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Steve Bayne - 2013 Cohort
- Professional Title: Director of Special Services, Storrs, Connecticut
- Years of Experience: 10-15
- Capstone Research: My research examines the experience of special education administrators engaged in due process proceedings and the factors that influence decision making. I plan to use a qualitative cross case-analysis to understand this issue.
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Roszena Haskins – 2013 Cohort
- Professional Title: Director Continuing Education and Diversity Advancement, West Hartford, Connecticut
- Years of Experience: 10-15
- Capstone Research: I am studying college remediation and policy implementation because of their strong links to persistence and degree attainment among underserved students. I plan to use qualitative methods to understand the lived experiences and needs of college educators in their changing roles under college remediation reform.
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Regina Hopkins – 2013 Cohort
- Professional Title: Program Manager, Interdistrict Magnet Schools, Connecticut State Department of Education
- Years of Experience: 10+
- Capstone Research: Using qualitative methods, my capstone study will examine the efficacy of restorative practice as an approach to student discipline in a small school.
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Jennifer Michno – 2013 Cohort
- Professional Title: LEAD CT/UCAPP Residency Program, Storrs, Connecticut
- Years of Experience: 10-15
- Capstone Research: I am studying the association between a school leader’s behavior in the teacher evaluation process, a teacher’s growth mindset, and reported teacher practice. I plan to use a mixed methods design with quantitative measures to understand the degree to which these associations exist and qualitative measures to understand why, it at all, these associations exist.
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Meg Smith – 2013 Cohort
- Professional Title: Dean of Instruction, Boston Massachusetts
- Years of Experience: 5-10
- Capstone Research: I am studying teachers’ emotional response to coaching. As a Dean of Instruction, my primary role is to coach teachers; through my career experience, I have observed coaching as a practice that elicits strong emotional responses from teachers. In my research, I will use case study to gather data regarding teacher perception of coaching. I will utilize the theory of Symbolic Interactionism, a sociological theory that argues people emotionally respond to their perceived meaning of symbols and experiences, to understand how teachers perceive and emotionally respond to their perception of coaching.
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Tayarisha Stone – 2013 Cohort
- Professional Title: Principal, John C. Clark School, Hartford, Connecticut
- Years of Experience:
- Capstone Research:
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Ann Traynor– 2013 Cohort
- Professional Title: Director of Advising and Certification, Neag School of Education, Storrs, Connecticut
- Years of Experience: 10-15
- Capstone Research: There is an increasing number of K-12 students of color and a persistently low number of teachers of color. I am studying teacher licensure testing as a potential entry barrier to teaching for students of color. I plan to use qualitative methods to understand teacher preparation programs’ practices, policies, and support for students to meet state teacher licensure requirements, especially related to the basic skills test requirement.
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Lara White – 2013 Cohort
- Professional Title: Teacher, West Hartford, Connecticut
- Years of Experience: 5-10
- Capstone Research: I am studying how a teacher’s racial identity and cultural bias influence his or her ability to effectively instruct diverse student populations.