World Languages and Literatures

Currently Accolades: Presented for October 30, 2023

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  1. Daria Aleeva, World Languages and Literatures, presented “Don’t Divorce Vocabulary from Grammar: Making a Lexico-Grammatical Approach the Heart of an Intermediate Language Course” on Oct. 13 at the Confederation in Oregon for Language Teaching Conference in Eugene, Oregon.
  2. Kathi Inman Berens, Interim Dean of Book Publishing and English faculty, presented “Instapoetry in the Age of AI: Why E-Lit’s Artisinal Interfaces Matter” on Oct. 19 at the CodAbiat seminar in Electronic Literature at the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran.
  3. Chris Cartwright, Political and Global Studies, presented a workshop titled “How Can We Be Inclusive: A Workshop on Individual Development” on May 18 at the Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Thought Leadership Conference.
  4. Chris Cartwright, Political and Global Studies, facilitated a session on June 21 at the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging Virtual Summit by the International Leadership Association.
  5. Chris Cartwright, Political and Global Studies, co-presented a session titled “Inclusive Leadership Practices” on June 22 at the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging Virtual Summit by the International Leadership Association.
  6. Chris Cartwright, Political and Global Studies, co-facilitated a webinar titled “A Guide to Teaching & Learning for Inclusion” on Aug. 10. 
  7. Chris Cartwright, Political and Global Studies, co-presented “Women’s Leadership in Times of Crisis and Beyond: Growing More Effective and Stronger” on Oct. 3 at the International Leadership Association’s Annual Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.
  8. Chris Cartwright, Political and Global Studies, co-presented “Why Cultivate Trust and Belongingness Across Cultures While in Crisis? A Case Study From Afghanistan” on Oct. 4 at the International Leadership Association’s Annual Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.
  9. Chris Cartwright, Political and Global Studies, co-presented “Indigenous Leadership in Extractive Industries in Canada for a Thriving Future” on Oct. 4 at the International Leadership Association’s Annual Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.
  10. Chris Cartwright, Political and Global Studies, was featured on the episode “Building Cultural Competencies Step by Step” on Oct. 10, on the podcast Nomadic Diaries.
  11. Chris Cartwright, Political and Global Studies, co-presented “Cultivating Leadership for Global Inclusion: A Case for Individual Development from India” on Oct. 13 at the International Leadership Association’s Annual Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.
  12. William J. Comer, World Languages faculty, co-presented “Language Changing Lives: Student Success in The Language Flagship” on Oct. 13 at the 2023 Conference of the Confederation in Oregon for Language Teaching in Eugene, Oregon. 
  13. Manaswita Dutta, Speech and Hearing Sciences faculty, presented on “Evaluating Discourse Coherence in Latent Aphasia” on October 21 at the Academy of Aphasia Conference in Reading, England.
  14. Akiko Hashimoto, Visiting Sociology faculty, was invited to present her paper, “Remembering Father’s War: Perpetrator Trauma of Japan’s Postwar Generation in Comparative Perspective,” at the conference, Cultural Sociology East & West, Sept. 15-17 at the Center for Cultural Sociology at Yale University.
  15. Maura Kelly, Sociology faculty, presented “Improving the Recruitment and Retention of Construction Apprentices Through Oregon’s Highway Construction Workforce Development Program” Aug. 25 at the Institute for Construction Employment Research Annual Research Symposium in Silver Springs, Maryland.
  16. Tom Larsen, Professor Emeritus, Library, presented “Heavenly Omens in the Manju i Yargiyan Kooli” at the Annual Meeting of the American Oriental Society, Western Branch, on October 12, at University Place Hotel, Portland State University.
  17. Jenny H. Liu, Urban Studies & Planning faculty & Assistant Director of Northwest Economic Research Center, presented “Funding and Decision-Making Processes at Oregon's Department of Transportation” on Oct. 15 at the Association for University Business and Economic Research annual conference in San Antonio, Texas.
  18. Jenny H. Liu, Urban Studies & Planning faculty & Assistant Director of Northwest Economic Research Center, presented “An Economic Analysis of Oregon's Emerging Commercial Music Industry” on Oct. 16 at the Association for University Business and Economic Research annual conference in San Antonio, Texas.
  19. Talitha May, English, presented “On Insects and Decolonization in the Anthropocene” at the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association Conference in Portland, Oregon.
  20. Nicole Rigelman, Education faculty, and Mary Duden, EdD ’19, co-presented “Humanizing Assessment: Becoming Students of Our Students by Attending, Interpreting, and Deciding” Oct. 12-14 at the Northwest Mathematics Conference in Portland, Oregon.
  21. Stephanie Roulon and Angela Zagarella, World Languages and Literature, co-presented the article “Embracing Global Horizons: Cultivating Intercultural Competence in the Language Classroom for 21st-Century Citizens” in October at the Confederation in Oregon for Language Teaching in Eugene, Oregon.
  22. Emily Shafer, Sociology faculty, was interviewed on the podcast Little More Conversation with Ben O’Hara-Byrne on Sept. 14.
  23. Yazhen (Sophie) Xiao, Business faculty, presented her research titled “Voice Skills as Innovation: Product Control via Artificial Intelligence” on Sept. 16 for the Journal of Product Innovation Management Research Forum in New Orleans.
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