Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Opportunities
- Motivation and Learning in STEM and Technology Contexts
Ongoing studies at UD, at local elementary schools, and in the community. Our lab is a collaborative space where faculty, postdocs, graduate, and undergraduate students work together to answer questions like, “What method of math instruction best suppo …
Faculty Mentor(s): Teomara (Teya) RutherfordHours/Week: 8-10 - The Birds and the Bees–Sex Education for People with Disabilities
The Birds and the Bees: asdsexed.org is the largest repository of resources for teaching sex education to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities including autism. Research assistants will Identify and explain existing sex education res …
Faculty Mentor(s): Sarah Curtiss - Child’s Play, Learning, and Development Lab
We are a very active lab doing studies on a number of different topics: the role media plays in children’s lives and how children can learn from media how kids learn language, especially babies the benefits of play for children, especially playful lear …
Faculty Mentor(s): Roberta Golinkoff - Project PAC (Pre-Algebra Competence): Hiring
Project PAC (Pre-Algebra Competence): Hiring We are looking for responsible undergraduate and graduate students to work on our project as research assistants (PI: Dr. Jessica Namkung, School of Education). The project aims at identifying explicit links …
Faculty Mentor(s): - Evaluating Artifacts of Principal Performance
Hours/Week: 10 The undergraduate research scholar will contribute to one project within Dr. Lauren Bailes’s research program: this project invites current school leaders and their supervisors to assess Delaware’s principal evaluation rubric. This proje …
Faculty Mentor(s): Lauren BailesHours/Week: 8-10 - Team Readiness for Educational Improvement
The undergraduate research scholar will contribute to one project within Dr. Lauren Bailes’s research program: this project observes and evaluates a design thinking professional development delivered to schools by the Delaware Department of Education ( …
Faculty Mentor(s): Lauren P Bailes, PhDHours/Week: 5-7 - School Improvement and Educational Leadership Preparation
The undergraduate research scholar will work with Dr. Bryan VanGronigen’s research program, which centers on (a) how to improve schools and (b) how to prepare educational leaders. Depending on interest and/or fit, the scholar is welcome to work on one …
Faculty Mentor(s): Bryan A. VanGronigenHours/Week: 5-7 - EXAMINING INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN MATHEMATICAL LEARNING AND COGNITION
Dr. Barbieri’s research program centers broadly on instruction for students who struggle in math. Specifically, her work focuses on the evaluation and application of learning principles to improve mathematical competencies and motivation for math, espe …
Faculty Mentor(s): Christina Areizaga BarbieriHours/Week: 8-10 - Stigma and Health Inequities Lab
We aim to contribute to research that: (1) promotes understanding of how stigma is associated with health inequities, and (2) identifies strategies to help intervene in stigma and health inequities to promote the wellbeing of people living with sociall …
Faculty Mentor(s): Valerie Earnshaw , Carly HillHours/Week: 5-7 - CRESP – Evalaution Apprenticeship
The student will work with the Center for Research in Education and Social Policy, CRESP, as part of a team to do qualitative interviewing, quantitative survey summaries and online survey development, as well as reporting results. Reporting will includ …
Faculty Mentor(s): Allison Karpyn