Phi Nguyen

    Email Address: pknguyen@uic.edu
    College: Liberal Arts and Sciences Department: Math, Statistics, and Computer Science
    Title: Assistant Professor
    Phone: 714-900-0092
    Webpage: https://mscs.uic.edu/profiles/pknguyen/
    Participating in the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Awards program: Yes

    Research Interest:
    1. Education policy- Examining states' policies for school improvement

    2. Mathematics education- Examining states' priority standards in mathematics

    Minimum time commitment in hours per week: 3-5

    Qualifications of a Student:
    Work would be most interesting to majors in education, teaching, or policy.

    Requirements:
    - Minimum sophomore standing
    - Works collaboratively with others
    - Detail-oriented
    - Strong reading and writing skills

    Brief Summary of what is expected from the student:
    Students would be involved in collaborating with the researchers on data collection and analysis. This would mostly entail compiling data from states' department of education websites and engaging in qualitative coding. Students would be involved in weekly research meetings. Long-term engagement can include participating in writing academic papers.

    Please contact the researcher directly at pknguyen@uic.edu

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