EDHD - Research Productivity

Educational Psychology Ranks #1*

Faculty in Educational Psychology at UMCP had the highest research productivity of educational psychology units and departments in the Nation for years 1997-2001.
Four faculty members in Educational Psychology at UMPC were ranked among the twenty most productive scholars in the discipline of Educational Psychology for the years 1991-2002

* Smith, C., Plant, M., Carney, R.N., Arnold, C.S., Jackson, A., Johnson, L.S., Lange, H., Mathis, F.S., & Smith, T.J. (2003). Productivity of educational psychologists in educational psychology journals, 1997-2001. Contemporary Educational Psychology 28, 422-430.

* Hsieh, P.H., Acee, T., Chung, W.H., Hsieh, Y.P., Kim, H., Thomas, G.D., You, J., & Robinson, D.H. (2004). An alternative look at educational psychologist’s productivity from 1991-2002. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 29, 333-343.

Productivity Indicators, 1996-1998

69 articles in leading refereed journals
35 chapters in scholarly volumes
8 scholarly texts
85 presentations at international/national conferences
5 keynote/invited addresses

Professional Leadership Roles

Vice President, Jean Piaget Society
Secretary, Society for the Scientific Study of Reading
Member, National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council Equivalency of Educational Tests Study
Member, National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, Evaluation and Monitoring Voluntary National Tests
Division 15 Liaison, APA Board of Educational Affairs
Member, National Assessment of Educational Progress Reading 2000 Executive Committee
Chair, APA, Division 15, Committee on Families, Communities, and Culture
Co-Chair, SRCD Preconference on Peer Relationships

Grants and Contracts

Thirteen major grants and contracts totaling over 3.5 million dollars received from:

Spencer Foundation
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
National Institute for Child Health and Human Development
National Center for Educational Statistics
Australian Research Council