Graduate Students Present Research at 2023 SOE Research Colloquium

April 19, 2023

Thirteen research posters were showcased at the 2023 VCU School of Education (SOE) Research Colloquium held on March 17, 2023, at the Science Museum of Virginia Dewey Gottwald Center.

The posters were presented by graduate students who are working on a variety of research topics and projects with their faculty advisors.

The poster presentations were part of the popular “Gallery Walk” and is an engaging feature of the Colloquium that facilitates discussion and interaction around important work taking place at the SOE.

Three posters received the People’s Recognition Award and one poster received the Juried Recognition Award. The poster presentations and recognition recipients are listed below.

Presenter: Alexandre, S.
Poster Title:
Informal STEM Learning for Young Children: A Systematic Literature Review

Presenter: Beatty, J.
Poster Title:
Antiracist Linguistic Practices in History Curriculum

Presenter: dos Santos, A.
Poster Title:
Generative Artificial Intelligence Writing Assistants and Their Importance in Education

Presenter: Drulis, E.
Poster Title:
A Critical Ethnographic Case Study: Examining the School Contexts that Contribute to Successful Professional Development on Culturally Responsive Teaching

Presenter:
Hankour, K., Braxton, J., Sealy, M.A., Sun, F., Young, D.
Poster Title:
Profiles and Perspectives of Middle School Students on Science Talk Engagement and Relevance: A Mixed Methods Analysis

Presenter: Hoyle, S.R.
Poster Tite: The Essential Role of Adult Education in Diabetes Self-Management of Marginalized Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes in the United States

Presenter: Joy, J., Taylor, M.L.
Poster Title:
Testing the Psychometric Properties of Belonging & Mattering Measures in Undergraduates: Results from CFA and Measurement Invariance Analysis
People’s Choice Recipient

Presenter: Justus-Smith, C.
Poster Title:
Thinking Ahead: Enhancing the Impact of Individual Development Plans at Minority Serving Institutions
People’s Choice Recipient

Presenter: Kamat, P.
Poster Title:
To Open or not to Open: Exploring Factors Influencing Faculty Engagement with Open Academic Practices

Presenter: Sealy, M.
Poster Title:
Leveraging Black American Student Academic Experience by Incorporating Their Funds of Knowledge: A Systematic Literature Review
Juried Recipient

Presenter: Willging, T.M., Gui, J.
Poster Title:
A Language-Based Approach to Content Instruction in the Hidden Voices Project: A Sample LBGTQ+ Lesson Plan

Presenter: Wineland, T.
Poster Title:
Affirming College Transfer Students' Digital Identities in Multimodal Learning Environments: A Systematic Literature Review

Presenter: Xie, L.
Poster Title:
A Systematic Review on the Factors Affecting Chinese International Students’ Mental Health People’s Choice Recipient

Special thanks were given to: Faculty Mentors, RPDC Committee, DEI Committee, Office of Research and Faculty Development, and the Office of Development, Alumni and Student Engagement

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