Katherine (Katie) McNamara Manning is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Kent State University. She recently submitted her first manuscript for publication titled “Experimental calibration of trapping methods for addressing bias in arthropod biodiversity monitoring.” It is currently in review for publication. She has also shared her research through poster presentations and virtual talks at local, regional, and national conferences. Recent poster and virtual talks are titled “Trapping method impact on insect catch: Experimental calibration fo...
Michael Daniels, Ph.D., '22, director of Kent State University's E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center, received a national dissertation of the year award from the Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA) Foundation. Dr. Daniels’ dissertation is a constructivist grounded theory study on undergraduate Black men and how they develop their leader identity. The result of this study was a substantive theory and model on the leader identity development process of Black men. The Melvene D. Hardee Dissertation of the Year Award encourages ...
Olesia Pavlenko is currently pursuing a Master of Arts degree in Teaching English as a Second Language at Kent State University. She is a recipient of the 2021-2022 David B. Smith Scholarship and the National Federation of Modern Language Teachers Association (NFMLTA)/ National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) Graduate Students Research Support Award. Olesia’s research interests include second language acquisition, interaction, and game-based learning. Her career goals include becoming a professor and working in the area of Ap...
Kent State University at Salem recently held its annual awards ceremony, during which students were recognized for their academic excellence, scholastic achievements and service to the campus. Also, during the event, Flor “Shorty” and Elba Lillian Navarro received the 2023 Friends of the Campus award, the highest honor presented annually to non-students. The award recognizes community members and businesses that support increasing access to higher education in Salem and surrounding communities. The Navarros and the Kent State Salem Campus have a long-standing partnership that includes s...
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READ THE ENTIRE APRIL 2023 EDITION OF INSIDE EQUAL ACCESS This article originally appeared in the April 2023 edition of Inside Equal Access. In last month’s edition of Inside Equal Access, I reviewed the first of two accessibility features of Android 13, Reduced Motion. In this month’s edition, I’d like to take a look at the second accessibility feature of Android-based devices and the fourth and final accessibility feature in this Tools of the Trade series, Color and Theme Settings. Let’s jump in! Color and Theme Settings aren’t anything new – colors were consider...