Research & Partnerships

Our Research Agenda

Faculty Research (2020-2021)

• Assessing and Aligning Faculty Practices in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (US PREP Self-Study Research Focus).
• Comparison of Direct Behavior Analytic Services Delivered In-Person and via Telehealth.
• Parent and Service Provider Perceptions of ABA Services Delivered via Telehealth.
• Social Validity Interview for Telehealth ABA Services with Individuals on the Autism Spectrum.
• Equicentricity: From Awareness to Commitment, a Leader’s Journey in Leading for Equity.

Student Research (2020-2021)

• How can I develop a writing environment where students are taught strategies to produce narrative writing that is aligned with CAASPP, meeting the national common core standards.
• Supporting Students’ Research in Middle School.
• Self-Management of Successful Completion for Steps in Task Analyses on Social Skills.
• The use of Functional Communication for Alternative Tangibles as a Replacement for Inappropriate Attention Seeking when Attention is Unavailable.
• The Effect of Behavior Skills Training on Teaching Children with Autism to Initiate and Exchange Conversations in their Daily Lives.
• A Training Module for Teachers to Identify Executive Functioning Difficulties and Develop Strategies to Build Executive Functioning Skills in Their Students.
• Strategies English Language Learners can use to become closer to grade level reading proficiency A training module for expanded learning program staff for implementing culturally responsive teaching methods to middle school students.
• What Secondary Students with Mild to Moderate Disabilities and their Parents/Guardians Need to Know When Transitioning from Secondary to Postsecondary Educational Institutions.
• The Impact of Student Self-Assessment on Learning and Communication in Middle School Mathematics.
• Instructing Self-Determination: A Study on how the Ability to Make Choices Impacts Behavior and Achievement for Transitional Age Students with Severe Autism.
• How can elementary educators implement and execute a formal, in-class GATE program so students can grow beyond grade-level in ELA?
• Language Learning Applications: An inquiry into the effectiveness of Duolingo as a supplemental Spanish language learning tool and investigation into online intermediate language learning for better proficiency.
• Study of the Inequity of Suspension in Schools.
• English Learner Reclassification: A Study of the Inconsistencies between Standardized Test Scores and Grading.
• What are effective teaching strategies for second language vocabulary acquisition and comprehension?
• The Use of Inquiry-Based Methods and Growth Mindset to Improve Middle-School Mathematics Proficiency and Engagement.
• The Effectiveness of Constant Time Delay for Sight Word Competency for Third-Grade Language Learners in the Spanish Dual.
• Strength Based Learning to Improve Student Engagement.
• Using Strengths Curriculum to Improve Student Engagement at a Continuation High School.
• A Teacher Training Module for Executive Functioning Assessments for Elementary Students.
• What Are the Outcomes of Peer Teaching in Math for Second Graders?
• How do teachers internalize what they have learned during professional development and how does that knowledge impact student learning?
• Does cross-curricular instruction using art, engineering/design, and English-Language Arts change student discourse in a first grade class of predominantly Hispanic English Language Learners in a Title I school?
• A Comparative Study of In-Person Classrooms vs. Virtual Classrooms Use of Play-Based Learning Strategies to Increase Communication and Collaboration in First Grade.
• Personal goal setting and fitness tracking tools: What are their impact on student performance within a hybrid-model high school physical education setting?
• Can the Use of Academic Oral Language Strategies with English Learners in a Virtual Setting Improve Their Opportunities for Reclassification to Fluent English Learners?
• A Comparison of Peer Feedback Strategies for the Advanced Placement English Literature Classroom.
• How can we support learning and well-being during Covid for our students with mild/moderate disabilities?
• Can the use of digital platforms enhance the agency and engagement of middle-school Mild to Moderate Special Education students?
• Supporting Students at a Predominantly Latinx Title I Elementary School to Grow Their Self-Agency Through Teacher Professional Development in Universal Design and Technology.
• Equity and training for Paraprofessionals teaching transition students with moderate to severe disabilities How can yoga and meditation practices aid in the cultivation of executive functioning skills in the TK-2 classroom?
• A study of the academic performance of students with learning disabilities at a high-performing middle school site. Academic performance inequity for our students of color in my District.
• Improving Attendance and Engagement: Chronic Absenteeism ad Socio-Economic Status.
• Achievement Gap in Reading Between 4th Grade English Learner students and their peers.
• Restorative Justice versus Suspension and their Effects on African American Students.