Dr. Megan Johnson Presents on Adapted Physical Education at SHAPE America National Convention in Baltimore

Dr. Megan Johnson recently co-presented two sessions at the SHAPE America National Convention in Baltimore, Maryland, focusing on inclusive practices in Adapted Physical Education. The first presentation, titled “Empowering Future Educators: Supporting Preservice Teachers in Inclusive Physical Education,” was delivered as part of the Higher Education Professional Preparation Summit and addressed strategies for preparing preservice teachers to support students with […]

25 School Psych students and 4 Faculty attend NASP conference in Seattle

School Psychology graduate students and faculty had the opportunity to attend the National Assoc. of School Psychology (NASP) conference in Seattle in February. 25 students and 4 faculty (Stewart, Dosch, Johnson, and Peters) attended the 4 day conference. Two students presented posters: Emma Peterson (along with faculty Prof. Kecia Peters) presented on an anti-vaping intervention and Cassie Rostvet (along with […]

Gabriel Grant is nominated for the Goldwater Scholarship for his research on eclipsing binary stars

Fargo native Gabriel Grant has been nominated for the prestigious national Goldwater Scholarship for his research. He is studying eclipsing binary stars, after successfully predicting when they would occur with a program he created.  “There’s a little bit of magic to it,” he says.  Gabe chose Minnesota State University Moorhead for the opportunity to conduct research in his first year on campus, […]

Dr. Pandey publishes a classroom intervention for forming content-focused student groups

A newly published study in the Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education introduces a novel icebreaker activity designed to enhance student engagement and collaboration in life science classrooms. The article, titled “A Group-Forming Course Content-Focused Icebreaker for Life Science Classrooms” (DOI: 10.1128/jmbe.00173-24), presents a structured approach to group formation that integrates course content from the very first class session. The […]