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	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 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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