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Program in Educational Psychology
College of Education
Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois
 Detailed InformationProgram of StudyThe Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education offers a Ph.D. in education with a concentration in educational psychology. Specialties include counselor education, special education, and educational measurement and statistics. The counselor education doctoral program prepares counselor educators and supervisors and is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). Students are expected to develop competencies for leadership and instructional roles in counselor education and supervision, advanced counseling practice, and research. The special education emphasis offers three areas of concentration: research, college teaching, and special education administration. The program is suited for individuals with experience in teaching students with disabilities in general or special education classrooms, administrators of general or special education programs or related services, or persons who have professional experiences in fields related to special education (e.g., rehabilitation, speech-language pathology, social work). The doctoral program in educational measurement and statistics develops specialists in the fields of statistics, measurement, and evaluation. Students are exposed to the underlying mathematical models that serve as the basis for research and evaluation in education and psychology. Students become proficient in the use of statistical computer programs that are widely used to analyze research data. Research FacilitiesThe extensive holdings and wide array of bibliographic and instructional support services offered by SIUC’s Morris Library place it among the foremost research institutions. The library is a longtime member of the Association of Research Libraries and also holds membership in the Center of Research Libraries in Chicago. It is an active participant in the world’s largest bibliographic network, OCLC (Online Computer Library Center), and is a member of ILLINET Online (IO), the statewide automated catalog, circulation, and interlibrary loan system with records of more than 600 libraries. The library’s general collection numbers 2.4 million volumes, 3.1 million microforms, and more than 12,200 current serial subscriptions. Library users have access to nearly 900 electronic data files and CD-ROM products through multiple workstations located throughout the building. Up-to-date information about library services is available through the LINKS (Library Information Networks) component of the campuswide computer network. The library’s many noteworthy holdings include depository collections of federal, state, and United Nations documents as well as the Instructional Materials Center, which includes current and historical children’s literature, textbooks, and audiovisual teaching aids. Also part of Library Affairs is the Ulysses S. Grant Association’s editorial project, which aims to publish the complete correspondence of President Grant. Educational Psychology, as part of the College of Education and Human Services (COEHS), has extensive resources to serve its graduate students. The College operates two computer labs to support students’ research and academic endeavors. The state-of-the-art labs provide students with a variety of word processing, statistics, graphics, and multimedia software packages. The Multimedia Center for Teaching and Learning has an extensive array of media equipment to support students’ professional development activities. The Statistics Laboratory provides students with opportunities for consulting with researchers from education, the behavioral and social sciences, and the biological sciences. Financial AidA number of graduate assistantships are available for which students may make application. Students are advised to apply before February 1 to be considered for graduate assistantships or fellowships for the next academic year. Students may request application materials for assistantships and fellowships from the Graduate Secretary in the Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education. The COEHS grants a number of dissertation research awards to fund up to a full academic year of dissertation work for students who have been admitted to candidacy. Students interested in these awards should contact their academic advisers for the deadline and to prepare their application materials. The Graduate School also has a number of graduate study awards for students at the doctoral level. Information on the deadlines and application requirements are available from the Graduate School. Cost of StudyIn-state graduate tuition is $328 per credit hour in 2009–10. Out-of-state tuition is 2.5 times the in-state tuition rate ($820 per credit hour). Graduate students with at least a 25 percent appointment as a graduate assistant receive a tuition scholarship. Fees vary from $589.03 (1 credit hour) to $1557.50 (12 credit hours). Students with a graduate assistantship receive a 50 percent reduction in the Primary Care Medical Fee. New graduate students from Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee qualify for the alternate tuition rate, which is equivalent to the in-state graduate tuition rate. Living and Housing CostsFor married couples, students with families, and single graduate students, the University has 690 efficiency and one-, two-, three-, and four-bedroom apartments that rent for $499 to $720 per month in 2009–10. Residence halls for single graduate students are also available, as are accessible residence hall rooms and apartments for students with disabilities. Student GroupMaster’s program students include full-time and part-time students from a variety of educational backgrounds. The student body is culturally and ethnically diverse and includes a number of international students. Student OutcomesIndividuals completing the doctoral program have taken positions as university faculty members, school administrators, community college instructors, and administrators of public human service agencies throughout the U.S. Graduates of the educational statistics and measurement specialty have been employed by universities, state education agencies, corporations, private and public research centers, testing companies, the military, and public school systems. LocationSIUC is 350 miles south of Chicago and 100 miles southeast of St. Louis. Nestled in rolling hills bordered by the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and enhanced by a mild climate, the area has state parks, national forests and wildlife refuges, and large lakes for outdoor recreation. Cultural offerings include theater, opera, concerts, art exhibits, and cinema. Educational facilities for the families of students are excellent. The UniversitySouthern Illinois University Carbondale is a comprehensive public university with a variety of general and professional education programs. The University offers bachelor’s and associate degrees, master’s and doctoral degrees, the J.D. degree, and the M.D. degree. The University is fully accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The Graduate School has an essential role in the development and coordination of graduate instruction and research programs. The Graduate Council has academic responsibility for determining graduate standards, recommending new graduate programs and research centers, and establishing policies to facilitate the research effort. ApplyingApplication materials may be requested from the Department and are also available online at http://www.epse.siuc.edu/. Each application must include an Application for Admission to Graduate Study, five letters of recommendation, a sample of writing skills, a short autobiography, a resume or curriculum vitae, official Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) scores, official transcripts from all colleges and universities previously attended (which must be submitted directly to the Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education by the registrar of each previously attended school), and a $50 application fee. Applications are considered throughout the academic year for admission the next academic semester. International students should refer to the Graduate Catalog for application and admission procedures. The Faculty and Their Research
- Kimberly Asner-Self, Associate Professor and Counselor Education Coordinator; Ed.D., George Washington, 1999. Developmental indices among people from different cultures; effect of exposure to human-perpetrated traumatic events such as war, sexual assault, and incest on life-span human development; application of group counseling techniques in developing multicultural awareness.
- Deborah A. Bruns, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2000. Early childhood special education assessment and curriculum practices, parent-professional partnerships, early childhood transition, parenting education for at-risk populations.
- Julia Champe, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Idaho State, 2004. Qualitative research with focuses on counseling supervision modalities and relational processes impacting supervision and counselor development.
- Morgan Chitiyo, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Tennessee Tech, 2005. Applied behavior analysis, implementation of positive behavior supports in schools, emotional and behavioral disorders, autism.
- Patricia B. Elmore, Professor; Ph.D., Southern Illinois at Carbondale, 1970. Statistical methods in education and psychology, psychometric theory, test interpretation and use, development of a theoretical model of statistics achievement.
- Regina M. Foley, Professor; Ed.D., Northern Illinois, 1989. Secondary school students with behavior disorders, collaboration-based instructional systems, effective instructional strategies for students with disabilities in inclusive classrooms.
- Todd C. Headrick, Associate Professor and Measurement and Statistics Coordinator; Ph.D., Wayne State, 1997. Statistical science, computer simulations, rank tests.
- Muthoni Kimemia, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Central Florida, 2006. Culturally congruent counseling responses and interventions with special focus on the communities of Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Jennifer Koran, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Maryland, College Park, 2009. Structural equation modeling, latent variables, item response models, evaluation of individual student achievement.
- Rhonda K. Kowalchuk, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Manitoba, 2000. Applied statistics, experimental design, Monte Carlo methods, survey research program evaluation.
- Michael May, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Vanderbilt, 2007. Severe disabilities, functional analysis of problem behavior, dual diagnoses, program and staff development.
- Nancy A. Mundschenk, Associate Professor and Special Education Coordinator; Ph.D., Iowa, 1992. Emotional and behavioral disorders, autism, legal issues in special education, functional analysis, collaboration, social skills instruction.
- Yanyan Sheng, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Missouri–Colombia, 2005. Psychometrics, Bayesian IRT, computerized adaptive testing.
- Lyle J. White, Professor and Chair; Ph.D., Iowa, 1988. Applying the philosophy of social constructivism and cognitive linguistics to counseling, supervision, and consultation theory and practice, pedagogy in counselor education.
- Brett Zyromski, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., North Carolina State, 2007. Utilizing technology to assist in the implementation of school counseling interventions, implementing and assessing comprehensive school counseling programs in rural schools, creating and assessing distance supervision technologies in counselor education, evaluating the effectiveness of distance-learning environments in counselor education.
Correspondence and InformationSouthern Illinois University Carbondale Graduate Secretary Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education 223 Wham Education Building/Mail Code 4618 625 Wham Drive Carbondale, Illinois 62901 Telephone:
618-536-7763
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