Librarians to the rescue! chronicle.com/article/When-Y…

I'm looking for books, essays, short stories, novels, etc about motivation. Any ideas?

I'm very excited to be joining the faculty of Collin College this fall! I'm looking forward to being a part of a college that is dedicated to the students and community it serves. Postsecondary Student Success at TXST

I'm quite disappointed to have two graduations canceled this year. But I am so grateful that I can look back to early March when I got to invite family and friends to my defense. And trust me, they took my defense very seriously.

Thank you The Graduate College for putting together a virtual commencement! And a special thanks to my dissertation chair @SonyaLArmstrong for making the ceremony extra special!

Worried about #AcademicDishonesty as schools shift to #onlinelearning? Our new #metaanalysis points to the importance of achievement #motivation and its role in #cheating. Check out my first doc advisee's dissertation published in #EdPsychReview! link.springer.com/article/10.100… 1/8

Congratulations to Dr. Meagan A. Hoff for her exemplary dissertation, directed by @SonyaLArmstrong!

I have a new article out in the Journal of College Reading and Learning! In it, I examine what gets overlooked when we too narrowly equate college readiness with language acquisition. CIES Lang Issues SIG Postsecondary Student Success at TXST tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

As the pandemic continues to disrupt education, Dr. Theriault, Dr. Castillo (¡Amarilis M Castillo, PhD!), and I explore lessons from the field of developmental education for supporting incoming college students in our newest article. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

More than ever before, we need flexible, online, supportive learning options for college students. So, why aren't we talking more about competency-based education models?

Such an honor to receive the Cynthia L. Peterson Outstanding JCRL at this year’s CRLA conference! Check out my article at tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

Me in the morning: 25 pages! How am I going to fill 25 pages?! Me at the end of the day: 25 pages! How am going to get this down to 25 pages?!

#CIES Call for Nominations- The Elizabeth Sherman Swing Award was established in 2020 to recognize an emerging scholar who is conducting research on the policies/ practices of multiculturalism and/or multilingualism in Europe. Full details at this link: cies.us/news/541606/El…

Working on a couple discussion sections with student co-authors and thought I'd write a few thoughts and tips on tackling discussion sections for those who feel stuck...not an expert by any means, but just some things I've picked up along the way #AcademicTwitter 1/5

I have a recent article out with @SonyaLArmstrong, "The Language-Literacy Ripple Effect on College-Goingness for a Refugee-Background Student" tandfonline.com/10.1080/193880… #AcademicTwitter Taylor & Francis Research Insights

Check out my recent article on the benefits of competency-based education models for students from refugee backgrounds Journal of Comparative & Intl Higher Ed. The same benefits could apply to students adjusting to college during the pandemic. ojed.org/index.php/jcih…

I'm excited to announce that I have been selected for the 2022 NCES Data Institute: Using Federal Datasets to Support Research on Postsecondary Education!

New model aims to improve refugees' access to U.S. higher ed insidehighered.com/news/2021/11/2…

Applications are now open for our 2023 Graduate Student Award for Literacy Research Excellence open to doctoral students who recently defended in the field of reading and literacy. Applications are due November 1, 2022! tinyurl.com/4p3uua6f