COEHD students showcase research, creative works at UMSS23

The 2023 University of Maine Student Symposium (UMSS23) is Friday, April 14 at the Collins Center for the Arts from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Three-time College of Education and Human Development alumna and 2022 Maine Teacher of the Year Kelsey Stoyanova is giving this year鈥檚 keynote speech.

Several undergraduate and graduate students in the college will be presenting research and creative projects. Below is a roundup of presentations in the Education category. More information about UMSS23, which is part of Maine Impact Week, is online.

• Title: 鈥淧ro-Choice Abortion Signs: A Content Analysis of Signs at Rallies Since the Supreme Court Ruling in June 2022鈥�
  Author(s): Caitlin Crawford, Emily Amaral, Taylor Sullivan
  Faculty Mentor: Sandra L. Caron

• Title: 鈥淪ex Education Provided by Apple: A Content Analysis of Sexual Education Applications for Teenagers鈥�
  Author(s): Colleen Ford, Alanna Chavaree, Sally Stead
  Faculty Mentor: Sandra L. Caron

• Title: 鈥淐hild Development Lab Schools at U.S. Colleges and Universities: Comparing Characteristics and Costs鈥�
  Author(s): Seana Mackeldey, Kaiisha Pluard, Thomas Broadhead
  Faculty Mentor: Sandra L. Caron

• Title: 鈥淏ack-to-School Post-Covid: A Content Analysis of Newspaper Coverage of the Major Issues Faced by Students, Teachers, Administrators, and Parents鈥�
  Author(s): Jacquie Mullally, Emma Carbone, Jordan Sullivan
  Faculty Mentor: Sandra L. Caron

• Title: 鈥淔ostering an Equitable and Inclusive Learning Community鈥�
  Author(s): Sean Sibley
  Faculty Mentor: Kelley Strout

• Title: 鈥淓xamining Equity-Minded Search Committee Trainings to Mitigate Bias and Ensure Equity鈥�
  Author(s): Jade Laplante
  Faculty Mentor: Leah Hakkola

• Title: 鈥溾�業t鈥檚 a College Town鈥�: Understanding Community Colleges as College Access Change Agents in Rural Communities鈥�
  Author(s): Devin Franklin
  Faculty Mentor: Kathleen Gillon

• Title: 鈥淏e a Tree: Pre-Service Teachers Reflective Practice of Their Whole Identity鈥�
  Author(s): Virginia Dearani
  Faculty Mentor: Susan Bennett-Armistead

• Title: 鈥淭he Impact of Outdoor Learning: A Case Study鈥�
  Author(s): Heather Manchester
  Faculty Mentor: Maria Frankland

• Title: 鈥淭he Factors Impacting the Recruitment and Retention of Community Partners for an Extended Learning Opportunities (ELO) Program at a Rural Maine High School: An Exploratory Case Study鈥�
  Author(s): Britton Wolfe
  Faculty Mentor: Maria Frankland

• Title: 鈥淢easures for Supporting First-Generation College Students with Healthy Strategies for Coping with Stress鈥�
  Author(s): Emmanuel Duodu
  Faculty Mentor: Elizabeth Allan

• Title: 鈥淢ultilingual Learner Disproportionality in Intellectual and Developmental Disability: Practitioner Recommendations鈥�
  Author(s): Abdur Rehman Tariq, Melissa J. Cuba
  Faculty Mentor: Joshua Taylor

• Title: 鈥淩estorative Mindsets: How Elementary Educators Come to Hold and Maintain a Restorative Mindset Toward Students鈥�
  Author(s): Ashley Reynolds
  Faculty Mentor: Ian Mette

• Title: 鈥淓xamining the Impact of Implementation Fidelity Mandates on Instructional Practices and Student Success鈥�
  Author(s): Anita Hopkins
  Faculty Mentor: Ian Mette

• Title: 鈥淒eveloping Concept-Focused Thinking in High School Science Learners鈥�
  Author(s): Kate Bizzak
  Faculty Mentor: Tammy Mills

• Title: 鈥淓xamining How Teacher Educator Feedback Shapes Social-Justice Pre-Service Teacher Development鈥�
  Author(s): Emily Hamby
  Faculty Mentor: Rebecca Buchanan

• Title: 鈥淎n Equity-Oriented Research Practice Partnership鈥�
  Author(s): Madeline Howorth
  Faculty Mentor: Rebecca Buchanan

• Title: 鈥淭he Impacts of Feedback on Teacher Professional Growth鈥�
  Author(s): Eric Hutchins
  Faculty Mentor: Ian Mette

• Title: 鈥淎ddressing the Educational Leadership Crisis: The Factors that Lead to Principal Retention鈥�
  Author(s): Bill Tracy
  Faculty Mentor: Ian Mette

• Title: 鈥淭eaching Comprehension Through Visual Literacy鈥�
  Author(s): Katherine Bishop-Dunphy
  Faculty Mentor: Susan Bennett-Armistead

• Title: 鈥淗ow Can We Make Formative Assessments More Equitable for English Language Learners?鈥�
  Author(s): Carleen Goodsell
  Faculty Mentor: Tammy Mills

• Title: 鈥淭he Spark That Ignites: An Autoethnographic Journey Towards Agency and Choice-Based Education鈥�
  Author(s): Katie Truesdale
  Faculty Mentor: Ian Mette

• Title: 鈥淩eaffirming There is No 鈥業鈥� in Team鈥�
  Author(s): Melissa Lyons-Vitalone
  Faculty Mentor: Ian Mette

• Title: 鈥淩eading Development in Adolescents and Adults: Development of a Technology-Based Instructional Tool (R-Tech)鈥�
  Author(s): Nicole Cortez, Donato Apon, Raven Goodell, Lakshmana Silva, Hannah Yelle
  Faculty Mentor: Sara Flanagan

• Title: 鈥淭he Relative Age Effect and Ensuring Student Success Regardless of Birth Month鈥�
  Author(s): Geoff Bruno
  Faculty Mentor: Maria Frankland

• Title: 鈥淢ulti-Hand Collaborative Digital Spatial Painting and Embodiment in Geometry Diagrams鈥�
  Author(s): Camden Bock, Brooke Howlett, Joshua Bohm
  Faculty Mentor: Justin Dimmel

• Title: 鈥淯nderstanding the Role of a Writer鈥檚 Physical Location and How it Perpetrates Their Habituated Practice鈥�
  Author(s): Kursten Massey
  Faculty Mentor: Mary PlymaleLarlee

• Title: 鈥淎 Study in the Evolution of Educational Philosophies Across Three Centuries鈥�
  Author(s): Laura Curioli
  Faculty Mentor: Joel Anderson