October 2014 archive

Meet our visiting scholar, Dekant Kiran!

This year, we have visiting scholar Dekant Kiran, joining our lab.  Dekant is a doctoral student from Turkey. Dekant made the decision to join the lab because of this interest in motivation and self-efficacy. He gained interest in the lab when he was reading articles written by Dr. Usher. His current program offers for him …

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Welcome new and returning lab members

The P20 Motivation and Learning Lab is thrilled to welcome five new undergraduate researchers to our team this fall in addition to five students who are returning to spend their second year with us in the lab. We also welcome a visiting doctoral scholar from Turkey, Dekant Kiran, two new doctoral students, and two new graduate …

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Dr. Tasha Mamaril accepts position with UIUC’s College of Engineering

Recent PhD graduate Dr. Natasha Mamaril has accepted a position as Coordinator of Undergraduate Research with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s College of Engineering. Tasha’s collaborations with numerous undergraduate research members of the P20 Motivation and Learning Lab has prepared her well for this exciting new step in her career. She is looking forward to working with …

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