Faculty & Staff

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Faculty & Staff

First Name
Bradford

Last Name
Dykes

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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 Teacherhttps://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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