Episode 1 Welcome to our Lab!

In this episode, we sit down with three of our lab’s Ph.D. students—Zoe, Phoebe, and Andrew—to learn about the research they conduct, how they hope to see it implemented in practice, and why they do what they do. Hosted by Eric, one of our lab’s undergraduate researchers, we learn how our graduate students’ work impacts VIRL’s work with research implementation and about the journeys that brought them into research.Link to episode transcript: https://tinyurl.com/yc828yn6 About the guests:Phoebe Ahn: With experience as a special education teacher, Phoebe is now a doctoral student in the Department of Special Education. With specific interests in EL students, Phoebe uses research to better understand the ways that students engage with their classroom settings and how this impacts social-emotional well-being to better equip teachers to do the same. Andrew Chang: At the time of release, Andrew has now defended his dissertation and received his PhD in Special Education with a minor in quantitative analysis. Andrew focuses on the intersection between statistical modeling and meta-analysis with classroom support in order to compare the efficacy and impact of various interventions in practice. Zoe Hussey: As a doctoral student in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Zoe draws upon her experiences as a speech language pathologist to examine the interplay between training and research within school settings and bridge the gaps between these knowledge pools to achieve more cohesive practitioner environments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.