bar Association and co-Chair (with Michele Deitch) of the ABA’s subcommittee on prison oversight. He currently serves on the Advisory Committee on Criminal Law and Procedure to the New York Office of Court Administration.
Professor Mushlin’s recent Elisabeth Haub School of Law Interview is available here.
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Seong Jae Min, PhD (Communication and Media Studies, NYC, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences) published a book (co-authored with David Oh, PhD) titled Navigating White News: Asian American Journalists at Work (Rutgers Univ. Press, 2023), which is the first book-length study of Asian American journalists. Employing in-depth interviews with Asian American journalists who are actively working in large and small newsrooms across the United States, the book documents the frustrations, challenges, desires, and hopes the journalists face in predominantly White newsrooms. In a time of racial awakening with Black Lives Matter and COVID-19, the book offers critical insights to the workings of American newsrooms. It is Professor Min’s third book about journalism in contemporary society.
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Rita Upmacis, PhD (Chemistry and Physical Sciences, NYC, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences), along with her colleagues and undergraduate student co-authors, published Analysis of Sex-Specific Prostanoid Production Using a Mouse Model of Selective Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibition in Biomarker Insights (Dec., 2022). Certain inflammatory lipid mediators serve as biomarkers of vascular function and specific disease states, but there may be sex-dependent differences in their production. Historically, biomedical and clinical studies have neglected the examination of females, indicating that therapeutic treatments may be less applicable to females. The researchers examined metabolite production in genetically altered mice and found that sex-dependent differences could be observed. The results highlight the need for future investigations to consider sex as a variable not just in animal models, but also at the cellular level, such that it is possible to develop safe and efficient therapies in the medical treatment of both males and females.
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Emily Bent, PhD (Women's and Gender Studies, NYC, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences) received a $33,000 multi-year training grant from the Feminist Majority Foundation for her project "The Feminist Girls Project: Part II. "The Feminist Girls Project is a gender equality and human rights training program developed by Professor Bent in collaboration with girl-centered nonprofit organizations engaged in advocacy at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). The initiative builds off her research on girl activism and leadership at the United Nations, helping to prepare and facilitate opportunities for girls and youth to inform global processes for gender equality and human rights. Those enrolled in the training program learn how to advocate effectively for their rights at the CSW by networking with gender equality activists, meeting with government representatives, collaborating with international NGOs, and participating actively in all aspects of the Commission. Beginning in January of 2023, the Feminist Girls Project will receive funding from the Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF) to prepare over one hundred high school student delegates working with Girls Learn International, a program of the FMF, across the next three years of the CSW (2023 – 2025).
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The Dyson College Institute for Sustainability and the Environment provides teaching, training, and research to advance environmental knowledge, ecosystem protection, and smart decision-making in the New York Metropolitan and Hudson Valley regions, with a special emphasis on the just development of healthy and diverse communities.
Sitting within the Department of Environmental Studies and Science, the Institute’s focus is on:
- Supporting applied research in conservation, sustainability, and environmental policy and justice in urban and suburban areas.
- Providing experiential and place-based educational opportunities for students of all backgrounds, degrees, and academic levels.
- Fostering collaboration with external partners through training and leadership.
The Institute acts as a resource for the entire University, with physical attributes including an environmental classroom, outdoor pavilion, gardens, ponds, wetlands, and trails; and intellectual resources including faculty expertise in ecology, wildlife, ecosystems, water quality, environmental policy, etc. and connections to and collaborations with various environmental organizations. For more information about utilizing these resources, please see https://www.pace.edu/dysonenv or reach out to Samantha Miller at smiller3@pace.edu.
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Symposium: “The Federal Income Tax: Racially Blind But Not Racially Neutral."
The Elisabeth Haub Law School will co-host a symposium on “The Federal Income Tax: Racially Blind But Not Racially Neutral." The symposium is free and open to the public (and via Zoom). The program is co-organized by Bridget Crawford, JD (Elisabeth Haub School of Law) and Alice Abreu, JD (Temple University) and sponsored by the American Tax Policy Institute. Together with Haub Law, the program is co-sponsored by the American College of Tax Counsel, the ABA Tax Section, Skadden Arps Meagher & Flom LLP, the Center for Tax Law and Policy at Temple University Beasley School of Law, and the Pittsburgh Tax Review.
Friday, February 24, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Symposium registration
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Opportunities for Faculty | |
Pace University Hip-Hop Initiative Faculty Call
An interdepartmental group of faculty from Dyson is currently developing a Hip-Hop initiative centered on multidisciplinary Hip-Hop research and teaching. As a consequence, we are seeking faculty members whose research and teaching interests intersect with Hip-Hop culture and multidisciplinary Hip-Hop studies. If your research aligns and you have interest in learning more and being a part of this exciting new initiative, we welcome you to attend our first committee meeting, on Zoom - Friday, February 10th at 11am. Please email Anne Wakelee at awakelee@pace.edu, or Melvin Williams, PhD, mwilliams6@pace.edu, with any questions and if you are able to join us.
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Fall Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry Day – December 13, 2022 | |
For the first time Pace held an in-person Fall Semester Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry Day on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, on the NYC Campus! The successful return to in-person presentations last spring inspired interest in holding both Fall and Spring Research Days during the 2022-2023 academic year. The showcase featured projects from the Provost’s Summer 2022 Undergraduate Research Student-Faculty Award Program, December graduating seniors’ capstone courses, and Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CURES). The day began with two plenary session speakers followed by a concurrent Art Gallery Exhibition, Poster Session, and an Economics Panel and you can learn more about the program here. The day concluded with a celebratory luncheon for students, faculty mentors and guests. | |
Undergraduate Research Webinar Series
Spring 2023 Student Undergraduate Research Webinar Series
Monday common hour - 12:10 p.m. - 1:10 p.m.
Tuesday common hour - 3:25 p.m. - 4:25 p.m.
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Getting Started in Research/Creative Projects Year-Round – 02/27/23 and 02/28/23
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How to prepare a Research Proposal – 03/06/23 and 03/07/23
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Designing a Poster for Presentation – 04/17/23 and 04/18/23
Register in advance for Monday's meeting
Register in advance for Tuesday's meeting
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Spring 2023 Faculty Undergraduate Research Webinar Series
Monday and Wednesday common hour - 12:10 p.m. - 1:10 p.m.
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Creating Course-based Research Experiences (CURES) - 02/15/23
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How Faculty Grants can include Student Research - 03/27/23
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Learn about the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) - 04/19/23
Register in advance for Wednesday’s meetings
Register in advance for Monday’s meeting
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Center for Undergraduate Research (CURE) Virtual Office Hours
The office hours are for both students and faculty members with inquiries about the Center for Undergraduate Research Experiences and its programs.
CURE holds office hours via Zoom. Please register in advance for the office hours which take place on Mondays 12:10 p.m. - 1:10 p.m. and
Thursdays 3:25 p.m. - 4:25 p.m.
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Prestigious Awards and Fellowships | |
The Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship
Information Session
The purpose of this award is to enable students traditionally under-represented in Study Abroad to pursue programs for a summer, semester or academic year. Students must be eligible for Pell grants. I will be joining Study Abroad for an information session on the scholarship during common hour on February 7th.
For Zoom login information, please email Moira Egan at megan@pace.edu.
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The Udall Foundation awards scholarships to college sophomores and juniors for leadership, public service, and commitment to issues related to Native American nations or to the environment. In 2023, the Udall Foundation anticipates awarding 55 scholarships of up to $7,000 each. Students interested in accessing the online application should contact Moira Egan. The application consists of:
- An 11-question application;
- An 800-word essay related to the Udall Foundation’s core values.
- Transcripts for all college coursework; and
- Three letters of recommendation that speak to their leadership, public service and academic achievements.
Campus deadline: February 27, 2023portunities for Students
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