Society, Communication, and Learning
Washington State University is committed to building on
its existing strengths in these areas. The researchers
highlighted provide a sampling of established and
recently added research programs in these fields. Each
researcher and fellow collaborator make important impacts
in their respective areas.
February 2008 Mission
Teaching and Learning
Tariq Tanvir Akmal
Addressing Teacher Quality in
the Age of Accountability
Teaching and Learning
Henry "Hal" Jackson
Identifying and Preventing
Obstacles to Student Success
Education - WSU Vancouver
Armando R. Laguardia
Closing the "Minority
Achievement Gap"
Education - WSU Vancouver
Jason Margolis
Compensating Teachers and
Schools Based on "Performance"
Teaching and Learning
Matthew Marino
Applying the Power of WSU's Technology
Resource Database
Educational Leadership and Counseling
Psychology
Paul Pitre
Enhancing Student Opportunity,
Experience, and Success
Teaching and Learning
Dawn M. Shinew
Addressing Teacher Quality in
the Age of Accountability
Educational Leadership and Counseling
Psychology
Michael Trevisan
Innovative Models to
Transcend Boundaries
October 2006 Mission
Educational Leadership and Counseling
Psychology
Tina M. Anctil
School-Based Career Development
Interventions for Students in Foster Care
Special Education and Literacy
Michael W. Dunn
Successful Special Education
Strategies
Educational Leadership and Counseling
Psychology
Lenoar Foster
Unique Higher Education
Partnerships for K-12 Schools
Teaching and Learning
Paula Groves Price
Promoting Social Justice for Public
Education
Educational Leadership and Counseling
Psychology
Laurie McCubbin
Pathways of Resilience in Later
Adulthood and Aging
College of Education
Lynda Paznokas
Developing Highly Qualified
Teachers Through School and Community Collaboration
Educational Leadership and Counseling
Psychology
Robert Rinehart
“Action” Sport and
Activity for Equity and Understanding
Educational Leadership and Counseling
Psychology
Stephanie San Miguel Bauman
Assisting Adolescent Cancer
Survivors as they Transition into Adulthood
October 2005 Mission
Educational Leadership and Counseling
Psychology
Eric J. Anctil
Advancing Media Literacy for
Educational Leadership in the 21st Century
Sociology
Monica Kirkpatrick Johnson
Work and Educational Orientations
During Adolescence and the Transition to Adulthood
Foreign Languages and Cultures
Christopher Lupke
How Chinese Literature and Film
Represent Ethnicity and National Identity
Teaching and Learning
Tom Salsbury
Understanding and Addressing the
Social Aspects of Reading Instruction
Sociology
Amy S. Wharton
The Implications of Making
Work-Family Policies Viable
April 2005 Mission
The Edward R. Murrow School of
Communication
Erica Weintraub Austin
The Uses and Effects of Media in
Decision Making and Social Development
Human Development
Laura Griner Hill
Prevention Research: Preventing
Problems and Promoting Strengths for Children, Youth, and
Families
Community and Rural Sociology
Raymond Jussaume
Enhancing Citizen Ability to
Generate Self-directed Development Strategies
The Edward R. Murrow School of
Communication
Bruce Pinkleton
Communication Campaigns and the
Decision-making Process
Human Development
Kathleen Boyce Rodgers
Social Contexts and Adolescent
Well-being
November 2004 Mission
School of Chemical Engineering and
Bioengineering
Denny Davis
Improving Student Learning Through
High Quality Engineering Education
Community and Rural Sociology
Leland Glenna
The University's Capacity to
Conduct Research for the Public Good
Sociology
Gregory Hooks
Regional Economic Growth and the
Social Costs Associated with Growth
Psychology
Todd E. Johnson
The Role of Cybermentoring in
Enhancing the Process of Learning
Teaching and Learning
Gerald Maring
Cybermentoring and its Potential
for Future Learning
The Edward R. Murrow School of
Communication
Susan Dente Ross
Mediating Global Peace and Security
by Constructing an International Journalism of
Reconciliation