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UNF faculty and staff showcase innovative research at world's largest education conference

Twenty faculty and staff affiliated with the University of North Florida’s Silverfield College of Education and HumanAERA Conference Services delivered presentations at the 2025 American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting in Denver, Colorado, April 23-27. This year’s event marked the strongest contingent of UNF scholars to have research accepted for presentation at AERA. The AERA Annual Meeting is recognized as the world's largest gathering of education researchers, featuring more than 2,500 sessions that explore topics across all disciplines within education settings. Each year, the event serves as a premier venue for scholars to share cutting-edge research, engage in critical conversations, and build lasting professional networks. 

The following list showcases the impactful research presented by faculty and staff from UNF's Silverfield College of Education and Human Services. 

  1. Addressing Encumberment in Supervision: Black Teacher Educator as Broker for Change – Raven Robinson-Wilson (University of North Florida)
  2. Alignment of Digital SAT Math to a State’s Algebra I Content Standards and Cognitive Complexity (poster) - Nan Zhang (University of Maryland), Hong Jiao (University of Maryland), Chandramani Yadav (University of Maryland), Yuting Sun (University of North Florida), Robert Lissitz (University of Maryland)
  3. Bridging the Gap: The Positive Relationship Between Inclusive Design and Student Achievement in Online Courses – Amanda Blakewood Pascale (University of North Florida), Suzanne M. Ehrlich (University of North Florida)
  4. Curation as a Supervisory Tool for Building Teacher Candidate Instructional Decision-Making Expertise – Caran Mullins (Duval County Public Schools), Diane Yendol-Hoppey (University of North Florida)
  5. First-Grade Students' Qualitative Retellings of an Integrated Social Studies Literacy Unit – Jennie Baumann (Auburn University), Courtney Hattan (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill), Deborah Ann McPhee (Illinois State University), Meghan M. Parkinson (University of North Florida)
  6. Florida Educational Research Association: Impact of Kindergarten Instructional Assistants on Student Reading Achievement (poster) - Andrea Smith (University of North Florida), Daniel Dinsmore (University of North Florida), Rebecca Arndt (Pasco County Schools), Peggy Jones (Pasco County Schools)
  7. Higher-Order Thinking Across Stages of an Argumentative Multiple Source Use Task – Yuting Sun (University of North Florida), Patricia Alexander (University of Maryland)
  8. Investigating Parental STEM Identity: Expressions of a Home and Facebook Early Childhood Program (poster) - Valentina Bongiovanni (University of North Florida), Germán Collazos Guzmán (Universidad de La Sabana), Daniel Dinsmore (University of North Florida)
  9. More Than Formalized Structures: Towards Shared Understanding and a Comprehensive Mission of Promoting Social Justice in Professional Development Schools – Megan E. Lynch (University of North Florida)
  10. Partnering for empowerment: Insights from a two-year coaching academy for school-based teacher educators – Rachelle Curcio (University of North Florida), Chris Burkett (University of South Carolina)
  11. Predictors of Overweight and Obesity in Early Childhood Leaders – Timothy G. Ford (University of Oklahoma), Susan B. Sisson (University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center), Adrien B. Malek-Lasater (University of North Florida), Kyong-Ah Kwon (University of Oklahoma)
  12. Preparing for Civic Life in a Digital Age: Supporting Teachers to Teach Digital Civic Inquiries – Shujin Zhong (University of North Florida), Sarah McGrew (University of Maryland), Scot A. Wilson (Indiana University), Madison Kantzer (Office of the State Superintendent of Education)
  13. Reimagining Collaboration: Investigating the Third Space in a School District-University Partnership – Megan E. Lynch (University of North Florida), Rachelle Curcio (University of North Florida), Diane Yendol-Hoppey (University of North Florida), Lunetta Williams (University of North Florida)
  14. Resilience of a Black Woman: Journey through the Racial Mismatch Land of Supervision – Jeania Jones (University of North Florida)
  15. School to Prison Pipeline in Florida: A Critical Study (virtual poster) - Dilek Kayaalp (University of North Florida), Madaline Tanase (University of North Florida)
  16. Self-Study as Acumen for Advancing Teacher Education Practices: Cultivating a Path of Empowerment Within Supervision (symposium) - Raven Robinson-Wilson (University of North Florida) (chair)
  17. Stirring the Pot: Understanding Black Leadership, Culture, and Boundary-Spanning through the Metaphor of Roux – Shaundricka Medlock (University of North Florida)
  18. Teaching With/As/Of/For/In A Machine: S-STEP and the Vulnerability of Digital Spaces – Magdalena Vasquez Dathe (University of New Mexico), Mary Rice (University of New Mexico), Lou Ellis Brassington (University of New Mexico), Mark M. Diacopoulous (Pittsburg State University), Megan E. Lynch (University of North Florida), Tamara Shattuck (Western New England University)
  19. The Role of Contextual Epistemic Beliefs in a Multiple Source Use Task – Eric Cornelis Schoute (University of North Florida)
  20. The Role of Partnerships in Collaboratively Designing Teacher Leader Professional Learning – Rachelle Curcio (University of North Florida), Diane Yendol-Hoppey (University of North Florida), Jamey Burns (University of North Florida)