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CONFERENCE SCHEDULEMORNING SESSIONS: 9:00 a.m. – 1:20 p.m.All Day Virtual Research Showcase (TV Monitors 1 & 2)Pages 8-109:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions9:25 a.m. –10:05 a.m.BALLROOMPlenary Panel Session #1US Adolescents’ Critical Race Digital Literacy Needs and SkillsPage 1110:15 a.m. –10:45 a.m.Panel Presentations #1 Pages 12-17VICTORY A Making Education Meaningful: Integrating Neurobiological and Psychosocial Developmental Science on Adolescent Learning and Secondary TeachingVICTORY B Co-Developing Research Projects for ImpactROOM 201 Let’s Rap: Hip-Hop and the Educational Success of Urban YouthROOM 203 Navigating Higher Education: Unveiling the Experiences and Challenges of Undocumented Students in CaliforniaROOM 205 The Power of Action Research in the Field of TK-12 Education: Eliciting Change Within Ourselves and Our Adult LearnersROOM 207 Advancing Language Teacher Education with Generative AI10:55 a.m. –11:25 a.m.Individual Presentations #1(Two Presentations per Room)Pages 18-23VICTORY A Individual or Collective Action: What Type of Actions are Individuals More Willing to Engage in to Decrease Climate Impacts?Equitable Civic Engagement: Evaluating the USC Democracy Project

CONFERENCE SCHEDULEVICTORY B Student Visions for Change: A California Community College Ideation ChallengeThe Impact of Campus Climate on Community College Student MotivationROOM 201 The Male College Graduation Crisis and What Institutions of Higher Education Are Doing About ItFaculty’s Influence on Underrepresented Minority (URM) Undergraduate Retention ROOM 203 Chameleons and Kungas: The Perceptions and Experiences of Military Veteran Faculty Members in Their Transitions to Academic ServiceA New Lens To Examine and Increase Sense of Belonging of Latin* Students from Postsecondary Institutions in the Midwestern U.S.ROOM 205 A Neurodivergent Way to HireThe Modern Day Labyrinth: Empowering Women in the Attainment of C-suite Leadership RolesROOM 207 Designing and Researching an AI Curriculum for Middle School StudentsThe (Mis)Education of Emotionally Disturbed/Emotional Behavior Disorder Students in Exclusionary Settings11:35 a.m. –12:15 p.m.BALLROOMPlenary Panel Session #2Research-Practice Partnerships: Increasing Access to College for Historically and Currently Marginalized PopulationsPage 2412:15 p.m. –1:00 p.m.Lunch and Keynote Address with Dr. Tyrone Howard Creating Equity Now: The Importance of Justice, Repair and Belonging in EducationPage 25

AFTERNOON SESSIONS: 1:20 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.1:20 p.m. –1:50 p.m.Panel Presentations #2 Pages 26-31VICTORY A Learning From the Nexus of Skateboarding, Well-Being and Community: Video Findings and DiscussionVICTORY B The Long Shadow of COVID: Mixed-Methods Evidence from the Understanding America StudyROOM 201 Artificial Intelligence in Teacher EducationROOM 203 Under Siege: Anti-DEI Legislation in Texas and its Implications for Campus Racial ClimateROOM 205 The Spill-Over Effect: A Reach Each Reading CurriculumROOM 207 Making Sure All Have the Resources to Succeed: The Impact of 20 Years of School Finance Adequacy Studies2:00 p.m. –2:30 p.m.Individual Presentations #2(Two Presentations per Room)Pages 32-37VICTORY A You Got Served - Exploring the Practices and Experiences of Food Resource Managers in Addressing Food InsecurityScaling High-Impact Tutoring: School Level Perspectives on Implementation Challenges and StrategiesVICTORY B Enhancing a Culture of Research Support for First-Generation PhD Students in Social Science FieldsFirstGen Professionals - Influence and Impact of College ExperiencesROOM 201 Empowering Black Women: Navigating Breast Cancer Care and SurvivorshipMetacognition and Clinical Decision-MakingROOM 203 Impact of a LGBTQIA+ Cultural Competency Tutorial on Health Sciences Students’ Knowledge and Confidence on Inclusive Practices and LanguageTesting the Applicability of Processability Theory in Chinese College EFL InstructionCONFERENCE SCHEDULE

ROOM 205 Community-Centering and Color-Coding Admissions: Styles of Race-Neutral Holistic ReviewSomebody Ought To Say Something! The Church’s Role in Facilitating Dialogue About Race and RacismROOM 207 Bridging Boundaries: Exploring the Dynamic Processes of Intercultural Collaboration in Student-Led Institutional Change“Powerless” to “Empowered” Through Culturally Sustaining History Teaching: South Central Student Activism and the Civil Rights Era2:40 p.m. –3:20 p.m.BALLROOMPlenary Panel Session #3Challenging Systemic Oppression and Making Equitable Impacts in Higher EducationPage 383:30 p.m. –4:10 p.m.BALLROOMPlenary Panel Session #4Queering Instructional Leadership to Promote LGBTQ+ Inclusive SchoolsPage 394:10 p.m. –5:00 p.m.Reception and Virtual Research ShowcaseIN MEMORIAMDr. Tatiana MelguizoPage 40CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Welcome to the second USC Rossier Research Conference! The conference showcases current research at USC Rossier across centers and programs. This year’s theme is Research for Impact. Rossier researchers are making significant contributions to advancing equity and improving learning opportunities in communities, K-12 schools, and higher education through partnerships and collaboration in Los Angeles and beyond.2024 USC Rossier Research Conference Planning CommitteeDwuana Bradley, USC Rossier FacultyDeborah Karpman, USC Rossier StaffEugenia Mora-Flores, USC Rossier FacultyLaura Mulfinger, USC Rossier StaffDesiree O’Neal, USC Rossier Doctoral StudentTamara Schaps, USC Rossier Doctoral StudentGale Sinatra, USC Rossier FacultyABOUT THE 2024 RESEARCH CONFERENCEPAGE 5

Gale Sinatra is the Stephen H. Crocker Chair and Professor of Education and Psychology at the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California where she serves as the Associate Dean for Research. She received her BS, MS, and PhD in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She heads the Motivated Change Research Lab the mission of which is understanding the cognitive, motivational, and emotional processes that lead to attitude change, conceptual change, STEM learning, and public understanding of science. She is a Fellow of AERA and APA and a member of the National Academy of Education. She is the co-author (with Barbara Hofer) of Science Denial: Why It Happens and What to Do About It https://www.sciencedenialbook.com/.PAGE 6

Pedro A. Noguera is one of the nation’s leading scholars on issues related to race, inequality and education. Prior to coming to USC to serve as the Emery Stoops and Joyce King Stoops Dean of the Rossier School of Education, he served as a Professor of Education and holder of endowed chairs at UCLA, NYU, Harvard University and the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of 15 books. His most recent book A Search for Common Ground: Conversations About the Tough Questions and Complex Issues Confronting K-12 Education in the United States Today with Rick Hess was the winner of the American Association of Publishers Prose Award in 2021. From 2009–2012 Noguera served as a trustee for the State University of New York as an appointee of the governor. He has served as an advisor to the governor of New Mexico on education policy, and worked as an advisor to the state departments of education in Washington, Oregon, New York and Rhode Island, as well as several large urban school districts throughout the country. In 2022 he was appointed to President Biden’s National Commission on Hispanics, and he was asked to serve as the co-chair of the state of California’s Black Student Achievement Taskforce by the state superintendent. In 2014 he was elected to the National Academy of Education and Phi Delta Kappa honor society, and in 2020 Noguera was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Noguera has received seven honorary doctorates from American universities, and received awards from the Center for the Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, the National Association of Secondary School Principals, and from the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research at NYU for his research and advocacy efforts aimed at fighting poverty. In 2023 he was ranked 1st in the nation for influence and impact in the field of education, by Education Week.PAGE 7

VIRTUAL RESEARCH SHOWCASEALL DAY (TV Monitors 1 & 2)Radicalization in Online Gaming CommunitiesMegan Munoz, USC Rossier Doctoral StudentClosing the Gender Divide: How Media, Culture, and Status Influence Public Perceptions of Female Social EntrepreneursMisha Kouzeh, USC Rossier Doctoral Student, USC Annenberg FacultyEnhancing Student Well-Being through Culturally Responsive Education and a Positive School Cultural ClimateAuthors: Amanda Vite (USC Rossier), Erika Patall (USC Rossier), Adam Kho (USC Rossier), Diane Lee (USC Rossier) and Jeanette Zambrano (UC, San Bernadino)Amanda Vite, USC Rossier Doctoral StudentBeyond the Glass Ceiling: Understanding the Intersecting Challenges of Women with Disabilities in the WorkplaceMeredith Jaggard, USC Rossier Doctoral StudentPAGE 8

The Impact of Interactionist Dynamic Assessment in a Language Education Case StudyElizabeth M. Simms, USC Rossier Masters StudentThe Paradox of Efficiency: A Critical Analysis of English Language Education in East Asian SchoolsYifan Wu, USC Rossier Masters StudentThe PASS Process: Strategies for Managing and Analyzing Large Scale Qualitative DatasetsAuthors: Zoë Corwin (USC Rossier), Mariama Nagbe (USC Rossier), Christine Rocha (USC Rossier), Bryanna Siguenza (USC Price School), Elizabeth Malanga (USC Annenberg) and Shayra Robles (USC Dornsife)Ralitsa Todorova, USC Rossier Postdoctoral ScholarBeyond the Abyssal Line: Fostering Collaboration between Scholastic Indigenous Knowledges across the AmericasAuthors: Andrew Dayton (USC Rossier), William César Lopes Domingues (Federal University of Pará), Carina Catiana Foppa (Federal University of Paraná) and Mary Helen Immordino-Yang (USC Rossier)Mariana de Franca Steil, USC Rossier Doctoral StudentVIRTUAL RESEARCH SHOWCASEALL DAY (TV Monitors 1 & 2)PAGE 9

Engaging with Non-traditional Partners -Diasporas; Engaging Diasporas in InternationalDevelopmentLovesun Parent, USC Rossier AlumAnalyzing Middle School Teachers’Implementation and Sustainability of ProfessionalDevelopment Regarding Non-ExclusionaryDiscipline PracticesColleen Evens, USC Rossier Doctoral StudentAn Inquiry Regarding Mental Health Practitioners’Self-Efficacy in Assessing Identity-Based TraumaDesyree Dixon, USC Rossier Doctoral StudentAn Examination of Missed Opportunities andDisparities in College Access Amongst Black andHispanic High School Students and the Role HighSchool Counselors Play in the Collegiate Journeyfor These CommunitiesGeni Cobb, USC Rossier Doctoral StudentVIEW THE VIRTUAL RESEARCH SHOWCASE AThttps://rossier.usc.edu/faculty-research/research-usc-rossierPAGE 10VIRTUAL RESEARCH SHOWCASEALL DAY (TV Monitors 1 & 2)

9:25 a.m. – 10:05 a.m. | BALLROOMUS Adolescents’ Critical Race Digital Literacy Needs and SkillsPLENARY PANEL SESSION #1PRESENTERSBrendesha Tynes, USC Rossier FacultyTaylor McGee, USC Rossier Postdoctoral ScholarMatthew Coopilton, USC Sustainability Postdoctoral Scholar, USC Rossier AlumPAGE 11

PAGE 1210:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | VICTORY AMaking Education Meaningful: Integrating Neurobiological and Psychosocial Developmental Science on Adolescent Learning and Secondary Teaching1. Diverse Adolescents’ Transcendent Meaning Making About Complex Social Issues Predicts Young Adult Psychosocial Outcomes via Brain Network Development2. Characterizing Effective Teaching in Urban Secondary Schools Using a Transdisciplinary, Mixed-Method Approach3. A Toolkit is Not Enough: Secondary Teachers’ Discussions of Student Identity and Development Connect to the Quality of their Classroom PracticePANEL PRESENTATIONS #1PRESENTERSMary Helen Immordino-Yang,USC Rossier FacultyXiao-Fei Yang, USC Rossier FacultyChristina Kundrak, USC Rossier StaffEmily Gonzalez, USC Rossier Doctoral Student

PAGE 1310:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | VICTORY BCo-Developing Research Projects for ImpactMODERATORJon Fullerton, USC Rossier FacultyPANELISTSBrian Markarian, Superintendent, Hawthorne School DistrictPatricia Burch, USC Rossier FacultyShelby Smith, USC Rossier Doctoral StudentPANEL PRESENTATIONS #1

PAGE 1410:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | ROOM 201Let’s Rap: Hip-Hop and the Educational Success of Urban YouthPANEL PRESENTATIONS #1MODERATORKristi Culpepper, USC Marshall StaffPRESENTERSDamien Danielly, USC Rossier AlumHenan Joof, Vice President of Student Services, Trade Tech College, USC Rossier AlumBlaine Simmons, Counselor, LA City CollegeRachelle Davidson, Community College Counselor

PAGE 1510:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | ROOM 203Navigating Higher Education: Unveiling the Experiences and Challenges of Undocumented Students in California1. UndocuAdvocates: Creating Impact with Research and Community 2. Breaking the Silence: Testimonios of Undocumented Latino Men of Color Students Navigating Higher Education in CaliforniaPRESENTERSYridia Ayvar, USC Rossier Masters StudentLaurie Ugalde, USC Rossier Masters StudentMiguel Hernandez, USC Rossier Masters Student PANEL PRESENTATIONS #1

PAGE 1610:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | ROOM 205The Power of Action Research in the Field of TK-12 Education: Eliciting Change Within Ourselves and Our Adult LearnersPANEL PRESENTATIONS #1PRESENTERSJeff Ledon, USC Rossier Doctoral Student Jennifer Lopez, USC Rossier Doctoral StudentAlexis Okihara, USC Rossier Doctoral StudentKris Sanchez, USC Rossier Doctoral Student

PAGE 1710:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | ROOM 207Advancing Language Teacher Education with Generative AIPRESENTERSEkaterina Moore, USC Rossier FacultyRobert Filback, USC Rossier Faculty Corinne Hyde, USC Rossier Faculty Jenifer Crawford, USC Rossier Faculty PANEL PRESENTATIONS #1

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS #1(Two Presentations Per Room)10:55 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. | VICTORY AIndividual or Collective Action: What Type of Actions are Individuals More Willing to Engage in to Decrease Climate Impacts?Authors: Gale Sinatra (USC Rossier), Wandi Bruine de Bruin (USC Sol Price and USC Dornsife) and Norbert Schwarz (USC Dornsife and USC Marshall)Equitable Civic Engagement: Evaluating the USC Democracy ProjectAuthors: Nicole M.G. Maccalla (USC Rossier), Robert Medrano (USC Rossier), Jenifer Crawford (USC Rossier) and Robert Filback (USC Rossier)PRESENTERLaurel Kruke, USC Rossier Doctoral StudentPRESENTERNicole M.G. Maccalla, USC Rossier FacultyPAGE 18

10:55 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. | VICTORY BPRESENTERMinh Tran, USC Rossier StaffStudent Visions for Change: A California Community College Ideation ChallengeAuthors: Minh Tran (USC Rossier) and Adrián Trinidad (USC Rossier)The Impact of Campus Climate on Community College Student MotivationINDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS #1(Two Presentations Per Room)PRESENTERJennifer Korfiatis, USC Rossier AlumPAGE 19

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS #1(Two Presentations Per Room)10:55 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. | ROOM 201PRESENTERAra Arzumanian, USC Rossier AlumThe Male College Graduation Crisis and What Institutions of Higher Education are Doing About ItFaculty’s Influence on Underrepresented Minority (URM) Undergraduate RetentionPRESENTERChris Naler, USC Rossier AlumPAGE 20

10:55 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. | ROOM 203PRESENTERJason Harris, USC Rossier AlumChameleons and Kungas: The Perceptions and Experiences of Military Veteran Faculty Members in Their Transitions to Academic ServiceA New Lens To Examine and Increase Sense of Belonging of Latin* Students from Postsecondary Institutions in the Midwestern U.SINDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS #1(Two Presentations Per Room)PRESENTERWilliam Vela, USC Rossier AlumPAGE 21

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS #1(Two Presentations Per Room)10:55 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. | ROOM 205PRESENTERNancy Morehouse, USC Rossier AlumA Neurodivergent Way to HireThe Modern Day Labyrinth: Empowering Women in the Attainment of C-suite Leadership RolesPRESENTERNely Gamini, USC Rossier Doctoral StudentPAGE 22

10:55 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. | ROOM 207PRESENTERChangzhao Wang, USC Rossier Postdoctoral ScholarDesigning and Researching an AI Curriculum for Middle School StudentsThe (Mis)Education of Emotionally Disturbed/Emotional Behavior Disorder Students in Exclusionary SettingsINDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS #1(Two Presentations Per Room)PRESENTERRenee Walter-Akpan, USC Rossier AlumPAGE 23

11:35 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | BALLROOMResearch-Practice Partnerships: Increasing Access to College for Historically and Currently Marginalized Populations1. An RPP to Evaluate College Support Programs for Students with Foster Care Experience 2. Pullias/Long Beach/CHA Research-Practitioner Partnership for Gang-Involved and Gang-Impacted Students 3. Promoting At-promise Student Success Project: A 10-year Research-Practice Partnership with the University of Nebraska SystemPLENARY PANEL SESSION #2MODERATORZoë Corwin, USC Rossier FacultyPRESENTERSRoyel Johnson, USC Rossier FacultyRonald Hallett, USC Rossier FacultyAdrian Huerta, USC Rossier FacultyPAGE 24

KEYNOTETyrone C. Howard PhD is the Pritzker Family Endowed professor in the School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA and President of the American Educational Research Association. Dr. Howard is also the inaugural director of the UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families, which is a transdisciplinary consortium of experts who examine academic, mental health, and social emotional experiences and challenges for California’s most vulnerable youth populations. He is also the director of the UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools which serves as a thought partner for districts, counties, and states to pursue whole child, whole community approaches to school systems improvement. Professor Howard has published over 85 peer reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and technical reports. He has published several bestselling books, among them, Why Race & Culture Matters in Schools and Black Male(d): Peril and promise in the education of African American males. His two most recent books, No More Teaching Without Positive Relationships, and All Students Must Thrive: Transforming Schools To Combat Toxic Stressors And Cultivate Critical Wellness have become must-reads for all educators. Dr. Howard is considered one of the premier experts on educational equity and access in the country. He is also the Director and Founder of the Black Male Institute at UCLA, which is an interdisciplinary cadre of scholars, practitioners, community members, and policy makers dedicated to examining the nexus of race, class, and gender of school age youth. A native and former classroom teacher of Compton, California, Dr. Howard was named the recipient of the 2015 UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award, which is the UCLA’s highest honor for teaching excellence, and was named an American Educational Research Association (AERA) Fellow in 2017 for his exemplary research on race and equity. Professor Howard is a member of the National Academy of Education and has been listed by Education Week as one of the 200 most influential educational scholars in the nation on education practice, policy, and research. PAGE 25

PANEL PRESENTATIONS #21:20 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. | VICTORY ALearning from the Nexus of Skateboarding, Well-Being and Community: Video Findings and DiscussionPRESENTERSZoë Corwin, USC Rossier FacultyAlan Green, USC Rossier FacultyRafael Angulo, USC Dworak-Peck FacultyEdwin Torres, Skate Study CollaboratorPAGE 26

1:20 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. | VICTORY BThe Long Shadow of COVID: Mixed-Methods Evidence from the Understanding America Study1. The Kids Are All Right? What Parents Really Think About How COVID Affected ChildrenAuthors: Morgan Polikoff (USC Rossier), Amie Rapaport (USC CESR CARE), Anna Saavedra (USC CESR CARE), Daniel Silver (USC CESR CARE)2. Covid-19, Three Years On: The Evolution of Caregiver Concerns, Child Wellbeing, and Availability of School-Based Recovery InterventionsAuthors: Daniel Silver (USC CESR CARE), Morgan Polikoff (USC Rossier), Marshall Garland (USC CESR CARE), Amie Rapaport (USC CESR CARE), Anna Saavedra (USC CESR CARE), Michael Fienberg (USC Rossier)3. Whose History? Explaining Demographic, Geographic, and Political Gaps in Support for Race-Related Content in SchoolsAuthors: Jacob Scollan-Rowley (USC Rossier), Morgan Polikoff (USC Rossier), Daniel Silver (USC CESR CARE)PRESENTERSMorgan Polikoff, USC Rossier FacultyDaniel Silver, USC CESR Center for Applied Research in Education Staff, USC Rossier AlumJacob Scollan-Rowley, USC Rossier Doctoral StudentPANEL PRESENTATIONS #2PAGE 27

1:20 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. | ROOM 201Artificial Intelligence in Teacher Education1. Using AI to Create Accessible, Personalized, and Interactive Professional DevelopmentAuthors: Yasemin Copur-Gencturk (USC Rossier), Jingxian Li, Jillian Tang (Michigan State), Kaiqi Yang (Michigan State), Taylor Darwin (USC Rossier), and Ahreum Han (USC Rossier)2. Using AI to Diagnose the Knowledge and Skills Needed for TeachingYasemin Copur-Gencturk (USC Rossier), Jillian Tang (Michigan State), and Yucheng Chu (Michigan State)PANEL PRESENTATIONS #2PRESENTERSYasemin Copur-Gencturk, USC Rossier FacultyJingxian Li, USC Rossier Doctoral StudentPAGE 28

1:20 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. | ROOM 203Under Siege: Anti-DEI Legislation in Texas and its Implications for Campus Racial ClimatePRESENTERSJihye Kwon, USC Rossier StaffRodolfo Andy Nuñez, USC Rossier StaffRoyel Johnson, USC Rossier FacultyPANEL PRESENTATIONS #2PAGE 29

1:20 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. | ROOM 205The Spill-Over Effect: A Reach Each Reading CurriculumPANEL PRESENTATIONS #2PRESENTERSEugenia Mora-Flores, USC Rossier FacultySandra Kaplan, USC Rossier FacultyPAGE 30

1:20 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. | ROOM 207Making Sure All Have the Resources to Succeed: The Impact of 20 Years of School Finance Adequacy StudiesPRESENTERLawrence Picus, USC Rossier FacultyPANEL PRESENTATIONS #2PAGE 31

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS #2(Two Presentations Per Room)2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | VICTORY APRESENTERAris Mosier, USC Rossier AlumYou Got Served- Exploring the Practices and Experiences of Food Resource Managers in Addressing Food InsecurityScaling High-impact tutoring: School Level Perspectives on Implementation Challenges and StrategiesAuthors: Morgan Polikoff (USC Rossier), Amie Rapaport (USC CESR CARE), Anna Saavedra (USC CESR CARE), Daniel Silver (USC CESR CARE)PRESENTERAlvin Makori, USC Rossier Doctoral StudentPAGE 32

2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | VICTORY BPRESENTERMatt Stevens, USC Rossier AlumEnhancing a Culture of Research Support for First-Generation PhD Students in Social Science FieldsFirstGen Professionals - Influence and Impact of College ExperiencesINDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS #2(Two Presentations Per Room)PRESENTERJose Rivas, USC Rossier AlumPAGE 33

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS #2(Two Presentations Per Room)2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | ROOM 201PRESENTERFredrick Lee, USC Rossier Doctoral StudentEmpowering Black Women: Navigating Breast Cancer Care and SurvivorshipMetacognition and Clinical Decision-MakingPRESENTERMelanie Brady, USC Rossier FacultyPAGE 34

2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | ROOM 203PRESENTERHannah Schilperoort, USC Rossier Doctoral StudentImpact of a LGBTQIA+ Cultural Competency Tutorial on Health Sciences Students’ Knowledge and Confidence on Inclusive Practices and LanguageAuthors: Hanna Schilperoot (USC Rossier), Holly J. Thompson (UC San Francisco) and Christine Deady Edwards (USC Ostrow)Testing the Applicability of Processability Theory in Chinese College EFL InstructionINDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS #2(Two Presentations Per Room)PRESENTERQing Sun, USC Rossier Masters StudentPAGE 35

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS #2(Two Presentations Per Room)2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | ROOM 205PRESENTERGloria Anglón, USC Rossier Doctoral StudentCommunity-Centering and Color-Coding Admissions: Styles of Race-Neutral Holistic ReviewAuthors: Jimmy Aguilar (USC Rossier), Julie R. Posselt (USC Rossier), Gloria C. Anglón (USC Rossier), and Kristyn Lue (USC Rossier)Somebody Ought To Say Something! The Church’s Role in Facilitating Dialogue About Race and RacismPRESENTERCarol Ross-Burnett, USC Rossier AlumPAGE 36

2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | ROOM 207PRESENTERNatsumi Ueda, USC Rossier Doctoral StudentBridging Boundaries: Exploring the Dynamic Processes of Intercultural Collaboration in Student-Led Institutional Change“Powerless” to “Empowered” Through Culturally Sustaining History Teaching: South Central Student Activism and the Civil Rights EraINDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS #2(Two Presentations Per Room)PRESENTERJocelyn Isabel Aguilera, USC Rossier Doctoral StudentPAGE 37

2:40 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. | BALLROOMChallenging Systemic Oppression and Making Equitable Impacts in Higher Education1. Gendered Islamophobia Authors: Shafiqa Ahmadi (USC Rossier), Darnell Cole (USC Rossier), Milie Majumder (USC Rossier) and Mabel Hernandez (USC Rossier) 2. La Familia: Faith, Identity, and Politics in a Latino Bible Study Author: Mabel Hernandez (USC Rossier)3. STEM Identity Among Minoritized College Students Authors: Ting-Han Chang (USC Rossier), Darnell Cole (USC Rossier) and Christopher Newman (CSU Fullerton)4. Anti-Blackness in College Prep Among Black Students Author: Tr’Vel Lyons (USC Rossier)PLENARY PANEL SESSION #3MODERATORShafiqa Ahmadi, USC Rossier FacultyPRESENTERSMabel Hernandez, USC Rossier FacultyTing-Han Chang, USC Rossier StaffTr’Vel Lyons, USC Rossier Postdoctoral Research AssociateMilie Majumder, USC Rossier Postdoctoral Research Associate

3:30 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. | BALLROOMQueering Instructional Leadership to Promote LGBTQ+ Inclusive SchoolsPLENARY PANEL SESSION #4MODERATORJohn Pascarella, USC Rossier FacultyPRESENTERSKris Sanchez, Instructional Manager Coach/Elementary Teacher, KIPP Comienza Community Prep, USC Rossier Doctoral StudentAlex Rectra, Teacher on Special Assignment, Montebello Teacher Induction Program, USC Rossier Doctoral StudentMary Traylor, Director of Programs at Justice Outside, Oakland, CA and USC Rossier Alum PAGE 39

PAGE 40INMEMORIAMThe USC Rossier School of Education community recently lost a colleague, collaborator, mentor, and friend, Tatiana Melguizo, a highly accomplished professor and a leader in the fields of education and economics.After earning her PhD in Economics of Education from Stanford University, she joined the faculty at USC Rossier in 2003 and launched a two-decade career researching and teaching the economics of higher education. Her research utilized quantitative methods of analysis to study the impact of higher education programs on racially minoritized and low-income students.She served, for much of her career, as a faculty member at USC Rossier where she was a dedicated teacher and advisor. Her commitments to protecting human rights and justice were reflected in her scholarship and the way she treated and supported her students. Melguizo’s legacy extends over two decades at USC, and her work has made an indelible impact at USC Rossier, where she served as a professor and a core member of the Pullias Center for Higher Education research center. The impact of Melguizo’s work is vast. A prolific researcher, her research has been published in top academic journals, and she received numerous grants from both public agencies and private foundations. It is a testament to her excellence as a scholar that so many funding agencies have invested in her work. Melguizo’s life was characterized by a steadfast commitment to service through her research and teaching. She blended her passions for economics and education to develop research and practices that improve the educational trajectories for students of all backgrounds. In recent years, her scholarship focused on the unique challenges faced by community colleges, and she sought to use her research to better serve students from diverse backgrounds. Throughout her career, she leveraged the distinct strengths and cultures of her students and empowered them to create careers that would have a positive impact on the field of education and society at large.Melguizo brought her bright and energetic presence to every project she undertook. As a faculty colleague and as chair of the Rossier PhD program, she contributed with generosity and courage to the refinement of USC Rossier’s mission of educational equity. As we remember and honor our friend and colleague, we reflect on Melguizo’s lifelong mission to charting a better and more equitable future for students and educational institutions. TatianaMelguizo

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