Publications by the Teacher Education Department faculty members are collected here.

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Submissions from 2024

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Personalized Support Systems Across Varying Higher Educational Settings: Recommendations for Personalized Educator Support, Herb Thompson III, Sandra Rodriguez-Arroyo, Connie Schaffer, and Cory Rohlfsen

Submissions from 2022

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Teacher decision making in teaching about the Holocaust through art, Julie Bell, Connie Schaffer, and Kimberly Gangwish

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Whose Voice Matters? Chronotopic Position(ing)s and the Dialogic Inclusion of Marginalized Stakeholders in Critical Applied Linguistics, Lydia Catedral and Madina Djuraeva

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Bilingual investments of dual-language immersion program alumni, Madina Djuraeva

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Supporting and Retaining Early Career Mathematics Teachers Using an Online Community of Practice, Paula M. Jakopovic, travis Weiland, Maria Campitelli, Lorraine Males, and Lisa Amick

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Leveraging the epistemic emotion of awe as a pedagogical tool to teach science, M. Gail Jones, Julianna Nieuwsma, K. Ren Rende, Sarah Carrier, Emma Refvem, Cesar Delgado, Jill Grifenhagen, and Pamela Huff

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Field Experience Reimagined: Integrating Microteaches to Foster Preservice Teachers’ Self-Efficacy, Jennifer L. Lemke, Andrea Karpf, Paula M. Jakopovic, and Sheryl McGlamery

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We Can Update our Own Stories: Trans*-Informed Principles for Gender-Inclusive Science Teaching., K. Ren Rende

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Accelerating high school students’ science career trajectories through non-formal science volunteer programs, K. Ren Rende, M. Gail Jones, Emma Refvem, Sarah J. Carrier, and Megan Ennes

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A New Orleans community center rises from its ugly history as a segregated school, Connie L. Schaffer, Martha Graham Viator, and Meg White

Submissions from 2021

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Multilingualism, nation branding, and the ownership of English in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, Madina Djuraeva

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Supporting Teaching and Learning Reform in College Mathematics: Finding Value in Communities of Practice, Kelly Gomez Johnson, Paula M. Jakopovic, and Christine von Renesse

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Learning Assistantships in College Mathematics: Value for Preservice Teacher Development, Kelly Gomez Johnson, Paula Jakopovic, Janice Rech, and Angie Hodge-Zickerman

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Campus STEM Innovation from a Foothold in Mathematics: Lessons Learned from a Place Where it Happened, Angie Hodge-Zickerman, Janice Rech, and Kelly Gomez Johnson

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Beyond Traditional Teacher Preparation: Value-add Experiences for Preservice Secondary Mathematics Teachers, Paula Jakopovic and Kelly Gomez Johnson

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Coaching to develop teacher professional noticing: planning with students and mathematics in mind, Paula M. Jakopovic

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Math Escape Rooms: A Novel Approach for Engaging Learners in Math Circles, Janice F. Rech, Paula M. Jakopovic, Hannah Seidl, Greg Lawson, and Rachel Pugh

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The Next Generation of Science Educators: Museum Volunteers, Emma Refvem, M. Gail Jones, K. Ren Rende, Sarah Carrier, and Megan Ennes

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The Privilege of Low Pay: Informal Educators’ Perspectives on Workforce Equity and Diversity, K. Ren Rende, K. Fromson, M. G. Jones, and M. Ennes

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Synergies: University-Museum Collaborations, K. Ren Rende, Stephanie Teeter, and Lewis Owen

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Salient Experiences in Student Development: Impact of an Undergraduate STEM Teacher Preparation Program, Amie Sommers, Kelly Gomez Johnson, Paula M. Jakopovic, Julio Rivera, Neal Grandgenett, John A. Conrad, William Tapprich, and Christine Cutucache

Submissions from 2020

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Classroom Physical Activity Video Series, D. M. Dinkel, J. P. Rech, and C. L. Schaffer

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Habitus and imagined ideals: Attending to (un)consciousness in discourses of (non)nativeness, Madina Djuraeva and Lydia Catedral

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The Communities for Mathematics Inquiry in Teaching (COMMIT) Network, Ryan Ganter, Kelly Gomez Johnson, Paula Jakopovic, Amy E. Ksir, and Patrick C. Rault

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Learning to Lesson Plan: A Mentor’s Impact on Pre-service Teachers, Kelly Gomez Johnson, Connie L. Schaffer, Lela E. Nix, and H. Emily Hayden

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Administrators as Math Leaders: Professional Learning Strategies Through Change, Kelly Gomez Johnson, Tamara Williams, and Matthew Scott

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Conceptualizing Culture How Preservice Teachers in the Rural Midwest Confront Subjectivities, Anne Karabon and Kelly Gomez Johnson

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Icon of Loss: Recent Paintings by Samuel Bak Lessons for Middle & High School Students, Connie Schaffer, Julie Bell, and Kim Gangwish

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The Legacy of William Frantz Public School: Commemoration vs. Celebration, Connie L. Schaffer, Martha Graham Viator, and Meg White

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More than an Anniversary - A preview of William Frantz Public School: A Story of Race, Resistance, Resiliency, and Recovery in New Orleans, Connie Schaffer, Meg White, and Martha Graham Viator

Submissions from 2019

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District-University Collaborations to Support Reform-Based Mathematics Curriculum Implementation, Kelly Gomez Johnson, Amy L. Nebesniak, and Theodore J. Rupnow

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The Nebraska Mathematics Readiness Project: Year 1 Evaluation Report, N. Grandgenett, E. Ostler, K. Gomez Johnson, T. E. Reding, M. Flesch, C. Hatt, and W. Boyer

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Mentoring Future Mathematics Teachers: Lessons Learned from Four Mentoring Partnerships, Angie Hodge, Janice Rech, Michael Matthews, Kelly Gomez Johnson, and Paula Jakopovic

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Can education change society? Michael Apple’s simple question and complex answer, Connie Schaffer

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Witness: The Art of Samuel Bak, Resources for Teachers, Connie Schaffer and Julie Bell

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Exploring Secondary Science Teachers' Use of Classroom Physical Activity, Shane Warehime, Kailey Snyder, Connie L. Schaffer, Matthew Bice, Megan Adkins-Bollwit, and Danae Dinkel

Submissions from 2018

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Language ideologies and (im)moral images of personhood in multilingual family language planning, Lydia Catedral and Madina Djuraeva

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Building Automation and the Contextualization of Information Technology: The Journey of a Midwestern Community College in the U.S., Neal Grandgenett, Pam Perry, Thomas Pensabene, Karen Wegner, Robert Nirenberg, Phil Pilcher, and Candi Otterpohl

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Review of What do you think, Mr. Ramirez? The American revolution in education, Connie Schaffer

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Summary Report of the 2018 Educator Focus Groups on the Nebraska Social Studies Standards, Connie Schaffer

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William Frantz Public School: One School, One Century, Many Stories, Connie Schaffer, Corine Meredith Brown, Meg White, and Martha Graham Viator

Submissions from 2017

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TURNING TEENS INTO FOSSILPHILES: CITIZEN SCIENCE AND ADVANCED VISUALIZATION OF PALEONTOLOGY COLLECTIONS, Khai Button, Lynn Cross, K. Ren Rende, Patricia G. Weaver, Jacob A. Van Veldhuizen, Lisa L. Herzog, and Lindsay Zanno

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Teachers of Teachers: what they may and may not know about military-connected children, Brianna Conway and Connie Schaffer

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Modeling Evolution in the Classroom: An Interactive LEGO Simulation, Abby Hongsermeier, Nealy F. Grandgenett, and Dawn M. Simon

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Understanding what makes for productive coaching moves to help teachers attend to mathematical tasks of teaching, Paula M. Jakopovic

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How do undergraduate STEM mentors reflect upon their mentoring experiences in an outreach program engaging K-8 youth?, Kari L. Nelson, Jamie Sabel, Cory Forbes, Neal Grandgenett, William E. Tapprich, and Christine E. Cutucache

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Beyond Sanctioned Activism in Carl Hiaasen’s Flush: Sacrifice Zones in Realistic Fiction, Alexandra Panos

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The Seven Step Strategy, Connie Schaffer

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A Tale of Three Cities: Defining Urban Schools Within the Context of Varied Geographic Areas, Connie Schaffer, Meg White, and Corine M. Brown

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Social Studies Instruction in Nebraska, Jamie Wagner and Connie Schaffer

Submissions from 2016

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The Place for Dual Enrollment in College to Career Readiness, Phyllis K. Adcock, Kelly M. Gomez Johnson, and Ferial Pearson

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NE STEM 4U: an out-of-school time academic program to improve achievement of socioeconomically disadvantaged youth in STEM areas, Christine E. Cutucache, Jamie L. Luhr, Kari L. Nelson, Neal Grandgenett, and William E. Tapprich

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Instructional Coaching Implementation: Considerations for K-12 Administrators, Kelly Gomez Johnson

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They’re lovin’it: how preschool children mediated their funds of knowledge into dramatic play, Anne E. Karabon

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Classroom Management with Voice-Movement-Task, Victoria Lentfer

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The Redirect Behavior Model and the Effects on Pre-service Teachers' Self-Efficacy, Victoria Lentfer and Bridget A. Franks

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Reflection, Growth, and Mentoring of Beginning Science and Mathematics Teachers, Sheryl McGlamery and Saundra Shillingstad

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Engineering Education in Nebraska Schools, Derrick A. Nero

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Coming to Know about Sacrifice Zones and Eco-Activism: Teaching and Learning about Climate Change, Alexandra Panos and James Damico

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Identification of the Emergent Leaders within a CSE Professional Development Program, Tracie Evans Reding, Brian Dorn, Neal Grandgenett, Harvey Siy, Jon Youn, Qiuming Zhu, and Carol A. Engelmann

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Enhancing the STEM Ecosystem through Teacher-Researcher Partnerships, William E. Tapprich, Neal Grandgenett, Heather Leas, Steven N. Rodie, Robert Duncan Shuster, Chris Schaben, and Christine E. Cutucache

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Transforming teacher-family relationships: Shifting roles and perceptions of home visits through the Funds of Knowledge approach, Kristin Whyte and Anne E. Karabon

Submissions from 2015

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Our Practice is Progress, Sarah K. Edwards

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Community Chairs as a Catalyst for Campus Collaboration in STEM, Neal Grandgenett, David Boocker, Hesham Ali, Angela M. Hodge, Brian Dorn, and Christine E. Cutucache

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Imagining a Future in PreK: How Professional Identity Shapes Notions of Early Mathematics, Elizabeth Graue, Anne E. Karabon, Katherine Kresin Delaney, Kristin Whyte, Jiwon Kim, and Anita Wager

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The power of improvisational teaching, Elizabeth Graue, Kristin Whyte, and Anne E. Karabon

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The Redirect Behavior Model and the Effects on Pre-Service Teachers’ Self-Efficacy, Victoria Lentfer and Bridget A. Franks

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Taking Aim at Solutions: Teaching English Through Anthropogenic Global Warming, Alexandra Panos, James Damico, Hyona Park, Su Jin Park, Yeoeun Park, and Jaclyn Sylvia

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Is Service-Learning the Answer? Preparing Teacher Candidates to Work with ELLs through Service-Learning Experiences, Sandra Rodriguez-Arroyo

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Review of Can Education Change Society? by M.W. Apple, Connie Schaffer

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The Demonstration of Effective Pedagogy to Secondary Education Candidates in an Early Field Experience, Kelly Welsh and Connie L. Schaffer Dr

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Collaborating With University Faculty and District Partners to Provide Meaningful Field Experiences for Pre-service Teachers, Christina L. Wilcoxen, Jackie Proctor, Amanda L. Steiner, and Jennifer L. Lemke

Submissions from 2014

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Meeting Unique Needs of an Urban School District through a University-School Partnership, Abigail J. Burke

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Art Play: Stories of Engaging Families, Inspiring Learning, and Exploring Emotions, M. Susan McWilliams, Ashley Brailsford Vaughns, Anne O'Hara, Loretta S. Novotny, and Theodora Jo Kyle

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Gait Mechanics And Proprioceptive Adaptations From Minimalistic “Five-Finger” Shoe Use, Holly N. Remmenga, M. L. McGrath, Sara A. Myers, Neal Grandgenett, and T. L. Grindstaff

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Culture Walks - Changing Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions of Urban Communities, Connie Schaffer

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Unmasking the Reformers: An Essay Review of Ravitch’s Reign of Error, Connie Schaffer

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When Assessment and Accountability Intersect, Good Things Can Happen, Connie Schaffer

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How to Thrive During Your Field Experiences, Connie Schaffer and Kelly Welsh

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Effective Multicultural Instruction: A Non-Color-Blind Perspective, Franklin T. Thompson

Submissions from 2013

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Academic Librarians' Role in Gatekeeping: The Influence of Vendor Labeling on Academic Library Collections, Melissa Cast-Brede

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Infrastructure Redesign and Instructional Reform in Mathematics: Formal Structure and Teacher Leadership, Megan Hopkins, James P. Spillane, Paula M. Jakopovic, and Ruth M. Heaton

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Getting the Conversation Started: School Library Candidates Speak Out About the Importance of Culturally Responsive Teaching, Bridget Kratt and Courtney Pentland

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Raise Awareness--Raise Confidence: Culturally Responsive Instruction for School Library Candidates, Bridget Kratt and Courtney Pentland

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Early-Childhood Teacher Candidates’ Service Learning with Family Book Celebrations, M. Susan McWilliams

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Envisioning a Literacy Partnership: The University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Criss Library and Girls Inc., Joyce Neujahr, Nora Hillyer, and Melissa Cast-Brede

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Exploring Logarithms with a Ruler, Elliott Ostler

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Exploring Logarithms with a Ruler, Elliott Ostler

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The Never Ending Story of Language Policies in Puerto Rico, Sandra Rodriguez-Arroyo

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The Never Ending Story of Language Policy in Puerto Rico, Sandra Rodriguez-Arroyo

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Bringing Latino Images and Voices to the Mainstream Classroom, Sandra Rodriguez-Arroyo and Kathy Everts Danielson

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Ready, Eager, & Well-Prepared: A mantra for military personnel and teachers, Connie Schaffer

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Multicultural Dispositions: A Viable Tool for Teacher Training, Franklin Titus Thompson

Submissions from 2012

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The Sunflower Forest: An Educator’s Resource Guide, Kathy Everts Danielson

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Supporting the Scientific Thinking and Inquiry of Toddlers and Preschoolers through Play, Maria Hamlin and Deborah Basler Wisneski

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TPACK Development in Teacher Education: A Longitudinal Study of Preservice Teachers in a Secondary M.A.Ed. Program, Mark Hoffer and Neal Grandgenett

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Urban immersion: Working to dispel the myths of urban schools and preparing teachers to work with diverse and economically disadvantaged students, Connie Schaffer

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Finding Your Unique Strengths: Book Review of StrengthsFinder 2.0, Saundra Shillingstad

Submissions from 2011

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Compartiendo Nuestras Historias: Five Testimonios of Schooling and Survival, Wanda Alarcón, Cindy Cruz, Linda Guardia Jackson, Linda Prieto, and Sandra Rodriguez-Arroyo

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Supporting Native Indian Preschoolers and Their Families Family–School–Community Partnerships, M. Susan McWilliams, Tami Maldonado-Mancebo, Paula S. Szczepaniak, and Jacqueline Jones