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 and Contact Information:
Current Students Interests Contact Information
Sandra Baker Self-regulation and goal setting sannbaker@yahoo.com
Jenna Cambria Achievement motivation jennamcambria@gmail.com
Soo Eun Chae ESL academic writing schae@umd.edu
Candise Chen Language acquisition candisec@umd.edu
Dan Dinsmore Strategic processing candisec@umd.edu
Alice Donlan Peer relationships and learning adonlan@umd.edu
Lily Fountain Motivation, nursing education adonlan@umd.edu
Emily Fox Reading expertise efox@umd.edu
Wei Gao Language acquisition efox@umd.edu
Emily Grossnickle Reading motivation efox@umd.edu
Say Young Kim Bilingualism efox@umd.edu
In Yeong Ko Bilingualism efox@umd.edu
Tongyn Li Language development efox@umd.edu
Alexandra List Interest, self-regulation, second language learning efox@umd.edu
Sandra Loughlin Cognition, art, reading efox@umd.edu
Liliana Maggioni Epistemological beliefs efox@umd.edu
Amanda Mason Achievement motivation in context efox@umd.edu
Angela McRae Reading, motivation efox@umd.edu
Shannon Michael Parent-child relationships and health efox@umd.edu
Danette Morrison Peer relationships, identity development, academic achievement efox@umd.edu
Lauren Musu-Gillette Social and academic motivation efox@umd.edu
Meghan Parkinson Reading, motivation efox@umd.edu
Taslima Rahman Reading efox@umd.edu
Shannon Russell Teacher-student relationships efox@umd.edu
Lesley Sand Learning disabilities and attention efox@umd.edu
Alexis Williams Teacher beliefs, emotions efox@umd.edu
Recent Educational Psychology Alumni (2003-2008) and Their Current Institutions
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
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