Dannefer Publishes Article, Presents at Conferences
Dale Dannefer, professor, counseling and human development, wrote the lead article "Cross-Fertilizing Age and Social Science Theory" in the November 2003 issue the Journal of Gerontology. In addition, Dannefer presented "Intersecting Age and Inequality: The Potentials of Cumulative Advantage Theory" at the European Sociological Association in Murcia, Spain in September, and co-organized two sessions at the Gerontological Society of America in Los Angeles in November: "Culture Change: Theory and Practice, Vision and Reality," co-organized with Paul Stein, instructor, counseling and human development; and "Alternative Perspectives on Time, Age, and Aging."

Curry Presents in Slovakia
Mary Jane Curry, assistant professor, teaching and curriculum, delivered an invited talk in October to the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Slovakia on her joint research project "Professional Academic Writing in a Global Context."

Finnigan Publishes Report on School Probation
Kara Finnigan, assistant professor, educational leadership, co-authored the report "External Support to Schools on Probation: Getting a Leg Up?" published jointly by the Consortium for Policy Research in Education, and the Consortium on Chicago School Reform in July.

Guiffrida Publishes Article on African American Student Organizations
Douglas Guiffrida, assistant professor, counseling and human development, wrote the article "African American Student Organizations as Agents of Social Integration," published in the May/June issue of Journal of College Student Development.

French, ScienceStart! Colleagues present papers at NAEYC
Lucia French, associate professor, teaching and curriculum, and Christina Walls, ScienceStart! research associate, presented a paper on curriculum development titled, "Building the Early Childhood Curriculum Around Scientific Explorations of the Everyday World: Integrating Language, Literacy and Center-Based Play," at the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) annual conference in November in Chicago. Also presenting at the conference were doctoral student Kathleen Conezio,curriculum director of the ScienceStart! project, and Mary Toot, ScienceStart! research associate. Conezio presented "Color and Light: Integrated and Coherent Science Inquiry," and Toot co-presented "Science Celebrations and Science Zipkits: Ways to Support Parent Involvement in Their Children's Learning."

Hursh, Martina Publish Article
David Hursh, associate professor, teaching and curriculum and doctoral student Camille Martina wrote the article "Neoliberalsim and Schooling in the U.S.: How State and Federal Government Education Policies Perpetuate Inequality" published in the October issue of the Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies. In addition, Hursh and Martina presented "Contradictions in Educational Policy: Developing Integrated Problem-Based Curriculum in a High Stakes Environment" at the American Educational Studies Association in Mexico City, Mexico, in November.