First name,Last name,Preferred title,Overview,Position,Department,Individual
Rafael,Lara-Alecio,Professor,,Faculty Fellow||Professor,Educational Psychology||Center for Health Systems and Design,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0cbb5fde
Jay,Woodward,Clinical Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor||Clinical Professor,Educational Psychology||Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0cf7b3ab
Joyce,Alexander,Professor,My primary research interest is focused on the precursors and longitudinal consequences of early interests in science-related fields.,Dean||Professor,Educational Psychology||School of Education and Human Development,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0d3bf7fc
Sandra,Ashcraft,Assistant Lecturer,,Assistant Lecturer,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n18df965e
Kala,Phillips Reindel,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1b4b8286
Lisa,Bowman-Perrott,Associate Professor,"Dr. Lisa Bowman-Perrott's research spans special education, bilingual education, and school psychology and focuses on academic and behavioral interventions for students with or at-risk for emotional and behavioral disorders. As an extension of her work implementing interventions in schools, Dr. Bowman-Perrott examines the efficacy of various interventions through meta-analysis. Her meta-analytic work has allowed her to move beyond investigating whether a given intervention is effective to examining what aspects of interventions moderate their effectiveness, and determine for which students they are most effective. Students with or at-risk for EBD have been the primary focus of her meta-analytic work.",Associate Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1b86387c
Charles,Ridley,Professor,,Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2011fe4b
Justin,Allen,Assistant Professor,"Research Interests: Team-Based Decision-Making, School-Based Interventions, and Implementation Practices.
Methodological Specializations: Single Case Design, Evidence Synthesis",Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n254291e8
Erinn,Whiteside,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2944b343
Florina,Erbeli,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2ad91f2b
Laci,Watkins,Associate Professor,"Dr. Laci Watkins's research and teaching are closely informed by her prior experience as a special educator in public schools and her continued work and collaborations in these settings. Dr. Watkins's research focuses on strategies to support the inclusion of autistic students in schools and communities, peer-mediated interventions and social interaction, examining the social validity of behavioral interventions, improving teacher implementation of evidence-based practices in authentic educational settings, and statistical analysis of single case experimental design research to better determine for whom and under what conditions certain practices are most effective. Dr. Watkins is also interested in multidisciplinary collaborations in autism research and training. She teaches courses on inclusive special education, behavioral interventions, and single case experimental design and provides training, supervision, and mentorship to graduate students. With her Autism & Inclusion lab group, Dr. Watkins and her team have been actively involved in community-based research partnerships seeking to improve outcomes for children with autism and developmental disabilities. Dr. Watkins has been awarded federal funding to support her work and received several recognitions for her high impact research.",Associate Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2c76f442
Dalun,Zhang,Professor,,Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n364e0ce7
Carly,Gilson,Assistant Professor,Dr. Carly Blustein Gilson is an assistant professor of special education in the Department of Educational Psychology and an affiliated faculty member of the Center on Disability and Development in the College of Education and Human Development. She received her Ph.D. in special education from Vanderbilt University and served as a UCEDD trainee and a research assistant with the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. Her research interests include strengthening employment-related social skills for adolescents and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD); supporting individuals and families through school-to-work transition; and vocational skills and educational team collaborations among special education teachers and paraprofessionals.,Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n39b92f91
Eunkyeng,Baek,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n45f408e1
Constance,Fournier,Clinical Professor,"My research focuses on several aspects of school psychology, including acceptability, ethics, teacher acceptance of interventions, and teacher efficacy.",Clinical Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n467fabaa
Sara,Castro-Olivo,Associate Professor,My research focuses on the development and validation of culturally responsive social-emotional and behavioral interventions for Latino ELL youth and families.,Associate Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4ab7fd74
Timothy,Elliott,University Distinguished Professor,"My research has examined adjustment processes among persons living with chronic and disabling health conditions, with particular emphasis on the role of social problem-solving abilities and other factors that predict adjustment following disability.",Faculty Fellow||University Distinguished Professor,Educational Psychology||Center for Health Systems and Design,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4cbad106
Krystal,Simmons,Clinical Professor,,"Clinical Professor||SPSY Director of Clinical Training||Executive Director, Counseling and Assessment Clinic",Educational Psychology||Educational Psychology||Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4e3a63cb
Wen,Luo,Professor,"My research focuses on the development, evaluation, and application of quantitative methods in social and behavioral sciences. Specifically, I am interested in multilevel modeling for analyzing educational data with complex multilevel structures, clustered randomized trials, and longitudinal data from single-case experimental designs.",Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4ff4b64c
Kenneth,Fleming,Assistant Lecturer,,Research Specialist I,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n500fa705
Oi-Man,Kwok,Professor,"My research interests include examining the methodological issues of both multilevel models and structural equation models, and the applications of these models in different educational and psychological research.",Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n522bef90
Suzanna,Ramos,Assistant Lecturer,,Assistant Lecturer,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n52311ff9
Joyce,Juntune,Instructional Professor,,Instructional Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5fb1cf0e
Cynthia,Riccio,Professor,"My primary research interests include Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Neuropsychology, and Individual Assessment.",Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n60582e9d
Lizette,Ojeda,Associate Professor,"My research focuses on the Mexican American experience in the U.S., particularly among Mexican American men. Her work examines psychosociocultural factors that impact the education, career development, and well being of Latinos from a positive psychological perspective. I am also interested in Latino masculinity and Mexican immigrants' issues.",Associate Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n65ead4c2
Paul,Hernandez,Associate Professor,"Dr. Paul R. Hernandez's research focuses on the contextual factors, developmental relationships, and motivational processes that support and broaden participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) careers - particularly for students from groups historically underrepresented in STEM. Dr. Hernandez has received external research funding from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.",Associate Professor||Faculty Affiliate||Associate Professor||Associate Professor,"Educational Psychology||Teaching, Learning and Culture||Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6aa0900f
Hector,Rivera,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6bf6783b
Sandra,Acosta,Associate Professor,"I specialize in bilingual education (2-language instruction) and biliteracy development, particularly for Hispanic, English learners (ELs)/emergent bilinguals (EBs). My research focuses on three areas: biliteracy (STEM) discourse development in adults (teachers) and children, professional identity formation in pre-service bilingual education teachers (teacher candidates), and mentor/instructional coaching for early career teachers. Methodological articles that I have published include: (1) primers for health professionals--practitioner research (action research) and collaborative, analytical autoethnography (CAAE); (2) and a methodological quality scale (the Methodological Quality Questionnaire [MQQ]) for systematic reviews published in Sage Open, an open access journal.
Additionally, I have worked on transdisciplinary teams as an expert in issues related to second language acquisition, bilingualism, biliteracy, and teacher professional development. My ongoing collaborations with social work and health promotion researchers have produced several publications, such as evaluations of health literacy assessment instruments translated for limited English proficient (LEP) adults and comparisons of machine versus human translations. As a result, I am now looking at natural language processing (machine language) as a tool to increase content area literacy for ELs/EBs.
Currently, I am completing a research study, funded by Texas A&M Presidential Transformational Learning Grant (""Health Literacy Page-by-Page: Incorporating Graphic Novelettes into Stem Inquiry Lessons""), on the use of graphic novelettes by pre-service teachers as a STEM curricular resource.",Associate Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n6e2fe1b4
Wen-Hsuan,Chang,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n707240da
Daniel,Hajovsky,Associate Professor,"Dr. Hajovsky is interested in the assessment and measurement of cognitive abilities and academic skills, the identification of specific learning disabilities, and the longitudinal development of psychological and contextual factors that influence academic, social, and behavioral skills. His research focuses on (a) the predictive validity of cognitive abilities on youth and adolescent's math, reading, and writing academic skills, (b) the identification of specific learning disabilities, (c) the dynamic relationships between teachers and students in the classroom, and (d) the impact of developmental and cultural considerations on outcomes. His research often leverages latent variable and longitudinal modeling to study primary and large-scale secondary data.",Associate Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n71f1612d
Melissa,Fogarty,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n73dc6e9a
David,Kahn,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n763552ff
Julia,Lynch,Visiting Assistant Professor,,Visiting Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7a0b6a69
Kirsten,Newell,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Newell's research seeks to improve the use of academic assessment tools as part of systematic prevention and intervention systems in schools. Specifically, she is interested in validating assessment tools for use with students learning in more than one language. Dr. Newell also conducts research to investigate how educators understand and use assessment data.",Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7a8fd4f1
Zhe,Wang,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n7b21d7d6
Alma,Velez,Lecturer,,Lecturer,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n80706c4f
Idean,Ettekal,Assistant Professor,"Idean Ettekal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology (Developmental Sciences Program). He received a Ph.D. in Family and Human Development from Arizona State University, and a B.A. at the University of California, Berkeley, majoring in Psychology and American Studies, and minoring in Education.
Before joining the faculty at Texas A&M, Dr. Ettekal served as the Project Director on the Violence in Children's Environment (VICE) study at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions. The VICE project (a 5-year grant funded by NIH) focused on examining developmental pathways to youth violence, victimization and drug use in a high-risk sample.
Dr. Ettekal's research examines the impact of children's and adolescent's interpersonal relationships (e.g., peer and parent-child relationships) on their social and emotional development. In particular, he is interested in studying how children's interpersonal experiences (e.g., peer victimization, peer rejection and friendships, and hostile parent-child interactions) shape the development of antisocial and externalizing behaviors such as aggression, bullying, rule-breaking, and youth violence. Key to this work is elucidating how children's self-regulation and social cognitions influence the associations between children's social experiences and their behavioral adjustment. His research applies a variety of longitudinal and developmental methodologies (e.g., structural equation modeling, latent growth modeling, latent transition analysis, mediation analysis, missing data analysis). Related to these interests, Dr. Ettekal has worked on several school-based program evaluations on social and emotional learning.",Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n85d208b9
Linda,Castillo,Professor,"Dr. Linda G. Castillo is a professor in the counseling psychology doctoral and school counseling master's degree programs. She is a licensed psychologist with a specialization in women's mental health, Relational Cultural Therapy, and Solution Focused Counseling. She was bestowed Fellow status by the American Psychological Association for her research in college student mental health and Latine educational persistence. Awarded over $10 million in federal funds across her career, Dr. Castillo's grant projects focus on college and career readiness of low-income and at-risk youth.
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST
Latine educational persistence and mental health
Scale development and validity of cultural constructs",Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8ca46988
Glenda,Byrns,Clinical Associate Professor,,Coordinator for Teacher Preparation Programs||Clinical Associate Professor,Educational Psychology||School of Education and Human Development,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n90e9a5a4
Anita,Sohn Mccormick,Adjunct Associate Professor,,Adjunct Associate Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n91aec3d0
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
William,Rae,Clinical Professor,,Clinical Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9a5bb47d
Susan,Pedersen,Associate Professor,"My research focuses on the use of technology to bring student-centered learning approaches, such as problem-based learning and student-directed inquiry, to K-16 environments.",Associate Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9acd1d89
Laura,Stough,Professor,My current research investigates the psychological and social effects of disaster on individuals with disabilities.,Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9df41715
Shifang,Tang,Research Specialist I,,Research Specialist I,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na5ce13a7
Heesun,Chang,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nabe2e7b5
Jeffrey,Liew,Professor,"Jeffrey Liew is a Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology in the School of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University. He is a developmental and learning scientist, and has been nationally and internationally recognized for his expertise on social-emotional development and emotional self-regulation processes in early childhood to early adulthood. A major strand of Liew's research focuses on individuals' resilience, thriving, and flourishing, including the risk and protective or promotive factors that are linked to developmental and academic or learning outcomes. Liew has been invited for keynote presentations internationally. He has also been invited for his expertise and served as a grant reviewer or as panel member for the National Institute of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Ministry of Education of Singapore, and the University Grants Committee of Hong Kong. Dr. Liew was elected as an American Psychological Association (APA) Fellow for outstanding contributions and national impact in the field of psychology, and he has authored more than 100 scholarly publications with much of his work funded by state, federal, or foundation grants, including the NIH and the NSF. Liew has served in multiple leadership positions, including the Associate Dean for Research in his School and Interim Head for his Department. He is the incoming Editor-in-Chief of Early Education and Development and Co-Editor of the Section on Social Emotional Learning in the Routledge Encyclopedia of Education.",Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nafb9f9ab
Yolanda,Padron,Professor,,Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb8074f00
Alyssa,Henry,Assistant Professor,,Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb84a88c4
Noelle,Sweany,Clinical Professor,,Clinical Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc7de8627
Sarah,McCorkle,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nce622f21
Karen,Rambo-Hernandez,Associate Professor,Dr. Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez is an associate professor at Texas A&M University in the College of Education and Human Development. Her research has been funded by NSF and the US Department of Education among others. She focuses on the assessment of educational interventions to improve STEM education and access for all students-- particularly high achieving and underrepresented students-- to high quality education.,Associate Professor||Associate Professor||Faculty Affiliate,"Educational Psychology||Teaching, Learning and Culture||Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation",https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd026b2a3
Leann,Smith,Assistant Professor,"I currently serve as an assistant professor of school psychology in the department of educational psychology. My mission is to promote the resiliency of marginalized populations by understanding the context-specific challenges and cultural assets of racially diverse students that are amenable to intervention in order to improve educational and health equity. Currently, my work focuses on the utility of parental and peer ethnic-racial socialization in Black youth development, and race-related stressors within the context of peer support mechanisms that impact STEM attrition at the college level.
In addition to my program of research and teaching, I am the chair of the recruitment and retention subcommittee within the division of school psychology and serve as a faculty advisor for the XL Academy- a sophomore year experience for Black undergraduate students on campus.",Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd099aefb
Kelly,Lee,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd39a7390
Miranda,Walichowski,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nda8b3f7d
Rebecca,Brooker,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor||Associate Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndb56001a
Marcia,Montague,Clinical Assistant Professor,"My research efforts center on equity in access for marginalized populations, especially for individuals with disabilities and their families. My work focuses on equity in access to effective education, transition to postsecondary life, and supports in times of disaster.",Clinical Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndf9f7c60
Connie,Barroso Garcia,Assistant Professor,"Dr. Connie Barroso Garcia is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at Texas A&M University. She received her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Florida State University in 2020 and joined Texas A&M University as an Visiting Assistant Professor and Accountability, Climate, Equity, and Scholarship (ACES) Fellow in the Fall of 2020. She started her tenure-track position in 2022. Dr. Barroso teaches graduate courses in educational psychology and learning theories. Dr. Barroso's research focuses on understanding the beliefs, emotions, and attitudes that children and adults have about mathematics and how these affective factors relate to mathematics learning and interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields.",Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne585c503
Roya,Pashmforoosh,ACES Faculty Fellow & Assistant Professor,"Roya Pashmforoosh is an Accountability, Climate, Equity, and Scholarship (ACES) Faculty Fellow and Assistant Profesor at Texas A&M University, Department of Educational Psychology. In 2021-2022, she was a Postdoctoral Researcher and Research Specialist at the Center for Research & Development in Dual Language and Literacy Acquisition (CRDLLA) and Education Leadership Research Center (ELRC) at Texas A&M University. In 2016, she was enrolled in the ESL Education Program, Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture (TLAC) as a Visiting Scholar. Roya earned her master's degree in Applied Linguistics from Sharif University of Technology. Her areas of interest focus on intercultural pragmatics, bilingual/ESL education, virtual professional development, and virtual mentoring and coaching. She has published papers in journals such as Language Testing, Language and Intercultural Communication, and International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education.",Visiting Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne66c6cbf
Steven,Woltering,Associate Professor,"My interest, broadly put, is to better understand the role of self-regulation in our behavior and apply this to the field of education. Self-regulation refers to the ability to control your attention and emotions and this capacity is considered crucial for developing a cognitive and emotional competence.",Associate Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nee2a887b
Fuhui,Tong,Professor,,Department Head,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf0e49b68
Myeongsun,Yoon,Associate Professor,,Associate Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf516f04b
Hector,Ramos Garcimartin,Lecturer,,Lecturer,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf9ca0e06
Timothy,Lawrence,ACES Assistant Professor,,Aces Assistant Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf9fdd02f
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
Monica,Neshyba,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Educational Psychology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nfe0b13d2