Lee, Amaresh authors for top article

Dr. Joseph Lee collaborated with others, including an East Carolina University Honors College/Department of Health Education and Promotion student in Sneha A. Amaresh, for an article published in the Journal of College Student Development that has consistently been a 2024 popular read among Hopkins Press journal articles.

“Exploring Undergraduate Research Experiences for Latinx College Students From Farmworker Families” has been in the top-10 throughout the year and gained even more recognition in May when Hopkins Press noted it the most-read article of the month.

Lee is a professor in the Department of Health Education and Promotion at East Carolina University and associate dean for research for the College of Health and Human Performance.

The study for this article was guided by the question — What insights do students from farmworker families have to inform the creation of undergraduate research programs? While noting opportunities for Latinx students benefit understanding, confidence and awareness of research in college, the authors suggest that while applying the rightful presence framework, undergraduate research programs should seek to expand their focus from simple access and inclusion of Latinx students from farmworker families to their rightful presence in these spaces.