WTFS 2024-25 Abstracts & Presentations

April 10, 2025

SoTL Poster Reception

5:30 P.m. – 7:30 P.m.

“I Thought Others Would Judge Me”: Encountering Self-Censorship in the WGSS Classroom and Embodied Learning

Rae Langes   Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality Studies, UW-Eau Claire

langesra@uwec.edu

Students’ Perceptions of Learning Opportunities and Barriers

Katrina Rothrock Mathematics, UW-Eau Claire

rothroks@uwec.edu

Equity-Minded Learning: Integrating Civic Engagement in Accounting Education

Heather Kaminski Cofrin E. School of Business, UW-Green Bay

kaminskh@uwgb.edu

The Impact of TILT Assignment on Student Learning & Engagement in Foundational Engineering Courses

Taskia Ahammad Khan Electrical Engineering, UW-Green Bay

khant@uwgb.edu

Rachel Funk-Johnson Organizational Behavior and Entrepreneurship, UW- La Crosse

rfunk-johnson@uwlax.edu

Effect of Team-based Peer Teaching on Student Learning in MIC 380 Food Microbiology

Xinhui Li Department of Microbiology, UW- La Crosse

xli@uwlax.edu

Storytelling through Podcast: Using Transparent Assessments to Foster Critical Thinking and Sense of Belonging in a Spanish Course

Astrid Lorena Ochoa Campo Global Cultures and Languages, UW- La Crosse

aochoacampo@uwlax.edu

An Embodied SoTL Research Project for Student Agency through Choreographic Research

Mair Culbreth Department of Dance, UW-Milwaukee

culbretm@uwm.edu

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Exploring the Impact of Service Learning on Student Retention through Shared Experience

Joan N. Shapiro Beigh Lubar College of Business – Organizations & Strategic Management, UW-Milwaukee

shapirjn@uwm.edu

Supporting Faculty Mental Health and Wellbeing to Sustain Equity-Centered, Trauma-Informed Pedagogy

Sam Larson Sociology and Public Administration, UW-Oshkosh

larsonsj@uwosh.edu

Evaluation of Specifications Grading in an Upper-Level Psychology Class

Jordan Snyder Psychology, Professional Counseling, and Neuroscience, UW-Parkside

snyderj@uwp.edu

Lead and Water: Integration of a Service-Learning Project into an Introductory Chemistry Laboratory Course

Amelia Ray Chemistry, UW-Parkside

raya@uwp.edu

Ctrl+Alt+Arggggh: Debugging Confidence Gaps in GIS Education

Lynette Dornak Environmental Science & Society, UW- Platteville

dornakl@uwplatt.edu

The Impact of IClicker on Students’ Engagement, Focus, and Interest

Lucie Kadjo Agribusiness, UW-Platteville
kadjol@uwplatt.edu

Connecting Statistics to Students’ Lives: Contextualizing Statistical Literacy in Undergraduate Psychology

Abigail Jackson Cognitive Psychology, UW-River Falls

abigail.jackson@uwrf.edu

The Impact of Community/Service-Learning Projects on the Attitudes of Students Towards the Relevance of Spanish Courses

Carlos Andrés Rojas Spanish, UW-River Falls

carlos.rojas@uwrf.edu

Challenging Conventional Methods of Listening through an Equity-Minded Lens

Cera Babb Music-Choral, UW-River Falls

cera.babb@uwrf.edu

Relevance of Inclusion and Belonging for All in a Forest Recreation Course

Laura Anderson McIntyre Forestry, UW- Stevens Point

landerso@uwsp.edu

Social Belonging Among College Students

David Barry Sociology, UW-Stevens Point

dbarry@uwsp.edu

Equity-minded Team Conflict Resolution Practice in Project-driven Capstone
Class

Xiaojing “Kate” Liu  Packaging, UW-Stout

liux@uwstout.edu

Perceived Relevance of a Foundational Communication Course

Lauren Johnsen Communication Studies, UW-Stout

johnsenl@uwstout.edu

Effects of Inquiry-based Assignments on Learning and Confidence

Priyanka Mehta Psychology, UW-Superior

pmehta@uwsuper.edu

Defining Equity in Special Education Teaching Practices: A SoTL Inquiry

Kara Woodley Special Education, UW-Superior

kwoodley@uwsuper.edu

Targeted Interprofessional Education (IPE) Curriculum for Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Students

Cody Marie Busch Speech Language Pathology, UW-Whitewater

buschc@uww.edu

Can Counter-Narratives and Participatory Science Improve Environmental Efficacy, Attitudes, and Pro-Environmental Behaviors Among College Students?

Rocio Duchesne-Onoro Environmental Science, UW-Whitewater

duchesnr@uww.edu