CEHD-Funded Research Assistantships
Graduate Research Assistantships (GRA) and Graduate Research Scholarship (GRS) Positions
PhD students are eligible to be hired by faculty as graduate research assistants (GRA) or graduate research scholars (GRS).
GRA: These positions are available to full-time students who are not employed over 19 hours in other positions (within or outside Mason). Students selected for a 10-hour per week GRA must be enrolled in at least 9 credits per semester, and students selected for a 20-hour per week GRA must be enrolled in at least 6 credits per semester. GRA positions pay a stipend and tuition benefits. Current compensation rates and other benefits can be found here.
GRS: These positions are available to full- and part-time students. Outside employment is not a factor when being selected. Students can be enrolled in any number of credits per semester. GRS positions include a tuition benefit. Current compensation rates and other benefits can be found here.
Step 1:
Complete the graduate assistantship application. You cannot be hired without completing this form and uploading your current vita. (Open NOW)
Step 2:
Review the list of faculty with open positions (listed below) and contact faculty directly to express your interest in the position. It is recommended that you limit your requests to faculty who are doing work in an area that aligns in some way with your own research interests.
Faculty with an Open GRA/GRS Position for the 2024-2025 Academic Year
| Faculty Name | Specialization(s) | Position Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ambegaonkar, Jatin | Kinesiology | Filled |
| Baily, Supriya | International Education, Research Methodology | Filled |
| Baker, Courtney | Mathematics Education Leadership | Filled |
| Baker, Pamela | Special Education | Filled |
| Banks, Joy | Special Education | Open |
| Banville, Dominique | Other School of Education | Open |
| Berkeley, Sheri | Special Education | Filled |
| Biggs, Regina | Education Leadership | Filled |
| Buehl, Michelle | Research Methodology, Educational Psychology | Open |
| Caswell, Shane | Kinesiology | Filled |
| Coogle, Christan | Early Childhood Education/Early Childhood Special Education | Filled |
| Dabbagh, Nada | Learning Technologies Design Research | Filled |
| Dailey, Stephanie | Other School of Education | Filled |
| Dodman, Stephanie | Teaching and Teacher Education | Filled |
| Duke, Jodi | Special Education | Filled |
| Eddo, Oladipo | Kinesiology | Open |
| Evmenova, Anna | Special Education | Filled |
| Ferguson, Daniel | Early Childhood Education/Early Childhood Special Education | Filled |
| Fisher-Maltese, Carley | Early Childhood Education/Early Childhood Special Education | Filled |
| Francis, Grace | Special Education | Filled |
| Goodman, Rachael | Other School of Education | Filled |
| Green, Chris (Beverly) | Other School of Sport, Recreation, and Tourism Management | Filled |
| Hathaway, Dawn | Learning Technologies Design Research | Filled |
| Hines, Erik | Other School of Education | Open |
| Holincheck, Nancy | Teaching and Teacher Education, Science Education Research | Filled |
| Houston, David | Education Policy | Filled |
| Hunter, Seth | Education Leadership | Filled |
| Jerome, Marci | Special Education | Filled |
| Jin, Naehyun (Paul) | Other School of Sport, Recreation, and Tourism Management | Filled |
| Jones, Margaret | Other School of Sport, Recreation, and Tourism Management | Filled |
| Jorgenson, Linn | Other School of Education | Open |
| Kaya, Erdogan | Other School of Education | Filled |
| Kim, Sujin | Multilingual/Multicultural Education | Filled |
| Kitsantas, Anastasia | Educational Psychology | Filled |
| La Croix, Leslie | Early Childhood Education/Early Childhood Special Education, Teaching and Teacher Education | Filled |
| Lee, Seungwon (Shawn) | Other School of Sport, Recreation, and Tourism Management | Open |
| Letiecq, Bethany | Research Methodology | Filled |
| Levine-Brown, Elizabeth | Teaching and Teacher Education, Educational Psychology | Filled |
| Liu, Hung-Ling (Stella) | Other School of Sport, Recreation, and Tourism Management | Filled |
| Martin, Joel | Kinesiology | Filled |
| Marttinen, Risto | Other School of Education | Open |
| Mattix Foster, April | International Education | Filled |
| McDowell, Jacqueline | Other School of Sport, Recreation, and Tourism Management | Filled |
| Miller, Angela | Research Methodology, Educational Psychology | Filled |
| O'Brien, Kristen | Special Education | Filled |
| Park, Jung Yeon (Ellie) | Research Methodology | Filled |
| Park, Minkyung (Min) | Other School of Sport, Recreation, and Tourism Management | Open |
| Parker, Audra | Teaching and Teacher Education | Filled |
| Parsons, Allison | Literacy(ies), Culture, and Reading | Filled |
| Parsons, Seth | Literacy(ies), Culture, and Reading, Teaching and Teacher Education | Filled |
| Patzak, Alexandra | Educational Psychology | Filled |
| Peters-Burton, Erin | Science Education Research, Educational Psychology | Filled |
| Pierce, Lorraine V. | Multilingual/Multicultural Education | Filled |
| Powell, Marvin | Research Methodology | Filled |
| Powers, Sammie | Other School of Sport, Recreation, and Tourism Management | Open |
| Raffegeau, Tiphanie | Other School of Education | Filled |
| Ramos, Kathleen | International Education | Filled |
| Regan, Kelley | Special Education | Filled |
| Reybold, L. Earle | Research Methodology | Open |
| Rodgers, Ellen Drogin | Other School of Sport, Recreation, and Tourism Management | Open |
| Satsangi, Rajiv | Special Education | Open |
| Shahrokhi, Farnoosh | Education Leadership | Filled |
| Shaklee, Beverly | International Education | Filled |
| Sheridan, Kimberly | Research Methodology, Educational Psychology | Filled |
| Shin, Joan | Multilingual/Multicultural Education | Filled |
| Sprague, Debra | Teaching and Teacher Education, International Education | Open |
| Steen, Bweikia | Early Childhood Education/Early Childhood Special Education | Filled |
| Steen, Sam | Other School of Education | Filled |
| Suh, Jennifer | Mathematics Education Leadership | Filled |
| Talleyrand Abrams, Regine | Other School of Education | Open |
| Varier, Divya | Educational Psychology | Filled |
| Vesely, Colleen | Early Childhood Education/Early Childhood Special Education | Filled |
| Viano, Samantha | Education Leadership | Filled |
| Walter, Heather | Early Childhood Education/Early Childhood Special Education | Filled |
| Weiss, Margaret | Special Education | Filled |
| Wiggins, Brenda | Other School of Sport, Recreation, and Tourism Management | Filled |
| Zenkov, Kristien | Literacy(ies), Culture, and Reading, Teaching and Teacher Education | Filled |
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