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Projects from 2025

Bridging Digital Spaces: Connecting Accessibility and Learning Theories Across Web and Learning Environments
Katherine Marshall
Improving the Individual Problem-Solving Process for All Staff and Students
Patrick Lau
Another Wave of Trauma: A Professional Development on Trauma-Informed Practices to Support Students Impacted by Immigration
Prudencio Camacho Cabrera
Improving the Individual Problem-Solving Process for All Staff and Students
Patrick Lau
Elara and the Whimsywisp Tree: An SEL Based Children’s Book and Accompanying Parent Guide
Heather Brower
Working to Bridge the Gap: The Need for Additional Supports for Students with Dyslexia in Public Schools
Abigail Fisher
Evaluating Oregon’s Reentry Practices Against Best Practices
Tristan R. Brabson
The United States Postal Service: Understanding White-Collar Crime, Criminal Activity, and Fraud Prevention Effectiveness
Susan C. Ames
Oregon’s Correctional Education: Analyzing Oregon’s Prison Education Programs Through the Websites of Collaborating Colleges and Universities
Skylar Wolfe Connolly
Professional Development on Sheltered Strategies for K-5 Educators
Scarlett Working
Professional Project: Promoting Home Literacy Environments Through the Implementation of a Literacy Night and a Website
Sam Shuirman
Curriculum Development - Trilingual Interpreting Training Program
Rossio Soledad Zavala Perez
Creating an Educators Disposition Assessment for Preprogram Preservice Educators
Rachel Frazier
Literacy Through a Cultural Lens: Improving Hispanic Student Engagement and Achievement
Neil Zimmerly
Literacy Instruction with a Focus in Phonics: A Professional Development for Primary Teachers
McKinzie Leatherman
Windows to The World: Celebrating Diversity, Building Belonging
María Bañuelos Juárez
The Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Child Development, Behavior, Well-Being, and Risk for Delinquency
Madison M Brown
Multicultural Curriculum for Youth in Correctional Settings
Lucia Breeden
A Book a Day: A Daily Read Aloud Curriculum
Kyla Marshall
Living Histories: A Community-Engaged, Culturally Sustaining Curriculum Model for Middle School Social Studies
Kelleen Greene
A Framework for Becoming a Trauma-Informed Educator Grades K-5
Kathy Aimonetti
The Effect of COVID-19 on Juvenile Delinquency
Jordan Denbo
Inequities in Funding and its Impact on College & Career Readiness for Rural Students in Iowa
Jill Whisler
Empowering Educators: Tools to Support Executive Functioning for Students with ADHD
Jenifer Henry
The Effectiveness of Restorative Justice: A Juvenile Approach
Jeffrey R. Hanson
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Mental Health Interventions in Juvenile Facilities in the United States
Jadielynn Evans
Designing an AgSTEM Club for Afterschool Learning
Jacob Brasuell
Advancing Equitable Literacy Assessment for Multilingual Learners in the Dual Language Program in Salem-Keizer Public Schools
Guillermina Romo
Enhancing Phonemic Awareness in Elementary Special Education
Faith Drill
Trauma-Sensitive Learning and Teaching
Elizabeth Egesdahl
The creation of a school wide event that addresses the Three Pillars of the Dual Language.
Elim Manuel Licea Correa
Inmate Classification and Its Influence on Safety and Well-Being in U.S. Corrections
Daniel McGee
K-1 Literacy Learners' Club
Courtney K. King
Understanding Reading Instruction: Supporting Teachers in Elementary School Reading Education
Claire Halaka
The Impact of Classroom Design on Academic Performance and Well-Being
Chelsey Arredondo Urquiza
Enhancing Math Engagement: A Framework for Transforming Mandated Curriculum into High-Cognitive Demand Tasks Through Real World Applications
Caroline Porter
Creating an Accessible Spanish Learning Platform: Empowering Autonomous Learning and Bridging Language Gaps
Carolina Janke Garcia
Expanding Coerver Coaching’s Impact on G.R.A.S.S.P. Students
Avigain Hernandez Cruz
The Role of Media in Shaping Public Opinion on Police and the Response of Law Enforcement
Ashley Mendez
The Possible Impacts of Tattoo Removal Programs in Juvenile Correctional Facilities
Amanda McMasters
Leveraging the Gap: Implementing Mandatory Supervised Practice
Allison Rodgers-Griffin
School to Home Connections Through Literacy: Parent Literacy Night for Literacy Discussion
Alan Mateo Linares
Fostering Inclusion and Sense of Belonging through Unified PE and Library
Agnes Seden
Professional Development for Multilingual Early Childhood Educators
Gisela Morales Benitez

Professional Projects from 2024

Art Interaction Mapping: A Framework for Engaging Visual Art Students in Remote Learning Environments
Kat Costa
Separately Together: Independent Reading as an Act of Collaboration
Erin Roan Stanfill
A New Generation of Coaching Education
Parker Clay
Developing Peer-Tutor Training Materials for a Tutoring Program
David J. Solvedt
Pathways to Potential: Family STEM Nights: Embracing SEL and Multisensory Learning
Nichole Cantrell
A New Approach to Special Education Service Models
Jennifer Bunn
Common Core State Standard Proficiency-Based Assessment Curriculum Framework
Haley Vernon
A Collaborative Approach to Supporting Long Term English Learners: Implementing a Co-Teaching Model in Secondary Schools
Zachary Cole
Victims of Racism: Loneliness and Physical Health
Tandy Tillinghast
Trauma Informed Practices: A Learning Module for educators of Children Birth Through age 5
Tammy Frank
Tier 2 Intervention and Differentiation in a Diverse Elementary Classroom
Samuel C. Connor
Hearts of Gaming
Nicholas Werner
How New Educators Are Incorporating Technology into Their Post Covid Classrooms
Nancy Morales
Examining the Impact of Arts-Based Programs as Intervention for At-Risk and System-Involved Juveniles
McKenzie E. Nickerson
Effects of ELD Strategies and practice in mathematics
Marissa Hawk
Crafting a 12th-Grade Curriculum to Fill Diverse Literature Gaps in High School English
Mackenzee Collins
The Pre- and Post-release Impact of Religious Programming on Inmates in America
Kyla R. Riddle
Teaching Social and Emotional Learning through a Children's Book
Kara Bartlett
Restorative Justice in the U.S. Correctional System: Proposing an Integrated Model
Josefine M. Smith
School Resource Officers: What is the Impact?
Jillian Harris
Creating a Framework For A Girls In STEM After School Club
Jenna Bowman
Social Studies and Social-Emotional Learning in Alternative Education
Jaylene A. Vegas-Kentner
Navigating Culturally Relevant Writing Instruction in White Dominant Spaces
Heather Bellinger
The Impacts of COVID-19 on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services, Survivors and Advocates
Erin A. Ritchie
Prosecutorial Discretion And Accountability
Ellyn House
Welcome! ¡Bienvenidos! Chào mừng!: Using culturally inclusive language acquisition strategies to promote academic language use for when everyone in your classroom
Derek Daniel
Strategic Play: Advancing Teacher Professional Development in K-5 Digital Game-Based Learning
Connor Eyler
Belief in Meritocracy and Criminal Sentencing Decisions: Bias in Punitive Criminal Sentencing Attitudes
Cole Horning
Creating Engagement in a Secondary Mathematics Classroom
Cheyenne Gordon
Rebuilding Teacher Morale: The Benefits of Integrating Social and Emotional Learning into Core Academics for Educators and their Students
Charly Sturgeon
Literacy Learning Through Playful Inquiry and Exploration
Carlee A. Quade
The Science of Reading in Small Groups: A Professional Development for Teachers
Callie Doerfler
Using Culturally Diverse Children's Picture Books to Teach Social Emotional Literacy
Brandi Mitchell
The Effectiveness of Gender-Specific Treatments for Incarcerated Males and Females with Mental Health Disorders
Bahnafsha Sherzai
Availability of Sexuality Education Materials for Incarcerated Adults: Providing Recommendations for a Comprehensive Education
Amanda M. Mooney
Implementation of Instructional Methods that Support Development of Reading Comprehension Strategies
Breanna M. Roberts

Professional Projects from 2022

Using Multisensory Components to Teach Letter and Sound Knowledge
Ally Miller
Using Culturally Relevant Mentor and Authentic Texts To Promote Socioemotional & Academic Development
Rachael Jones
Trauma Informed Practices a Professional Development Series
Emily Kanelis
The Start of Something New
Leslie Ann McCuan
The Benefits of SEL and Why it Should Be Added to the Everyday Curriculum
Ashtin Fawcett
Task-Centered Instruction and Multimedia Tools for the Adult Learner in Online Education
Sherie Guess
Students Without Documentation: Context and Solutions to Navigating Systemic Barriers in Higher Education
Monica J. Cerda Ortiz
STEM Scouts: An Afterschool Program to Promote Stewardship in STEM
Jahnie Hellickson
Sociology: A Middle School Curriculum
David Worrall
School to Home Connections Through Literacy: SEL Book Bags
Kelley Dixon
Revising a 5th Grade Curriculum using Interactive Notebooks
Jessica Cornett
Putting Literacy and Math Together Through a Story
Kayla Fleshman
Oregon Policies, Procedures, and County Jail Programs to Assist Emotionally Disturbed Persons (EDPs) While Incarcerated
Shae Arbogast
K-2 Phenomena Based Science Education: Providing early elementary professional development and resources to increase science opportunities for primary students
Samantha Salvitelli
Home Literacy Environment and Effects of Reading Development in Children
Natalia Ames
Holistic Social Science Education
Sarah Ruzicka
Historical Fiction Book Outline: The Battle for Boston
Tyler Nebeker
From the Cold Seat to the Hot Seat: An agency guide to interns
Heather Moore
Educational Technology and Educational (In)Equity: A Look at the Impact of Comprehensive Distance Learning on Students Who Are Emergent Bilingual
Lauri H. Walker
Dibels Data Informing Literacy Intervention in Primary Grades
Wendy Cortright
Development of an Open Education Resource for Pharmacology to Address Equity in Veterinary Medicine Instruction
Carl E Ruby
Designing a Self – Management Program
Taylor Wakeland
Demonstrating the Proximal Need for Interpreter Education
Jodi Upton
Creating Effective English Language Art Strategies for Junior High Students
Mackenzie Hall
Creating an Effective and Diverse Classroom Library
Crista Adovnik
Building Partnerships with Families through Community Literacy Events
Najma Cheema
Bridge Curriculum for Middle School STEM Classrooms
Zachary Brehm
An Iditarod Curriculum: the Power of Integration in Learning
Jenna Rank
Academic Vocabulary & Language Handbook for the Field of Social Studies
Gabriela Acevedo-Solis
A Required Geography Unit in Social Studies
Emalee Hauck

Professional Projects from 2019

The Importance of Voice and the Power of Narrative: Developing a Workshop for Sign Language Interpreters
Ali Ann Artis

Professional Projects from 2018

Accessibility of static materials: A case study of a web-based examination
Sarah C Hafer
The business of interpreting: The ins and outs of independent contracting as a freelance interpreter
Andrea Rehkopf
Communicative equality: Needs assessment of sign language interpreters in South Dakota
Cyndi Fisher
Traditional Commerce Meets Big Data- e-commerce Era Has Arrived
Dongxue Leng
The New Sharing Economy: How Developing Technologies Enable Dramatic Changes to Our Lives
Donglin Yu
The Mobile Gaming Industry Meets Big Data
Huanqing Wu
The Future of Analytics in the National Basketball Association
Dustin Triano
The Democratization of Artificial Intelligence
Dan Li
Online Grocery and Meal Kit Delivery Services: Disruption for Traditional Grocers and Food Preparation
Junyi Zhao
Mobile Payments in United States: Challenges, Opportunities and Solutions
Zitong Zhang
Introducing Lightweight aPaaS Mobile Applications: WeChat Mini Program Platform
Lexin Ning
Development of Staffless Convenience Stores: How Automation and Intelligent Systems can Transform the Retail Shopping Experience
Yue Chen
Cloud Storage Applications and Cloud Platforms: Analysis, Trends, and Uses
Rui Zhang
Approaches to Data Visualization for Business Applications and their Importance
Xiaoqi Liu
Advancing Business Communications with Real-Time Communications (RTC) Technologies
Chenjiong Yu

Professional Projects from 2017

Using Social Media As a Marketing Tool for Businesses
Junfen Zeng
The Emergence of Artificial Intelligence in the Home: Products, Services, and Broader Developments of Consumer Oriented AI
Bingqing Tang
Optimization of a Reporting Process with Input from Multiple Systems
Cheri R Freedman
Measuring The Impact of Social Media Marketing on Individuals
Abdullah Alabdulkarim
How Mobile Payment Is Changing The World
Jin Huang
Higher Education Meets Business Intelligence
Kevin Javier
Data Analytics Helps Business Decision Making
Fengzhu Jiang
Cloud Computing: Current and Future Impact on Organizations
Yiyun Zhu
Add-on Course Registration System
Yilin Li
A Guide: NoSQL or Relational Database, Which One is Suitable for Your Requirements?
Zan Zhang

Professional Projects from 2014

Social workers’ cultural competency with deaf clients: a continuing education module
Audrey W. Ulloa

Professional Projects from 2013

What’s missing? Mentee training seminars for students of interpreter training programs
Samantha J. Paradise
Professional project curriculum development: experiential learning in interpreter education programs
Marisa J Ruiz
Interpreting in Iowa
AmyRuth McGraw