Education Psychology Faculty

Jan Armstrong
Professor
Office Location: Simpson Hall, Room 116
Phone: (505) 277-6427
Email: jka@unm.edu
Education: PhD from University of Minnesota in 1987
- Teaching, learning and development in the professions
- Professional knowledge transmission and acculturation
- Qualitative research methods in psychology and education
- Applied visual research
Courses:
- Qualitative Research in Education
- Advanced Seminar in EdPsy: Qualitative Research in the Psychological Sciences
- Human Growth and Development
- Psychological Development of Women
Webpage: www.unm.edu/~jka
Terri Flowerday
Professor
Office Location: Simpson Hall, Room 113
Phone: (505) 277-3208
Email: tflower@unm.edu
Education: Ph. D. from the University of Nebraska in 2000.
- Motivation, cognition and instruction
- Human development
- Reading and literacy issues
Courses:
- Learning and the Classroom 310
- Principles of Human Development 503
- Principles of Classroom Learning 510
- Motivation Theory and Practice 520
- College Teaching Seminar 630
- Seminar in Classroom Learning 610
- Seminar in Human Growth and Development 613
- Dissertation Seminar 650
Yu-Yu Hsiao
Assistant Professor
Office Location: Simpson Hall, Room 119
Phone: 505-277-7101
Email: yuyuhsiao@unm.edu
Education: Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in 2017
Research Interests:
- Structural Equation Modeling
- Multilevel Modeling
- Psychometric Theory
Courses:
- EDPY 603 Applied Statistical Design and Analysis
- EDPY 604 Multiple Regression Techniques as Applied to Education
- EDPY 607 Structural Equation Modeling

Carolyn J. Hushman
Assistant Professor
Office Location: Simpson Hall, Room 118
Phone: 505-277-9917
Email: ckimble@unm.edu
Education: Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, University of New Mexico, 2011
Research Interests:
- Using assessment to guide instructional decisions
- Cognition, expertise and teacher professional development
- Learning and cognition in pre-service education
Courses:
- EDPY 310 Learning and the Classroom
- EDPY 303 Human Growth and Development
- EDPY 505 Conducting Quantitative Educational Research
- EDPY 472/572 Classroom Assessment

Martin H. Jones - Program Coordinator
Associate Professor
Office Location: Simpson Hall, Room 117
Phone: 505-277-3164
Email: martinjones@unm.edu
Education: Ph.D. Indiana University, Bloomington 2007
Research Interests:
- Social influences on academic motivation and achievement
- Underrepresented students' academic experiences
- Learning, cognition, and social development
Courses:
- EDPY 310 Learning and the Classroom
- EDPY 503 Principles of Human Development
- EDPY 510 Principles of Classroom Learning
Webpage: smaart.unm.edu

Jay Parkes
Professor
Office Location: Simpson Hall, Room 120
Phone: (505) 277-3320
Email: parkes@unm.edu
Education: Ph. D. in 1998 from the Pennsylvania State University
- Learning and Assessment
- Simulation and Feedback in Medical Education
- Dual Language Education Research

H. Lee Swanson
Research Professor
Email: hlswanson@unm.edu
Education: Ph.D. University of New Mexico 1976; Post-Doc University of California Los Angeles 1980
Research Interests:
- Cognitive processes underlying math and reading disabilities in monolingual and English language learners
- Dynamic assessment and Meta-Analysis
- Intellectual and Working Memory Development

M. Lee Van Horn
Professor
Director of the Methodology Group @ UNM
Office Location: Tech 274
Phone: (505) 277-4535
Email: mlvh@unm.edu
Education: Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2001.
Research Interests: Lee’s research focuses on understanding statistical methods for assessing individual differences. His current research focuses on statistical and applied issues around regression mixture models and a recently funded study to develop methods for modeling individual differences in intervention effects. He has applied these methods to diverse areas around human development including academic performance for at-risk students, modeling causes of delinquency and drug use in adolescence, and promoting physical activity. He also specializes in statistical methods for group randomized trials.
Courses:
- EdPy 604 Multiple Regression Techniques Applied to Education
- EdPy 607 Structural Equation Modeling
- EdPy 608 Multilevel Modeling
Website: methodologygroup.unm.edu
Professors Emeritae
Andrea Frieder Vierra, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Professor Emerita
Mary B. Harris, Ph.D., Stanford University
Professor Emerita
Candace G. Schau, Ph.D., lowa State University
Professor Emerita