Advancing Educational Research: Lutrill & Pearl Payne School of Education Graduate Students Share Their Doctoral Professional Presentations for 2024 and 2025
June 04, 2025
BATON ROUGE, LA - The LSU Lutrill & Pearl Payne School of Education (SOE) is proud to highlight the scholarly achievements of its graduate students through a series of academic presentations delivered at conferences across the country. These presentations reflect SOE faculty’s ongoing commitment to advancing research, fostering innovation in educational practice, and contributing meaningful insights to the field of education. From early childhood education to higher education, the following list showcases the breadth and depth of topics explored by these dedicated burgeoning scholars, underscoring their active engagement with the broader academic community:
* Demarcates student who participated in research
*Agyei, F. 2025, April). Exploring Equity in High School Placement in Ghana Based on the Basic Education Certificate Examination: A Case Study of the Sunyani West School District. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. Denver, CO and (2025, April). American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies Conference
Lewis Jr., H., *Altunel, V., & *Campbell, S.-A. (2025, April 26). Beyond the dissertation: Inspiring practitioners to continue their publishing journey [Conference presentation]. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Denver, LA, United States.
Lewis Jr., H., *Altunel, V., & *Campbell, S.-A. (2025, March 10). Advocating for AI-ready educators: Transforming teacher preparation through leadership insights [Conference presentation]. Association of Teacher Educators Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Lewis Jr., H., *Campbell, S.-A., & *Altunel, V. (2025, March 11). Reimagining education: Unlocking the power of learning pods for the future of student success [Conference presentation]. Association of Teacher Educators Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, United States.
*Altunel, V. (2025, February 22). Integrating AI technologies to support translanguaging in ESL classrooms [Conference presentation]. Curriculum Camp 2025, Baton Rouge, LA, United States.
*Altunel, V. (2024, November 12). Integrating AI technologies to support translanguaging in ESL classrooms [Conference presentation]. Louisiana Association of Computer Using Educators (LACUE) 2024, New Orleans, LA, United States.
*Campbell, S.A.T. , Robinson, P.A., & Sigirah, E. (April, 2025). American Association of Blacks in Higher Education. “Mentorship Matters: Empowering Doctoral Women of Color for Leadership.” Washington D.C.
Sigirah, E., Robinson, P.A., & *Campbell, S.A.T. (April, 2025). American Association of Blacks in Higher Education. “African Graduates
Students Thrive: Universities as Well-being Catalysts.” Washington D.C.
*Cardosi, E., Majoue, M. (September, 2024). Louisiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association. "Navigating
Clinical Trends in Communication Disorders Students." Baton Rouge, LA.
*Cardosi, E. (March, 2025). American Academy of Audiology. "Grand Rounds: Adult Diagnostics."
New Orleans, LA.
Chen, Y., *Liu, J., & Nguyen, H. (2025). The Phenomenon of Transfer Stigma: Perspectives of Vertical Transfers at
Four-year Institutions. A research paper presentation at the AERA 2025 Annual Conference
(Division J-Postsecondary Education). Denver, CO, April, 2025.
Chen, Y. & *Liu, J. (2024). Predictors of baccalaureate degree attainment and time-to-degree for vertical
transfers: A longitudinal study. A roundtable presentation at the AERA 2024 Annual
Conference (Division J-Postsecondary Education). Philadelphia, PA, April 14, 2024.
Chen, Y. & *Liu, J. (2025). Shaping STEM Identity: The Role of Psychological Factors and Transfer Experiences.
A research paper presentation at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC)
2025 Annual Conference, April 3-5, Detroit, MI.
Chen, Y. & *Liu, J. (2024). The Stigma of Being a Transfer Student: Development of a Multi-dimensional
Scale. A research paper presentation at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges
(CSCC) 2024 Annual Conference, April 19, Pittsburgh, PA.
*Dyson, K. (February, 2025). National Best Practice Conference. "Nurturing Young Writers: CLASS
strategies for Early Literacy Success." Dallas TX.
*Dyson, K. (March, 2025). Southern Early Childhood Association. "Nurturing Young Writers: CLASS
strategies for Early Literacy Success." Houston TX.
*Dyson, K. (February, 2025). Archdiocese of New Orleans Early Childhood Conference Engaging Young Learners: Birth to Age 4. "Positive Guidance and Behavior Management." New Orleans, LA.
Lewis, Jr. H., *Campbell, S.-A.-T., *Shaffer, S. S., & *Altunel, V. (2025). The role of assistant principals in fostering teacher collaboration and professional growth: A pathway to effective school leadership. In M. T. Yalçın, A. Uslukaya, & B. Demirdiş (Eds.), Holistic approaches to teacher development: Leadership, pedagogical practices, and cognitive insights (pp. 121–146). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3373-0472-4.ch006
*Liu, J. & Chen, Y. (2024). Understanding the experiences of female STEM transfers: A perspective
of community cultural wealth theory. A roundtable presentation at the AERA 2024 Annual
Conference (Division J-Postsecondary Education). Philadelphia, PA, April 12, 2024.
*Gheller, L., *Nguyen, H., & *Mayen, T. (April, 2025). AAACS. The practice of living education/curriculum theory: Lessons
from Bangladesh, Brazil, and Vietnam. Panel presentation, Denver, CO.
*Graham, H. (2025). “Bursting the Tulane Bubble: Reciprocal Partnerships and Civic Responsibility,”
Campus Compact. Atlanta, GA, April 2025
*Graham, H. (2025, March). “To PD or not to PD? Towards a Holistic Understanding of Teacher Development,”
Association of Teacher Educators Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Mooney, P., *Shell Ayala, S., Hernandez, L. (June 2025). Louisiana Association of Special Education Administrators.
"Pathways to Postsecondary Success: Preparing Students with Intellectual Disabilities
for University-Based Transition Programs." New Orleans, LA.
*Murry, C.L. (April, 2025). American Educational Research Association. "I’m Down with Black and
Brown: Black and Brown Experiences with Whiteness, Children’s Literature, and Teacher
Retention." (Discussant). Denver, Colorado.
*Murry, C.L. (April, 2025). American Educational Research Association. "Nobody Can Teach Our Kids
Like We Can: As Sistas’ Remember." (Roundtable Discussion). Denver, Colorado.
*Murry, C.L. (February, 2025). LSU Curriculum Camp. "My Child calls me by My First Name": The
HeART of the OtherMother." Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
*Murry, C.L. (October, 2024). Bergamo Conference. “Am I Truly My Mother's Daughter: An Autoethnographic
Exploration of Identity and Educational Legacy.” Dayton, Ohio.
*Smith, Y. C. (2025, March 16-19). Unified Impact: Embracing All Higher Education Professionals as Student Affairs Advocates [Conference Session]. NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Sulentic Dowell, M-M. & *Graham, H. (April, 2025). American Educational Research Association. “Overlooked Research in
Environmentalism, Stewardship, and Preservation: How Mardy Murie Epitomizes Just Education
in Conservation.” Denver, CO.
*Toups, D. (March, 2025). Southern Early Childhood Association. "Early Childhood Development,
But Make It Bingo!" Houston, TX.
*Toups, D. (March, 2025). Southern Early Childhood Association. "Strengthening the Early Childhood
Workforce: Strategies from New Orleans." Houston, TX.
About the LSU Lutrill & Pearl Payne School of Education
A school of the LSU College of Human Sciences & Education, the Lutrill & Pearl Payne
School of Education (SOE) offers undergraduate programs for students who want to pursue
a career as a pre-kindergarten through 12th grade teacher or acquire dual certification
in both traditional elementary and special education classrooms. In addition, SOE
offers 3 graduate certificates, 17 master’s degree program areas, 9 EdS certificate
programs, and 2 PhD degrees in 11 areas of focus. SOE’s focus is not only on preparing
highly qualified teachers but also in preparing educational leaders, curriculum studies
scholars, educational technology experts, applied researchers, higher education professionals,
school counselors, and clinical mental health counselors. SOE specializes scholarly
expertise regarding pressing educational and wellness issues across the entire lifespan.
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of Louisiana State University. The college is comprised of the School of Education,
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& Human Resource Development, and the School of Social Work. CHSE has two model demonstration
schools, the Early Childhood Education Laboratory Preschool, enrolling birth to age
four and the University Laboratory School enrolling Kindergarten through grade 12.
The college also has four centers and institutes: the Early Childhood Education Institute,
the Healthy Aging Research Center, the Leadership Development Institute, and Social
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