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The Sherman Center for Early Learning in Urban Communities is pleased to announce its 2019-20 research fellows. Two projects were selected for funding - one led by Dr. Patricia Young, associate professor of education, and the other led by Dr. Jane Lincove, associate professor of public policy at UMBC.
Dr. Young and co-investigator, Ms. Deborah Kariuki (Master of Arts in Education Graduate Program, UMBC), will conduct a yearlong study entitled, Infusing a Culture-based Computational Thinking Curriculum in Urban Preschools. They will work with Judy Center faculty and staff at Lakeland Elementary/Middle School to improve young learners’ computational thinking, thereby enhancing their problem solving skills and creativity. Dr. Young and Ms. Kariuki will develop, and with preschool teachers, test the Culture-based Computational Thinking Curriculum and instructional materials. In addition, they will design a parents’ guide to computational thinking for young learners.
Dr. Lincove with co-investigators, Dr. Lieny Jeon (Johns Hopkins University) and Ms. Sarah Bollard (Baltimore City Public Schools), will conduct a three-year study entitled, Judy Centers in Baltimore: Improving Data-Informed Decisions. This study will develop a new database from existing sources to investigate the effect of Judy Center services on young children’s kindergarten readiness, the relative effectiveness of different Judy Center programs and services, and the potential for measuring outcomes for children before they enter kindergarten. In addition to improving early childhood data systems and infrastructure, this project will produce relevant research for policy and program improvements.
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Young, Dr. Lincove, and their co-investigators.
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Courtney Culp| Visual Arts
A Mile in My Cleats
Mentor: Amy Oden
Elisabeth Kan| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
ELUCIDATION OF THE HIV-1 5’ LEADER THROUGH PARAMAGNETIC TAGS
Mentor: Michael Summers
Manuel Miranda| (club) Physics
Remote Sensing Of Particle Pollution Over Baltimore
Mentor: Ruben Delgado
Tyler Moore| Psychology
Which School Readiness Skills Do Latinx Parents Value And How Do They Think These Skills Are Learned?
Mentor: Susan Sonneschein
Victor Omoniyi | (club) Biological Sciences
Effects Of APPLd Mutation On The Olfactory System In Drosophila Melanogaster
Mentor: Fernando Vonhoff
Mike Spano | (club) Sociology and Anthropology
The Rights, Responsibilities And Privileges of Student-Teachers At UMBC
Mentor: Michele Wolff
Join us for Virtual URCAD, April 22-29, 2020!
You will be able to view student presentations and interact with the presenters.
URCAD.umbc.edu
Jonathan Bolanos | Physics
Correlation Of Ground-Based Aerosol Optical Depth to Particulate Pollution Over The Baltimore
Mentor: Ruben Delgado
Aaleyah Lewis | Information Systems
Conflict Mediation At Scale: Leveraging Big Data To Mediate Online Conflicts
Mentor: Kathy Bryan
Chandler Louden| Sociology and Anthropology
Building Suburbia: An Analysis Of The Planned Community Of Columbia
Mentor: Sarah Chard
Tanya Ramsey| English
Peer Education Impacts On Student Outcomes: A Case Study From The UMBC McNair Scholars Program
Mentor: Elaine MacDougall
Diane Stonestreet| Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Design And Fabrication Of A Housing For A Wearable, Low-cost Particulate Matter Sensor
Mentor: Christopher Hennigan
