UT Arlington nursing professor studying online students’ stress, sense of belonging
As a nursing professor assigned to one of UT Arlington’s first online master’s degree courses, Ronda Mintz-Binder had a stake in learning to motivate students online. Now, she’s building on her experience with a research project that will help other professors. Mintz-Binder, who holds a master’s degree in psychiatric/mental health nursing and a doctorate in nursing educational leadership, received two grants from the Dallas-based education company Academic Partnerships to initiate a multi-year study comparing the experiences of on-campus and online master’s degree students. She’ll