First name,Last name,Preferred title,Overview,Position,Department,Individual
Julie,Thompson,Assistant Professor of Special Education,"Julie L. Thompson, PhD, BCBA-D, is an Assistant Professor of Special Education, Dr. Deanna and Thomas Yates Faculty Fellow, Behavioral Learning INterventions in Children (BLINC) Lab Director and Affiliated Faculty Member of the Center on Disability and Development at Texas A&M University. Julie's work as a classroom teacher for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) gave her insight into the layered complexities of providing adequate education to individuals with ASD in public schools. Julie's personal research examines explicit instruction procedures to teach academic and language skills to minoritized and underserved children with autism spectrum disorder and extensive support needs at home and in public school settings. Through her leadership in the BLINC lab she also guides and supports lab members to engage in applied behavioral research to improve learning interventions for all children. Julie has been PI on four externally funded awards totaling $2,224,370 and Co-PI three externally funded awards totaling $23,600,000. Currently she is principal investigator on one research project: ""Teaching, Autism, and Practitioner Preparation (Project TAPP)"" funded by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Julie has 22 peer-reviewed publications, 54 peer-reviewed presentations, and has chaired or co-chaired 9 doctoral students.",Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n939296a5
Christopher,Thompson,Assistant Professor,"Christopher G. Thompson is an Assistant Professor of Research, Measurement, and Statistics in the Department of Educational Psychology at Texas A&M University. His research focuses on methodical issues and applications of meta-analysis. He is particularly interested in Bayesian methods for meta-analysis, with a focus on the use of informative prior distributions. He has previously worked on meta-analysis issues related to partial effect sizes and effect-size dependency. Some of his substantive interests include the use of video-game based instruction on mathematics achievement and how action video games relate to cognitive development.",Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n969def72
Shifang,Tang,Research Specialist I,,Research Specialist I,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na5ce13a7
Fuhui,Tong,Professor,,Department Head,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf0e49b68
Ananya,Tiwari,ACES Faculty Fellow and Assistant Professor,"1) Dr. Tiwari broadly investigates how sense of belonging is shaped and influenced by identities, social structures, and experiences among marginalized communities. She further looks at issues related to measurement of social and emotional attributes cross-culturally.
2) The second strand of her research seeks to understand how programs and policies can enhance belonging for marginalized communities where she engages in policy-level analysis and program development. Additionally, she conducts process and impact assessments as part of evaluation using frameworks of culturally responsive evaluation and assessment (CREA).
Her emerging research interests are Artificial Intelligence in teaching and learning and belonging. She uses a mixed methods approach.",Aces Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfa8d259d