TWIG Lab: Technology, Well-being,
Integrity, and Growth
We work across three connected areas: the well-being of college students, especially sexual assault survivors and international students; the responsible use of AI in higher education and counselor training; and the integrity and quality of the data behind social science research.
- 3research areas
- 10publications
- 22people
- 3funded projects
Area 1
College Student Well-being
International students' life experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, protective factors among college survivors of sexual assault, and the experiences of survivors who hold minority identities.
Published
Exploring Experiences of Chinese Students Studying at U.S. Universities Since COVID-19
International Journal of Multicultural Education2024 (opens in a new tab)A Systematic Review on the Factors Affecting Chinese International Students’ Mental Health
International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling2024 (opens in a new tab)Exploring the Relations of Subjective and Objective Instagram Use on Young Adults’ Mental Health
Telematics and Informatics2022 (opens in a new tab)
In progress
A Comparative Study of Resilience and Campus Belonging Among Sexual Assault Survivors with Single Versus Multiple Minority Identities
Under reviewAdverse Childhood Experiences and Posttraumatic Growth Among College Sexual Assault Survivors
Under review
Area 2
AI in Higher Education and Counselor Training
How faculty and students are adopting generative AI, how institutional policy shapes its use, and how counselor education programs can build AI competency through the AI-III (Introduction, Integration, and Implementation) workshop model.
Published
How are Faculty and College Students Embracing AI? A Multi-Informant Mixed Method Study
Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence2025 (opens in a new tab)Exploring the Effectiveness of Institutional Policies and Regulations for Generative AI Usage in Higher Education
Higher Education Quarterly2025 (opens in a new tab)Widen the Debate: What is the Academic Community’s Perception on ChatGPT?
Education and Information Technologies2024 (opens in a new tab)
In progress
AI Integration in Counselor Education
Under review
Area 3
Research Integrity and Data Quality
This area focuses on research integrity and data quality in educational research, with the broader aim of strengthening the trustworthiness of the evidence that informs practice and policy.
Project in progress
Funded projects
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2026
Phase II: Advancing External Grant Readiness from the AI-III Workshop Model in Counselor Education
College of Education Research-Focused Professional Development, Texas Tech University
Principal Investigator
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2026
Developing AI Competency Through AI-III (Introduction, Integration, and Implementation) Workshops in Mental Health Professional Training
Competitive Edge Internal Seed Grant, College of Education, Texas Tech University
Principal Investigator
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2025–2026
Enhancing Counselor Education Through AI-Integrated Instruction
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Mini-Grant, Texas Tech University
Principal Investigator