STL DOCTORAL FELLOWS
Katherine Barko-Alva
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Summer 2009.
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: ESOL/Bilingual Education; working with Dr. Ester de Jong
Primary Research Interests: Bilingual Education—two-way immersion programs and academic language.
Courses Taught at UF: TSL 4324, “ESOL Strategies for Content Area Teachers”
Recent Conference Paper Presentation: Mary-Anne Primack, Timothy Barko, & Katherine Barko-Alva, “Staying the Course: Notions of Transition and Retention in UF Students through Photo-Visual Representation.” Presented at the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. Urbana-Champaign, IL. May 2011.
Julie Brown
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Fall 2010
Program Area: Science Education; working with Dr. Elizabeth Bondy
Primary Research Interests: Critical science in the secondary classroom; how culturally relevant secondary genetics curriculum impacts diverse students’ scientific dispositions and understanding.
Courses Taught at UF: SCE 4310, “Elementary Science Methods for the Inclusive Classroom”
Stephen Burgin
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Fall 2009
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: Science Education; working with Dr. Rose Pringle & Dr. Troy Sadler
Primary Research Interests: Authentic research experiences/apprenticeships for secondary science students; nature of science teaching, learning, and assessment.
Courses Taught at UF: SCE 4310, “Elementary Science Methods for the Inclusive Classroom”; SCE 6947, “Practicum in Secondary Science Teaching and Assessment”; ESE 6945, “Student Teaching in Secondary Science”
Recent Conference Paper Presentation: Stephen Burgin, Troy Sadler, & Rachael Griffin, “Practical Epistemologies of High School Students Participating in a Research Apprenticeship.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST). Orlando, FL. April 2011.
Recent Scholarly Publication:
Stephen Burgin, Troy Sadler, & Mary Jo Koroly, “High School Student Participation in Scientific Research Apprenticeships: Variation in and Relations among Student Experiences and Outcomes,” Research in Science Education. Advance online publication, doi: 10.1007/s11165-010-9205-2. February 2011.
Richard Busi
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Fall 2010
Program Area: Mathematics Education; working with Dr. Tim Jacobbe
Primary Research Interests: Preservice teachers’ mathematical content knowledge; formative assessment and its role in teaching for understanding.
Courses Taught at UF: EDG 4930, “Mathematics Content for Elementary Teachers”
Seongah Byeon
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Fall 2006.
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: Bilingual/ESOL Education; working with Dr. Ester de Jong.
Primary Research Interests: Language ideology, policy and practice regarding bilingualism in English and heritage language of culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students in the US.
Courses Taught at UF: TSL 3526, “ESOL Foundations: Language and Culture in Elementary Classrooms.” TSL 5142, “ESOL Curriculum, Methods and Assessment.”
Recent Conference Paper Presentation: Seongah Byeon, “Biliteracy Development in the Contexts of School, Community, and Home: A Holistic Perspective.” Paper presented at the 42nd Annual Conference of California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (CATESOL). Long Beach, CA. April 2011.
Recent Scholarly Publication: Seongah Byeon, “Literacy Development: A Holistic Perspective of School, Community, and Home,” Sunshine State TESOL of Florida Journal 10 (1) (2011): 28-38.
Jessica Clawson
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Fall 2008.
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: Curriculum and Instruction, studying the History of Education; working with Dr. Sevan Terzian.
Primary Research Interests: I am interested in studying the history of LGBTQ students in higher education, particularly in terms of their activism.
Courses Taught at UF: EDF 3514/AMH 3931: “History of American Education.”
Recent Conference Paper Presentation: Jess Clawson, “Administrative Recalcitrance and Government Intervention: Desegregation at the University of Florida, 1962-1972.” Paper Presented at the History of Education Society meeting. Philadelphia, PA. October 2009.
Recent Scholarly Publication: Jessica Clawson, “Administrative Recalcitrance and Government Intervention: Desegregation at the University of Florida, 1962-1972,” The Florida Historical Quarterly 89 (Winter 2011): 347-374.
Elyse Hambacher
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Fall 2009.
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: Curriculum, Teaching, and Teacher Education; working with Dr. Dorene Ross & Dr. Elizabeth Bondy.
Primary Research Interests: Teaching and learning in high poverty settings; teacher learning across the lifespan; equity; and teaching for social justice.
Courses Taught at UF: EDE 6225, “Practices of Childhood Education”
Recent Conference Paper Presentation: Elizabeth Bondy, Lauren Tripp, Alvarez Caron, Jessica Clawson, Elyse Hambacher, Deisrae Krell, Katrina Short & Aliya Zafar, “A Pedagogy for Critical Teacher Education: Facilitating Dialogue for Transformative Learning.” Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) meeting. New Orleans, LA. April 2011.
Recent Scholarly Publication: Elyse Hambacher, [Contributor for Teacher Education terms] in J. Collins & N. Obrien (Eds.), Greenwood Dictionary of Education (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2010).
Diedre Houchen
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Fall 2010
Program Area: Curriculum, Teaching, & Teacher Education; working with Dr. Dorene Ross
Primary Research Interests: Black education; critical teaching & teacher education; history and historiography of public education.
Courses Taught at UF: EDG 4930, “Race and Education”
Recent Conference Paper Presentation: Diedre Houchen, “Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and the Secondary Struggling Reader: Student Perspectives and Implications for Teachers.” Paper presented at the Conference on Research Directions, Institute for the Study of the African American Child. Hilton Head, SC. May 2011.
Emma Humphries
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Fall 2008
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: Social Studies Education; working with Dr. Elizabeth Washington
Primary Research Interests: Civic education; teaching controversial issues; teacher professional development
Courses Taught at UF: ESE 6344, “Classroom Practices in Secondary Education”; EDG 6931, “Methods for Teaching Civics and Government”; SSE 5945C, “Practicum in Secondary Social Studies Education”; EDF 5552, “The Role of School in a Democratic Society.”
Recent Conference Paper Presentation: Emma Humphries, “Accommodating Jane: The GI Bill and Coeducation at the University of Florida.” Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) meeting. New Orleans, LA. April 2011.
Recent Scholarly Publication: Elizabeth Washington & Emma Humphries, “A Social Studies Teacher’s Sense Making of Controversial Issues: Discussions of Race in a Predominantly White, Rural High School Classroom,” Theory and Research in Social Education 29 (1) (2011): 92-115.
Desirae Krell
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Fall 2009.
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: English Education and Curriculum, Teaching & Teacher Education. Working with Dr. Barbara Pace & Dr. Nancy Dana.
Primary Research Interests: Meaningful media/technology integration in English Education; critical teacher education; action research/teacher inquiry (especially in virtual environments)
Courses Taught at UF: ESE 6945, “Student Teaching”; ESE 6344, “Practices & Assessment in Secondary English Ed”
Recent Conference Paper Presentation: Desirae Krell & Luke Rodesiler, “Which Theory and What Praxis? Supporting and Investigating Meaningful Technology Integration in English Methods Courses.” Paper presented at the Conference on English Education. New York, NY. June 2011.
Cheryl McLaughlin
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Fall 2010
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: Science Education; working with Dr. Rose Pringle
Primary Research Interests: Issues in urban science education; teacher learning and acquisition of professional knowledge
Courses Taught at UF: SCE 4310, “Elementary Science Methods for the Inclusive Classroom”; SCE 5355, “Foundations of Science Teaching”
Recent Conference Paper Presentation: Rose Pringle, Cheryl McLaughlin, Prisca Rodriguez, Thomasenia Adams & Cirecie West-Olatunji, “’Raising Your Hand Is Important’: Positionality of African American Girls as Science Learners.” Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting. New Orleans, LA. April 2011.
Recent Scholarly Publication: Cheryl McLaughlin & Rose Pringle, “Conflict and Consonance: Implementing an Evidence-Based Middle School Science Curriculum.” (pp. 138-146). In M.S. Plakhotnik, S.M. Nielsen, & D.M. Pane (Eds.), Proceedings of the Tenth Annual College of Education & GSN Research Conference.
Amy Murphy
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Fall 2011
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: Curriculum, Teaching, & Teacher Education; working with Dr. Elizabeth Bondy
Recent Conference Paper Presentation: Amy Murphy, Nancy Dean, & Jeanne Nix, “Teaching Voice with Literature, Art, and Music.” Paper presented at the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). Orlando, FL. November 2010.
Yang Qi
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Fall 2009
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: ESOL/Bilingual education, working with Dr. Maria Coady.
Primary Research Interests: Teacher preparation and development; effectiveness of teacher preparation programs; and approaches to second/foreign language learning.
Courses Taught at UF: TSL 3520, “ESOL Foundations: Language and Culture in Elementary Classrooms”
Luke Rodesiler
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Fall 2009.
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: English Education; working with Dr. Barbara Pace and Dr. Jane Townsend
Primary Research Interests: Examining the use of popular media and technology in the teaching of English; investigating pre-service teachers’ experiences engaging in networked learning to support professional learning.
Courses Taught at UF: ESE 6945, “Student Teaching in the Secondary ELA Classroom”; LAE 6945, “Practicum in English Language Arts”; EDG 6931, “Literacy and Technology”; ESE 6344, “Classroom Practices in Secondary English Education”; EME 5403, “Instructional Computing I”; EME 2040, “Introduction to Educational Technologies.”
Recent Conference Paper Presentation: Luke Rodesiler & Lauren Tripp, “Exploring Pre-Service English Teachers’ Experiences with Networked Learning as a Means for Extending Professional Growth.” Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting. New Orleans, LA. April 2011.
Recent Scholarly Publication: Luke Rodesiler, “Promoting Media Literacy in the Digital Age,” Oregon English Journal 33 (1) (2011): 16-19.
Jason Schipper
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Fall 2011
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: Social Studies Education; working with Dr. Elizabeth Washington
Recent Scholarly Publication: Helms, E., Hitt, A., Schipper, J., Jones, A., “Native American History in a Box: A New Approach to Teaching Native American Cultures.” The Social Studies Journal. 101 (July-August 2010):
Ting Shen
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Fall 2005.
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: Reading Education. Dr. Zhihui Fang is my committee chair.
Primary Research Interests: I am interested in adolescent literacy and how students develop their academic language in content area classrooms.
Courses Taught at UF: RED 3312, “Classroom Reading.” RED5337, “Reading in the Secondary School”; TSL 3526, “ESOL Foundations: Language and Culture in the Elementary Classroom”; RED 5337, “Reading in the Secondary School.”
Recent Conference Paper Presentation: Ting Shen, “Heritage Language and Identity of Chinese-American Students.” Presented at the American Educational Research Association meeting. New York, NY. April 2008.
Katie Tricarico
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Fall 2008
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: Curriculum and Instruction; working with Dr. Dorene Ross
Primary Research Interests: Alternative teacher certification; urban teacher education; clinical teacher education
Courses Taught at UF: EDF 3609, “Socio-Historical Foundations of Education”; EDF 6616, “Education and American Culture”; EDE 6325, “Guided Teacher Inquiry”; EDG 6931, “Differentiated Instruction”
Recent Conference Paper Presentation: Nancy Dana & Katie Tricarico, “Closing the Achievement Gap through Administrator Action Research: A Case Study of Two Principals and Their Development of an Inquiry Stance toward Their Practice.” Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. Denver, CO. May 2010.
Recent Scholarly Publication: Katie Tricarico & Diane Yendol-Hoppey, “Navigating the First Year: The Experiences of Alternatively Certified Urban Teachers” in Eds. Andrea J. Stairs & Kelly A. Donnell, Research on Urban Teacher Learning (2010).
Brian Trutschel
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Spring 2008
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: Reading Education; working with Dr. Zhihui Fang
Primary Research Interests: Critical Media Literacy; Literacy Instruction in Urban Settings.
Courses Taught at UF: RED 5337 “Reading in the Secondary Content Area”; RED 3312 “Classroom Reading 1″; RED 4324 “Reading in the Intermediate Grades”; RED 5355 “Reading in the Elementary School.”
Recent Conference Paper Presentation: Zhihui Fang & Brian Trutschel, “Reading Secondary School History: Linguistic Challenges and Coping Strategies.” Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the International Reading Association. Orlando, FL. May 2011.
Recent Scholarly Publication: Troy Sadler, Ana Puig, & Brian Trutschel, “Laboratory instructional practices inventory (LIPI): A tool for assessing the transformation of undergraduate laboratory instruction,” Journal of College Science Teaching (in press).
Lindsay Vecchio
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Fall 2011
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: ESOL/Bilingual Education; working with Dr. Candace Harper
Recent Conference Paper Presentation: Lindsay Vecchio, “Goal Setting in the English Language Classroom.” Paper presented at TESOL France’s 2010 Colloquium. Paris, France.
