4th Annual Faculty Research Symposium
October 23, 2009

8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Capitol Room, University Union

Keynote Address: Dr. Thomas Schwandt

About the Faculty Research Symposium

CITR’s needs assessment in the Spring of 2006  clearly identified research forums as a faculty need at our campus.  It was in response to this need that CITR created the annual Research Symposium.  Held each fall, the focus of the symposium is to bring a variety of faculty research and creative endeavors into a shared forum.

Proposals are submitted in one of three tracks: Traditional Research, Research Development Activities and Creative Activities. Proposals are reviewed by members of the CITR Advisory Board and Faculty Research Associates. The top three proposals in each track are invited to present at the symposium. The faculty member with the top rated proposal in each track will be awarded a $500 travel stipend. In addition, there will be a $500 special stipend awarded to the top rated proposal from a new  faculty member. View the formal "Call for Proposals".

The 4th Annual WIU Faculty Research Symposium will be held on October 23, 2009. This year’s theme is “Ethical Academic Research” and the keynote speaker will be Dr. Thomas Schwandt.

Keynote - "Ethics of Research, Ethics Education, and IRBs"

Thomas SchwandtDr. Thomas Schwand is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he also holds an appointment in the Department of Educational Policy Studies.

Dr. Schwandt's presentation points to the importance of understanding that issues surrounding compliance with IRB regulations is but one aspect of a complex picture of what 'research ethics' entails. It will highlight unproductive responses to the current concern with IRB oversight and argue for more attention to teaching ethics of research.

Please RSVP your lunch attendance by October 21, 2009 by calling the CITR office at 298-2434 or sending an email to CITR@wiu.edu.

Symposium Schedule

8:30 – 9:15 Coffee Service and Table Fair
9:15 – 10:00 Concurrent Sessions
10:15 – 11:00 Concurrent Sessions
11:15 – 12:00 Concurrent Sessions
12:00 – 1:30 Keynote Speaker & Lunch in the Heritage Room

Concurrent Session I, 9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

  • Preparing Students to Learn Intractable Science Concepts with Game-based Metaphor-Enhanced Instructional Design
    • Virginia A. Deihk, Psychology
    • Debbie Denise Reese, Wheeling Jesuit University
  • The Ethics of Competency: Practitioner Perceptions and Concerns About Competent Social Work Practice
    • Donna M. Aguiniga, Department of Social Work
    • Katherine Perone, Department of Social Work

Concurrent Session II, 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

  • Choice as an Academic Intervention for Female Residents of a Juvenile Home
    • Christine J. Anderson, Special Education
  • Beneficence in Practice: Ethical Challenges of Implementing a Community Development Project in Chiapas, Mexico
    • John J. Gruidl, Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
    • Christopher Merrett, Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs

Concurrent Session III, 11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

  • Novel Gyroscopes through Vortices in a New Phase of Matter
    • Kishor T. Kapale, Physics
  • Stress Impact of Virtual Simulation Use of Force Encounters on Law Enforcement - An Analysis of Experimental Data
    • Darrell L. Ross, Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
    • Michael Hazlett, Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
  • Electronic Aggression, Ethics and Free Speech
    • Jill Joline Myers, Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
    • Gayle Tronvig Carper, Law Enforcement and Justice Administration