Research @ Pace
A newsletter highlighting faculty research & scholarship
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Charlotte Becket ,MFA, is Associate Professor and Associate Dean in the Department of Art (Dyson College of Arts and Sciences). Her work takes the form of large scale, mechanical sculptural exhibitions. Most recently Professor Becket has been commissioned to create two exhibitions for a pop-up museum, Arcadia Earth, for both their New York City and Las Vegas locations. Arcadia Earth is a museum dedicated to educating visitors on climate change through immersive and interactive exhibits and artist’s installations.
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The two installations focus on different environmental concerns. In New York, the work addresses food waste, while the Las Vegas the installation is informed by the biological processes by which microscopic phytoplankton create a large portion of the oxygen in our natural environment. The exhibition is an artistic interpretation of how phytoplankton contribute to the balance of our ecosystems on Earth. The work is intended to engage audiences in conversations about ocean preservation, as well as, in aesthetic and sculptural discussions. The installation takes the form of a large atrium filled with mechanical “breathing” geometric structures that are printed with photographic microscopic images of phytoplankton and backlit to create a sense that the viewer is in an under-water environment, with microscopic vision. In this installation, the phytoplankton are made “visible,” drawing our attention to their vital role. Professor Becket’s other works are viewable here.
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Jeff Michael Rebudal, MFA, is the Director and Assistant Clinical Professor of Arts & Entertainment Management graduate program for the Lubin School of Business. He is a member of the Association of Arts Administration Educators, National Council of Arts Administrators and is longtime board member for the American College Dance Association and currently serves as Vice President for Membership. He has also been a performing arts panelist for New York Foundation for the Arts, San Francisco Arts Council, The Kresge Foundation, Gerbode Foundation, among others. His current scholarship involves the critical analysis of the intersectionality between performing arts not-for-profit sector service organizations and the impact their resources provide to membership and the profession at-large. Professor Rebudal is also Artistic Director of Rebudal Dance and an original founding member of the critically acclaimed Seán Curran Company. He has choreographed the American Premier of Philip Himberg’s Paper Dolls in Washington, DC. His opera and theatre choreography credits include L’Etoile (New York City Opera, Opéra de Montréal, Glimmerglass Opera, Bergen National Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Austin Lyric Opera), Romeo et Juliette, La Traviata, La Rondine, and A Little Night Music (Michigan Opera Theatre), and Carmen (Cincinnati Opera). He also choreographed Two Gentlemen of Verona for The Old Globe and his concert dance choreography has also been presented at Joyce SoHo, Danspace Project, Lincoln Center, NYC Downtown Dance Festival, Cunningham Studio, and DUMBO Dance Festival, among other venues such as the Cultural Center of the Philippines in Manila and Anargyrios & Korgialenios Theatre of Helioupolis in Greece.
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Two Gentlemen of Verona at the Old Globe |
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(ii) Microsoft PowerPoint slides with voice-over recordings that were prepared to guide students further in the particular procedure of the experiment, and (iii) kitchen-based experiments that students could perform at home for our General Chemistry I laboratory course that was offered in an asynchronous modality during the Summer session. The students were surveyed for feedback, comments, and reactions to the use of these different practices. On the basis of student comments, it was found that the videos were beneficial to illustrate important aspects of each experiment. The kitchen-based experiments, on the other hand, allowed students to experience performing hands-on experiments and helped them observe and relate to concepts that were discussed in the lecture portion of the course.
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Professor Upmacis also published “Peer-Led Team Learning and Student Success” in Advances in Peer-Led Learning 1.4 (Fall 2021). This study chronicles the student and Peer-Leader experiences and successes during the institution of the Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) program, a nationally recognized teaching and learning model, in General Chemistry during 2014-2019. Introduction of PLTL significantly increased final exam scores, and students with Peer-Leader experience were found to perform better in upper-level classes compared to those with no Peer-Leader experience. Results from surveys administered to both students and Peer Leaders regarding their experiences, as well as the results from students evaluating their Peer Leaders, are documented in this report. Overall, the implementation of PLTL led to greater interactions between the Instructor, Peer Leaders, and undergraduate students, thereby furthering a greater interest in chemistry and increasing the students’ sense of community.
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Kyomi Gregory, PhD (Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Health Professions) presented her research in a podcast titled “Dialects in the Classroom.” Professor Gregory discusses a framework that is helpful in serving children in the schools that speakers of a non-mainstream dialect that have developmental language disorder. The framework is a “disorder within dialect” framework. The goal is putting the emphasis on the work of speech-language pathologists which is to identify language disorders in children. Professor Gregory also addresses the impact of linguicism and the influence that bias may have on our care of clients in terms of assessment and treatment.
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Kiku Huckle, PhD (Political Science, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences), and colleague Katsuo Nishikawa, PhD (Trinity College) participated in a webinar hosted by the Institute for Diversity and Civic Life to discuss their project, The Price of a Dream. Funded by a grant from IDCL and the Henry Luce Foundation, Huckle and Nishikawa traveled to central Mexico in 2021 to interview five former Dreamers about their life in the U.S. where they grew up, how they came to Mexico, and what life is like for them now. This project is one of the first attempts to look at what happens to migrants who grow up as Americans, but then are forced to build their lives in a country they do not know.
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Aditi Paul, PhD ( Communication Studies, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences), together with her colleagues, published “Does Online Dating Promotion Vary Across Cultures? A Cross-cultural Analysis of Homepage Advertisements of Online Dating Services in 51 Countries” in the Journal of Creative Communications (Dec. 2021). This marks the first publication for Pace alumna and international student Karolina Zaluski. Her participation in the project was funded by Provost Undergraduate-Faculty initiative. This is also the first international collaboration between the Communication Studies department and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. This research has previously won the best paper award at the International Communication and Management Conference in 2021 and was awarded a prize of $5,000.
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Internal Grant Opportunities |
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Classroom Based Research Experiences Award
The Pace University Office of Research is offering grants for innovative ideas to incorporate original, authentic research projects into the undergraduate curriculum. For the purposes of this competition, authentic research is defined as a plan for seeking answers to a research question for which the outcome is unknown. The research question should be based on the expertise of the PI, and should involve the development of new avenues of inquiry. Projects can be implemented into new or existing courses but must incorporate a researchable aim.
The deadline for proposal submission is Friday, March 11, 2022 at 5pm.
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Distinguished Professor Presentation and Virtual Book Pre-Launch
Wednesday, March 9, 2022, 12:50 p.m.–1:45 p.m.
Menstruation Matters:
Challenging the Law’s Silence on Periods
Virtual Book Pre-Launch and Spotlight on Haub Law Faculty
Explores the burgeoning menstrual advocacy movement and analyzes how law should evolve to take menstruation into account.
Approximately half the population menstruates for a large portion of their lives, but the law is mostly silent about the topic. Until recently, most people would have said that periods are private matters not to be discussed in public. But the last few years have seen a new willingness among advocates and allies of all ages to speak openly about periods. Slowly around the globe, people are recognizing the basic fundamental human right to address menstruation in a safe and affordable way, free of stigma, shame, or barriers to access.
Menstruation Matters explores the role of law in this movement. It asks what the law currently says about menstruation (spoiler alert: not much) and provides a roadmap for legal reform that can move society closer to a world where no one is held back or disadvantaged by menstruation. Bridget J. Crawford and Emily Gold Waldman examine these issues in a wide range of contexts, from schools to workplaces to prisons to tax policies and more. Ultimately, they seek to transform both law and society so that menstruation is no longer an obstacle to full participation in all aspects of public and private life.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Distinguished Professor Iride Lamartina-Lens Presentation
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 12:15 p.m. -1:30 p.m.
Women Speak from The Far Side of the Moon –
Monologues By and About Women
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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The Future of Pace: Interdisciplinary Online Conference
Thursday, April 7, 2022 9:00 a.m.–4:15 p.m.
Solutions to complex problems requires a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach. As we prepare our students for their future in the workforce, they will need skills that cross disciplinary boundaries in business, humanities, healthcare, science and technology. While Pace University faculty are strong in these areas within our schools, our new strategic plan envisions a more fluid approach to disciplinary boundaries.
On April 7, Pace’s Office of Research invites you to explore these questions at The Future of Pace, an interdisciplinary online conference featuring panel discussions and faculty research presentations, as well as a keynote address by Dan Porterfield, the President and CEO of the Aspen Institute (PDF), a global nonprofit organization committed to realizing a free, just, and equitable society.
The primary goal of the conference is to bring together faculty to help Pace University address its future needs through their scholarship and academic programs. We also want to encourage greater interdisciplinary cooperation among faculty with overlapping interests.
If you are interested in giving a short talk (5 minutes) about your scholarship/research/creative activities with interdisciplinary potential at the conference, please indicate on the conference registration form and we will contact you with more details.
The deadline for registration to give an oral presentation is Friday, March 11.
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Spring 2022 Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry Days
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS TO PRESENT!
Thursday, May 5, 2022 | NYC
Friday, May 6, 2022 | PLV
The Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry Days May 5 (NYC) and May 6 (PLV) will showcase undergraduates from across the schools and colleges who have engaged in faculty-mentored research and creative inquiry during the academic year. Students will have produced scholarly or artistic work as part of a course-based research (or creative inquiry) assignment, award program, or a co-curricular project, and in fulfillment of their Senior Capstone or Honors College thesis requirement.
Deadline to apply: Thursday, March 24, 2022
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Spring 2022 Faculty Undergraduate Research Webinar Series
Monday common hour – 12:10-1:10 p.m.
- How Faculty Grants can include Student Research – 03/14/22
- Learn about the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) – 04/11/22
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Spring 2022 Student Undergraduate Research Webinar Series
Wednesday common hour – 12:10-1:10 p.m.
Thursday common hour – 3:30-4:30 p.m.
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How to Get Started in Research/Creative Projects – 02/23/22
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How to Prepare a Research Proposal – 03/09/22 and 03/10/22
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Designing a Poster for Presentation – 04/13/22 and 04/14/22
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Summer 2022 Provost’s Student-Faculty Undergraduate Research/Creative Inquiry Awards
The Center for Undergraduate Research Experiences is now accepting applications!
This summer research program is for undergraduate students who will be entering their sophomore, junior, or senior year in Fall 2022. This internal funding opportunity supports faculty-mentored scholarly and artistic projects developed in courses and research settings that will benefit from in-depth development over the summer months. Please consider sponsoring students for this funding opportunity!
Deadline to apply: Monday, April 4, 2022
If you have questions contact Maria Iacullo-Bird, Ph.D., Assistant Provost for Research at miacullobird@pace.edu.
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Prestigious Awards and Fellowships |
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Applications are now open to apply for the Millennium Fellowship through the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) and Millennium Campus Network (MCN). Accepted students lead projects to advance the Sustainable Development Goals in their respective institution and communities (while having the opportunity to communicate/collaborate with the 2,000 UN-MCN fellows from all over the world). Students will also attend a total of 8 engaging enrichment/leadership sessions. The program will run from August-December 2022. All majors are accepted, and there is no cost to join. Admission to the program is rolling, with a final deadline of April 30th, 2022, but early applicants are given priority.
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Applications are now open for Samvid Scholars! The Samvid Scholars program funds tuition and fees up to $50,000 per year for two years of graduate study. In addition to funding for their graduate program, each Scholar will receive two years of leadership development programming to support them to continue to fulfill their extraordinary potential. All scholars will have access to robust ongoing programming and will be part of an alumni community of mentorship, collaboration, and lifelong relationships. To be eligible, a student must:
-Pursue a full-time graduate program of 2 years or longer at a university in the United States, in one of the following eligible programs: MD, MBA, JD , MPP, MPH,
EdD, or MS/MA in the social sciences or STEM
-Be a first-year graduate student for the 2022-2023 academic year
-Have an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.5
-Be a U.S. citizen or DACA recipient
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If you know of any students who may be interested in these opportunities, please reach out to Jenny Irwin at jirwin@pace.edu.
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Share your research news here.
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