WendieWillis

Hello Everybody!!

My name is Wendie Willis. This is my last semester of classes (WHEW). I started in Kent's Higher Education doctoral program in the Fall of 2005. I have been taking classes every semester since I started. Before coming to Kent, I spent 18-months as a volunteer lecturer in two teacher education colleges in Ethiopia. This was a dream come true for me; I hope to return to the continent of Africa or the Middle East to live after graduation.

Prior to my experience in Ethiopia, I was a middle school teacher for six years.

My education includes degrees from Spelman College, The University of Michigan and The Ohio State University. Being able to come to Kent to study was a gift.

I am interested in examining issues related to self-efficacy and international graduate students as a dissertation topic. I am in Advanced Quantitative Research Design and Analysis which has caused me to rethink the research design I will use for my study. I would love to do a true experimental study, but I am not sure how feasible this would be.

I am a family of one. I enjoy international travel; my goal is to visit the capital cities of every African nation before I die. I am one-sixth of the way to meeting my goal. I like to entertain, to go to the movies, to bargain shop on-line or in-person, and to continue my search for the best Chinese restaurants in America.