UA Educational Psychology
This page displays what is currently happening in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Arizona.
09/08/2024
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08/05/2024
30/04/2024
Congrats to Victoria, Priscila, and Dr. Pope for a recent poster presentation in San Francisco! Their poster was "Increasing access to STEM: Lessons learned about what works in lab courses during COVID-19".
Great work!
Congrats! Dr. Rebecca Perez successfully defended her dissertation, "Changing the focus: Differences in implicit bias on student ratings of instruction based on items focusing on student experiences versus instructor actions"
Woohoo! Important and interesting work!
Congrats to Dr. Faqryza Ab Latif! Dr. Ab Latif officially passed her dissertation defense with a paper titled "How do virtual research programs influence underserved students’ sense of belonging in STEM?"
Way to go!
16/04/2024
Great work by EdP Students and Faculty for presenting at AERA! See the great pics below...
Faqryza, Dr. Hong, Soo Jeong, Himanshi, Taylor, Dr. Schutz, and Jing presented on " Double-Edged Sword: Understanding the Nature of Agency for Multiply Marginalized and Underrepresented Teachers’ Identity Negotiation"
Dr. Cimetta, Dr. Friesen, and Maham presented "Undergraduate Students’ Emotions in Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience Lab"
Dr. Cimetta, Dr. Friesen, Maham, and Qian presented "Comparing Student Outcomes From a Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience Lab and a Traditional Lab"
Dr. Hong presented "“I’m Actually Professionally Developing”: Personalized, Needs-Based Professional Development for Teachers of Emergent Bilinguals"
Congrats to all again!! :D
Alum Spotlight! Natasha Sterzinger, Ed Psych PhD alum, is currently the managing editor at AERA: Open. She helps authors and editors throughout the peer review process- and helps us build knowledge about education. So proud of her and her work!
15/04/2024
Cognition And Metacognition in Education and Learning Lab recently hosted a really successful Science of Learning Workshop for local teachers. Grad students presented on the latest, empirically proven effective cognitive strategies for student learning. Great work, CAMELs!
Congrats to Hannah Douglas, EdP Phd Student, who finished third in the zoom based Grad Slam contest! She presented on trauma formed approaches in higher education. Way to go!
Alum Spotlight! Geoff is a PhD alum of UA Ed Psych. He now supports medical students as they prepare for board exams (and much more). Plus, he bikes and plays in a band!
Great work!!
25/03/2024
Alum Spotlight! Dr. Alyson L. Lavigne is an associate professor of instructional leadership at Utah State University. She does research in leader, teacher, and student dynamics in classrooms through classroom observations! Dr. Lavigne is even looking forward to think about how to use AI to help analyze classroom behaviors. Really cool, interesting, and important work!
26/02/2024
Congrats to Taylor on her upcoming baby! Students and faculty celebrated Taylor and baby last week. See the pictures attached for the fun. :D
Alum Spotlight! Sara graduate from the MA program in 2011 and is now director of Academic Advising in the college. We are so happy we still get to work with her. And we are excited for her as she pursues her PhD in EdLeadership! Congrats Sara!
19/02/2024
Congrats to Dr. Hong on her recent publication called "Reconceptualizing teacher identity development" in Educational Psychologist (with Dr. Cross Francis and Dr. Schutz)! What a big deal! Congrats!
You can find it at the UA Library or here:
Reconceptualizing teacher identity development In this article, we focus on developing a clearer conceptualization of teacher identity. We provide an inclusive definition that integrates three key dimensions of the construct that have been prev...
13/02/2024
Featured Educational Psychologist:
Today, we honor Claude Steele, an American educational psychologist and a professor at Stanford University.
Dr. Steele is best known for his work on stereotype threat and its application to minority student academic performance. His earlier work dealt with research on the self (e.g., self-image, self- affirmation) as well as the role of self-regulation in addictive behaviors.
Student Spotlight! Priscila is a PhD candidate who is interested in supporting college students' success. Very cool, interesting, and important work! So proud to have you in the program - and a very cute doggy! :D
07/02/2024
Featured Educational Psychologist:
Today we honor Charles Thompson, likely the first African-American scholar to earn their PhD in Educational Psychology. He founded and edited the Journal of Negro Education for more than 30 years and served as an expert educational witness on many huge court cases.
See the links below for more information on this inspiring EdPsycher.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Henry_Thompson
https://www.apa.org/pi/oema/resources/ethnicity-health/psychologists/thompson
01/02/2024
✨Empowering voices, celebrating legacies!✨ We are so excited to kick off Black History Month at the College of Education. Together we hope to honor the past, amplify voices, and inspire change for a brighter future.
Alum spotlight!! Saida earned her PhD with UA Ed Psych and now is a tenure track professor at Claremont Graduate University! Amazing work! We are so proud!
Student spotlight! Maham is (as of today) a PhD candidate. She just passed her oral defense of her comps! Learn more about her story below!
22/01/2024
Congrats to Dr. Friesen and Dr. Cimetta on their research publication in the American Journal of Evaluation! Nice work!
Alum spotlight! Lauren Pierce graduated from UA EdP in 2020 and now is a teaching professor at Northern Arizona University! We are so proud of all she has accomplished already! :D
16/01/2024
Grad Applications are due soon!
10/01/2024
Welcome back! Glad you're here!
15/12/2023
Sabryna Jaimez, one of our talented M.A. students in the department, was recently awarded the competitive University of Arizona Hispanic Alumni (UAHA) Scholarship! Congrats Sabryna!
13/12/2023
As we host our Fall 2023 Awards Ceremony today, we would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to the exceptional individuals who have been recognized for their outstanding contributions and achievements this fall.
Your dedication to education, innovative approaches, and commitment to excellence inspire us all. đź‘Źđź‘Ź
05/12/2023
Here it comes! The end of the semester and finals and papers and assignments and deadlines!
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE COPING STRATEGIES YOU USE TO DEAL WITH THE STRESS?
Put 'em in the comments below!
Student spotlight! Emilia is a third year PhD student in our program who is really interested teacher training, students with disabilities, and evaluation! She is about to start embarking on her comps and dissertation. We can't wait to see her continue to grow and love to see the scholar she is becoming!!
21/11/2023
Faqryza recently presented at the American Society for Microbiology Conference for Undergraduate Educators (ASMCUE). Congrats on your cool work!
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