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NEWS BITS Stability Ball Use in Classrooms Studied Campbell Honored at State, National Levels Dr. Alicia Fedewa and collaborators recently completed a randomized controlled design investigating the effects of stability balls on children’s on-task behavior, achievement, and discipline referrals. The study is in press with the Journal of Occupational Therapy. Results showed children in treatment classrooms who received stability balls in lieu of chairs did not show greater levels of on-task behavior than children in the control classrooms. However, a downward trend in disruptive behaviors was observed in classrooms where stability balls were used. Last, achievement levels were not significantly enhanced by the use of the stability balls in the general education classroom. Fedewa, A. L., Davis, M. C., & Ahn, S. Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear recently appointed Dr. Jonathan Campbell to serve as a member of the State Advisory Council on Autism Spectrum Disorders until October 2016. Campbell has been identified as one of the 25 most productive scholars in APA-accredited School Psychology programs by a study recently published in Psychology in the Schools. Fedewa Article Receives Editor’s Choice Award in LGBT Journal A meta-analysis published by Dr. Alicia Fedewa and collaborators in the Journal of LGBT Family Studies was voted Editor’s Choice Article of 2014. The analysis assessed outcomes of children with same-gender parents. It showed significant differences across same gender parents with respect to strength of the parent-child relationship and child gender role behavior outcomes. No other child outcomes, including sexual orientation, psychological adjustment, or gender identity were moderated by parent gender or sexual orientation. Fedewa, A. L., Black, W & Ahn, S (2014). . Impact of Recess Interventions on Children’s Physical Activity A recent meta-analysis by Drs. Alicia Fedewa, Melinda Ickes and Heather Erwin (Kinesiology and Health Promotion), as well as a collaborator at Miami University (Dr. M