The BellDemystifying the Reading Landscape
Ellen Ballock, Ph.D. and Priscilla Nelson ‘74, Ed.D. of the Herschend School of Education share their insights into the literacy crisis in America—and how Gordon is using the science of reading to combat it.
Uncovering Ancient Manuscripts: Dr. Graeme Bird’s Exploration of The Iliad
Dr. Graeme Bird studied several newly discovered papyrus fragments of The Iliad over his sabbatical last semester, exploring the connection between Homer’s poetry, oral history, faith and jazz improvisation.
Mimicking Nature: Dr. Kristen Siaw’s Innovative Sabbatical Research
Dr. Kristen Siaw, assistant professor of physics and chemistry, spent the last year on two different sabbaticals conducting research on Gordon’s campus and at Boston University in zinc oxide and microfluidics.
The Hidden Math in Everyday Life: Dr. Karl-Dieter Crisman’s Research on Cyclic Orders
Dr. Karl-Dieter Crisman, along with former research students Abraham Holleran ’22, Micah Martin ’21 and Josephine Noonan ’23 recently published a research article in “Mathematical Analyses of Decisions, Voting and Games,” Volume 795, of Contemporary Mathematics, a well-known series of conference proceedings in academic math.
Aaron Wright ’24: Contributing to Heart and Brain Health at the Framingham Heart Study
Newly minted Gordon graduate and a former Pike Honors student Aaron Wright `24 interned in the neuropsychology department of the Framingham Heart Study, assisting with key research on the symptomatology of cognitive dementia to help patients counter cognitive decay.