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School of Education Research

Faculty within Saint Louis University's School of Education are experts in their fields who contribute frequently to research journals and books. 

2024-2025 Faculty Research

  • Buehler, J. (2025). Writing through the complexities of culturally responsive teacher education. In J. E. Beitler & S. R. Robbins (Eds.), Sites of writing: Essays in honor of Anne Ruggles Gere (pp. 241-252). WAC Clearinghouse Press, University Press of Colorado.
  • Buehler, J. (2024). Advocating for diverse books in politically divided times. The ALAN Review 51(2), 75-90.
  • O’Laughlin, C.A. & O’Laughlin R.M (2024) Academic advising: Belonging and relevance for autistic students. In Thompson, V.J & Patterson, J. (Eds.), Differentiated Academic Advising Strategies for Students Beyond the Margins. Rowman and Littlefield; Washington, DC
  • Jackson, C., Roberts, T., Maiorca, C., Cook, K. L., Bush, S. B., & Mohr-Schroeder, M. (2024). Simplifying STEM: Four equitable practices to inspire meaningful learning, Grades PreK- 5. Corwin.
  • Jackson, C., Cook, K. L., Bush, S. B., Mohr-Schroeder, M., Maiorca, C., & Roberts, T. (2024). Simplifying STEM: Four equitable practices to inspire meaningful learning, Grades 6-12. Corwin.
  • Jackson, C. (2024). Our learners’ mathematical brilliance. Mathematics Teacher: Learning & Teaching PK-12, 117(6), 402-403. https://doi.org/10.5951/MTLT.2024.0101
  • Maiorca, C., Burton, M., Ivy, J., Cook, K., Jackson, C., Bush, S., Mohr-Schoeder, M., Edelen, D., Schoeder, C., & Tripp, L.O. (September 2025). Supporting purposeful questioning with AI. Technology and Engineering Education.
  • Roberts, T., Jackson, C., Mohr-Schroeder, M. J., Maiorca, C., Bush, S. B., & Cook, K. (2024). Disrupting the STEM status quo with equity-focused integrated STEM practices (ISPs). School Science and Mathematics. https://doi.org/10.1111/ssm.12665
  • Cook, K. L., Ivy, J., Maiorca, C., Tripp, O., Burton, M., Jackson, C., Bush, S. B., Mohr-Schroeder, M., Edelen, D., Schroeder, C., & Roberts, T. (2024). STEM rocks research collective: Building and sustaining a collaborative, equity-focused scholarly community. Education Sciences, 14(9), https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14090947
  • Nelson, T. N., Poleacovschi, C., Appelgate, M., Drake, R., Swalwell, K., Jackson, C., Svec, J., & Cetin, K. (2024). Making social justice central to construction engineering: Testing interventions for educating reflexive engineers. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 150(10). https://doi.org/10.1061/JCEMD4.COENG-13745
  • Edelen, D., Cook, K. L., Tripp, L. O., Jackson, C., Bush, S. B., Mohr-Schroeder, M. J., Schroeder, D. C., Roberts, T., Maiorca, C., Ivy, J., Burton, M., & Perrin, A.* (2024). “No, this is not my Boyfriend’s Computer”: Elevating the voices of youth in STEM education research leveraging photo elicitation. Journal for STEM Education Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41979-024-00118-z
  • Bush, S. B., Edelen, D., Roberts, T., Maiorca, C., Ivy, J., Cook, K., Tripp, L., Burton, M., Alameh, S., Jackson, C., Mohr-Schroeder, M. J., Schroeder, D. C., McCurdy, R. P., & Cox, R. Jr. (2024). Humanistic STE(A)M instruction through empathy: Leveraging design thinking to improve society. Pedagogies: An International Journal, 19(1), 60-79. doi: 10.1080/1554480X.2022.2147937.
  • Sarker, T., Poleacovschi, C., Nelson, T. N., Swalwell, K., Svec, J., Appelgate, M., Jackson, C., Cetin, K. (2024). Validating a critical consciousness scale for civil engineers. Journal of Civil Engineering Education, 150(2). https://doi.org/10.1061/JCEECD.EIENG-1913
  • Bowey, W. & Schaller, M. (2025). "A Weirdly Complex LIfe": Interim leadership in student affairs. Journal of Higher Education Management, 40(1), 63-90. (ISSN 2640-7515).
  • Sywulka, K. (2025). Using positioning theory to investigate the participation of culturally and linguistically diverse students in classroom discussion. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 68, 495–505. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaal.1380
  • Boyle, M. (2025) Opportunities and Challenges in Educating Students with Disabilities in Catholic Schools in Indispensable: A Catholic Guide to Welcoming Persons with Disabilities (Bradford, M. ed.) Washington, D.C.: Word on Fire
  • Boyle, M. (2025) The Journey of a Thousand Miles: Building Capacity to Educate Students with Disabilities. In A Brighter Future for Catholic Schools (Uhl, T. ed.) Arlington, VA: National Catholic Education Association.
  • Boyle, M. (2025) The Social Dimension of the Framework. in The Playbook for Whole-Child Education in U.S. Catholic Schools (Wyttenbach, M., McMahon, M., Reyes, J., Boyle, M. Ward, K, and Berges, V.) Arlington, VA: National Catholic Education Association.
  • Boyle, M. and Boazman, J. (2024) Unique and Unrepeatable: Teaching All God’s Children. Arlington, VA: National Catholic Education Association.
  • Coleman, E., & Welborn, J. (2024). Three sixty: A journey of resilience and gratitude. Saint Louis, Missouri: Estevenson P. Coleman LLC.
  • Welborn, J. (2025). Culturally proficient strategic planning: A transformative approach to leading change in K-12 and higher education organizations. In B. Soles and T. Meyerott Diverse Leadership Perspectives in Education: From K-12 to Higher Education. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
  • Soles, B., Meyerott, T., Welborn, J., Flores, P. (2025). A review of the literature: Leaders use of cultural proficiency toward socially just educational renewal. In B. Soles and T. Meyerott Diverse Leadership Perspectives in Education: From K-12 to Higher Education. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
  • Welborn, J. and Darter, W. (2025). Leading from the inside-out: Tools and new success metrics for managing imposter syndrome and perfectionism. Midwest Journal of Education, 2(1), 1-21. https://www.williamwoods.edu/academics/mje/articles/vol2/iss1/mje-2-1-1.html
  • Welborn, J. (2024). From theory to practice: Applying the essential elements of cultural proficiency to strategic planning. Midwest Journal of Education, 1(1), 11-22. https://www.williamwoods.edu/academics/mje/articles/vol1/iss1/mje-1-1-2.pdf
  • DeChane, D., Nomi, T., and Podgursky, M. (2025). The Predictive Power of Standardized Tests: Middle school scores preview college and career outcomes. Education Next, 25(3), 56-61.
  • Nomi, T., DeChane, D., & Podgursky, M. (2025). Project Lead the Way: Impacts of a High School Applied STEM Program on Early Post-Secondary Outcomes. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 1–29. https://doi.org/10.1080/19345747.2025.2518995.