Faculty |
Overview of Research Projects |
Preferred Student Qualifications |
Contact Information |
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Counselor Education and Supervision |
Currently analyzing data related to college and career readiness of marginalized youth (specifically low income and ethnically diverse students). I am also working on several projects about the career development of Latino youth and supporting science related careers. |
Time commitment: 3-5 hours per week Junior or Senior students that are interested in the topic, familiar with APA format |
Email: cstorlie@kent.edu |
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Human Development and Family Science |
Projects focusing on relationships and health in midlife and later life, including daily family stress, health behaviors, and physical and emotional well-being, particularly within the context of African American families |
Time commitment: 3-5 hours per week; 2 semester commitment |
Email: kcichy@kent.edu |
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Human Development and Family Science |
My research examines stress, coping, and well-being in later life families, especially within the context of family caregiving. A particular research focus is on families where grandparents are raising grandchildren in the absence of significant involvement by the grandchild’s birth parents. |
Basic training in SPSS data entry and coding. Juniors and Seniors with a GPA of at least 3.25. |
Email: gsmith2@kent.edu |
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Special Education |
Projects include: pilot evaluation of school-based social emotional curriculum to reduce peer aggression; pilot evaluation of a goal-setting mobile application for students with behavioral lability; development of content acquisition podcasts (CAPs) for improving teacher’s classroom management skills; survey research of restorative practices used in alternative education settings; meta-analysis of peer status interventions |
Time commitment: 5-9 hrs/wk and two semester commitment Required: 3.5 minimum GPA Preference given to students who have taken a research methods or statistics course |
Email: bbarber8@kent.edu |
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Special Education |
Current Research Projects: All of the following projects focus on students with high incidence disabilities Literature review on the use of mobile technology in inclusive settings; Meta-analysis of the use of self-monitoring to increase student on-task behavior in inclusive settings; School-based study on the use of mobile applications to increase students’ self-regulation |
Time commitment: 3-4 hours per week; 2 semesters Preferred Student Qualifications: Junior or Senior; At least a 3.5 GPA; Available for weekly research team meetings; Working knowledge of Google Apps |
Email: pbedesem@kent.edu |
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Special Education |
Developing culturally responsive functional behavior assessment; Developing Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (Positive Behavior Support and Response-to-Intervention) for high school dropout prevention; Creating school-wide systems of support for struggling learners in middle school and high school; Developing supports for students with behavioral difficulties in schools. This includes creation for resources and supports for Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) and Behavior Support Plans (BSP). Students interested in FBA/BSP should have taken at minimum of one course in Applied Behavior Analysis. |
Time commitment: Average of 5 hours per week. Required hours will vary week to week. Required skills: The ability to work independently and stay on pace with project deadlines, exceptional verbal and written communications skills, willingness to learn new research skills; Preferred skills: The ability to conduct a research literature review, basic skills using Microsoft Excel |
Email: nsteve15@kent.edu |