Fall Semester 2018 is done!

I got straight A's again!

This semester was great and I'm excited by the work I produced. Click here to see my completed projects: Recent Projects. 

• In my Qualitative Case Study course, I worked on a group project with three other members of my cohort. We examined writing in mathematics. We are now looking to publish our study, Multiple Case Study Examining Teacher Application and Perceptions of Incorporating Writing Strategies in Mathematics, in a refereed journal.
• In my Social Justice in Education course, I completed a staff development project on School Social Workers. I also wrote a paper on the concerns of Muslim students in American schools.

During the school year I also worked as a GRA for Dr. Ku. I mostly edited drafts that he prepared to submit for publication. However, I just started working on a literature review with him and a colleague on teacher quality.

Next semester, I'll have Dr. Ku for a technology in education course, and I will also take a literacy as social practice course. This doctoral journey has been pretty amazing so far. I feel like I'm learning so much, and able to apply it to my job as a program specialist. In turn, my job as a program specialist guides my research. I feel like I'm getting closer and closer to my dissertation topic too. I'm excited as it combines my current work in SEL with Womanist theory. More on that later as I still have a whole year before I take comps and submit my dissertation proposal.