Teaching Projects
Develop Special Topics in Psychology Course 'The Atlanta Shooting'
Dr. Alice Cheng (Psychology) will develop a new course, Special Topics in Psychology: The Atlanta Shooting (PSYC 350) which will provide an intersectional approach to understanding of how race functions in the United States.
Lead Departmental Summer Institute on Inclusive Classroom Dynamics
Dr. Ashley Hansen-Brown (Psychology) will lead 12 faculty members in the Psychology department in reading and participating in a single-day book club institute in August 2023 for the book Promoting Inclusive Classroom Dynamics in Higher Education: A Research-Based Pedagogical Guide for Faculty.
Develop Honors Seminar on Lived Experiences of Immigrants
Dr. Anne Hird and Dr. Sarah Thomas (Secondary Education and Educational Leadership) will co-develop a new Honors Second Year Seminar focused on the lived experiences of immigrants in the Southeastern Massachusetts region.
Redesign Performance Studies Courses to Include Community Engagement
Dr. Deborah Nemko (Music) will purchase scores and modify MUSC 141, 241, 341, and 441 performance studies courses to include a community engagement component in which students perform solo and ensemble works by women of color for local organizations.
Review and Prepare Social Justice Resources for Photonics and Optical Engineering
Dr. Samuel Felipe Serna-Otalvaro (Physics, Photonics, and Optical Engineering) will review, collate, and prepare resources about racial justice, social justice, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) that will be directly applicable to photonics and optical engineering courses.
Develop First-Year 'Music of Black Americans' Course
Dr. John "Bebo" Shiu (Music) will create a new first-year course, Music of Black Americans, that will explore the intersections of systemic racism and social, economic, religious, political, and technological variables on the direction of American Popular Music.
Develop 'Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Multilingual Learners' Course
Dr. Julia Stakhnevich (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) will develop a new course in Special Topics, Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Multilingual Learners (TESL 560).
Develop Case Study for Youth Homelessness Course
Dr. Michelle Wakin (Sociology) will review policy, programs, and data related to LGBTQ runaway and homeless youth, and create a case study and assignment for the Youth Homelessness course.
Research Projects
Research and Design Module for 'Health Communication' Course
Dr. Hui Zhang (Communications Studies) will research and design a module for Health Communication (COMM 317) in which students will communicate and advocate to local government officials for a health issue concerning racial health disparities among Massachusetts residents.
Research on Impact of White Supremacy
Dr. Alice Cheng (Psychology) will conduct a research project on the impact of White supremacy on those who have internalized that ideology.
Research on Lighting and Camera Practices in Skin Tone Representation
Dr. Christina Hodel (Communication Studies) will conduct research to study different lighting and camera practices to better represent the unique characteristics and qualities of a range of skin tones and film color charts illustrating 110 human skin tones for three different types of cameras.
Research on Study Tour Participants Anti-Bias and Anti-Racist Pedagogy
Dr. Emily Spitzman (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and Dr. Sarah Thomas (Secondary Education and Educational Leadership) will conduct a research project to analyze data from their week-long study tour to the Dominican Republic, prepare a paper about the results on participants' culturally sustaining and anti-bias/anti-racist pedagogy, and submit to peer-reviewed journals.
Complete Literature Review to the Effectiveness of DEI Trainings
Dr. Melissa Winchell will complete a literature review related to the effectiveness of diversity, equity, and inclusion trainings, and draft it for submission to peer-reviewed journals.
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Community-Engaged Projects
Community Recital of Works by Underrepresented Composers
Dr. Spencer Aston (Music) will hold a community recital of works by underrepresented composers to be held in either Brockton or Attleboro. It may include composers of color, female composers or composers representing the LGBTQ communities. A piece by Pakistani/American composer Omar Naimi for trumpet, voice, and piano will receive its world premiere at this program.
Develop Restorative Writing and Healing Circle
Sasha Link (English) will develop a Restorative Writing and Healing Circle for participants in the Adult & Teen Challenge in Brockton. Ms. Link will serve as a writing coach for an emotional wellness group program in which attendees will practice the art of restorative writing using writing prompts, activities, walks in nature and the art of retrospection.
Develop and Direct Performances of You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey
Dr. Lisa Troy (Theater) will develop and direct performances of the Bridgewater One Book One Community's selected book, You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey - Crazy Stories About Racism, including at the Town of Bridgewater's Juneteenth celebration.
Resource Acquisition Grants
Community Recital of Works by Underrepresented Composers
Dr. Spencer Aston (Music) will hold a community recital of works by underrepresented composers to be held in either Brockton or Attleboro. It may include composers of color, female composers or composers representing the LGBTQ communities. A piece by Pakistani/American composer Omar Naimi for trumpet, voice, and piano will receive its world premiere at this program.
Develop Restorative Writing and Healing Circle
Sasha Link (English) will develop a Restorative Writing and Healing Circle for participants in the Adult & Teen Challenge in Brockton. Ms. Link will serve as a writing coach for an emotional wellness group program in which attendees will practice the art of restorative writing using writing prompts, activities, walks in nature and the art of retrospection.
Develop and Direct Performances of You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey
Dr. Lisa Troy (Theater) will develop and direct performances of the Bridgewater One Book One Community's selected book, You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey - Crazy Stories About Racism, including at the Town of Bridgewater's Juneteenth celebration.