Ronia N. Kattoum Source Confirmed

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Assistant Professor of Chemistry

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

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2 h-index 4 pubs 16 cited

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Ronia N. Kattoum investigates factors influencing student success and equity in higher education, particularly within STEM fields. Her recent publications explore the association between instructors' perceived mindsets and student outcomes, finding that a fixed mindset perception correlates with lower chemistry grades and a greater sense of academic misfit. Kattoum's work also examines how student-centered instructional policies impact perceptions of instructor universality, noting that these perceptions may disproportionately favor White instructors. She has collaborated with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, including Mark T. Baillie, on multiple publications. Her scholarship is characterized by a focus on educational psychology and the social dynamics within academic environments.

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h-index: 2
Publications: 4
Citations: 16

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Student-centered instructional policies are associated with more positive student perceptions of their instructor's universality beliefs, but these perceptions favor White instructors in STEM (2025) DOI
A more positive mindset context is associated with better student outcomes in STEM, particularly for traditional-age students (2025) DOI
Students Who Perceive Instructors to Have a Fixed Mindset Report a Greater Sense of Academic Misfit That Leads to Lower Chemistry Grades (2024) DOI
Perceived Barriers to Equitable Participation in the Learning Assistant Program (2023) DOI