UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1066

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  roundtable_info:
    - day: 'Wednesday, September 3'
      endingtime: '4:30'
      starttime: '4:00'
      zoomlink: 'https://fsu.zoom.us/my/dldennis'
    - day: 'Thursday, September 4'
      endingtime: '6:30'
      starttime: '6:00'
      zoomlink: 'https://fsu.zoom.us/my/dldennis'
    - day: 'Friday, September 5'
      endingtime: '12:30'
      starttime: '12:00'
      zoomlink: 'https://fsu.zoom.us/my/dldennis'
  approximately_how_many_hours_a_week_would_the_research_assistant: '5 hours'
  are_you_currently_looking_for_students_: 'No'
  confirmation_1: '1'
  contact_email_fsu_email: JRRoot@fsu.edu
  contact_email_fsu_email2: ''
  contact_email_fsu_email_if_affiliated_: DLDennis@fsu.edu
  faculty_advisor_confirmation: ''
  faculty_advisor_name: ''
  faculty_advisor_s_fsu_email: ''
  fsu_college: 'Education, Health, and Human Sciences'
  fsu_department_if_applicable_: FCRR
  headshot_optional_: ''
  if_the_project_location_is_off_campus_does_the_student_need_to_p: 'Yes'
  mentoring_philosophy: 'As a researcher, I believe that team science creates a better final outcome. Mentoring provides an opportunity to co-create trusting, respectful, relationships that foster growth, development of self-determination skills, and improve the quality of research. I think it is critical to work with mentees to support them in developing skills that they value. Self-discipline and attention to detail are important when setting and meeting timelines and priorities, so working collaboratively to establish timelines and expectations, and learning why bringing your whole self to your work makes for a richer more complex experience. As a mentor, I value diversity, communication, willingness to fail forward, and an understanding of the immense responsibility and rewards that come with being entrusted to work with participants for the purpose of research.  Mentees should have the opportunity to explore areas of interest, build knowledge about research, and develop a sense of pride in their accomplishments.  Mentoring can provide a facilitated exploration into areas of research that mentees have had little to no experience with previously and an introduction to research topics that they may not have the opportunity to discover independently.  Ultimately, co-creating knowledge is the goal of both research and mentoring, and collaboration makes our research and us all better.'
  mentor_handbook_and_faqs: '1'
  name_of_other_faculty_collaborator_if_applicable_: ''
  number_of_assistants_needed_faculty_postdoc_max_6_graduate_stude: '2'
  other_faculty_collaborator_s_preferred_pronouns: ''
  overall_research_project_description: |-
    UFLI has shown promise as a curriculum that focuses on encoding and decoding for students in K-2nd grade for whom it was designed. The program touts itself as being both structured and responsive to student needs. Developers claim it builds professional knowledge and skills in reading acquisition, key linguistic elements needed for reading, and evidence based instructional methods aimed at building reading proficiency (UFLI Foundations; Lane & Contesse, 2022). It is systematic and provides 30 minutes of consistent phonics instruction 4 days a week.  

    The local school district has committed to system wide implementation for all K-2nd grade classrooms for multiple years now.  Individual schools have also implemented UFLI in Special Education settings. UFLI has also been introduced in a series of PreK VPK classrooms.  

    UFLI is being used by groups for which it was not originally intended, such as PreK and Special Education. These groups report needing to adapt UFLI to fit their context and student needs. UFLI developers cite the work of Sanetti et al., 2021, regarding the need for implementation and instructional fidelity when using their curriculum (Lane et al., 2025).  This study would explore the ways in which teachers (and paras) in these contexts are implementing UFLI and what determining factors they offer for their decisions to adapt. This could provide valuable insight to district collaborators, and UFLI developers to improve implementation for these student groups.
    Research Questions 

    How are teachers in PreK and ESE adapting the dosage of UFLI when implementing in their unique contexts? 

    What factors do these teachers describe as influencing their decisions regarding the need to adapt UFLI implementation? 

    Methods 

    Two parallel, sequential mixed methods case studies using dosage data forms developed at FCRR (observations) and semi-structured individual interviews (using the Frame-Is and Hall’s Levels of Use). The studies may be conducted concurrently or consecutively within the same school year. Analysis for each study is intended to be independent. 
  please_add_any_additional_information_here: 'I am a researcher with ADHD, making certain research tasks like cleaning up transcripts for accuracy challenging. Being able to depend on a mentee to take on tasks surrounding that process will be important. I look forward to sharing the strategies and skills I use to maintain rigor and focus attention as a researcher with executive function struggles. Some work can be done remotely which could benefit a student who lacks transportation. This work is situated within a research-practice partnership, and there may be opportunities to support partnership activities.'
  please_provide_a_link_to_your_publications_a_video_clip_or_a_web: ''
  please_select_the_choice_that_most_accurately_describes_your_exp: 'Partially Remote'
  please_select_the_location_of_your_project_: 'On FSU Main Campus'
  position_availability_for_student_research: 'Flexible schedule'
  position_title: 'Post Doc'
  primary_research_mentor_name: 'Denise L Dennis'
  project_keywords: ' Early Childhood, Elementary Schools, Special Education, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Mixed Methods'
  relevant_student_major_s_: 'Education, Early Childhood, Special Education, SLP, School Psychologist, Educational Psychology, (open to others)'
  research_mentor_preferred_pronoun2: she/her
  research_mentor_pronouns: she/her
  research_mentor_supervisor_if_different_from_above_: 'Jenny Root'
  research_tasks_for_student_research_assistant_s_: 'Literature reviews, quantitative data entry, qualitative data collection/observations, transcript/data cleaning, data formatting/ organization, data analysis, materials preparation, and other duties'
  roundtable_times_and_zoom_links: |
    September 3rd- 4:00-4:30 PM, September 4th- 6:00-6:30 PM, September 5th- noon-12:30PM
    Zoom link- https://fsu.zoom.us/my/dldennis
  skills_that_research_assistants_may_need_: |
    Required- Microsoft tools proficiency, CITI- Human Subjects- Training (must pass), Communication skills- prompt, proactive, professional, listening, typing, attention to detail, timeliness, commitment to quality, office skills
    Recommended- willingness and curiosity
  title_of_the_project: 'UFLI Adapt'
  update_url: 'https://cre.fsu.edu/urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal?token=QZg9d9go55-8N5MzplkvQF6_08r8vbsNrQQO9wIt03Q'
  urop_performance_evaluation: '1'
  urop_poster_presentation: '1'
  when_potential_research_assistants_are_reaching_out_via_email_2: Dr.
  when_potential_research_assistants_are_reaching_out_via_email_wh: ''
  when_students_are_reaching_out_via_email_what_is_your_preferreda: Dr.
  would_you_like_to_participate_in_the_urop_research_mentor_round2: 'Yes'
  would_you_like_to_participate_in_the_urop_research_mentor_roundt: ''
  year: '2025'