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Educational Policy Studies

College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Faculty Research Profiles: Denice Hood

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Educational Policy Studies
356 Education Building
1310 S. 6th St. MC 708
Champaign, IL 61820USA
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Research Biography

My current research interests include issues of teaching and learning in online postsecondary learning environments. Specifically, I am interested in the intersection between adult learning, cognitive and social factors that contribute to academic success, cultural aspects of pedagogy and the policy implications.

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Educational Psychology/Lifespan Development Psychology, Arizona State University, 1998
  • M.A., Educational Psychology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1987
  • B.A., Psychology, Northern Illinois University, 1981

Key Professional Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois, 2009--
  • Director of Innovation and Research in E-learning and Hardie Fellow, Ubiquitous Learning Institute, University of Illinois, 2009--
  • Associate Professor, Educational Psychology, Northern Arizona University, 2005-2008
  • Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology, Northern Arizona University, 1998-2005
  • Director, Research & Evaluation, Northern Arizona University, 1998-2002
  • Sr. Management Research Analyst, Office of University Evaluation, Arizona State University, 1995-1998
  • Management Research Analyst, Office of University Evaluation, Arizona State University, 1992-1995

Activities & Honors

  • Winner of AEA annual conference poster presentation, American Evaluation Association, 2009
  • Co-Chair, Early Career Faculty Mentoring Program, Division E, American Educational Research Association, 2008-2010
  • Proposal Reviewer, American Evaluation Association, 2001-2003
  • Editorial Board, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2000-2002
  • Proposal Reviewer, American Educational Research Association, 1999- present

Selected Publications

  • Scott, K. A., Aist, G., & Hood, D. W. (in press). COMPUGIRLS: Designing a culturally relevant technology program. Educational Technology.

  • Hood, D. W. (2007). Test review: Facial expressions of emotion Stimuli & tests (FEEST). In K. Geisinger, R. Spies, J. Carlson, & B. Plake (Eds.), The seventeenth mental measurements yearbook (pp. 320-321). Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press.

  • Hall, M. E. & Hood, D. W. (2005). Persuasive language, responsive design: A framework for interculturally responsive evaluation. In H. Frierson, R. Hobson, & S. Hood (Eds.), The role of culture and cultural context: A mandate for inclusion, the discovery of truth and understanding in evaluative theory and practice (pp. 39-58). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.