Heather D. Young Data-verified

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Associate Professor

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-04-01

faculty

3 h-index 8 pubs 22 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Heather D. Young's research focuses on educational practices and professional development, particularly in the context of interprofessional collaboration and adapting to global events like the COVID-19 pandemic. Her work has explored how pre-service professionals in fields such as elementary education, special education, and communication sciences and disorders can learn to collaborate effectively. She has also investigated the training needs and experiences of school professionals during the pandemic, examining insights gained from elementary education and speech-language pathology programs. Additionally, her research touches upon teacher mentorship, job satisfaction among interns, and the preparation of new teachers for diverse educational environments. Young's scholarship includes publications on virtual literacy camps during the pandemic and mentorship behaviors for agricultural education interns. Her scholarly output includes 8 publications with 22 citations and an h-index of 3. She has collaborated with researchers such as Lisa M. Bowers and Christopher M. Estepp at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Metrics

  • h-index: 3
  • Publications: 8
  • Citations: 22

Selected Publications

  • Cooperating Teacher Mentorship Behaviors and Job Satisfaction as Predictors of Agricultural Education Interns’ Intent to Teach (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Lessons learned through interprofessional education: exploring collaboration with elementary education, special education and communication sciences and disorders pre-service professionals (2024)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Preparing and Mentoring New Teachers in an Increasingly Diverse World (2022)
  • Training School Professionals in a Global Pandemic: Insights From Elementary Education and Speech-Language Pathology (2022)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex

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