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Catherine King, Associate Professor
Mailing Address: Campus Box 2610, Elon University, Elon, NC, 27244-2010
Office: Belk Pavilion Room 103
As a developmental and educational psychologist I am interested in the ways culturally-mediated experiences shape our thinking, including thinking about our own lives and our epistemological beliefs (beliefs about the nature of knowledge and learning). I am currently involved in research projects on the impact of life transitions on both college students and college faculty. I am also interested in the scholarship of teaching and learning, which examines the relationships between pedagogical strategies and student learning. I received B.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Psychology from the University of California at San Diego, and an M.A. in Learning Disabilities from Northwestern University. Since 1993 I have been teaching classes at Elon in general, developmental, and educational psychology.
Education:
Ph.D. University California, San Diego
M.A. Northwestern University, Illinois
B.A. University California, San Diego
Courses Taught:
Educational Psychology
Advanced Psychological Theory in the Classroom
Early Childhood Development
Senior Seminar
Gender Issues in Education
Mentoring and supervision of undergraduate research projects