Faculty Research Interests

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Human Resources Management 
• Black Greek Letter Organizations
• Employee Physical and Mental Health

My research interests include occupational Therapy needs of adults with IDD, and the use of technology to support adults with IDD.

My research interests include: missed nursing care, organizational features of nursing (nurse work environment, education, staffing), impact on patient outcomes, implementation, leadership, teamwork, nurse interruptions, incivility, and interprofessional simulation.

• Mobile Robots, Custom-made robots
• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Robot-based or VR/AR based Real-time Simulation
• Real-time Ultra-High-Speed Process Monitoring 
• Metal 3D Printing, Laser Scribing, Laser Color Marking
• Human- Machine Interactions, Human Body Real-Time Simulation
• 24/7 Robot Based Manufacturing

Ongoing Projects

• Skywalker - Autonomous Drone with Advanced Flight, Landing, and Charging Capabilities
• CENTAUR - Intelligent Ground Mobile Robot for Construction and Urban Monitoring"
• NeurOracle - AI-Driven Innovations in Biomedicine for Neurological Disease Forecasting
• Thor's Hammer - Enhancing Motion Capture for Improved Throwing Records Compared to Olympic Record Holder 
• CardioForecaster - Intelligent Biomedical Imaging for Future Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment
• RoboSimVRX - Real-Time Industrial Machinery Simulator

My scholarship has been concentrated in the areas of pediatric and school psychology, with a focus on the clinical applications of research and the formulation of practice guidelines for health care and school professionals. Student dissertations under my mentorship have explored child and family adjustment to cancer and other major pediatric medical issues.

Recent publications have included chapters providing guidelines to medical care providers on meeting the psychological needs of children and families with severe illness, guidelines to school teams on meeting the needs of traumatized or maltreated students, and a formulation of the role of gender in cognitive assessment.

Epidemiology, biostatistics, assessment, survey sampling, educational measurement and database administration, design for data-driven program evaluation skills in psychometric analysis, research design, reliability and validity

My research broadly focuses on behavioral health assessment, suicide risk identification and prevention, and mental health equity. Currently, my research endeavors revolve around the critical task of evaluating and enhancing existing mental health assessment tools for diverse populations of youth. My aim is to refine these tools to enable more precise differentiation of diagnoses and to enhance our ability to predict future suicide risk. Importantly, this research extends its reach across diverse demographic groups, including cultural communities, students who receive special education services, and youths who identify as LGBTQIA+.

My research interests are in the fields of high performance computing, nanoscience and nanotechnology, magnetism, and computational physics. Basically, my passion is to use the computational power to help calculate physics phenomenon on a very small scale (e.g. nanoscale).

My educational research focuses on the roles of peer-mentoring and undergraduate assistants in the teaching and learning of scientific concepts.

In collaboration with Dr. Liyun Wang (University of Delaware, Mechanical Engineering), I also study skeletal growth and repair and the function of the pericellular matrix in the bone response to load.

• Materials for energy storage
• Materials for environmental remediation

Mobile Computing, Trust of Technology Adoption, Systems Architecture, and Wireless Technology

• Marine mussel adhesives
• Mammalian regeneration
• Adipocyte differentiation

I currently have three primary areas of ongoing research for publication and scholarship. These include: (1) sexual minority professional identity and development; (2) social work and human sexuality pedagogies; and (3) social work and human sexuality textbook efficacy.   

As an offshoot from my dissertation, the professional development of sexual minorities in the field of social work continues to interest me greatly. My dissertation raised numerous questions about the role of oppression, social identity, and organizational culture as well as how these factors, among others, influence sexual minorities pursuing graduate level education and beyond. As a result, I continue to explore identity management within the context of applications to therapists and educators.   

In light of my approach to pedagogy as an experiential educator, my respective fields of social work and human sexuality, and the institutional support of experiential learning in Widener University’s Strategic Plan. I am also passionate about studying the art and science of teaching.   
Finally, I have recently co-authored a textbook book on sexuality and social work to be employed within the context of both social work and human sexuality classrooms. Analyzing the efficacy of the text will be a focus for some years ahead.

My research explores how culture and the environment influence cognition. Much of my work looks at how intergroup attitudes emerge in different contexts. For example, I’ve looked at the development of bias in childhood in the U.S. and the Faroe Islands. I’ve also studied Faroese attitudes about diversity (e.g., immigration, LGBTQ+ rights). My more recent studies consider how childhood experiences that promote exploration and interactions with nature, may lead to improvements in spatial skills, attention, and overall well-being.

To promote the college access, equity, and persistence of traditionally underrepresented populations (i.e. students from racially minoritized populations) through the examination of the experiences and outcomes of students across diverse institutional contexts in post-secondary education.

My research interests lie in heat transfer related to thermal energy storage. I currently support heat transfer experiments in the heat transfer phenomena lab led by Dr. Saeed Tiari.

My research interests are focused on computer architecture and parallel processing.

I have research interests across many avenues of criminal justice. Some of my more recent interests are within the areas of eyewitness reliability and prison experiences. I also continue to research peer processes and how one's friends in adolescence shape outcomes later in life. In addition, I am involved in pedagogical research on how certain educational strategies influence student attitudes and outcomes.

As an educational psychologist, I believe that research is an integral part of the study of teaching and learning. Research is meaningful when it is used to improve teaching strategies and student learning. My research approach is rooted in a continual assessment of student learning using a feedback loop for ongoing improvement. I use quantitative and qualitative methods. Quantitative methods are used to measure changes in student learning from the beginning to the end of the course while qualitative methods are used to detect information about the learning process that occurs in the course and service context. Qualitative data are used to refine, explain, and extend quantitative findings. The use of this mixed-method approach contributes to a deeper, more complete understanding of student development and learning.

My research agenda is divided into two broad areas: pedagogical scholarship and program evaluation. In the area of pedagogical scholarship, my work has focused on the impact of academic- and cultural-based service-learning on student learning and to evaluate the contributions that student service activities make in the community. I also include community partners in the development and implementation phases of assessment. In this context research serves a dual purpose. It enhances the educational experiences of students and enriches students' contributions to the community. Assessment efforts are used to refine pedagogical methods and to most effectively tailor teaching practices to both students' and partners' needs.

In the area of program evaluation, I have worked with organizations and programs to evaluate the effectiveness of community interventions and make recommendations for improvement. In a recent study, I assessed addiction professionals' views in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Certification Board. I devote my research efforts on projects that have value for undergraduate students and community partners. My recent work with community partners, as well as my scholarship on service-learning cultivates a climate of student engagement in research among students who collaborate with me on research. This is particularly important to me because it provides students with an opportunity to put their knowledge of psychological research into practice and strengthens the university-community partnership.

Dr. Singh’s research interests are focused on understanding central and peripheral nervous system injuries including brain, spinal cord and brachial plexus injuries. She also investigates prevention and treatment options using bioengineering approaches and tools for these injuries. She is currently involved in understanding the biomechanical, functional and structural injury thresholds for neonatal brachial plexus palsy.