Present | Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Curriculum, Foundations, and Reading | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2018 | Project to develop national tools for progressive evaluation |
Agency for the Quality of Education of the Chilean Government - Award No.: 721703- 43-LQ18 | |
Role: Co-Investigator | |
$219,235 | |
2016 | An Examination of Factors Affecting Quality of Life for Children with Asthma and their Caregivers in Southeast Georgia |
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) | |
Role: Statistician | |
$4,140 | |
2016 | Perception of Nursing Students in the Use of Screen-based Simulation to Improve Communication Skills |
The International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) | |
Role: Co-Investigator | |
$10,000 | |
2015 | Innovative Academic-Practice Partnerships to Prepare APNs to Care for Rural and Underserved Populations with Psychiatric/Mental Health Issues |
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)—Advanced; Nursing Education Program | |
Role: Evaluation Coordinator | |
$1,588,794 | |
2014 | Collaborative Research: CS 10K: Including Students with Disabilities in Computing Education for the Twenty-First Century |
National Science Foundation | |
Role: Statistical Consultant | |
$475,000 | |
2013 | Learning Theory and Analytics as Guides to Improve Undergraduate STEM Education |
National Science Foundation | |
Role: Statistical Consultant | |
$475,000 | |
2010 | Collaborative Approach to Expanding RN to BSN Education |
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)—Nurse Education, Practice, and Retention (NEPR) | |
Role: Statistics Consultant/Project Coordinator | |
$723,862 | |
2010 | Marjorie Barrick Fellowship |
UNLV Graduate College | |
Role: Fellow | |
$14,000 | |
2010 | Research Methods Class is Boring"... Think Again! Effects of Instructional Support, Emotions, and Utility Value on Situational Interest, and Consequently, Student Engagement |
UNLV Graduate & Professional Student Association (GPSA) | |
Role: Co-Investigator | |
$1,000 | |
2009 | Influences on Cognitive Engagement and Learning in Graduate Level Research Methods Courses |
UNLV GPSA | |
Role: Co-Investigator | |
$500 | |
2009 | Translating the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) to a School Setting |
UNLV School of Nursing (SON) | |
Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
$46,000 | |
2007 | Biomarkers for Low Back Pain Disability |
UNLV Research Development Award | |
Role: Researcher | |
$9,500 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
2016 - Present | Member, Curriculum Studies Program Committee | 2016 - Present | Member, Georgia Southern University Institutional Review Board | 2014 - Present | Affiliate Faculty: Quantitative Methods and Evaluation, Center for Research Evaluation and Assessment, University of Nevada, Las Vegas | 2018 - 2020 | Member, Faculty Executive Committee, College of Education, Georgia Southern University | 2016 - 2020 | Member, Diversity Taskforce/ Council, College of Education, Georgia Southern University | 2016 - 2020 | Member, Research Committee, College of Education, Georgia Southern University | 2018 - 2019 | Member, Educational Psychology Unit Assistant Professor Search Committee | 2017 - 2019 | Chair, Research Committee, College of Education, Georgia Southern University | 2017 - 2018 | Co-Chair, Educator Preparation Committee, Georgia Southern University | 2014 - 2018 | Faculty Mentor, Association for Latin American Students, Georgia Southern University | 2016 - 2017 | Member, Educational Research Unit Assistant Professor Search Committee | 2015 - 2016 | Member, Educator Preparation Committee, Georgia Southern University | 2015 | Grant Proposal Evaluator, National Youth At-Risk Center | 2015 | Reviewer, National Youth At-Risk Journal | 2015 | Activity Coordinator/Mentor, rite It, Do It!, 2015 Science Olympiad, Institute for Interdisciplinary STEM Education | 2014 - 2015 | Tutor, EAGLES Tutoring Program for Adult Learners, Georgia Southern University | 2013 - 2014 | Advisory Board Member, Multicultural Program, University of Nevada, Las Vegas | 2010 - 2011 | Member, Committee on Graduate Student Funding, University of Nevada, Las Vegas | 2010 - 2011 | Member, Fiscal Affairs Committee, University of Nevada, Las Vegas | 2010 - 2011 | Member, Student Coordinating Committee,Department of Educational Psychology, University of Nevada,Las Vegas |
Honors and Awards
- Recipient, Outstanding Academic Achievement Award (2002)
- Recipient, Mitzi Hughes Alumni Association Excellence Award (2003)
- Recipient, National Society of Collegiate Scholars Diligence Award (2003)
- Recipient, Michael Morales Hispanic in College Award (2004)
- Recipient, Nevada Centennial Medallion (2006)
- Recipient, Marjorie Barrick Fellowship, University of Nevada (2010)
- Recipient, Graduate Research Assistant Award, Georgia Southern University (2015-2017)
- Recipient, Jack Miller Award for Scholarship and Creativity, Georgia Southern University (2018-2019)
Courses
- EDUR 7130, Educational Research
- EDUR 8131, Educational Statistics I
- EDUR 8132, Educational Statistics II
- EDUR 8434, Field-Based Educational Research
- EDUR 8890, Advanced Statistics: Theory & Application
- EDUR 9131, Doctoral Research Methods
2012 | Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, Foundations, University of Nevada | |
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2008 | M.Sc. in Educational Psychology, University of Nevada | |
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2004 | B.A. in Political Science and Sociology, University of Nevada | |
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Contact Information
PO Box 8144
Statesboro, GA 30460
Phone: (912) 478-7831
Office: Education 3138
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