EDHD ­ Educational Psychology Faculty

  • Patricia Alexander Dr. Patricia Alexander Domain-specific learning; Epistemic beliefs; Text-based learning; Interplay of knowledge, strategies, and motivation in academic development
  • Dr. Donald J. Bolger How the brain learns to read; Sources of reading skill and impairment; How children learn the meaning of words
  • Dr. Natasha Cabrera Parenting and children's cognitive and social development; parent involvement in schools and children's achievement; cultural and ethnic differences in parenting behaviors and children's outcomes.
  • John Guthrie Dr. John GuthrieCognitive and motivational aspects of reading and learning; Psychology of learning and instruction in classroom contexts
    Professor Emeritus
  • Nathan Hall Dr. Nathan Hall Academic control-striving and emotions in college students; Motivational interventions to foster students' academic development
  • Geetha Ramani Dr. Geetha Ramani Influence of social interactions on young children's cognitive development; Learning through cooperative play and activities; Early mathematics and problem-solving skills; Development and correlates of peer cooperation
  • Meredith Rowe Dr. Meredith Rowe Early language development ; Parental beliefs and practices concerning children's language; Language development of underprivileged children
    Starts Fall 2009
  • Judith Torney-Purta Dr. Judith Torney-Purta Social/political cognition; Civic education cross-nationally; Cross-cultural and inter-cultural studies; Research related to social policy; Interaction in technology-rich environments; Social studies and history learning
  • Min Wang Dr. Min Wang Language and reading acquisition; cross language and writing system comparisons; second language/bilingual literacy development
  • Kathryn Wentzel Dr. Kathryn Wentzel Social motivation; academic motivation and self-regulation, goal setting; interpersonal relationships with teachers, peers, and parents and school adjustment; adolescent development
  • Allan Wigfield Dr. Allan Wigfield Development and socialization of motivation and self-concept; Gender differences; Achievement motivation; Self-regulation and learning; Motivation for literacy

Affiliated Faculty

  • Dr. Marilyn Chambliss, EDCI Features of social studies and science texts that promote comprehension and learning
  • Gregory Hancock Dr. Gregory Hancock, EDMS Latent variable modeling
  • Robert Mislevy Dr. Robert Mislevy, EDMS Multiple-imputation approach for integrating sampling and test-theoretic models; Assessment design systems with a focus on science inquiry
  • Sylvia Rosenfield Dr. Sylvia Rosenfield, CAPS School consultation services; Instructional consultation; Urban education
  • Bruce Vansledright Dr. Bruce Vansledright, EDCI Teaching and learning of history in public schools; How students read history texts
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