Metropolitan State University of Denver faculty and staff members publish research in some of the world’s most prestigious academic journals, share their knowledge at conferences around the globe and garner recognition from professional organizations.
Congratulations to recently published colleagues:
Kudos to Tess Cononelos, program coordinator, Pathways to Possible, for publishing research in the Journal of Latinos and Education in July: “First Generation Latine Students’ Use of Community Cultural Wealth in the Transition to University Education.”
Eric Olson, Ph.D., chair of the Rita and Navin Dimond Department of Hotel Management, and Godwin-Charles Ogbeide, Ph.D., professor of Hospitality and director of the Day Leadership Academy, gave a presentation at the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Educators conference in July:
- ChatGPT For Hospitality and Tourism Education: To Adopt or Not to Adopt
Olson also co-presented:
- “Part II: So You Wanna Apply for a Department Chair Role: Opportunities for Leadership Career Paths” with Lisa Young of DePaul University
- “Tactics for a Successful Hospitality and Tourism U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program” with Po-Ju Chen of Texas A&M and Dipra Jha of Washington State University
Eric Blomfelt, J.D., professor, Management., and Adam Melnick, J.D., assistant professor, Management, co-authored a paper, “Want to Improve Your Business Skills? Maybe Work on Your Poker Face First,” that has been accepted for presentation at the Applied Business and Entrepreneurship Association International conference in November in Maui, Hawaii.
Cheers to College of Business colleagues for a successful collaboration. Lynn Hoffman, Ph.D., emeritus professor; Adam Melnick, J.D., assistant professor; Ann Murphy, Ph.D., dean; Becky Prater, instructor; and Debbie Gilliard, Ph.D., professor and chair of Management, received the Best Applied Paper Award at the 2024 Small Business Institute Conference for their paper titled “Culture Wars: Now Small Businesses Are Being Affected.”
Social Work colleagues Lori Darnel, J.D., associate professor and associate chair; Dawn Matera Bassett, Ph.D., professor; Tanya Greathouse, Ph.D., Master of Social Work program director and associate professor; Susie Ryder, director of field education; Eileen Starr, Ph.D., associate professor; Lena Knechtel, MSW candidate; and Jessica Retrum, Ph.D., professor and chair, co-authored “Improved student outcomes: a unique, culturally relevant, and intensive behavioral health training program” in the journal Social Work in Mental Health, Volume 22, 2024 – Issue 5.
“In the Event of Murder,” the seventh mystery novel by Cynthia Kuhn, Ph.D., professor of English, was published by Crooked Lane Books on August 20.
Diane Ream, DNP, lecturer of Nursing, is the faculty recipient of the Nursing Department DAISY Foundation Awards for the spring 2024 semester, and Lluvia Saldivar has been recognized as the student winner. The DAISY Award is an ongoing recognition program that honors and celebrates the skillful and compassionate care that nurses provide, celebrating those who go above and beyond their role to provide exceptional care for patients, families and communities.
Apryl Brodersen, Ph.D., professor; Lisa McVicker, Ph.D., professor; and Eric Blomfelt, J.D., professor, Management, whose paper titled “Gender Identity Discrimination Claims Increase Post-Bostock: EEOC, HR Professionals, and Federal Circuit Courts Rally in Response to Continued Bias” has been accepted for presentation at the 2024 ABEAI Conference.
Gabrielle Katz, Ph.D., professor of Geography, and University of Northern Colorado’s Jessica Salo, Ph.D., recently published “Historic channel dynamics of a highly developed dryland river” in the Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, July 2024.
Roadrunners can also check out the new book “Resisting Divide-and-Conquer Strategies in Education: Pathways and Possibilities” by Dennis L. Rudnick, Ph.D., assistant professor of Elementary Education. The text is designed for undergraduate and graduate classrooms in education and social sciences.
A new book by Steve Beaty, Ph.D., professor and interim Dean, College of Aerospace, Computing, Engineering and Design, is newly published by Cognella Academic Publishing. Check out “Web App Development: A Computer Science Approach.”