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school briefs | higher degrees | winter 2014 37 THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT Robert Fleck, Ph.D., (Curriculum Director), was appointed Interim Assistant Dean for the School of Business and Technology Management. He also attended the MidSE ACM 2013 Conference in Gatlinburg, Tenn. and presented a paper on using a modified Delphi technique to revise an applied BBA computer science curriculum. Barry Dickinson, Ph.D. was named a core faculty member in the School of Business and Technology Management. Namhee Kim, Ph.D., (Core Faculty) will present at the Academy of Human Resource Development Research conference in Houston, in February 2014 on "Exploring a Theoretical Foundation for HRD in Society: Toward a Model of Stakeholder-Based HRD." Pam Carter, Ph.D., (Director of Curriculum Development) presented her research titled "Curricular Leadership through Online Curriculum Network Governance," at the 19th Annual Sloan Consortium International Conference on Online Learning held in Orlando, Fla. THE GRADUATE SCHOOL Jennifer O'Connor Duffy's, Ph.D., (Dissertation Chair) book "Historical Research Methods in Higher Education" will be published in 2014. Kristen O'Byrne, Ph.D., (Dissertation Chair) and Heather Rasmussen, Ph.D. (Director of Research) presented a symposium at the American Psychological Association in August. Heather Rasmussen's, Ph.D., (Director of Research) book chapter titled "Broad definitions of culture in the field of multicultural psychology," will be published in Perspectives on the Intersection of Positive Psychology and Multiculturalism. Heather Hussey's, Ph.D., (Director of Research) article "Using Social Media to Enhance Instruction in Higher Education," was published in Research Perspectives and Best Practices in Educational Technology Integration. She presented the same article at the National Institute for the Teaching of Psychology. SHARE YOUR UPDATES! Students, faculty and alumni – share your news with NCU. Email your updates to alumni@ncu.edu. SCHOOL BRIEFS CONT.