University of South Florida

Anderson, Lisa

• Dissertation: The Role of Image Resolution to Locomotion Tasks in Virtual Desktop Wayfinding

• Major Professor: A. E. Barron

Bard-Hanson, Janet

• Dissertation: A Comparison of computer-based and paper-and-pencil methods of testing elementary school children

• Position:  211 Big Bend, Director of Management and Information Programs

 Bunch, John

• Dissertation: The effects of goal message and goal orientation on learning in a Web-based tutorial

• Major Professor: W. Kealy

Burkett, Ruth

• Dissertation: Using Electronic Bulletin Boards and Journals to Enhance Pre-service Teachers Self-Efficacy and Attitudes toward the Use of Computers

• Position: Assistant Professor of Science Education, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Missouri

• Major Professor: A. E. Barron

Calandra, Brendan

• Dissertation: Advance organizers and web-based instruction: Effects on preservice teachers' achievement and attitudes

• Position: Associate Professor of Instructional Design and Technology (IDT) at Georgia State University

• Major Professor: A. E. Barron

Canton, Reinaldo

• Dissertation: Effects of Constructed Response Contingencies in Web-Based Programmed Instruction on Graphing Compared to Cued-Text Presentation of the Same Information  

• Position: Major at the Space and Missile Systems Center for the United States Air Force

• Major Professor: J. A. White

 Cavanaugh, Terrance

• Dissertation:  Effect of Using Repurposed Science Rich Feature Films with Varying Levels of Student Activity in Middle Grades Science Instruction

• Position:  Assistant Professor, College of Education and Human Services, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida

• Major Professor: A. E. Barron

Cavanaugh, Catherine

• Dissertation: The effectiveness of interactive distance education technologies in k-12 learning: a meta-analysis

• Position:  Associate Professor; Educational Technology, University of Florida

• Major Professor: J. A. White

Chancey, Monty

• Dissertation: The effects of individualized computer-based learning versus computer-assisted large group learning conditions on middle school students' library skills achievement

• Position: Media Specialist, Meadowlawn Middle School, St. Petersburg, Florida

• Major Professor: J. A. White

Condor, James

• Dissertation: Effects of computer coaching in metacognitively-cued elementary statistics instruction  

• Position:  Professor of Mathematics at Manatee Community College

• Major Professor: J. A. White & M. Chappell

Davis, Darrel R.

• Dissertation: The model-based systematic development of LOGIS online graphing instructional simulator

• Position: Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology in the School of Education, Health, & Society at Miami University (Ohio)

• Major Professor: J. A. White

Grace, Phillip E.

• Dissertation: Full-Page Versus Partial-Page Screen Designs in Web-Based Training: Their Effects on Learner Satisfaction and Performance

• Position: Instructional designer for Parata, North Carolina Research Triangle

• Major Professor: J. A. White

Granston, Carol

• Dissertation: Technology and teacher training: The systematic design and development of a framework for integrating technology into Jamaica’s teacher training programs

• Position: Professor of Instructional Technology at Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College

• Major Professor: J. A. White

 Greene, Patrick

• Dissertation: Effects of graphic organizers on high school science students’ performance in the collaborative production and presentation of hypermedia research projects

• Position: Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology at the Florida Gulf Coast University

• Major Professor: J. A. White

Hamersma, Paige  

• Dissertation: Effects of using a computer-based visualization tool to learn complex numbers in trigonometry  

• Position: Professor, Department of Mathematics, Manatee Community College

• Major Professor: J. A. White

Harmes, J. Christine

• Dissertation: Accuracy and Stability of Item Parameter Estimates under Conditions of Sparse Data: Implications for Computerized Adaptive Testing

• Position: Associate Professor of Graduate Psychology, Center for Assessment & Research Studies (CARS) James Madison University

• Major Professor: A. E. Barron & J. Kromrey

Haunstetter, Denise

• Dissertation: Digitally implemented interactive fiction: Systematic development and validation of ‘Mole, P.I.’, a multimedia adventure for third grade readers 

• Position: professor, International Academy of Design & Technology

• Major Professor: J. A. White

Hilbelink, Amy

• Dissertation: The Effectiveness and User Perception of 3-Dimensional Digital Human Anatomy in an Online Undergraduate Anatomy Laboratory.

• Position:  Assistant Dean of Curriculum, Kaplan University, Chicago, Illinois

• Major Professor: A. E. Barron

Hohlfeld, Tina

• Dissertation: The Relationship Between Technology Integration And Achievement Using Multi-Level Modeling

• Position:  Assistant Professor, Instructional Technology, University of South Florida

• Major Professor: A. E. Barron

Ivers, Karen. S.

• Dissertation: The Effects of Computer-based Cooperative, Competitive, and Individualistic Learning Conditions on Adult Learners’ Achievement and Near-Transfer Performance.

• Position:  Professor and Department Chair, California State University, Fullerton, California

• Major Professor: A. Troutman

Javidi, Giti

• Dissertation: A Comparison of Traditional Physical Laboratory and Computer Simulated Laboratory Experiences in Relation to Engineering Undergraduate Students’ Conceptual Understandings of a Communication Systems Topic  

• Position: Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Virginia State University

• Major Professor: J. A. White

Jeffries, Michael

• Dissertation:  The effects of three levels of feedback on anxiety and academic performance during computer-assisted instruction

• Position: Professor of Computer Science, University of Tampa

• Major Professor: A. Troutman

Kemker, Kate

• Dissertation:  Technology in Low Socio-Economic K-12 Schools: Examining Student Access and Implementation

• Position: Bureau Chief, Instruction and Innovation, Florida Department of Education

• Major Professor: A. E. Barron

Khonsari, Laleh

• Dissertation: A survey of physicians' attitudes toward computer-based distance continuing medical education

• Position: Chief Executive Officer, Active Path Solutions, Inc.

• Major Professor: J. A. White

King, Jennifer Brown

• Dissertation: Development and validation of an instrument to measure the implementation fidelity of teachers using integrated learning systems

• Position: Assistant Professor of Education at Florida Southern College

• Major Professor: J. A. White

 Lewis, David

• Dissertation: The Acquisition of Procedural Skills: An Analysis of the Worked Example Effect Using Animated Demonstrations

• Position: Instructional Technology Manager, National Science Foundation (NSF), Arlington, VA

• Major Professor: A. E. Barron

Lindsey, Jeffrey

• Dissertation: The Effects of Computer Simulation and Learning Styles on Emergency Vehicle Drivers’ Competency in Training Courses

• Position: Assistant Professor, Emergency Health Services, George Washington University

• Major Professor: A. E. Barron

Lyskawa, Chester

• Dissertation: An investigation of the effects of semiotic versus traditional hyperlinks on learner satisfaction and performance

• Position:  Private consultant

• Major Professor: J. A. White

Majchrzak, Tina

• Dissertation: Effects of deadline contingencies in a web-based course on HTML

• Position: Private consultant

• Major Professor: J. A. White

Moore, Barbara J.

• Dissertation: Goal Conflicts, Self-Regulation, and Course Completion: A Comparison of Web-Based Learners to Traditional Classroom Learners

• Position:  Science teacher

• Major Professor: J. A. White

Pable, Jill

• Dissertation: A Description of Students’ Experiences with a Studio-based Quick Sketching Course Using Traditional and Computer-based Instruction Practice Strategies

• Position: Associate Professor, Interior Design, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida

• Major Professor: A. E. Barron

Pace, Mel

• Dissertation: Have the Perceptions of School Library Media Specialists in the State of Florida about the Saliency of Certain Information Power Goals, Related to Collaboration, Leadership and Technology, Changed Since 1996?

• Position: Director of Media and Instructional Technology for the School District of Osceola County, Florida

• Major Professor: A. E. Barron

Ritzhaupt, Albert

• Dissertation: Effects of Time-Compressed Audio and Adjunct Images on Learner Recall, Recognition, and Satisfaction

• Position: Assistant Professor, Instructional Technology, University of North Carolina, Wilmington

• Major Professor: A. E. Barron

Runde, Dennis

• Dissertation: Effects of portable computer algebra systems and problem-solving heuristics on community college algebra students' word problem-solving abilities

• Position: Professor of Mathematics at Manatee Community College

• Major Professor: J. A. White & M. Chappell

Sandoe, Cheryl N.

• Dissertation: Measuring Transactional Distance of Online Courses: The Structure Component

• Position: Director of Instructional Technology for Pasco-Hernando Community College

• Major Professor: J. A. White

 Schullo, Shauna

• Dissertation: An Analysis of Pedagogical Strategies: Using Synchronous Web-based Course Systems in the Online Classroom

• Position: Director of the Distance Education Professional Development and the Distance Education Certificate Programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison

• Major Professor: A. E. Barron

Stewart, Shelley

• Dissertation: A Study of instructional strategies that promote learning centered synchronous dialogue online

• Position: Instructional Designer, St. Leo University, Florida

• Major Professor: J. A. White

 Sweeney, Phyllis

• Dissertation: What Faculty Know about Designing Online Materials in Compliance with Current US Copyright and Fair Use Laws

• Position: Assistant Professor, Math, Science & Technology Nova Southeastern University,
  Coordinator/Chair Information Technology
  

• Major Professor: A. E. Barron

Szydlo, Sally

• Dissertation: Metacognitive Strategies in a Web-enhanced Environment: The Effects of Achievement in Problem-solving for Engineering Undergraduates

• Position:  Director of the Academic & Professional Engineering Excellence, College of Engineering, University of South Florida

• Major Professor: A. E. Barron

Turner, Sandra

• Dissertation:  Encouraging women's participation in high school mathematics: An intervention study

• Position: Professor of Technology in Teaching and Learning, Chair of Educational Studies, Ohio University

VanDeventer, Stephanie

• Dissertation: Expert behavior among outstanding videogame-playing children

• Position:  President, Paradox Learning Systems, Inc. 

• Major Professor: J. A. White

Venable, Melissa

• Dissertation: Online Delivery of Career Choice Interventions: Preferences of First-Year Students in Higher Education

• Position: Instructional Designer/Manager, Distance Course Design and Consulting Group College of Education University of Hawaii - Manoa

• Major Professor: A. E. Barron

Zucker (Capobianco), Susan

• Dissertation: Instructional intranets in graduate medical education

• Position:  Director of Technology and Distance Education, National Clearinghouse of Science, Technology and the Law at Stetson University College of Law

• Major Professor: J. A. White