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Meet the Researcher: Dr. Faith Rice

Dr. Faith Rice serves as a professor in the Department of Information, Library, and Research Sciences with an interest in closing the achievement gap through libraries.

A group of ten people, including Dr. Vicki Jacobs (front row, left) wearing matching turquoise shirts that say “Math: the only subject that COUNTS” pose together indoors. They are smiling and standing around a sign that reads “Flourish Featured Session” with logos for the Ashboro City Schools and NCCTM.

Meet the Researcher: Dr. Vicki Jacobs

Dr. Vicki Jacobs serves as the Yopp Distinguished Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education.  What is your educational background?   I was an undergraduate at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire where I was a psychology major. Then I did my master’s and Ph.D. in educational psychology at the University… Continue reading…

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Meet the Researcher: Dr. Lalenja Harrington

An assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations (ELC), Dr. Lalenja Harrington originally came to UNC Greensboro in 2007 to serve with Beyond Academics (now Integrative Community Studies), a program for students with intellectual disabilities who want to further their education. 

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Meet the Researcher: Dr. Kyung Yong Kim

An associate professor in the Department of Information, Library, and Research Sciences (ILRS), Dr. Kyung Yong Kim joined the faculty at UNC Greensboro in 2017. After graduating from college in his native South Korea, Kim earned both his master’s degree in statistics and a Ph.D. in Educational Measurement and Statistics from the University of Iowa. 

Dr. Delma Ramos, left, and Dr. Elsa Camargo, right, stand beside a screen with their presentation displayed

Meet the Researcher: Dr. Delma Ramos

Dr. Delma Ramos, an associate professor in the UNC Greensboro School of Education’s Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education, has been at UNCG since 2018. Ramos earned an undergraduate degree in social work, a master’s in student affairs, and a Ph.D. in higher education. Her work focuses on the experiences of underrepresented communities in higher education. Since joining UNCG, she has concentrated on expanding research about Latinx students in the U.S. South. 

School of Ed professor Marcia Rock working with off site student teacher.

Meet the Researcher: Dr. Marcie Rock

Following a decade at the University of Alabama, Dr. Marcie Rock has spent the past 15 years as a faculty member in the Department of Specialized Education Services at UNC Greensboro. In her current role, Rock has been integral in the department’s instructional coaching efforts. 

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Meet the Researcher: Dr. Noah Lenstra

Dr. Noah Lenstra, an associate professor in the Department of Information, Library, and Research Sciences (ILRS), came to UNC Greensboro in 2016 where he teaches classes in library and information science. The department boasts the nation’s eighth-ranked school library media specialty area and the 23rd-ranked Master’s of Library and Information Science program. 

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Meet the Researcher: Dr. Rebecca Mathews

Dr. Rebecca Mathews, a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Counseling and Educational Development, spent 18 years as a counselor, supervisor, consultant, and educator in the community and hospitals. She then decided that she wanted to help train the next generation of counselors and joined the faculty of the nation’s third-rated program at UNCG in 2020. 

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Meet The Researcher: Dr. Tiffanie Lewis-Durham

Dr. Tiffanie Lewis-Durham, an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations, came to UNC Greensboro in 2018 after working for a non-profit in New York City.