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2019 KWB Research Summit Plenary
Welcome to the 2019 KWB Research Summit Plenary of Events page!
This page is currently under construction as the Plenary of Events is being developed. The schedule below is from the 2018 Research Summit and will be updated as we approach the 2019 Research Summit and finalize the Plenary of Events.
This year's summit runs from August 14th to the 17th. One way we are expanding boundaries is through holding the entire conference online- log on from anywhere, cell or laptop! We invite you to review the agenda and find events to attend. You can drop in for a talk or stay the entire day. Don't forget to register by clicking here >>
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Day 1:
All times reflect MST.
8:30 to 9:00 am: Hospitality Rooms and Virtual Help Desk
Visit a Research Center's Hospitality Room to learn about their center and engage in informal conversations about your research and scholarship interests. Or, head to the Main Room/Atrium to strike up a conversation with other attendees.
If you need help or have questions about using the Shindig conference app, head to the Virtual Help Desk. This room is always open.
9:00 to 10:15 am: Day 1 Opening Talk: Welcome to KWB
10:15 to 10:30 am: Break
Visit a Research Center's Hospitality Room to learn about their center and engage in informal conversations about your research and scholarship interests. Or, head to the Main Room/Atrium to strike up a conversation with other attendees.
If you need help or have questions about using the Shindig conference app, head to the Virtual Help Desk. This room is always open.
10:30 to 11:30 am: Break Out for Concurrent Session I
Break Out Room 1: Innovative Practice Papers
Thread: Networking, Collaboration, and Engagement
- Networking the Bay Area: Continuing the Dialog to Promote Scholarship, with Cheryl Burleigh
- Detroit Rising - A Phoenix in the Midwest?, with Janice Cardwell
- Leading Virtual Research Teams for Collaboration, Engagement, and Advancement, with Donna Smith, Rehema Underwood, Kimberly Underwood
Break Out Room 2: Research Papers
Thread: School Leadership
- Crises of Care and Critique: School Leaders and Narratives of Compassion Fatigue, with James Lane, Ramona Phillips, Yvonne Hefner, Karyn Scott, Sally Evans
- School Leaders' Reflective Blogs Inspire Systemic Change: Narrative Inquiry, with Rita Hartman, Cheryl Burleigh, James Lane
- Hurricanes, Schools, and the Ethics of Care and Community, with James Lane, Belinda Moses, Sally Evans, Shaquanah Adams-Lane, David Proudfoot
Break Out Room 3: Research Papers
Thread – Professional Development
- The Relationship Between Professional Development and the Use of Web 2.0 Tools with J. Medgar Roberts, Karen Johnson
- The Relationship Between Meditation and Critical Thinking with Debbie Ritter-Williams, Lunthita M. Duthely, Armando E. Paladino
- Sensing the Weak Signals of the Future: Attributes of the SPL Model with Phil Davidson, Herman van Niekerk
11:30 to 11:45 am: Break
Visit a Research Center's Hospitality Room to learn about their center and engage in informal conversations about your research and scholarship interests. Or, head to the Main Room/Atrium to strike up a conversation with other attendees.
If you need help or have questions about using the Shindig conference app, head to the Virtual Help Desk. This room is always open.
11:45 am to 12:45 pm: Break Out for Concurrent Session II
Break Out Room 1: Panel Discussion (click here to go directly to the room)
Thread: Organic Research Development within CWDIR
- Millennials in the Workplace: Exploring Managerial Perceptions in Multi-Generational Organizations, with Sandra Sessoms-Penny, Rehema Underwood, Kimberly Underwood, Miriam L. Frolow, Hakeem Lumumba, Jennifer Schneider
- Exploring the Lived Experiences of Transgender Individuals in Traditional Organizations with Donna Smith
- The Role of the Modern Day Educator in the Social Justice Movement: An Exploration of Police Violence, the #BLM Movement, and the Classroom with Kimberly Underwood
Break Out Room 2: Research Papers (click here to go directly to the room)
Thread – Healthcare
- A Single Exploratory Case Study: Discovering Preceptor Knowledge Transfer Techniques in an Ambulatory Surgery Center, with Marjorie Romano, Martha Taylor
- Renal Cell Carcinoma: Raising Awareness through Experience, Education, Early Detection, and Advocacy. A Survivor’s Autobiography Case Study, with Giselle Castillo (Update: this presentation has been canceled due to unexpected circumstances. Thank you.)
- Promoting Holistic Approaches to Alzheimer’s Disease with Louise Underdahl, Elna Tymes
Break Out Room 3: Research Papers (click here to go directly to the room)
- Faculty Targets of Student Cyberbullying, with Debbie Ritter-Williams, Margaret Kroposki, Marsha Mims-Word, Candace James-Marrast
- Perceptions of Robotics Emulation of Human Ethics in Educational Settings: A Content Analysis with Barbara Fedock
- Social Media Use in the Hiring Process: Valuable or Dangerous?, with Amanda James
12:45 to 1:00 pm: Break
Visit a Research Center's Hospitality Room to learn about their center and engage in informal conversations about your research and scholarship interests. Or, head to the Main Room/Atrium to strike up a conversation with other attendees.
If you need help or have questions about using the Shindig conference app, head to the Virtual Help Desk. This room is always open.
1:00 to 2:00 pm: Break Out for Workshop Series I
- Room 1: Creating a Community of Scholars, with Janice Cardwell, Bonnie Ellis, Yvonne Phelps (click here to go directly to the room)
- Room 2: Fostering an Inclusive Workforce: Not Why, But How?, with Kimberly Underwood, Angie Williams (click here to go directly to the room)
- Room 3: Collaborating with a Mentor as a Co-Author to Prepare a Manuscript for Publication, with David Proudfoot, Tracey Kolding-Cheney (click here to go directly to the room)
- Room 4: Machine Learning and Statistics: The World of Data Analysis is Changing with Brian Sloboda
2:00 to 2:30 pm: Closing Remarks in Main Room
Head back to the main room for closing remarks. Cheers to Day 1!
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Day 2: Wednesday, August 15, 2018
All times reflect MST.
8:30 to 9:00 am: Hospitality Rooms and Virtual Help Desk
Visit a Research Center's Hospitality Room to learn about their center and engage in informal conversations about your research and scholarship interests. Or, head to the Main Room/Atrium to strike up a conversation with other attendees.
If you need help or have questions about using the Shindig conference app, head to the Virtual Help Desk. This room is always open.
9:00 to 9:45 am: Day 2 Opening Talks
10:00 to 11:00 am: Breakout for Concurrent Sessions III
Break Out Room 1: Innovative Practice Paper (click here to go directly to the room)
Thread: (pending)
- An Effective Model for Management, Configuration, and Functionality of Dispersed Research Teams with Mansureh Kebritchi
- Research Accelerators with Dorin Andreescu
- Collaborative research team narratives of design, process, and implementation of a narrative study with Elizabeth Johnston, Andrea Wilson, Mar Navarro, and Marcia Griffiths-Prince
Break Out Room 2: Research Paper (click here to go directly to the room)
Thread: Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Builders: Liaison-Animateurs? with Norris Krueger
- "Herstories" of Entrepreneurship with Janice Cardwell
- Four Pillars of Leadership with Les Huffman
Break Out Room 3: Research Paper (click here to go directly to the room)
Thread: Applications
- Positive Approaches to Doctoral Student Success with Lunthita M. Duthely, James Rice, Diana Hart
- Arts-based instructional and curricular strategies for working with VR educational applications with Patricia Steele
- Examining the Influence of Online Science Kits on Student Science Achievements with David Proudfoot, Mansureh Kebritchi
11:00 to 11:15 am: Hospitality Rooms and Virtual Help Desk
Visit a Research Center's Hospitality Room to learn about their center and engage in informal conversations about your research and scholarship interests. Or, head to the Main Room/Atrium to strike up a conversation with other attendees.
If you need help or have questions about using the Shindig conference app, head to the Virtual Help Desk. This room is always open.
11:15 am to 12:15 pm: Key Talk
- Exploring Research Methodology Group: Reflection of Methodologists on an Innovative Practice with the Content Area Experts
12:15 to 12:30 pm: Hospitality Rooms and Virtual Help Desk
Visit a Research Center's Hospitality Room to learn about their center and engage in informal conversations about your research and scholarship interests. Or, head to the Main Room/Atrium to strike up a conversation with other attendees.
If you need help or have questions about using the Shindig conference app, head to the Virtual Help Desk. This room is always open.
12:30 to 1:30 pm: Breakout for Concurrent Sessions IV
Break Out Room 1: Research Papers (click here to go directly to the room)
Thread: (pending)
- The Impact of Female Micromanagement on Male Workers: A Qualitative Empirical Phenomenological Study with Giselle Castillo
- Using Story-Telling and Role Play as a Learning Strategy for Incarcerated Women with Cheryl Burleigh, Elizabeth Johnston, Nola Veazie
- Career Professionals’ Reflections on Exposure to Early Music Training with Rita Hartman, Liston Bailey, Jennifer Calito
Break Out Room 2: Innovative Practice Papers/Research Papers (click here to go directly to the room)
Thread: Critical Thinking and Technology
- Influence of screen time on critical thinking in teens with Elizabeth Young, Margaret Vianna, Thomas Clark, and Karen Fiorillo
- Who is Learning? Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence in K-12 and Higher Education with Sally Evans
- Deconstructing Stormbot: A Literature Review regarding the use of telepresence robots in education with J. Medgar Roberts
Break Out Room 3: Innovative Practice Paper (click here to go directly to the room)
Thread: (pending)
- Student Success in Online Practitioner Doctoral Programs with Ryan Rominger, Mansureh Kebritchi, Mark L. McCaslin
- Presentation of Case Study Methodology & Design from a Scholar-Practitioner Perspective with Barbara Mather
1:30 to 2:30 pm: Break Out for Workshop Series II
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Room 1: Bootcamp Boosts New Virtual Relationships: A Panel Discussion Focused on Effective Research Strategies with Christina Marine (click here to go directly to the room)
- This room also includes: Digital Economy Research Agenda with Fiona Sussan
- Room 2: Keys for Successful Group Presentations at International Conferences: CEITR Panel of Discussion (click here to go directly to the room)
- Room 3: Exploration of Content Analysis Research Technique with Erik Bean, Elizabeth Johnston (click here to go directly to the room)
2:30 to 2:45 pm: Closing Remarks in Main Room
Head back to the main room for closing remarks. Cheers to Day 2!
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Day 3: Thursday, August 16, 2018
All times reflect MST.
8:30 to 9:00 am: Hospitality Rooms and Virtual Help Desk
Visit a Research Center's Hospitality Room to learn about their center and engage in informal conversations about your research and scholarship interests. Or, head to the Main Room/Atrium to strike up a conversation with other attendees.
If you need help or have questions about using the Shindig conference app, head to the Virtual Help Desk. This room is always open.
9:00 to 10:00 am: Day 3 Opening Talks
10:00 to 10:15 am: Hospitality Rooms and Virtual Help Desk
Visit a Research Center's Hospitality Room to learn about their center and engage in informal conversations about your research and scholarship interests. Or, head to the Main Room/Atrium to strike up a conversation with other attendees.
If you need help or have questions about using the Shindig conference app, head to the Virtual Help Desk. This room is always open.
10:15 to 11:15 am: Breakout for Concurrent Sessions V
Break Out Room 1: Research Paper (click here to go directly to the room)
Thread: Diversity and Inclusion
- Promoting Cultural and Social Acceptance in the Classroom: A lesson in building cultural equity with Katherine Temple
- Recalibrating Diversity and Inclusion: Exploring Organizational Diversity Socialization through the Lens of New Members with Kimberly Underwood
- The Shift from Diversity to Inclusion: On the Road to Servant Leadership with Christopher Hicks
Break Out Room 2: Innovative Practice Paper (click here to go directly to the room)
Thread: Management
- Improving Presales Resource Allocation in IT with Anita Cassard, Joseph Hamel
- Translating Managerial Standards into Researchable Propositions. The example of Cybersecurity with Douglas Gilbert, Antoinette Song
- Is the Grass Greener on the Other Side? A Comparison of Compounded Year-to-Year Long-term Performance of American Depository Receipts and Equities of U.S. Pharmaceuticals with Subhashis Nandy
Break Out Room 3: Research Paper (click here to go directly to the room)
Thread: (pending)
- Millennial Soldiers Lack Effective Face-to-Face Communication Skills: Delphi Study with Elizabeth Young, Thomas Clark
- Can You Reach Career Readiness in a Self-Driving Car? with Helen Schleckser, Elisabeth Weinbaum
- Veterans from Troops to Teachers Program Use Enhanced Technologies in Public Schools with Mary "Mimi" Stout, Dale Crowe, Martin LaPierre Jr.
11:15 to 11:30 am: Hospitality Rooms and Virtual Help Desk
Visit a Research Center's Hospitality Room to learn about their center and engage in informal conversations about your research and scholarship interests. Or, head to the Main Room/Atrium to strike up a conversation with other attendees.
If you need help or have questions about using the Shindig conference app, head to the Virtual Help Desk. This room is always open.
11:30 am to 12:00 pm: Key Talk
- Learn about The Journal of Leadership Studies with Mark Ludorf
- Learn about the Phoenix Scholar with Erik Bean, Rodney Luster
12:00 to 12:10 pm: Hospitality Rooms and Virtual Help Desk
Visit a Research Center's Hospitality Room to learn about their center and engage in informal conversations about your research and scholarship interests. Or, head to the Main Room/Atrium to strike up a conversation with other attendees.
If you need help or have questions about using the Shindig conference app, head to the Virtual Help Desk. This room is always open.
12:10 to 1:10 pm: Breakout for Concurrent Sessions VI
Break Out Room 1: Innovative Practice Papers (click here to go directly to the room)
Thread: (pending)
- Improving Small Class Student Engagement University of Phoenix School of Business San Antonio, Texas and Area Campuses with Joseph Harrison Jr.
- Leading Innovation in Higher Education via Blackboard Utra LMS Technology with LauraAnn Migliore, Greg Bradley, Scott Burrus, Melanie Shaw
- Tips for Integrating Social Media in the Online Classroom with Teri Moore- Hirlinger, Jessica Bogunovich, Dalynn Jackson
Break Out Room 2: (click here to go directly to the room)
Thread: (pending)
- Narration and Application of Educators’ Experiences with Racism in School Cultures with Paula Alvarez, Marie Smith, Oliver Lawrence, Shanel Harris, April Lash
- STEM Certification in Georgia Schools with David Proudfoot, Michael Green, Jan Otter, David Cook
- SMARTNotebook with Elizabeth Perry
Break Out Room 3: Research Papers (click here to go directly to the room)
Thread: Healthcare
- ARC - Leadership: A New Conceptual Model with Louise Underdahl, Iman Shahrokh
- Predictive Nature of Generational Identity, Educational Level, and Years of Experience upon a Registered Nurse’s Decision-Making with Virginia Waters (CANCELED)
- “People are Leaving in Droves” - Strategies to Improve Nurse Retention with Louise Underdahl, Terri M. Jones-Meineke, Lunthita M. Duthely
1:10 to 1:20 pm: Hospitality Rooms and Virtual Help Desk
Visit a Research Center's Hospitality Room to learn about their center and engage in informal conversations about your research and scholarship interests. Or, head to the Main Room/Atrium to strike up a conversation with other attendees.
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1:20 to 2:50 pm: Key Talk
- Cultivating a Community of Engaged Alumni: Experiences from the Alumni Special Interest Group with Mansureh Kebritchi, Sandra Nunn, Cheryl Burleigh, Lunthita M. Duthely and team, Jennifer Calito and team, Imani Akin and team, Daniel Roberts and team.
2:50 to 3:00 pm: Closing Remarks in Main Room
Head back to the main room for closing remarks. Cheers to Day 3!
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Day 4: Friday, August 17, 2018
All times reflect MST.
8:30 to 9:00 am: Hospitality Rooms and Virtual Help Desk
Visit a Research Center's Hospitality Room to learn about their center and engage in informal conversations about your research and scholarship interests. Or, head to the Main Room/Atrium to strike up a conversation with other attendees.
If you need help or have questions about using the Shindig conference app, head to the Virtual Help Desk. This room is always open.
9:00 to 10:00 am: Day 4 Opening Awards
- Awards Ceremony: Congratulations to the Dissertation of the Year graduates and the Faculty of the Year with Kevin Bottomley, Scott Drexler, Kelly Rhodes, LauraAnn Migliore, Kristi Burtis, James Lane, Elizabeth Johnston
10:00 to 11:30 am: Key Talk
11:30 to 11:45 am: Hospitality Rooms and Virtual Help Desk
Visit a Research Center's Hospitality Room to learn about their center and engage in informal conversations about your research and scholarship interests. Or, head to the Main Room/Atrium to strike up a conversation with other attendees.
If you need help or have questions about using the Shindig conference app, head to the Virtual Help Desk. This room is always open.
11:45 to 12:45 pm: Breakout for Concurrent Sessions VII
Break Out Room 1: Research Papers (click here to go directly to the room)
Thread: Dissertations of the Year
- Intrinsic Case Study on the Influence of Social Media Content on a Zoological Organization with Kristi Burtis, Sandra Nunn
- Influencing Corporate Social Responsibility Decision Making in a Major League Baseball Team: A Case Study with Kelly Rhodes, Kevin Bottomley
- Mindful Awareness of Internal and External Influences on HRO Leaders: Heuristic Inquiry with Scott Drexler, Elizabeth Young
Break Out Room 2: Research Papers (click here to go directly to the room)
Thread: Workplace Safety
- An Exploratory Phenomenology Study of Educators' Bullying Experiences in the Workplace with Cheryl Burleigh, Ronda Gregg, Tammy Cagle
- Workplace Violence Regarding Retention and Turnover with James Ashton
- First Responders Using Mindfulness Strategies with Scott Drexler, Elizabeth Young
Break Out Room 3: Research Papers (click here to go directly to the room)
Thread: Leadership
- Does Moral Leadership Conflict with Organizational Innovation? with Sandra Nunn, John Avella
- Impact of Leadership on Digital Transformation with Mouhamadou Sow
- Ethical Behavior in Financial Institutions: A Leadership Imperative with Geoffrey Mugalu
12:45 to 1:00 pm: Hospitality Rooms and Virtual Help Desk
Visit a Research Center's Hospitality Room to learn about their center and engage in informal conversations about your research and scholarship interests. Or, head to the Main Room/Atrium to strike up a conversation with other attendees.
If you need help or have questions about using the Shindig conference app, head to the Virtual Help Desk. This room is always open.
1:00 to 2:00 pm: Workshop Series III
- Room 1: Mini Professional Engagement for Publication (PEP) Workshop with Erik Bean, Carol A. Holland (click here to go directly to the room)
- Room 2: Healthy Leadership Workshop with Mark L. McCaslin, Janice Cardwell (click here to go directly to the room)
- Room 3: Exploring Special Interest Groups: Panel of Discussions with SIG Leaders, with Mansureh Kebritchi,Elizabeth Johnston, Ryan Rominger (click here to go directly to the room)
2:00 to 2:30 pm: Closing Remarks in Main Room
- Join us back in the Main Room/Atrium for closing remarks, key recongitions, and prize drawings. Cheers to a great conference!
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