Tara Stevens, 2009 Texas Tech Integrated Scholar

Tara Stevens, Educational Psychology

Faculty colleagues acquainted with Tara Stevens believe that her middle name could be "Educational Psychology," given how the art, or practice, and science of the field are so melded into all that she does in teaching, research, and service. Her outreach work is typified by consulting services in which she conducts psychological assessments and offers counseling services to students. Some of the topics she has tackled in her research and service efforts include: (1) the effects of TV viewing on learning and the possible development of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, (2) the correlation between physical activity and academic performance, and (3) teaching innovations that assist the learning of mathematics. In the latter efforts, she is serving as co-principle investigator, along with Professor Gary Harris in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, on a $6 million grant from the National Science Foundation, which includes collaborations with other Texas Tech mathematics faculty members. In all, the research and service undergirds all she does in instruction, particularly in the College of Education's Educational Psychology Doctoral Program, that is also being expanded to help graduates qualify for licensure as school psychologists. The terms, "respected teacher," "leading researcher," and "dedicated service provider" all apply to Tara Stevens, but as equally important are the ways she has found to weave such efforts together to be recognized as a remarkable integrated scholar.

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Dr. Steven is amazing, and now more than ever, educators from Pre-kinder (early childhood) to Higher ED., we need classes such as this, to improve our teaching environment. Thank you Dr. Stevens.