Teacher Instructional Understanding and Development 10:00 11:00

Teacher Instructional Understanding and Development 10:00 – 11:00
Multidimensional Scaling Analysis of Teachers’ Understanding and Interpretation of Writing Policy in the Common Core: A Focus on Writing Tasks- Elaine Wang
Feedback in the Field Experience: Exploring the Nature of Mentor Teacher Dialogue about Literacy Instruction- Maria Genest

Advanced Quantitative Methods with Large Data Sets 11:00 – 12:00
Comparing Exploratory Data Mining Techniques in Identifying Latent Class Membership- Ya Zhang and Li Zhou
The Promise of Place-Based Investment in College Access and Success: Investigating the Impact of the Pittsburgh Promise- Danielle Lowry

Mathematics Instructional Practices 12:00 – 1:00
Examining Relations Between Students’ Perceptions of Opportunities to Learn Mathematics and Teachers’ Instructional Practices- Cara Haines
Mathematics Instructional Practices through a Social-Psychological Lens- Hannah Sung and Calli Shekell

Engagement and Dispositions Towards STEM 1:00 – 2:00
The Increasingly Important Role of Science Competency Beliefs for Science Learning in Girls- Paulette Vincent-Ruz
Teacher Engagement: Re-conceptualizing How Math and Science Teachers Shape Student Engagement, Achievement, and Career Aspirations- Alyssa Parr

Perspectives on Diversity in Education 2:00 – 3:30
Chicana Feminist Thought: Epistemological and Methodological Considerations in Education Research- Jenesis Ramirez
What do we mean by diversity anyway? How Faculty Describe what Diversity means to them- QianaLachaud
Becoming Black in the U.S.: Deconstructing Blackness for African Americans and Black Immigrants- Lisanne Hudson

Improving Health and Physical Activity 3:30 – 5:30
Change in Physical Activity Prior to Bariatric Surgery does not Predict Post-Surgery Weight Loss- Sara Kovacs
Obesity, Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Youth with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder- Stephanie McCoy
Response to a Standard Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention by Age of Onset of Obesity- Kristie Rupp
Comparison of Supervised and Unsupervised Physical Activity Programs during a Standard Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention for Adults who are Overweight or Obese- Seth Creasy

Learning and Employability in College and the Workforce 11:00 – 12:00
Extracurricular Involvement, Socioeconomic Status, and Credentialism- Kristine Kengor
Aging Workers in Changing Labor Markets and Career Learning- Vera Krekanova

Education for Pre-Service Teachers 12:00 – 1:00
Approaches to Supervising MAT English Student Teachers: Perspectives from the Supervisors- Sarah Capello
Pre-Service Teachers Use of Student Prior Knowledge in Lesson Planning- Elaine Lucas-Evans

1st floor conference room

Foreign Language and Bilingual Education 10:00 – 11:00
Culturally Responsive Teaching S’ilVousPlaît: Foreign Language Teacher Education- Sherri Korpella
Contradictory Perspectives of Bilingual Education In America: Challenges Towards the Future- Carmen Alicia Martinez

Issues in Out-of-School Time Learning 11:00 – 12:00
How Past Experiences Help Shape the Work of Adults Who Nurture Sociopolitically Active Youth- Ira Murray
The Effect of Staff Characteristics and Program-level Supports on Developmental Interactions in Out-of-School Time Programs- Annie McNamara

Understanding Student Experiences in Higher Education 12:00 – 1:30
College Student Development: Self-Authoring in an Era of Increased Parental Involvement- Dana Winters
Where are all my sista’s at?! Exploring the Experiences of Black women in Graduate School- Christine McClure
Examining Latina/o Doctoral Students: A Space and Place Analysis- Oscar Medina

Educator Responses to Student Trauma 1:30 – 2:00
Seeing Their Eyes in the Rearview Mirror: An educator's response to students dealing with trauma- Adam Alvarez

Administrative and Policy Studies
Analysis and Evaluation of Seneca Valley School District's Facilities' Support of 21st Century Values- Christian Ulysse

Applied Developmental Psychology
Toddler Teachers’ Responses to Emotional and Cognitive Tantrums and Relations to Successful Resolution- Ashley Shafer
What Can Parents Learn from Watching Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood with Children- Brooke Pinney
Initial Evidence for the Utility of a Multilevel Assessment of a Preschool’s Readiness for Change- Afton Kirk

Health and Physical Activity
Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Diet Quality in Response to a Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention- Anna Peluso
Associations Of Fitness, Physical Activity, And Obesity With Heart Rate Recovery In Young Adults With Overweight And Obesity- SophyPerdomo
Association of Resting Blood Pressure with Adiposity and Physical Activity in Young Adults- Robert Kowalski

Instruction and Learning
The Effects of Visual Prompting and Tacting Fluency on the Acquisition of Intraverbals- BuketKisac & Steven Lyon
The Effect of Short Didactic Instruction on 3 Paraprofessionals’ Delivery of Verbal Praise and TAG Clicks- Jesse Smith
Improving Goal Attainment in Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders through the use of the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction- LeeAnn Wagner Cica
The Effect of Treatment Integrity Between Therapists on Intervention Effectiveness in the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders- Cristina Restrepo & Jessica Mancini
Using CBI in CFL Classroom- Xiaodi (Alvin) Wu
International Students: Making Friends Through Social Media- Zhimeng Tang
The Effects of Two Video Modeling Interventions on the Independent Living Skills of Students with Intellectual Disabilities- Kylee Wynkoop & Rachel Schwartz
Using Read Alouds to Support Vocabulary Acquisition in ESL context- YueGao

Literacy, Language, and Culture
Ready or Not?: How Reading Specialist Interns Experience Preparation for this Multi-faceted Role- Karen Rissling

Psychology in Education
Social Support and Parental Stress among Parents of Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder-an International Comparison of United States and China- Wen-Chi (Annie) Wang
Understanding Multiracial and Multiethnic Students’ Sense of Belonging in College- PremaChaudhari