October 28, 2022
Faculty and graduate students present at Midwest Educational Research Association conference
![Suzanne Porath and Ramsha Usman Khan. Suzanne Porath and Ramsha Usman Khan.](http://www.k-state.edu/k-publisher/custom-images/2022/Oct/2022-Oct-27_1817_26-suz_ram.jpg)
Suzanne Porath, assistant professor of curriculum and instruction, and Ramsha Usman Khan, doctoral student, both from the College of Education, and Taylor Vargo-Simonson, doctoral candidate in psychological sciences, presented at the Midwest Educational Research Association's annual conference in Cincinnati, Oct. 19-21.
Porath and Usamn Khan's research-in-progress presentation was titled "Content Analysis of Graduate Student Research of the Use of Yoga in Rural Schools." Vargo-Simonson's research-in-progress presentation was titled "Application-based Instruction: Are there Long-Term Benefits for Students?" Porath also presented research in progress on "Digiphrenia and Educators: Navigating the Fractal Self."
The Midwest Educational Research Association is a regional affiliate of the American Education Research Association and brings together various entities in the field of education, such as teachers and administrators from K-12, higher education faculty, graduate students and community organizations to discuss and reflect upon the theme "Education and COVID-19: Changing Demands on Education."