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.
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Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
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Assistant Professor
Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
356 Education Building
1310 S. 6th St. MC 708
Champaign, IL 61820USA
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Research Biography
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
- Review Panel Member, Informal Science Education (ISE) Full Proposal Panel, National Science Foundation, 2010
- Small Group Facilitator, Forum on the Future of Public Education, 2010
- Evaluation Synthesizer, National Science Foundation, 2010
- Winner of AEA annual conference poster presentation, American Evaluation Association, 2009
- Reviewer, American Journal of Evaluation, 2009
- Co-Chair AERA Div E Early Career Faculty Pre-Conference (San Diego, CA), AERA Division E, 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, 1999-2009
Selected Publications
- Hood, D.W., & Huang, H.D. (2011). Professional development with graduate teachng assistants teaching online. In L. Kyei-Blankson & S. Keengwe (Eds.), Virtual Mentoring for Teachers: Online Professional Development Practices. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
- Scott, K. A., Aist, G., & Hood, D. W. COMPUGIRLS: Designing a culturally relevant technology program. Educational Technology, 49 (6), 34-39.
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.
- Hood, D. W. (2007). Test review: Service ability inventory (S.A.I.). In K. Geisinger, R. Spies, J. Carlson, & B. Plake (Eds.), The seventeenth mental measurements yearbook (pp. 739-741). Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press.