3 Result(s)
Mapping Personal Finance Education: A Data Collection of High School Financial Education Course Standards in the United States
The Mapping Personal Finance Education project will involve data collection of school-level financial education course offering standards in US high schools for the 2025-2026 academic year. The data collection effort is intended to encourage further research documenting the implementation and effects of personal finance education. Financial education course offering standards will be collected from online course catalogs and matched to publicly available data on school characteristics. The project outcomes include constructing a dataset for the use of researchers, developing documentation explaining how to use the data and detailing the specifics of the dataset, and producing a summary of results of the data collection for dissemination, in...
Preferred Majors
Law | Pre-Law Studies-AS | Pre-Law-CB | Political Science | Secondary Education | Social Work | Consumer Sciences | Consumer Sciences (GR) | Economics (CB) | Economics (AS) | Educational Research | FinanceKeywords
policy | education | data | Emerging Scholars | Financial Education | Education Policy | Data Collection | Data Analysis | CodingFaculty
Madelaine L'EsperanceStudent Research Assistants – Supporting Continuing Education Programs & Digital Outreach
Student Research Assistants – Continuing Education Programs Overview: The School of Social Work is seeking motivated students to participate in a research-focused project supporting the Continuing Education (CE) Programs. Students will assist with multiple aspects of CE program development, delivery, and outreach while gaining hands-on experience in applied social work research, digital media, event planning, and instructional design. This project offers the opportunity to earn research credit under the supervision of Christa McCrorie, Continuing Education Coordinator. Project Goals: Support the growth, engagement, and evaluation of CE Programs. Apply research methods to understand audience engagement and program effectivene...
Preferred Majors
Political Science | Social Work | Anthropology | Business Education | Clinical Psychology | Journalism & Media Studies | Public Health | Communication & Info Sciences | Instructional Technology | Criminology & Criminal Justice | Digital/Social Media Marketing | Graphic Design (ART) | Computer ScienceKeywords
continuing education | professional training | workforce development | audio | recording | script | writing | research assisstant | event planning | podcast | recruitment | data collection and application | Social Media Applications (Apps) | Marketing | film | social workFaculty
Christa McCrorieAlabama Sex Work Decriminalization Initiative: Building the State’s First Advocacy Group
Overview: This student-led initiative aims to establish Alabama’s first organized group advocating for the decriminalization of sex work, operating with faculty support provided by Christa McCrorie, faculty within the School of Social Work. Students will be responsible for forming, organizing, and leading the group while aligning activities with research-informed advocacy strategies. Role and Responsibilities: Group Formation & Leadership: Initiate and structure the group, recruit members, and establish operational norms. Strategic Planning & Research: Develop the group’s mission, goals, and objectives informed by research and best practices from the ACLU and other decriminalization-focused organizations. Advocacy & Outreac...