Heather K. Olson Beal

About Heather K. Olson Beal

Heather K. Olson Beal, With an exceptional h-index of 10 and a recent h-index of 10 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Stephen F. Austin State University, specializes in the field of school choice, second language education, academic motherhood, educational experiences of immigrant students.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

An investigation of teachers’ perceptions of school competitiveness and organizational work environment in a rural area

Hope, love, and curriculum

MotherScholaring During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Investigating the Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on MotherScholars

Quarantine mothering and working at home: How institutions of higher education supported (or failed to support) academic mothers

Art looking within MotherScholarhood: Art elicitation for self-reflections and sense-making

Toward a communication theory of coping: COVID-19 and the MotherScholar

Being Dr. Mom and/or Mom, Ph. D.: Autoethnographies of MotherScholaring during COVID‐19

Crystalizing layered approaches to MotherScholar expressions in COVID-19: A photovoice and autoethnographic study

Heather K. Olson Beal Information

University

Position

Professor

Citations(all)

648

Citations(since 2020)

291

Cited By

454

hIndex(all)

10

hIndex(since 2020)

10

i10Index(all)

11

i10Index(since 2020)

10

Email

University Profile Page

Google Scholar

Heather K. Olson Beal Skills & Research Interests

school choice

second language education

academic motherhood

educational experiences of immigrant students

Top articles of Heather K. Olson Beal

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

An investigation of teachers’ perceptions of school competitiveness and organizational work environment in a rural area

Journal of School Choice

Charisse Gulosino

Heather K Olson Beal

Susie Cox

Brent D. Beal

2023/3/12

Hope, love, and curriculum

Wendy Kohli

Douglas McKnight

Donna Trueit

Emily DeMoor

Heather K Olson Beal

...

2023/3/10

MotherScholaring During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Investigating the Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on MotherScholars

Heather K Olson Beal

Chrissy J Cross

Lauren E Burrow

2023/12/11

Quarantine mothering and working at home: How institutions of higher education supported (or failed to support) academic mothers

Journal of the Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement

Lauren E Brewer

Heather K Olson Beal

Chrissy J Cross

Shelby J Gull

Lauren Burrow

2023/6/26

Art looking within MotherScholarhood: Art elicitation for self-reflections and sense-making

Journal of the Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement

Lauren E Burrow

Chrissy J Cross

Heather K Olson Beal

2023/6/26

Toward a communication theory of coping: COVID-19 and the MotherScholar

Atlantic Journal of Communication

Sarah Symonds LeBlanc

Elizabeth Spradley

Heather Olson Beal

Lauren Burrow

Chrissy Cross

2023/8/8

Being Dr. Mom and/or Mom, Ph. D.: Autoethnographies of MotherScholaring during COVID‐19

New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development

Sarah Symonds LeBlanc

Elizabeth Spradley

Heather Olson Beal

Lauren Burrow

Chrissy Cross

2022/6

Crystalizing layered approaches to MotherScholar expressions in COVID-19: A photovoice and autoethnographic study

Peabody Journal of Education

Elizabeth L Spradley

Sarah Symonds LeBlanc

Heather K Olson Beal

Lauren Burrow

Chrissy Cross

2022/3/15

COVID-19 Moments: The photographic narratives of resilience and productivity among MotherScholars

Sarah Symonds LeBlanc

Elizabeth Spradley

Heather K. Olson Beal

Lauren Burrow

Chrissy Cross

2022

The power of community-engaged teacher preparation: Voices and visions of hope and healing

Tyrone C Howard

2021

Communication theory of identity, identity gap theory, and MotherScholaring during COVID-19.

Iowa Journal of Communication

Sarah Symonds LeBlanc

Elizabeth L Spradley

Heather K Olson Beal

Lauren E Burrow

Chrissy Cross

2021/10/1

Pivoting rural community-based fine arts programs for youth due to a global pandemic

Journal of Multicultural Affairs

Heather K. Olson Beal

CC Conn

Lauren E. Burrow

Amber Wagnon

Chrissy Cross Ph D

2021

The skits, sketches, and stories of MotherScholars

The Qualitative Report

Lauren E Burrow

Chrissy J Cross

Heather K Olson Beal

Shaunna Smith

2020/12/1

Surviving the COVID-19 pandemic with a wolf pack and the Marco Polo app

Journal of the Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement

Heather K. Olson Beal

2020

Proving our maternal and scholarly worth: A collaborative autoethnographic textual and visual storying of MotherScholar identity work during the COVID-19 pandemic

Journal of Motherhood Initiative

Elizabeth Spradley

Sarah S LeBlanc

Heather Olson-Beal

Lauren Burrow

Chrissy Cross

2020

Professional Development from Scholar-Practitioners within a Pandemic: Let Us Listen to the Voices of Experience

Megan Reister

Heather K Olson Beal

Emily Regan Wills

2020

Activist 101 activities for pre-service teachers

The Radical Teacher

Heather K Olson Beal

Lauren E Burrow

Chrissy Cross

Amber Wagnon

2020/10/1

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