Education Department Research

Dr. Yooyeun Hwang

Dr. Yooyeun Hwang's current research focus is memory strategies and single-case research design. Her recent studies are to feature an alternative randomized design that includes a mnemonic-numeric technique. Specifically, her single-case studies demonstrated that researchers could use innovative and scientifically rigorous methods to overcome limitations in conducting empirical research. When researchers work with rare (or low-incidence) populations or are unable to include a large enough number of participants for a conventional randomized-intervention study, their study may not then have enough statistical power to detect effects of interest regardless of the potential value of the intervention's impact. The successful results of Dr. Hwang's studies illustrated that single-case randomized experiments could be a promising alternative to larger-scale randomized experiments.

Dr. Deb Van Duinen

Dr. Deb Van Duinen is a sociocultural qualitative researcher whose work primarily focuses on adolescents' out-of-school literacy practices and in-school literacy development. She also conducts content analysis research on young adult literature and is currently collaborating on a book project about spirituality in young adult literature. She recently co-authored a featured article on preservice teachers' literacy learning in the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy.