Assistant Professor, School of Education
I am an Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology in the School of Education at the University of Texas at Tyler. I have expertise in research methodologies, academic anxieties, coping, and cognitive dissonance theory. My current research is focused on identifying factors that protect the academic success of students at-risk for academic struggle. I have published on topics in the fields of test anxiety, coping, self-regulation, and emotional intelligence.
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About Christopher Thomas
I am an Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology in the School of Education at the University of Texas at Tyler. I have expertise in research methodologies, academic anxieties, coping, and cognitive dissonance theory. My current research is focused on identifying factors that protect the academic success of students at-risk for academic struggle. I have published on topics in the fields of test anxiety, coping, self-regulation, and emotional intelligence.
| Present | Assistant Professor, School of Education, University of Texas at Tyler ‐ School of Education | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2020 - Present | Evaluating the effectiveness of the Choose Love SEL curriculum |
| The University of Texas at Tyler | |
| Role: CoPI | |
| $7,500 | |
| 2020 - 2021 | Social and Emotional Learning Within an East Texas School District |
| UT Tyler | |
| $7,500 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2020 - Present | Member, UT Tyler Faculty Senate | 2019 - Present | Research Advisor for Student Volunteers, College of Education and Psychology | 2019 - Present | Member, Fisch College of Pharmacy Assessment Committee | 2019 - Present | Member, University of Texas at Tyler Institutional Review Board | 2020 | Manuscript Reviewer, Cognitive Therapy and Research | 2020 | Manuscript Reviewer, Metacognition and Learning | 2020 | Manuscript Reviewer, Scandinavian Journal of Psychology | 2020 | Member, School of Education School Improvement Ed.D Admissions Committee | 2019 - 2020 | Proposal Reviewer, American Educational Research Association, (Division C – Learning and Instruction) | 2019 - 2020 | Proposal Reviewer, American Educational Research Association, (Stress, Coping, and Resilience SIG) | 2019 | Member, Celia and Sam Roosth Endowed Chair Screening Committee Chair | 2019 | Peer Reviewer, STEM Education Across the Curricula: International Perspectives | 2019 | Manuscript Reviewer, The Journal of School Psychology | 2017 - 2019 | Proposal Reviewer, Midwestern Psychological Association (Psi Chi Session) | 2018 | Proposal Reviewer, American Educational Research Association, (Division D – Measurement and Research Methodology) | 2018 | Proposal Reviewer, American Educational Research Association, (Test Validity, Research & Evaluation SIG) | 2018 | Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Clinical Psychology | 2017 | Proposal Reviewer, American Educational Research Association, (Stress & Coping in Education SIG) | 2017 | Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education | 2016 | Book Reviewer, The complete idiot’s guide to statistics (3rd edition) |
Courses
- EDUC 5303 Applied Learning Theories (Online)
- PSYC 2354 Psychological Statistics
- EDUC 5302 Developing an Educational Research Proposal (Online)
- EDUT 3370 Knowing and Learning in Mathematics and Science
- EPSY 3340 Educational Psychology: Adolescent Development and Learning
- EPSY 3330 Educational Psychology: Child Development and Learning
| PhD, Ball State University ‐ Educational Psychology | ||
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| MA, Ball State University ‐ Cognitive and Social Processes | ||
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| BS, Ball State University ‐ Psychological Science | ||
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Links
Contact Information
Email: cthomas@uttyler.edu
Phone: 903-566-7171