Student Research and Experiential Learning

Students at CPS are active in many areas of applied research and experiential learning. Learn more about the exciting research and experiential learning our students are leading!

Featured research and experiential learning stories

Nicole Cruz Merced on Belonging, Barriers, and BIPOC Student Success
Kelsey Ruiz on Mentorship and Belonging for First-Generation Students of Color
Carla Conley on Strengthening Reentry Support for Minority Women
Ray McMillian on Strengthening Academic Self-Efficacy for Welfare-to-Work Program Learners
Katie Trowbridge on Closing the Creative Thinking Gap in Workforce-Aligned Education
Lori McNally on Closing the Early Literacy Opportunity Gap in Massachusetts
Amy Parsons on Equity-Driven, Student-Centered School Design
Matthias Olson on Teacher Agency and Student Identity at an International School in East Asia
Grace Guarino on Supporting Teachers’ Basic Psychological Needs to Minimize Burnout and Nurture Joy
David Howes on Building an On-Track Culture: How a Community of Practice Drives Ninth Grade Engagement
Jennifer Stockton on Governing AI in Individualized Medicine: Distributed Partnerships and Accountability in Practice
Gloria Wojtaszek: Evaluation of Operationalized Systems That Strengthen Support for Vulnerable Youth and Their Families
Kelsey Tafuna: Bridging the Tier 1 Student Mental Health Support Gap Within the Classroom Setting: An Action Research Study
Lenora Sevillian: Corruption and Fraud in Public Sector Procurement in South Florida: An Examination of the Perceived Effectiveness of Policy and Enforcement
Ryan Saul: Bridging Scholarship and Practice: Designing a Transferable Employee Engagement Framework for the Future of Work
Samantha Sanfilippo: A Qualitative Study of How Responding to Incidents of Crisis Impacts the Well-Being of Higher Education Professionals in On-Call and Live-On Residence Life Roles
Eileen Rakhunov: Elevating the Authentic Voice of Early Childhood Educators: A Clarion Call for Examining the Factors That Shape and Influence Perceptions of Early Educators as Professionals
Vivienne Piroli: Strategic Planning Assessment: A Meaningful Driver of Change in Academic Libraries
Dr. Edidiong Chrys Obot: Building Durable Pathways of Engagement: Nigerian-Americans as a Strategic Case Study of Diaspora Diplomacy in U.S.-Africa Policy, Development, and Relations
James Lin: Navigating Stakeholder Opposition: How Policy Knowledge and Leadership Support Build Self-Efficacy for DEI Instruction
Kelly Kent: Bridging the Gap, Enhancing Teacher Preparation for Classroom Management
Angie Jung: Reconstructing ESL/EFL Participation in Post-Pandemic, Post-Digital, and Post-Human Classrooms
Ebony-Joy Igbinoba: Voices of Power and Resilience at the Intersections of Black and Blue: Understanding Black Women’s Lived Experiences with Gendered Racial Police Profiling Through Counter-Storytelling
Wes Farmer: Global Security Analysis on Female-Based Terrorism: A Survey Study on the Efficiency of Female Terrorists with Security Policy Experts
Christopher Cesario: Beyond an Ally: Identity-Concordant Mentorship for LGBTQ+ Doctor of Physical Therapy Students During Full-Time Clinical Education Experiences
Leonard Casiple: Challenging CARVER: A Qualitative Expert Study on the Effectiveness of the CARVER Matrix in a Cyber Environment and Its Claimed Capability to Predict Adversarial Target Selection
Willette Capers: Black Girl Magic Through Recruitment and Retention: The Lived Experiences of Black Women Faculty at ELCA-Affiliated Institutions
Adaleta Auguste: Factors Impacting Parolees’ Successful Transition: Focused on New York State Parolee Programs
Christian Aguiar: An Exploration of Sense of Belonging and Efficacy Among First-Generation & Low-Income (FLI) Students in General Education Courses
Evaluating Agentic AI Frameworks for Real-World Drug Design Tasks
Making the Move: Transition Supports for Ninth Grade
Cultivating STEM Identity Through Undergraduate Laboratory Experiences: A Study of STEM-Underrepresented Students’ Self-Efficacy and Motivation
How Secondary Science Teachers Navigate Curriculum Constraints, Structural Barriers, and Equity in Scientific Literacy Instruction
All Em Dashes Are My Own: AI Literacy, Ethical Governance, and Pedagogical Transformation in Community College Education
Equal Representation of English Learners in Honors Math Classes
Using the First-Year Experience Concept as a Model for Creating the Graduate School Experience
From Isolation to Empowerment: Holly Davis Explores Peer Networks as a Tool for Leadership Retention
Baron Dyer’s Research Shows How Sustained Community Interaction Can Shift Police Perspectives
From Iraq to Amazon: Northeastern EdD Candidate Advances Change and Technology Leadership
Scholar Spotlight: Nicholas Kapoor, EdD Student Advancing Equity and AI in Education
Will Cribby: LGBTQIA2S+ Student Sense of Belonging in Higher Education
Mark Tarallo: Exploring Proven Strategies that Enable Remote Workers to Take Active Breaks during their Workday
“Empowering Education Towards a Collaborative Cure: Leveraging Co-Creation to Address Post-Pandemic Teacher Burnout”, by Lyn Snow
“The System is Built Upside Down”: Constructing a Collaborative Model for Career Awareness” by Jacqueline Tiermini
“Conditioning federal awards for biomedical research on equitable representation in the enrollment of research participants : perspectives of biomedical researchers,” by Ahmed Elmi
“Building social-emotional learning awareness and sustainable supports through teacher collaboration,” by JoAnne Spagnuolo
“From Access to Action: Building Sustainable Reading Habits for Disadvantaged Students in Saudi Arabia”, by Asilah Trabulsi
“Equity-Oriented Leadership: Fostering leadership that is mindful of the mental health of Black and Brown educators and enacting cultural responsiveness”, by Meredith McNerney
“Conditioning Federal Awards for Biomedical Research on Equitable Representation in the Enrollment of Research Participants: Perspectives of Biomedical Researchers” by Elmi, Ahmed Abdullahi.

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