Research Fellows Program

The student and faculty research fellows teams at Saint Ignatius High School collaborate to align student and faculty experiences in the classroom and identify shared “problems of practice” and then partner to identify solutions through action research projects. By empowering students and faculty to work alongside one another in research teams with shared goals, we believe that we are better positioned to meet students where they are and deliver instructional practices that demonstrate our commitment to growth and dynamically address the evolving needs of 21st-century learners.

Center for Ignatian Pedagogy

2024-2025 Student and Faculty CIP Research Fellows

Front Row: Dae San Kim ‘25, Jad Alsouss ‘25, Andrew Hutter ‘25, Ryan Corrigan ‘25, Noel Maddox ‘25
Middle Row: Nikki Henderson, Liz Colborn, Sam Boenker, Caitlin Lynch-Huggins, Scott Hawkins, Natalie Partin
Back Row: Joseph Karroum ‘25, Michael Koury ‘25, Nicholas Haddad ‘25, Evan Solar ‘25

Student Research Fellows Program

Established in the fall of 2023, the Student Research Fellows Program offers seniors the opportunity to participate in a rigorous research practicum. Student fellows serve as research assistants for the Center for Ignatian Pedagogy and take an active role in all significant research projects. Research fellows participate in a range of research experiences throughout their fellowship, including:

Earning academic credit by enrolling in Special Topics in Advanced Research
Learning how to conduct both qualitative and quantitative research and data analysis
Collaborating with teacher research fellows to develop and implement action research studies to elevate the quality of teaching and learning on campus
Designing and conducting a study of their own learning experiences in and out of the classroom
Sharing their findings with the school community by publishing articles on their work and participating in professional learning workshops for teachers
Publishing and presenting their work at local and national conferences
Helping to coordinate and facilitate our annual student research conference on campus

Teacher Research Fellows Program

The Teacher Research Fellows Program at Saint Ignatius High School supports teacher researchers who collaborate to implement and study cutting edge teaching and learning strategies in their classrooms. Working together as research-informed practitioners dedicated to deepening their craft and better serving the needs of all students, Teacher Fellows shepard the research process of the CIP by:

Collaborating to examine data and reflect on their own experiences as well as those of their students to identify key “problems of practice” worthy of research
Designing and developing a full research protocol to implement in their courses
Submitting a research protocol for approval from the school’s Institutional Review Board
Implement an action research study in the classes they teach
Meeting biweekly to reflect on data throughout the implementation process
Conducting data analysis
Publishing and presenting their work with the school community and beyond at local and national conferences