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Cris Mayo
Associate Professor
Cris Mayo's research interests include philosophy of education, gender and sexuality studies, and multicultural theory. Her book, Disputing the Subject of Sex (Rowman and Littlefield, 2004, reprinted in paperback, 2007) details clashes over AIDS education and gay inclusive multicultural education in New York State in the 1980's and 1990's. She is currently researching gay/straight alliances in public schools and their work in the formation of associational identities, examining how such groups organize around and address differences of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, and sexuality.more information...
Sarah McCarthey
Professor
Sarah McCarthey's research focuses on teachers' writing instruction within current policy contexts such as NCLB. Sarah has explored teachers' integration of writing in their science instruction with Margery Osborne and local teachers. Her work with Georgia Garcia in understanding English language learners' writing practices has contributed to the national dialogue on literacy instruction. As co-editor (with Mark Dressman and Paul Prior) of Research in the Teaching of English, Sarah has been in the forefront of publishing outstanding literacy research. Her leadership in the University of Illinois Writing Project has linked the College of Education with local schools, Writing Studies, and the National Writing Project.more information...
Erica McClure
Professor Emeritus
My research has had three foci: children's acquisition of English and Spanish, reading, and conversational codeswitching (Romanian-Saxon, Spanish-English, Bulgarian-English and Romanian-Bulgarian). My current projects include content analysis and grammatical analysis of children's stories written in English and Spanish, the description of Romanian-Bulgarian codeswitching, the description of Assyrian-English codeswitching, the description of the role of the maintenance of Assyrian language skills in the maintenance of Assyrian ethnic identity.more information...
Jeanette McCollum
Professor Emeritus
My research interests have led me into three separate but interrelated areas of study,: (a) social interaction between infants with disabilities and their caregivers and the implications of these interactions for the infant's optimal development: (b) policy issues related to personnel working with infants with disabilities and their families, and (c) professional development related to assisting practicing early childhood teachers to upgrade their skills in emergent literacy teaching. I have conducted several studies describing the work roles and professional qualifications of early intervention personnel.more information...
George McConkie
Professor Emeritus
Past research has focused on understanding the real-time processes involved in reading and picture perception. This work has mainly been conducted using research methods based on the recording of eye movements. My current research includes the following projects: 1. Cognition and Eye Movement Control during Reading. (UIUC Research Board grant). The goal of this project is to understand how cognitive processes influence eye behavior, so that eye movement data can be used more effectively in the study of cognition. 2. NSF-ITR: Multimodal Human Computer Interaction: Toward a Proactive Computer. (Tom Huang and McConkie, co-PI's) An interdisciplinary project (6 faculty members)more information...
Jose Mestre
Professor
I am interested in how people learn and solve problems in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) disciplines. I work at the interface of science learning and cognitive science (e.g., visual cognition, reading comprehension, nature of expertise, transfer of learning). Using techniques common in cognitive science (e.g., eye-tracking, reading speed) but heretofore not used to study science learning, I am attempting to learn details about how both experts and novices store, retrieve and apply knowledge. Ongoing investigations include explorations of the role of misconceptions in comprehending scientific text, visual processing of diagrams in problems, and conceptual problem solving.more information...
Karla Moller
Clinical Associate Professor
My interests are focused on literacy education at the elementary level, specifically in the areas of multiethnic and multicultural literature. My most recent research is on heterogeneous grouping, literature discussion groups, conceptualizations of struggling and capability with regards to literacy events, and engagement and dialogue of children, pre-service, and in-service teachers related to reading culturally diverse literature with social justice themes. I am also involved in working with local area teachers to create support structures for pre-service and in-service teachers who are seeking to expand their learning.more information...
