
Tim Barnes
Research Interests
▪ Economic education
▪ Social studies
▪ Survey research
▪ Quantitative research
Graduate Teaching Assistant
▪ Examine social studies education (C3 Framework)
▪ Cost-effectiveness of pre-K programs
▪ Implementation of the C3 Framework in New York State

Dr. Courtney Benjamin (2018)
Research Interests
▪ Career, technical and workforce education
▪ Quantitative analysis of complex survey data
▪ Statistical analysis in R
Teacher at Broome-Tioga BOCES
Advanced Automotive Technology
Research Interests
▪ Special Education
▪ School leadership
▪ Working conditions in education
▪ Qualitative research methods
Executive Director of Human Resources & Student Services
Owego-Apalachin Central School District

Dr. Andrew Blaine (2017)
Research Interests
▪ Student and teacher interaction in online and blended courses
▪ English literature national standards
▪ Community of inquiry in online distance education
▪ Program implementation and evaluation
Dean of Students
Chenango Valley Central School District

Yahya Bouhafa
Research Interests
▪ TESOL
▪ Second language writing
▪ Teacher education
▪ Applied linguistics
Graduate Assistant
▪ TESOL education
▪ Applied linguistics
▪ Teacher education
▪ Higher education pedagogy and didactics
▪ Identity and Cultural Diversity in education

Katie McGowan Bucci
Research Interests
▪ Higher education
▪ Concurrent enrollment
▪ The Community College
▪ Work environments for educators

Dr. José A. Morales Collazo (2019)
Research Interests
▪ Science education
▪ Career changers
▪ Inquiry-based learning
▪ Teacher education and teacher motivation
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Clark Fellow
▪ EDUC 410: Issues in Education
▪ Perceptions of ITA Researcher
▪ STEM Identity Researcher
▪ Geophysics/Seismology Minority Motivation Researcher
Research Interests
▪ Social studies education
▪ Policy as practice
▪ Teacher leadership & professionalization
Director of Instruction
Vestal Central School District
Dr. Maomao Feng (2018)
Research Interests
▪ TESOL
▪ Identity
▪ Teacher education
▪ Multicultural and multilingual education

Michelle Feyerabend
Research Interests
▪ The effects of poverty on motivation and learning
▪ The impact of the principal on the learning environment
Research Interests
▪ Health literacy
▪ Health communication sciences/patient safety
▪ Education through theater arts in medical residency programs
▪ NIH research and evaluation in health disparities in the Native American population
Director, Communication studies at SUNY Upstate Medical University
▪ Small group instructor: Practice of medicine/sensitivity training
▪ Curriculum Development: Keuka College Accelerated Studies for Adults Program (ASAP)
▪ Adjunct Instructor: Keuka College (ASAP)
▪ Adjunct Instructor: Cazenovia College
▪ Adjunct Instructor: Morrisville College
Research Interests
▪ The experiences of first-generation college students in higher education
▪ social justice, equity, and diversity in higher education
Graduate Assistant, Clark Fellow

Christine Gallagher
Research Interests
▪ Mindfulness in schools
Adjunct Lecturer at Binghamton University
CEC and Teacher Supervision

Donna Geetter
Research Interests
▪ Writing self-efficacy
▪ Representation in texts
▪ Qualitative and mixed methods research
Teacher at Johnson City High School
English
Nancy Hinkley
Research Interests
▪ Transition of students with disabilities to adulthood
▪ Inclusive schools
▪ Professional development
▪ Rural schools
▪ Qualitative and mixed methods research
Extension Associate
Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability at Cornell University

Maizy Jaklitsch
Research Interests
▪ School Counseling
Lecturer in School of Counseling at SUNY Oneonta
Educational Psychology, Counseling and Special Education Department

Dr. Patricia Krizan (2018)
Research Interests
▪ Vygotskian learning theory
▪ Social studies
▪ Inquiry-based learning
Director at Windsor Central School District
Director of data, accountability and continuous improvement

Nicole LaBarre
Research Interests
▪ Teacher empowerment
▪ Curriculum and instruction
Research Interests
▪ Quantitative and qualitative research methods
▪ Multicultural education

Jillian Mason
Research Interests
▪ Writing studies
▪ Community college
▪ Personal development theories, including meaning making and self-authorship
▪ Qualitative methods
Graduate Assistant
▪ Qualitative Data Analysis

Sarah Miller
Research Interests
▪ Equity in Science Education
Director of Curriculum and Instructional Technology
Sidney Central School District

Kristie Miner
Research Interests
▪ Literacy
▪ Upper elementary writing
▪ Cross-curricular writing instruction
▪ Inquiry-based learning
Intermediate Literacy Coordinator
Whitney Point Central School District

So-Jin Moon
Research Interests
▪ Second language acquisition
▪ TESOL
▪ Korean language education
Faculty at Binghamton University
Korean language

Erika Olenik
Research Interests
▪ Physical learning environment
▪ Educational outcomes
Adjunct Lecturer at Binghamton University
Engineering Design Division

Boukary Ouedraogo
Research Interests
▪ Foreign Language Education
Graduate Teaching Assistant / Clark Fellow

Barbara Elaine Phillips
Research Interests
▪ Professional Learning
▪ Instructional Coaching
Director at Windsor Central School District
Director of data, accountability and continuous improvement
Leslie Rein Picinich
Research Interests
▪ Teacher candidate's use of autonomy
▪ Supportive practices to build efficacy and readiness to teach
Assistant Professor at SUNY Oneonta
Early Childhood Education
Abby Pierce
Research Interests
▪ Literacy teacher preparation
▪ Literacy assessments and data-based decision making
▪ Teacher knowledge of teaching literacy
▪ Interventions for striving readers and writers
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Childhood and Early Childhood Education
Literacy Education, B-6

Dr. Rukhsar Sharif (2017)
Research Interests
▪ The relation between acculturation and innovation in higher education

Annemarie Schultheis
Research Interests
▪ Literacy

Jason Douglas Thomson
Research Interests
▪ Career technical interests

Christine Uliassi
Research Interests
▪ Childhood
▪ TESOL
Research Interests
▪ Interdisciplinary collaboration
▪ Professional learning/professional development
Assistant Director for Instructional Technology and Education Resources
Professional Learning & Innovation Center at Broome-Tioga BOCES

Erica May Webster
Research Interests
▪ Teaching practices in early childhood
▪ Social-emotional competencies
▪ Fostering resilience in children facing adversity
Special Ed. Specialist at Pro Action Head Start
Graduate Teaching Assistant

Jeanette Wertz
Research Interests
▪ Special education

Valerie Widall
Research Interests
▪ Social studies education
▪ Gender studies
▪ Elementary education
Lecturer at SUNY Cortland
Department of childhood/early childhood

Nicole Wolfe
Research Interests
▪ Disciplinary disproportionality
Superintendent of Schools
Union-Endicott Central School District

Ozge Yol
Research Interests
▪ TESOL
▪ Second language writing
▪ Teacher education
▪ Applied linguistics
Graduate Teaching Assistant
▪ EDUC 529: Grammar for English Teachers
▪ EDUC 587: L2 Reading, Writing, and Technology
▪ EDUC 504: Foundations of Bilingual and Multicultural Education