Former SPEL Scholars
SPEL has a diverse group of graduate and undergraduate research staff. This map shows the hometown locations for SPEL student researchers.
Scroll down to meet them!
Adeyemo Adetogun
Hometown: Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
Department/Program: UNCG, BS: Psychology Minor: Music
Email: aaadetog@uncg.edu
SPEL Projects: STAMPS
Anticipated Graduation: May 2023
Research Interests: The Discourse of STEM Education Evaluation; Methods and Approaches Utilized in STEM Education Evaluation; Impacts of Racial Uprising and Covid-19 Pandemic on STEM Program Evaluation from the Practitioner lens
Favorite Game: CSI Crime Scene video game
Caitlin Albrechtsen
Hometown: Lehi, Utah
Department/Program: Arizona State University, Ph.D. Educational Policy and Evaluation
Email: cjalbre1@asu.edu
SPEL Projects: IMOD STC
Anticipated Graduation: May 2024
Research Interests: School choice, Charter schools, Comparative education policy, Data use for evidence-based evaluation, DEI in STEM
Favorite Game: Wordle
Davares Burnett
Hometown: Greensboro, North Carolina
Department/Program: UNCG, BS: Psychology Minor: Music
Email: deburnet@uncg.edu
SPEL Projects: MBDH
Anticipated Graduation: May 2021
Research Interests: Prescribing music as an alternative treatment for mental disorders
Favorite Game: CSI Crime Scene video game
Tyler Clark
Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
Department/Program: Ph.D. Educational Research Methodology- Program Evaluation Concentration
Email: tsclark3@uncg.edu
SPEL Projects: ADVANCE; NanoHUB; ECEP
Anticipated Graduation: December 2023
Research Interests: Culturally Responsive Evaluation, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), Social Justice, Criminal Justice
Favorite Game: Phase 10
Myranda Cook
Hometown: King, North Carolina
Department/Program: BS: Psychology; BA: Sociology
Email: mhcook@uncg.edu
SPEL Projects: STEM PUSH; STAMPS
Anticipated Graduation: May 2021
Research Interests: PTSD/Trauma, Coping, Emotional Regulation
Favorite Game: Donkey Kong
Christine Fry
Hometown: Knightdale, NC
Department/Program: BA: English Secondary Education ';MS: Educational Research Methodology, Program Evaluation Track
Email: cmfry2@uncg.edu
SPEL Projects: AI-ALOE
Anticipated Graduation: May 2023
Research Interests: K-12 Education Evaluation; Curriculum Evaluation; Equity-oriented research and evaluation; Queer and Feminist evaluation; Culturally-responsive evaluation; Social Justice; Implementing evaluation practices in teacher education
Favorite Game: Magic the Gathering
Christopher Hall
Hometown: Eugene, Oregon
Department/Program: UNC Greensboro: PhD Educational Research Methodology: Program Evaluation Focus
Email: cmhall8@uncg.edu
SPEL Projects: STAMPS, IBMP
Anticipated Graduation: May 2022
Research Interests: Intersectional Oppression Theory, Leveraging Privilege, Intimate Partner Violence
Favorite Game: Dominion & Aeon’s End
Chandni Lal
Hometown: High Point, North Carolina
Department/Program: UNC Greensboro: BS: Psychology; Minor: Business
Email: c_lal@uncg.edu
SPEL Projects: GEMS
Anticipated Graduation: May 2021
Research Interests: Child development, personality and cognition, behavioral modification
Favorite Game: Monopoly
JR Moller
Hometown: New York City, New York
Department/Program: BS: Psychology; BA: Sociology
Email: jrmolle2@uncg.edu
SPEL Projects: nanoHUB; EvaluATE
Anticipated Graduation: August 2021
Research Interests: Culturally Responsive Evaluation; STEM Evaluation; Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Teaching Evaluation; Evaluation Methodology
Favorite Game: Uncharted 4
Annaia Bokungu Ndjoli
Hometown: Raleigh, North Carolina
Department/Program: BS: Psychology; Minor: Statistics
Email: a_bokung@uncg.edu
SPEL Projects: STEM PUSH
Anticipated Graduation: December 2021
Research Interests:
Favorite Game: Monopoly
Grettel Mariana Arias Orozco
Hometown: Grecia, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Department/Program: UNC Greensboro: MS/PhD Educational Research Methodology with a focus on Program Evaluation
Email: gmariaso@uncg.edu
SPEL Projects: GEMS
Anticipated Graduation: May 2022
Research Interests: Culturally Responsive Research & Evaluation; Evaluation on Latino populations in the USA/Latin America; LatCrit, CRT, Postcolonial/Decolonial Studies
Favorite Game:
Charity Odetola
Hometown: Dakar, Senegal
Department/Program: NC Greensboro: M.S. Educational Research Methodology: Program Evaluation Concentration
Email: coodetola@uncg.edu
SPEL Projects: GEMS; STEM PUSH Alliance
Anticipated Graduation: May 2023
Research Interests: Social Justice-Oriented Evaluation; Evaluation in Social Work and Women’s Studies; Culturally Responsive Evaluation;
Favorite Game: Bananagram/UNO
Charles Rouse Jr.
Hometown: Clayton, North Carolina
Department/Program: UNC Greensboro: BA: Psychology
Email: clrouse2@uncg.edu
SPEL Projects: nanoMFG
Anticipated Graduation: May 2022
Research Interests:
Favorite Game: Uno
Aundrea Smith
Hometown: Richmond, Virginia
Department/Program: UNC Greensboro: BS: Psychology; Minor: Business
Email: adsmi38@uncg.edu
SPEL Projects: EvaluATE
Anticipated Graduation: May 2025
Research Interests: The effects of work conditions on mental health, Equity Diversity Inclusion (EDI)
Favorite Game: Clue
Sara Stephenson
Hometown: Lansing, North Carolina
Department/Program: UNC Greensboro: M.S. Educational Research Methodology: Program Evaluation Concentration
Email: sgsteph2@uncg.edu
SPEL Projects: nanoBio
Anticipated Graduation: December 2021
Research Interests: Culturally Responsive Evaluation, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Trauma, Adverse Childhood Experiences & Protective Factors, Equity Diversity Inclusion (EDI) in nonprofit programs, community/systems change work
Favorite Game: Scrabble
Xinru Yan
Hometown: Shanxi, China
Department/Program: UNC Greensboro: MS Educational Research with Concentration in Program Evaluation
Email: x_yan@uncg.edu
SPEL Projects: GEMS
Anticipated Graduation: May 2022
Research Interests: Evaluation of Education Program, Reflective Practice, Education Policy, Culturally Responsive Evaluation, Practice Wisdom, Language Teaching
Favorite Game: Animal Crossing