Did you know that there are still about 30 different Mayan languages spoken across Central America (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize) today? My name is Gabrielle Isgar and I’m currently a third-year Ph.D. Candidate in Spanish Linguistics (the scientific study of language) within the Department of Modern Languages & Linguistics at Florida State University and, for […]
Category: process blog
Getting Your Research Knowledge out to its Target Audience: The Case of the LEGO Coach, a Sport Psychology Platform for Performance Leaders
If We Want to Make the World a Better Place, We Need to Translate Our Knowledge We as researchers accumulate knowledge, study by study, article by article and, if I can take myself as a representative sample, we hope that this knowledge will help make the world a better place, even if it is only […]
Building Interactive Modules to Develop Children’s Reading Skills
My name is Miguel Garcia-Salas, and I am a second year PhD student in the School of Communication Science and Disorders (CSD). I am also a Florida Interdisciplinary Research Fellow in Educational Sciences through the Florida Center for Reading Research. I am broadly interested in promoting the language and literacy development of children in vulnerable […]
Promoting Sustainable Energy Research through Open Access Websites
My name is Ashley David, and I study the Soret Effect in polymer electrolytes, for use in solid state thermogalvanic battery cells. The Soret Effect can be used in different energy re-harvesting capacities, making for a cleaner and more sustainable future. My research is the first time that Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy has been used […]
Free: Liberating my Research from the Page
Through the process of creating my research blog I’ve learned a lot about what it means to do academic work in a digital space. Overall, the digital dissemination of knowledge allows me to share my research with a global audience, increase the visibility and impact of my work, and engage with the public in new […]
Invented Languages
I have been interested in Digital Humanities for a long time. Years ago, I attended a cycle of talks on this area organized by the FSU libraries, but I realized that I was not yet ready to embark on a digital humanities project. This year seemed a good time to try again, since my envisioned […]
Introducing the 2022-23 PEN & Inc Cohort
Jump to… Ashley David Dr. Kristin Dowell Susana Frade Miguel Garcia-Salas Brenna Gilliam Dr. Carolina Gonzalez Gabrielle Isgar Dr. Jayur Mehta Brenna Miller Chris Omni, MPH Paige Rentz Dr. Sherry Schofield Gizem Solmaz Dr. Mila Turner Dr. Svenja Wolf The Project Enhancement Network and Incubator (PEN & Inc) received a record number of applications for […]
Introducing the PEN & Inc Process Blog
Participants in the 2022-2023 PEN & Inc Cohort will explore new ways to present and disseminate their research. Each of their projects will contend with what it means to present their research and creative activity digitally and to a broad public. Their experiences will be instructive for many other academics interested in what it means […]