These conference papers and journal articles are written by our faculty and research fellows here at Johnson & Wales University. Topics include:
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Cyberbullying Filippelli, L. P., Kite, S. L., & Gable, R. K. (2008, April). Assessing Middle School Students’ Knowledge of Conduct/Consequences and Their Behaviors Regarding the Use of Social Networking Sites (29K PDF). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the New England Educational Research Organization, Hyannis, MA.Gable, R. K., Ludlow, L. H., McCoach, D. B., & Kite, S. L. (2010, October). Construct Invariance of the Survey of Knowledge of Internet Risk and Internet Behavior Knowledge Scale (73K PDF). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Rocky Hill, CT.
Gable, R. K., Ludlow, L. H., McCoach, D. B., & Kite, S. L. (2011). Development and validation of the Survey of Knowledge of Internet Risk and Internet Behavior. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 71(1), 217-230.Kite, S., Gable, R., & Filippelli, L. (2008). Cyberbullying and internet predators: A concern for educators and parents. The Researcher, 46(3), 15.Kite, S. L., Gable, R. K., & Filippelli, L. (2010). Assessing middle school students’ knowledge of conduct/consequences and their behaviors regarding the use of social networking sites. The Clearing House, 1939-912X, 83, 158-163.Kite, S. L., Gable, R. K., & Filippelli, L. P. (2008, October). Relationship of Gender, Grade Level, and School Demographics to Middle School Students’ Knowledge of Appropriate Behavior and their Behaviors in Using Social Networking Site (53K PDF). Paper presented at the 39th annual meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Rocky Hill, CT. Kite, S. L., Gable, R. K., & Filippelli, L. P. (2009, April). Parental Involvement in Students’ Safe Use of the Internet (64K PDF). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego. Kite, S. L., Gable, R. K., Filippelli, L. P. (2010, October). Assessment of Students’ Knowledge of Internet Risk and Internet Behaviors: Potential Threat to Bullying and Contact by Internet Predators (56K PDF). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, October, 2010, Rocky Hill, CT.
Food Safety and Foodborne Illness Pivarnik, L. F., Patnoad, M. S., Richard, N. L., Gable, R. K., Hirsch, D.W., Madaus, J., Scarpati, S., Carbone, E. (2009). Assessment of food safety knowledge and attitude of high school and transition teachers of special needs students. Journal of Food Science Education. 8(1), 13-19. Madaus, J. W., Pivarnik, L., Patnoad, M., Scarpati, S., Richard, N., Hirsch, D. W., Carbone, E., & Gable, R. (2010). Teaching food safety skills to students with disabilities. Teaching Exceptional Children. 42(4), 44-51. Pivarnik, L. F., Richard, N. L., Patnoad, M. S., & Gable, R. K. (2011). Assessment of food knowledge and attitudes of managers of residential childcare institutions (RCCI) in the Northeast. Food Protection Trends, 32(6), 296-308.
Higher Education Becker, S. P., & Gable, R. K. (2009, May). Self-Efficacy and Post-Secondary First-Term Student Achievement (113 PDF). Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, NH. Becker, S. P., & Gable, R. K. (2009, October). The Relationship of Self-Efficacy with GPA, Attendance, and College Student Retention (125K PDF). Paper presented at the 40th Annual Conference of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Rocky Hill, CT.
Billups, F. D. (2011). Collegiate administrator perceptions of organizational culture: An analysis of metaphors (237K PDF). Paper presented at the Northeast Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Rocky Hill, CT. Billups, F. D. (2011). College student perceptions of student life programs (185K PDF). Paper presented at the Northeast Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Rocky Hill, CT.
Billups, F.D., & Kite, S. L. (2010). Perceptions of doctoral students regarding factors contributing to student success. Paper presented at the Northeast Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Rocky Hill, CT.
Billups, F. D. (2010) Applying Tinto's model to assess doctoral student satisfaction, The NERA Researcher, 48(2), 22-23.
Billups, F.D., & Kite, S. L. (2009). Surviving a doctoral program: Student perspectives of support services. Paper presented at the Northeast Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Rocky Hill, CT.
Billups, F. D. (2008). Measuring college student satisfaction: A multi-year study of the factors leading to persistence. Paper presented at the Northeast Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Rocky Hill, CT.
Billups, F. D. (1995). Begin at the beginning. In K. M. Alvino (ed.), Strategic planning: A human resources tool. Washington, D.C.: CUPA Billups, F. D., & DeLucia, L. A. (1990). Integrating institutional research into the organization. In J. B. Presley (ed.), Organizing for effective institutional research offices. New Directions for Institutional Research, 66, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Jasparro, R.J., & Billups, F.D. (2012). Faculty Curriculum Styles: Do Style Preferences Influence the Preparation of Aspiring Teachers? (233K PDF) Paper presentation at the Northeast Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Rocky Hill, CT.
Jasparro, R. (2006, February). Strategic planning: Is it worth the effort? The superintendent’s perspective (153K PDF). E-Journal of Organizational Learning and Leadership.Vohs, C. H., Gable, R. K., Ward, V. L., Martel, R. L., Barresi, J., & Slocumb, D. (2008, October). Anxiety and Depression as Comorbid Factors in Drinking Behaviors of Undergraduate College Students Attending an Urban Private University in the Northeastern United States (247K PDF). Paper presented at the 39th annual meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Rocky Hill, CT. Zemba, B., & Billups, F. D. (2009, October). Diversity Education and Student Perceptions of Campus Climate (200K PDF). Paper presented at the 40th annual meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Rocky Hill, CT. Hospitality & Tourism Guchait, P., Kim, M. G., & Namasivayam, K. (2011). Error management at different organizational levels – frontline, supervisor, and company, International Journal of Hospitality Management 31, 12-22. Kim, M., G., & Mattila, A. S. (2010, January). A Test of the Appraisal Structure of Interest and Relationship between Interest and Behavioral Intention: Applications in the Hospitality Industry (54K PDF). Presentation at the 15th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality & Tourism, Washington, DC.
Kim, M. G., Wang, C., & Mattila, A. S. (2010). The relationship between consumer complaining behavior and service recovery: an integrative review, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 22(7), 975-991. Kim, M. G. & Mattila, A. S. (2010). “The impact of mood state and surprise cue on satisfaction," International Journal of Hospitality Management, 29, 432-436.
K-12 EducationAdriano, J., & DiPaola, T. (2010, April). Teenagers’ Reasons for Listening to Music and the Students’ Perception of the Effects of Listening When Completing School Assignments (111K PDF). Paper presented at the 42nd annual meeting of the New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, NH.
Alba, D. J., & Gable, R. K. (2011). Crisis preparedness: Do school administrators and first responders feel ready to act? (257K PDF) Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Rocky Hill, CT.
Braun, D., Gable, R., Kite, S. (2011). Situated in a community of practice: Leadership preparation practices to support leadership in K-8 schools. The International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation. 6(1).Braun, D., Gable, R., & Kite, S. (2011). Relationship Among Essential Leadership Preparation Practices and Leader, School, and Student Outcomes in K-8 Schools. The International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation. 6(2).
Braun, D., Gable, R. K., & Kite, S. L. (2008, October). Relationship Among Essential Leadership Preparation Practices and Leader, School, and Student Outcomes in K-8 Schools (244K PDF). Paper presented at the 39th meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Rocky Hill, CT.
Casale, M., & Jasparro, R. (2011, October). Teachers’ perceptions of professional development: An exploration of delivery models (252K PDF). Paper presented at the Northeastern Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Rocky Hill, CT.
Casey, M. K., & Gable, R. K. (2011). Beginning teachers’ perceptions of preparedness to differentiate instruction for diverse learners (389K PDF). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Rocky Hill, CT.
Morse, B. C., & Jasparro, R. (2010, October). Virtual education in Rhode Island’s K-12 public schools: Current status and perceptions of administrators (360K PDF). Paper presented at the Northeastern Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Rocky Hill, CT.
Reeves, A., & Braun, D. (2012). What if every day was “American Indian Day?” In A. Honigsfeld, & A. Cohan. (Eds.) Breaking the mold of education for culturally and linguistically diverse students: Innovative and successful practices for the 21st Century schools. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Education.
Richardson, T., DiPaola, T., & Gable, R. K. (2012, October). Former juvenile offenders re-enrolling into mainstream public schools (452K PDF). Paper presented at the 43rd annual meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Rocky Hill, CT.
Sollitto, M., & Gable, R. K. (2012,October). Characteristics of at-risk students (87K PDF). Paper presented at the 43rd annual meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Rocky Hill, CT.
Sollitto, M. J., & Gable, R. K. (2011). Perspectives of suburban public school teachers on the characteristics of students at-risk for dropping out of school (303K PDF). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Rocky Hill, CT.
Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders Beck, C. T., & Gable, R. K. (2012). A mixed methods study of secondary traumatic stress in labor and delivery room nurses. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, 2, 1-14. Beck, C. T., Kurz, B., & Gable, R. K. (2012). Concordance and discordance of the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 in an ethnically diverse sample. Journal of Social Service Research, 38, 439-450.
Beck, C. T., Gable, R. K., Sakala, C., & Declercq, E. R. (2011). Postpartum depressive sympomatolgy: Results from a two-stage U.S. national survey. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 56(5), 427-435. (Received the Best Research Article of the Year Award from the journal). Beck, C. T., Gable, R. K., Sakala, C., & Declercq, E. R. (2011). Post-traumatic stress disorder in new mothers: Results from a two-stage U.S. national survey. Birth, 38(3), 216-227.
Beck, C. T., & Gable, R. K. (2000). Postpartum Depression Screening Scale: Development and psychometric testing. Nursing Research, 49, 272-282. Beck, C. T., & Gable, R. K. (2001). Further validation of the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale. Nursing Research, 50, 155-164. Beck, C. T., & Gable, R. K. (2001). Comparative analysis of the performance of thePostpartum Depression Screening Scale with two other depression instruments. Nursing Research. 50, 242-250. Beck, C. T., & Gable, R.K. (2005). Screening performance of the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale – Spanish Version. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 16(4), 331-338. Beck, C. T., & Gable, R. K. (2005). The Postpartum Depression Screening Scale (PDSS). In C. Henshaw & S. Elliott (Eds.), Screening for perinatal depression (pp. 133-140). London: Jessica Kingley Publishers.
Research MethodologyBeck, C. T., & Gable, R. K. (2001). Item response theory in affective instrument development: An illustration. Journal of Nursing Measurement. 9, 5-22.
Beck, C. T., & Gable, R. K. (2001). Ensuring content validity: An illustration of the process. Journal of Nursing Measurement. 9(2), 201-215.
Billups, F. D. (2012, Fall). Conducting focus groups with college students: Strategies to ensure success (273K PDF). Association for Institutional Research - Professional File, 127, 1-12. Gable, R. K., Ludlow, L. H., & Kite, S. L. (2012, October). Using Rasch residuals to analyze the demographic characteristics of respondents with unexpected incorrect answers: Implications for construct validity (196K PDF). Paper presented at the 43rd annual meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Rocky Hill, CT. Billups, F. D. (2012). Qualitative data analysis: An overview for beginning qualitative researchers (2.5MB PDF). The Researcher, 50(1), 8-10.
Billups, F. D. (2011). Using metaphor analysis to uncover organizational culture, The NERA Researcher, 49(2), 22-23.
School Finance & Student Achievement Simpson, P., Gable, R. K., & Kite, S. L. (2007, October). Patterns of District Performance in Student Achievement: Connecting Resources to Student Achievement (213K PDF). Paper presented at the 38th annual meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Rocky Hill, CT. Simpson, P., Gable, R. K., & Kite, S. L. (2008, October). Connecting Resources to Student Achievement: Assessment of the Indeterminacy of District Performance (211K PDF). Paper presented at the 39th annual meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Rocky Hill, CT. Simpson, P., Gable, R. K., & Kite, S. L. (2009, May). An Investigation of a Methodology to Assess District Performance (181K PDF). Paper presented at the 41th annual meeting of the New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, NH.
Teacher Education Casey, M. K., & Gable, R. K. (April, 2012). Perceived efficacy of beginning teachers to differentiate instruction (362K PDF). Paper presented at the 44th annual meeting of the New England Educational Research Association, Portsmouth, NH.
Jacob, M., & Gable, R. K. (2009, May). Expectations for Career and Social Support by Mentors and Mentees Participating in Formal Elementary and Secondary School Mentoring Programs (199K PDF). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, NH. Humbyrd, M. D., & Gable, R. K. (2010, October). The Relationship of Personality Traits to Satisfaction with the Team: A Study of Interdisciplinary Teacher Teams in Rhode Island Middle Schools (142K PDF). Paper presented at the 41st annual meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Rocky Hill, CT. Ribeiro, J. J., & DeMagistris, D. (2009, May). Does a Co-Learner Delivery Model in Professional Development Affect Teachers’ Self-Efficacy in Teaching Mathematics? (38K PDF). Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, NH. Ribeiro, J. J., & DeMagistris, D. (2011, April). Does a Co-Learner Delivery Model in a Mathematics Methods Course Affect Pre-service Teacher Candidates’ Self-Efficacy in Teaching Mathematics? (79K PDF). Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the New England Educational Research Organization, New Bedford, MA. TechnologyDrew, J., Esposito, M., & Perakslis, C. (2004). Utilization of robotics in higher education. (335K PDF)Information Systems Education Journal, 4(2), 3-13.
Perakslis C., & Michael, K. (2012). Indian millennials: Are microchip implants a more secure technology for identification and access control? (265K PDF) IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS12). Ed. Michael Arnold. Singapore: IEEE, 2012. Perakslis, C., & Kite, S. (2011). Assessment of personality factors (behavioral motivators) & attitudes toward group experiences. Paper presented at: American Evaluation Association (AEA), Anaheim, California: November 2011.
Sivula, M. (2011). Using skype as an academic tool: Lessons learned (32K PDF). eLearn Magizine, 1-4.