Faculty & Staff
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Faculty & Staff
First Name
Bradford
Last Name
Dykes
Email
dykesb@gvsu.edu
Title
Associate Professor
Schedule
Office Hours and Schedule
Office
MAK A-1-152
Office Phone
616-331-4365
Research Interests
Nonparametric Methods, Statistical Computing, Data Visualization,
Statistics Education
About
Bradford teaches applied statistical methods and statistical computing and is interested in working with educators to integrate data and statistical thinking into their courses. A current ongoing project uses primary source data visualizations in K-12 history and social studies lessons to build students' data literacy. Outside of teaching, Bradford loves coffee, Great Danes, and boardgames.
Degrees
PhD, MS, Western Michigan University
BS, Grand Valley State University
Publications
K. Taurence, T. L. Shreiner, & B. M. Dykes (2021) Revealing the Power of Data Visualizations in Social Studies Through Slow Reveal Graphs. Statistics Teacher, https://www.statisticsteacher.org/2022/03/23/slowrevealgraphs
T. L. Shreiner & B. M. Dykes (2020) Visualizing the teaching of data visualizations in social studies: A study of teachers’ data literacy practices, beliefs, and knowledge, Theory & Research in Social Education, DOI: 10.1080/00933104.2020.1850382
B. M. Dykes & J. Terpstra (2018). A nonparametric test for ordered nested effects. Journal of Statistics and Management Systems, 20(6), 1107-1120, DOI: 10.1080/09720510.2017.1401800
Research
Bradford’s current research interests are in using data visualizations to enhance students’ understanding and exploration of multiple variables.
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