From the abstract: "The current study addresses the gap in the [Human Resource Developmen] HRD literature by conducting the first empirical research related to VR technology and its impact on training. The paper examines [virtual reality-based simulations] VRBS with a mixed methods research design within the interpersonal skills training context, comparing the effectiveness of this new medium to more traditional training platforms such as [video-based training] VBT."

Akdere, M., Acheson, K., & Jiang, Y. (2021). To simulate or not to simulate? Comparing the effectiveness of video-based training versus virtual reality-based simulations on interpersonal skills development. Human Resource Development Quarterly.

Acheson, K. (July, 2020). A “conversation” with the HubICL: A hub of resources for interculturalists. InterCom. TESOL International, Intercultural Interest Section.

Miller, A. (2019, March 11). Purdue intercultural learning center flourishes with the help of HUBzero. Purdue IT Newsroom. Purdue intercultural learning center flourishes with the help of HUBzero | Purdue University IT

Winner of the 2019 Innovation in Technology award from GoAbroad

Gesing, S., Stirm, C., Klimeck, G., Zentner, L., Wang, S., Villegas-Martinez, B. M., Moya-Cessa, H. M., Diaz Eaton, C., Donovan, S., Song, C., Zhao, L., Kim, I. L., Strachan, A., Zentner, M., & Kalyanam, R. (2023, January-February). Computing in Science & Engineering(25), pp. 34-42. 10.1109/MCSE.2023.3285092

Gesing, S., Stirm, C., Klimeck, G., Zentner, L., Wang, S., Villegas Martinez, B. M., Diaz Eaton, C., Donovan, S., Zhao, L., Song, C., Kim, I. L., Strachan, A., Zentner, M., & Kalyanam, R. (2022). Open Science via HUBzero: Exploring Five Science Gateways  Supporting and Growing their Open Science Communities. Proceedings of the 55th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. 

Benson, A., Macdonald, L., Stirm, C., & Fuentes, A. (2020, October 21). Intercultural Learning Hub (HubICL). Proceeding of the Gateways 2020 Conference. https://gateways2020.sched.com/

From the abstract: "This case study describes the adaptation of a small group interactive course, originally designed to prepare student pharmacists for an international Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE), to a hybrid virtual course designed to prepare students to work across cultures and in many different professional environments. As the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic impacted planned international experiences, a strategic pivot in delivery and content was necessary. The course content was changed to enhance student skills in cross cultural communication and humility, working through conflict, personal emotion regulation, and appropriately engaging with other cultures."

Schellhase E, Miller M. (2020). Pivoting an international experience preparation course during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pharmacy Education, 20(2): COVID-19 Special Edition. doi:10.46542/pe.2020.202.4546 

From the abstract: "This article describes a model to contextualize global health learning for students who complete international advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs). Students from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Purdue University, and the University of Colorado completed a post-APPE survey which included open-ended questions about knowledge, skills, and attitudes one week after completing an international APPE. Students were also invited to participate in a focus group."

Schellhase EM, Miller ML, Malhotra JV, Dascanio SA, Steeb DR. (2020). Development of a Global Health Learning Progression (GHELP) Model. Pharmacy, 9(1), E2  doi:10.3390/pharmacy9010002. 

From the introduction: "The objective of this research was to evaluate self-perceived learning outcomes, defined as knowledge, skills, and attitudes, for student pharmacists who participated in an international APPE. Using the [Consortium on Global Health] CUGH global health competency framework, [the authors] specifically examined the impact of country location and duration of the experience on learning outcomes."

Steeb, D. R., Miller, M. L., Schellhase, E. M., Malhotra, J. V., McLaughlin, J. E., Dascanio, S. A., & Haines, S. T. (2019). Global health learning outcomes by country location and duration for international experiences. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 76-82.  https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe7682 

Steeb, D. R., Miller, M. L., Schellhase, E. M., Malhotra, J. V., McLaughlin, J. E., Dascanio, S. A., & Haines, S. T. (2020). Global Health Learning Outcomes in Pharmacy Students Completing International Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 84(3), 7586. DOI 10.5688/ajpe7586.

DeMaria, A.L, Meier, S.J., Dykstra, C. (2019). “It’s not perfect but it’s mine”: Genital self-image among women living in Italy. Body Image, 29, 140-148.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2019.03.011

DeMaria, A.L., Ramos‐Ortiz, J., Faria, A.A., Wise, G.M. (2019). Examining consumer purchase behaviors and attitudes toward condom and pharmacy vending machines in Italy: A qualitative study. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 54(1), 286-310.  https://doi.org/10.1111/joca.12269

DeMaria, A.L., Rivera, S., Ramos-Ortiz, J., Meier, S., Wakefield, A.L., Basile, K., Evans, J.M., Zaininger, H.M. (2019). “It’s just a very personal thing”: contraceptive influences and decision making among women living in Italy. The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care, 24(3), 198-205.  DOI:  10.1080/13625187.2019.1615616

From the abstract: "A revised rubric was created from the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AACU) Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education (VALUE) rubrics on Intercultural knowledge, Information literacy, and Creative thinking. Students completed self-assessments at the beginning and end of the course."

Koh-Knox Sharp, C. P., Shepler, B.M., & Jaiswal A. (2024, January 3). Assessing learning gains of pharmacy students in communications, ways of thinking, and intercultural skills through self-assessment. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching & Learning.

Steeb, D. R., Miller, M. L., Schellhase, E. M., Malhotra, J. V., McLaughlin, J. E., Dascanio, S. A., & Haines, S. T. (2020). Global Health Learning Outcomes in Pharmacy Students Completing International Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 84(3), 7586. DOI 10.5688/ajpe7586.

From the introduction: "The objective of this research was to evaluate self-perceived learning outcomes, defined as knowledge, skills, and attitudes, for student pharmacists who participated in an international APPE. Using the [Consortium on Global Health] CUGH global health competency framework, [the authors] specifically examined the impact of country location and duration of the experience on learning outcomes."

Steeb, D. R., Miller, M. L., Schellhase, E. M., Malhotra, J. V., McLaughlin, J. E., Dascanio, S. A., & Haines, S. T. (2019). Global health learning outcomes by country location and duration for international experiences. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 76-82.  https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe7682 

From the abstract: "This article describes a model to contextualize global health learning for students who complete international advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs). Students from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Purdue University, and the University of Colorado completed a post-APPE survey which included open-ended questions about knowledge, skills, and attitudes one week after completing an international APPE. Students were also invited to participate in a focus group."

Schellhase EM, Miller ML, Malhotra JV, Dascanio SA, Steeb DR. (2020). Development of a Global Health Learning Progression (GHELP) Model. Pharmacy, 9(1), E2  doi:10.3390/pharmacy9010002. 

From the abstract: "The purpose of this paper is to describe a short term study abroad program that exposes engineering and nursing undergraduate students from the United States and Italy to an intercultural and interprofessional immersion experience . Faculty from Purdue University and Sapienza Università di Roma collaborated to design a technical program that demonstrates the complementary nature of engineering and public health in the service sector, with Rome as an integral component of the program. Specifically, the intersection of topics including systems, reliability, process flow, maintenance management, and public health are covered through online lectures, in class activities and case study discussions, field experiences, and assessments."

McComb, S. A., Fedele, L., Brunese, P. A., & Simpson, V. L. (2019). An interprofessional, intercultural, immersive short-term study abroad program: Public health and service systems in Rome. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 31(1), 148-168.  https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v31i1.447.

Knobloch, N. A., Charoenmuang, M., Cooperstone, J. L., & Patil, B. S. (2019). Developing interdisciplinary thinking in a food and nutritional security, hunger, and sustainability graduate course. The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 26(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2019.1690014

DeMaria, A.L, Meier, S.J., Dykstra, C. (2019). “It’s not perfect but it’s mine”: Genital self-image among women living in Italy. Body Image, 29, 140-148.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2019.03.011

DeMaria, A.L., Ramos‐Ortiz, J., Faria, A.A., Wise, G.M. (2019). Examining consumer purchase behaviors and attitudes toward condom and pharmacy vending machines in Italy: A qualitative study. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 54(1), 286-310.  https://doi.org/10.1111/joca.12269

DeMaria, A.L., Rivera, S., Ramos-Ortiz, J., Meier, S., Wakefield, A.L., Basile, K., Evans, J.M., Zaininger, H.M. (2019). “It’s just a very personal thing”: contraceptive influences and decision making among women living in Italy. The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care, 24(3), 198-205.  DOI:  10.1080/13625187.2019.1615616

From the abstract: "...[the authors] describe how VR training experiences are typically created and delivered using the current software and hardware...then discuss the challenges and solutions of applying VR training to different application domains, such as first responder training, medical training, military training, workforce training, and education. Furthermore, [they] discuss the common assessment tests and evaluation methods used to validate VR training effectiveness. [They] conclude the article by discussing possible future directions to leverage VR technology advances for developing novel training experiences."

Xie, B., Liu, H., Alghofaili, R., Zhang, Y., Lobo, F., Jiang, Y., Li, C., Huang, H., Akdere, M., Mousas, C., & Yu, L. (2021). A review on virtual reality skill training applications. Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 2(4), 1-19. doi: 10.3389/frvir.2021.645153.

Rodríguez-Simmonds, H., Sánchez-Peña, M., Atiq, S. Z., Coutinho, G. S., Jesiek, B. K. (2019). A letter to the future engineer: Exploring cross-cultural engineering identities through practitioners' letters of advice.https://hubicl.org/publications/70/1

Mazzurco, Andrea, Brent K. Jesiek, and Allison Godwin. (2020). Development of Global Engineering Competency Scale: Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Journal of Civil Engineering Education, 146(2). 10 pages. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EI.2643-9115.0000006 

From the abstract: "[The authors] introduce development of a situational judgment test (SJT) covering three dimensions of global engineering competency (GEC) in Chinese national/cultural context. The main aim of this article is to describe how the SJT was developed through a systematic multistep process. Secondarily, we explore relationships between SJT performance and other theoretically relevant variables."

Jesiek, Brent K., Sang Eun Woo, Scott Parrigon, and Caitlin Porter. (2020). Development of a Situational Judgment Test (SJT) for Global Engineering Competency (GEC). Journal of Engineering Education, 109(3): 470-490. https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20325

Jaiswal, A., Karabiyik, T., Jin, L., & Acheson-Clair. K. (2023). Enhancing Team Communication Skills via Portable Intercultural Module in a Systems Thinking Class. 130th American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference.