{"id":2851,"date":"2021-04-28T22:19:18","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T22:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/?p=2851"},"modified":"2022-05-13T14:30:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T14:30:28","slug":"authors-volume-xi-spring-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/authors-volume-xi-spring-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Authors Volume XI, Spring Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Article 1:<\/strong> An Open Educational Resource for Revision: Flesch-Kinkaid Readability Statistics<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Beth Counihan, Ph.D.<\/strong>
Associate Professor, Department of English,
Queensborough Community College-CUNY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beth Counihan<\/strong> is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York.  While in an administrative position at Lehman College, she worked on the HETS Virtual Plaza FIPSE grant and she has been teaching at Queensborough since Fall 2001.  Her interests include High Impact Practices, reading theory and pedagogy, and nature across the curriculum.  Her work has been published in English Education<\/em>, Community College Humanities Review,<\/em> and the edited volume \u200bWhat is College Reading<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact information:<\/strong>
Email: bcounihan@qcc.cuny.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Article 2:<\/strong> Comparison of Connectedness in Online, Blended, and Face-to-Face Research Methods Courses among Hispanic and Low-Income Students<\/span><\/strong><\/a> <\/a><\/span>     

Kristen Faye Linton, MSW, Ph.D.,<\/strong>
Assistant Professor
California State University, Channel Islands<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Linton has a PhD in social work and has been teaching and mentoring Latinx students for seven years; she utilized high-impact practices, such as service learning and undergraduate research. As a social worker and disability expert, she is dedicated to assessing and addressing inequities in education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact information:<\/strong>
Email: kristen.linton@csuci.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jaime Hannans, PhD, RN, CNE
<\/strong>Associate Professor, Nursing
California State University, Channel Islands<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jaime Hannans PhD, RN, CNE is an Associate Professor of Nursing at California State University Channel Islands. Dr. Hannans obtained her BSN and MSN from CSU, Chico, and PhD from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Dr. Hannans has been teaching at CSUCI since 2009, with 20-years of critical care nursing experience. She is also the CSU Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$) Campus Co-Coordinator, where the campus effort has saved students over five million dollars in the past five years. Her research interests focused on immersive virtual reality, mixed reality, simulation, technology in teaching and learning, textbook affordability, and the use of open educational resources in higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact information:<\/strong>
Email: jaime.hannans@csuci.edu<\/a>
Webpage: jaimeahannans.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Lydia Dixon, Ph.D.
<\/strong>Assistant Professor of Health Science
California State University, Channel Islands<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lydia Z. Dixon is an Assistant Professor of Health Science at California State University, Channel Island, and holds a PhD is in Anthropology from the University of California, Irvine. Her research is primarily ethnographic and examines health systems and health disparities in the US and Mexico. Specifically, Dr. Dixon has published on midwifery, reproductive health, community health and obstetric violence. Her teaching focuses on ethics, community health, and research methods. She is passionate about inspiring her students towards careers in research and practice through active learning in the classroom and virtual spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact information:<\/strong>
Email: lydia.dixon@csuci.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prof. Megan Everhardt-Alstot<\/strong>
Learning Design Lead
Lecturer, School of Education
California State University, Channel Islands<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Megan Eberhardt-Alstot is the Learning Design Lead for California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI) Digital Learning Unit. She is also a Lecturer in the School of Education. She earned her BA and Teaching Credential from Pepperdine University and her Master’s in Educational Leadership and Administrative Credential from CSUCI. Prior to joining CI, Megan spent ten years as a K-12 Educator. As part of the Learning Design Team she designs, develops and facilitates faculty learning experiences specific to online and mixed-modality teaching. She also co-created Learning Online 101,<\/em> an online micro-course to prepare students for success as online learners.  Megan is interested in learning innovation, learning science, and the intersection of pedagogy and technology to create empathetic, equitable and responsive learning environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Contact information:<\/strong>
Email: megan.eberhardt-alstot@csuci.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Article 3: Developing Graduate Student Workshops at a Predominantly Hispanic Serving Institution<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Amanda (Mandy) Giust<\/strong>
Director, Graduate Student Research Center
Albizu University, Miami Campu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Amanda Giust<\/strong> holds an Ed.D. in Adult Education and Human Resource Development from Florida International University. She has experience educating young children, adolescents, and adults of all abilities. Dr. Giust has eight years of experience managing a variety of community and federal grants and three years of experience in classroom teaching. Dr. Giust’s research interests include diverse learners, learning across the lifespan, self-directed learning, and career development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Contact information:<\/strong> 
Email: agiust@albizu.edu<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Diana M. Valle-Riestra<\/strong>
Project Director, Title V PPOHA Graduate Grant
Albizu University-Miami Campus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Diana M. Valle-Riestra <\/strong>is the Project Director of the Title V PPOHA Graduate grant and a faculty member in the Speech & Language Pathology graduate program at Albizu University-Miami Campus. She has a Ph.D. in Special Education and Reading and an M.S. in Learning Disabilities and Emotional Disturbance from the University of Miami, School of Education. She has over 16 years of experience in higher education teaching undergraduate and graduate courses and has served as the Project Director or Principal Investigator for several multi-year education grant projects totaling over $9.5 million in competitive funding. In addition to Dr. Valle-Riestra\u2019s project management experience and grant writing activities, she is a researcher with interests in the areas of special education, postsecondary inclusive education, working with diverse families, and leadership and advocacy issues within the context of special education. She has experience managing and coordinating undergraduate and graduate programs in special education, research projects, and local school district program evaluations; has consulted and published research on exceptional populations; and has served on several professional Executive Boards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact information:
<\/strong>Address: 2173 NW 99th<\/sup> Avenue, Miami, FL 33172<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Article 4:<\/strong> Integraci\u00f3n del aprendizaje m\u00f3vil en la Educaci\u00f3n a Distancia en Puerto Rico<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Yubelkys Montalvo<\/strong>
Executive Director
HETS Consortium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yubelkys Montalvo has been working for the Hispanic Educational Technology Services Consortium (HETS) since 1999. Since she was appointed Executive Director in 2006, her main focus is the growth of the organization and the diversification of benefits for the Consortium’s member institutions. Among the initiatives developed is the creation of new services such as the peer-review publication: HETS Online Journal, the Ambassador Students program, and the collaboration to propose new technological educational alternatives and share best practices through educational events such as the Best Practices Showcase and the Student Showcase Leadership and recently, webinars for faculty, administrators and students. In addition, she has coordinated and overseen numerous international workshops in universities in Colombia and Mexico and has participated in numerous national and international conferences and forums. Dr. Montalvo holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in communications from the University of Puerto Rico, R\u00edo Piedras Campus, and a master\u2019s degree in Public Relations from\u202fUniversidad del Sagrado Coraz\u00f3n<\/em>. Currently, she completed his doctorate in the program: Education in Leadership and Instruction in Distance Education of the Inter American University of PR, Ponce Campus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dra. Yubelkys Montalvo<\/strong> 
Directora Ejecutiva<\/em>
HETS Consortium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La Dra. Yubelkys Montalvo<\/em><\/strong> trabaja para el Hispanic Educational Technology Services Consortium (HETS, por sus siglas en ingl\u00e9s) desde el a\u00f1o 1999. Desde que fue designada Directora Ejecutiva en el 2006, su enfoque principal es el crecimiento de la organizaci\u00f3n y la diversificaci\u00f3n de los beneficios para las instituciones miembros del Consorcio. Entre las iniciativas desarrolladas se destacan: la creaci\u00f3n de nuevos servicios como la revista arbitrada HETS Online Journal, el programa de Estudiantes Embajadores y la colaboraci\u00f3n para proponer nuevas alternativas educativas tecnol\u00f3gicas y compartir las mejores pr\u00e1cticas a trav\u00e9s de eventos educativos como el Best Practices Showcase y el Student Leadership Showcase y recientemente, webinars para facultad, administradores y estudiantes. Adem\u00e1s, ha coordinado y dirigido numerosos adiestramientos internacionales en universidades de Colombia y M\u00e9xico, y ha participado en numerosas conferencias y foros Nacionales e Internacionales. La Dra. Montalvo posee un Bachillerato en Comunicaciones de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de R\u00edo Piedras, y una Maestr\u00eda en Relaciones P\u00fablicas de la Universidad de Sagrado Coraz\u00f3n. Actualmente, complet\u00f3 su doctorado en el programa: Educaci\u00f3n en Liderazgo e Instrucci\u00f3n en la Educaci\u00f3n a Distancia de la Universidad Interamericana de PR, Recinto de Ponce.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact information:<\/strong>
Email: yubelkys_montalvo@inter.edu<\/a>
Phone: (787) 616-3201<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Article 5:<\/strong> Relaci\u00f3n entre el nivel de liderazgo del profesor y la retenci\u00f3n estudiantil de una instituci\u00f3n de educaci\u00f3n superior<\/em><\/strong> <\/span><\/a>            <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Frances V\u00e1zquez Padilla
<\/strong>Chancellor
NUC University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Frances M. V\u00e1zquez Padilla<\/strong> holds a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Nursing, a few years later completed a Master\u2019s degree in Advanced Practice in Nursing. In 2020, she completed an Ed. D. in Educational Management, and recently she completed a professional certification in Neurolinguistic Programming and Coaching. She is currently doing another certification related to educational neuroscience. She has 14 years of experience working in the field of education in several positions as Faculty, Academic Director, Academic Dean at NUC University. Currently, she serves as Chancellor at NUC University, Ponce Campus in Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact Information:
Email: fvazquez@nuc.edu<\/a> \/ francesm.vazquez@gmail.com<\/a>
Phone: 787-213-2101 \u2013 787-840-4474 \u2013Ext. 7009
Twitter: @DraFrancesVazq1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Article 6: Sistema de gesti\u00f3n de aprendizaje para la ense\u00f1anza del espa\u00f1ol como lengua extranjera<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/strong>    <\/span> <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Brenda Lee Morales Gonz\u00e1les
<\/strong>Kaiser University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Brenda Lee Morales<\/strong> holds a Bachelor’s Degree in General Elementary Education from Universidad del Turabo<\/em> in Puerto Rico. A few years later he completed a Master’s degree in Educational Administration at the same institution. In 2016, she completed a PhD in Educational Leadership at Keiser University where she had already earned a Specialist in Education degree. Finally, in the academic aspect, Dr. Morales holds a Post Doctorate in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Walden University. She is currently doing another Post-Doctorate at Walden University in the Human Resources area. In terms of work and professional career, she has 27 years of experience working in the field of education in several positions as a teacher, Curriculum Specialist, Director of Federal Educational Proposals, Academic Dean, among others. He has worked at all levels of the education system in Puerto Rico, from Head Start to High School and at the university level. Eleven years ago, she began as Director of Federal Proposals and Professor of University Institutions and currently serves as Dean of Academic and Student Affairs at Humacao Community College in Puerto Rico, in addition to offering online courses to Humacao Community College in Puerto Rico, in addition to offering online courses to university level at the Masters and PhD level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact Information:<\/strong>
Email: bmorales@keiseruniversity.edu<\/a> | Phone: 787-672-7661<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Prof. Silvia Maria Ruiz Santiago
<\/strong>Indiantown Adult Learning Center (IALC)
Martin County School District<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prof. Silvia Maria Ruiz Santiago <\/strong>is a teacher originally from Spain, with two bachelor\u2019s and a master\u2019s degree in Education. Currently, she\u2019s pursuing a Ph.D. in Education and Leadership. She has been teaching for twelve years in private and public institutions from kindergarten to university levels around the world; in Spain, France, Chile, and now the USA. Her expertise is how to teach a foreign language. In the United States, she worked for three years as a French Immersion School teacher and later on as a Spanish professor in College. Right now, she\u2019s teaching ESOL for the District of Martin County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact Information:<\/strong>
Email: srs_86@hotmail.com<\/a> | Phone: 614-843-2726<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Article 7: Understanding the Challenges of Teaching Writing Online during the Pandemic at an Urban Community College<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Swan Kim, Ph.D.<\/strong>
Associate Professor, Department of English<\/strong>
Bronx Community College at City University of New York<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Swan Kim is an associate professor of English and Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) coordinator at Bronx Community College (BCC) at City University of New York (CUNY). She received her PhD in English at the University of Virginia specializing in Asian American diaspora. She teaches courses in composition and ethnic American literature. Her research interests include WAC\/WID, first-year writing, antiracist pedagogy, diaspora and immigration, race and ethnicity, and Asian American literature and culture. She has been serving as the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee co-chair at the Association for Writing Across the Curriculum (AWAC), the co-leader for the CUNY WAC Professional Development, and a faculty senate and council member at her college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact Information:<\/strong>
Email: swan.kim@bcc.cuny.edu<\/a>
Phone: 718-239-5745<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Donna Kessler-Eng, Ph.D.<\/strong>
Associate Professor, Department of English
Bronx Community College at City University of New York<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Donna Kessler-Eng<\/strong> is an associate professor of English at Bronx Community College (BCC). She is currently BCC\u2019s Strong Start to Finish Resident (English), and is designing co-requisite courses for students with developmental needs in both English and reading. She earned a Ph.D. in English from the CUNY Graduate Center where she specialized in antebellum American literature and nineteenth century American medical and cultural discourse. She teaches developmental writing, composition, and literature and medicine courses. Her research interests include literature and medicine, pedagogy, first-year writing, developmental education reforms and strategies for community college students\u2019 success. She has served as the coordinator of BCC\u2019s Developmental Writing Program, and as the coordinator of BCC\u2019s Tutorial Intervention Program. She was also a member of CUNY\u2019s Developmental Writing Advisory Committee and CUNY\u2019s Writing Discipline Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact Information:<\/strong>
Email: donna.kessler-eng@bcc.cuny.edu<\/a>
Phone: 718-289-3004<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To learn more about the authors of previous issues click here<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Article 1: An Open Educational Resource for Revision: Flesch-Kinkaid Readability Statistics Beth Counihan, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Department of English,Queensborough Community College-CUNY Beth Counihan is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York.  While in an administrative position at Lehman College, she worked on the HETS Virtual Plaza FIPSE grant and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,286,298,291,292,294,293,295,1,288,287,289,290,296,297],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-authors","category-beth-counihan-phd","category-donna-kessler-eng-ph-d","category-dr-amanda-mandy-giust","category-dr-diana-m-valle-riestra","category-dr-frances-vazquez-padilla","category-dr-yubelkys-montalvo","category-dr-brenda-lee-morales-gonzales","category-general","category-jaime-hannans-phd-rn-cne","category-kristen-faye-linton-phd","category-lydia-dixon-phd","category-megan-everhardt-alstot","category-prof-silvia-maria-ruiz-santiago","category-swan-kim-ph-d"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2851"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3565,"href":"https:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2851\/revisions\/3565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}