Hometown: San
Ramon, CA
Current University:
University of Southern California
Program: Ph.
D. in Education
Advisor: Dr.
Gale Sinatra
Graduation Year:
Spring 2016
Hobbies: Hiking,
Golfing, Video Games, Reading, Movies, Traveling, and Cooking. And of course
Research.
Why
did I decide to go to graduate school / what was I doing before going?
Before attending graduate school I was working in a
medium size school district as an Autistic Specialist Para-educator. I really
enjoyed the work – helping individuals with Autism, or other students in
Special Education, has been a long-standing passion of mine. I really enjoyed
the staff as well – the Special Education teacher, the other aides, the Speech
Pathologist, and the Occupational Therapist were all committed to improving the
quality of life for all the students. However, I always felt that we were not
working to our full potential. I would watch as some children failed to receive
the services they needed. Others were simply passed along so as not to disrupt
the system. While the system helped a lot of children, I thought that I could
improve it. So, I went back to Chico State to earn a Master’s degree, and while
there, fell in love with research.
What
do you like best about your program/school?
I really enjoy the diversity of background
experience and knowledge that the program attracts. We are all interested in
improving education, but we have very different opinions on how to do so.
What
are your current research interests?
I am currently interested in how texts and graphics
combine with analogies and metaphors to promote conceptual change.
What
is your favorite article and why?
I think that my favorite article is “Construction
and interference in learning from multiple representation” by Wolfgang Schnotz
and Maria Bannert, published in Learning and Instruction in 2003. This article
has made a large impact on my own work – both in terms of the theory which the
article lays out, as well as the elegant way in which the experiment was
conducted.
What
was your proudest moment / greatest accomplishment?
I just married the love of my life – we met while earning our Master’s degrees at Chico State.
Thats for Participating Bobby
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