9th Annual Faculty Research Conference
Justice For All: Addressing Inequities and Disparities Across Disciplines
Presented by the Division of Academic Affairs and the Faculty Research & Development Committee (FR&DC)
November 14, 2024
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Talon Center
About the Conference
The Division of Academic Affairs and the Faculty Research & Development Committee (FR&DC) invite you to participate in Coppin State University’s 9th Annual Faculty Research Conference. The conference will serve as a venue for all mini-grant recipients and faculty to disseminate ideas, knowledge, opinions, theories, research projects, and recent developments in the various academic disciplines. The theme of the conference is “Justice For All: Addressing Inequities and Disparities Across Disciplines”.
The conference will be held at the Talon Center on November 14, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Conference Agenda
| Time | Program | Committee Facilitator |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 am-9:00 am | Registration/ Breakfast | All Team Members |
| 9:00 am- 9:10 am | Dr. Watties-Daniels, Chair, Faculty Research and Development Committee Welcome from President’s Office Dr. Errol Bolden-Interim Associate Provost and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs | Dr. Anouro, past chair |
| 9:10 am-9:30 am | Keynote Address Dr. Chanta Haywood- Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs | Dr. Anouro and Watties-Daniels |
| 9:35 am-9:55 am | Presentation 1 - Sundjata ibn Hyman Culture as Social Capital: The Implications of Meta-Axiological Dilemma for the Etiology of a Culture of Poverty | Dr. Atta-Obeng |
| 10:00 am- 10:20 am | Presentation 2 - Mercy Nguavese Shenge Disparities in the Distribution of Sustainable Urban Parks: A case of Central and South Tucson, AZ | Dr. Watties-Daniels |
| 10:25-10: 50 am | Presentation 3 - Wyletta Gamble-Lomax and Anthony Felder The Significance of Peer Mentoring in the Pursuit of Tenure | Dr. Shenge |
| 10:55 am-11:15 am | Presentation 4 - Ronald C. Williams Show Me the Money: Pursuit of Equitable Funding through Transdisciplinary Research | Dr. Providence |
| 11:20 am- 11:45 am | Presentation 5 - Dr. Claudia Thorne- Vice Chair- Institutional Review Board Process process | Dr. Takona |
| 11:45 am-12:20 pm | LUNCH ***PLEASE VIEW THE POSTER PRESENTATION*** Dr. Claudia Thorne & Aniyah Brewer, Social Work Student- Applying child development theory to developing parenting skills | |
| 12:30 pm-12:50 pm | Keynote 2 - Dr. Yolanda Ogbolu | Dr. Watties-Daniels |
| 1:00 pm-1:20 pm | Presentation 6 - Grant Budget Process Vince Fields, Wanda Covington | Dr. ibn Hyman |
| 1:25 pm-1:45 pm | Presentation 7 - Johnny Rice II The Dangerous Recipe Study on Gun Possession and the Black Male Lived Experience: Insights from the Coppin State University, Baltimore City Research Team | Dr. Shenge |
| 1:50 pm-2:10 pm | Presentation 8 - Sundjata ibn Hyman University Community Intervention of Cultural Renaissance in the West North Avenue Development Authority Impact Area | Dr. Anouro |
| 2:10 pm-2: 35 pm | Wrap up Closing Thank Yous Distribution of Certificates | Dr. Watties-Daniels |
Call for Presentations
Are you interested in presenting a session at this year's event? We invite you to participate in the Faculty Research Conference and present your research papers. Research papers in all disciplines will be considered for presentation.
Please submit your abstracts electronically. Abstracts for presentation should not exceed 300 words. Poster presentations by faculty and students are encouraged.
The deadline for submission of abstracts for presentation is September 30, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.
Conference Volume
Mini-Grants
Coppin State University has awarded over 60 mini-grants to support faculty research.
Summer 2022
- Dr. Ihuoma Ezebuihe
- Dr. Melissa E. Buckley and Dr. Christa Gilliam
- Dr. Gazi Md Daud Iqbal
- Dr. Laura Anderson and Dr. Johnny Rice II
- Dr. Min Zhang
Summer 2017
- Dr. Lorreta Baryeh
- Dr. Blessing Diala-Ogamba
- Dr. Shingariya Mushonga
- Dr. Lanjiun You
- Prof. Denyce Watties-Daniels
Summer 2014
- Dr. Blessing Diala-Ogamba
- Dr. John Newman
- Dr. Erica Smith
- Dr. Cheng Luo
- Dr. Sean Brooks
Summer 2012
- Dr. Shingirayi Mushonga
- Dr. Cheng Luo
- Dr. Harry Legum
- Dr. Ibrahim Kargbo
- Drs. Mousumi Chattaraj and Rogers Carmelle
- Dr. Min A
- Prof. Delores Smith and Dr. Wanda McCoy
Summer 2011
- Dr. Blessing Diala-Ogamba
- Dr. John Newman
- Dr. Hany Sobhi
- Dr. Cheng Luo
- Dr. Liangjun You
Distinguished Faculty Award: Dr. Judith Kehe
Summer 2010
- Dr. Katherine Cameron
- Dr. Elaine Howell
- Dr. Brian Schmitt
- Dr. Ibrahim Kargbo
- Dr. Felix Abeson
- Dr. Moses Wekesa
- Dr. Roger Stritmatter
- Dr. Liangjun You
Distinguished Faculty Award: Dr. George Taylor
Summer 2009
- Dr. Michael Berlin
- Dr. Chris Brittan-Powell
- Dr. Blessing Diala-Ogamba
- Prof. Hyacinth Ezeka
- Prof. Vanessa Jackson
- Dr. Shawyn Jenkins
- Prof. Amini-Johari-Courts
- Dr. Yanghee Kim
- Dr. Elgin Klugh
- Dr. Cheng Luo
- Dr. Marjorie Miles
- Dr. Kenneth Morgan
- Dr. Claudia Nelson
- Dr. Paula Pratt
- Dr. Janet Spry
- Dr. George Taylor
- Dr. M. Jamal Uddin
- Dr. Kokahvah Zauditu-Selassie
Distinguished Faculty Award: Dr. Katherine Bankole-Medina
Summer 2008
- Dr. Chris Brittan-Powell
- Dr. Ibrahim Kargbo
- Dr. Harry Legum
- Dr. Cheng Lou
- Dr. Michelle Pointer
- Prof. Gail Satchell
- Dr. Roger Stritmatter
- Dr. Liangjun You
Summer 2007
- Dr. Philbert Aaron
- Dr. Felix Abeson
- Dr. Virletta Bryant
- Dr. Blessing Diala-Ogamba
- Dr. Carmelle Rogers
- Dr. David Scott
- Dr. Lidan Ha
- Dr. Ibrahim Kargbo
- Dr. Gerald Powell, Jr.
- Dr. Doug Reardon
- Dr. Atma Sahu
- Drs. Vonda Smith-Hill & Shirley Newton-Guest
Faculty Research & Development Committee (FR&DC)
FR&DC serves as a vehicle to support and encourage faculty scholarly endeavors leading to presentation at regional and national conferences and publications.
The charge for the Committee is to develop a strategy for this scholarly research initiative:
- Determine how to support faculty in their research;
- Seek ways to institutionalize this effort;
- Determine what kind of support is needed;
- Develop methods to track the outcomes of the initiative;
- Discover the kinds of expertise our faculty members already possess that can be utilized on a local and national level.
Chair: Dr. Denyce Watties-Daniels
Conference Volume Editors & Program Committee Members
- Jacob Adeyeye
- Emmanuel Anoruo
- Emmanuel Atta-Obeng
- Kavita Hedge
- Yi Huang
- Sundjata Ibn-Hyman
- Gazi Iqbal
- Jennifer Pope
- Stephen Providence
- Mercy Shenge
- Hany Sobhu
- James Takona
- Jamal Uddin
- D. Watties-Daniels, Chair
*The Conference Volume is not a peer reviewed publication