Rate My Professor Patrice Nybro

Nybro distinguishes herself through her engaging teaching style, utilizing storytelling drawn from her Wall Street experiences to connect with students and impart real-world applications in business and economics. Her research interests encompass financial analysis and strategies to enhance student performance in online higher education. In a 2024 peer-reviewed article published in Cogent Education, "The effect of a belongingness strategy on online higher education student performance measures," Nybro and her co-authors from the School of Business analyzed the impact of a five-element belongingness strategy—student engagement, faculty empathy, student connection, student-faculty rapport, and sense of community—implemented in 10 undergraduate business courses, including her FINA310 class. The study revealed statistically significant improvements (p < .05) in key performance metrics such as completion rates, pass rates, persistence, retention, submission rates, and course grades, with large effect sizes. She has also contributed to the literature on workplace motivation through "The paradox of motivation: intrinsic-extrinsic motivation processes in the workplace" (2015) and related conference papers. Nybro's scholarly work, cited three times according to ResearchGate, underscores her influence in advancing pedagogical practices and business education.