  {"id":13379,"date":"2025-11-20T14:44:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T19:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/cetll\/?page_id=13379"},"modified":"2026-03-06T09:41:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T14:41:59","slug":"pedagogies-of-place-workshop-faculty-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/cetll\/pedagogies-of-place-workshop-faculty-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Pedagogies of Place Workshop &#8211; Faculty Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;90deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#ffffff 0%|#e71939 100%&#8221; background_enable_pattern_style=&#8221;on&#8221; background_pattern_style=&#8221;honeycomb&#8221; background_pattern_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; max_height=&#8221;90px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4&#8243; 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Rodriguez Aponte (Anthropology)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/teachqueens.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/representing-and-rethinking-language-and-community-life-in-queens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Representing and Rethinking Language and Community Life in Queens<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Chihiro Shibata (Anthropology)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/teachqueens.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/observing-and-recording-behavioral-data-on-local-wildlife\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Observing and Recording Behavioral Data on Local Wildlife<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Jennifer Geskie (Educational and Community Programs)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/teachqueens.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/early-intervention-in-the-community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Early Intervention (EI) in the Community<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Line A. Saint-Hilaire (Elementary and Early Childhood Education)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/teachqueens.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/exploring-cultural-diversity-in-queens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exploring Cultural Diversity in Queens<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Andrea Efthymiou (English)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/teachqueens.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/engaging-with-the-archives-to-engage-with-our-communities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Engaging with the Archives to Engage with Our Communities<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Caroline K. Hong (English)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/teachqueens.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/assignment-prompt-presentation-on-the-arts-in-new-york-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assignment Prompt: Presentation on the Arts in New York City<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Hillary Miller (English)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/teachqueens.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/living-photograph-project-in-queens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Living Photograph Project in Queens<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Lee Norton (English)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/teachqueens.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/queens-an-urban-palimpsest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Queens: an Urban Palimpsest<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Kate Schnur (English)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/teachqueens.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/english-130-writing-about-the-literature-of-queens-essay-sequence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English 130: Writing About the Literature of Queens (Essay Sequence)<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Victoria Tomasulo (English)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/teachqueens.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/eng-101-profiling-places-in-queens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ENG 101: Profiling Places in Queens<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Amanda Torres (English)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/teachqueens.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/first-year-writing-collaborative-queens-zine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">First-Year Writing Collaborative Queens Zine<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>L Torres (English)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/teachqueens.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/the-biographical-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Biographical Interview<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Johnathan Thayer (Graduate School of Library and Information Studies)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/teachqueens.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/local-and-community-history-ten-blocks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Local and Community History &#8211; Ten Blocks<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Peter Conolly-Smith (History)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/teachqueens.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/place-history-and-memory-new-york-citys-worlds-fairs-in-flushing-meadows-corona-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Place, History, and Memory: New York City&#8217;s World&#8217;s Fairs in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Kara Schlichting (History)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/teachqueens.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/the-social-history-of-queens-and-brooklyn-research-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Social History of Queens and Brooklyn Research Project<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Sara Hinojos (Media Studies)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/teachqueens.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/creating-an-ofrenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creating an Ofrenda<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Ash Marinaccio (Media Studies)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/teachqueens.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/qc-paranormal-investigation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ºì¶¹ÊÓÆµ Paranormal Investigation<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Claudia Cal\u00ec (Aaron Copland School of Music)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/teachqueens.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/place-space-and-landscape-discovering-queens-through-community-music-and-performing-arts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Place, Space, and Landscape: Discovering Queens through Community Music and Performing Arts<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>David Goldberg (Physics)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/teachqueens.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/energy-and-the-environment-a-personal-impact-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Energy and the Environment: A Personal Impact Study<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Jorge A. Alves (Political Science + Latin American and Latino Studies Program)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/teachqueens.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/global-development-theories-at-your-doorstep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Development Theories at Your Doorstep<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Claudia Brumbaugh (Psychology)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/teachqueens.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/dimensions-of-queens-culture-the-personality-of-queens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dimensions of Queens Culture \/ The Personality of Queens<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Shonelle George (Psychology)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/teachqueens.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/queens-mindscapes-a-digital-field-research-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Queens Mindscapes: A Digital Field Research Project<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Kirk Persaud (Psychology)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/teachqueens.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/lab-report-the-effects-of-air-quality-on-cognition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lab Report: The Effects of Air Quality on Cognition<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Dwayne Baker (Urban Studies)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/teachqueens.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/analyzing-large-scale-infrastructure-projects-the-case-of-willets-point-in-queens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Analyzing Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects: The Case of Willets Point in Queens<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Padmini Biswas (Urban Studies)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/teachqueens.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/global-cities-public-memories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Cities, Public Memories<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Natalie Vena (Urban Studies)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/teachqueens.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/environmental-justice-and-warehouse-pollution-in-new-york-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Environmental Justice and Warehouse Pollution in New York City<\/a><\/li>\n<p>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; 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