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Faculty Mentors
Prior to beginning the fellowship, students will identify a faculty mentor with compatible research interests with whom they will work on multiple projects throughout the year. Mentors will work closely with fellows as they develop and implement their service learning research project at the North Florida Freedom Schools. Fellows will further develop their research experience…
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Contact Us
Please contact program manager Betsy Staudt Willet (betsy.staudtwillet@fsu.edu) if you have any questions about the application process or components.
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Core Components
The core components of training are based on the professional socialization framework, represented in the model below.
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Program Timeline
The following section highlights the timeline for the PURPOSE Program starting in Spring 2022 semester for students. Spring 2024: Fellows will work with the help of faculty mentors to develop an original research project to be implemented during a summer research practicum at local Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools® sites. Additional support in writing the…
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Application
Application Deadline: 11:59PM, Monday October 3, 2022 The PURPOSE program application form should take under 30 minutes to complete, discounting the time it may take to prepare the other application components (e.g., writing a research goal statement, requesting an academic letter of reference). We recommend you review and prepare all application components (listed below) prior…
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Dr. Peggy Perkins Auman
Peggy Perkins Auman, co-PI, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Elementary Education at FAMU. She designed the MS in Educational Psychology Program, and assisted in the design of two doctoral programs (PhD in Educational Psychology and PhD in Learning and Technology) at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Additionally, she revised the undergraduate course…
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Dr. Jeannine E. Turner
Dr. Jeannine E. Turner is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems in the College of Education at Florida State University. She joined the faculty in Fall 2004. Her research focuses on issues of motivation, emotions, instruction, and learning. Her current research interests include motivation, learning and “transfer of knowledge”…
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Dr. Tamara Bertrand Jones
Dr. Tamara Bertrand Jones currently serves as an Associate Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Florida State University. Her research examines the sociocultural influences on socialization during graduate education and the professional experiences of underrepresented populations, particularly Black women, in academia. Her previous work as an administrator and…
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Dr. Alysia Roehrig
Dr. Alysia Roehrig, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, joined the faculty at Florida State University in 2003 and serves as the Learning and Cognition Program Coordinator. She earned both her Ph.D. and M.A. in Developmental Psychology from the University of Notre Dame. Dr. Roehrig’s research interests focus on issues related to effective teaching, particularly exploring the successes…
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What’s Your Purpose?
The PURPOSE program seeks to train a diverse cohort of fellows in research with a focus on social justice in education. The goal of the program is to provide fellows with opportunities to develop the knowledge and skills they need to enter and successfully complete graduate programs in education and related fields and ultimately to…
