Graduate Student Success Stories
Doctoral Student to Use ChatGPT in Research on Vaccine Hesitancy
In her dissertation research on childhood vaccine hesitancy and preventive health care, Carlene Brown, a doctoral student in UNC's Applied Statistics and Research Methods program, discovered people distrust vaccines for a variety of reasons, including concerns about effectiveness, ingredients and vaccine schedules. It may take time for health care providers to tease out and alleviate patients' fears, but she said it could improve the effectiveness of their messages.
Teacher Burnout Addressed in Research Project Investigating Yoga as an Intervention Strategy
Over the last decade, a growing number of public schoolteachers have experienced burnout, and many of them have left the field. Leslie Hillen, an educator with more than 20 years of experience as a K-12 teacher and administrator, is concerned about veteran teachers' well-being. Her research focuses on using yoga to promote wellness in educators.
Research in Cognition and Metacognition Aims to Improve Mathematical Communication
Sarah Sparks' fascination with mental processing has led her to research math students' metacognition during proof writing — a vital mathematical process to convince others that their deductive arguments are accurate. Sparks is in her final year of studies in the Educational Mathematics (now Mathematics Education) Ph.D. program at the University of Northern Colorado.
Measuring School Performance: Looking Beyond Standardized Testing and Scores
A University of Northern Colorado study is reexamining Elliot Eisner's framework for school improvement. The late Stanford professor, who worked in school curriculum and qualitative research, advocated viewing education as an ecosystem of mutual dependence. Sarah Campbell, a student in UNC's Educational Studies Ed.D. program, is undertaking the study with Professor Christy McConnell in the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences' School of Teacher Education.
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