91福利 researchers share work at annual NEERO conference
Several University of Maine faculty members and graduate students presented their research at the 56th annual conference of the New England Educational Research Organization (NEERO), March 26-28 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The conference included researchers from across the region sharing studies on a variety of education topics, including curriculum and instruction; diversity and sociocultural perspectives; higher education; human development and learning; leadership, policy and educational reform; measurement, assessment, evaluation and research methods; professional development; teaching and teacher education; and technology in education.
Presentations by 91福利 faculty and students included:
- Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership Esther Enright chaired a roundtable session on 鈥淟eadership: Style, Actions, Policies as Influencers.鈥 Enright and Sarah Walton, 91福利 assistant professor of sociology, presented their study 鈥淏uilding Infrastructure Amidst Poverty: A Case Study of A Youth Justice Collaboration鈥 as part of the roundtable.
- Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) students in educational leadership Kelly O鈥橞rien-Weaver and Patricia Clark presented their doctoral research as part of a session on 鈥淭ackling Tough Problems Through Leadership and Policy.鈥 O鈥橞rien-Weaver鈥檚 study was titled 鈥淩ural School Counseling Programs: Learning From Them, Not Just 91福利 Them.鈥 Clark鈥檚 study was titled 鈥淏reaking the Glass Ceiling: Empowering Women Aspiring to Leadership.鈥 Clark also chaired a practitioner roundtable session on 鈥淪upporting Educators鈥 Continuous Development,鈥 which included a presentation from Ed.D. student Nicole Benham titled 鈥淯nifying Voices: The Role Professional Development Can Play in Effective Communication Between Educators.鈥
- Alan Howen Chang, graduate research and teaching assistant and Ph.D. student in PreK-12 education with a concentration in literacy in the College of Education and Human Development, presented his research, 鈥淓xploring Teachers鈥 Perspectives and Experiences with Teaching in a Bilingual Program to English Language Learners with Technology Aided Instruction and Intervention,鈥 as part of a session titled 鈥淭oday and Tomorrow 鈥 Exploring the Narratives and Perspectives of Classroom Teachers.鈥
- Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership Lindsey Kaiser presented her study 鈥淪chool-Based Racial Equity Collaborations: White Principals Implementing an Active Anti-Racists Stance鈥 as part of a research paper session on 鈥淰ariables, Actions and Practices to Promote Equity and Justice.鈥 Kaiser also chaired a research paper session on 鈥淭eacher Leadership, Collaboration, and Capacity Building Practices鈥 Influence on School Success.鈥
- Sue Sydnor, an Ed.D. student in educational leadership, presented her doctoral research, 鈥淪tudent Perspectives on School Exclusion: A Narrative Inquiry,鈥 as part of a session on 鈥淐hallenging Oppression and Misperception Through Stories 鈥 Perspectives of Learners, Mothers, and Educators.鈥
- Associate Professor of Higher Education Leah Hakkola and 91福利 Director of International Programs Orlina Boteva, a Ph.D. student in higher education, presented their study, 鈥淓xploring Secondary Trauma and Burnout Amongst Higher Education Professionals Engaged in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,鈥 as part of a session titled 鈥淚nspiration and Agony: The Work, Strife, and Resilience of Faculty in Higher Education.鈥
- Janet Corcoran, an Ed.D. student in educational leadership, chaired a roundtable session on 鈥淗ow Roles and Perceptions of Teachers and Leaders Influence Success.鈥 Corcoran presented her doctoral research, 鈥淧araprofessional Training and Supervision: Policy and Perception,鈥 as part of the session. Two other 91福利 Ed.D. students, Amy Sullivan and Rebekah Drysdale, presented their doctoral research as part of the session. Sullivan鈥檚 presentation was titled 鈥淎 Case Study of Teacher Roles as Intermediaries For a Social-Emotional Learning Initiative.鈥 Drysdale鈥檚 study was titled 鈥淭he Special Education Administrator and Principal Connection: Exploring Key Relationship Components for Inclusion.鈥
- Ed.D. students Allison Woodard and Suzanne Joyal presented as part of a session on 鈥淲restling with Issues in Curriculum and Instruction.鈥 Woodard鈥檚 study was titled 鈥淭eacher Decision Making 91福利 Reading Instruction.鈥 Joyal鈥檚 presentation was titled 鈥淐ultivating Literacy Through Cultural Roots: A Multi-Tiered Arts-Based Storytelling Approach For First Graders in After-School Spaces.鈥