CILMAR's Mentored Research Program invites undergraduate and graduate students to work on research problems related to intercultural learning. Projects may be qualitative, quantitative, or mixed method. Students undergo research training under the guidance of an expert. Students work with their assigned mentors to identify the problem, read related literature, conduct data analysis, and write up the results. The output of the mentored research program is in the form of a published manuscript, conference presentation, white papers etc.
Eligibility: Student must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at Purdue University
Offered: Every semester, including summer
Number of Positions: 3 to 4
Interested students, please reach out to Dr. Aparajita Jaiswal at jaiswal2@purdue.edu.
A note to faculty: We welcome faculty who have collected data on intercultural learning to also participate in the program. To get started, please send a short paragraph proposal describing the potential research to be conducted to cilmar@purdue.edu.
Adams, J.*, Armstrong, C.*, & Love, C.* (2024, November 19). Exploring the interplay between teamwork and intercultural competence in STEM education. Poster Session: Purdue University's 2024 Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium. [Mentors: Dr. Aparajita Jaiswal & Devang Patel*]
Dewan, A.* (2024, April 9). Intercultural competence in pre-freshman study abroad. Poster Session: Purdue University's 2024 Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium. [Mentors: Dr. Aparajita Jaiswal & Sakhi Aggrawal]
Garg, A.*, Nelson, J.*, & Cheh, K.* (2024, November 19). Exploring study abroad through transformative learning: Insights from engineering undergraduates. Poster Session: Purdue University's 2024 Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium. [Mentors: Dr. Aparajita Jaiswal & Atin Dewan*]
Guptill, O.*, Miller, A.*, & Tang, E.* (2024, November 19). Evaluating S.T.E.M. undergraduate student conflict resolution skills. Poster Session: Purdue University's 2024 Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium. [Mentors: Dr. Aparajita Jaiswal & Clara Elisa Hortua Alvarado*]
Harris, L.*, Gray, E.*, & McGill, I.* (2024, November 19). Intergrating perspective taking in undergraduate curriculum. Poster Session: Purdue University's 2024 Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium. [Mentor: Dr. Aparajita Jaiswal]
Hopper, J.*, Schafer, A.*, & Ferlazzo, J.* (2024, November 19). Mindfulness practices among engineering students in study abroad programs. Poster Session: Purdue University's 2024 Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium. [Mentors: Dr. Aparajita Jaiswal & Vidya Madana*]
Liu, J. B.*. (2024, April 9). Exploring the roots of intercultural competence: Insights from the Beliefs, Events, and Values Inventory (BEVI). Poster Session: Purdue University's 2024 Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium. [Mentors: Dr. Aparajita Jaiswal & Dr. Prateek Jaiswal]
Madana, V.*, & Jaiswal, A. (2024, November 18). Gender differences in global identity development: Implictations for intercultural competence in higher education. Presentation: Purdue University's 2024 Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium. [Mentor: Dr. Aparajita Jaiswal]
Aggrawal, S.*, & Jaiswal, A. (Accepted). Enhancing research and mentoring skills in engineering education through Mentoring Triad model. 2024 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference.
Aggrawal, S.*, Jaiswal, A. & Dewan, A.* (Accepted). Enhancing intercultural competence through structured study abroad. 2024 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference.
Jaiswal, A., Nanda. G., & Sapkota, M.* (Accepted). Building a fairer future: Integrating social justice in the engineering curriculum. 2024 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference.
Jaiswal, A., Sapkota, M.*, & Acheson, K. (2024). Bridging borders: Assessing the impact of semester-long study abroad programs on intercultural competence development in undergraduate engineering students. International Journal of STEM Education, 11(1), 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-024-00483-6
Jaiswal, A., Sapkota, M.*., Karabiyik, T., & Thomas, P. (2023). Cultivating a global mindset in first year cybersecurity students through internationalization of curriculum. In ICERI2023 Proceedings (pp. 2226-2230). IATED. DOI:10.21125/iceri.2023.0618
Jaiswal, A., Thomas, P. J., & Kuffuor, O.* (2024, June). Intercultural attitudes and behaviors as exhibited by cybersecurity students. In 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. https://peer.asee.org/47672
Kuffuor, O.*, Aggrawal, S.*, Jaiswal, A., Smith, R. J., & Morris, P. V. (2024). Transformative pathways: Implementing intercultural competence development in higher education using Kotter’s change model. Education Sciences, 14(7), 686. https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/14/7/686.
Bitner, N.* (2023, July 27th). Empathy and teamwork: Perspective of nursing and science undergraduates. Poster Session: Purdue University's 2023 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium. [Mentors: Dr. Aparajita Jaiswal & Dr. Gaurav Nanda].
Jaiswal, A., Masters, C., Jin, L., Inani, T.*, Schenkel*, A., Sapkota, M.*, & Krishnan, L. (2023). It's never too soon! Comparing intercultural learning outcomes of undergraduate students via face-to-face and online teaching modalities. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 1-21. https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2023_PERSP-23-00015
Jin, L., Jaiswal, A., McLure, S.*, Sapkota, M.*, Jones, D., & Stahl, A., (2024). Enhancing intercultural learning in study abroad through a novel online curriculum in group-mentored intervention. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v36i1.811.
*Research mentees
Updated 12/02/2024