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Research Interests
Although varied, my research interests are related to my career as an Officer and Aerospace Physiologist in the U.S. Navy...
Self-Regulation in Online Learning
I’m interested in online learning and its use within military training environments. In my research, I have used a social cognitive model of self-regulated learning (SRL) to investigate how motivation (e.g., self-efficacy for online learning and task value) and negative affect (e.g., boredom and frustration) influence student success with online training. Ultimately, I'm trying to use motivation and negative affect to predict learner success, as measured by students' cognitive and metacognitive engagement, academic performance, and overall satisfaction with online learning.
Social cognitive models of self-regulation emphasize the interrelationship between the learner’s environment, personal factors (e.g., cognition, motivation, and affect), and behavior. Several researchers have found social cognitive models to be useful in analyzing student success in distance learning environments, particularly because these models address important motivational factors and learning strategies that appear to benefit students in these highly independent learning situations. Ultimately, results from this line of research could yield practical recommendations for course designers, instructors, decision makers, and students – all of whom would benefit from knowing which specific dimensions of motivation, affect, and self-regulation best predict online academic success.
Dynamic Hypoxia Training
As an Aerospace Physiologist in the U.S. Navy, I’m also interested in developing and evaluating advanced training methods for teaching aviators to recognize and recover from acute hypoxia. Hypoxia is
defined as a lack of oxygen to essential body tissues (specifically, the brain), which can occur during flight as a result of failures in aircraft oxygen and/or pressurization systems. Traditional hypoxia familiarization training involves exposing aircrew to hypobaric conditions in a low pressure chamber. Recently a state-of-the-art training device called the Reduced Oxygen Breathing Device (ROBD) has been developed that induces hypoxia using mixed gas delivered through an aviator’s oxygen mask. I’m currently working with colleagues at the Naval Survival Training Institute to evaluate the effectiveness of a new hypoxia training paradigm that combines the ROBD with high and low fidelity tactical flight simulators. Early evaluative results indicate that using an ROBD in combination with actual flight duties is a safe, effective, and preferred means of training experienced tactical jet aviators to recognize and recover from hypoxia.
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EdPsych Artifacts
- Philosophy of Learning and Teaching (short version). This short, one-page philosophy statement summarizes my personal thoughts on learning and teaching.
- Philosophy of Learning and Teaching (expanded version). This 10-page philosophy statement expands on the ideas presented in the version above.
- Florida
State University e-Portfolio. As the final project for my
Master's degree in Instructional Systems (IS) from Florida State
University, I created an e-portfolio of 22 products that served
to demonstrate the IS skills I aquired in the program. This e-portfolio
also includes a competency analysis report in which I discuss
my IS competencies. These compentencies include knowledge and
skills in six areas: Analysis, Design, Implementing Media and
Technology, Evaluation and Research, Management, and Communication.
- Teachers for a New Era (TNE) Program. I'm currently a Graduate Assistant for UConn's TNE Program. The TNE Program is an initiative designed to improve teacher quality by reforming outstanding teacher preparation programs.
- Husky Educational Technology Assessment Program (HETAP). HETAP is designed to measure an individual's competency according to the 2001 State of Connecticut's Teacher Technology Competencies. The assessment focuses on the four strands within the State Competenices: (1) Educational Technology Concepts and Operations; (2) Creating Learning Environments and Experiences; (3) Productivity and Professional Practice; and (4) Social, Legal, Ethical, and Human Issues. The first level of HETAP (LI) focuses on an educator’s use of technology for personal productivity and the implication of technology in the classroom to enhance student learning. I recently passed the HETAP L1, and I've included my certificate and assessment score here.
UConn's
Neag School of Education
climbs into U.S.
News & World Report's Top 25!
