Department of Educational Psychology

Wist Hall 214
1776 University Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-7775
Fax: (808) 956-6615
Web: coe.hawaii.edu/edep/

Faculty

*L. Yamauchi, PhD (Chair)—cultural influences on learning and development; educational experiences of students, teachers and families from non-majority backgrounds; sociocultural theories
*S. Im, PhD—psychometrics and measurement; educational evaluation; mixed effects modeling in education and psychology
*M. Liu, PhD—multivariate methods, multilevel modeling, and structural equation modeling, with an emphasis in studying observed and latent group differences in social and behavioral science
*M. Murphy, PhD—education policy, program evaluation, quasi-experimental methods

Cooperating Graduate Faculty

A. AhSam, PhD—culturally responsive evaluation, higher education access and success for diverse students, family child interaction learning programs, culturally responsive after school programs
E. B. Chapman de Sousa, PhD—multilingual learning, sociocultural approaches to teaching and learning
B. D. DeBaryshe, PhD—early childhood development, early childhood programs and policy, child and family resilience and wellbeing
A. Maynard, PhD—developmental, cultural, siblings and socialization, cognitive change
J. Miranda, PhD—educational measurement; assessment; program evaluation; accreditation preparation, implementation, and research; and applied linguistics/language learning.
H. J. Park, PhD—evaluation, mixed methods, exceptional students, and culturally and linguistically diverse and economically disadvantaged students

Affiliate Graduate Faculty

G. Harrison, PhD—validity, measurement and evaluation, and metacognition
T. R. Wyatt, PhD—racism in medical education, cultural influences on teaching and learning, decolonial research, professional identity formation

* Graduate Faculty

The Academic Program

The Department of Educational Psychology promotes inquiry in human learning and development within the context of a diverse society. Specifically, the major areas of study include human learning, human development, research methodology, statistics, measurement, and assessment and evaluation. Students may also complete certificates in Measurement & Statistics or Program Evaluation.

The Department’s MEd and PhD programs prepare individuals to perform career activities—basic and applied research, teaching, counseling, and mentoring—in universities, school systems, and other human service institutions and agencies, both public and private.

Graduate Study

Graduate study is primarily oriented toward students with specific professional educational objectives, but it is also applicable to students who find a major in educational psychology congruent with their personal objectives, and who wish to engage in elective study to the greatest extent possible while fulfilling degree requirements.

Programs

Master’s

Doctorate

Educational Psychology, PhD

Graduate Certificate

Combined