Georgia Southern SoTL Mentor Participants

2024-2025

Mentee	Research Title	Mentor
Bailey Nafziger Elem & Special Education	“Small Teaching for Critical Thinking.”	Shainaz Landge
Alesia Moldavan Elem & Special Education	“Using Generative Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Productive Struggle in Elementary Mathematics Methods Courses.“	Diana Botnaru
Anne Valauri Elem & Special Education	“The Art of Perusall: Discourse Analysis of Perusall Interaction in an Online Asynchronous Course on the Arts in Early Childhood Teacher Education.”	Jackie Kim

2023-2024

Mentee	Research Title	Mentor
Kevin Reagan University Library	“Role of Librarians in SOTL.”	Diana Botnaru
Regina P. McCurdy Middle Grades & Secondary Education	“Braiding Sweetgrass into a Science Methods Course.”	Jackie Kim
Montana Smithey Elem & Special Education	“Re-imagining the Undergraduate Mathematics Methods Course”	Jackie Kim

2022-2023

Virginia Rolling Human Ecology	“Outcomes of incorporating eportfolios into lower-level fashion courses.”
Kasie Alt Art	“A comparative case study of engagement levels and outcome achievement between site-synchronous, online asynchronous, and face-to-face learning modalities.”

2021-2022

Eric Johnson Chemistry & Biochemistry	“Implementation of Pop Quizzes as an Inclusive Teaching Tool in General Chemistry.”
Leah Williams Chemistry & Biochemistry	“Investigating Student Resource Use in Introductory Chemistry Courses.”

2020-2021

Virginia Wickline Psychology	“Highlighting Skills in a Psychology Statistics Syllabus: Potential Influences on Students’ Self-Reported Knowledge of Skills.”
Cynthia Massey Elementary & Special Education	“Analyzing the Effectiveness of a Flipped Instruction Model in an Educator Prep Assessment Course.”
Arpita Saha Chemistry & Biochemistry	“Transforming an Existing Traditional Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory to Course Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE).”
Debanjana Ghosh Chemistry & Biochemistry	“Effectiveness of Creative Chemistry Projects for Learning Concepts in General Chemistry Courses.”

2019-2020

Heidi Eisenreich Mathematical Sciences

“Using Mindset Activities to Change Preservice Teachers Mindset and Beliefs about Mathematics.”

2018-2019

Tuyin An Mathematical Sciences	“Incorporating the Dragging Feature of Dynamic Geometry Environments in Teaching and Learning College Geometry.” Mentor: Jessica Orvis, Chemistry
Nathan Palmer Sociology and Anthropology	“What Sociology Students Gain from Sociological Curricula.” Mentors: Trent Maurer, Human Ecology and Chad Posick, Criminal Justice and Criminology

2017-2018

Peter D. Rogers Civil Engineering and Construction Management	“Using Lightboard Video Lectures to Improve Student Learning in a Flipped Classroom Environment.” Mentors: Shainaz Landge, Chemistry and Diana Sturges, Health and Kinesiology
Jinrong Li Writing and Linguistics	“Annotated Learner Corpus and the Development of L2 Writing.” Mentor: Richard Cleveland, Leadership, Technology, & Human Development

2016-2017

Julie C. Garlen Teaching and Learning	“Pop Culture Praxis: Critical Production as Critical Pedagogy.”
S. Seda Dazkir School of Human Ecology	“An Exploration of Student Design Process and Use of Computer Aided Design.”

2015-2016

Richard Cleveland Leadership, Technology, & Human Development	“Reflection 2.0: Student Mini-Blogging to Enhance Reflection.”
Shainaz Landge Chemistry	“Incorporation of Molecular Simulation Program to Improve Students’ Understanding in Gas Chromatography Laboratory.”
Aslihan Unal Teaching and Learning	“Overcoming Challenges of Common Core Implementation Using an Online Tool.”
R. Laine Wilson Harris Accountancy	“The Effect of Glossary Quizzes on Engagement and Performance in an Undergraduate Business Law Course.”

2014-2015

Moya Alfonso Community Health	“Photovoice as a Service Learning Reflection Tool: An Innovative Approach to Measuring Students’ Acquisition of Key Community Health Concepts and Skills.”
Nancy Arrington Teaching and Learning	“Creativity, SoTL, and Early Childhood Education: Examining Pre-service Teachers’ Self-Efficacy for Enhancing Literacy of Diverse Learners through Music.”
John Dobson Health and Kinesiology	“Capitalizing on the Testing-Effect to Enhance Learning in Kinesiology Classes.”

2013-2014

• Yasar Bodur, Teaching and Learning
• Jody Langdon, Health and Kinesiology

2012-2013

• Lorraine Gilpin, Teaching and Learning
• Diana Sturges, Health and Kinesiology
• Adrienne Cohen, Sociology and Anthropology
• Katt Blackwell-Starnes, Writing and Linguistics

Last updated: 2/24/2025