Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Allison Metcalf
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns: she/her
When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific?: Honorific not needed, first name is perfectly fine!
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): atm14e@fsu.edu
Position Title: Graduate Student
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FSU College (if applicable): Education
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: School of Teacher Education
Headshot (optional): https://cre.fsu.edu/system/files/webform/urop_project_proposal_portal/9206/IMG_6609.jpg

Additional Research Mentor(s)
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Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from above): Dr. Lama Jaber
Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Pronouns: She/her
Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Honorific?: Dr. 
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): ljaber@fsu.edu
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Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: Exploring the Experiences of Pre-Service STEM Teachers
Project Keywords: Qualitative, Science Education, Math Education, Teacher Education
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: No
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 1
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Open to all majors

Project Location:: On FSU Main Campus
If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation?: No, the project is remote
Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s):: Fully Remote
Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work?: 5
Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work?: Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Overall Research Project Description:
The goal of this project is to explore and seek to understand the experiences of undergraduate students who are double-majoring in education and science or math (pre-service teachers), particularly as they engage in a learning theory course early on in their major. This course often challenges traditional notions of STEM teaching and learning for these pre-service teachers, and requires them to critically reflect on their own experiences and understandings. Such critical reflection is complex and emotional work. In our efforts to support pre-service teachers in this course, we must explore this complexity and seek to understand their experiences. 

Research Tasks:
Research tasks include transcribing interviews and class meetings, organizing and cataloguing video data, and qualitatively analyzing data. 

Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
All the skills needed for this project can be taught!

Mentoring Philosophy:
My approach to mentorship is shaped by my own experiences as a mentee and a life-long learner. As a mentee, I have felt the most supported and encouraged when I felt that I was respected as a person, that I could communicate openly and honestly with my mentor, and that my own curiosity and perspective was valued. As a mentor, my goal is to build a genuine relationship with my mentees wherein their voices are valued, their ideas are respected, and their learning is appropriately supported. 

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Roundtable times and Zoom links:
Tuesday 9/5 (12-12:30): https://fsu.zoom.us/j/9415774204
Friday 9/8 (12-12:30): https://fsu.zoom.us/j/9415774204
Friday 9/8 (12:30-1): https://fsu.zoom.us/j/9415774204

UROP Program Elements
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Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication: Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation: Yes
Materials Grant: Yes
UROP Poster Presentation: Yes
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Are you interested in attending in a UROP Research Mentor Workshop Series?: No
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Year: 2023
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