Office Chat: Research
June 20, 2009 by John St.Clair · Leave a Comment
The University of Mary Washington (UMW) may not be an “R-1″ university (a designation once used by the Carnegie Foundation for large research universities). But research is very important at UMW nonetheless. Mary Wash promotes the concept of research in it’s undergraduate programs as well as the graduate professional programs and is an institutional member in the Council of Undergraduate Research. UMW hosts a Student Research and Creativity Day each year which highlights the amazing research and creative talents of our undergraduate students.
In this interview with Dr. Jo Tyler, Associate Professor of Linguistics and Education, the focus is on the importance of research in the UMW graduate programs. Not mentioned in the interview is a very interesting application of research that Tyler used to investigate a childhood family accident. Detailed in an article by Chris Neuberger, Tyler compares linguistic clues from interviews with family members to resolve a long-standing internal conflict. But back to the present interview…
