You are about to embark on an exciting and rewarding journey. Writing your master's thesis should be a worthwhile and gratifying experience. You will have the opportunity to not only ask your own questions, but to design and conduct a study through which you will pursue your own area of interest. The research can be intriguing, the writing can be fulfilling, and the completion of your thesis can be professionally satisfying. If you choose your research topic carefully, staying focused on your situation, your interests, and your burning questions, your study will become a labor of love.
Enjoy the experience!
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(541) 962-3537
My main areas of research concern school policy and the No Child Left Behind Act, marginalized populations and their stories, and disability studies, both mental and physical. I am mainly interested in qualitative research.
Dr. Lee Ann McNerney
lmcnerne@eou.edu
541-962-3329
My main areas of research are related to both health and physical education. My publications in health focus on health services and health insurance. In physical education, my areas of interest are motor development and international PE comparisons.
Dr. Dan Mielke
dmielke@eou.edu
541-962-3399
My research interests include both elementary and secondary math, science, and social studies content areas. My most recent research has been in elementary science teaching and student science outcomes on Oregon assessments.
Dr. Miriam Munck
mmunck@eou.edu
541-278-5805
I am fairly open to anything in mathematics, but my main areas of interest include how math is learned, and the impact of teacher knowledge on the learning of students.
Dr. James Tooke
jtooke@eou.edu
541-962-3521
My research agenda focuses on preparing teachers for work in linguistically diverse classrooms. I have worked as a qualitative educational researcher in elementary through adult second and foreign language classrooms in and out of the United States.
Dr. Kerri Wenger
kwenger@eou.edu
541-962-3682
My areas of interest include but are not limited to: teacher/children mentoring programs, brain based learning, school based social/emotional issues, and classroom dynamics.
Dr. Ralph Woodward
rwoodwar@eou.edu
541-962-3413
My main research interests are adolescent literacy and student motivation. I am also interested in elementary reading and content subjects, particularly math. My research experience is qualitative and includes content area literacy and middle school motivation.
Dr. Karyn Gomez
541-962-3312
My research interests are in the areas of students attribution, beliefs, motivations, cognitive processes and teacher expectations. I am also interested in early childhood education, physical education and human development.
Frank Bushakra
bushakf@eou.edu
541-962-3380
My main area of interest is reading assessment, specifically, miscue analysis. I also have expertise in elementary education and literacy development.
Dr. Ruth Davenport
rdavenpo@eou.edu
541-962-3412
My research background is mostly in quantitative research methodologies, but I am also familiar with qualitative approaches. My current research interests are in children's books and authors, but I am also curious in most areas of elementary classroom literacy.
Dr. Allen Evans
aevans@eou.edu
541-383-7796
My research interests include adolescent, cultural, and content area literacy, literacy assessment, folklore, Reader's Theatre and storytelling. Publications include 'Middle School Literacy - Strategies that Work.'
Dr. Phil Hofman
phofmann@eou.edu
541-350-8490
My research interests are in educational policy and administration, curriculum - especially integrated and science curriculum, educational technology, and learning theory (educational psychology). I am most able to facilitate quantitative research methods, but I am also interested in hybrid designs.
Dr. Michael Jaeger
mjaeger@eou.edu
541-962-3682
My research interests are in the areas of literacy, children's and adolescent literature and integrated curriculum. I have published in the areas of curriculum design, the roles of stories in learning, miscue analysis and children's literature. I am most interested in qualitative research.
Dr. Carol Lauritzen
clauritz@eou.edu
541-962-3557
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