Research Focus Areas
- Holistic First-Year Student Success
- Impact of Living Learning Communities (LLCs) on Student Outcomes Success
- Wellbeing and Belonging of First-Year Students
- Impact of Residence Style on Student Outcomes
Conference Presentations
Residence Education: Growing a Research Program in a Co-Curricular Environment
Table discussion
McMaster University Innovations in Education Conference (2023) – Monica Palkowski, Melissa Gallina
Inspire 1PL3: Creating a transformative learning experience for first-year students at McMaster University
Poster Presentation
Guelph Innovations in Education Conference (2024) – Monica Palkowski, Sean Beaudette
Growing in a Co-Curricular Environment: First-Year Student Experience of Living Learning Communities (LLCs)
Poster Presentation
Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (2024) – Melissa Gallina, Monica Palkowski, Kristin Taylor, John Maclachlan
Inspire 1PL3: Creating a transformative learning experience for first-year students at McMaster
Concurrent Session
Ontario Association of College and University Housing Officers (2024) – Monica Palkowski, Sean Beaudette
Developing a Research Program within Campus Housing
Concurrent Session
Ontario Association of College and University Housing Officers (2024) – Melissa Gallina, Monica Palkowski, Kristin Taylor, John Maclachlan
Living Learning Communities at McMaster – Impacts on the First-Year Experience
Poster Presentation
McMaster Conference on Education & Cognition (2024) – Melissa Gallina, Monica Palkowski, Kristin Taylor, John Maclachlan
Published Papers
- Reimagining Higher Education: Meeting Contemporary Student Needs (John Maclachlan)
- Developing a Research Program within Campus Housing (Melissa Gallina)
- The Positive Impact of Alumni Engagement: McMaster University’s Women in Leadership Living Learning Community (Kristin Taylor)
- INSPIRE 1PL3: Transformative Learning to Support Student Success (Monica Palkowski)