Five Year Achievements Morgan State University Research Magazine final.proof_MSU.research

E Catherine Martin-Dunlop ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR: Science Education, School of Education and Urban Studies DIRECTOR: Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Division of Academic Affairs EDUCATION: PhD, Science Education, Curtin Morgan State is an exciting place to be right now. It is a unique institution in many ways. Morgan offers the only master’s and doctoral degree in Science Education in Maryland. It’s a great program that keeps me engaged with our talented graduate students. ric Conway is well known as a preeminent choral master and pianist. As director and chief accompanist for the Morgan State University Choir, his impressive talents have contributed to the creation of a world-class choir and made him a sought after music collaborator in the global arts world. However, he may not be as well-known for his other significant role at Morgan State — that of Chairperson of the Fine and Performing Arts Department. Here, he orchestrates an academic department composed of musicians and artists who practice their avocation and engage in research, projects, and performances that advance the arts. Marquita Lister , soprano and Morgan State Lecturer of Voice focused on preserving the musical heritage of the Negro spiritual in her collaborative project, The African American Art Song and Arranged Negro Spiritual for a New Generation. Honors include Emmy and Grammy nominations. James Lee , composer and Professor of Music Theory, is conducting research on the music of ancient Israel, which will culminate in his new work, Miqdash (Santuary), composed for orchestra with a version for piano. Dr. Lee’s compositions have premiered across the country. University of Technology; MS, Science Education, University of Southern California; BS, Biology, Simon Fraser University Stephanie Bruning , pianist, Associate Professor of Music, and Coordinator of Keyboard Studies, was RESEARCH: Impacts of the Concept Mapping Strategy in Introductory Biology on Learning and Retention of Underrepresented STEM Students Lori Johnson , Assistant Professor of Art History, specializes in the study of modern and contemporary art. Her forthcoming monograph, A Poetic Revolution: Women Artists and Symbolism in the United States (1890-1920), focuses on how the Symbolist Art Movement became a vehicle for emancipation for American female artists during the Progressive Era. awarded the 2017 Global Music Awards Gold Medal for an Album, The Indian Character Piece: Native- American Influenced Piano Works from the Early 20th Century. A ctive learning is a way of life for Catherine Martin-Dunlop, Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Division of Academic Affairs at Morgan State. Between yoga, kayaking, scuba-diving, and reading several books at a time, she devotes her energy to inventing creative ways to improve and assess how teachers teach and students learn. I try to live by Aristotle’s sage words: We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. It inspires me to give my best performance as a musician and guides me to lead the Fine and Performing Arts Department to be the best it can be. Eric Conway DEPARTMENT CHAIR: Fine and Performing Arts Department Dr. Martin-Dunlop’s busy life reflects those of the students at Morgan State and helps her empathize with their challen ges, especially those who are first generation college students as she was. She recognizes that more engaging learning environments would help provide focus to students who juggle part-time jobs, families, and school work. CHOIR DIRECTOR: Morgan State University Choir EDUCATION: BM, MM, DMA Peabody Her recent research expands on an active learning tool she has successfully used with her own students for decades, that of concept mapping (pictured on pages 16–17). Concept mapping is a visual method for students to organize and expand their knowledge of a subject. A graphic representation might begin with a main concept or idea at the top of a page with arrows that branch out to connect other sub-topics with the main idea. Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University; MAS Johns Hopkins University; Certificate in Accounting, University of Baltimore Dr. Martin-Dunlop’s research study, funded by the National Science Foundation, employs concept mapping as an active learning strategy to help undergraduate students master biology at a deeper level. She believes that a more comprehensive grasp of the subject matter can positively influence students’ metacognitive skills and academic self-efficacy as well as impact the pass and retention rates of STEM students, especially those in underrepresented populations. While Dr. Martin-Dunlop specializes in science learning environments, she is quick to note that her work in assessing active learning environments can be applied to any subject area. 18 MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY DIVISION OF RESEARCH & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 19

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