FACULTY NOTES
Gina Braun, Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Education and Assistant Professor of Education, presented “Let’s Discuss: Engaging Adolescent Students in Meaningful Conversations About a Text” at the Teacher Education Division (TED) Annual Conference in Fort Worth, Texas, in November 2021. Braun and a former colleague co-created a framework to support students with learning disabilities in order to develop a deeper understanding of complex texts and have meaningful conversations with peers.
Yoandy Cabrera Ortega, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Classics and Spanish, published a bilingual anthology of early 21st century Cuban poets with help from Rockford University students. It was titled: “Equívocos/Misconceptions: Early 21st Century.” 11 CATALYST 22 Campus
Genevive Dibley, Ph.D., Director of Religious Studies and Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, was elected the 129th president of the Chicago Society of Biblical Research. She is the seventh woman to hold the office. Founded October 29, 1892, the Chicago Society for Biblical Research (CSBR) is the second oldest professional organization in the United States devoted to the academic study of the Bible.
Mehmet Dik, Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Physics and Professor of Mathematics, completed two book reviews for CRC Press | Taylor & Francis Group and evaluated a post-doctoral fellowship project for the European Science Foundation.
Matthew Flamm, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy, attended the International Philosophical Conference titled “The Individual and the Community in American Philosophy in the 20th Century” held by the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, PAS, Warsaw, Poland (online). Flamm presented in his area of expertise, American philosophy, representing Rockford University.
Ronald Lee, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Political Science, participated in the annual Northeastern Political Science Association Conference in November 2021, delivering a paper on the theme of prudence in foreign policy on a panel titled “Tyranny, Law, and History.”
