Selected Presentations

  • Gross, D. (2023, May). Savoring study abroad/study away through slow travel. Smith Center Workshop for Faculty Leaders, St. Olaf College.
  • Gross, D., Marsh, J., & Patterson, J. (2023, May). Ethical engagement modules. Center for Innovation in the Liberal Arts (CILA), St. Olaf College.
  • Gross, D. (2022, November). Vocation and NetVUE pedagogical pilot projects. Center for Innovation in the Liberal Arts (CILA), St. Olaf College.
  • Ortiz, J., Gross, D., *Skrien, R, & *Laugen, K. (2022, February). Beyond mental health: Pedagogies for student wellness. Center for Innovation in the Liberal Arts (CILA), St. Olaf College.
  • Gross, D. (2021, November). Community-based research in early childhood development. NetVUE Pedagogical Pilot Project: Vocation Across the Curriculum and Co-Curriculum. Center for Innovation in the Liberal Arts (CILA), St. Olaf College.
  • Gross, D., Melby, A.H., Stanley, L., & Wickersham, C. (2020, January). Making the most of immersion: Maximizing the impact of off-campus experiential learning through general education. Presentation and facilitated discussion, AAC&U Annual Meeting: Shaping the Future of Higher Education: An Invitation to Lead, Washington, D.C.
  • Gross, D., Lagerquist, L.D., Gillespie, J., & Jasinski, L. (2019, October). Strategies to (better) support off-campus study leaders. Presentation and facilitated discussion, AAC&U Conference Global Citizenship for Campus, Community, and Careers: Crossing Borders and Boundaries, San Antonio, TX.
  • Gross, D. (2018, April). Faith, internationalization, and global engagement at St. Olaf College. Invited presentation at Faith-Based Universities and Internationalization: Balancing Mission and Market Realities, Association for International Education Administrators Thematic Forum, Boston, MA.
  • Gillespie, J., & Gross, D. (2018, March). Faculty as global learners: The impact of leading study away programs. Presentation at the 14th Annual Conference of the Forum on Education Abroad, Boston, MA.
  • Gillespie, J., Gross, D., & Layne, P. (2017, October). Global learning at liberal arts colleges: Investing in faculty leaders of study abroad/study away. Presentation at the AAC&U Network for Academic Renewal Conference, Global Engagement and Social Responsibility: Higher Education’s Role in Addressing Global Crises, New Orleans, LA.
  • Gillespie, J., Gross, D., & Layne, P. (2017, October). Using faculty voices to support practice: Global learning at liberal arts colleges. Presentation at the AAC&U Network for Academic Renewal Conference, Global Engagement and Social Responsibility: Higher Education’s Role in Addressing Global Crises, New Orleans, LA.
  • Gillespie, J., Gross, D., & Layne, P. (2017, March). Supporting faculty as global learners: Strategies for enhancing the transformative impact of leading off-campus programs. Presentation at the 13th Annual Conference of the Forum on Education Abroad, Seattle, WA.
  • Gillespie, J., Gross, D., & Layne, P. (2017, February). Faculty as global learners: Strategies to enhance the transformative impact of leading off-campus programs. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Association of International Education Administrators, Washington, DC.
  • Gross, D. (2016, August). Teaching about the psychology of globalization on a short-term study abroad program. In Abrams, K., Enns, C.Z., Gross, D., & Dunn, D., Traversing boundaries: Incorporating study abroad into the undergraduate psychology curriculum. Symposium presentation at the 124th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Denver, CO.
  • Gross, D. (2015, June). Incorporating service-learning opportunities into an off-campus psychology course in India. Presentation at the Upper Midwest Civic Engagement Summit, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN.
  • Gross, D., & Carlson, S. (2015, March). The individual major as high-impact practice. Presentation at the 7th Annual Conference for Individualized Major Programs, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
  • Gross, D. (2014, August). Developing and assessing a short-term study abroad program. Symposium on developing international programs in psychology. Presentation at the 6th International Conference on Psychology Education, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ.
  • Gross, D. (2014, July). Integrating community-based learning into an advanced child development course: Understanding play, motor development, and language across cultures. Presentation at the 23rd Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Shanghai, China.
  • Gross, D., *Loquasto, S., & *Scharenbroch, G. (2014, April). Exploring indicators of early childhood development: A community-based approach for measuring kindergarten readiness. Presentation at the 40th Annual Conference of the Association for the Study of Play (TASP), Rochester, NY.
  • Carlson, S., McKelvey, S., & Gross, D. (2014, March). Assessing learning outcomes through web portfolios in an individual major program. National Conference for Individualized Major Programs, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Gross, D. (2013, April). Using SRCD Social Policy Reports to support academic civic engagement: Service learning and community research projects with children and families. Poster presented at the SRCD Developmental Science Teaching Institute, Seattle, WA.
  • Gross, D., & Crabbe, G. (2013, March). Observations and reflections about play in South India. Presentation at the 39th Annual Conference of The Association for the Study of Play (TASP), Newark, DE.
  • Abrams, K., Gross, D., Enns, C., & White, L. (2012, August). Branching out: Strategies for internationalizing undergraduate courses. Presentation at the 120th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.
  • Gross, D. (2012, July). Internationalizing undergraduate psychology: Exploring human development in India. Poster presentation at the Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Edmonton, Ontario, Canada.
  • Gross, D. (2012, June). Incorporating academic civic engagement into research methods in psychology: Social climate, late-night programming, and the After Dark Committee. Poster presented at the Upper Midwest Civic Engagement Summit, St. Paul, MN.
  • Gross, D., & Stubblefield, C. I. (2012, February). Speaking of play: A comparison of young children’s interactions with parent and teacher in a high school-based program. Presentation at the 38th Annual Conference of The Association for the Study of Play (TASP), Albuquerque, NM.
  • Gross, D. (2012, January). Using video to support teen parents in a high school-based program. Presentation at the Second International Conference on Counseling, Psychotherapy and Wellness and the Third Congress of Integrating Traditional Healing into Counseling, Psychotherapy and Psychiatry. Bangalore, India.
  • Abrams, K., & Gross, D. (2011, October). Finding our way: Strategies for internationalizing undergraduate psychology. Presentation at FaCE Value: Advances through Collaboration. Associated Colleges of the Midwest, Colorado Springs, CO.
  • Gross, D. (2011, June). Psychology majors in the community. Poster presented at the Minnesota Campus Compact Annual Summit, St. Paul, MN.
  • Gross, D. (2011, June). Assignments to foster sociocultural and international awareness. Panel presentation at Finding Our Way: Strategies for Internationalizing Undergraduate Psychology.  ACM FaCE Workshop, Northfield, MN.
  • Gross, D. (2011, June). Exploring India: Human Development in Cross-Cultural Context. Poster presented at Finding Our Way: Strategies for Internationalizing Undergraduate Psychology.  ACM FaCE Workshop, Northfield, MN.
  • Gross, D., & Ladwig, M. (2011, April). Videotaping in support of teen parent-child interaction. Paper presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of The Association for the Study of Play (TASP), Rochester, NY.
  • Gross, D., Pesch, E., Schultz, C., & Volkman, B. (2010, May). “Lights, action, parent!”A videotaping project to support parent-child interactions in MPS TAPPP. Workshop presentation at the 19th Annual Conference of the Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention and Parenting (MOAPPP), Brooklyn Center, MN.
  • Gross, D., & Cho, G. (2010, March). Observing children’s play: Historical and ecological perspectives. Poster presentation at the 36th Annual Conference of The Association for the Study of Play (TASP). Atlanta, GA.
  • Gross, D., & Larson, P. (2009, November). Where are we now? International education for the twenty-first century. Poster presented at ACM Conference on Integrating Study Abroad into the Undergraduate Curriculum: Transforming On-Campus Teaching and Learning. Beloit College, Beloit, WI.
  • Walczak, M., Gross, D., & Beld, J. (2009, March). Engaging faculty in department-level assessment. Paper presented at Innovations in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at Liberal Arts Colleges, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN.
  • Gross, D., Brown, V., & Marvin, N. (2009, February). Playing with Siblings: Supporting Brothers and Sisters of Children on the Autism Spectrum. Paper presented at the 35th Annual Meeting of The Association for the Study of Play (TASP), Brownsville, TX.
  • Gross, D. (2009, January). When children’s play is not child’s play: Naturalistic observation in child development. Paper presented at the 31st Annual National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, St. Pete Beach, FL.
  • Gross, D. (2008, March). An update on the Play Project: Planning for the future and learning from the past. Paper presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of The Association for the Study of Play, Phoenix, AZ.
  • Sherman, B., Gross, D., McMillan, D., Dickinson, S., Muir, G., Anderson, D., Thorsheim, H., & Huff, C. (2007, October). A new introductory model: Enhancing learning for majors and nonmajors. Poster presented at Beginnings & Endings: Best Practices for Introducing and Bringing Closure to the Undergraduate Psychology Major, Atlanta, GA.
  • Gross, D., Malaktaris, A., Schaefer, K., Tuerk, M., Roback, P., Calderon, A., & Varland, R. (2007, March). Adolescent mothers’ word rate and communication in a high school based parenting intervention program. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.
  • Gross, D. (2006, October). Perspectives on human development: China, Japan, and the United States. Poster presented at Reaching Out: Best Practices in Teaching Diversity & International Perspectives Across the Psychology Curriculum, Atlanta, GA.
  • Gross, D. (2006, May). Playing in a golden cradle: Preschool and after-school programs in Shanghai, PRC. Paper presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of The Association for the Study of Play (TASP), Brock University, St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada.
  • Gross, D. (2005), October). Best and worst: Learning to think like a psychologist. Poster presented at Reaching Out: Best Practices in Teaching Critical Thinking Across the Psychology Curriculum. Atlanta, GA.
  • Gross, D., Horst, K., Kyle, B., & Miller, A. (2005, February). Free play in a school-based parent education program. Paper presented at the 31st meeting of The Association for the Study of Play (TASP), Santa Fe, NM.
  • Gross, D. (2004, October). Writing in the psychology major: The role of the research methods course. Poster presented at Finding Out: Best Practices in Teaching Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology, Atlanta, GA.
  • Gross, D., Horst, K., Heyes, M., Mehlan, N., Miller, A., Preisinger, R., & Reading, M. (2004, May). Parent-child communication: Strategies and outcomes. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention & Parenting (MOAPPP), Brooklyn Center, MN.
  • Gross, D., Horst, K., & Kyle, B. (2004, February). Parent-child communication in a school-based parent education program. Paper presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of The Association for the Study of Play (TASP), Atlanta, GA.
  • Gross, D. (2003, August). Information literacy: A foundation for learning about research methods. ACM Workshop: Curricular design with information literacy in psychology, Northfield, MN.
  • Gross, D., Lutsky, N., McMillan, D.M., Sherman, B.S., & Wiertelak, E. (2003, May). Psychology’s tug of war: Neat rope tricks or just a knotty identity crisis? Panel presentation at the Minnesota Psychological Association Annual Conference, Bloomington, MN.