More than 30 current, former and future College of Education and Health Professions faculty and graduate students are presenting research at the 2022 American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting around the theme “Cultivating Equitable Education Systems for the 21st Century.”
This major gathering of education researchers is being held April 21-26 in San Diego.
Following are faculty and students from four COEHP departments participating in the conference. Their names are in bold.
Curriculum and Instruction
- “Elementary Preservice Teachers’ Use of Social Media as a Professional Resource in the Classroom”
— Presenter: Stefanie McKoy, University of Arkansas graduate student - “Naturalized Patterns of Silence and Disconnection: A Counterstory of a Black Female Preservice Teacher”
— Presenters: Faythe Beauchemin, U of A; Heather Hill, Cleveland State University; Melissa I. Wilson, The Ohio State University - “’I Just Never Considered That Perspective’: Understanding Intercultural Competence in a Preservice Teacher Education Program”
— Presenters: Holly Sheppard Riesco, U of A graduate student; Toby Klein, U of A graduate student; Callie Embry, U of A; Jacquelyn Wiersma-Mosley, U of A; Christian Zachary Goering, U of A - “Supporting Equitable Participation Through Project-Based STEM Learning at the Elementary Level”
— Presenters: Yi-Jung Lee, U of A; Lisa Taylor, U of A graduate student; Shawn Bell, U of A - “The Power of Classroom Examples: Performing Identity Through Participant Examples”
— Presenters: Kongji Qin, New York University; Faythe Beauchemin, U of A - “Applying Principles of Systemic Functional Linguistics and Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy Through Design-Based Research”
— Presenters: Alissa Anna Blair, U of A; Mary A. Avalos, University of Miami - “Reframing Educational Possibility Through a Grow-Your-Own Bilingual/Bicultural Paraprofessional-to-Teacher Program”
— Presenters: Diana Gonzales Worthen, U of A; Eva I. Diaz, U of A; Christine Smart, U of A; Sandra Gaye Bowman, U of A emeritus; Conra D. Gist, University of Houston - Valuing Community Cultural Wealth: Building on Family Language Policies and Knowledge for Learning session
— Session Chair: Alissa Anne Blair, U of A - Examining Hybrid Linguistic Practices in Teaching and Learning session
— Session chair: Alissa Anne Blair, U of A
Rehabilitation, Human Resources & Communication Disorders
- “Applying Partial Credit Trees as a Multi-Indicator Differential Item Functioning Screening Tool in Scale Development”
— Presenters: Nana Amma Asamoah, U of A graduate student; Ronna C. Turner, U of A; Wen-Juo Lo, U of A; Brandon Crawford, Indiana University-Bloomington; Kristen Jozkowski, Indiana University; Sara McClelland, University of Michigan - “Model Fit Evaluation in Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling”
— Presenters: Ji Li, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Xinya Liang, U of A; Chunhua Cao, The University of Alabama; Wen-Juo Lo, U of A; Paula Castro Abbott, U of A graduate student - “Concept Mapping and the Self: Exploring Transfer Outcomes in Adult Students”
— Presenters: Daniel A. Parker, U of A graduate, Digital Promise; Kevin M. Roessger, U of A - “Everyday Equity: Micropractices That Build Cultural and Structural Inclusion for Low-Income, First-Generation College Students”
— Presenter: Becca Spindel Bassett, Harvard University (incoming U of A faculty member) - “Advancing Digital Campus Climate in Higher Education: A Conceptual Framework and Metric for Bolstering Inclusivity”
— Presenters: Brett R. Nachman, North Carolina State University (incoming U of A faculty member); Jonathan T. Pryor, California State University – Fresno - “How an Autism-Specific College Support Program Addresses Ableism and Acceptance”
— Presenter: Brett R. Nachman, North Carolina State University (incoming U of A faculty member) - “’Will You Be Our Qualitative Methodologist?’: Reflection on Grant Work Responsibilities”
— Presenters: Jennifer R. Wolgemuth, University of South Florida; Lorien S. Jordan, U of A - “The Impact of Model Size on the Sensitivity of Fit Measures in Measurement Invariance Testing”
— Presenters: Chunhua Cao, The University of Alabama; Xinya Liang, U of A - “The Association of Workplace Learning With Digital Problem-Solving Competency Among Older Workers: Results From the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies”
— Presenters: Julie M. Gailliart , U of A ; Kevin M. Roessger, U of A
Education Reform
- “A Comparative Study on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among the Most Vulnerable High School Students in Indonesia and Vietnam: First-Generation, Rural, and Low-Income Students”
— Presenters: Rian Rinaldi Dijta, U of A graduate student; Bich T. Tran , U of A graduate student - “The Experiences of Teachers During the COVID-19 Pandemic”
— Presenter: Emily E. Coady, U of A graduate student - “Expanding Gifted Identification to Capture Academically Advanced Low-Income and Disadvantaged Students: The Case of Arkansas”
— Presenters: Bich T. Tran, U of A graduate student; Jonathan Wai, U of A; Sarah C. McKenzie, U of A; Dustin Seaton, Northwest Arkansas Education Service Cooperative; Jonathan N. Mills, U of A graduate, Education Research Alliance for New Orleans - “Is Bullying Pushing Nonbinary Students Out of Physical Schools?”
— Presenters: Robert A. Maranto, U of A; Dennis E. Beck, U of A; Bich T. Tran, U of A graduate student; Thomas A. Clark, Clark Consulting
Health, Human Performance, and Recreation
- “’Angry, Sad, and Tired,’ But Still Fighting: College Athlete Advocacy and Activism”
— Presenter: Molly P. Harry, University of Virginia (incoming U of A faculty member)
