Sara Z. Evans

Trash Talking: Anthropogenic Resources Facilitate Raccoon Interactions in Urban Environments

Laura Dudley Plimpton, Meredith C. VanAcker, Sara M. Kross, Ximena A. Olarte‐Castillo et autres

Interactions between animals of the same species underpin many ecological processes, from reproduction to pathogen transmission. Habitat modification, such as urbanization, affects an animal's spatial behavior, altering interactions with both their habitat and conspecifics. Raccoon space use varies widely between urban/suburban and …

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Zines in the Open

Jenna Kammer, Sara Z. Evans, Lindsey Jones-Renaud

A zine is a physical, printed, folded pamphlet. This creative work is a zine series collaboratively written by a library science professor, a librarian, and a library science student to share ideas around decolonizing pedagogies. The final zine series (includes 5 numbered …

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From Cool Idea to Evidence-Based Pedagogy

Sara Z. Evans, Jocelyn A. J. Evans

This guide accompanies a comprehensive toolkit aimed at equipping faculty with the skills and resources necessary to implement a HIP project and produce scholarship from it. Through practical application related to designing, implementing, assessing, and publishing on high impact practice, the use …

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Beyond innocence: the power of young people’s stories in resisting class-based inequality

Cameron Greensmith, Adam Davies, Sara Z. Evans, Jalyn Lankford

This study examines the FRONTLINE documentary Growing Up Poor in America, which sheds light on the stories of three young people from rural and suburban Ohio during the COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing the harsh realities of class-based inequalities. Using a storytelling approach, this …

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Beyond Pathology: Rethinking Mental Health Practices for LGBTQ+ Inclusivity

Cameron Greensmith, Tatiana Villarreal‐Otálora, Adam Davies, Sara Z. Evans et autres

Trajectories of Alcohol Use over the Life Course in the Add Health

Sara Z. Evans, Stephen J. Watts

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Redesigning for Open Educational Practices: A Faculty-Librarian Collaboration

Jenna Kammer, Sara Z. Evans, Janette Klein

Open educational practices (OEP) are rarely explored in LIS education, despite its alignment with many of the core values in library science. Recent scholarship on LIS pedagogy does speak to the merits of OEP, which can include open and equitable access, real-world …

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Data Collection in Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences

Sara Z. Evans, Jocelyn A. J. Evans

Undergraduate research (UGR) can take many forms, this chapter focuses on course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs), where an entire class of students engages in undergraduate research project(s) that include the essential elements of a high-impact practices defined by Kuh. It also focuses …

Reflections on Undergraduate Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Value of Resilient Pedagogy in Higher Education

Cameron Greensmith, Bianca Channer, Sara Z. Evans, Mandy McGrew

This paper utilizes anonymous qualitative survey commentary from seventy-three faculty to explore how perceptions of teaching undergraduate researchers during the COVID-19 pandemic reflect the practice of resilient pedagogy. By examining faculty motivations, experiences in times of disruption, and resiliency beyond the pandemic, …

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Trajectories of Offending: Comparing US Born and Non-US Born Respondents in the Add Health

Stephen J. Watts, Sara Z. Evans

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Propensity Score Matching

Sara Z. Evans

Using a propensity score matching (PSM) estimation strategy provides a way to control for observed characteristics that affect the probability of being exposed to a treatment condition. PSM models have several advantages over linear regression models that are particularly important when considering …

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Undergraduate Research Embedded Across Course Levels and Types Through Scaffolded Projects

Sara Z. Evans, Jocelyn Jones Evans

This article explores how to embed an undergraduate research project within a course and summarizes the student experience in courses including undergraduate research. The authors specifically focus on how to modify and alter materials to fit with different course foci and different …

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