Sue Farruggia
Email Address: spf@uic.eduCollege: Liberal Arts and Sciences Department: Administration
Secondary Department: Psychology
Title: Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs
Office: UH2704 Phone: 312-996-8115
Webpage: http://orss.uic.edu/
Participating in the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Awards program: Yes
Research Interest:
Student success in college Mentoring of college students Transition from high school to college Non-academic reasons for leaving college Racial/ethnic disparities in college success Minimum time commitment in hours per week: 8 Qualifications of a Student:
Minimum 2.75 GPA Experience may be most beneficial to majors in psychology, education, or other social science, but all are welcome to apply. Preference given to students who can make a two semester commitment. Students interested in pursuing an honors capstone project and/or attending graduate school in psychology, education or a related social science are encouraged to apply. Brief Summary of what is expected from the student:
Students working in the Office for Research on Student Success will work on a variety of activities depending upon the semester, such as: Transcribing interviews and focus groups Coding qualitative data Collecting data Conducting literature searches Helping conduct focus groups Helping college survey data Data processing Students will be expected to participate in weekly lab meetings.
NOTE: This researcher is currently not accepting applications for the Undergraduate Research Experience program.
