Teaching beyond the classroom includes involvement of students in research projects & commmunity activities, supervision for indpendent study & internship, and also publication with students.

Dr. Weiss discussing research projects with research team

Students are involved in research projects and community activities

These learning experiences include conducting literature reviews for grant proposals, learning how to select measurements and designing survey questionnaires, collecting data in school and community settings, entering the data and data analyses.

Research assistants and interns working in research lab

Supervision of independent study and internships

Students from various disciplines, including Health Science, Kinesiology, Child and Adolescence Studies, Counseling, Psychology, Sociology, Business, Liberal Arts, Biology, and Computer Science work together as a team. Together they learn how to conduct research projects, how to enhance their social skills, and how to deliver quality work as a professional. Monthly training is provided for students to help them acquire hands-on knowledge and enhance their skills.

Dr. Weiss with her research assistants

Publications with students

Teaching beyond the classroom also includes promotion of students’ professional development, in that students have the opportunity to learn how to present at scientific conferences and how to put scientific manuscripts together for publication in peer-reviewed journals.