Education

Ph. D. Florida State University (Experimental Psychology, concentration in Cognitive

Development), 1997.

Dissertation: The growth of phonological awareness in preschool children: A

longitudinal investigation. Major Advisor: Dr. Joseph K. Torgesen

M.A. Hollins College (General Experimental Psychology), 1992, summa cum laude

B.A. Wake Forest University (Psychology), 1990, cum laude, Psi Chi

Professional Experience

2001-present Associate Professor, Department of Psychology

Southwestern Oklahoma State University (classes taught below)

1997-2000 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Classes taught: (including spring 2006)

- Undergraduate:

Educational Psychology: elementary ( 20 times)

Adolescent Psychology (4 times)

Child Psychology (22 times)

Experimental Psychology/Research Methods class and lab (12 times)

Developmental Psychology (14 times)

Developmental Telecourse/Web course (17 times)

General Psychology (6 times)

Advanced Introductory Psychology for majors (2 times)

Mental Health/Psychology of Adjustment (3 times)

- Graduate:

Developmental Graduate web course (3 times)

Advanced Child Psychology (10 times)

- Interactive video classes (courses that have been taught in this format):

Child Psychology, Adolescent Psychology, Educational Psychology, Advanced Child Psychology

1993-1997 Instructor of Record, Department of Psychology

Florida State University

Classes taught:

- Undergraduate: Experimental Methods class (1 time), Experimental Methods lab (2 times), General Psychology (10 times), Cognitive Psychology lab (2 times)

1992-1997 Research Assistant, Department of Psychology

Florida State University: Drs. Joseph K. Torgesen and

Richard K. Wagner

1992-1993 Teaching Assistant: Department of Psychology

Florida State University

1991-1992 Assistant Research Director, Hollins Head Injury Program

Hollins College, Roanoke, VA

Awards & Fellowships

1998-1999 1999 IRA Outstanding Dissertation Award with $1000 prize

Competition sponsored by the International Reading Association

1990-1991 McGuigan Award: Award to psychology graduate student

showing outstanding research at Hollins College

Peer Review Publications

Note: italicized names are students

McBride-Chang, C., Chow, B., Zhong, Y., Burgess, S. & Hayward, W. Chinese character

acquisition and visual skills in two Chinese scripts (2005). Reading and Writing, 18, 99-128.

Burgess, S.R. (2005). The preschool home literacy environment provided by teenage mothers. Early Child Development and Care, 175, 249-258.

Chow, B., McBride-Chang, C., & Burgess, S. (2005). Phonological processing skills and early

reading abilities in Hong Kong Chinese kindergartners learning to read English as a second language. Journal of Educational Psychology, 97, 81-87.

Anthony, J. L., Lonigan, C. J., Driscoll, K., Phillips, B. M., & Burgess, S. R. (2003).

Phonological Sensitivity: A quasi-parallel progression of word structure units and cognitive operations. Reading Research Quarterly, 38, 470-487.

Burgess, S.R. (2002) The influence of speech perception, oral language ability, the home literacy environment, and pre-reading knowledge on the growth of phonological sensitivity: a one-year longitudinal investigation. Reading & Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 15, 709-737.

Anthony, J.L, Lonigan, C.J., Burgess, S.R., Driscoll, B., Phillips, B.M., and Bloomfield, B.G. (2002). Structure of preschool phonological sensitivity: Overlapping sensitivity to rhyme, words, syllables, and phonemes. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 82, Special Issue: Reflections, 65-92.

Burgess, S.R., Hecht, S.A., Lonigan, C.J. (2002). Relations of the preschool HLE and oral language, phonological sensitivity, and word decoding: A one-year longitudinal study. Reading Research Quarterly, 37, 408-427.

Burgess, S.R. & Doern, J. (2002). Shared reading correlates of early reading skills. Reading Online.http://www.readingonline.org/articles/burgess/index.html

Lonigan, C.J., Burgess, S.R., & Anthony, J.A. (2000). Development of emergent literacy and reading skills in preschool children: Evidence from a latent variable longitudinal study. Developmental Psychology, 36, 596-613.

Hecht, S. A., Burgess, S. R., Torgesen, J. K., Wagner, R. K., & Rashotte, C. (2000). Explaining social class differences in growth of reading skills from beginning kindergarten through fourth-grade: The role of phonological awareness, rate of access, and print knowledge. Reading & Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 12, 99-127.

Burgess, S.R. (1999). The development of phonological sensitivity. Reading Research Quarterly, 34, 2-4.

Burgess, S. R. & Lonigan, C. J. (1998). Bi-directional relations between phonological awareness and reading extended to preschool letter knowledge: Evidence from a longitudinal investigation. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 70, 117-141.

Lonigan, C. J., Burgess, S. R., Anthony, J. L., & Barker, T. A. (1998) Development of phonological sensitivity in 2- to 5-year-old children. Educational Psychology, 90, 294- 311.

Burgess, S. R. (1997). The role of shared reading in the development of phonological awareness: A longitudinal study of middle to upper class children. Early Child Development and Care, 127-128, 191-199.

Torgesen, J. K., Wagner, R. K., Rashotte, C. A., Burgess, S. R., & Hecht, S. A. (1997).. The

contributions of phonological awareness and rapid autonomic naming ability to the growth of word reading skills in second to fifth grade children. Journal for the Scientific

Study of Reading, 1, 161-185.

Wagner, R. K., Torgesen, J. K, Rashotte, C., Hecht, S. A., Barker, T., Burgess, S. R., Donahue, J., Garron, T. (1997). Changing relations between phonological processing abilities and word-level reading as children develop from beginning to skilled readers: A 5-year longitudinal study. Developmental Psychology, 33, 468-479.

Lonigan, C. J., Anthony, J., L., Burgess, S. R. (1995). Exposure to print and preschool-aged children's interest in literacy. Society for Research in Child Development Abstracts, 10, 529.

Other Publications Research-Based

Burgess, S.R. (2006). The development of phonological sensitivity. In D. Dickinson & S.

Neuman (Eds.). Handbook of Early Literacy Research 2^nd edition.

Burgess, S.R. (2005). Phonological awareness. In N.J. Salkind, K. DeRuyck, & K.

Rasmussen (Eds.) The Encyclopedia of Human Development (2 ed.).

Torgesen, J. K. & Burgess, S. R. (1996). Consistency of phonological processing throughout

early childhood. In L. Metsala & L. Ehri (Eds.) Word Recognition in Beginning Literacy, pp. 294-311. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Earlbaum Pub.

Torgesen, J. K. & Burgess, S. R. (1994). Phonological processing and reading. In V. S.

Ramachandran (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Human Behavior pp. 14-1-14-10. Orlando, FL.: Academic Press.

Other Publications Academic

Burgess, S.R. (in press). Language development. In R. Harwood, Child Development in a Changing Society (1 ed). Wiley & Sons.

Burgess, S.R, & Burgess, M.C.R. (in press). School and intelligence. In R. Harwood, Child Development in a Changing Society (1 ed). Wiley & Sons.

Burgess, S.R. (in press). Self and identity. In R. Harwood, Child Development in a Changing Society (1 ed). Wiley & Sons.

Burgess, S.R. (in press). Teaching of Reading. In R. Harwood, Child Development in a Changing Society (1 ed). Wiley & Sons.

Burgess, S.R. (in press). Stereotype threat. In R. Harwood, Child Development in a Changing

Society (1 ed). Wiley & Sons.

Burgess, S.R., & Smith, T. (2005). Learning disabilities. In N.J. Salkind, K. DeRuyck, & K.

Rasmussen (Eds.) The Encyclopedia of Human Development (2 ed.).

Burgess, S.R., & Smith, T. (2005). Correlations. In N.J. Salkind, K. DeRuyck, & K.

Rasmussen (Eds.) The Encyclopedia of Human Development (2 ed.).

Burgess, S.R. (2005). Meta-analysis. In N.J. Salkind, K. DeRuyck, & K. Rasmussen (Eds.)

The Encyclopedia of Human Development (2 ed.).

Peer-Reviewed Professional Presentations

Note: italicized names are students

Stermer, P., Burgess, M., & Burgess, S. (2006). Do we trust when we play violent video games?

Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.

Stermer, P., Burgess, M., & Burgess, S. (2006). Are experienced video game players

desensitized to violence? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.

Stermer, P., Burgess, M., & Burgess, S. (2006). Content Analysis of Video Game Covers:

Violence, and Portrayals of Minorities and Women. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.

Davis, C., Burgess, M., Burgess, S., Shoaf, C., & Stermer, P. (2006). Relationship between

religion and parental sexual discussion with teens. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Society, Austin, TX.

Davis, C., Burgess, M., Burgess, S., & Shoaf, C. (2006) Who teens tell about sex. Poster

presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Society, Austin, TX.

Stermer, P. Burgess, S., Burgess, M., Davis, C., McCarter, S., Jones, K., & Johnson, M. (2006).

Relations of video game playing to empathy. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Society, Austin, TX.

Stermer, P., Burgess, S., Burgess, M., Davis, C., McCarter, S., Jones, K., & Johnson, M. (2006).

Video game playing experience and preferences in males and females. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Society, Austin, TX.

Davis, C., Burgess, M., Burgess, S., & Desai, A. (2006). Differences in preferred body size of

people of different body sizes. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Society, Austin, TX.

Stermer, P. Burgess, S., Burgess, M., Davis, C., McCarter, S., Jones, K., & Johnson, M. (2006).

Video game playing and school performance. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Society, Austin, TX.

Burgess, S.R. (2005). Phonological awareness: What can preschoolers really do?

Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Reading Association, San Antonio, TX.

Burgess, S.R. (March, 2005). Literacy knowledge and experiences adults think young children

should have. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association. Memphis, TN.

Burgess, S.R. (March, 2005). When do preschool children learn their letters. Poster presented

at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association. Memphis, TN.

Burgess, S.R. (March, 2005). Home literacy environments provided to very young children.

Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association. Memphis, TN.

Burgess, S.R. (March, 2005). Phonological sensitivity across ages in preschoolers. Poster

presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association. Memphis, TN.

Burgess, S.R. & Smith, T. (March, 2005). An elementary early morning reading buddy

program. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association. Memphis, TN.

Davis, C. & Burgess, S.R. (March, 2005). Body type and attraction. Paper presented at the

annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association. Memphis, TN.

Burgess, S.R., Smith, T, & Davis, C. . (April, 2004). Stereotype threat in average and invested

students. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, San Antonio, TX.

Burgess, S.R., & Smith, T. (April, 2004). The role of phonological sensitivity in letter

knowledge training with children. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, San Antonio, TX.

Smith, T., & Burgess, S.R. (April, 2004). Influencing sign-up and show-up rates in psychology

experiments. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, San Antonio, TX.

Burgess, S., & Burgess, M. (March, 2003). Secrets of Applying to Psychology Graduate

Programs. Workshop presented at the Llano Undergraduate Conference, Lubbock, TX.

Burgess, S.R. (April, 2003). Teenage Mothers and the Home Literacy Environments (HLE) They Provide. Poster presented to the Society for Research in Child Development. SRCD, Orlando, FL.

Burgess, S., Gooch, T., Smith, T., Dickson, N., & Sawatsky, F. (March, 2003) Stereotype threat

in average people. Poster presented at the Llano Undergraduate Conference, Lubbock, TX.

Burgess, S.R. (April, 2001) Phonological Awareness and Graphophonological Knowledge of Teachers-in-Training Related to Their Reading and Spelling Ability and to Reading Instructional Style. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development. SRCD, Minneapolis, MN.

Burgess, S.R. (April, 2001) Family Demographics, Parental Ability, and Parental Attitudes Towards Literacy and Education: Exploring Factors Related To Children’s Home Literacy Environments. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development. SRCD, Minneapolis, MN.

Cupp, R., Schneider, E., & Burgess, S.R. (April, 2000). Academic Performance and Practices Related to College Students’ Out of School Activities. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association. Dallas, TX.

Doern, J. & Burgess, S.R. (April, 2000). Predicting Home Literacy Environments: What Do Parental Leisure Habits Reveal? Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association. Dallas, TX.

Burgess, S.R. (April, 2000). Do parents who read more for pleasure and value literacy more read more to their children? Evidence from a large-scale correlational study. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association.

Burgess, S.R. (April, 2000). (organizer, chair). New directions in the study of phonolological awareness. Symposium presented at the American Educational Research Association.

Burgess, S. R. (April, 2000). (organizer, chair). Effects of Home Literacy Environment on Developmental and Educational Outcomes. Symposium presented at the American Educational Research Association.

Burgess, S.R. (April, 2000). Relations of multiple conceptualizations of the home literacy environment to phonological awareness, oral language, and reading. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association.

Lonigan, C.J., Burgess, S.R., & Bloomfield, B.G. (1999, April). Development of emergent literacy and early reading skills in preschool children: A longitudinal investigation. Paper presented at the Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. Alburquerque, NM.

Bennett, B., Sowdal, A., & Burgess, S.R. (1999, April) Social class differences in the provision of children’s literacy resources. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Psychological Society.

Doern, J., Chasteen, R., Correll, J., & Burgess, S.R. (1999, April). Parental leisure reading and TV viewing habits and the provision of children’s literacy resources. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Psychological Society.

Burgess, S.R. & Burgess, M.C.R. (1999, April). Reinforcement and punishment: A class demonstration. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association. Alburquerque, NM.

Burgess, S.R., Bennett, B., Sowdal, A., & Doern, J (1999, April). Parental characteristics that predict children’s home literacy environments. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association. Alburquerque, NM.

Burgess, S.R, Doern, J., Stroud, S., Langdon, T., Bennett, B., & Sowdal, A (1999, April). TV viewing and the home literacy environment of preschool children. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association. Alburquerque, NM.

Burgess, S. R. (1998, April). The influence of speech perception, oral language ability, the home

literacy environment, and pre-reading knowledge on the growth of phonological

sensitivity: A one-year longitudinal study. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading., San Diego

Lonigan, C. J., & Burgess, S. R. (1998, April). Emergence of phonological processing abilities in preschool children: A confirmatory factor analysis. Paper presented at the Annual

Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading., San Diego

Burgess, S. R., & Lonigan, C. J. (1998, April). Bi-directional Relations of phonological sensitivity and pre-reading abilities: Evidence from a preschool sample. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego.

Mahan, M., & Burgess, S. R. (1998, April). Television and the development of children’s oral

language abilities. Poster presented at the annual Meeting of the Southwestern

Psychological Association, New Orleans.

Burgess, S. R. & Lonigan, C. J. (1997, March). A meta-analysis examining the influence of the home literacy environment on early reading development: Paper lion or king of the

reading jungle. Paper presented at the Society for Scientific Study of Reading, Chicago,

IL.

Burgess, S. R. (April, 1997). Preschool phonological awareness and learning to read: A 3-year longitudinal study. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, DC.

Burgess, S. R. & Torgesen, J. K. (April, 1997). Identifying those at risk for reading failure using phonological processes, SES, verbal IQ, and letter knowledge: A longitudinal study from kindergarten to fifth grade. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, DC.

Burgess, M. C., & Burgess, S. R. (May, 1997). The use of popular movies in Introductory Psychology: Staying relevant and keeping current. Poster presented at the American Psychological Society Teaching Institute.

Burgess, S. R., (co-chair and organizer) & Lonigan, C. J. (co-chair) (1996, April). A significant role of children's home literacy environments on reading development: Evidence from diverse populations. Symposium presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.

Burgess, S. R., Lonigan, C. J., Anthony, J. L., & Barker, T. (1996, April). Predictors of the development of emergent literacy skills in preschool-aged children: Evidence from a longitudinal study. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, New York, NY.

Torgesen, J. T., Wagner, R. K., Burgess, S. R., & Rashotte, C. (1996, April). Predicting phonologically based reading disabilities: What is gained by waiting a year? Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading,

New York, NY.

Burgess, S. R. (1996, April). The role of the home literacy environment in the development of literacy skills in children from middle to upper class backgrounds. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.

Hecht, S. A., Torgesen, J. K., Burgess, S. R., & Wagner, R.K. (1996, April). Kindergarten prediction of fourth-grade word decoding and reading comprehension skills: Effects of factors associated with socio-economic status and phonological processing. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.

Torgesen, J. K., Rashotte, C., Burgess, S. R., & Hecht, S. A. (1996, April). The influence of phonological awareness and rapid automatic naming ability on the growth of word reading skills between second and fifth grades. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.

Burgess, S. R. (1995, March). Growth of phonological awareness and reading ability in preschool children: A longitudinal investigation. Poster presented at the 10th Annual Florida Cognitive Conference, Tallahassee, FL.

Torgesen, J. K. , Wagner, R. K., Rashotte, C., Hecht, S. A., & Burgess, S. R. (1995, April). Naming speed and the development of orthographic representations: Is there a relationship independent of phonological awareness? Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Lonigan, C. J., Barker, T. A., Burgess, S. R., & Anthony, J. L. (1995, April). Relations between language, phonological awareness, and reading development in two- to six-year-old children. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, DC.

Burgess, S. R., Lonigan, C. J., & Barker, T. (1995, April). Examining the development of phonological processing in children ages two to five. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Burgess, S. R., Burgess, M. C. R., & Scarmalis, K. (1994, June). The effectiveness of journal writing in a psychology laboratory setting. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Society, Washington, D. C.

Burgess, S. R., Hecht, S. A., Torgesen, J. K. & Wagner, R. K. (1994, April). The causal influence of background variables and phonological awareness on early reading. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Hecht, S. A., & Burgess, S. R. (1994, March). The causal influence of phonological awareness to growth in early word reading skills: A look at second to third grade. Poster presented at the Ninth Annual Florida Cognitive Conference, Boca Raton, FL.

Burgess, S. R. & Torgesen, J. K. (1994, March). Developmental differences in the reading skills of precocious readers, school identified gifted children, and normal readers: The Role of Phonological Awareness. Poster presented at the Ninth Annual Florida Cognitive Conference, Boca Raton, FL.

Burgess, S. R. (1993, May). Voice volume modification in severe head injury. Poster presented at the Second Annual Educational Conference of the JMA Foundation and the National Brain Injury Research Foundation, Baltimore, MD.

Burgess, S. R. & Ledger, G. (1993, May). Memory enhancement in an amnesic. Poster presented at the Second Annual Educational Conference of the JMA Foundation and the National Brain Injury Research Foundation, Baltimore, MD.

Student Non-Peer Review Presentations

Regional University Research Day & Other Student Presentations

(primary outlet for student research, students names are in italics)

Davis, C. & Ferrero, J. (2004). Body-type and attraction. Poster presented at the Regional

University Research Fair, Edmond, OK.

Ingraham, E., Morris, E., Kaufman, K, & Burgess. (2004). Body image and eating habits.

Poster presented at the Regional University Research Fair, Edmond, OK.

Burgess, S.R., Lee., J., Robinson, D., & Wilson, C. (2004). When do preschool children learn

their letters. Poster presented at the Regional University Research Fair, Edmond, OK.

Burgess, S.R., Wilson, C., Robinson, D., & Lee, J. (2004). What literacy knowledge do parents

teachers, and lay people think young children should have? Poster presented at the

Regional University Research Fair, Edmond, OK.

Burgess, S.R., Smith., T., Davis, C., & Cink, B. (2003, November). Stereotype threat in average

college students. Poster presented at the Regional University Research Fair,

Edmond, OK.

Burgess, S.R., Smith, T., Davis, C., Stewart, S., & Duval, K, & Cink, B. . (2003, November).

Letter knowledge training. Poster presented at the Regional University Research Fair,

Edmond, OK.

Smith, T., Eike, T., Davis, C., & Burgess, S.R. (2003, November). The influence of titles,

scheduling and reminders on the sign-up and show-up rates of participants in psychology experiments. Poster presented at the Regional University Research Fair, Edmond, OK.

Smith, T., Wolff, H., & Parkhurst, A. (2003, November). The effects of music and others on

mood in waiting situations. Poster presented at the Regional University Research Fair, Edmond, OK.

Lowery, R. (March, 2003). The relationship between stress and college success. Poster

presented at the Llano Undergraduate Conference, Lubbock, TX.

Bedell, K. & Francis, S. (October, 2002). Solostatus and leadership: barriers to leadership.

Poster presented at the Research Day for Regional Universities, Edmond, OK.

Sawatzky, F., Plummer, K., & Hirrill, N. (October, 2002). Relationship between interracial

contact in childhood and adulthood. Poster presented at the Research Day for Regional Universities, Edmond, OK.

Hammett, B., McMurray, P., & McCook, R. (October, 2002). The effect of media exposure on

self-reported self-esteem scores. Poster presented at the Research Day for Regional Universities, Edmond, OK.

Gooch, T. (October, 2002). The Relationship Between Birth Order, Locus of Control, and

Success in School. Poster presented at the Research Day for Regional Universities, Edmond, OK.

Stephen R. Burgess, Sarah Francis, Heather Henson, Krista Plummer, Tabatha Smith, &

Heather Waldrop. (October, 2002). . Infancy. Poster presented at the Research Day for Regional Universities, Edmond, OK.

Burgess, S.R., Dickson, N., Gooch, T., Hennigh, C., Lowery, R., Sawatzky, F., & Weigert, J.

(October, 2002). Phonological sensitivity skills of teachers-in-training related to

reading ability and reading instructional style. Poster presented at the Research Day for Regional Universities, Edmond, OK.

Gooch, T., Click, A., Little, C., Graybow, J., & Burgess, S.R. (November, 2001). Home Literacy

Environments That Teenage Mothers Provide For Their Preschoolers. . Poster presented at the Research Day for Regional Universities, Edmond, OK.

Kobus, J., Cooper, S., Doern, J., Christensen, J., Cupp, R., Holley, M., Kuehn, M., Wilkerson, J.,

Dunn, A., Burgess, S.R. (October, 2000). Single parents and home literacy environments. Poster presented at the Research Day for Regional Universities, Edmond, OK.

Burgess, S.R., Doern, J., Holley, M., Correll, J. (October, 2000). Predicting Growth in

phonological Sensitivity and spelling in preschoolers. Poster

presented at the Research Day for Regional Universities, Edmond, OK.

Doern, J. & Burgess, S.R. (1999, October). Parental TV viewing and leisure reading habits and the provision of literacy resources to preschool-aged children. . Poster presented at the Research Day for Regional Universities, Edmond, OK.

Cupp, R., Schneider, E., & Burgess, S.R. (1999, October). College student leisure reading and TV viewing habits. Poster presented at the Research Day for Regional Universities, Edmond, OK.

SWOSU Research Fair Presentations

(Student supervised projects coming mostly from Research Methods class)

Giblet, M., Duvall, K., & Dowds, M. (2005, March). The letter knowledge of preschoolers.

Davis, C. (2005, March). Home literacy environments provided to preschoolers.

Duvall, K., & Smith, T. (2005, March). Phonological sensitivity develops in preschoolers across

ages.

Smith, T. (2005, March). A reading buddy program.

Blackman, C., & Hills, L. (2005, March). The reading skills of teachers in training and their

expected instructional style.

Stermer, P. & Davis, C. (2005, March). Video game playing experience in college students.

Stermer, P. & Giblet, M. (2005, March). The effect of relevance of information presented prior to voting.

Davis, C., & Ferraro, J. (2005, March). Participant body size and type related to ratings of

attractiveness and dating preference.

Wilson, C., & Renfro, J. (2005, March). The teaching of reading courses required of elementary

education majors.

Wilson, C., & Davis, C. (2005, March). Literacy experiences and knowledge expected of

preschoolers.

Barnes, A., & Ford, K. (2004, April). Classical music and long-term memory.

Davis, C., & Ferrero, J. (2004, April). Body type and attraction.

Smith, T., Davis, C., & Cink, B. Stereotype threat in average and invented students. (2004,

April).

Cink, B., & Hayes, B. (2004, April). Physical attractiveness as a determinant of perceived

competence: What is beautiful is good.

Townley, S., & Duval, K. (2004, April). Music and memory.

Gooch, T., Dickson, N., Click, A., Weigert, J., & Burgess, S.R. (2002). Preschool home literacy

environments in the US and Hong Kong.

Davis, R. & Bartel, S. (2002). Bystander intervention.

Weigert, J. (2002). Computer generated relationships.

Gooch, T. (2002). The relationship between personality factors, birth order and success in

school.

Gooch, T., Dickson, N., Click. A., & Weigert, J. (2002). Preschool home literacy environments

and teenage mothers.

Click, A. & Balderas, C. (2002). The hues of personality.

Drake, C., Misact, J., Ownes, A., Penn, K., & Villanueva, V. (2001). The interaction between

PFC and political affiliation.

McClellon, C., Rosser, S., Glenn, S., & Hensley, J. (2001). The role of sex, age, SES, high

school GPA, and ACT in self-handicapping tendencies.

Craig, E., Cornelius, P., Madison, B., Grabow, J., & Harris, R. (2001). Dissonance.

Doern, J. & Burgess (2000). Parental leisure habits and children’s literacy environments.

Cupp, R., Schneider, E., & Burgess, S.R. (2000). College student leisure habits and academic performance.

Bennett, B., Sowdal, A., Chasteen, R., & Burgess, S.R. (1999) Parental leisure reading habits and the provision of literacy resources for preschool-aged children.

Stroud, S., Langdon, T., McMillian, K., & Burgess, S.R. (1999). Parental leisure reading habits and the provision of literacy resources for preschool-aged children.

Doern, J., Decker, B., Correll, J., & Burgess, S.R. (1999). Parental demographics and the provision of literacy resources for preschool-aged children.

Grants Received

NASA 2006, support for 3 students to conduct research. $1,500

NASA 2005, support for 2 students to conduct research. $1,400.

NASA 2004, support for 3 students to conduct research. $2,500.

NASA 2003, Support for 3 students to conduct research. $1,500.

SWOSU 2000, Professional Development Award for $4,000

Project entitled: The Home literacy environment.

Sigma Xi 2000: Project entitled: Parental TV and Reading Habits and the Provision

of Preschool Literacy Resources. Co-authored grant with Johna Doern.

Project Site Grant 1999/2000: $15,000 from C. McBride-Chang to coordinate

1-year longitudinal study of 4-year-olds in southwest USA

International Reading Association: 1999 Nila Banton Smith Research Dissemination

Award for $5,000. Project entitled: Examining the influence of the preschool home literacy environment on literacy and language development: A meta-analysis and path analytic review.

SWOSU 1998, Professional Development Award for $4,000

Project entitled: The home literacy environment: What factors influence its development and relations with oral language and reading ability in young children?

Sigma Xi: 1997: Project entitled: The influence of the home literacy

environment on the development of phonological awareness,

interest in literacy and decoding skill: A longitudinal investigation.

Consulting & Supervision of Standardized Testing

Spring 2006 Pro-ed TOC/Reading (100 children tested)

Fall 2005 Pro-ed TOPL (100 children tested)

Fall 2005 Pro-ed TOC (200 children tested)

Fall 2004 Pro-ed Auditory discrimination test (200 children tested)

Fall 2004 Pro-ed PA test (120 children tested)

Served as site coordinator for standardization of tests for Pro-ed (a national test

development company based in TX). Recruited schools, participants, testers; trained and supervised testers.

Editorial & Review Responsibilities

Member Editorial Review Board Reading Online Journal (2000-2005)

Member of Proposal & Manuscript Review Board International Reading

Association (1999-2005)

Member of Editorial Board for American Journal of Psychological Research (2004-…)

Reviewer for Child Development (2005-….)

Reviewer for American Journal of Psychological Research (2004-….)

Reviewer for Developmental Psychology (2003-….)

Reviewer for Journal of Educational Psychology (2003-….)

Reviewer for Educational Research Quarterly (1997-….)

Reviewer for Journal of Reading & Writing (1998-….)

Reviewer for Scientific Study of Reading (2001-….)

Reviewer for AERA annual meetings submissions (1999-2004)

Reviewer for SWPA (annual meetings submissions) (2003-….)

Research Interests

Reading skill and comprehension development; Influence of the home literacy environment and culture on literacy development; Literacy interest and attitude across the lifespan; Influence of attitudes and prior knowledge on decision making and critical thinking ability; Stereotype development & use in decision making; video games