The Impact of Service-Oriented Undergraduate Research on an Ongoing Participatory Community Action Research Project at Homeless Shelters

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Published: May 3, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14434/josotl.v21i1.30549
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Homeless shelters Participatory Community Action Research Service-Learning American Sign Language Disadvantaged populations Human rights undergraduate research
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Jennifer Leigh Zicka
University of Dayton
Roger Nathan Reeb
University of Dayton

Abstract

This article provides (a) a brief description of an ongoing research project at homeless shelters, (a) an example of an undergraduate student’s independent (and unique) contributions to the Project; and (c) the student’s reflection on civic-related and professional-related development associated with the work.

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Zicka, J. L., & Reeb, R. N. (2021). The Impact of Service-Oriented Undergraduate Research on an Ongoing Participatory Community Action Research Project at Homeless Shelters. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.14434/josotl.v21i1.30549
Author Biography

Jennifer Leigh Zicka, University of Dayton

Jennifer Zicka graduated from the University of Dayton with a Bachelor of Science in psychology and a minor in biology, while also obtaining a Certificate in Deaf Studies from the University of Cincinnati.  As an undergraduate, she assisted with all components of the Participatory Community Action Research Project in Homeless Shelters, which represents a collaboration between Dr. Roger N. Reeb (Professor of Psychology at the University of Dayton) and St. Vincent de Paul (Dayton, Ohio).  Her work on this ongoing Project stretched over four semesters,  including a summer semester supported by the Dean’s Summer Fellowship Program (College of Arts and Sciences).  Due to Ms. Zicka's work on this Project, accompanied by her other outstanding research and community service contributions, she was awarded the Dean Leonard A. Mann, S.M. Award of Excellence at UD, which recognizes the outstanding senior in the College whose academic record and record of service embody the three characteristics of Learn, Lead, and Serve.

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