The Art of Collaborating Internationally
Workshop Details
When: Wednesday, November 29th, 3:00 - 4:30pm
Where: Virtual event (a Zoom link will be sent to registrants beforehand)
November is International Education Month at Florida State University. FSU values a diverse community and the importance of global connections, perspectives, and experiences. In partnership with International Education Month, FSU Research Development is hosting a panel of researchers who will share their experiences and advice for building and maintaining successful international collaborations.
Speakers
Dr. Adrienne Barnes-Story
Research Faculty, Literacy & Pedagogy Specialist
Learning Systems Institute
Dr. Adrienne Barnes-Story is a Literacy and Pedagogy Specialist with Learning Systems Institute at Florida State University. She has more than 20 years of experience in both formal and non-formal education environments, education research in traditional American schools, and international education and development. Dr. Barnes-Story has supported multiple projects across several developing country contexts to design primary grade curricula, pre-service teacher training modules, and teacher/stakeholder professional development materials focused on literacy-related content and evidence-based practices associated with early grade learning.
Dr. Sylwia Piatkowska
Associate Professor
College of Criminology & Criminal Justice
Dr. Sylwia J. Piatkowska is an Assistant Professor in the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida State University. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology from State University of New York at Albany. Her areas of interest include hate crime, immigration and crime, and both international and comparative criminology.
Dr. Svenja Wolf
Assistant Professor, Sport Psychology Program
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
Dr. Svenja Wolf joined Florida State University and the Sport Psychology program in 2020 and moved to Tallahassee in the summer of 2021. She previously worked as a Visiting Professor at the Technical University of Munich in Germany and spent two years as an Assistant Professor in the Work and Organizational Psychology program at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. She completed two Postdocs, including one in the Social Psychology Program at the University of Amsterdam and one with the School of Kinesiology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. She earned a PhD in Sport Science with a specialization in Sport Psychology at the German Sport University Cologne and as a visiting scholar at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Canada. Her current research centers on the intersection of group dynamics and emotions in sport and other performance contexts such as performing arts and high-pressure work-settings. She focuses on the phenomenon of collective emotions and emotional conformity, as well as social indispensability effects on performance.