Senior Research Team
Lee Shumow, Ph.D., Senior Researcher
Nancy DeFrates-Densch, Ed.D., Post-doctoral Researcher
Deborah Kalkman, Ed.D., Post-doctoral Researcher
Graduate Research Assistants
Anna Strati – (Doctoral candidate, Educational Psychology) – Data Collection Team Leader; data coding and analyses
Solanlly Ochoa-Angrino – Data coding and analyses
Elena Lyutykh – Data coding and analyses
Nigora Hamidova — Data coding and analyses
Diana Zaleski – (Doctoral candate, Educational Psychology) – Data coding and analyses
Affiliate Faculty
Jerald “Jay” Thomas, Ed.D., Aurora University – Data collection
Expert Advisory Panel
Barbara Schneider, Ph.D., Michigan State University
Kimberly Maier, Ph.D., Michigan State University
Jon S. Miller, Ph.D., Northern Illinois University
David Stone, Ph.D., Northern Illinois University
Isabelle Kovaric, DeKalb (IL) High School, Science Department
Project External Evaluator
Penny Billman, Ph.D., University of Illinois-Chicago College of Medicine
Graduates
Anne Darfler, M.S. Ed. (2010)
Nigora Hamidova, M.S. Ed. (2011)
Hayal Kackar, Ed.D. (2009)
Brian Gerber, M.S. Ed. (2009)
Elena Lyutykh, Ed.D. (2011)
Solanlly Ochoa-Angrino, Ed.D. (2011)
Consultants
Janet K. Holt, Ph.D., Northern Illinois University – Data analysis methods
Acknowledgements
We are indebted to Dr. Charles Howell, Chair of the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology, & Foundations for his encouragement and support.
Thanks also to Neil Colwell, NIU Media Arts, for designing the SciMo logo.