- Candise Lin, doctoral candidate in the Human Development program has received a National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Award. November 2012
- The following HDQM Faculty received recognition for their outstanding achievements: Patricia A. Alexander (Regents Faculty Award for Mentoring); Ann A. Battle (COE Distinguished Outreach Award); Gregory Hancock (COE Distinguished Scholarship Award); Melanie Killen (Director of Graduate Studies of the Year Award); Andre Rupp (AERA Division D Significant Contribution to Research Methodology Award); and both Natasha Cabrera and Meredith Rowe (ADVANCE Award). Summer 2012
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Ed Psych Students and Alumni
Students receive the Ph.D. degree upon completion of their graduate work. Graduates of the specialization utilize the knowledge and research skills acquired in the specialization in such positions as teaching/research in colleges or universities, research in public or private organization, and service provision to children and adults in school and other agencies. Recent graduates of the specialization have found strong career options available to them upon their completion of the program. They have found positions at research universities and private colleges across the country, at research institutes and agencies in the Washington DC and other areas, and in state departments of education.
| Current Students | Undergraduate School | Interests | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Baggetta | University of Guam | Expertise development and learning | baggetta@umd.edu |
| Sandra Baker | Loyola University of New Orleans | Self-regulation and goal setting | sannbaker@yahoo.com |
| Jenna Cambria | Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey | Achievement motivation | jennamcambria@gmail.com |
| Soo Eun Chae | Sungkyunkwan University - Seoul | ESL academic writing | schae@umd.edu |
| Dan Dinsmore | Pennsylvania State University | Strategic processing | dinsmore@umd.edu |
| Alice Donlan | The College of William & Mary | Peer relationships and learning | adonlan@umd.edu |
| Lily Fountain | University of Maryland - College Park | Motivation, nursing education | fountain@son.umaryland.edu |
| Emily Fox | St. John’s College | Reading expertise | efox@umd.edu |
| Emily Grossnickle | Towson University | Cognition; motivation | egross3@umd.edu |
| Say Young Kim | Sungkyunkwan University - Seoul | Bilingualism | saykim@umd.edu |
| In Yeong Ko | Ewha Womans University - Seoul | Bilingualism | iyko@umd.edu |
| Kathryn Leech | Kenyon College | Language & literacy development | kleech@umd.edu |
| Chuchu Li | Beijing Normal University - China | Bilingualism | Cli12346@umd.edu |
| Tongyun Li | Nanjing University - China | Language development | tongyun@umd.edu |
| Candise Chen Lin | University of Southern California | Language acquisition | candisec@umd.edu |
| Alexandra List | Swarthmore College | Epistemic beliefs about language learning; expertise development | alist@umd.edu |
| Sandra Loughlin | Columbia Union College | Cognition, art, reading | Sandra.Loughlin@gmail.com |
| Amanda Mason-Singh | Iowa Wesleyan College | Achievement motivation in context | ammason@umd.edu |
| Angela McRae | Boston College | Reading, motivation | mcrae@umd.edu |
| Shannon Michael | University of Florida | Parent-child relationships and health | smichae2@umd.edu |
| Danette Morrison | Howard University | Peer relationships, identity development, academic achievement | dmorriso@umd.edu |
| Katherine Muenks | Ohio State University | Achievement motivation | kmuenks@umd.edu |
| Lauren Musu-Gillette | University of Michigan- Ann Arbor | Social and academic motivation | lmusu@umd.edu |
| Meghan Parkinson | Mount Holyoke College | Meta-cognition; epistemological beliefs | mparkin2@umd.edu |
| Taslima Rahman | University of Dacca - Bangladesh | Reading | tmrahman@comcast.net |
| Shannon Russell | University of Florida | Teacher-student relationships | russells@mail.umd.edu |
| Lesley Sand | California State University - Fullerton | Learning disabilities and attention | lsand@umd.edu |
| Alexis Williams | University of Maryland College Park | Teacher beliefs, emotions | ayw@umd.edu |
| Ting Zhang | Southwest Jiaotong University - China | Cognitive & learning theories; educational assessment; large-scale data analysis | zhangt@umd.edu |
| Erica Zippert | University of Maryland College Park | Early math learning and parental influence | ezippert@umd.edu |
| Recent Alumni | Current Institution |
|---|---|
| Carolyn Barber | University of Missouri, Kansas City |
| Michelle Buehl | George Mason University |
| Robert Caples | Carroll County Public Schools |
| Cassandra Coddington | Georgia State University |
| Claudine Costich | Department of Education |
| Jennifer Cromley | Temple University |
| Marcia Davis | Johns Hopkins University |
| John Denver | University of Illinois, Chicago |
| Dale Epstein | National Institute for Early Education Research |
| Helenrose Fives | Montclair State University |
| Patricia Garett-Peters | UNC Chapel Hill |
| Melissa Ghera | St. John-Edwards University |
| Cynthia Grandjean | Catholic University |
| Jeffry Greene | UNC Chapel Hill |
| Fay Ellis Jones | Antioch University |
| Kristie Jones | Temple University |
| Janese Kerr-Daniels | Towson State University |
| Patsy Kersteter | Delaware Early Childhood Center |
| Susan (Lutz) Klauda | University of Maryland College Park |
| Steven Kohn | Valdosta State University |
| Sonia Coleman | Lawson Towson University |
| Lisa Cusick Looney | California State University, San Bernadino |
| Jessica Luke | Innovations in Learning |
| Allison (D'Amour) Meisch | Westat |
| Stephanie Mitchell | Children's National Medical Center |
| Daniel Moos | Gustavus Adolphus College |
| Kathleen Cox | Perencevich Catholic University |
| Christopher Spera | Caliber Associates, VA |
| M. Kendra Sun-Alperin | Norwood School Bethesda, MD |
| Ana Taboada | George Mason University |
| Robert Tomback | Baltimore County Public Schools |
| Stephen Tonks | Northern Illinois University |
| Jessica Vick | Columbia University |
| T'Pring Westbrook | U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services (ACF) |
| A. Fielding I. Winters | University of Maryland College Park |
| Cynthia Yeager | Towson University |
