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ABBREVIATED CURRICULUM VITAE Marlene Schommer-Aikins

Office Address College of Education #142 Counseling, Educational and School Psychology The Wichita State University Wichita, Kansas 67260-0142 Office Phone (316) 978-3325 EDUCATION Ph.D. Educational Psychology, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 1989. Concentration: Cognitive Psychology with focus on learning, memory, metacognition and instruction. Dissertation: Identification of students' epistemological beliefs and the relationship of these beliefs to aspects of comprehension. M.S. Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee in 1984. Concentration: Cognitive Psychology with focus on learning, memory and metacognition. Thesis: Comprehension monitoring failures in skilled adult readers. B.S. Psychology, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. Graduated With Distinction in 1978. Concentration: General Psychology BOOK CHAPTERS Schommer-Aikins, M. (2011). Spontaneous cognitive flexibility links to epistemological beliefs. In J. Elen, E. Stahl, G. Clarebout, & R. Broom (Eds.) Links Between Beliefs and Cognitive Flexibility (pp. 61-77).New York, NY: Springer. Schommer-Aikins, M., Bird, M., & Bakken, L. (2010). Manifestations of epistemological beliefs in Pre-K - 12 Classrooms. In L. D. Bendixen & F. C. Feucht (Eds.), Personal Epistemology in the Classroom: Theory, Research, and Implications for Practice (pp.31–54). New York,NY: Cambridge University Press.

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Schommer-Aikins, M. (2008). Applying the theory of an epistemological belief system to the investigation of students= and professors= mathematical beliefs. In K. Myint Swe (Ed.), Knowing, Knowledge and Beliefs: Epistemological Studies Across Diverse Cultures (pp. 303-323). Netherlands: Springer. Schommer-Aikins, M. (2002). An evolving theoretical framework for an epistemological belief system. In B. Hofer & P. Pintrich (Eds.), Personal epistemology: The psychology of belief about knowledge and knowing (pp. 103-118).Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. Schommer, M. (1998). The role of adults= beliefs about knowledge and learning in school, work, and everyday life. In M. C. Smith & T. Pourchot (Eds.), Adult learning and development: Perspectives from educational psychology (pp. 127-143). Hillside, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Schommer, M. (1994). An emerging conceptualization of epistemological beliefs and their role in learning. In R. Garner & P. Alexander (Eds.), Beliefs About Text and About Text Instruction (pp. 25-40). Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum & Associates. INSTRUMENT PUBLICATION Schommer-Aikins, M. (2012). Table 9.1, Schommer’s Epistemological Questionnaire (Second Draft) (2012). In C.P. Veenstra, F. F. Padro & J. A. Furst-Bowe (Eds.), Advancing the STEM Agenda, p. 129. PUBLICATIONS (Refereed) Schommer-Aikins, Marlene; Duell, Orpha K. (2013). Domain Specific and General Epistemological Beliefs. Their Effects on Mathematics. Revista de Investigación Educativa, 31 (2), 317-330. doi.org/10.6018/rie.31.2.170911 Schommer-Aikins, M., & Easter, M. (2013). Cultural values at the individual level and the malleability of ways of knowing. Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, DOI:10.1080/01443410.2013.785057 Schommer-Aikins, M. Beuchat-Reichardt, M. & Hernández-Pina, F. (2012). Creencias epistemológicas y de aprendizaje en la formación inicial de profesores. Anales de Psicología, 28(2), 465-474. dx.doi.org/10.6018/analesps.28.2.125341 [Title translation: Epistemological and learning beliefs of trainee teachers studying Education]

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Magnus, L. C., Hodson, B. W., & Schommer-Aikins, M. (2011). Relationships of speech-related and nonspeech variables to speech intelligibility of children with palatal and lip anomalies. Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, 35 (1), 32-39. Schommer-Aikins, M., & Easter, M. (2009). Ways of knowing and willingness to argue. The Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied, 143(2), 117-132. DOI: 10.3200/JRLP.143.2.117-132 Schommer-Aikins, M., & Easter, M. (2008). Epistemological beliefs’ contributions to study strategies of Asian Americans and European Americans. Journal of Educational Psychology, 4, 920-929. DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.100.4.920 Schommer-Aikins, M., & Easter, M. (2006). Ways of knowing and epistemological beliefs combined effect on academic performance. Educational Psychology, 26, 411-423. Brewer, W. F., & Schommer-Aikins, M. (2006). Scientists are not deficient in mental imagery: Galton revised. Review of General Psychology, 10, 130-146. Schommer-Aikins, M., Duell, O. K., & Hutter, R. (2005). Epistemological beliefs, mathematical problem solving beliefs, and academic performance of middle school students. Elementary School Journal, 105, 289-304. Swanson, T. J., Hodson, B. W., & Schommer-Aikins, M. (2005). An examination of phonological awareness treatment outcomes for seventh-grade poor readers from a bilingual community. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 36, 336-346. Easter, M., & Schommer-Aikins, M. (2004). Applying educational psychology to business communication: An initial model of cultural, epistemological, and relational views. The Communication Journal of New Zealand, 5(1), 41-62 . Bajaj, A., Hodson, B., & Schommer-Aikins, M. (2004). Performance on phonological and grammatical awareness metalinguistic tasks by children who stutter and their fluent peers. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 29, 63-77. Schommer-Aikins, M.(2004).Explaining the epistemological belief system: Introducing embedded systemic model and coordinated research approach. Educational Psychologist, 39, 19-29. Easter, M., & Schommer-Aikins, M. (2003). Business communication and classroom performance based on social perceptions and beliefs. In C. Muier (Ed.), Refereed proceedings of the Association for Business Communication: The worlds within the words: Business practice in plain language (53-55).

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Schommer-Aikins, M., Duell, O. K., & Barker, S. (2003). Epistemological beliefs across domains using Biglan’s classification of academic disciplines. Research in Higher Education, 44, 347-366. Schommer-Aikins, M. (2002) Epistemological World Views: A concept that is useful beyond the classroom. Issues in Education: Contributions from Educational Psychology, 2, 229-232. (Actually published late and came out in 2003) Neber, H., & Schommer-Aikins, M. (2002). Self-regulated learning with highly gifted students: the role of cognitive, motivational, epistemological, and environmental variables. High Abilities Studies, 13, 59-74. Schommer-Aikins, M., & Hutter, R. (2002). Epistemological beliefs and thinking about everyday controversial issues. The Journal of Psychology, 136, 5-29. Duell, O. K., & Schommer-Aikins, M. (2001). Measures of people's beliefs about knowledge and learning. Educational Psychology Review, 13, 419-449. Schommer-Aikins, M., Mau, W., Brookhart, S., & Hutter, R. (2000). Understanding middle students’ beliefs about knowledge and learning using a multidimensional paradigm. Journal of Educational Research, 94 120-127. Schommer, M. (1998). The influence of age and schooling on epistemological beliefs. The British Journal of Educational Psychology, 68, 551-562. Schommer, M., & Dunnell, P. (1997). Epistemological beliefs of gifted high school students. Roeper Review, 19, 153-156. Schommer, M., Calvert, C., Gariglietti, G., & Bajaj, A. (1997). The development of epistemological beliefs among secondary students: A longitudinal study. Journal of Educational Psychology, 89, 37-40. Schommer, M., & Walker, K. (1997). Epistemological beliefs and valuing school: Considerations for college admissions and retention. Research In Higher Education, 38, 173-186. Schommer, M. (1996). Beliefs about knowledge: Invisible bridges to academic success for all ages. Journal of Mid-America Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personal, 8, 70-82. Schommer, M., & Walker, K. (1995). Are epistemological beliefs similar across domains? Journal of Educational Psychology, 87, 424-432.

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Schommer, M. (1994). Synthesizing epistemological belief research: Tentative understandings and provocative confusions. Educational Psychology Review, 6, 293-319. Schommer, M., & Dunnell, P. A. (1994). A comparison of epistemological beliefs between gifted and non-gifted high school students. Roeper Review, 16, 207-210. Schommer, M. (1993). Epistemological development and academic performance among secondary students. Journal of Educational Psychology, 85, 406-411. Schommer, M. (1993). Comparisons of Beliefs About the Nature of Knowledge and Learning Among Postsecondary Students. Research in Higher Education, 34, 355-370. Chinn, C., Waggoner, M., Anderson, R. C., Schommer, M., & Wilkinson, I. A. G. (1993). Situated actions during reading lessons: A microanalysis of oral reading error episodes. American Educational Research Journal, 30, 361-392. Schommer, M., Crouse, A., & Rhodes, N. (1992). Epistemological beliefs and mathematical text comprehension: Believing it is simple does not make it so. Journal of Educational Psychology, 4, 435-443. Schommer, M. (1990). The effects of beliefs about the nature of knowledge on comprehension. Journal of Educational Psychology, 82, 498-504. Schommer, M. (1990). The effects of beliefs about the nature of knowledge on comprehension: A summary of DISSERTATION OF THE YEAR. Reading Research Quarterly, 25, 340-341. Anderson, R. C., Nagy, W., Schommer, M., Scott, J., & Stallman, A.(1989). Morphological families and word recognition. Reading Research Quarterly, 24(3), 262-282. Wodtke, K. H., Harper, F., Schommer, M., & Burnelli, P. (Fall 1989). How standardized is school testing? An exploratory observational study of standardized group testing in kindergarten. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 11(3), 223-235. Gaskins, I. W., Downer, M. A., Benchmark School, Anderson, R. C., Cunningham, P. M., Gaskins, R. W., & Schommer, M. (1988). A metacognitive approach to phonics: Using what you know to decode what you don't know. Remedial and Special Education, 1(1), 36-41. Vosniadou, S. & Schommer, M. (1988). Explanatory analogies can help children acquire information from expository text. Journal of Educational Psychology, 80(4), 524-536. Schommer, M., & Surber, J. (1986). Comprehension monitoring failures in skilled adult readers. Journal of Educational Psychology, 78(5), 353-357.

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Corrigan, R. & Schommer, M. (1984). Form versus function revisited: The role of social input and memory factors. Child Development, 55, 1721-1726. PRESENTATIONS (Refereed) Schommer-Aikins, M., & Easter, M. (2012, April). Connected knowing for an out-group may depend on cultural values. Poster presentation at the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (national/international). Easter, M., Schommer-Aikins, M., & Vitale, R. (2012, February). iWin2: Developing a culture of professional use of technology in the on-ground classroom. Presented at the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, Las Vegas, NV. DiLollo, A., Moya, L., & Schommer-Aikins, M. (2012, November). The role of personal epistemology in selection of stuttering treatment. Presented at the American Speech and Hearing Association Conference, Atlanta, GA. Schommer-Aikins, M. (2011, November). Knowledge, knowing, & beliefs in STEM. Session Leader and Facilitator at the Conference of Southwest Consortium for Innovative Psychology in Education . Ellis, C., Hodson. B. W., Dilollo, T., & Schommer-Aikins, M. (2011, November). Head Start children’s communication skills: Intelligibility, phonology, & language. Poster presentation at the American Speech –Language-Hearing Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA (national/international). Prezas, R., Hodson. B. W., Strattman, K., & Schommer-Aikins, M. (2011, November). Word emphasis: A contributory variable of foreign accent modification. Poster presentation at the American Speech –Language-Hearing Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA (national/international). Schommer-Aikins, M., & Easter, M. (2011, April). Ways of knowing malleability across social contexts. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA (national/international). Schommer-Aikins, M., Duell, O. K., Easter, M. (2010, April). Adjusting study time based on course difficulty: The role of epistemological beliefs. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO (national/international). Schommer-Aikins, M. (2009, April). Epistemological beliefs and cultural values: Predictors of classroom expectations. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA (national/international conference).

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Schommer-Aikins, M., & Duell, O. K. (2009, April). Students’ epistemological beliefs about their academic major versus their belief about their least –liked academic domain. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA (national/international conference). Adibelli, E., Yilmaz-Tilman, O., Teksoz, G., & Schommer-Aikins, M. (2009). Comparison of omniscient authority epistemological beliefs across environmental sciences, physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics. Presented at the 16th International Conference on Learning (international). Jones, M., & Schommer-Aikins, M. (2008, March). Epistemological and mathematical beliefs of students in a culturally diverse institution. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY (national/international conference). Schommer-Aikins, M. (2007, November). Measuring epistemic beliefs within the context of science. Featured Participant at the Conference of Southwest Consortium for Innovative Psychology in Education . Schommer-Aikins, M. (2007, November). Personal epistemology and methods. Featured Discussant at the Conference of Southwest Consortium for Innovative Psychology in Education. Schommer-Aikins, M. (2007, November). Belief, acceptance, and understanding. Featured Participant at the Conference of Southwest Consortium for Innovative Psychology in Education. Franklin-Guy, S., Scudder, R., Apel, K., Schommer-Aikins, M., Strattman, K., & McDowell, K. (2007, November). The interrationships among written language ability, self-concept, and epistemological beliefs. Presentation at the annual American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Boston, MA.

Schommer-Aikins, M., & Easter, M. (2007, April). Epistemological beliefs, Learning Beliefs, and Argument. Presented at the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL (national/international conference). Schommer-Aikins, M., & Easter, M. (2007, April). Comparing epistemological beliefs and study strategies of Asian Americans and Euro-Americans. Presented at the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL (national/international conference). Kelman, M., Hodson, B., Strattman, K., Schommer-Aikins, M., McDowell, K. Coufal, K., & Scudder, R. (2006, November). An investigation of preschool children=s primary literacy skills. Presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Miami, FL. (national conference).

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Scott, C, Strattman, K., Hodson, B., Schommer-Aikins, M., Scudder, R., & Coufal, K. (2006, November). A comparative analysis of atypical & typical spelling ability. Presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Miami, FL. (national conference). Schommer-Aikins, M., & Duell, O. K. (2006, April). General and mathematical epistemological beliefs and problem solving. Presented at the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. Schommer-Aikins, M., & Easter, M. (2005, April). Ways of Knowing: Similar epistemological beliefs but different strategic emphasis. Presented at the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada. Schommer-Aikins, M., Hopkins, L., Anderson, C., & Drouhard, B. (2005, April). Epistemological beliefs and need for cognition of traditional and non-traditional students. Presented at the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada. Abram, J., Mehta, Z., Schommer-Aikins, M., & Stakiw, D. (2005, November). Clients as partners: An auditory rehabilitation protocol. Presented at the American Speech- Language-Hearing Association Convention, San Francisco. Schommer-Aikins, M., & Easter, M. (2004, April). Relationships among ways of knowing, epistemological beliefs, and academic performance. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego. Tirre, W. C., Schreiber, J. B., Chambers, E., & Schommer-Aikins, M. (2004, May). Self-reported cognitive failures are predicted well by personality factors. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. Schommer-Aikins, M., Duell, O. K., & Hutter, R. (2003, April). Epistemological beliefs as predictors of mathematical problem solving beliefs. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association, Chicago. Easter, M., & Schommer-Aikins, M. (2003, December). A new light on student performance: Integrating business communication and educational psychology. Paper presented at the Association of Business Communication in Auckland, New Zealand. Easter, M., & Schommer-Aikins, M. (2003, April). Business communications and classroom performance based on social perceptions beliefs. Paper presented at Association for Business Communication in Toronto, Canada. Whiting, E. M., Hodson, B. W., Strattman, K., & Schommer-Aikins, M. (2003, August). Enhancing Head Start children’s emergent literacy skills. Poster presented at the American Speech and Hearing Association, Chicago, IL.

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Schommer-Aikins, M. (2002). Schommer-Aikins in an interactive mode: Interactive symposium on personal epistemology. Interactive symposium presented at the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans. Neber, H., & Schommer-Aikins, M. (2001, August-September). Self-regulated science learning with highly gifted students: The role of cognitive, motivational, epistemological, and environmental variables. Paper presented at the 9th European Conference for Research on Leaning and Instruction, Switzerland. Magnus, L., Hodson, B. W., Westby, C. Kallail, K. & Schommer-Aikins, M. (2001, November). Speech of children born with lip and palatal anomalies: Relationships of speech and nonspeech variables to listener ratings. Paper presented at the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association, New Orleans. Schommer-Aikins, M. (2001, April). The second decade for an epistemological belief system: An intimate dance with a multitude of conceptual partners. Invited Symposium presented at the American Educational Research Association, Seattle. Schommer-Aikins, M., Duell, O. K., & Barker, S.(2001, April). Domain generality of epistemological beliefs: It=s a matter of degree. Presented at the American Educational Research Association, Seattle. Duell, O. K., & Schommer-Aikins, M. (2001, April). How epistemological beliefs are measured: A review of instruments. Presented at the American Educational Research Association, Seattle. Schommer, M. (2000, March). Getting the most from our minds: The influence of metacognition and epistemic beliefs on practice. Invited address at the California Speech-Language-Hearing Association, San Diego. Schommer, M., & Duell, O. K. (2000). Relational views: Factors in cooperative learning, debate, and more. Presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans. Schommer, M., & Bakken, L. (1999). Intimacy and relationships in education. Round Table paper presented at the annual conference of the Mid-Western Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. Schommer, M., & Duell, O. K. (1999). Relational views: Instrument development and implications for teacher-student interactions. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Mid-Western Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. Schommer, M. (1999, April). Implications of epistemological beliefs for educating adults. Contribution to a symposium presented at that annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.

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Duell, O. K., & Schommer, M. (1999, April). Mental representations: Can they be classified as knowledge, beliefs, or faith? Contribution to a symposium presented at that annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada. (Note: Changed title of paper for the actual presentation to AKnowledge, Beliefs, and Teaching Controversial Issues@) Schommer, M., Mau, W., & Brookhart, S. (1999, April).Middle school students= beliefs about knowledge and learning. Paper presented at that annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.(Note: Changed titled for actual presentation to Identifying the Structure of Middle School Students= Beliefs About Knowledge and Learning) Schommer, M. (1998, October). Examining epistemological beliefs across domains with a novel assessment approach. Contribution to a symposium presented at that annual conference of the Mid-Western Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. Schommer, M. (1998, April). Comparing professors and students on their epistemological beliefs. Contribution to a symposium presented at that annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA. Schommer, M. (1997, October). Epistemological beliefs= role study strategy choices. Contribution to a symposium presented at that annual conference of the Mid-Western Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. Schommer, M., Ohtsuka, K. Mallamace, J., Milonas, M., & Scicluna, A. (1997, October). Replicating an American epistemological belief structure With Australian students. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Mid-Western Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. Schommer, M.(1997, April). The development of epistemological tutoring: Case studies. Poster session presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago. Schommer, M.(1997, April). Exploring minds for epistemological beliefs in the physical sciences Contribution to a poster-symposium presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago. Schommer, M., Dunnell, P., & Rhoads, J. (1997). Variability of epistemological beliefs among high school students. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago. Prater, M., Scudder, R. R., Hyter, Y. D., & Schommer, M. (1996, November). Children=s repair behaviors: Comparison across income levels. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Seattle, WA.

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Schommer, M., Bajaj, A., & Bakken, L. (1996, Chicago). The relationship between the development of epistemological beliefs and moral reasoning. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-Western Educational Research Association, Chicago. Schommer, M. (1996, April). The development of epistemological beliefs among secondary students: A longitudinal study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York. Schommer, M. (1996, April). Conceptualizing epistemological beliefs: A theory building process. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York. Schommer, M., & Walker, K. (1995, October). Epistemological beliefs and valuing school: Touching the heartstrings of learning. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Educational Research Association, Chicago. Schommer, M., & Hutter, R. (1995, April). The relationship between epistemological beliefs and controversial day-to-day Issues. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco. Schommer, M., & Walker, K. (1994, October). Comparing epistemological beliefs about mathematics and social sciences. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Educational Research Association. Schommer, M. (1994, April). Are epistemological beliefs domain independent? Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans. Schommer, M. (1994, April). Beliefs about knowledge and learning. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans. Schommer, M. (1993, October). Searching for the big picture of epistemological beliefs: The first town meeting. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Educational Research Association, Chicago. Schommer, M. (1993, October). Demonstrating the utility of research-based theory to pre-service teachers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Educational Research Association, Chicago. Schommer, M. (1993, April). Epistemological belief development and its influence on secondary students' academic performance. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta. Schommer, M. (1992, October). Predictors of epistemological beliefs: Comparing adults with only a secondary education to adults with post-secondary education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Educational Research Association, Chicago.

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Schommer, M. & Dunnell, P. A. (1992, April). Epistemological beliefs among gifted and non-gifted students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco. Schommer, M., Rhodes, N., & Crouse, A. (1992, April). University undergraduates epistemological beliefs and their effects on statistical text comprehension. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco. Schommer, M. (1991, October). The relationship between students' beliefs about the nature of knowledge and academic Experiences. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Educational Research Association, Chicago. Schommer, M. (1991, April). Living and teaching in a multicultural society: An interview with Los Angeles teachers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Consortium of Cognition and Instruction, Chicago. Brewer, W, F., & Schommer, M. (1991, March). Imagery reports in scientists and nonscientists on an autobiographical memory task: Galton's Breakfast Questionnaire Revised. Paper presented at the International Conference on Memory, Lancaster University, England. Schommer, M. (1990, October). The relationship between beliefs about the nature of knowledge and comprehension: A preview of cultural differences. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Educational Research Association, Chicago. Chinn, C. A., Waggoner, M., & Schommer, M. (1990, December). Oral reading errors and teachers' reactions to them. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Miami. Gaskins, R. W., Schommer, M., Gaskins, I. W., Benchmark School, Gaskins, . C., & Fayette County Public Schools. (1990, December). An analogy approach to teaching decoding. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Miami. Schommer, M. (1990, April). Outstanding Dissertation: The effects of beliefs about the nature of knowledge on comprehension. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Reading Association, Atlanta. Schommer, M. (1989, April). The effects of beliefs about the nature of knowledge on comprehension. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, San Francisco. Schommer, M. (1988, April). Dimensions of tacit epistemology and comprehension. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, New Orleans.

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Nagy, W., Scott, J., Schommer, M., & Anderson, R. C. (1987, December). Word schemas: What people know about words they don't know. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, St. Petersburg, Florida. Nagy, W., Schommer, M., Scott, J. Stallman, A., & Anderson, R. C. (1987, December). Morphological relatedness and the frequency effect. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, St. Petersburg, Florida. Vosniadou, S., & Schommer, M. (1986, April). Effects of analogy on young children's recall. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco. Wodtke, K. H., Harper, F., Schommer, M., & Burnelli, P.(1985, April). The mismeasure of young children: Is there malpractice in early school testing? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago. Schommer, M., & Surber, J. R. (1984, April). Comprehension monitoring failures of skilled adult readers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association ,New Orleans. TEACHING & FACULTY POSITIONS 2012 to present Professor of the Counseling, Educational Leadership, Educational and School Psychology Department -- Wichita State University. I teach Introduction to Educational Research, Introduction to Educational Statistics, Learning Theory and Instruction, and Learning Theory and Instruction for Engineers. I serve as thesis chair and academic advisor to Educational Psychology students. I serve on doctoral dissertation committees and thesis committees for other departments. 2007 to 2012 Professor and Chair(2008-2012) of the Counseling, Educational and School Psychology Department -- Wichita State University. I oversee three graduate level programs. I teach Introduction to Educational Statistics, Learning Theory and Instruction, and Learning Theory and Instruction for Engineers. I serve as thesis chair and academic advisor to Educational Psychology students. I serve on doctoral dissertation committees and thesis committees for other departments.

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2001 to 2007 Professor --The Wichita State University, Department of Administration, Counseling, Educational and School Psychology. I teach graduate courses that serve the majority of departments in the College of Education, including Introduction to Educational Research, Introduction to Educational Statistics, and Learning Theory and Instruction. I have taught for a number of years an undergraduate course entitled, Learning & Evaluation, a teacher preparation course. From time to time, I co-teach a graduate course entitled, Experimental Design in Educational Research, that guides students into advance statistics and use of statistical programs on computers. On a rotation schedule I teach a Seminar in Research Problems, a graduate course that guides students to outline the first three chapters of their master=s thesis and helps them understand the overall process of the thesis. I also serve on Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertation Committees for Education and Psychology students either as a committee member or as Chair. 1995- 2001 Associate Professor The Wichita State University in the Department of Administration, Counseling, Educational and School Psychology. 1990- 1995 Assistant Professor The Wichita State University in the Department of Administration, Counseling, Educational and School Psychology. 1989- 1990 Assistant Professor California State University, Los Angeles. Taught Course in Psychology of Learning, Introduction of Educational Research, and Seminar in Learning Theory. Professional Memberships: Southwest Consortium for Innovative Psychology in Education (2006 - present) EARLI: European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (2003 - present) Study of Learning Environments (AERA Special Interest Group) (1999 - present) American Educational Research Association (1983-present) American Psychological Association--Ed. Psych. Div. (1985-present) American Psychological Society (1990-present) International Reading Association (1985-present) Midwestern Educational Research Association (1990-present)

(Association Council Member 1993-1995, 1999-2001)

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National Reading Conference (1986-present) National Consortium for Instruction and Cognition (1986-present) Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (1995-1997) AWARDS OR HONORS Scholarships, prizes, honors or other recognition: Awarded 2011 Distinguished Alumni Award from University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana Awarded 2010 San Jose State University Provost’s Outstanding Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Honorable Mention Award Nominated for 2009 Academy for Effective Teaching Award Nominated for 2008 Academy for Effective Teaching Award Nominated for the 2007 Academy for Effective Teaching Award Awarded Kansas Board of Regents Excellence in Teaching Award 2006 Awarded the 2005 WSU Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi Faculty Scholar Award Nominated for Academy for Effective Teaching Award 2005 Awarded College of Education Teaching Award 2004 Honorable Mention for San Jose State University Award for Research on College Teaching & Learning 2004 Nominated for the 2003 Academy for Effective Teaching award Nominated for the 2002 Board of Trustees Excellence in Teaching and Academy of Effective Teaching Awards Nominated for the 2002 College of Education Personnel Teaching Award. Nominated for the 2001 Board of Trustees Excellence in Teaching and Academy of Effective Teaching Awards Nominated for COE Teaching Award in 2000

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Nominated for the 2000 Board of Trustees Excellence in Teaching and Academy of Effective Teaching Awards Awarded AOutstanding Research Award@ by WSU College of Education (1999) Nominated for the 1999 Board of Trustees Excellence in Teaching and the Academy of Effective Teaching Awards (1999) Nominated for College of Education Teaching Award (1999) Nominated of College of Education Research Award (1998) Nominated for Board of Trustees Excellence in Teaching Award (1998) Nominated for the WSU Academy of Effective Teaching Award (1998) Awarded sabbatical leave, Wichita State University (Spring, 1997) Listed as the 10th most productive educational psychologist between the years of 1995 to 1997. [See Smith, C. M., Locke, S G., Boisse, S. J, Gallagher, P. A, Krengal, J. E., Kuczek, J. E, et al., (1998). Productivity of educational psychologists in educational psychology journals, 1991-1996. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 23, 173-181.) Nominated for 1997 Board of Trustees Excellence in Teaching Award Nominated for the 1997 Academy of Effective Teaching Award Nominated for Wichita State University Young Faculty Scholar Award (1994, 1995) Selected for Scholar Development Program by the National Academy of Education Postdoctoral Fellowship Selection Committee (1994) Awarded College of Education Outstanding Researcher 1993 Nominated by Wichita State University students for university teaching award 1993 Nominated by Wichita State University students for university teaching award 1992 Nominated by Wichita State University students for university teaching award 1991 Awarded OUTSTANDING DISSERTATION by the International Reading Association in May 1990

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Awarded Graduate College Travel Support Grant in April 1989. Awarded Department of Educational Psychology Conference Travel Grant in March 1989. Awarded Graduate Conference Travel from Center for the Study of Reading in November 1988 Reached finalist status in national competition for the 1988 Spencer Foundation competition from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation March 1988 Awarded Graduate Conference Travel from Center for the Study of Reading in March 1988 Elected as student member of Executive Committee at the Center for the Study of Reading (1987-1988) Won University Fellowship for Academic Year 1987-88 Won University Fellowship for Summer 1987 Awarded Graduate Conference Travel from Center for the Study of Reading in September 1987 Awarded Graduate Conference Travel Grant from University of Illinois in April 1986 I received numerous Volunteer Awards and was honored with a Community Service Award from the Milwaukee Council on Alcoholism for my lectures on the prevention of alcohol abuse 1980-1984. While in high school I competed at the state-level and received top awards for public speaking for two consecutive years. Bachelors of Psychology was awarded With Distinction Membership in honor societies: Phi Beta Kappa Psi Chi Phi Delta Kappa Phi Kappa Phi

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