Publications by the faculty of University of Nevada, Las Vegas Department of Educational Psychology & Higher Education.
Submissions from 2020
Assessing Quality in Systematic Literature Reviews: A Study of Novice Rater Training, Sandra Acosta, Tiberio Garza, and Hsien-Yuan Hsu
International Handbook of Career Guidance, James A. Athanasou and Harsha Perera
The Uncertain State of Work in the U.S.: Profiles of Decent Work and Precarious Work, David L. Blustein, Harsha N. Perera, A. J. Diamonti, Ellen Gutowski, Tera Meerkins, Alekzander Davila, Whitney Erby, and Lily Konowitz
The Dimensional Structure of Metaphors of Career and Their Relations to Career Agency, Job Search Self-Efficacy, and Negative Career Outlook, Allison Creed, Peter McIlveen, and Harsha Perera
The Adolescent Peer System and Academic Engagement, Carrie J. Furrer and Gwen C. Marchand
Exploring Sense of Belonging, Socioacademic Integrative Moments, and Learning Communities Related to ELs’ Persistence Based on Reenrollment Decisions in Community Colleges, Tiberio Garza, Margarita Huerta, Hugo A. García, and Jared Lau
Implementing School Improvement Plans: Perceptions and Implications of Aspiring Principals for Educational Leadership Programs, Miguel M. Gonzales, Dana L. Bickmore, and Maria B. Roberts
Crisis and Adolescents, Patrice M. Leverett, Stephanie D'Costa, Heather Cassella, and Manan Shah
Complex Systems Approaches to Educational Research: Introduction to the Special Issue, Gwen C. Marchand and Jonathan C. Hilpert
Complex Systems Approaches to Educational Research: Introduction to the Special Issue, Gwen C. Marchand and Jonathan C. Hilpert
Decent Work’s Association With Job Satisfaction, Work Engagement, and Withdrawal Intentions in Australian Working Adults, Peter McIlveen, P. Nancey Hoare, Harsha N. Perera, Chris Kossen, Louisa Mason, Shannon Munday, Carolyn Alchin, Allison Creed, and Nicole McDonald
Mis/Alignment Between High School and Community College Standards, Tatiana Melguizo and Federick Ngo
Inside the Math Trap: Chronic Math Tracking From High School to Community College, Federick J. Ngo and David Velasquez
The Equity Cost of Inter-Sector Math Misalignment: Racial and Gender Disparities in Community College Student Outcomes, Federick Ngo and Tatiana Melguizo
Critical Integrative Argumentation: Toward Complexity in Students’ Thinking, E. Michael Nussbaum
Learning to Use Benefit-Cost Arguments: A Microgenetic Study of Argument-Counterargument Integration in an Undergraduate Seminar Course, E. Michael Nussbaum and LeAnn G. Putney
The Role of Math Misalignment in the Community College STEM Pathway, Elizabeth S. Park, Federick Ngo, and Tatiana Melguizo
Revisiting the Dimensionality of Subjective Task Value: Towards Clarification of Competing Perspectives, Rachel Part, Harsha N. Perera, Gwen C. Marchand, and Matthew L. Bernacki
Abuse and Misuse of Psychometrics as a Threat to Vocational Psychology, Harsha Perera and Peter McIlveen
Teachers’ Self-Efficacy Beliefs for Teaching Math: Relations With Teacher and Student Outcomes, Harsha N. Perera and Jennifer E. John
Latinx Students Charting Their Own STEM Pathways: How Community Cultural Wealth Informs Their STEM Identities, Blanca E. Rincón and Sarah Rodriguez
Engaging Parents, Family and the Community for Improving Educational Outcomes for 3rd-5th Grade English Learner Children: A First-year Program Implementation, Patsy J. Robles-Goodwin, Jessica C. Salazar, Tiberio Garza, Bertha Y. Torres, and Carlos Martinez
"When You Take This Jump and Cross Racial Boundaries": Parents' Experiences of Raising Multiracial Children, Atsuko Seto, Kent Becker, and Jared Lau
Chinese International Students’ Multicultural Identity and Second Language Development: Gesture Awareness and Use, Lixian Tian and Steven G. McCafferty
Teacher Perceptions of Daily Physical Activity and Perceived Contextual Barriers to the Implementation of Daily Physical Activity, Natasha Williams and Harsha N. Perera
Submissions from 2019
The Accountability Culture: a Systematic Review of High-Stakes Testing and English Learners in the United States During No Child Left Behind, Sandra Acosta, Tiberio Garza, Hsien-Yuan Hsu, Patricia Goodson, Yolanda Padrón, Heather H. Goltz, and Anna Johnson
Exploring Success: Variations in Division I Student-Athlete Academic and Athletic Performance, Alice alice.corkill@unlv.edu, Marissa K. Nichols, and Nancy L. Lough
Exploring the Role of Self-Efficacy in Prospective Teachers' Career Decision-Making, Lisa Bendixen, Raelynn Frazier, and Wendy J. Hoskins
Principal Transformative Learning through Mentoring Aspiring Administrators, Dana L. Bickmore and Lydia Diane Davenport
Middle Grades Principal Credentialing: A Vanishing Requirement, Christina DiGaudio and Dana L. Bickmore
"A Ditcher and a Scholar": Figuring College-Going Identities in an Urban Magnet High School, Julia Duncheon and Stefani R. Relles
Do We Belong? A Conceptual Model for International Students’ Sense of Belonging in Community Colleges, Tiberio Garza, Hugo A. Garcia, and Katie Yeaton-Hromada
Educational Leadership in Costa Rica: A Case Study of Elementary School Principals and the National Program of Science and Technology Fairs, Miguel Gonzales
School Technology Leadership Vision and Challenges: Perspectives From American School Administrators, Miguel M. Gonzales
Fostering a Culture of Innovation: A Case Study of Elementary School Principals in Costa Rica, Miguel M. Gonzales and Richard Sorti
Franchise Model Schools: Rethinking Educational Practices and Structures, Miguel Gonzales and Maria Roberts
Relations Among Teachers’ Self-Efficacy Beliefs, Engagement, and Work Satisfaction: A Social Cognitive View, Helena Granziera and Harsha N. Perera
Individual Differences in Revising (and Maintaining) Accurate and Inaccurate Beliefs About Childhood Vaccinations, Erica D. Kessler, Jason L.G. Braasch, and Carolanne M. Kardash
Giving Community College Students Choice: The Impact of Self-Placement in Math Courses, Holly Kosiewicz and Federick Ngo
Compared to What? Changes in Interest Group Resources and the Proposal and Adoption of State Teacher Policy, Bradley D. Marianno
Comparative Analysis of Chinese and Western Authors’ Use of Evidentiality, Steven Mccafferty, Tian Dong, Shaoan Zhang, and Lu Qiu
Mixed Methods in Educational Psychology Inquiry, Matthew T. McCrudden, Gwen Marchand, and Paul Schutz
High School All Over Again: The Problem of Redundant College Mathematics, Federick J. Ngo
Southeast Asian and Pacific Islander Student Progression Through Community College: A Disaggregated Transcript Analysis, Federick Ngo and Jenna Sablan
A Framework for Career Reconstruction Following Personal Injury and Disability, Harsha Perera and James A. Athanasou
Teacher Self-Efficacy Profiles: Determinants, Outcomes, and Generalizability Across Teaching Level, Harsha N. Perera, Celeste Calkins, and Rachel Part
A Multidimensional, Person-Centered Perspective on Teacher Engagement: Evidence from Canadian and Australian Teachers, Harsha Perera, Sündüs Yerdelen, Peter McIlveen, and Rachel Part
“Just the Beginning of Something Great”: A Telling Case of Action-Based Hope and Collective Classroom Efficacy, Leann G. Putney and Suzanne H. Jones
Hegemony, Principal Preparation, and the Language of the Oppressor: The Elusive Preparation of Socially Just School Leaders, Jacob D. Skousen
Aligning Educational Objectives with Educational Activities: Examination of Student Perceptions on Two Asynchronous Learning Activities, Jacob D. Skousen and Spencer C. Weiler
Negotiating the Great Recession: How Teacher Collective Bargaining Outcomes Change in Times of Financial Duress, Katharine O. Strunk and Bradley D. Marianno
Allocation to Groups: Examples of Lord's Paradox, Daniel B. Wright
Research Methods for Education With Technology: Four Concerns, Examples, and Recommendations, Daniel B. Wright
Speed Gaps: Exploring Differences in Response Latencies Among Groups, Daniel B. Wright
Canine-Assisted Interviews Bolster Informativeness for Negative Autobiographical Memories, Daniel Wright, Amy L. Capparelli, Quincy C. Miller, and Kamala London
Submissions from 2018
Negative Career Outlook and the Working Alliance in Career Counseling, Carolyn Alchin, Peter McIlveen, and Harsha N. Perera
The Role of Situational Interest in Personalized Learning, Matthew L. Bernacki and Candace Walkington
Understanding Teacher Turnover in Two Charter Schools: Principal Dispositions and Practices, Dana L. Bickmore and Margaret Mary Sulentic Dowell
Achievement Goal Orientation in Chinese societies: Implications for college counseling, Ching-Chen Chen, Wei-Wen Chen, George B. Richardson, Chia-Liang Dai, Jared M. Lau, and Danica G. Hays
The Effects of Retrieval Practice and Prior Topic Knowledge on Test Performance and Confidence Judgments, MeganClaire Cogliano, CarolAnne M. Kardash, and Matthew L. Bernacki
Brokering College Opportunity for First-Generation Youth: The Role of the Urban High School, Julia C. Duncheon and Stefani R. Relles
Profiles of Psychological Resilience in College Students With Disabilities, Rahul Ganguly and Harsha Perera
Towards a Typology of Psychological Resilience, Rahul Ganguly and Harsha N. Perera
A Survival Analysis of a Language-Infused Science Inquiry Intervention for English Learners, Tiberio Garza, Margarita Huerta, Fuhui Tong, Rafael Lara-Alecio, and Beverly J. Irby
Investigating the Origins of STEM Intervention Programs: An Isomorphic Analysis, Casey E. George, Erin L. Castro, and Blanca Rincon
Relations among Math Self Efficacy, Interest, Intentions, and Achievement: A Social Cognitive Perspective, Sara Grigg, Harsha N. Perera, Peter McIlveen, and Zvetomira Svetleff
Complex Systems Research in Educational Psychology: Aligning Theory and Method, Jonathan C. Hilpert and Gwen C. Marchand
The Roles of Social Influences on Student Competence, Relatedness, Achievement, and Retention in STEM, Alexis Hilts, Rachel Part, and Matthew L. Bernacki
The Psychological Cost of College Math: Digital Learning Behaviors, Outcomes, and Genders Differences, Xing Huang, Woonjon Hong, and Matthew Bernacki
International Students in Community Colleges: On-Campus Services Used and Its Affect on Sense of Belonging, Jared Lau, Tiberio Garza, and Hugo Garcia
Design Considerations for Education Scholars Interested in Complex Systems Research, Gwen C. Marchand and Jonathan C. Hilpert
Network-based Assessment of Collaborative Research in Neuroscience, Gwen C. Marchand, Jonathan C. Hilpert, Kristine M. Bragg, and Jeffrey Cummings
After Janus: A New Era of Teachers Union Activism, Bradley D. Marianno and Katharine Strunk
Beyond the Brain: An Agentive Activity Perspective on Mind, Development, and Learning, Steven McCafferty
Vygotsky on Consciousness and the Application to Second Language Development, Steven G. McCafferty
Impact of Teachers' Career Adaptability and Family on Professional Learning, Peter McIlveen, Harsha N. Perera, Margaret Baguley, Henriette van Rensburg, Rahul Ganguly, Anne Jasman, and Julijana Veskova
Using the Psychology of Working Framework and the Social Cognitive Career Theory to Build a Research Team, Peter McIlveen, Harsha N. Perera, and David Blustein
Empowering Satisfaction: Analyzing the Relationship Between Empowerment, Work Conditions, and Job Satisfaction for International Center Managers, Jon McNaughtan, Hugo A. Garcia, Tiberio Garza, and Yvonne R. Harwood
Fractions in College: How Basic Math Remediation Impacts Community College Students, Federick Ngo
California DREAM: The Impact of Financial Aid for Undocumented Community College Students, Federick Ngo and Samantha Astudillo
Mathematics Course Placement Using Holistic Measures: Possibilities for Community College Students., Federick Ngo, W. Edward Chi, and Elizabeth So Yun Park
Using Critical Questions to Evaluate Written and Oral Arguments in an Undergraduate General Education Seminar: A Quasi-experimental Study, Edward Michael Nussbaum, Ian J. Dove, Nathan Slife, CarolAnne Kardash, Refika Turgut, and David Vallett
Towards an Integrative Perspective on the Structure of Teacher Work Engagement, Harsha N. Perera, Lucie Vosicka, Helena Granziera, and Peter McIlveen
Vocational Interest Profiles: Profile Replicability And Relations With The Stem Major Choice And The Big-five, H N. Perera and P McIlveen
Guiding and Promoting Student Learning: Applying Theory to Practice, Leann G. Putney, Connie Malin, Teresa Miller, Sarah Crosby, and Bobbie Stanley
‘do It Yourself’ Scholarship: From Punk Rock To Qualitative Research, S Relles and R Clemens
Inside the College Writing Gap: Exploring the Mixed Messages of Remediation Support, Stafani R. Relles and Julia C. Duncheon
"Do It Yourself" Scholarship: From Punk Rock to Qualitative Research, Stefani Relles and Randall Clemens
Review of Urban Preparation by Chezare A. Warren, Stefani R. Relles and Ted Chodock
Inside the College Writing Gap: Exploring the Mixed Messages of Remediation Support, Stefani R. Relles and Julia C. Duncheon
Does Latinx Representation Matter for Latinx Student Retention in STEM?, Blanca E. Rincón
Examining Their Employment Status and Workforce Composition, Vicki J. Rosser and Celeste M. Calkins
The What, When, And How Of Preservice Teachers And Literacy Across The Disciplines: A Systematic Literature Review Of Nearly 50 years Of Research, C E. Scott, E M. McTigue, D M. Miller, and E K. Washburn
Stereotype Threat and Gender Differences in Biology, Gita Taasoobshirazi, Christina Puckett, and Gwen Marchand
A Multimodal Exploration of Engineering Students' Emotions and Electrodermal Activity in Design Activities, Idalis Villanueva, Brett D. Campbell, Adam C. Raikes, Suzanne H. Jones, and LeAnn G. Putney
Puzzling The Pieces: Conceptual Blocks Of Engineering Student Ideas In A Service Learning Project, Idalis Villanueva, Suzanne Jones, LeAnn Putney, and Brett Campbell
Personalizing Algebra to Students’ Individual Interests in an Intelligent Tutoring System: Moderators of Impact, Candace Walkington and Matthew L. Bernacki
Personalization Of Instruction: Design Dimensions And Implications For Cognition, C Walkington and M L. Bernacki
Submissions from 2017
Exploring Bloom’s Taxonomy as a Bridge to Evaluativism: Conceptual Clarity and Implications for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing., Lisa D. Bendixen, Denise Winsor, and Raelynn Frazier
The Effects of Doodling on Recall Ability, Jason Bruce Boggs, Jillian Lane Cohen, and Gwen C. Marchand