2018 PhD Research Poster Celebration

On September 28, eighteen PhD students entering their second year of study showcased findings from their first year research work at the 2018 PhD Research Poster Celebration, held in the School of Education courtyard. During the two-hour afternoon session, students explained their work and answered questions from UCI faculty, students, and members of the public.

The following are the doctoral presenters, in alphabetical order, their poster research titles, and their poster advisors. Click on the poster title to access the poster abstract.

​Presenter: Maricela Banuelos
​Poster Title: "Social Capital and the Matriculation of First-Generation Students of Color into Doctoral Programs"
Poster Advisor: Stephanie Reich

Presenter: Yucheng Cao
Poster Title: "The Relation of Retell to Reading Comprehension: A Meta-Analysis"
Poster Advisor: Young-Suk Kim

Presenter: Edward Henry Chen
Poster Title: "Dual-Task Studies of Working Memory and Mathematics: A Meta-Analysis"
​Poster Advisor: Drew Bailey

Presenter: Melissa Dahlin
​Poster Title: "Understanding Uptake of Services by Families: Demographic Contributors to Service Utilization in Head Start"
Poster Advisors: Jade Jenkins, Stephanie Reich

Presenter: Diana Gamez
Poster Title: "Upward Bound: Supporting First-generation and/or Low-income Students of Color through Community Cultural Wealth"
​Poster Advisor: Shanyce Campbell

Presenter: Sharin Jacob
Poster Title: "Teacher Perceptions of Equity in Computer Science Education"
Poster Advisor: Mark Warschauer

Presenter: Su Jiang
Poster Title: "Pattern-Centered Analysis of Latinx Adolescents’ Math and Science Motivational Beliefs and the Relation to Science Class Engagement"
Poster Advisor: Sandra Simpkins

​Presenter: Gabe Avakian Orona
Poster Title: "Active Assessment and Interactive Epistemology: Predicting Student Outcomes in Introductory STEM Courses Using Promising Practices and Instructor Track" 
​Poster Advisor: Rachel Baker

Presenter: Khamia Powell
Poster Title: "Teacher-Student Relationships in Early Adolescence Predict Academic and Social Functioning in High School"
Poster Advisor: Deborah Lowe Vandell

​Presenter: Kayla Puente
Poster Title: "The Role of Siblings and Familism Values in the Science Motivation of Mexican-Origin Adolescents"
Poster Advisor: Sandra Simpkins

Presenter: Jennifer Renick
Poster Title: "Lost in Translation: An Example of Educational Theory Applied in a School Context"
Poster Presenter: Stephanie Reich

Presenter: Zhiling Shea
Poster Title: "Does the Response to Intervention Approach Improve Academic and Disability Outcomes?"
Poster Advisor: Jade Jenkins

​Presenter: Kimberly Telfer-Radzat
Poster Title: "Looping: 3 Waldorf Success Stories"
Poster Advisor: Liane Brouillette

Presenter: Sirui Wan
Poster Title: "Is Intervention Fadeout a Scaling Artifact?"
Poster Advisor: Drew Bailey

Presenter: Alissa Wolters
Poster Title: "Meta-Analysis on the Relation Between Reading Prosody and Reading Comprehension"
Poster Advisor: Young-Suk Kim

Presenter: Dandan Yang
Poster Title: "Using Child Characteristics to Predict Reading Difficulties – in the Context of A2i"
Poster Advisor: Carol M. Connor

Presenter: Renzhe Yu
Poster Title: "Representing and Predicting Student Navigational Pathways in Online College Courses"
Poster Advisor: Mark Warschauer

Presenter: Xuchan Zhou
Poster Title: "The Negative Impacts of Low Ability Peers on Students’ Outcomes"
Poster Advisor: Di Xu