General Research Area: Expertise; domain learning; interplay of knowledge, interests, and strategic processing; reading; epistemological beliefs; decision making

Areas of Student Supervision: Learner and teacher beliefs; domain knowledge; interaction of knowledge, interests, and strategic processing in educational psychology.

Recent Publications:

Alexander, P. A. (2006). Psychology in learning and instruction. Columbus, OH: Prentice Hall

Alexander, P. A., & Winne, P. H. (Eds.) (in press). Handbook of educational psychology. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Murphy, P. K., & Alexander, P. A. (in press). Understanding how students learn: A guide for instructional leaders. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.