Research Spotlights
Research Spotlight: Shaunté Duggins
Q & A with Shaunté Duggins, Ph. D., Director of State Initiatives for the UF Lastinger Center for Learning What research are you currently working on? I am currently working on measuring the impact of the New Worlds Reading Initiative on children and their...
Research Spotlight: Elyssa Geer
Q & A with Elyssa Geer, Ph. D., Assistant Professor in the School of Special Education School Psychology & Early Childhood Studies What research are you currently working on? I am currently working on understanding the interplay between spatial skills,...
Research Spotlight: Avery Closser
Q & A with Avery Closser, Ph. D., Assistant Professor in the School Teaching and Learning What research are you currently working on? I am currently leading an IES-funded project to examine whether and how subtle aesthetic changes to math problems (e.g., font...
Research Spotlight: Daryn Dever
Q & A with Daryn Dever, Ph. D., Assistant Professor in the School Teaching and Learning What research are you currently working on? I am currently focused on the enhancement of K-16 STEM education using game-based learning environments. Most recently, I...
Research Spotlight: Brady Nash
Q & A with Brady Nash, Ph. D., Assistant Professor in the School of Teaching and Learning What research are you currently working on? My research focuses on the incorporation of digital literacies into K-12 English language arts classrooms and within...
Research Spotlight: Melissa Mariani
Q & A with Melissa Mariani, Ph. D., Associate Professor in the School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education What research are you currently working on? I recently completed an American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Research grant that...
Research Spotlight: Christopher Engledowl
Q & A with Christopher Engledowl, Ph. D., Coordinator for Mathematics Content Development and Implementation at the Lastinger Center for Learning What research are you currently working on? Currently, in my role as a Research Scientist in the Lastinger Center for...
Research Spotlight: Elyse Hambacher
Q & A with Elyse Hambacher, Ph. D., Clinical Associate Professor in the School of Teaching & Learning What research are you currently working on? My current research focuses on the development of educators’ critical social justice literacy and how teaching for...
Research Spotlight: Christopher Anthony
Q & A with Christopher Anthony, Ph. D., Assistant Professor in the School of Special Education, School Psychology, & Early Childhood Studies What research are you currently working on? I always have several projects in progress, but the one that I’m most...
Research Spotlight: Helena Mawdsley
Q & A with Helena Mawdsley, Ph. D., Clinical Assistant Professor in the School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education What research are you currently working on? Currently, I am working on the motivation and achievement of the college student...
Research Spotlight: Taryrn T.C. Brown
Q & A with Taryrn T.C. Brown, Ph. D., Assistant Professor in the School of Teaching and Learning What research are you currently working on? My research interests sit at the nexus of Black feminist thought and Black girlhood studies in education. My research...
Research Spotlight: Ana Puig
Q & A with Ana Puig, Ph. D., Research Director in the Office of Educational Research and Clinical Professor in the School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education What research are you currently working on? I am actively involved in a national...
Research Spotlight: Hakeem Hasan
Q & A with Hakeem Hasan, J. D., Senior Researcher at the P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School What research are you currently working on? I am currently looking into COVID-19’s impact on public education grades 9-12. Many have hypothesized that the three-year...
Research Spotlight: Yiqin Pan
Q & A with Yiqin Pan, Ph. D., Assistant Professor in the School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education What research are you currently working on? I leverage quantitative methodologies, including artificial intelligence, statistical modeling,...
Research Spotlight: David Miller
Q & A with David Miller, Ph. D., Director of and Professor in the School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education What research are you currently working on? I am currently developing assessments of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in...
Research Spotlight: Larisa Olesova
Q & A with Larisa Olesova, Ph. D., Clinical Assistant Professor in the School of Teaching and Learning What research are you currently working on? I am working on the effectiveness of a case-based discussions strategy to increase interaction among students. I am...