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Moving toward equity in learning requires examining problems and making changes in three domains -personal, social, and cultural. Only a wholistic approach will fully address the problem of inequality and ensure all learners thrive psychosocially, socially, academically, and vocationally.

-Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw

Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw

Welcome! I am Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw (zap-q) and am an educator, scholar, and innovator who focuses on the development and investigation of systems (e.g., family, technological, institutional) to assist all thrive psychosocially, socially, academically, and vocationally. I am especially interested in higher education and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and the advancement and broadening participation of women and racial and ethnic minorities’ in these areas. I believe technology and distance education systems can be leveraged for these purposes. Therefore, I have 3 main areas of research: 1) doctoral education and persistence, 2) distance education and technological systems, and 3) gender and racial equity in science, technology, math, and engineering (STEM). Explore this site to learn more about me and my work.

“There are professionals in this world that are high-performing individuals in the top 90 to 98 percentile. These are great people to have on your team. BUT, then there are ALL-STARS—the proverbial unicorns of education and of business—that function in the top 1 to 2 percentile. Dr. Amanda Rockinson-Szapkiw is one of those few all-stars.”

“I was impressed with the organization of the dissertation process. The collaborative workspace Dr. Rockinson-Szapkiw built to facilitate doctoral mentorship is helpful in assuring that students stay connected with their mentors and produce a quality dissertation when working at a distance. I have never seen such a well developed and organized doctoral process. It's not surprising that students are finishing in 3-4 years.”

“Szapkiw is a caring teacher, very responsive, and displays the characteristics of an educational leader. The material is difficult but the teacher is awesome! She has excellent communication skills, is very professional, and graded critically but fairly."

“She is the best teacher I’ve worked with! She is very analytical, very knowledgeable, and explained concepts in an easy to understand manner. She is enthusiastic about her subject (statistics), and has helped me to minimize my fear of the subject. I am even starting to enjoy the class.”

“Rockinson-Szapkiw has been such an inspiration to me in everything that she does. She’s not only a dissertation chair but a women mentor and a role model for balancing service, research, and family, as well. Her knowledge regarding research and the dissertation process is exceptional to say the least. I do not feel that I would have made it this far into the process without her. What an asset!”

Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw

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