Carol Gattis

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Researcher

University of Arkansas primary UA Little Rock Arkansas State University Arkansas Tech University

Also affiliated: University of Pittsburgh (2020); Arkansas Department of Education (2020); Martin University (2020); Wichita State University (2020); Development Initiatives (2020); T.K.M. College of Arts and Science (2024); Illinois State University (2020)

Faculty Researcher

5 h-index 34 pubs 88 cited

Research Areas

Links

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Carol Gattis' research focuses on the development and evaluation of educational programs aimed at improving student success and engagement in STEM fields. She has been involved in initiatives to support first-year students, including bridge programs designed to enhance innovation and student success. Gattis also works on programs that assist middle school teachers in creating hands-on engineering and science activities, fostering the development of their own pedagogical approaches.

Her work includes efforts to support low-income STEM students through innovation-focused mentoring, with the goal of improving resilience and retention. Additionally, Gattis has contributed to expanding state-wide data science educational ecosystems to address workforce development needs. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 5 with 34 publications and 88 citations. She has served as a Co-PI on an NSF grant totaling $941,348, focused on innovation training and scholarships to enhance student retention and graduation in STEM fields. Gattis has a history of collaboration with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Karl Schubert and Jennie Popp, with whom she shares multiple publications.

Metrics

h-index: 5
Publications: 34
Citations: 88

Selected Publications

Innovation-Focused Support and Mentoring: Fostering Resilience and Retention Among Low-Income STEM Students (2025)

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BOARD # 329: Bridging the Innovation Gap: Advancing STEM Education to Meet Workforce Needs and Improve Retention (S-STEM) (2025)

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Expanding a State-wide Data Science Educational Ecosystem to Meet Workforce Development Needs (2025)

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Board 198: An Innovation-Themed National Science Foundation S-STEM Grant Program (2024)

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Board 312: Increasing Retention for Rural and Underrepresented STEM Students (2024)

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Board 302: Helping Rural and Underrepresented Students Succeed in STEM (2024)

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Board 250: Developing and Implementing Innovation-based Academic Content and Experiences for First-Year Low-Income Students (2024)

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A Successful 2-week Innovation- and Student Success-Focused Bridge Program for First-Year Students (2024)

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Integrating Innovation Curriculum: Measuring Student Innovation to Assess Course and Program Effectiveness (2020)

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Creating a Successful Pathway to Graduate Studies: The Student Integrated Intern Research Experience (SIIRE) (2020)

3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Closing the STEM Labor Gap through a Path to Graduation for Low Income, Rural Students (2020)

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Work in Progress: A Path to Graduation: Helping First-Year Low Income, Rural STEM Students Succeed (2020)

5 citations DOI OpenAlex
Lessons Learned: Our First Engineering Study Abroad Program (2020)

3 citations DOI OpenAlex
University Of Arkansas Science Partnership Program (2020)

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Developing Lifelong Learning Skills For Middle School Teachers: Devising Their Own Engineering And Science Hands On Activities (2020)

2 citations DOI OpenAlex