Faculty and Staff
Susan L. Amato-Henderson
Associate Professor of Psychology, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
Director and Academic Advisor, Psychology Undergraduate Program
Graduate Program Director, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Motivation Science
- Self-Efficacy
- Impact of Values on Behavior
- Cognitive Dissonance
- Individual Differences in STEM Learning
Bradley H. Baltensperger
Department Chair, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
Research Interests
- STEM Learning and Teaching
- Teacher Professional Development
- Earth Science Education
Edward T. Cokely
Associate Professor of Psychology, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Judgement and Decision Making
- Cognitive Abilities, Expertise, and Individual Differences
- Risk Literacy, Numeracy, and Risk Communication
- Industrial / Organizational Psychology
Kedmon N. Hungwe
Associate Professor of Teacher Education, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- The development of cognition in relation to cultural contexts of work, school, and informal settings.
- Science education
- Information and communication technologies
- International education
Myounghoon "Philart" Jeon
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Human-Computer Interaction/ Interaction Design
- Auditory Displays/ Sonification
- Affective Computing/ Emotional Design
- Automotive User Interfaces
- Assistive Technology for Special Populations
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Neuroscience of Learning and Memory
- Educational Reform and Redesign
- Persuasion and Attitude Change
Melissa Luse
Instructor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Psychiatric Rehabilitation
- Addiction
- Resiliency in Children and Adult Children of Alcoholics
- Supported Education and Classroom Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
Rebecca Helminen Middlebrook
Communications Coach, School of Business and Economics
Instructor, Educational Technology, Perspectives, Engineering Enterprise
ramiddle@mtu.edu
202 Meese Center
202 Meese Center
Teaching Interests
- Instructional technology
- Writing
- Blended learning/Hybrid instruction
Research Interests
- Re-mediation of pedagogical practices in hybrid courses
- Instructional technology integration
- Blended/hybrid course development, design, and implementation
Shane T. Mueller
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Computational Modeling
- Recognitional Decision Making
- Perceptual and Memory Processes
- Representations of Cultural Knowledge
Shawn Oppliger
Director, Western Upper Peninsula Center for Science, Mathematics & Environmental Education
906-482-0331
seopplig@mtu.edu
seopplig@mtu.edu
Links of Interest
Links of Interest
- Western UP Center for Science, Math & Environmental Education
- Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative
- Family Engineering
- Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education
- Urban Forest Stewardship Program in Detroit Public Schools - MAEOE
- Urban Forest Stewardship Program in Detroit Public Schools - SFI
- Green Film Series
Areas of Expertise
- Great Lakes education and stewardship
- Watershed management ; stream monitoring
- Environmental education
- Elementary engineering education
- K-12 science education
- K-12 teacher professional development
- Communicating Science to a lay audience
Shari L. Stockero
Associate Professor, Mathematical Sciences
Areas of Expertise
- Preservice Mathematics Teacher Education
- Teacher Professional Development
- Teacher Noticing
- Teacher Learning
- Use of Video Cases in Teacher Education
Paul Ward
Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychology, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Study of Expertise
- Perceptual-Cognitive Skills
- Training
- Skill Acquisition
- Applied Cognition
- Cognitive Engineering
- Human Factors
- Sports Science
Lori J. Witting
Teacher Professional Development Coordinator
