ERIN M. MCTIGUETexas A&M, College of Education and Human Development 222E Harrington

Tower College Station, TX, 77843-4232

m: (979) -255-3668 e-mail : emctigue@tamu.edu fax: (979) 845-9663

EDUCATION

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VADoctor of Philosophy: Curriculum & Instruction, Advisor: Dr. Laura Smolkin 2006

Dissertation: Graphical support for comprehending science texts: The contributions of diagram design and text directives

Masters of Education: Curriculum & Instruction 2003& Reading Specialist Certification

Wellesley College, Wellesley, MAPost-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification Program 1998 Bachelor of Arts, Major: Psychology, Concentration: Biology 1997

Boston University: School for Field Studies, Turks and Caicos Islands, BWI

Marine Biology & Resource Management Certificate (study abroad program) 1996

UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE

College of Education & Human Development, Texas A&M University 2006-presentDepartment of Teaching, Learning, & Culture (TLAC)Assistant Professor, Reading ProgramDirector of TAMU Reading Clinic

HONORS AND AWARDS

Lynda Brown Faculty Fellowship, TLAC, TAMU 2010-2013Faculty Fellowship for early career achievement

Montague Scholar/Center for Teaching Excellence Award, TAMU 2010University level award (and development grant) for teaching

Outstanding New Faculty Award, CEHD, TAMU 2009College level award for early career achievement in research,

teaching & serviceGeorge Graham Scholarship Award, Curry School, University of

Virginia 2006Department level award for academic achievement

Phi Delta Kappa, University of Virginia 2005Graduated cum laude, Wellesley College 1997

RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Language and Literacy Lab, UVA 2005-2006Research Assistant for Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research Consortium project - multi-site study - Dr. L. Justice

“Reading First of Virginia” Professional Development Office, UVA 2004-2005

Graduate Assistant in preparation of Summer Reading Academies - Dr. M. Abouzeid

School for Continuing and Professional Studies, UVA 2004-2005Instructor (web-based), Word Study: Phonics and Language Structure

“Reading First” State Reading Academies, Virginia DOESummers of 2003 & 2004

Instructor, Grade 2 &3 Summer Reading Academies

K-12 TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Burnley-Moran Elementary School, Charlottesville, VA 2002-2003Grade 2 Classroom Teacher, SPED inclusion class

Walton Middle School, Albemarle County, VA 2000-2002

Grade 6 Reading/Language Arts Teacher: Remedial, Standard, & Honors levels

Hatherly Elementary School, Scituate, MA 1998-2000Grade 3 Classroom Teacher, SPED inclusion class

PUBLICATIONS

Semantic Map of Research Areas of FocusPublications Comprehension of Text Content Area/Text Type Social-Emotional Competencies

Verbal Visual STEM/Information

Literature/Narrative

Self-Efficacy Motivation

McTigue & Flowers, in press

Yeh & McTigue, 2009 Coleman, McTigue, &

Smolkin, in press McTigue, 2010

McTigue & Flowers, 2010 Slough, McTigue, Kim &

Jennings, 2010 Updated: 12/2010 2

McCrudden, McCormick, & McTigue, 2011

McTigue, 2009 McTigue & Slough, 2010 McCormick & McTigue,

2011 Smolkin, McTigue, &

Donovan, 2009 Smolkin, McTigue,

Donovan, & Coleman, 2009

McTigue & Rimm-

Kaufman, 2011 McTigue, & Liew, in press

Liew & McTigue, 2010 McTigue, Washburn, &

Liew, 2009 McTigue & Scott, 2010

Liew, McTigue, Barois & Hughes, 2008

McTigue, Beckman, & Kaderavek, 2007

Peer Reviewed Journal Publications: (CO-AUTHORS : *Ph.D. student, **M.Ed. student, ***B.A. student)

Yeh, Y.*, McTigue, E. & Joshi, M. (in press). Moving from explicit to implicit: A case study of improving inferential comprehension . Literacy Research & Instruction.

McTigue, E. & Flowers, A.*** (in press). Visual literacy in science texts: Elementary students’ perceptions and understandings of common diagrams. The Reading Teacher.

Sadoski, M., McTigue, E., & Paivio, A. (in press). A Dual Coding Theoretical Model of Decoding in Reading: Subsuming the LaBerge and Samuels Model. Reading Psychology.

Coleman, J., McTigue, E. M., & Smolkin, L. B. (in press). Elementary teachers’ self-reported use of graphical representations: Implications for the teaching of science. Journal of Science Teacher Education. (published online on 7/15/2010: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10972-010-9204-1 )

McTigue, E. M. & Rimm-Kaufman, S. (2011). Integrating the Responsive Classroom Approach for improving reading and writing. Reading and Writing Quarterly, 27, 11-23.

McCormick, M., & McTigue, E. (2011). Teacher read alouds make science come alive. Science Scope, 36, 41-45.

McCrudden, M. T., McCormick, M., & McTigue, E. (2011).  Do the spatial features of an adjunct display that readers complete

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while reading affect their understanding of a complex system?  International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education , 9(1), 163-185.

McTigue, E. M. (2010). Teaching young readers imagery through storytelling: What color is the monkey? The Reading Teacher, 64, 53-56.

McTigue, E. M. & Flowers, A.,*** (2010) Illustration inquiry: Visual literacy in science. Science Scope, 33, 17-22.

McTigue, E. M., & Scott, C. E.,* (2010), Getting Kids Ready to Read … and Keeping it Going! New Mexico Journal of Reading.31, 16-20.

Slough, S., McTigue, E. M., Kim, S. * & Jennings, S.* (2010). Science textbooks’ use of graphical representation: Descriptive analysis of four sixth-grade science texts. Reading Psychology, 31, 301-325.

McTigue, E. M. & Slough, S. (2010). Student-accessible science texts: Elements of design. Reading Psychology, 31, 213-227.

McTigue, E. M. (2009). Does “Multimedia Learning Theory” extend to middle school students? Contemporary Educational Psychology, 34, 143-153.

Yeh, Y.* & McTigue, E. M. (2009). The frequency, variation, and function of graphical representations within standardized state science tests. School Science and Mathematics, 109, 435-450.

Smolkin, L. B., McTigue, E. M., Donovan, C. & Coleman, J. (2009). Explanation in science trade books recommended for use with elementary students. Science Education, 93, 587-610.

McTigue, E. M., Washburn, E. K.* & Liew, J. (2009). Academic resilience and reading: Building successful readers. The Reading Teacher, 62, 422-432.

Liew, J., McTigue, E. M., Barois, L.* & Hughes, J. (2008). Adaptive effortful control and academic self-efficacy beliefs on literacy and math achievement: A longitudinal study on 1st through 3rd graders. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 23, 515-526.

Book Chapters

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Liew, J. & McTigue, E. (2010) Educating the whole child: The role of social and emotional development in achievement and school success. In L. E. Kattingon (Ed.), Handbook of Curriculum Development, (pp. 465-478) New York: Nova Science Publishers.

Smolkin, L. B., McTigue, E. M, & Donovan C. (2008). Explanation and science text: Overcoming the comprehension challenges in nonfiction text for elementary students. In Block, C. C. & Parris, S. R. (Eds.) Comprehension Instruction: Research Based Best Practices. (pp. 183-195) New York: Guilford Publishing.

McTigue, E. M., Beckman, A. R., & Kaderavek, J. N. (2007). Assessing literacy motivation and orientation. In Pence, K. L (Ed.) Assessment in Emergent and Early Literacy. (pp. 481-518) San Diego, CA: Plural Publishing.

Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings

Linsey, J., Hammond, H., & McTigue, E. (accepted). Sketched-Truss Recognition Tutoring System: Improved Student Learning through Active Learning and Immediate Student Feedback . Proceedings of the 2011 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada.

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW

McTigue, E., & Liew, J. (minor revisions). Principles and practices for building self-efficacy in middle grades Language-Arts classrooms. Clearing House.

Graham, L., & McTigue, E. (minor revisions) Where are the Word Wizards in Your Classroom: Create Them! New Mexico Journal of Reading.

Goolsby, R.*, McTigue, E. & Sadoski, M. (under review). Story response of middle school readers: Relationship between imagery, emotion, and structural importance.

Smolkin, L., McTigue, E. & Yeh, Y.* (under review). Examining outstanding science trade books: What can we learn from Coh-Metrix?.

Jones, L.** & McTigue, E. (under review). Lights, Camera, Poetry.

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Coleman, J. & McTigue, E. (under review). Beyond Pointing: Teaching Visual Literacy in science text read-alouds.

SELECT MANUSCRIPTS IN PROCESS

Still, K.** & McTigue, E. (in preparation). The roles of fluency and prosody for adolescent readers: A case study.

Yeh, Y.* & McTigue, E. (in preparation). Meta-analysis regarding the impact of character perspective-taking in comprehension of narrative text.

McTigue, E., Jennings, S.*, Havens, L.**, & Helfeldt, J. (in preparation) Validity and reliability of current IRIs

McCormick, M., McTigue, E., Scott, C., & McCrudden, M. (in preparation) Graphical organizer design and types of science learning: A study of middle school students.

Graham, L., McTigue, E., Binks, E., Scott, C.*, Allaith, Z.*, & Yulia, A.*, (in preparation) Reading Theories – which ones are driving our current instruction?

PEER-REVIEWED PRESENTATIONS

Zhao, J.*, Yeh, Y.*, Dixon, L.Q., Joshi, R. M., & McTigue, E. (2011, July). A Cross-group and Cross-linguistic Study of the Effect of Morphological Awareness on Literacy Skills in Chinese-English Bilinguals. To present at the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR), St. Pete Beach, FL.

Linsey, J., McTigue, E. & Hammond, H. (2011, June). Sketched-Truss Recognition Tutoring System: Improved Student Learning through Active Learning and Immediate Student Feedback. To present at American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada.

Wiese, P., Douglas, A.* & McTigue, E. (2011, May). Connecting with literature and writing about it: Using Reading-Writing Workshops and Calibrated Peer Review (CPR) to improve student writing and assessment. To present at International Reading Association Conference, Orlando, FL.

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Scott, C.E.* & McTigue, E. M. (2011, February).  Comparison of Pre-service teachers' learning through implementation of active learning strategies, interactive-white board, or lecture instruction.  Southwest Educational Researchers Association. (SERA)

Goolsby, R.,* McTigue, E., & Sadoski, M. (2010, December). Imagination in story response of middle school readers: Relationship between imagery, emotion, and structural importance. Presented at the annual conference of Literacy Research Association (LRA) (formerly NRC), Fort Worth, TX.

Yeh, Y.*, McTigue, E., & Joshi, M. (2010, December). Case Study of a struggling comprehender: Strategies to improve inferential comprehension. Presented at the annual conference of Literacy Research Association (LRA), Fort Worth, TX.

Kim, S.*, McTigue, E., & Helfeldt, J. (2010, December).Comparison of education, business, and engineering undergraduate students’ Internet use and their awareness, confidence, and competence in using New Literacies. Presented at the annual conference of Literacy Research Association (LRA), Fort Worth, TX.

McTigue, E., Washburn, E.*, & Liew, J. (2010, April) Building Successful Readers: Academic Resilience. Presented at the annual conference of the International Reading Association (IRA), Chicago, Illinois.

McCrudden, M., McCormick, M.., & McTigue, E.  (2009, April).  Examining the effectiveness of different types of adjunct displays on learning from science text.  Presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Diego, California.

Jennings, S.*, Kim, S.,* Slough, S. & McTigue, E. (2009, February). Science textbooks' use of graphical representation: A descriptive analysis of four sixth grade science texts. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Teacher Educators (ATE), Dallas, TX.

Slough, S., McTigue, E. M., Kim, S.* & Jennings, S.* (2009, January) Science textbooks’ use of graphical representation. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE), Hartford, CT.

McTigue, E. & Yeh, Y.* (2008, December) Diagrammatic literacy skills required for state science tests. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference (NRC), Orlando, FL.

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McTigue, E. & Croix, A.*** (2008, December) An investigation of young learners’ diagrammatic literacy. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference (NRC), Orlando, FL.

Smolkin, L., McTigue, E., Donovan, C. & Yeh, Y.* (2008, December) Examining outstanding science trade books: What can we learn from Coh-Metrix?. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference (NRC), Orlando, FL.

Liew, J., McTigue, E. M., Barrois, L. & Hughes, J. (2008, April). I am, therefore I think: Effortful control, academic self-efficacy, and achievement in early grade school. Presented at annual meeting of American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY.

McTigue, E. M., Carlin, B.* & Coleman, J. (2007, December). The integration of text and supporting graphics in science trade books. Presented at annual meeting of National Reading Conference (NRC), Austin, TX.

McTigue, E. M. (2006, December). The contributions of graphics to middle school readers’ comprehension. Presented at annual meeting of the National Reading Conference (NRC), Los Angeles, CA.

Smolkin, L. B., Donovan, C. A., McTigue, E. M., & Coleman, J. (2005, December). Scientific reasoning in science trade books recommended for elementary science instruction. Presented at annual meeting of the National Reading Conference (NRC), Miami, FL. 

Hansen, J., McTigue, E. M., & Suskind, D. (2003, November). Writing across the curriculum. Presented at annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), San Francisco, CA.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS

McTigue, E., (2010, November) Online Writing Groups. Presentation for CEHD Advisory Council. CEHD, Texas A&M University.

McTigue, E., Field, M.*, & Atilola, F.* (2010, October). Mechanix: The development and application of a “Virtual TA” software program for Engineering undergraduate students. Presentation for Science Education Seminar, TLAC, Texas A&M University.

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McTigue, E. & Graham, L. (2010, June). Integrating Texas CCRS Standards with quality literacy instruction. Presentation for TAMU Collaborative Summer Institute, College Station, TX.

McTigue, E. & Washburn, E.* (2009, October). Building Self Efficacy for Struggling Readers. Half-Day Workshop at Neuhaus Education Center for Dyslexia, Bellaire, TX.

McTigue, E. (2009, March). The role of images in the comprehension of science texts. Paper presentation for Learning, Research and Development Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

McTigue, E. (2009, January). The effect of visual adjunct displays on the comprehension of science texts. Paper presentation at University of Texas, Austin, TX.

McTigue, E. (2008, October). Beyond readability: Characteristics of considerate text. Half-Day Workshop at Neuhaus Education Center for Dyslexia, Bellaire, TX.

McTigue, E. (2008, November). Self-Efficacy in reading: Understanding and promoting. Presenter at bi-annual meeting of the International Dyslexia Association – Brazos Valley Branch, Bryan, TX.

McTigue, E. (2008, March). Examining the effectiveness of adjunct displays on learning from science text. Paper presentation for Science Education Seminar, TLAC, Texas A&M University.

McTigue, E. (2007 & 2008). Understanding the Reading Wars. Guest Speaker for Introduction to Educational Psychology, EPSY, Texas A&M University.

McTigue, E. (2006, November). Explanation in science trade books recommended for use with elementary students. Paper presentation for Science Education Seminar, TLAC, Texas A&M University.

McTigue, E. (2006, September). Does Multimedia Learning Theory extend to middle grade students? Paper presentation for Language Studies Group, TLAC, Texas A&M University.

McTigue, E. (2004, February). Comprehension strategies for non-fiction texts. Full Day Workshop presented to educators at Bluefield County Schools, Bluefield, VA.

McTigue, E. (2004, May). Managing word study in a multi-level classroom. Workshop presented to educators at Greene County Schools, Stanardsville, VA.

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FUNDING ACTIVITY

CURRENT GRANTS

National Science Foundation : Learning to Innovate Through Bioinspired Design. PI: J. Linsey. Co-PI: D. McAdams, E. McTigue . Awarded $399,892 to investigate innovative learning mechanisms for engineers through the use of analogies from biology and nature. McTigue’s portion: $53,649 of salary support in 2010-13 (Awarded September 2010)

National Science Foundation : Sketch-Trussed Recognition Tutoring System: Improving student learning through creative visualization, active learning, and immediate student feedback, PI: J. Linsey, Co-PIs: T. Hammond & E. McTigue . Awarded $199,769 total to develop and assess sketch recognition tutoring program with variable feedback levels for mechanical engineering students. McTigue’s portion: $31,588 of salary support in 2010-12 (Awarded January 2010).

PREVIOUS FUNDING

Texas Transportation Institute (TTI): Developing a New Course in Transportation Infrastructure Finance: Applying Dual Coding Model of Cognition to Engineering Education, PI: I. Damnjanovic, Co-PI: E. McTigue & S. Vadali. Awarded $60,000 by the University Transportation Center for Mobility . McTigue’s funding portion: $5,661 salary support in 2010. (Awarded December 2009)

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Division :TAMU Educator Preparation Collaborative for Enhancing College and Career Readiness in Texas, PI: H. Waxman, Co-PI and Director: J. Stillisano, Co-PIs: Dennie Smith & L. Kelly . Faculty Participants: G. Allen, C. Boettcher, F. Clark, J. Hammer, E. McTigue , Y. Padron & T. Scott, Awarded $500,000. McTigue’s funding: 1.5 month’s salary over 2009-10 (Awarded August 2009)

Increasing the extent of multicultural literature integration within Content Area Literacy . Awarded $800 from Center for Teaching Excellence Incentive Grant Program for the purchase of materials for class-research project in RDNG 649, Spring 2009. (Awarded October 2008)

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Verizon Early Literacy On-line Project , PI: B. Erwin, Co-PIs: T. Davis, J. Denton & E. McTigue . Awarded $94,340 from the Verizon Foundation, to develop five on-line, early literacy modules for children in grades Pre-K through grade three. McTigue’s funding: $10,000 salary (Awarded December 2006).

National Center for Educational Statistics : Awarded $1,500 to travel and attend Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) Database Use for Research & Policy Discussion Seminar (Awarded May 2004)

UNIVERSITY LEVEL TEACHING EXPERIENCE

COURSES TAUGHT AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

COURSE I.D.

LEVEL TERM TITLE STUDENT RATINGS

2010

-201

1

RDNG642

Graduate Spring

Clinical Teaching in Reading

In process

RDNG604

Graduate Fall Reading Diagnosis*

4.8/5

EDCI 689

Graduate Fall Writing-Research Experimental Seminar

N/A

2009

- 20

10

RDNG 649

Post-Bac Teacher Cert .

Summer

Reading in High School & College

4.5/5

RDNG604

Graduate Spring

Reading Diagnosis*

4.9/5

RDNG642

Graduate Spring

Clinical Teaching in Reading*

4.9/5

RDNG649

Graduate Fall Reading in High School & College

4.9/5

2008

-200

9

RDNG 649

Post-Bac Teacher Cert.

Summer

Reading in High School & College

4.6/5

RDNG 649

Graduate Spring

Reading in High School & College

4.7/5

RDNG 604

Graduate Fall Reading Diagnosis*

5.0/5

RDNG 642

Graduate Fall Clinical Teaching in Reading*

5.0/5

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2007

-200

8

EDCI 489

Undergrad

Summer

Special Topics in Reading (Study Abroad)

4.8/5

RDNG 649

Graduate Spring

Reading in High School & College

4.9/5

RDNG 604

Graduate Fall Reading Diagnosis*

5.0/5

RDNG 642

Graduate Fall Clinical Teaching in Reading*

5.0/5

200

6-20

07

RDNG 381

Undergrad

Spring

Language Arts in the Middle Grades**

4.9/5

RDNG 649

Graduate Spring

Reading in High School & College

5.0/5

RDNG 381

Undergrad

Fall Language Arts in the Middle Grades**

4.9/5

* Taught in conjunction with TAMU Reading Clinic** Writing Intensive Course

ADVISING & MENTORING OF GRADUATE STUDENTS

DOCTORAL STUDENTS COMPLETED AS CHAIR/CO-CHAIR

Suyeon Kim (2010) A Comparison of Education, Business, and Engineering Undergraduate Students’ Internet Use and their Awareness, Confidence, and Competence in Using New Literacies (Co-Chair with Dr. Helfeldt)

DOCTORAL STUDENTS COMPLETED AS COMMITTEE MEMBER

Suzanne Carreker (2010) The development of listening and reading comprehension screening measures to inform instructional decisions for end-of-second grade students.

Michelle Simms (2010) Development of an Academically-Based Entertainment-Education (ABEE) Model: Co-opting Behavioral Change Efficacy of Entertainment-Education for Academic Learning Targeting the Societal Landscape of U.S. Geographic Illiteracy.

Rhonda Goolsby (2010) Improving Written Patient Education Materials through Readability and Concreteness.

Yi-fen Yeh (2010) Adolescent Learners’ Chinese-English Morphological Awareness Transfer.

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Erin Washburn (2009) Teacher Knowledge of Basic Language Concepts and Dyslexia: Are Elementary Teachers Prepared to Teach Struggling Readers?

Yi-Chun Liu (2009) The Utilization of Listening Strategies in the Development of Listening Comprehension among Skilled and Less-skilled Non-native English Speakers at the College Level.

COMPLETED MASTERS STUDENTS BY GRADUATION DATEStudent Department Committee

Role2010Lauren Fontanier TLAC ChairAlicia Lancaster TLAC ChairMeredith Breitling TLAC ChairShara Petro TLAC ChairJulie Miller TLAC ChairAshley Page TLAC Member2009Yi-Chen Huang TLAC ChairCarie Widle TLAC MemberKevin Still TLAC Member

2008Amanda Williams TLAC Co-Chair Lauren Havens TLAC Co-Chair MaryAnn Ward TLAC Co-Chair MaryBeth Roberts TLAC Co-Chair Rochelle Lang TLAC Co-Chair MaryLou Slania TLAC Member

CURRENT STUDENTS (C) COURSEWORK IN PROCESS (E) – PRELIMINARY EXAMS PASSED; (P)- PROPOSAL APPROVED

Student Department (Program)

Degree

Role

April Douglass (P)

TLAC (Reading) Ph.D. Chair

Kellie Cude (P) TLAC (Reading) Ph.D. Chair Dixie Kelly(P) TLAC (Reading) Ph.D. Chair Tiffany Lipsett (P)

TLAC (Culture & Curr.)

Ph.D. Co-Chair (Carpenter)

Jaime Berry (P) TLAC (Reading) Ph.D. Co-Chair (Helfeldt)

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Chyllis Scott (C) TLAC (Reading) Ph.D. Chair Diane Peterson (C)

TLAC (Reading) Ph.D. Chair

Barbara Conway(P)

TLAC (Reading) Ph.D. Member

Jung-Hsuan Su (E)

TLAC (Reading) Ph.D. Member

Leigh Craft (C) TLAC (Reading) Ph.D. Member Sook-kyung Yeon (C)

TLAC (Reading) Ph.D. Member

Brenda Taylor (C)

TLAC (Reading) Ph.D. Member

Zainab Allaith (C)

TLAC (Reading) Ph.D. Member

Susan Jennings (C)

TLAC (Reading) Ph.D. Member

Megan Terry(P) EPSY (School Psychology)

Ph.D. Member

Tara Payne (C) EPSY (School Psychology)

Ph.D. Member

Lynisha Kelly(C) EPSY (School Psychology)

Ph.D. Member

Amber Simek (C)

EPSY (School Psychology)

Ph.D. Member

Melissa Fogarty (C)

EPSY (Special Education)`

Ph.D. ` Member

Elsa Reyna-Barron (P)

Texas A&M International U.

Ph.D. Member

Ashley Lacativo TLAC (Reading) M.Ed. ChairAmanda Bruns TLAC (Reading) M.Ed. ChairTraci Hazzard TLAC (Reading) M.Ed. ChairTracey Hodges TLAC (Reading) M.Ed. ChairKelley Short TLAC (Reading) M.Ed. Chair

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Lauren Jones TLAC (Reading) M.Ed. MemberWhitney Sultemeyer

HLKN (Health Education)

M.S. Member

Stephanie Sauber

EPSY (School Psychology)

M.Ed. Member

Cindy Adame EPSY (School Psychology)

M.Ed. Member

Jessica Vaughan EPSY (School Psychology)

M.Ed. Member

Martin Field CSE (Computer Science)

M.S. Member

SERVICE ACTIVITY

National ServiceCo-editor of themed issue of Reading Psychology (2008-2009), published

2010Guest Reviewer for Reading and Writing (2010)Guest Reviewer for Language Learning (2008, 2009, 2010)Guest Reviewer for Journal of Psycho-Educational Assessment (2007,

2008)Guest Reviewer for National Reading Conference (2008, 2009, 2010)

Texas A&M Service

Reading ClinicDirector of Texas A&M University Reading Clinic (2007–present)

Supervise assessment & tutoring for RDNG 604 and RDNG 642 classes

Prepare reports for 15-20 students annually Coordinate with local school district for tutoring and outreach Maintain budget

Graduate Student Mentoring & SupportInitiated and participate in 2 Student Research & Writing Groups

Online Dissertation Writing Support Group o April 2010 – currento Online weekly check-ins, goal setting & feedback via

Google Groupso 3 Students: D. Kelly, S. Kim, & K. Cude

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Independent Research and Writing Groupo August 2010 – currento Hybrid Format – online weekly check-ins, monthly dinner

meetingso 5 Students: A. Douglass, C. Scott, R. Rayburn, T. Hodge &

D. Peterson Presented results from Online Writing Groups to CEHD Advisory

Board (Nov. 2010)Faculty Writing Consultant for POWER Writing Services, (August 2010 –

present) Attended training and faculty writing studios led by Dr. Goodson Provide weekly writing consultation meetings for graduate

studentsFaculty Mentor for Graduate Teaching Academy member- Jung-Hsuan Su, (Spring 2011)Panel Member for TLAC Graduate Student Association Fall Meeting (Oct. 2010)Advisor in TAMU Undergraduate Research Program, Texas A&M, (2007) – Amanda (Croix) FlowersProposal Reviewer and Poster Content Judge for Educational Research

Exchange (ERE) (2007)

Diversity/International AwarenessAggie Allies Training & Membership (January 2011)Discussion Leader for Classrooms of Oppression Program, TLAC (Nov. 2008) Study Abroad Professor/Group Leader: England & Switzerland (May-June

2008) Undergraduate students observed and guest-taught at the International Baccalaureate Schools in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Women’s Faculty Network Member (2006 - present)

Committee MembershipsDepartment Head Search Committee - Member (2010-2011)Review of Annual Evaluations (A-1s) Committee - Member (Jan. 2009)Department Representative for CEHD Technology Council (2008-2009)Undergraduate Committee Member (2006 -2008)

Involvement in Other University-Wide InitiativesCertified in QPR (Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Program) (2007) Led Volunteer Training for TAMU Reads & Counts (Tutoring program)

(Sept. 2006)

Community Service/OutreachReading tutor, bi- weekly, Creek View Elementary – Mrs. Stearn’s Grade 4 Class, (Spring 2010)

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International Reading AssociationNational Reading ConferenceScientific Studies of Reading

International Dyslexia Association

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

TeachingSyllabus Writing Workshop, Center for Excellence of Teaching (Dec. 2006)Managing a Writing Intensive Course Workshop, University Writing Center (Aug. 2006)

Instructional TechnologyPrometheum Board Training, TLAC, (May, 2010)Dreamweaver Workshop, Center for Employee Education (Aug. 2007)Adobe Photoshop Workshop Center for Employee Education (July 2007)Adobe Illustrator Workshop, Center for Employee Education (June 2007)Pod Casting Workshop, Instructional Technology Services (May 2007)

Mentoring Graduate StudentsP.O.W.E.R. Writing Workshop: Mentoring Graduate Students , CEHD (Nov. 2008)Mentoring Graduate Students Workshop, Women’s Faculty Network, TAMU (Nov. 2010)

Statistics/Research MethodsStructural Equation Modeling (Summer Statistics Weeklong Workshop), CEHD, (May 2010)Meta-analysis (Summer Statistics Weekend Workshop), CEHD, (May 2010)

Writing Skill ImprovementCraft of Grant Writing Seminar, Office of Proposal Development (Aug. 2006)Faculty Writing Workshop, Dr. Goodson, CEHD, (Oct. 2010)Faculty Writing Studios, Dr. Goodson, CEHD, (weekly, in February 2010)New Faculty Writing Workshop, CEHD (May 2009)

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