Barbara Bush Fellowship
Past Recipients

2008-2009

Marla Rea, a doctoral student in bilingual education, is currently dean of instruction for English Language Learners for Bryan High School and has taught in public schools from Pre-K through high school. She is interested in researching how immigrant families’ access to continuing education opportunities affects their children’s success in school.

Renata Russo, an adult education doctoral student, is following up on a year of research as a TCALL Fellow in adult literacy and is interested in the impact of the four components of a family literacy program on parents’ literacy development in obtaining their GED.

Megan Terry, a doctoral student in school psychology and a 2007-2008 Barbara Bush Fellow, will retest and analyze the measures she created for the Home Literacy Environment Test that was administered to Head Start parents in Brazos County so that it can soundly be used by a variety of researchers and professionals to improve literacy in the home.

Megan Terry, Renata Russo, and Marla Rea

2007-2008

Rebekah Haynes, a doctoral student in school psychology, focused her research on literacy found in the home environment, such as shared book reading, as well as factors contributing to the parent-child relationship.

Petra Robinson, a fall 2007 adult education doctoral student, assessed the impact family literacy programs have on various elements of the participants' family life, including economic impact, community involvement, parental engagement, personal development and self-esteem, safety and health environment and accountability, and literacy levels in family units.

Megan Terry, also a doctoral student in school psychology, planned to create measures for the Home Literacy Environment Test so that it can be used by a variety of researchers and professionals to improve literacy in the home.

Becki Haynes, and Megan Terry. Missing from the picture is Petra Robinson.

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