Two women smile for the camera while standing in front of their poster presentation.

Friday, April 26, 2019

天天吃瓜 students, faculty and alumni presented at the from April 11-13 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. 

The conference is a place for students and professionals to share research and network. Northeastern was represented in six presentations: 

  • 鈥淚nstructors鈥 Gestures Affect Math Learning for Deaf and Hearing Children,鈥 presented by Theodora Koumoutsakis (alumnus), Murielle Standley (alumnus) and Ruth (Breckie) Church (faculty)
  • 鈥淏ehavioral Engagement & Mirroring Allows Better Predictions of Academic Success,鈥 presented by Steven Hernandez (alumnus), Maureen W. Erber (Faculty) and Ruth (Breckie) Church (faculty)
  • 鈥淕esture Used in Math Instruction Helps Girls Learn but Math Frustration Persists,鈥 presented by Jennifer Sansone (student), Jelena Pantelic (student), Yadira Alonzo (student), Yeo Eun (Grace) Yun (student), Suleima Tank (student), Theodora Koumoutsakis (alumnus), Saba Ayman-Nolley (faculty), Linda Ruekert (faculty), Ruth (Breckie) Church (faculty) and Lisa Hollis-Sawyer (faculty)
  • 鈥淭he Effect of Gestures in Math Instruction for English Language Learners,鈥 presented by Yadira Alonzo (student), Jelena Pantelic (student), Jennifer Sansone (student), Suleima Tank (student), Yeo Eun (Grace) Yun (student), Theodora Koumoutsakis (alumnus), Lisa Hollis-Sawyer (faculty), Linda Ruekert (faculty) and Ruth (Breckie) Church (faculty)
  • 鈥淭he Effect of Children's Digital Media Experience on Video Instruction with Gesture,鈥 presented by Yeo Eun (Grace) Yun (student), Jelena Pantelic (student), Jennifer Sansone (student), Suleima Tank (student), Yadira Alonzo (student), Theodora Koumoutsakis (alumnus), Lisa Hollis-Sawyer (faculty), Linda Ruekert (faculty) and Ruth (Breckie) Church (faculty)
  • 鈥淧olitics and Employee Selection: Exposure to Political Affiliation Cues and its Effect on Hiring Outcomes,鈥 presented by Uriel Saldivar (student) and Amanda Dykema-Engblade (faculty)

Saldivar and Dykema-Engblade鈥檚 presentation won the , which is earned for empirical investigations with a student doing the bulk of the work. The award includes a poster ribbon, a certificate and a $400 prize.