- Research Spotlight: Dr. Geetha Ramani 08/28/08
- Dr. Patricia Alexander named Jean Mullan Professor of Literacy. 7/10/08
- APA Science Summer Fellows Come to EDHD 06/26/08
- EDHD is pleased to announce the hiring of three new tenure-track faculty: Dr. Donald J. Bolger, Dr. Nathan Hall, and Dr. Meredith Rowe. 06/10/08
- Dr. Min Wang and Dr. Natasha Cabrera were promoted to associate professor with tenure. 04/08/08
- Beginning in mid-March Dr. Brenda Jones Harden will be a Visiting Scholar at the University of Washington School of Social Work. 03/13/08
- More news...

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 | Interests | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Sandra Baker | Self-regulation and goal setting | sbaker1@umd.edu |
| Jenna Cambria | Achievement motivation | cambria@umd.edu |
| Soo Eun Chae | ESL academic writing | schae@umd.edu |
| Candice Chen | Language acquisition | candisec@umd.edu |
| Chenxi Chen | Reading acquisition | cxc@umd.edu |
| Cassie Coddington | Reading and motivation | cshular@umd.edu |
| Claudine Caustich | Motivation, history education | ccostich@umd.edu |
| Dan Dinsmore | Expertise, metacognition | dinsmore@umd.edu |
| Alice Donlan | Peer relationships and learning | adonlan@umd.edu |
| Lily Fountain | Motivation, nursing education | fountain@son.umaryland.edu |
| Emily Fox | Reading expertise | efox@umd.edu |
| Wei Gao | Language acquisition | wgao@umd.edu |
| Emily Grossnickle | Teacher education, literacy instruction | egross3@umd.edu |
| Jan Jablonski | Literacy, young children | janjablonski@msn.com |
| Say Kim | Language acquisition | saykim@umd.edu |
| In Yeong Ko | Language acquisition | iyko@umd.edu |
| Sandra Loughlin | Cognition, art, reading | sandra.louglin@gmail.com |
| Jessica Luke | Learning in out-of-school contexts | luke@ilinet.org |
| Lilliana Maggiono | Epistemological beliefs | lilianaumd@hotmail.com |
| Angela McCrae | Reading motivation | mcrae@umd.edu |
| Danette Morrison | Peer relationships, social development | dmorriso@umd.edu |
| Meghan Parkinson | Reading, motivation | mparkin2@umd.edu |
| Taslima Rahman | Reading | tmrahman@comcast.net |
| Shannon Russell | Teacher-student relationships | russells@umd.edu |
| Alexis Williams | Teacher-student relationships, emotions | ayw@umd.edu |
| Fielding Winters | Collaborative learning | fwinters@umd.edu |
| Chen Yang | Bilingual development | ivyyang@umd.edu |
| Recent Alumni | Current Positions |
|---|---|
| Carolyn Barber | University of Missouri, Kansas-City |
| Michelle Buehl | George Mason University |
| Sonia Coleman | Towson University |
| Jennifer Cromley | Temple University |
| Lisa Cusick | California State University, San Bernadino |
| Marcy Davis | Johns Hopkins University |
| Helenrose Fives | Montclair State University |
| Jeff Greene | UNC-Chapel Hill |
| Carolyn McNamara | Loyola University |
| David Miller | National Center for Educational Statistics |
| P. Karen Murphy | Pennsylvania State University |
| Kathleen Perencevich | Catholic University |
| Michele Riconscente | University of Southern California |
| Christopher Spera | Caliber Associates |
| Christopher Sperl | Montgomery County Public Schools |
| Kendra Sun-Alperin | Norwood School, Bethesda, MD |
| Emily Swan | University of Utah |
| Ana Taboada | George Mason University |
| Robert Tomback | Baltimore County Public Schools |
| Stephen Tonks | Northern Illinois University |
| Peggy Van Meter | Pennsylvania State University |
| Judy Wang | George Washington University |
