STL DOCTORAL FELLOWS
Jonathan Bostic
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Fall 2007.
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: Mathematics Education; working with Dr. Stephen Pape.
Primary Research Interests: Students’ motivation within mathematics learning in K-12 contexts. More specifically, I examine students’ achievement goal orientations in K-12 mathematics classrooms. My secondary research interest is the development, implementation, and effects of mathematics assessments in K-12 schools.
Courses Taught at UF: MAE 4310, “Teaching Mathematics in the Inclusive Elementary Classroom.” MAE 4947/5945, “Secondary Mathematics Practicum.”
Recent Conference Paper Presentation: Jonathan Bostic, “Finding Quadratic Roots Using the TI-Nspire CAS in the Algebra II Classroom.” Presented at the Teachers Teaching with Technology International Conference. Seattle, WA. February 2009.
Christoper Brkich
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Spring 2008.
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: Social Education, working most closely with Dr. Elizabeth Washington and Dr. Sevan Terzian.
Primary Research Interests: (a) European American social studies teachers' negotiations of what constitutes "good teaching" in predominantly African American schools; (b) The civic dimensions of science education, 1930-1960.
Courses Taught at UF: SSE 6046, “Perspectives in Social Education.” ESE 6945, “Social Studies Internship.” EDF 3514/AMH 3931, “History of American Education.” SSE 5945, “Social Studies Practicum” (TA). EDF 6616, Education and American Culture” (TA).
Recent Conference Presentation: Christopher A. Brkich, “Teacher Perceptions of Authentic Pedagogy: A case study of professional development in an African American high school’s government class.” Presented at the International Society for the Social Studies. Orlando, FL. February 2009. Recent Scholarly Publication: Christopher A. Brkich, “Teacher Perceptions of Authentic Pedagogy: A case study of professional development in an African American high school’s government class.” The International Society for the Social Studies Annual Conference Proceedings (in press).
Seongah Byeon
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Fall 2006.
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: Bilingual/ESOL Education; working with Dr. Ester J. 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, “Community-based Korean school teachers’ perceptions of heritage language maintenance in the United States.” Presented at the 38th Annual Conference of National Association for Bilingual Education. Austin, TX. February 2009.
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 primarily interested in researching the history of higher education, particularly in the context of postwar-era conservatism.
Courses Taught at UF: EDF 3514/AMH 3931, “History of American Education.”
Recent Conference Paper Presentation: Jessica Clawson, “Administrative Recalcitrance and Government Intervention: Desegregation at the University of Florida, 1962-1972,” Presented at the History of Education Society meeting. Philadelphia, PA. October 2009.
Joseph DiPietro
Began Doctoral Fellowship: August 2006.
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: Educational Technology; working with Dr. Richard Ferdig and Dr. Cathy Cavanaugh.
Primary Research Interests: Investigating self-representation in online environments and related applications to MUVEs/MMORPGs.
Courses Taught at UF: EDG 6931, “Literacy and Technology.” EME 2040, “Introduction to Educational Technologies.”
Recent Conference Paper Presentation: Joseph DiPietro & Erik Black, “Mixed methods for visual analysis in gaming environments.” Presented at the American Educational Research Association Conference. New York, NY. March 2008.
Recent Scholarly Publication: DiPietro, J., Drexler, W., Kennedy, K., Buraphadeja, V., Liu, F., & Dawson, K., “Using wikis to collaboratively prepare for qualifying examinations: An example of implementation in an advanced graduate program.” TechTrends (in press).
Jemina Howlett
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Fall 2007
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: Curriculum and Instruction; working with Dr. Elizabeth Bondy
Primary Research Interests: American Cultures, Code Switching, Collaborative Learning, Instructional Design, Language Shift, Multimodal Curriculum Delivery in Public Education, Neurolinguistics, Social Memory, and Qualitative Assessment Courses Taught at UF: EDF 3604, “Social Foundations of Education.”
Recent Conference Paper Presentation: Jemina Howlett, “Community-based Learning Centers: Implementing a Grassroots Project in a Developing Country.” SAGE Symposium. Gainesville, FL. Spring 2009.
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.”
Recent Conference Paper Presentation: Emma Humphries (with Elizabeth Washington), “A History Ownership Society as Motivation to Learn.” Presented at the American Educational Research Association meeting. San Diego, CA. April 2009.
Kathryn Kennedy
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Fall 2007
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: Educational Technology; working with Dr. Cathy Cavanaugh and Dr. Kara Dawson
Primary Research Interests: Teacher preparation for K-12 virtual schooling and technology integration
Courses Taught at UF: EME4401, “Integrating Technology in the Elementary School Curriculum.” EME5054, “Foundations of Educational Technology” (Co-taught with Dr. Kara Dawson).
Recent Conference Paper Presentation: Kathryn Kennedy & Cathy Cavanaugh, “Modeling gone virtual: What teachers 'see' is what students get." Presented at the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Annual Conference. Charleston, S.C. March 2009.
Recent Scholarly Publication: Kathryn Kennedy, Feng Liu, Kara Dawson & Cathy Cavanaugh, “Women in educational technology: Content analysis of AACE journals 2004-2007.” AACE Journal (in press).
Michelle Klosterman
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Fall 2006
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: Science Education; working with Dr. Troy Sadler and Dr. Rose Pringle
Primary Research Interests: Teacher and student use of science-related mass media resources. Courses Taught at UF: EDG 6945, “Student Teaching in the Secondary Classroom.” SCE 6338, “Secondary Science Methods.” SCE 5355, “Foundations of Elementary Science.” SCE 4310, “Elementary science Methods for the Inclusive Classroom.”
Recent Conference Paper Presentation: Michelle Klosterman, et al., “P.O.E.T.R.Y.: Using Scoring Guides to Assess Process Skills Across the Curriculum.” Presented at the annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, Boston, MA. March 2008.
Recent Scholarly Publication: Michelle Klosterman & Troy Sadler, “Multi-level assessment of scientific content knowledge gains associated with socio-scientific issues-based instruction.” International Journal of Science Education (in press).
Joanne LaFramenta
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Fall 2006.
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: Curriculum and instruction; working with Dr. Thomasenia Lott Adams
Primary Research Interests: Elementary school mathematics. Teacher training for mathematics. Reaching the underserved learner.
Courses Taught at UF: MAE 4310, “Teaching mathematics in the inclusive elementary school classroom.” MAE 6313, “Problem solving.”
Recent Conference Paper Presentation: Joanne LaFramenta, “Authentic assessment of preservice elementary school teachers in a mathematics methods course.” Presented at the School Science and Mathematics Association Annual Convention. Raleigh, N.C. November 2008.
Recent Scholarly Publication: Joanne LaFramenta, “Ability grouping: Is this the preferred organizational tool for middle school classrooms?” The New England League of Middle Schools (Fall 2007) 18(1): 18-21.
Zhuo Li
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Fall 2005.
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: ESOL; working with Dr. Maria Coady.
Primary Research Interests: Cross-cultural communication, multiliterate approaches to language learning, and applying educational technology to second language acquisition and foreign language learning with a focus on English language learning through computer games.
Courses Taught at UF: TSL 3526, “ESOL Foundations: Language and Culture in Elementary Classrooms.”
Recent Conference Paper Presentation: Zhuo Li & Vasa Buraphadeja, “An English language learner’s linguistic and cultural experience in video gaming through a social constructionist inquiry.” Presented at the American Educational Research Association meeting. San Diego, CA. April 2009.
Recent Scholarly Publication: Zhuo Li, Feng Liu, & Jeff Boyer, “Amusing minds for joyful learning through e-gaming” Eds. Rita de Cassia Veiga Marriott & Patricia Lupion Torres, Handbook of Research on E-Learning Methodologies for Language Acquisition (Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2008).
Feng Liu
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Fall 2006
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: Educational Technology; working with Dr. Cathy Cavanaugh and Dr. Rick Ferdig
Primary Research Interests: The elements of success for online education/virtual schooling, gaming help learning via changing motivation.
Courses Taught at UF: EME4406, “Integrating Technology into the Secondary Curriculum.” EME6458, “Distance Teaching & Learning” (TA).
Recent Conference Paper Presentation: Feng Liu, Leslie Merryman, & Chris Sessums, “Students’ Perceptions to Improve Online Learning.” Presented at the 13th Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning. Orlando, FL, November 2007.
Katie Milton
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Fall 2007
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: Science Education; working with Dr. Rose Pringle.
Primary Research Interests: Social justice and equity issues, specifically the role of gender and ethnicity, in the inclusive elementary science classroom from the perspectives of students, in-service teachers, and pre-service teachers.
Courses Taught at UF: SCE 4310, “Elementary Science Methods for the Inclusive Classroom” (Instructor). SCE 5355, “Foundations of Elementary Science” (Co-Instructor). SCE 5316, “Inquiry-Based Science Teaching” (TA).
Recent Conference Paper Presentation: Pringle, R., Adams, T. A., West-Olatunji, C., Archer-Banks, D., & Milton, K., “What You Don’t Know – Can Hurt Them!: Positioning of African American Girls in Mathematics and Science Education.” Paper presented at the National Education Association’s National Summit on Women’s and Girls’ Issues in Education. April 2009. Washington, D.C.
Ting Shen
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Fall 2005
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: Reading Education; working with Dr. Zhihui Fang.
Primary Research Interests: My primary research interest is adolescent literacy development. My dissertation will focus on students' development of academic English across elementary and secondary school levels.
Courses Taught at UF: RED 3312, “Classroom Reading.” RED5337, “Reading in the Secondary School.” TSL 3526, “ESOL Foundations: Language and Culture in Elementary Classroom.”
Recent Conference Paper Presentation: Ting Shen, “Patterns of English Importations in High School Students’ Chinese Writing.” Presented at the National Reading Conference. Orlando, FL. December 2008.
Katie Tricarico
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Fall 2008
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: Curriculum & Instruction, working with Nancy Dana
Primary Research Interests: Alternative teacher certification. Equity issues in gifted education programs
Courses Taught at UF: EDF 3609, “Socio-Historical Foundations of Education.” EDE 6325, “Guided Teacher Inquiry” (co-taught). EDG 6931, “Differentiated Instruction” (co-taught).
Recent Conference Paper Presentation: Katie Tricarico, “Developing novice teacher self-regulation in lesson planning and implementation within high poverty schools: A coaching model for apprentices.” Presented at the Association of Teacher Educators Conference. New Orleans, LA. February 2008.
Recent Scholarly Publication: Katie Tricarico & Diane Yendol-Hoppey, “Navigating the First Year: The Experiences of Alternatively Certified Urban Teachers.” Eds. A. Stairs & K. Donnell, Research on Urban Teacher Learning: The Role of Contextual Factors Across the Professional Continuum (in press).
Brian Trutschel
Began Doctoral Fellowship: Spring 2008
Program Area & Faculty Mentor: Dr. Zhihui Fang
Primary Research Interests: Critical Media Literacy/Literacy Instruction in Urban Settings
Courses Taught at UF: RED 5337, “Reading in the Secondary School.” RED 4324, “Reading in the Intermediate Grades”
