Dr. Tony L. Talbert, professor, qualitative research and social-cultural studies education, published Ageism-Induced Anxiety of Job Seekers Aged 50–83: Preliminary Findings from A Phenomenological Case Study Problem of Practice Dissertation in Impacting Education: Journal on Transforming Professional Practice, Vol. 7, Issue 2, p. 11-18, 2022, with co-author(s) Dr. Nadine E. Franz, graduate writing coordinator in the research and writing development center, and Nicholas R. Werse, director of the ed.d. researching and writing development center.

Dr. Sandi Cooper, professor, received Baylor Fellow for the baylor fellows program recognizes professors across the disciplinary spectrum who exemplify excellence in teaching. baylor fellows are committed to pedagogical innovation, inspirational teaching, and the cultivation of these among baylor faculty. from Baylor Academy for Teaching and Learning, 2022.

Dr. Sandi Cooper, professor, received Centennial Professor for the centennial professor award, created by the baylor class of 1945, honors two tenured faculty members with a $5,000 centennial faculty development award for research projects, which facilitate their development and contribute to the academic life of the university. dr. cooper's work for this award was focused on, "closing the achievement gap in mathematics: elementary school experiences are essential." from Baylor University, 2016.

Sandi Cooper, professor, published The impact of a summer intervention focused on foundational concepts of number sense for early learners in Investigations in Mathematics Learning, Vol. 14, Issue 3, p. 199-214, 2022, with co-author(s) Dr. Ryann Shelton, lecturer, Noah Padgett, Harvard University, Brandy Crowley, Emporia State University, Keith Kerschen, Concordia University, and Melissa Donham, doctoral candidate.

Dr. Sandi Cooper, professor, published Teacher noticing for preservice teachers in an early childhood field experience in Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education in Texas, Vol. 12, Issue 1, p. 13-14, 2022, with co-author(s) Dr. Brandy Crowley, Emporia State University, Michael Warren, doctoral candidate, Melissa Donham, doctoral candidate, Kurt Salisbury, Amplify, Kenley Ritter, doctoral candidate, and Melissa Eubank, doctoral student.

Dr. Sandi Cooper, professor, published Reframing the problem of practice: Transitions in Baylor University’s Ed.D. in learning and organizational change program in Impacting Education: Journal on Transforming Professional Practice, Vol. 7, Issue 1, p. 32-41, 2022, with co-author(s) Dr. Brooke Blevins, University of Idaho, Lacy Crocker-Papadakis, affiliate clinical faculty, assistant director edd-loc writing center, Julia Earl, lecturer, Leanne Howell, lecturer, Cece Lively, doctoral student, associate director edd-loc, Jessica Meehan, lecturer, Elizabeth Murray, affiliate clinical faculty, writing consultant edd-loc writing center, Sarah Pratt, lecturer, Laila Sanguras, lecturer, graduate program director edd-loc, Sandra Talbert, clinical associate professor, Tony Talbert, professor, and Nick Werse, affiliate clinical faculty, director edd-loc writing center.

Dr. Sandi Cooper, professor, published Building community in online professional practice doctoral programs in Impacting Education: Journal on Transforming Professional Practice, Vol. 6, Issue 3, p. 21-29, 2021, with co-author(s) Cece Lively, doctoral student, associate director of edd-loc, Brooke Blevins, Dean, University of Idaho, and Sandra Talbert, clinical associate professor.

Dr. Sandi Cooper, professor, published Water, river, and community: Bridging community, environment, and outreach through a transdisciplinary course. Connected Science Learning in Connected Science Learning, Vol. 3, Issue 4, p. online, 2021, with co-author(s) Dr. Suzanne Nesmith, associate professor, Charlie Walter, director, mayborn museum, Cole Matson, associate professor, TIsha Emerson, professor, Melissa Mullins, environmental education & outreach coordinator, crasr, Julie Daniel, associate professor, and Paul Martens, associate professor.

Dr. Sandi Cooper, professor, received E. Glenadine Gibb Achievement Award for elizabeth glenadine gibb was a professor and mathematics teacher educator at the university of texas at austin. among her years of service to mathematics education, dr. gibb was a past president of the national council of teachers of mathematics (nctm) and the first editor of nctm's professional journal, arithmetic teacher. each year, the tctm board of directors honors dr. gibb's service by recognizing a texas mathematics educator who has made contributions to the field at the state and/or national level. from Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2022.

Dr. Nicholas Frank Benson, associate professor, received the Award for Excellence in Research for demonstrating excellence in research on human intelligence from the Mensa Foundation, May 12, 2017.

Dr. Tony L. "Poppy" Talbert is a Professor of Social/Cultural Studies Education and Qualitative Research in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the School of Education at Baylor University. Dr. Talbert refers to his field of research and teaching as Education As Democracy which integrates social/cultural foundations and philosophies of education, equity, diversity, inclusion, and democracy education into a focused discipline of qualitative and ethnographic inquiry examining school and community stakeholder empowerment through activist engagement in political, economic, and social issues. Dr. Talbert's 36 years as an educator and 28 years as a national and international scholar of impact, have provided him with a depth and breadth of knowledge and experiences that inform his research and practice in education improvement and renewal.

For further information on Dr. Talbert's teaching and research in the areas of qualitative research design and analysis, social/cultural studies education (e.g., education as democracy), and, public education policy and practice, please contact him via email at Tony_Talbert@baylor.edu and/or http://soefaculty.baylor.edu/tony-talbert/

Dr. Tony L. “Poppy” Talbert is a respected leader and methodologist in the fields of Qualitative Research and Mixed Methods Research. He has collaborated with his faculty peers across the nation and around the globe in the development and implementation of multiple academic and professional development enterprises that provide a strong foundation of qualitative research and analysis theory and practice for both experienced and emerging scholars. He is currently engaged in multiple teaching and research projects with faculty colleagues and students examining the theoretical and applied ideas of qualitative and mixed methods data as a means to data-driven discourse that informs and engages the public.

For further information on Dr. Talbert's teaching and research in the areas of qualitative research design and analysis, social/cultural studies education (e.g., education as democracy), and, public education policy and practice, please contact him via email at Tony_Talbert@baylor.edu and/or http://soefaculty.baylor.edu/tony-talbert/

Dr. Tony L. “Poppy” Talbert, Dr. Kevin R. Magill, and Dr. Brooke E. Blevins are engaged in a multi-phased research project that integrates philosophy, theory, and practice into a conceptual framework they've titled, Critically Conscious Reciprocal Mentoring (CCRM). Critically Conscious Reciprocal Mentoring (CCRM) provides an emerging conceptual framework for persons to form a dialogical and reflexive relationship that explicitly dismantles the power imbalances inherent in transactional mentoring structures that comprise the traditional mentor-to-mentee dichotomy. The multi-phased philosophical, theoretical, practice-based CCRM research is grounded in qualitative methodologies and framed within the seminal and contemporary research literature that incorporates the values of difference, diversity, equity, and inclusion. The ultimate goal of Talbert's, Magill's, and Blevins' cutting-edge CCRM research is to move from a conceptual to a theoretical framework that when applied will facilitate the reimagining and renewing of an egalitarian learning community in formal and informal spaces.

For further information regarding Critically Conscious Reciprocal Mentoring (CCRM) please contact: Tony_Talbert@baylor.edu and/or http://soefaculty.baylor.edu/tony-talbert/

Kevin_Magill@baylor.edu and/or https://soefaculty.baylor.edu/kevin-magill/

BBLEVINS@uidaho.edu and/or https://www.uidaho.edu/ed/ci/faculty/brooke-blevins

Karon N. LeCompte, associate professor, published Teaching Federalism: Investigating Federal vs. State Power during a Pandemic in Post-Pandemic Social Studies: How Covid-19 Changed the World and How We Teach, p. 222-236, 02/01/2022, with co-author(s) Dr. Brooke E. Blevins, associate professor, and Kevin R Magill, assistant professor.