Graduate Student Success Stories
Statistical Literacy Research to Benefit Students in Introductory Courses
A five-year stint in student affairs attuned Sam Waters to first- and second-year college students' needs. Now he's exploring early college students' statistical literacy as part of his University of Northern Colorado's Mathematics Education Ph.D. program dissertation.
Statistical literacy — the ability to read and interpret numeric information as presented in tables, graphs and text — is key to comprehension. Waters' research will help gauge how well students in introductory statistics courses understand what they're learning outside typical classroom applications.
It's Time to Level the Playing Field, Student Researcher Says
According to the U.S. Census, some 42.5 million Americans — about 13 percent of the population — had a disability in 2021. Like many of them, Betsey Hubbard has non-apparent disabilities. A student in the University of Northern Colorado's Sport and Exercise Science Ph.D. – Sport Administration Concentration program, Hubbard is researching adaptive sports and recreation.
Research on Culturally Appropriate Music Plays Out In Middle School Band Class
Victoria DiMarzio teaches band and orchestra at a Denver middle school. Their students hail from 30 countries, including recent immigrants and refugees. In DiMarzio's inclusive and welcoming class, students weigh in on music that appropriately represents different cultures. DiMarzio is a Master of Music student in the University of Northern Colorado's Music Education Concentration program, where they are researching culturally responsive pedagogy from a student-led perspective.
Acclaimed Artist and Performer Represents Spirit of the Times in Race-Related Dissertation
Most doctoral students meet their professors when they arrive on campus. But Edward W. Hardy and Professor of Violin Jubal Fulks met at a Vermont summer music festival when Hardy was a teen. Their strong connection has lasted through the years, and now, Hardy is completing the University of Northern Colorado's Music D.A. program, Music Performance Concentration, under Fulks' tutelage.
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