Educational Psychology Program

About Us

For Prospective Students and Applicants

For Students in our Courses and Programs

About Our Courses and Requirements

Program Overview

The Educational Psychology Program is designed to provide students with:

• a broad base of knowledge including theoretical perspectives from various fields of Psychology;
• a strong research orientation and a solid understanding of and ability to use a variety of research methodologies, and,
• a critical and scholarly approach to evaluating research, theory, and practice.

The program faculty are committed to help students develop the ability to apply this knowledge and these skills to the understanding, development, and evaluation of learning and instructional practices in a variety of contexts. Throughout its offerings, our goal is to help students develop an understanding of the role of individual andgroup differences as they affect learning and instruction.

The program in Educational Psychology provides:

• A research-based curriculum covering basic concepts and theories in psychology as they relate to learning and instruction. Included are cognition, human development, learning, motivation, measurement,assessment, evaluation, and applications to education policy and practice.

• An integrated sequence of courses and other learning experiences that will insure the development of a clear basis for understanding the links among teaching, learning, and assessment, including the role of various individual difference and group factors on these processes.

• A rigorous training sequence in educational statistics and research methodologies that will allow graduates to evaluate and conduct educational research in a variety of contexts.

• A variety of opportunities, such as teaching assistantships and internships, that will prepare doctoral students for their future professional endeavors.

Educational Psychology Faculty

The following faculty have primary appointments in Educational Psychology:

JAN ARMSTRONG (Associate Professor, Program Coordinator) received her Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1987. Her interests focus on teaching and learning in professional communities, qualitative research methods and contextual human development.
277-6427, edpsy@unm.edu, jka@unm.edu, home page: www.unm.edu/~jka/

TERRI FLOWERDAY (Associate Professor) received her Ph. D. from the University of Nebraska in 2000. [Dr. Flowerday is on sabbatical leave from July 2008 to mid-January, 2009.] Her interests include motivation, cognition and instruction, human development, and reading and literacy issues.
277-3208, tflower@unm.edu, home page: www.unm.edu/~divbse/edpsy/tflower.html

SCOTT C. MARLEY (Assistant Professor) received his Ph.D from the University of Arizona in 2005. His interests include research methodology, applied statistics, Native American education, and reading strategies.
277-3164, marley@unm.edu, home page: www.unm.edu/~marley/

ROXANA MORENO (Associate Professor) received her Ph.D from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1999. Her interests are in applying cognitive theories to educational technology, human-computer interaction, and multimedia learning.
277-3960, moreno@unm.edu, home page: www.unm.edu/~moreno/

GARY J. OCKEY (Assistant Professor) received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2006. His interests include language acquisition and assessment, structural equation modeling and item response theory techniques.
277-7222, ockey@unm.edu, home page: www.unm.edu/~ockey/

JAY PARKES (Associate Professor) earned his Ph. D. in 1998 from the Pennsylvania State University. His interests include alternative assessment techniques, applied statistics, and applied psychometrics.
277-3320, parkes@unm.edu, home page: www.unm.edu/~parkes/

Affiliated Educational Psychology Faculty

Class Schedule

Admission, Advisement and Financial Aid Information

Application guidelines are available online.

Note that prospective students must contact three members of the faculty prior to applying. See online application guide for more on this. For application materials, contact the IFCE Department Secretary (divbse@unm.edu), 505-277-4535. Be sure to indicate that you are interested in the Educational Psychology Graduate Program.

If you have other questions after reviewing the information in the application packet, contact Dr. Jan Armstrong, Program Coordinator and Graduate Advisor (edpsy@unm.edu).

Students are admitted in both the Spring and Fall semesters. Applications will be reviewed by our faculty when complete. Applicants will be notified of our preliminary program decision. Final admission will occur only after action by the Office of Graduate Studies.

Our mailing address is:

Educational Psychology Program/IFCE
Simpson Hall - MSC05 3040
College of Education
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-1246

Phone: 505-277-4535

Up	IFCE Department	COE	UNM	NMSDE	USEd	Fedworld

The University of New Mexico is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution. Copyright 2007, The University of New Mexico. UNM Standard Discalimer Copyright Information Page .

This page was revised 5/15/08 /jka.