FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS FY 2020
Acculturation and Academic Success among First and Second Generation Immigrant Students at UGA
Dr. Sayamon Singto, Lecturer, Division of Academic Enhancement; Justin Jeffery, Director of International Student Life; Dr. Dominique Quarles, Director of Diversity and Inclusion
Keywords: acculturation, immigrant success, transition support, cultural identity, social and cultural capital
Enhancing Students’ Financial and Educational Success through a Virtual Reality Experience
Dr. Gregory Wolniak, Associate Professor, Institute of Higher Education; Dr. Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn, Associate Professor, Department of Advertising and Public Relations; Stan Jackson, Director of Student Affairs Communications and Marketing Initiatives; Dr. Anthony Jones, Director of the Office of Financial Aid
Keywords
Exploring Faculty Awareness and Knowledge of Student Support Structures
Dr. Cara Simmons, Director of the Student Success and Advising Center, College of Family and Consumer Sciences; Dr. Melissa Kozak, Senior Lecturer, Department of Human Development and Family Science; Dr. Robert Pazdro, Associate Professor, Department of Foods and Nutrition; Dr. Carrie Smith, Assistant Dean of Students for Student Care and Outreach; Dr. Beau Seagraves, Associate Dean of Students and Director of Student Care and Outreach
Keywords: faculty role, student support, well-being, mental health, academic success
First-Year College Students’ Physical Activity and Dietary Behaviors: A School-Year Follow-Up Study
Dr. Sami Yli-Piipari, Assistant Professor, Kinesiology; Yangyang Deng, Graduate Student in Kinesiology; Dr. Bryan McCullick, Professor, Kinesiology; Beth Kindamo,Nutrition Education Coordinator, University Health Center; Lance Haynie, Associate Director for Programs, Recreational Sports; Keith Wenrich, Director of Recreational Sports
Keywords: physical activity, dietray behavior, recreational sports, university health center, student health
Trends in Disability Disclosure and Accommodation Use among College Students with Learning and Attention Disorders
Dr. Jennifer Lindstrom, Associate Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education; Will Lindstrom, Director of the UGA Regents’ Center for Learning Disorders, Erin Benson, Director of the Disability Resource Center
Keywords: disability services, access, invisible disabilities, accommodation use, barriers,