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Alithia Payan Interview
No full textAlithia Payan (Class of 1997, M.A. 2015) was interviewed by Amanda Sun in the Oral History Studio in Fondren Library at Southern Methodist University on July 14, 2023. She received a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology with a minor in Theatre Studies and a Master’s Degree in Conflict Resolution from SMU. Dr. Payan grew up in both Texas and New Mexico, having had homes and relatives in both states. Her mother greatly impacted her decision to attend SMU, as she worked there as a member of the faculty/staff. Although she had participated in Track and Field during her pre-university days, she was unable to continue participating throughout her college experience. She said she did not experience explicit colorism from other students or faculty, and found a space of comfort within the Ballroom Dancing club and later became the Vice President of the SMU Dance Club. Furthermore, Dr. Payan enjoyed teaching children with autism during her time at SMU as an ABA therapist. Although she did not reside in the dorms during her time at SMU, Dr. Payan remains intimately connected with SMU through the Scholarship & Fundraising for Latino Alumni of SMU Scholarship, an organization that works to support the Latino community in SMU. At the time of the interview, Dr. Payan is a doctoral candidate at Nova Southwestern University focused on Conflict Analysis and Resolution. According to her LinkedIn page, Dr. Payan works to diversify her abundance of knowledge regarding conflict navigation and practices ''theory application, research, and intervention to analyze conflicts and provide [optimal] resolutions to organizational conflict.'
Educational Challenges in the U.S. in times of COVID-19: Experiences from Parents of PreK-12 Students
No full textThe Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) originated in 2019. It forced school systems to innovate digital portals as an online learning option for schools, parents, and legal guardians. As a result, parental responsibility towards student education surmounts traditional standards and poses new dilemmas. Throughout generations, technology ebbed and flowed through human interaction. The brinks of COVID-19 and the intrusive influx of technology in the educational system displayed prevalent opportunities, which revealed existing and potential conflicts that parents and students experience during the 2020-2021 school year. This descriptive study was conducted to gain insight from parents and legal guardians about the untold stories, challenges, and conflicts in navigating through either: in-person (traditional/face-to-face on-campus learning, following health safety guidelines), distance learning (online/e-learning directed by school and/or district, guided by teachers), or homeschooling (online/e-learning directed by a third party and/or guided by the parent)
