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    Local Activism, National Movements: Civil Rights Movements in Queens

    November 20, 2025 /

    Resource Type: 
Unit Module Instructor: 
Kayla Cato-Piersaint Title: 
Adjunct Professor Department: 
Africana Studies Course: N/A Description This teaching resource is a unit module on the Civil Rights Movement, developed for use in my Africana Studies course and available to faculty in both the Africana Studies and History departments. While the Civil Rights Movement is often framed through its events in the American South, this module centers the borough of Queens, New York, as a critical site of civil rights activism, leadership, and political strategy. By localizing this movement to the borough of Queens, students are encouraged to see the Civil Rights Movement not only as a national struggle, but also…

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    Global Cities, Public Memories

    November 12, 2025 /

    Resource type: Course moduleInstructor: Padmini BiswasTitle: Doctoral LecturerDepartment: Urban StudiesCourse: URBST 206 Global Cities I am attaching a lesson plan for a module in my URBST 206 Global Cities class, called “Global Cities, Public Memories.” Students will visit the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, then design a monument that honors their history here in Queens (or a place significant to them). Learning Outcomes Demonstrate a nuanced understanding of how global flows of capital, ideas, people, technology, and media impact and are represented in global cities like New York. Articulate the complex interplay between global events, local experiences, and the construction of public memory. Develop critical thinking skills regarding the design, purpose,…

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    Lab Report: The Effects of Air Quality on Cognition

    July 28, 2025 /

    Resource Type: Lab report Instructor: Kirk Persaud Title: Adjunct Lecturer Department: Psychology Course: PSYCH 213W Experimental Psychology Description This teaching resource is a lab activity designed for Experimental Psychology (PSYCH 213W) that explores the relationship between local air quality and cognitive function. Drawing on current research that links air pollution to cognitive decline, particularly among vulnerable populations such as the elderly (Schikowski & Altuğ, 2020), this project invites students to investigate how environmental conditions in different Queens neighborhoods may influence psychological outcomes. Students will collect and analyze freely available environmental data (e.g., levels of NO₂, CO, and O₃) and relate these to psychological measures such as attention, mood, and cognitive…

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