Wichita State University Week on The Academic Minute
Monday
Nikki Keene Woods, professor and chair of Public Health Sciences, says technology can only help if people are willing to use it.
Tuesday
Heidi VanRavenhorst-Bell, chair and associate professor in the Department of Human Performance Studies, explores the mighty human tongue.
Wednesday
JaeHwan Byun, associate professor in the College of Education, asks if we should change the way we think about using generative AI for learning.
Thursday
Waruna Seneviratne, director of the Advanced Technologies Lab for Aerospace Systems (ATLAS) at the National Institute for Aviation Research, determines how to reduce lift-off weight for space flight.
Friday
Nick Solomey, professor at the Farimount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, looks to learn more about the core of the sun.
Catch up with The Academic Minute from 7/27 - 7/31
Monday
Esti Blanco-Elorrieta - New York University
Putting a Number on Bilingual Experience
I am an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neural Science at New York University. In my research, I combine insights from monolingual and multilingual individuals, who process language through speech or sign, to inform an inclusive and comprehensive neurobiology of language. My research combines data from neuroimaging, computational and behavioral methods with theoretical insights from linguistics, psychology and neuroscience.
Tuesday
Aaron Barbey - Notre Dame University
Intelligence Emerges When the Whole Brain Works As One
Aron Barbey is also the director of the University of Notre Dame Human Neuroimaging Center and the Decision Neuroscience Laboratory.
Barbey’s research investigates how intelligence emerges from the network organization and dynamics of the human connectome, applying methods from cognitive neuroscience, experimental psychology and computer science. His work aims to achieve a deeper understanding of the neural foundations of intelligence and to enable scientific innovation in cognitive enhancement, neurorehabilitation and biologically inspired artificial intelligence.
Wednesday
Erin M. Kenney - Hartwick College
Taking a Closer Look at the Impact of Parent-Child Conversations
Erin M. Kenney is an assistant professor of psychology at Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York.
Dr. Kenney’s interdisciplinary work includes time as an early childhood teacher, administrator, professor, and researcher. Her areas of expertise include developmental psychology, early childhood education, parent-child conversation.
Kenney’s dedication to bridging the gap between developmental science and developmentally appropriate practice includes a commitment to research practices that center participants as knowledge producers and values community engagement. She and the members of the Family and Developmental Studies Research Lab study a variety of topics including parent-child conversation, neurodiversity, and personal intelligence.
Thursday
Zihan Chen - Brown University
The Hidden Cost of a 1965 Medicare Rule
Zihan Chen is a PhD candidate in Health Services Research at Brown University. She studies Medicare policy, with a focus on post-acute and long-term care.
Friday
Sharaya Jones - George Mason University
Why Choosing Stuff to Share is an Ordeal
Sharaya M. Jones is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at the Costello College of Business. Sharaya received her PhD in Marketing from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder, and her bachelor's degree from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on questions about how consumer perceptions shape consumer responses. In one stream of research, she examines how perceptions of congruity influence consumer responses such as donation behavior and new product appeal. In a second stream of research, she uncovers how consumers experience and make decisions for shared consumption, which are both heavily influenced by perceptions of group members’ preferences.
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