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Specializing in French and Francophone cinema and society, his interests range from the history of film technologies, narratives of body techniques, avant-garde and experimental movements, to contemporary film and media in Europe and Africa.

James Blascovich is Professor of Psychology at UC Santa Barbara, Jim earned his BS in psychology at Loyola University of Chicago (1968) and PhD in social psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno (1972).

Research Interests: Risk in reading acquisition for young English learners; Cognitive factors/individual differences in teaching/learning; Policy analysis research in special education; Media-assisted, problem-based learning; Learning disabilities/behavior disorders Biography: I am currently Professor of Education, Emphasis Leader for the Special Education, Disabilities, and Risk Emphasis and contributing faculty in the Educational Leadership and Organizations Emphasis both in the Education Department of the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education.

ESL; Reading education; Educational measurement; BilingualismEducational assessment; Design and evaluation of literacy interventions for at-risk studentsEducational testing; Learning; Bilingual education; Secondary education; Urban education; Educational technology; Cognitive psychology: cognition, intelligence, memory; Psychosocial development Biography: Research Areas and Interests: Learning and instruction; assessment; construction of culture through interaction; and bilingualism; cognitive science, language interaction and social organization (LISO). Most of my research interests are centered on literacy and learning of persons from varied language and cultural backgrounds, but they are not confined solely to learning in school settings.

Lisa Jevbratt is an artist and an associate professor in the Art Department and the Media Art Technology program at University of California, Santa Barbara.