College of Education and Human Development

EDUCATION

Ph.D. (with distinction), Educational Psychology
University of New Mexico, 2011
Dissertation: Examining the Influence of Seductive Details in Case-Based Instruction on Pre-Service Teachers’ Learning and Learning Perceptions

M.A. (with distinction), Educational Psychology
University of New Mexico, 2006
Thesis: Epistemic Cognition: An Historical Review of the Theoretical Shift Toward a Cognitive Model of Personal Epistemology

B.A., Liberal Arts
St. John’s College, 2002

COURSES TAUGHT

EDFI 4020: Assessment & Evaluation in Education
EDFI 6420: Research in Education
EDFI 7510: Advanced Quantitative Methods in Education I
EDFI 7520: Advanced Quantitative Methods in Education II

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Formative Assessment
Assessment and Cognition
Measurement Design and Validation
Problem-Based and Case-Based Learning

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

Abercrombie, S. (2013). Transfer effects of adding seductive details to case-based instruction. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 38, 149-157.

Ockey, G., & Abercrombie, S. (2012). The Structural consistency of a six-factor model of academic self-concept among culturally diverse preadolescents in the United States. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment. DOI: 10.1177/0734282912462080.

Parkes, J., Abercrombie, S., & McCarty, T. (2012). Do feedback sandwiches fuel learning? Advances in Health Sciences Education. DOI: 10.1007/s10459-012-9377-9.

Moreno, R., & Abercrombie, S. (2010). Promoting awareness of leaner diversity in prospective teachers: Signaling, individual and group differences within virtual classroom cases. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 18, 111-130.

Book Chapters

Abercrombie, S. (in press). Creative transformation through mentorship and intergenerational collaboration.  In R. Lake & M. C. Connery (Eds.) Constructing a Community of Thought: Letters on the Scholarship, Teaching and Mentoring of Vera John-Steiner. Peter Lang Publishing.

Moreno, R., Abercrombie, S., & Hushman, C. (2009). Using virtual classroom cases as thinking tools in teacher education. In C. Maddux (Ed.), Research highlights in technology and teacher rducation 2009 (pp. 231-238). Chesapeake, VA: SITE.

SELECT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Journal Review Service
    Social Development
    Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning
    Educational Psychology

American Psychological Association (APA), Conference Proposal Reviewer
    Division 15

American Educational Research Association (AERA), Conference Proposal Reviewer
    Division C
    Cognition & Assessment SIG
    Problem-based Learning SIG

Committee Service at BGSU
    Research Development Council (chair)
    Master of Arts in Cross-Cultural and International Education (MACIE) core faculty
    Multicultural Initiatives Committee
    Committee on Professional Affairs

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Educational Research Association (AERA)
    Division C, Learning & Instruction
    Division D, Measurement & Research Methodology
    Cognition and Assessment SIG
    Problem-based Learning SIG

American Psychological Association (APA)
    Division 15, Educational Psychology

Southwest Consortium for Innovative Psychology in Education

AWARDS AND HONORS

William B. and Roberta V. Castetter Endowed Fellowship (2010-2011). $25,000

SITE Conference Best Paper Award (2009). Moreno, R., Abercrombie, S., & Hushman, C. (2009, March). Using virtual classroom cases as thinking tools in teacher education. Paper presented at the 2009 Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) International Conference, Charleston, SC.