Colleen M. Dragovich
Doctoral Student in Educational Psychology
School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences
Teaching Fellow for the Department of Graduate Studies
Kent State University
Educational Psychology Laboratory
1100 E. Summit Street
330-861-4943
Educational Experience
2014 - present
Doctoral Student in Educational Psychology
Kent State University
2011
M.A. in Applied Linguistics
The University of Massachusetts Boston
2008
B.A. in Psychology
Kent State University
2008
Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Kent State University
Professional Experience
July 2015 - present
Teaching Fellow, Graduate Studies Department
Kent State University
August 2014 - present
Research Assistant, Educational Psychology Laboratory
Kent State University
August 2013 - present
Adjunct Faculty, Department of English - ESL Center
Kent State University
April 2009 - October 2009
Director of Programs and Implementation
Format Ecole in Sousse, Tunisia
October 2008 - April 2009
EFL Teacher
AMIDEAST in Tunis, Tunisia (American Mid-East Training Company, Inc.)
May 2008 - June 2008
Trainee Instructor
Technische Universität Dresden in Dresden, Germany
May 2008 - June 2008
English Instructor and Course Development Assistant
Gymnasium Klotzsche in Dresden, Germany
Presentations & Publications
Dragovich C., Dalton, E., Balci, S., Todaro, R., & Morris, B. J. (2015) Are badges or goals more relevant to online learning? Presented at the 33rd Annual Conference of the Northern Rocky Mountains Educational Research Association. Boise, ID. October 1-2, 2015.
“Effective Teaching Strategies in Higher Education” Presentation; Presented at the Fall 2015 Graduate Student Orientation. Kent State University. August 26, 2015.
Dragovich, C. M., Todaro, R. D., Dalton, E., Balci, S., & Morris, B. J. (2015) Do badges really motivate? Comparing achievement badges and goals. Presented at the 12th Annual Educational Research Exchange. Cleveland State University. Cleveland, OH. April 3, 2015.
Balci, S., Dragovich, C. M., Todaro, R. D., Dalton, E., & Morris, B. J. (2015) Badges vs. goals: What really predicts learning? Presented at the 30th Annual Graduate Research Symposium. Kent State University. Kent, OH. April 3, 2015.
“Tenacity: A Characteristic of Any Leader” Speech; Presented at the Fall 2014 Induction Ceremony of the National Society of Leadership and Success. Kent State University. December 5, 2014.
