2022 PURPOSE Cohort Poster Showcase

Research from the fourth cohort of PURPOSE fellows involved stakeholders from the local CDF Freedom Schools site, students at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, as well as public data on nutrition education programs in counties throughout Florida.

Fellow	Title	Poster
August Alderman	Evaluating a Public Health Approach to Violence in the City of Baltimore’s Violence Prevention Plan	Alderman_final
Madeline Bowman	Examining Culturally Relevant History Pedagogy: Student Engagement, Civic Participation, and Self-Perceptions in a Minority Classroom	Bowman_final
Amber Brown	The Association Between Academic Motivation and Self-Esteem	Brown_final
Giovani Casseus	Clothing, Mood, and Emotions: Perspectives from Pan-Hellenic Fraternities	Casseus_final
Eva Daniel	Exploring Factors that Impede and Enhance Parental Involvement in the African American Community at the Elementary and Secondary Level	Daniel_final
Rickya Freeman	Mental Health Awareness in Black and African American College Students that attend HBCUs and PWIs	Freeman_final
Jabreon Jackson	Toxic Resilience: Tipping the Scales of Resilience Against Black Women	Jackson_final
Coonima Kennedy	Cultural Barriers, Help-Seeking Behaviors, and Access to Mental Health Programs Among Young Adults of African Descent	Kennedy_final
Veronica Mixon	The Impact of Racial Identity on Community Connectedness and Anxiety Among Young Adults of African Descent	Mixon_final
Courtney Muturi	Apology or Opportunity? A Glance at Campus Responses to Racial Incidents	Muturi_final
Briana Parlor	We CARE: College Retention Programs and Self-Efficacy among Black Students attending a PWI	Parlor_final
Leah Register	Relationship between Restorative Practice Implementation and Teachers’ Reported Feelings of Burnout	Register_final

2021 PURPOSE Cohort Poster Showcase

Research from the fourth cohort of PURPOSE fellows involved stakeholders from the local CDF Freedom Schools site, students at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, as well as public data on nutrition education programs in counties throughout Florida.

Fellow	Title	Poster
Wright, J. E.	Engineering Students’ Pre-Collegiate Experiences	Wright_PURPOSE_final
Wilson, D.	We gon’ be alright: The Relationship between Untreated Childhood Trauma, Psychosocial Development, and Attitude towards Mental Health Help-seeking among Black College Students	Wilson_PURPOSE_final
Thompson, J.	To Reflect or Not to Reflect? The Role of Reflection in HBCU Preservice Teachers’ Development during an Online Literacy Program	Thompson_PURPOSE_final
Osbornem, A.	Black Girls Talking: Examining the Role of Book Clubs in Helping Black Adolescent Female Students Respond to Black Female Figures	Osborne_PURPOSE
Hernandez, V.	Student Teachers’ Perception of a Wellness Program within a Literacy Summer Camp	Hernandez_PURPOSE_final
Griggs, E. S.	COVID-19 Impact on the Academic Motivation of First-Generation College Students of Color	Griggs_PURPOSE_final
Clinkscales, C. C. B.	The Relations between Parentification, Psychological Health, Stress, and Academic Performance among African American Young Adults	Clinkscales_PURPOSE_final
Campos, Y.	Bridge to Graduate School: Student Experiences in a Graduate Preparation Program	Campos_PURPOSE_final
Blake, M. R.	The Relationship Between Executive Skills, Cognitive Failures, and Memory in College Students	Blake_PURPOSE_final
Arias, V.	The Influence of Birth Order and Parental Expectations on Higher Education for First Generation Latina Students	Arias_PURPOSE_final
Allen, G.	Developing Social-Emotional Learning Competencies during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Freedom Schools	Allen_PURPOSE_final
Atkins, A.	Self- Awareness Of Counselors In Training: A Quantitative Research	Atkins_PURPOSE_final

Preview 2020 PURPOSE Virtual Conference Presentations

Research from the third cohort of PURPOSE fellows will be presented in a virtual forum on Friday, December 4 from 6-8PM ET. You may preview recordings of each presentation by following links in the table below. For each presentation, please take a moment to leave the fellows feedback by following the unique link on each page.

Fellow	Title	Time & Zoom Breakout Room
Carolanne S. Briscoe	Black Social Activist Identity in Black Youth: A Review of the Literature	7:30PM & Breakout 5
Krystal Bush	The Mirrors in the Pages: Culturally Relevant Texts and Black Girls	7:00PM & Breakout 2
Gabriela Caviedes	Psychological Rest in College Students: Relationships among Demands, Mental Rest, Depressive Symptoms, & Well-being	7:30PM & Breakout 4
Arianna (Ari) Emanuel-Wright	Superhuman: Experiences of Black Women Faculty at Predominately White Institutions	7:30PM & Breakout 5
Nakia Grant	The Relationship between Parental Support and Academic Success in Black Students at an HBCU	7:00 PM & Breakout 3
Mereya Quintana	The Relationship between Depression and Burnout in Female African American College Graduates	7:30PM & Breakout 4
Daesha Singleton	"You good?": The Relationship between Coping and Depressive Symptoms in Black College Students	7:00 PM & Breakout 1
Kelis Tulloch	African-Centered Personality and Coping Predict Risk for Addictive Behaviors in College Students of African Ancestry	7:00 PM & Breakout 1
Bryce A. Turner	The Relationship between Culturally Relevant Education and Reading Motivation in Black Boys	7:00PM & Breakout 2
Ashley Zollicoffer	The Relationship between Perceived Family Support and Risk for Psychosis Among Black College Students	7:00 PM & Breakout 3

2019 PURPOSE Cohort Poster Showcase

Research from the second cohort of PURPOSE fellows involved stakeholders from the local CDF Freedom Schools site, students at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, as well as public data on nutrition education programs in counties throughout Florida.

Fellow	Title	Poster
Albritton, K.	Black Girls’ at FAMU DRS Freedom Schools Conceptualization of Their “Scholar” Identity	Albritton_Final
Bentley, M.	African American Parents’ Likelihood to Seek Help in Wellness Dimensions & Scholar’s Perceptions of Wellness	Bentley_final
Christon, A.	Academic Performance, Performance Modifiers & Racial Centrality in HBCU Students	Christon_final
Hunter, D.	Do Literature Circles Impact Social Justice and Reading Motivation: A Critical Examination	Hunter_Final
Johnson, S.	Efficacy and Accessibility of Nutrition Intervention Programs for High Poverty Counties in Florida	Johnson_Final
Lewis, C.	Can a Wellness Program Contribute to Student Teacher Resilience?	Lewis_final
McClarey, M.	Movement with Purpose: Building Equity within the Single-Gender Classroom	McClarey_Final
Monk, M.	Control Yourself: Relations between Functions of Aggression and Emotion Regulation	Monk_Final
Reimer, B.K.	Trends in Empathetic Reading for Freedom Students	Reimer_Final
Sanon, S.	Poverty Level and its Influence on Students’ Willingness to Pursue a Higher Education	Sanon_final
Theodore, I.	Voices: The Psychosocial Effects of Black Authorship At the FAMU DRS Freedom Schools	Theodore_Final
Wigfall, C.	Children’s Perspective of Parents’ Support of Social, Academic and Leisure Activity Behaviors and Achievement	Wigfall_final
Williams, S.C.	Capital Identity Projection, Academic Performance, and Academic Achievement among Historically Black College/University Students	Williams_final

2018 PURPOSE Cohort Poster Showcase

Research from the first cohort of PURPOSE fellows included a variety of sites, including the local CDF Freedom Schools sites, another summer camp for local girls, and graduate programs at Florida State University.

Fellow	Title	Poster
Campbell, C.	Activities and Children’s Connection Making Abilities at North Florida Freedom Schools	Campbell_PURPOSE_final (1)
Campos, A.	Middle School Students Attitudes about Mathematics when using Inquiry Based Software to Guide Mathematic Content	Campos_PURPOSE_final (1)
Davidson, A. M.	Accessing Resiliency at a North Florida Freedom School: A Mindful, Mixed-Methods Approach	Davidson_PURPOSE_final (1)
Green, A.	Creating a Better Path to Literacy: The Relationship of Black Males and Literature at a NFFS (Grades 6-8)	Green_PURPOSE (1)
Gregorio, D. V.	Attempting to Repay the Education Debt: Culturally Relevant Pedagogy at North Florida Freedom Schools	Gregorio_PURPOSE_final (1)
Hernandez, J.A.	Culturally Responsive Classroom Management Strategies in CDF Freedom Schools	Hernandez_PURPOSE_final (1)
Herring, T.	What Sound Does That Make? A Case Study on Mastery Experiences in North Florida Freedom Schools’ Level I scholars’ Phonological Awareness and Motivation	Herring_PURPOSE_final (1)
St. Surin, O.	Silent Voices: The Perception of Cyber Bullying Roles Among Middle School Students	StSurin_PURPOSE_final (1)
Washington, D.N.	Young, Empowered, and Black: Exploring the Perception of Harambee Among Freedom School Children	Washington_PURPOSE_final_1 (2)
Wilson, D.G.	Science Identity Development and Community Service Perceptions from Girls within a STEM Summer Camp	Wilson_PURPOSE_final (1)
Young, K.E.	Identity of Black Women Attending a Predominantly White Institution	Young_PURPOSE_final (1)

Related Presentations and Publications

Select PURPOSE and Freedom Schools presentations and publications are listed below.

Authors	Title	Document
Ha, C., & Roehrig, A.D.	How the Social and Emotional Experiences of Freedom Schools (FS) Students Impacts their Summer Camp Outcomes	2019-APS-Poster
Ha, C., & Roehrig, A.D.	Students' Social and Emotional Experiences in the Classroom: How are Prosocial Efficacy and Reading Performance Related?	2019-APA-Poster
Mesa, M.P., Funari, C., Durtschi, S., & Roehrig, A.D.	Preventing Reading Loss with a Culturally Relevant Reading Curriculum	Mesa_et_al_FERA_Poster