2007 B.A. Psychology and Sociology (Summa Cum Laude), Iowa Wesleyan College

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1 Amanda Mason-Singh Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology 3304 Benjamin Building, University of Maryland College Park, MD (410) Education May 2014 (expected) Ph.D. Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, Specializations: Developmental Science and Educational Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park 2009 M.S. Developmental Psychology, Illinois State University 2007 B.A. Psychology and Sociology (Summa Cum Laude), Iowa Wesleyan College Honors and Awards 2012 International Conference Student Support Award (ICSSA), University of Maryland, College Park 2012 Jacob K. Goldhaber Travel Grant, University of Maryland, College Park 2011 Motivation in Education SIG Graduate Student Travel Grant, American Educational Research Association , 14 Human Development Graduate Student Travel Grant, University of Maryland, College Park Cambridge Who s Who Registry The National Scholars Honor Society 2008, 09 Graduate Research Symposium Travel Assistance Grant, Illinois State University 2007 C. Maxwell Stanley Memorial Scholarship, Iowa Wesleyan College 2007 Foundation for Asia-Pacific Education Scholarship 2007 Who s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges Iota Phi National Honor Fraternity 2006, 07 Josephine E. Price Sociology Scholarship, Iowa Wesleyan College Blue Key National Honor Fraternity 2005, 06, 07 Slaymaker-Kinsey Award, Alpha Xi Delta National Fraternity 2005 Harold A. Renwick First Year Writing Award, Iowa Wesleyan College Collegiate All-American Scholar, United States Achievement Academy Dean s Scholarship, Iowa Wesleyan College National Dean s List Research Grant Awards SPARC Dissertation Research Support Award, University of Maryland, College Park 2013 Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowship, University of Maryland, College Park Ora Bretall Thesis Research Fellowship, Illinois State University Amanda Mason-Singh Curriculum Vitae 1

2 Publications Journal Articles Under Review Mason-Singh, A., Wigfield, A., & Guthrie, J. T. (under review). Situated reading motivations as mediators between perceptions of reading instruction and general reading motivations. Mason-Singh, A., & Zimmerman, C. (under review). Assessing intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in elementary students: From start to finish Mason-Singh, A., Zimmerman, C., & Hesson-McInnis, M. (under review). Montessori and traditional students reactions to intrinsic and extrinsic motivators and resulting performance on a reading retention task. Journal Articles in Preparation Davis, H. A., Mason-Singh, A. (in preparation). Examining construct validity for the Relational Schema Scale for teachers. Mason-Singh, A., Klauda, S. L., Wigfield, A., & Guthrie, J. T. (in preparation). Situated reading motivations as mediators between perceptions of reading instruction and general reading motivations in two instructional interventions. Mason-Singh, A., Wigfield, A., & Guthrie, J. T. (in preparation). Effects of general and situated reading motivation on reading achievement. Chapters Book Chapters Wigfield, A., Mason-Singh, A., Ho, A. N., & Guthrie, J. (in press). Intervening to improve children s reading motivation and comprehension: Concept Oriented Reading Instruction. In S. Karabenick & T. Urdan (Eds.), Advances in motivation and achievement (Vol. 18: Motivation interventions). New York: Emerald Group Publishing. Guthrie, J. T., Mason-Singh, A., & Coddington, C. (2012). Instructional effects of Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction on motivation for reading information text in middle school. In J. T. Guthrie, A. Wigfield, & S. L. Klauda (Eds.), Adolescent engagement in academic literacy, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: Bentham Press. Wigfield, A., Ho, A., & Mason-Singh, A. (2011). Achievement motivation. In B. Brown & M. Prinstein (Eds.), Encyclopedia of adolescence: Vol. 1. Normative processes in development (pp ). London: Elsevier. Presentations International Conference Presentations Mason-Singh, A., & Guthrie, J. T. (2012, April). Situated reading motivations as mediators between perceptions of reading instruction and general reading motivations. In M. H. Davis (Chair), The measurement of and impacts of adolescent reading motivation. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the American Education Research Association, Vancouver, Canada. Mason-Singh, A., & Wigfield, A. (2012, March). Situated reading motivations as mediators between perceptions of reading instruction and general reading motivations in two instructional interventions. In J. Raftery (Chair), An Ecological Approach to Understanding Middle School Amanda Mason-Singh Curriculum Vitae 2

3 as a Time of Vulnerability for Adolescents Achievement, Motivation, and Adjustment. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Vancouver, Canada. Mason-Singh, A., & Wigfield, A. L. (2011, March). Relationships among child gender, parental influences, and children s ability beliefs and values for music and sports. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Montreal, Canada. Holt, N., & Mason, A. M. (2007, July). The rural impact assessment tool. Talk given at the National Public Health Association Conference, Auckland, New Zealand. National Conference Presentations Davis, H. A., & Mason-Singh, A. (2014, April). Examining construct validity for the Relational Schema Scale for teachers. Paper to be presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA. Mason-Singh, A., & Guthrie, J. T. (2011, April). Effects of general and situated reading motivation on reading achievement. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. Mason, A. M., Zimmerman, C., & Gilson, N. L. (2010, April). Effects of intrinsic and extrinsic motivators on reading retention in Montessori and traditional students. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO. Mason, A. M., Creasey, G. L., Jarvis, P. A., & Gadke, D. L. (2009, April). Associations between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, attachment, and late adolescent student-instructor relationships. Poster presented at the meeting for the Society for Research on Child Development, Denver, CO. Creasey, G. L., Gustafson, M. L., Vail, K., Koenig, J., & Mason, A. M. (2009, April). Adult attachment representations and parenting cognitions: Conceptualizing my ideal infant. Poster presented at the meeting for the Society for Research on Child Development, Denver, CO. Mason, A. M., & Meehan-Brennom, J. (2007, April). The psychological effects of peer pressure in high school students. Poster presented at the meeting for the Iowa Psychological Association, Williamsburg, IA. University Conference Presentations Mason, A. M., Creasey, G. L., Jarvis, P. A., & Gadke, D. L. (2009, March). Associations between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, attachment, and late adolescent student-instructor relationships. Poster presented at Illinois State University s Graduate Research Symposium, Normal, IL. Mason, A. M. (2009, March). The effects of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on retention of text in children attending Montessori and traditional schools. Poster presented at Illinois State University s Graduate Research Symposium, Normal, IL. Mason, A. M. (2008, March). The effects of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on retention in Montessori and traditional schools. Talk and poster presented at Illinois State University s Graduate Research Symposium, Normal, IL. Invited Talks Mason-Singh, A., & Davis, H. A. (2013, September). Perceptions of parents and teachers as predictors of academic motivation. Talk given to the Educational Psychology Colloquium at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Amanda Mason-Singh Curriculum Vitae 3

4 Musu-Gillette, L., & Mason-Singh, A. (2012, August). Running the show: Tips and tricks for teaching autonomously. Talk given to graduate teaching assistants during the Fall 2012 Graduate Teaching Assistant Orientation hosted by the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Mason-Singh, A., McRae, A., & Klauda, S. L. (2010, October). Concept Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI): A school intervention. Talk given to upper-level undergraduate methods class at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Mason, A. M., Creasey, G. L., Jarvis, P. A., & Gadke, D. L. (2009, March). Associations between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, attachment, and late adolescent student-instructor relationships. Talk given to the Illinois State University Developmental Psychology Professional Seminar, Normal, IL. Holt, N., & Mason, A. M. (2007, August). The current state of early childhood education in rural New Zealand. Talk given to Rural Women New Zealand National Council and the Ministry of Education, Wellington, New Zealand. Holt, N., & Mason, A. M. (2007, July). Consultation document: Five-year action plan for out of school services. Talk given to the Ministry of Women s Affairs and stakeholders, Wellington, New Zealand. Mason, A. M., & Meehan-Brennom, J. (2004, April). The psychological effects of peer pressure in high school students. Talk given to Honors Board at Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA. Research Experience Graduate Research Assistant/Statistical Consultant, Center for Mathematics Education, University of Maryland, College Park, Project: Thought Experiments in Mathematics Teaching (ThEMaT), Principal Investigator: Professor Daniel Chazan Project looks at Algebra teacher s perceptions of appropriateness for different mathematical teaching practices. In this project, I manage multiple datasets and conduct various statistical analyses, including cluster analyses, hierarchical multiple regression analyses, factor analyses, and descriptive statistics Graduate Research Intern, Education and Data Development Program Area, Child Trends, Washington, DC, Supervisor: Daniel Princiotta, Senior Research Scientist Main projects explored the effectiveness of charter schools in the United States and recovery of students who drop out of high school. In these projects, I conducted literature reviews, conducted statistical analyses on large national datasets using Microsoft Excel, SPSS, and STATA, and formatted research briefs and reports Graduate Research Assistant/Data Collection Supervisor, Maryland Literacy Research Center, University of Maryland, College Park, Project: Reading Engagement for Adolescent Learning (REAL) for students participating in the Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI) intervention, Principal Investigators: Professor John T. Guthrie and Professor Allan Wigfield The Reading Engagement for Adolescent Learning (REAL) project examined the effectiveness of concept-oriented reading instruction (CORI) on motivation and cognition in seventh grade classrooms. In this project, I organized data assessment at 3 Amanda Mason-Singh Curriculum Vitae 4

5 time points for 1400 students from 4 different schools; this work included managing all logistic responsibilities for data collection within middle schools, modifying and randomizing measures, supervising data collection procedures with teachers and other research staff, and organizing and filing completed assessments Graduate Research Assistant, Maryland Literacy Research Center, University of Maryland, College Park, Project: Reading Engagement for Adolescent Learning (REAL) for students participating in the Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI) intervention, Principal Investigators: Professor John T. Guthrie and Professor Allan Wigfield The REAL project examined the effectiveness of CORI on motivation and cognition in seventh grade classrooms. In this project, I created rubrics to holistically analyze situated cognitions (i.e., inferencing, summarizing, and concept mapping skills exhibited on assignments completed during CORI), managed undergraduate research assistants, revised questionnaires, assisted with data collection, and analyzed data with correlation, regression, factor, and structural equation modeling (SEM) analyses Graduate Research Assistant/Lab Director, Attachment Laboratory, Illinois State University, Project: My Ideal Infant, Principal Investigator: Professor Gary Creasey Project explored how non-parent undergraduate students perceptions of their hypothetical ideal infant related to students attachment style as classified by the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI). In this project, I managed the research lab, which included supervising undergraduate students, creating data collection and transcription schedules, training proper administration and transcription of the AAI, administering the AAI and Attachment Q-sort (AQS), entering data into SPSS, cleaning dataset, and analyzing data Graduate Research Assistant/Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) Administrator, Attachment Laboratory, Illinois State University, Project: Attachment and Responsiveness to Infant Cries, Supervisor: Professor Gary Creasey Project explored how undergraduate students attachment style as classified by the AAI influenced how students responded to various infant cries. In this project, I administered the AAI and AQS to research participants Research Intern/Policy Analyst, National Headquarters, Rural Women New Zealand, Supervisor: Noeline Holt, Executive Officer Projects generally explored the state of early childhood education in rural New Zealand. In these projects, I researched early childhood education and special education in rural New Zealand, read and wrote reports on proposed Parliament policies, attended stakeholder meetings with the Executive Officer, edited the Rural Bulletin for the constituents of Rural Women New Zealand, and completed general administrative duties for the Executive Officer. Amanda Mason-Singh Curriculum Vitae 5

6 Teaching Experience Instructor Human Development through the Life Span, University of Maryland, Fall 2011, Spring 2012 I independently taught up to two sections per semester of approximately 45 undergraduate students with various majors. I independently developed the syllabi, course assignments, exams, lectures, and all class activities. I also completed all grading and provided students with written feedback on all assignments. Guest Instructor Cognitive Development and Learning, University of Maryland, Fall 2012, Spring 2013 I created and delivered lectures on Attachment and Identity to classes of approximately 30 undergraduate students. Educational Psychology, Illinois State University, Spring 2009 I created and delivered lectures on Vygotsky s theory, transfer, and motivation to a class of approximately 100 students. Laboratory in Research Methods: Developmental, Illinois State University, Summer 2008 I created and delivered a lecture on how instruction might influence intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to approximately 10 graduate and undergraduate students. Graduate Teaching Assistant Cognitive Development and Learning, University of Maryland, Fall 2012, Spring 2013 I created and graded exams and in-class reading reflections for up to two sections of 30 students each, created grading rubrics for all class activities, proctored exams, and aided students in learning by holding weekly in-person and online office hours and promptly addressing students questions via . Educational Psychology, Illinois State University, Spring 2009 I graded essay responses, lead exam review sessions, and observed college teaching practices for a class of approximately 100 students. Introduction to Behavioral Psychopharmacology, Illinois State University, Spring 2008 I graded exams for a section of approximately 40 students, performed general administrative duties, and held four office hours per week to tutor students and administer make-up exams. Fundamentals of Psychology, Illinois State University, Fall 2007 I proctored exams for a section of approximately 150 students, performed general administrative duties such as categorizing research participation cards and collating exams, graded extra credit essay assignments, and held four office hours per week to tutor students and administer make-up exams. Physiological Psychology, Illinois State University, Fall 2007 I graded fill-in-the-blank questions on exams, performed general administrative duties, and held four office hours per week to tutor students and administer make-up exams for a section of approximately 40 students. Amanda Mason-Singh Curriculum Vitae 6

7 Specialized Training 2008 Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) Training Institute, Wassenaar, the Netherlands, Instructors: Professor David Pederson, University of Western Ontario, and Mrs. Deanne Pederson Professional Certifications 2010 Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) Coder for 3-way Analysis, Certified by Mary Main and Eric Hesse, University of California at Berkeley Statistical Program Skills LISREL, SPSS, STATA, R, GPower Service Member, Human Development Graduate Student Organization, University of Maryland, College Park Social Chair, Human Development Graduate Student Organization, University of Maryland College Park Graduate Student Representative, Human Development Graduate Student Organization, University of Maryland, College Park 2008 Graduate Student Senator, Illinois State University 2008 Policy and Procedures Committee Member, Student Government Association, Illinois State University 2008 Rules Committee Member, Academic Senate, Illinois State University President, Iowa Wesleyan College Chapter, Blue Key National Honor Fraternity Academic Achievement Chair, Beta Chapter, Alpha Xi Delta National Fraternity, Iowa Wesleyan College Community Advisor, Shaeffer-Trieschmann Hall, Iowa Wesleyan College Professional Memberships (past and present) American Educational Research Association Sub-membership: Motivation SIG Society for Research on Adolescence Society for Research on Child Development American Psychological Association Student Affiliate Sub-membership: Division 15 Educational Psychology Iowa Psychological Association Amanda Mason-Singh Curriculum Vitae 7

8 References Allan L. Wigfield, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland, 3304 Benjamin Building, College Park, MD John T. Guthrie, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland, 3304 Benjamin Building, College Park, MD Corinne Zimmerman, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychology, Illinois State University, Campus Box 4620, Normal, IL Ann Battle, Ph.D., Director of Academic Services and Outreach, Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland, 3304 Benjamin Building, College Park, MD David Miele, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology, Boston College, Campion Hall, Room 239E, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA Updated 12/23/13 Amanda Mason-Singh Curriculum Vitae 8